Chargers defeat Cavaliers in non-conference game
Published 10:13 am Wednesday, January 25, 2017
by James J. Lidington
ISLE OF WIGHT
Jordan Baines scored 16 points and Brandon Casey added 15 as Isle of Wight Academy cruised past Kenston Forest 53-20 in a non-conference game Saturday night at Jester Gymnasium.
Chargers player searches for help down low. — Stephen H. Cowles | Tidewater News
The win ran the Chargers’ record to 9-5; they’re also 3-3 in the Metro Athletic Conference going into Monday night’s game at Alliance Christian, postponed from two weeks ago because of severe winter weather.
Averaging 18.1 points per game and near the top of the Metro scoring rankings, Baines rebounded with a solid scoring effort Saturday. The team’s second-leading scorer, Grant Worthy (9.6 points per game), was held to 3 points.
IWA jumped out to an early 11-7 lead against the visiting Kavaliers and expanded their advantage to 30-15 by halftime. Kenston managed but 2 points in the third quarter and 3 in the final stanza; the same stretch saw IWA score 23.
This basketball was autographed by former players at Isle of Wight Academy and presented on Saturday night to Benjamin Vaughan, coach and headmaster. He intends to retire at the end of the school year, and was honored for his service to the game and IWA. — Submitted | James Lidington
Thursday night, Baines was not as fortunate. The Chargers were dominated by Williamsburg Christian, the top team in the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association Div. III, 75-37 in Williamsburg.
Baines was held to 3 points, which he didn’t obtain until 4:45 left in the third quarter on a three-point jumper. By the end of the first half, IWA had scored only 18 points to Williamsburg’s 43.
The Chargers were led by Casey’s 13 points. Williamsburg’s Clevon Greene, the conference’s leading scorer, had 25 for the Eagles. RaShawn Cook had 13; DaShawn Cook, 10.
The Chargers play three games this week: Monday at Alliance, Tuesday at Hampton Christian, and Friday, hosting Portsmouth Christian.
