Consolation Thursday

CHESTERFIELD COMMUNITY 50,
ARMSTRONG 41

David Copeland came off the bench to score 11 points leading Chesterfield Community to a 50-41 victory in the consolation bracket of the Henrico Holiday Hoops Tournament, sponsored by DigitalSports.

Armstrong led 8-3 early, but the Eagles went on a 22-5 run that Armstrong point guard Eric Adkins ended with a 3-pointer at the half as the Wildcats (1-3) trailed 25-16.

Nat Taylor (13 points) put in a three-point play to slice the lead to one, 34-33 with 4:15 left in the contest. But Armstrong would get no closer as the free-throw line was their Achilles heel, going 8 for 21.

The Eagles will face Matoaca in the fifth-place game Friday at 5 p.m. Armstrong will take on Clover Hill at 2:30 p.m. for seventh place.

Armstrong 8 8 12 13 – 41
Ches. Comm. 14 11 8 17 – 50
Armstrong (1-3): Adkins 5, Christian 8, Benjamin 8, Taylor 13, Battle 0, Johnson 6, Wilson 0, Winston 0. Totals: 16 8-21 41. 3-point goal: Adkins.
Chesterfield Community: Able 6, Grant 5, S. Allen 7, J. Allen 8, Robinson 6, Copeland 11, House 4, Perry 3. Totals: 18 10-16 50. 3-point goals: Able 2, Grant, Copeland.

MATOACA 76,
CLOVER HILL 54

Matoaca jumped out to a 40-12 lead cruising to a consolation win over Clover Hill.

Roy Gailliard poured in 20 points, 16 in the first half, to pace the Warriors, ranked 10th in the DigitalSports Top 10. Traore Benefield (12) and Aaron Hudgins (12) also reached double figures.

Donnell Yates led Clover Hill with 13 points, 10 coming in the second half. He hit three 3-pointers. Jeremy Gross had 11.

Clover Hill 12 9 19 14 – 54
Matoaca 23 25 12 16 – 76
Clover Hill (0-7): Bailey 5, Clanton 0, D. Hayes 6, Cavanagh 4, D. Yates 13, B. Hayes 3, White 2, Harrison 4, Gross 11, Lewis 0, Tatum 6, Keeder 0. Totals: 17 11-22 54. 3-point goals: D. Yates 3, D. Hayes 2, Cavanagh, Gorss, Tatum, Bailey.
Matoaca (5-1): Smith 0, Lyons 2, Benefield 12, Coleman 7, Manns 0, Watson 0, Hudgins 12, Holloman 8, Stith 5, Reid 4, Gailliard 20, Pegram 0, Irving 6. Totals: 32 12-19 76.