11/30 Macon 73, at Chillicothe 58

     Macon used their inside game to beat Chillicothe 73-58 at the Chillicothe Middle School Field House. Macon opened a nine point lead after the first quarter and expanded that to 11 points early in the second quarter before Chillicothe went on a 12-0 run to take a one point lead. "We made a really good run in the second quarter" commented Hornets coach Matt Brownsberger. "The game got into transition where we wanted it." Macon made an adjustment to the Hornets speed and countered with their own 12-0 run and went on to lead by 9 at the intermission.
     In the second half, Macon opened up a double digit lead midway thru the third quarter and never relinquished the advantage. "We have to work on getting easier shots, getting to the foul line, making our free throws then set our defense." stated Brownsberger. "What really hurt us was we turned the ball over 21 times and only forced Macon into 25. When you get out-rebounded by 17 and win the turnovers by only four, you're talking about them getting a lot more possessions than us and that really was the difference in the ball game."
     Macon was led by 6' 6" Robert Freeman with 19, 6' 5" John Taylor with 18 points and 6' 2" Dylan Bailey with 13. Chillicothe was led by Bryce Young with 24 points, including four out of six three point attempts. Correy Miller contributed 12 points.
Macon (2-1)
Robert Freeman 19 points, John Taylor 18 points, Dylan Bailey 13 points, Jared Thrasher 6 points, Tyler Walker 5 points, Tyler Lake 5 points, Lee Douglas 3 points, Junior Powe 2 points, Josh Meyers 2 points, Gatlin Wiggans 0 points, Beau Baker 0 points  Three Point Baskets: Douglas
Chillicothe (0-2)
Bryce Young 24, Correy Miller 12, Tyson Blattner 8, Colin Parker 8, Brett Stephens 4, Alex Singleton 2, Jacob Rockhold 0, Tyler Trammell 0
Three Point Baskets: Young (4), Parker, Blattner

12/3 at Chillicothe 62, Marshall 55

     Chillicothe used their quickness and sound shot selection to beat Marshall 62-55 at the Chillicothe Field House for their first win of the season. Marshall jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead but Chillicothe answered with a 6-0 run and the see-saw battle was on. Marshall led 12-10 after the first quarter and increased their lead to 7 points early in the second quarter. That would be their biggest lead of the game. The Hornets responded to take a 3 point lead at the half. Chillicothe hit a trey late in the third quarter to take a two point lead and never trailed for the remainder of the game.
     Marshall's stocky 6' 6" Nathan Cato led all scorers with 26 points, 20 of those in the second half. The Hornets responded with four starters in double figures and the fifth with nine points. Chillicothe was 11-of-15 at the free throw line while Marshall made their only free throw attempt. The Owls also had just two treys in the game, both in the first quarter.

Marshall (1-1)
Nathan Cato 26 points, Cody Dusenberry 7 points, Matt Buford 7 points, Lucas Hart 6 points, Phil Perkins 4 points, Josh Glassmaker 2 points, Jared Porter 2 points, Chris McCoy 0 points. Three Point Baskets: Dusenberry, Buford
Chillicothe (1-2)
Tyson Blattner 16 points, Bryce Young 15 points, Tyler Trammell 12 points, Colin Parker 10 points, Correy Miller 9 points, Alex Singleton 0 points, Jacob Rockhold 0 points, Brett Stephens 0 points. Three Point Baskets: Trammell (3), Young

12/7 at Excelsior Springs 56, Chillicothe 44

     Excelsior Springs capitalized on Chillicothe miscues to pick up their first win of the season, beating Chillicothe 56-44 at Excelsior Springs.
Chillicothe led by a point with the basketball with 30 seconds left in the 2nd quarter when Excelsior Springs stole the ball and made the lay up. Chillicothe then fouled at the buzzer. Excelsior Springs converted a one-and-one at the free throw line, giving the Tigers a three point lead heading into the locker room. The Tigers continued the run early in the third, opening up a quick eight point lead. Chillicothe tied it briefly late in the third and trailed by just one point going into the fourth quarter, but turned cold, being outscored 19-8 in the final quarter. "We missed a couple threes in a row in the fourth quarter" commented Hornets coach Matt Brownsberger. "Then we didn't get the ball into the basket. We waited too long and got down by too much."
    Chillicothe was led by Colin Parker with 15 points and Bryce Young with 14 points. Excelsior Springs had three players in double figures. "We didn't take care of the basketball tonight" said a disappointed Brownsberger after the game. "We were very sloppy, we were very out of sync. Tonight's the first night I've been disappointed in the way we played and the way we handled adversary. We just have to put it behind us and move on". The Hornets will host a talented Moberly team on Tuesday.

Excelsior Springs (1-3)
Patrick Rustan 12 points, Zeke Fox 11 points, Seth Morton 11 points, Antonio Allen 8 points, Nash Randall 6 points, Chase Adams 4 points, Josh McCoy 2 points, Casey Howell 2 points, Three Point Baskets: Fox (3), Morton.
Chillicothe (1-3)
Colin Parker 15 points, Bryce Young 14 points, Tyson Blattner 9 points, Brett Stephens 3 points, Correy Miller 2 points, Alex Singleton 2 points, Jacob Rockhold 0 points, Steven Taylor 0 points, Timmy Derrickson 0 points, Tyler Trammell 0 points. Three Point Baskets: Young (2), Parker, Blattner.

12/17 Moberly 79, at Chillicothe 55

     Moberly's bench accounted for 31 points to help the Spartans beat Chillicothe 79-55 at Chillicothe High School. Moberly opened the game with a 10-2 run, opening up a 19-9 lead after the first quarter. The Spartans continued the onslaught in the second to lead by 14 at the half. A 7-0 run to start the third quarter gave Moberly a 21 point lead before Chillicothe started a comeback. The Hornets started to slowly whittle away at the lead to close it to a seven point game late in the third, and trailed by just nine at the end of the third quarter.
     Moberly took control in the fourth quarter, getting ten points from 6'5" Sophomore Brennen Hughes along with strong fourth quarter performances from Seniors Brett Boyer and Eric Saunders to outscore Chillicothe 30-15 in the final quarter for the win. Chillicothe was led by 6'0" Senior Correy Miller with 22 points and 510" Sophomore Bryce Young with 10 points. Moberly had 20 points off the bench for Brennen Hughes plus three others in double figures. Chillicothe hosts St Joseph Lafayette on Thursday.
Moberly (4-0)
Brennen Hughes 20 points, Eric Saunders 12 points, Brett Boyer 12 points, Xavier Boone 10 points, Joe Halterman 9 points, Trey Barrow 5 points, Derrick Morton 4 points, Seddrick Rucker 2 points, Caleb Lewis 2 points, Denzel Hayes 0 points. Three Point Baskets: Halterman (3), Saunders, Morton, Barrow.
Chillicothe (1-4)
Correy Miller 22 points, Bryce Young 10 points, Tyler Trammell 9 points, Colin Parker 5 points, Tyson Blattner 5 points, Jacob Rockhold 4 points, Alex Singleton 0 points, Brett Stephens 0 points, Steven Taylor 0 points. Three Point Baskets: Miller (2), Trammell

12/20 St Joseph Lafayette 83, at Chillicothe 70

     It was a familiar start to the basketball game: Chillicothe gave up an early run on points then tried to battle back. This time, it was St Joseph Lafayette opening up a 10-0 run and going on to an 83-70 non-conference win at Chillicothe High School. Lafayette led 25-13 after the first quarter and 44-36 at the half. Chillicothe closed it to a six point game early in the fourth quarter only to have Lafayette respond with a ten point run to help secure the win.
      Lafayette was helped by the inside play of Derrick Williams and Craig Goodwin who teamed up for 41 points in the game. Lafayette also used the outside shot in the first half, going six of 12 from behind the arc. Chillicothe plays Lafayette County (Higginsville) at North Central Missouri College on Friday the 28th at 7:30pm
St Joseph Lafayette (5-2)
Derrick Williams 22 points, Craig Goodwin 16 points, Bryce McCrary 11 points, Bryston Williams 9 points, Taylor Deayon 5 points, Cody Miller 5 points, Jarrodd Page 4 points, Josh Davis 4 points, Jake Davis 3 points, Dan Ritter 2 points, Chase Lehman 2 points.  Three Point Baskets: McCrary (3), Deayon, Miller, B. Williams.
Chillicothe (1-5)
Colin Parker 15 points, Correy Miller 14 points, Alex Singleton 13 points, Tyson Blattner 12 points, Tyler Trammell 9 points, Bryce Young 5 points, Jacob Rockhold 2 points, , Brett Stephens 0 points, Steven Taylor 0 points, Timmy Derrickson 0 points . Three Point Baskets: Miller (2), Trammell

North Central Missouri College Shoot Out (2 games)

12/28 Higginsville 58, Chillicothe 45

     Chillicothe struggled with the Higginsville defense and fell to the Husker 58-45. Chillicothe played a sound first quarter, trailing by just three points to the taller Higginsville team after one, but then fell on hard times. The Huskers opened up a 10 point lead at half. Chillicothe closed it to 38-31 after three but couldn't come any closer. Chillicothe was just 4 of 21 behind the arc, and made 6 of 8 free throw attempts. Higginsville was 5 of 9 from behind the arc and 11 of 21 at the free throw line.
Higginsville (7-0)
Mason Rhodes 15 points, Brady Tieman 12 points, Caleb Haynes 10 points, Spencer Rhodes 10 points, Andy Homfeld 8 points, Daniel Rhodes 2 points, Austin Perrine 1 point, Lance Kays 0 points, Cameron Zuehlsdorf  0 points, Evan Hoeppner 0 points, Jon Leonard 0 points. Three Point baskets: M Rhodes (4), S Rhodes (1)
Chillicothe (1-5)
Tyson Blattner 11 points, Tyler Trammell 9 points, Correy Miller 7 points, Jacob Rockhold 6 points, Colin Parker 6 points, Bryce Young 4 points, Timmy Derrickson 2 points, Brett Stephens 0 points, Alex Singleton 0 points, Steven Taylor 0 points. Three Point Baskets: Blattner (3), Trammell

12/31 Chillicothe 57, Monroe City 44

     Chillicothe went on a 14-0 run in the late 3rd and early 4th quarter open up a close game and beat Monroe City. For the first time this season, Chillicothe scored first in the game and opened up an early lead, only to watch Monroe City come back and take a 16-10 lead thanks to their hot shooting senior guard Bronson Shaver, who had 11 of the team's 16 points in the first quarter. The teams were locked in a 25-25 tie at the half and continued to battle back and forth until Chillicothe's 14 point run. Shaver and Austin O'Bryan combined for 34 of the team's 44 points. Chillicothe was 16 of 20 at the free throw line but just 1 of 10 from behind the arc.
Monroe City
Bronson Shaver 24 points, Austin O'Bryan 10 points, Austin Reynolds 4 points, Micah King 2 points, Patrick Kendrick 2 points, #25 (name not listed in program) 2 points, Sean Davis 0 points, Elvis Solorio 0 points. Three Point Baskets: Shaver (4),
Chillicothe (2-6)
Tyson Blattner 13 points, Colin Parker 13 points, Correy Miller 12 points, Tyler Trammell 9 points, Bryce Young 8 points, Alex Singleton 2 points, Jacob Rockhold 0 points, Brett Stephens 0 points, Steven Taylor 0 points, Timmy Derrickson 0 points. Three Point Baskets: Blattner

 1/3 Platte County 73, at Chillicothe 54 (Conference)

     The Chillicothe Hornets opened their conference season with a 73-54 home loss to the Platte County Pirates. Chillicothe fell behind early, trailing 14-4 after one but battled back to tie the game at 27 at intermission. Platte County put together a 25 point 3^rd quarter to lead by 14 after three and went on to win 73-54 and improve to 5-5 on the year, while Chillicothe falls to 2-7 on the season.
Platte County (5-5/1-0)
Jake Hawkins 20 points, Garrett Beeson 16 points, Ryan Barkley 10 points, Kyle Knox 8 points, Patrick Johnson 7 points, Matt Howard-Darling 5 points, Marty Beamer 4 points, J.C. Cole 0 points, Bryce Brownsberger 0 points, Jacob Hardie 0 points, Joe Barton 0 points, Bobby Wilbur 0 points. Three Point baskets: Beeson, Johnson, Knox
Chillicothe (2-7/0-1)
Tyson Blattner 14 points,  Bryce Young 12 points, Tyler Trammell 9 points, Colin Parker 9 points, Alex Singleton 8 points, Correy Miller 2 points, Timmy Derrickson 0 points, Brett Stephens 0 points, Jacob Rockhold 0 points, Steven Taylor 0 points. Three Point Baskets: Blattner (2) Singleton, Trammell

1/5 Chillicothe 55 at Savannah 53 in Overtime

     Chillicothe’s Correy Miller drove the baseline and hit the winning shot with 1.5 seconds left to give Chillicothe the 55-53 overtime win at Savannah Saturday evening. Following a Savannah time out, Chillicothe’s Bryce Young stole the in-bounds pass to secure the non-conference win. Chillicothe led 23-21 at the half, and was tied 34-34 after three. Savannah’s Scott Anderson hit a jumper with 3 seconds left in regulation to tie the game and send it to overtime.
Savannah (3-5)
Travis Partridge 15 points, Scott Anderson 15 points, Quinton Peak 8 points, Alex Heath 7 points, Eric Anderson 5 points, Blaine Watson 2 points, Lee McFadden 1 points, Jared Speckman 0 points, Chandler Hanna 0 points. Three Point Baskets: Watson
Chillicothe (3-7)
Tyson Blattner 15 points,  Bryce Young 15 points, Correy Miller 8 points, Tyler Trammell 7 points, Jacob Rockhold 6 points, Colin Parker 4 points, Alex Singleton 0 points. Three Point Baskets: Blattner (4) Young (2), Trammell

Kearney Tournament (2 games)

     1/7 St Joseph Benton 82, Chillicothe 65

     St Joseph Benton Senior John Coy scored 39 points to carry the top seeded Benton Cardinals to an 82-65 win over Chillicothe in the Kearney Tournament. The 6' 7" Coy, who will play for Arizona State next year, hit three treys and two dunks to guide Benton to the win. Benton opened up a 25-9 lead after the first quarter before got hot from the perimeter. Chillicothe Senior Tyson Blattner went 4-of-4 from behind the arc in the second quarter to close it to with in eight points. Benton led by 13 at the half and by 20 after three quarters.
     The Cardinals started five reserves in the fourth quarter when Chillicothe went on a quick run on points, forcing the Benton starters to return to the game with about 6:30 left in the game. Chillicothe, who's tallest starter is just 6' 1", closed to with in ten points several times in the fourth before giving up some free throws in the final minute. Chillicothe faces Cameron on Wednesday at 6:00pm
St Joseph Benton (7-2)
John Coy 39 points, Luke Talbot 20 points, Kyle Ferguson 6 points, Trynon Bigham 6 points, Cory Sexton 6 points, Josh Zuptich 2 points, Anthony Ortega 2 points, Ryan Miller 0 points, Zach Teschner 0 points, Andrew Kennedy 0 points. Three Point Baskets: Coy (3), Talbot (2)
Chillicothe (3-8)
Tyson Blattner 24 points, Colin Parker 12 points, Bryce Young 8 points, Tyler Trammell 7 points, Correy Miller 7 points, Jacob Rockhold 7 points, Alex Singleton 0 points, Brett Stephens 0 points. Three Point Baskets: Blattner (5) Parker, Rockhold

      1/9 Cameron 48, Chillicothe 36

Cameron nailed a three point shot at the start of the game and never trailed again, beating Chillicothe 48-36 in the consolation semifinals of the Kearney Tournament. Cameron led 13-4 after the first quarter and 23-14 at the half. Chillicothe tried to get on track in the late 3^rd and early fourth quarters to narrow the game to 3 points but Cameron answered with a 15-0 run to lead by 18 points midway thru the fourth quarter.
Cameron (4-7)
Lincoln Greene 13 points, Jordan Tharp 11 points, Brent Seifert 9 points, Daniel O'Connor 6 points, Sean Skilling 3 points, Andy Beckwith 3 points, Trace Naylor 2 points, Aaron Gould 2 points, DeKoda Phillips 0 points. Three Point Baskets: Tharp, Skilling
Chillicothe (3-9)
Alex Singleton 8 points, Bryce Young 8 points, Tyson Blattner 7 points, Correy Miller 6 points, Colin Parker 3 points, Jacob Rockhold 2 points, Tyler Trammell 2 points, Brett Stephens 0 points Three Point Baskets: Singleton (2), Blattner

1/15  Chillicothe 64, at Trenton 50

     Chillicothe Sophomore Bryce Young scored the first seven points for Chillicothe to help the Hornets beat Trenton 64-50 at Trenton. Young hit two free throws for the first points of the game and Chillicothe led the rest of the game. Young finished with 15 points along with Colin Parker, who hit a half court bank shot at the end of the first half to give Chillicothe a 16 point lead at intermission
      Chillicothe lead by as many as 24 points in the 3^rd quarter before Trenton’s Kyle Hoyt started hitting shots inside to close the game to with in 13 points later in the 3^rd but Chillicothe led 57-33 at the end of the 3^rd and went on to the 64-50 victory.
Trenton (8-4)
DeAndre Vandevender 11 points, Kyle Hoyt 11 points, Brett Lawson 9 points, Tyler Brinkley 7 points, Jimmy Weaver 6 points, Ryan Wade 4 points, Kameron Alley 2 points, Michael Kurtz 0 points, Scott Stevens 0 points, Justin Gonzalez 0 points Three Point Baskets: Brinkley, Weaver
Chillicothe (4-9)
Bryce Young 15 points, Colin Parker 15 points, Correy Miller 11 points, Alex Singleton 8 points, Jacob Rockhold 6 points, Tyler Trammell 5 points, Tyson Blattner 4 points, Brett Stephens 0 points, Timmy Derrickson 0 points. Three Point baskets: Parker (3), Blattner

1/18 Maryville 57, at Chillicothe 42 (Conference)

     Maryville’s Andy Walter scored the first points in the game and the Spoofhounds never trailed again, beating Chillicothe 57-43 in a conference game at Chillicothe. Chillicothe got to with in two points twice in the second quarter but could get no closer. The Hornets trailed 31-23 at the half and trailed 40-31 after three quarters. Walter led all scorers with 23 points, Ryan Sudhoff had 14 points and Aaron Dueker with 11 for the Spoofhounds, who improve to 4-7 on the season. Chillicothe was led by Bryce Young with 14 points.
Maryville (4-7/1-1)
Andy Walter 23 points, Ryan Sudhoff 14 points, Aaron Dueker 11 points, Josh Seipel 4 points, Klay Talmadge 3 points, Seth Staashelm 2 points, Joe Jasinski 0 points, Shane Martin 0 points, John Farmer 0 points, Josh Elliott 0 points, Adam Thompson 0 points. Three Point Baskets: Walter, Dueker
Chillicothe (4-10/0-2)
Bryce Young 14 points, Tyler Trammell 8 points, Colin Parker 7 points, Tyson Blattner 5 points, Jacob Rockhold 3 points, Alex Singleton 3 points, Correy Miller 3 points, Brett Stephens 0 points, Josh Rockhold 0 points, Alex Thomson 0 points, Steven Taylor 0 points, Timmy Derrickson 0 points. Three Point baskets: Trammell, Young, Blattner

Cameron Tournament (2 Games)

     1/22  Kearney 80, Chillicothe 66

     The Chillicothe Hornets battled a much taller Kearney basketball team, but it was the outside shooting of a non-starter that helped Kearney to a 14-point in over Chillicothe 80-66 in the Cameron Tournament. Chillicothe closed the game to just five points early in the 2^nd quarter when Kearney’s Ryan Lawter started hitting from the outside, sinking five treys in the 2^nd quarter to give Kearney a 43-29 lead at the half. Kearney went to their inside game in the third quarter when 6’8” Sophomore Dillon Starzl had 10 of his 20 points to help build the lead to 22 points midway thru the Third. Chillicothe fought back and closed the game to ten points in the fourth quarter, but Kearney hit key free-throws in the final two minutes to secure the win. Chillicothe shot 10 of 20 from behind the arc and 14/20 at the free throw line. Kearney went 5/14 behind the arc and 17/25 at the free throw line including 13 of 19 in the 4^th quarter All five of Kearney’s starters were as tall or taller than the tallest Chillicothe Hornet. The Hornets play Thursday at 4:30 in the Cameron Tournament.
Kearney (12-5)
Dillon Starzl 20 points, Beau Brinkley 19 points, Ryan Lawter 18 points, Matt Massey 12 points, Tanner Funk 4 points, Dalton Moberly 4 points, Conrad Schottel 2 points, Tyler Funk 0 points, Colton Smith 0 points  Three Point Baskets: Lawter (5)
Chillicothe (4-11)
Bryce Young 18 points, Correy Miller 15 points, Tyson Blattner 12 points, Tyler Trammell 9 points, Colin Parker 6 points, Jacob Rockhold 6 points, Alex Singleton 0 points, Brett Stephens 0 points. Three Point baskets: Blattner (4), Parker (2), Miller (2), Trammell (2)

     1/24  St Joseph LeBlond 71, Chillicothe 48 (Cameron Tournament)

     St Joe LeBlond scored the first eight points of the game and never trailed to beat the Chillicothe Hornets 71-48 in the Cameron Tournament. LeBlond used a 1-3-1 zone defense and a transition up tempo offense to jump to a 13-point first quarter lead. LeBlond expanded it to a 40-23 lead at half and led by as many as 29 points in the 4^th quarter.
St Joseph LeBlond  (11-5)
Tyler Irizarry 25 points, Jonathan Wright 14 points, Seth VanVickle 10 points, Reid Gillaspie 8 points, Ben Baker 7 points, Alex Bridges 6 points, Pat Lawhon 0 points, Tommy Schoeneck 0 points, Michael Odongo 0 points, Brett Moore 0 points, Brian McCullough 0 points, Zac Schultz 0 points, Max Montag 0 points. Three Point Baskets: Irizarry, Baker
Chillicothe (4-12)
Bryce Young 17 points, Colin Parker 11 points, Tyler Trammell 7 points, Correy Miller 5 points, Brett Stephens 4 points, Ales Singleton 2 points, Tyson Blattner 2 points, Timmy Derrickson 0 points, Steven Taylor 0 points Three Point baskets: Trammell, Parker, Miller

1/30  Smithville 76, at Chillicothe 44 (Conference)

     Smithville’s All State Center Andrew Jones had 30 points to help the Warriors beat Chillicothe 76-44 in M.E.C. boys basketball in Chillicothe. Jones had 12 points in the first quarter and 18 at the half as Chillicothe had no answer for the 6’6” Senior. After falling behind early, Chillicothe tied the game at 12 in the first quarter and trailed by 4 after the first quarter. A 4-0 run to end the half gave Smithville a 33-23 lead. Smithville started the second half with an 8-0 run and Chillicothe was never in the game again..
Smithville (12-8/1-1)
Andrew Jones 30, Corey Hunhoff 10, Jacob Clouse 10, Evan Lindbergh 9, Matt Stolz 6, Jake Butterworth 6, Randy Maus 3, Luke Scheidecker 2, Brent Hastings 0, Blake Webb 0. Three Point Baskets: Lindbergh (3), Clouse (2), Butterworth (2)
Chillicothe (4-13/0-3)
Colin Parker 14, Tyler Trammell 8, Alex Singleton 6, Bryce Young 5, Correy Miller 4, Jacob Rockhold 3, Brett Stephens 2, Steven Taylor 2, Blake Stevens 0, Timmy Derrickson 0, Alex Thompson 0.Three Point baskets: none

2/1 St Joseph Benton 63, at Chillicothe 38 (Conference)

     The St Joseph Benton Cardinals beat Chillicothe for the third time this season, rolling up a 63-38 win at the Chillicothe Middle School Field House. Chillicothe ran a stall offense for the first quarter, trailing just 6-3 after the first quarter. Benton started the second quarter on a 7-0 run forcing Chillicothe back into a more traditional style of offense. Benton put up a 27-point second quarter and led by 18 at the half. The Cardinals led by as many as 29 in the fourth quarter. Chillicothe was 16/19 from the free throw line
St Joseph Benton (14-3/3-0)
Johnny Coy 19 points, Kyle Ferguson 10 points, Luke Talbot 10 points, Cory Sexton 6 points, #40 (name not provided) 6 points, Trynon Bigham 5 points, Anthony Ortega 2 points, Josh Zuptich 2 points, Ryan Miller 1 point, Zach Teschner 0 points, Andrew Kennedy 0 points. Three Point Baskets: Ferguson, Coy, Talbot
Chillicothe (4-14/0-4)
Tyler Trammell 8 points, Colin Parker 7 points, Bryce Young 6 points, Correy Miller 4 points, Tyson Blattner 4 points, Jacob Rockhold 4 points, Blake Stephens 3 points, Brett Stephens 2 points, Alex Singleton 0 points, Alex Thompson 0 points, Josh Rockhold 0 points, Timmy Derrickson 0 points, Steven Taylor 0 points. Three Point Baskets: Trammell, Parker

2/2 at Chillicothe 52, Kirksville 51

     Chillicothe Sophomore Bryce Young hit two free throws with 17 seconds left to secure a 52-51 win over Kirksville at the Middle School Field House. Kirksville built a lead in the second quarter and led by four points at the half and expanded it to a nine point lead midway thru the third quarter. Chillicothe responded with a 12-0 run to take a three point lead which Chillicothe held thru the rest of the game. Kirksville closed the game to one point when Chillicothe was called for a technical foul for a scorebook violation. Kirksville made just one free throw and failed to turn the following possession into points. The Hornets built a three point lead but fouled only for Kirksville to close to with in one late in the game. Young made the free throws to make it a three point lead with 17 seconds left. Kirksville's Travis Mundahl missed a three point shot with 2 seconds left. Darrin Swisher tipped the rebound back in at the buzzer, giving Chillicothe the one point lead. Three Kirksville starters did not play due to violating team rules, according to a Kirksville spokesman. Chillicothe was 11/15 at the free throw line and 5/12 from behind the arc. Kirksville was 1/6 from the free throw line and 4/14 from behind the arc.
Kirksville (9-9)
Darrin Swisher 12 points, Travis Mundahl 9 points, Brian Hennke 6 points, Trevor Allinson 6 points, Joe Williams 6 points, Cody Tate 5 points, Jordan Read 3 points, David Hagan 2 points, Jacob Lamp 2 points, Chase Matticks 0 points, Logan Shahan 0 points, Barrett Morehead 0 points. Three Point Baskets: Mundahl (2), Read, Tate
Chillicothe (5-14)
Colin Parker 20, Bryce Young 10 points, Tyler Trammell 8 points, Correy Miller 6 points, Tyson Blattner 5 points, Alex Singleton 2 points, Jacob Rockhold 2 points, Brett Stephens 0 points Three Point baskets: Parker (3), Trammell (2)

2/8  at Chillicothe 49, Savannah 45 (Conference)

     Chillicothe Senior Correy Miller hit one of two free throws with 14 seconds left to give Chillicothe a two point lead, then stole the ball back court with nine seconds left to help Chillicothe beat Savannah 49-45 at Chillicothe High School. Tyler Trammell hit two free throws with five seconds left to snap a 13-game Conference losing skid by Chillicothe. The last Hornets conference win was Feb 10^th 2006 also against Savannah. Colin Park scored the first seven points for Chillicothe as the Hornets nursed a two-point lead after the first quarter. The Hornets led by one at the half, after three ties and three lead changes in the quarter. The Hornets built a six point lead late in the third quarter and hung on for the win.
Savannah (5-15/1-3)
Travis Partridge 19 points, Lee McFadden 10 points, Scott Anderson 6 points, Alex Heath 5 points, Quintin Peak 3 p[oints, Blayne Watson 2 points, Eric Anderson 0 points, Jared Speckman 0 points Three Point Baskets: Heath
Chillicothe (6-14/1-4)
Colin Parker 10 points, Correy Miller 9 points, Tyler Trammell 8 points, Tyson Blattner 7 points, Jacob Rockhold 7 points, Bryce Young 4 points, Alex Singleton 4 points. Three Point baskets: Parker (3), Blattner, Young

2/12  at St Joseph Lafayette 81, Chillicothe 46 (Conference)

     Lafayette combined the inside play of Derrick Williams and the outside shooting of Bryce McCrary to roll up a 30-8 first quarter lead and roll on to an 81-46 MEC win over the Chillicothe Hornets in St Joseph. Williams had 12 points in the first quarter and finished with 22 on the night McCrary had four treys in the first half and finished with 16 points. The Lafayette Irish went 7 for 7 from behind the arc in the first half to lead 51-25 at intermission. Chillicothe closed the gap to 18 twice in the third quarter but could get no closer, trailing by as many as 37 points in the fourth quarter. Chillicothe plays at Cameron on Friday.
Lafayette (13-9/3-2)
Derrick Williams 22 points, Bryce McCrary 16 points, Dan Ritter 8 points, Jake Davis 8 points, Cody Miller 8 points Josh Davis 7 points, Bryston Williams 4 points, Jarrodd Page 4 points, Gunner Sumy 2 points, Chase Lehman 2 points Three Point Baskets: McCrary (4), Ritter (2), Miller (2)
Chillicothe (6-15/1-5)
Bryce Young 19 points, Colin Parker 10 points, Tyson Blattner 8 points, Correy Miller 4 points, Tyler Trammell 3 points, Alex Thompson 2 points, Alex Singleton 0 points, Jacob Rockhold 0 points, Josh Rockhold 0 points, Brett Stephens 0 points, Steven Taylor 0 points, Timmy Derrickson 0 points. Three Point baskets: Parker (3), Young

2/15  at Cameron 51, Chillicothe 46 (Conference)

     Cameron scored the last seven points of the game, including five free throws, to beat Chillicothe 52-46 in front of a rowdy Cameron Senior Night crowd. Cameron went on an 8-0 run in the late 1^st and early 2^nd quarter to open up a 7 point lead. Cameron continued to lead until late in the 4^th quarter when Chillicothe’s Bryce Young hit a trey to take a one point lead. Cameron answered with a two point basket, and then hit key free throws in the final minute for the win. Cameron hit 7 of 10 free throws in the fourth quarter to secure the win.
Cameron (11-12/3-3)
Sean Skilling 21 points, Jordan Tharp 9 points, Lincoln Green 9 points, Daniel O'Conner 8 points, Brent Seifert 6 points, And Beckwith 0 points, Dakoda Phillips 0 points, Aaron Gould 0 points. Three Point Baskets: Skilling (4)
Chillicothe (6-16/1-6)
Bryce Young 19 points, Correy Miller 12 points, Colin Parker 8 points, Tyler Trammell 4 points, Tyson Blattner 3 points, Alex Singleton 0 points, Jacob Rockhold 0 points. Three Point baskets: Young (5), Miller (2), Blattner

2/19  St Joseph Lafayette 81, Chillicothe 50 (Class 4 District 16 at Lafayette)

          St Joseph Lafayette outscored Chillicothe in every quarter to end the Hornet Boys Basketball season 81-50 in the opening round of the Class 4 District 16 basketball tournament. Lafayette grabbed a Chillicothe rebound and went down court to hit a trey at the end of the 1^st quarter to jump out to a 7 point lead which Chillicothe could never recover. Lafayette led 36-23 at the half and 57-35 after three quarters. Chillicothe again had no answer for the inside game of Lafayette’s Derek Williams who had 21 points and Craig Goodwin who had 12 points. Jake Davis popped in 10 points and Bryston Williams had 9 points including a thunderous dunk in the 2^nd half that brought the crowd to their feet. Chillicothe ends the season at 6-17 and will lose 2 seniors.
Lafayette (16-9)
Derrick Williams 21 points, Craig Goodwin 12 points, Jake Davis 10 points, Bryston Williams 9 points, Chase Lehman 6 points, Jarrodd Page 4 points, Josh Davis 4 points, Dan Ritter 4 points, Cod Miller 3 points, Taylor Deayon 2 points, Gunner Sumy 0 points. Three Point Baskets: McCracy(2), B Williams, Jake Davis
Chillicothe (6-17/1-6)
Tyler Trammell 15 points, Tyson Blattner 12 points, Bryce Young 9 points, Colin Parker 6 points, Alex Singleton 3 points, Jacob Rockhold 3 points, Correy Miller 2 points, Brett Stephens 0 points, Timmy Derrickson 0 points, Alex Thompson 0 points, Blake Stephens 0 points. Three Point baskets: Blattner(2), Singleton, Rockhold, Young, Trammell

Awards Banquet

     Two Chillicothe Hornets were named to the Midland Empire Conference Honorable Mention team: Junior Colin Parker and Sophomore Bryce Young. At the annual Awards Banquet the Coaches Award went to Bryce Young, the Hustle Award to Senior Correy Miller, the Rebound Award to Colin Parker and the Free Throw Award to Bryce Young who made 56 of 66 free throws for 84.85%, which is the 2nd best Season Free Throw Percentage in school history.