Chelsea come from behind to beat Spain Park with 30 points
Published on Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at 11:14 AM
Andrew Simonson Sports Editor
Hoover – The Chelsea Hornets came within one point of their first area win in Friday’s game against No. 4 Hewitt-Trussville, and then posted a dominant 39-9 victory over the Spain Park Jaguars on Tuesday, January 9th, in area play. His name was listed in the victory column. Spain Park High School.
The Hornets got to work early, scoring 13 points on offense in the first quarter. Chelsea’s reliable trio of Hayley Trotter, Sadie Schwarley and Caroline Brown each scored in the first game, but it was Olivia Pryor who put in another great performance with four points in the first quarter. was.
The Jags’ five points in the first quarter were the most productive eight minutes of the game, as Chelsea’s defense held them to just four points remaining in the game.
Pryor added four more points in the second as the Hornets scored 14 more points from six different scorers before halftime. They held Spain Park scoreless and pulled away as the quarter wore on, taking a 27-5 lead into halftime.
The Hornets did not allow the Jags to score until the final moments of the third quarter, and they continued to score.
Trotter added four points for a 37-6 lead at the end of the third quarter, extending Chelsea’s lead by nine points.
From there, the Hornets handed the game to the bench, giving valuable playing time to their players and watching out for a 30-point victory.
Pryor led the team with a game-high 10 points and seven steals. Trotter had eight points and three rebounds, Schwoley had six points on two 3-pointers, and Brown had six points and three steals.
Chelsea improved to 1-1 in area play and will travel to Oak Mountain on Friday, Jan. 12, to face the Eagles at 5:30 p.m.
Spain Park is also 1-1 in the area and will travel to Hewitt-Trussville to take on the Huskies that evening at 5:30 p.m.