Category Archives: Boys Basketball

Snowy Saturday Charlestown Athletic Schedule Updates

Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Wrestling

The Mid-Southern Conference Wrestling meet, originally scheduled for the morning of January 23rd has been moved to Saturday evening (January 23rd).  The meet will start in the CHS Sports Arena (Auxiliary section) at 6:00 pm with weigh-ins beginning at 5:00 pm.

The Lady Pirate Basketball game will be played as scheduled in the CHS Sports Arena, Saturday night with the JV game tipping at 6:00 pm and Varsity at approximately 7:30 pm.

The Pirate Basketball games scheduled for 6:00 pm (JV) and 7:30 pm (Varsity) at Corydon Saturday night has been POSTPONED TO February 20th.

FREE Home Game Admission to CHS Students with ID

Athletic Department, Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball

Effectively immediately, and through February 29th, any Charlestown High School Student, showing their valid CHS Student ID, will be admitted free of charge to any Charlestown High School Regular Season Athletic game; courtesy of the Charlestown Pirate Pride Booster Club.  All CHS Students will need to do is sign in at the admission gate, again using their student identification card; and all in the quest of increasing support of our Pirate and Lady Pirate Athletes.

Pirates Top Pioneers Again, Advance to Holiday Final

Boys Basketball

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.

Pirates See Pioneers Again, in Tonight’s Holiday Tourney

Boys Basketball

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.

Harris & Long Lead Pirate Rout of #7 Providence

Boys Basketball

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!

Pirates Surge Ahead Late-Top Clarksville 55-41

Boys Basketball

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).

Chad Gilbert Named to Hall of Fame Silver Anniversary Team

Athletic Department, Boys Basketball

ADChadGilbertEighteen men have been named to the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame’s 2016 Silver Anniversary Team, based on outstanding accomplishments as a senior basketball player 25 years ago.

The team includes 13 members of the 1991 Indiana All-Star squad.  Five other all-state players are included to recognize the top of Indiana’s high school class of 1991.

1991 Indiana All-Stars include Mr. Basketball Glenn Robinson, Alan Henderson, Daimon Beathea, Brandon Brantley, Brian Evans, Andy Elkins, Marlon Fleming, Jeff Massey, LaMar Morton, Steve Nicodemus, Andre Owens, LaSalle Thompson and Chris Wilburn.

The remaining five, named to various all-state teams are: Lance Barker, Tony Etchison, Jerry Freshwater, Chad Gilbert (Charlestown) and Jason Williams.

Charlestown’s Chad Gilbert, a three-year varsity starter scored 1,392 career points and averaged 26.9 points and 8.8 rebounds a game as a senior.  Gilbert led Charlestown to two Holiday Tournaments, one conference and sectional championship title, and also led 1990 team to best record in school history (21-3).  Gilbert was named the 1991 Conference Player of the Year, was a McDonald’s All-American nominee, and named twice to the Holiday Tournament all-tourney team.  Additionally, Gilbert was named the 1991 Holiday Tourney MVP and 1st team all-state by Louisville Courier-Journal, was also featured on the cover of Hoosier Basketball magazine 1991, and currently holds assist and free throw records at Charlestown.  Gilbert played two seasons at Indiana State University and two at the University of Southern Indiana.  He is a 2011 inductee into the USI Athletic Hall of Fame, put up most career points (1,011) and rebounds (506) by any two-year player in school history on teams that were 54-8 and won 1995 NCAA Division II National Championship. Gilbert went on to coach, with 264 wins and 51 losses during 13 seasons as head coach at Jeffersonville High School (both girls and boys); earning multiple Coach of the Year awards, his teams collected nine Conference titles, eight sectionals, five Elite Eight appearances and crowned 2011 4A girls state champions.  Gilbert has been the Athletic Director at his alma mater, Charlestown, since 2013 and is married with one son.

All Mens Silver Anniversary Team members will be honored at the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame’s Annual Men’s Banquet on Wednesday, March 23, 2016.

A midday reception, free and open to the public, will be held at the Hall of Fame museum in New Castle.  The evening banquet will take place at the Primo Banquet Hall, which is located on the south side of Indianapolis.

Reservation forms will be made available in early 2016, or tickets can be reserved now through the Hall’s website at www.hoopshall.com. Call the Hall at 765-529-1891 or email info@hoopshall.com for more information.

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