The Charlestown Pirate Basketball team matched up against the Providence Pioneers for the second time in as many outings, this time in the first round of the Silver Creek Holiday Tourney Tuesday evening.  The Pirates (5-2) not only accomplished winning their fifth straight; but also beating the task of beating the same team twice in one season, dispatching the Pioneers (5-3) 40-32.  Charlestown jumped out to a quick 11-5 lead; however questionable foul calls put the Pirates, especially Senior Jamal Long, in early foul trouble.  Both teams played to a sixteen all tie at the halftime break; then used rebounding advantages to hang on for the victory.  “I thought that our defensive rebounding was the key…we played with great effort!”, commented Pirate Head Coach Jason Connell after the game.  Charlestown will face Silver Creek (9-0), who defeated Clarksville in game one Tuesday evening, in the 55th Annual Silver Creek Boys Holiday Tourney final Wednesday evening at approximately 7:30 pm.  Korey Harris led the Pirates with 17 points, as Jamal Long added 14, and Jordan Knoebel four.  Listen to the archived game broadcast at www.CPPSB.com; and listen to Wednesday’s Holiday Tourney Final between the Pirates and Dragons Wednesday night beginning at 7:15 pm on www.CPPSB.com.

The 55th Annual Silver Creek Holiday Tourney will tip off tonight (Tuesday) at Silver Creek High School in Sellersburg.  The tourney schedule includes Silver Creek (8-0) and Clarksville (2-5) matching up in tonight’s first game at 6:00 pm; with Charlestown (4-2) and Providence (5-2) tipping off in the second game at approximately 7:30 pm.  The Charlestown – Providence game will be broadcasted live by Pirate Pride Sports beginning at approximately 7:15 pm at www.CPPSB.com.  The last outing for both the Pirates and Pioneers was a December 19th regular season contest; Charlestown surprised host Providence 54-28, courtesy of a well executed 2-3 zone.  Silver Creek has won 23 Holiday Tourney Titles, Providence 13, Charlestown 10 and Clarksville 8.  Silver Creek is the defending Tourney Champions with a 58-40 win over Charlestown in 2014.  The two winning team from tonight’s first round games will meet in Wednesday’s 2015 Championship Game, at Silver Creek High School.  The Championship Game will tip at approximately 7:30 pm, following the 6:00 pm Consolation game tip.  Follow Holiday Tourney score updates by following CPPSB on Twitter.

The Pirate Basketball team traveled to Class 2A #7 Providence Pioneers Saturday evening for a regular season match-up; in advance of meeting the Pioneers a second straight time December 29th in the Silver Creek Holiday Tourney.  Charlestown (4-2) trailed the hosts 11-8 at the end of the first period; but then began to vapor lock the Pioneers with their two-three zone to a 21-15 halftime lead.  The Charlestown zone kept Providence at bay the remainder of the game; as Pirates Korey Harris and Jamal Long poured on the offense to rout Providence (5-2) for the early season upset.  Harris finished the game with 18 points, including four baskets from beyond the arc.  Jamal Long added 17 points as the Pirates outscored the Pioneers 19-4 in the third stanza and 14-9 in the final period.  Tanner Wesp finished with ten points as the Pirates routed the home standing Pioneers 58-28.  The next outing for both team is a 7:30 pm meeting in the Silver Creek Holiday Tournament on Tuesday, December 29th.  Merry Christmas Pirate Nation!

The Pirate Boys Basketball team improved their record to 3-2 overall and 2-1 in conference play by topping the visiting Generals of Clarksville 55-41 Friday evening.  Charlestown and Clarksville (0-4) played an even first quarter to a fourteen all tie; and kept it close for a 25-23 home lead at halftime.  Shaun Mansfield and Jamal Long paced the Pirates in the second, Mansfield finishing the game with 15 points and Long 13 respectfully.  Jordan Knoebel added 12 points for Charlestown, who won their third straight against the rival Generals Friday evening.  The Pirates led Clarksville 40-30 after three before putting the game out of reach in the fourth.  “Great conference win!” commented Pirate Head Coach Jason Connell, who was pleased that his team “played four quarters of basketball”.  “Very proud of our guys”, concluded Coach Connell.  The Pirates are back in action next Saturday (19th) at Providence (3-1).

The Charlestown Pirate Basketball team (0-2 overall; 0-1 MSC) opened their conference season with a road test against the #6 ranked Silver Creek Dragons on Tuesday night. The Pirates played well, and fought hard, but dropped the conference opener by the final score of 61-45. The Pirates trailed the Dragons by three points at the end of the first quarter, and were down 32-24 at the break. The Pirates fought hard to get the game closer during the third quarter, but the fourth quarter rally by the Dragons was too much for the Pirates. Silver Creek (2-0 overall; 1-0 MSC) were led in scoring by Ryan Baker (25), Christian Reed (12) and Cam Stephens (8). The Pirates were led in scoring by Jamal Long (13), Korey Harris (10) and Shaun Mansfield (8). The Pirates will be back in action on Friday night, as they attempt to even up their conference record against the Scottsburg Warriors. That game will be apart of another Boy-Girl Doubleheader, with the Girls Varsity playing at 6:00pm and the Boys Varsity playing at 7:30pm, both at home.