Lady Pirates Fall to Brownstown in MSC Showdown

The Charlestown Lady Pirate Basketball team suffered through some cold shooting difficulties at home, falling to the Brownstown Lady Braves for the MSC lead 57-52.  The Lady Pirates were led in scoring by Kaitlynn Henning (18), Justice Burdin (15), Bethany Hall (7), and Shelby Goedeker (5).  Charlestown 13-2 is next in action Tuesday evening when hosting Eastern-Pekin (4-1 MSC) in the CHS Sports Arena.  TUESDAY’S GAME HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS A PINK OUT GAME, IN HONOR OF CANCER RESEARCH, SURVIVORS AND VICTIMS.

Pirates’ Late Surge Comes Up Short at Seymour

The Charlestown Pirate Basketball team traveled to Seymour Thursday evening for an out of conference contest versus the Seymour Owls (4-7).  The Pirates trailed the majority of the game; and by as much as twelve points before rallying in the fourth to cut the deficit to two with two minutes remaining.  Then the opportunities ended as the Pirates fell 52-49 to drop to 4-6 on the season.  Jamal Long lead the Pirate scoring with 14, and was named the Coyle Chevy, Buick, GMC and Coyle Nissan Player of the Game by CPPSB.  Korey Harris finished the game with 10 points and Tristan Chester added nine.  Charlestown is back in action Tuesday at Rock Creek Academy.

Lady Pirates Fight Back to Beat Jeff 46-44

Henning14The Charlestown Lady Pirate Basketball team won their fifth straight and improved to 13-1 over all this season by defeating rival Jeffersonville (9-7) Thursday evening in the CHS Sports Arena.  The Lady Pirates, led in scoring by Senior Kaitlynn Henning’s 18 points and Justin Burdin’s 14, led 9-3 at the end of the first quarter; however trailed the Lady Red Devils 23-18 at the midway point.  Shelby Goedeker finished the game with six points, while Lexi Logsdon and Bethany Hall both added three points each respectively.  “They never gave up….They played to the final buzzer”, commented Lady Pirate Head Coach Mike Prichard about the contest.  The game served as a warm-up for Saturday’s MSC Showdown versus Brownstown (12-3 & 5-0 MSC), which is scheduled to tip off beginning at noon in the CHS Sports Arena.  The varsity game will be broadcasted live by Charlestown Pirate Pride Sports Broadcasting beginning at approximately 1:30 pm on www.CPPSB.com.

Lady Pirates Pummel Rock Creek 108-21

The Charlestown Lady Pirates moved to 12-1 on the season with a 108-21 win over visiting Rock Creek Academy (4-11) in the CHS Sports Arena Tuesday evening.  Charlestown jumped out to a 26-5 first quarter lead before stretching it to a 62-7 halftime advantage before posting the victory.  The Lady Pirate starters accounted for 68 total points, lead by Justice Burdin’s 20 points, Lexi Logsdon’s 18, and Kaitlynn Henning’s 16.  The Lady Pirate reserves scored the remaining 40 points of the winning score.  Freshmen Erin Kimbrell (14), Bri Harvey (12), and Gabi Gagnon (8) combined for 34 points as even the Lady Pirate reserves were much more than the visiting team could handle.  Charlestown will host Jeffersonville (9-6) on Thursday evening, and Brownstown (12-3) on Saturday afternoon (1:30 pm) in a huge conference showdown.

Pirates Top Generals, Face Creek in Title Game

The Charlestown Pirate Basketball team opened Silver Creek Holiday Tourney play Monday evening with a 65-47 drumming of Clarksville.  The win moved the Pirates to 4-3 on the season and the right to face #7 and host Creek Tuesday evening in the tourney Championship game.  Silver Creek dispatched Providence Monday evening in game one, 55-32, pitting the last four winners of the Holiday Tourney (Providence and Clarksville) against each other in Tuesday’s 6:00 pm Consolation Game.  The Pirates jumped out to a 17-9 first quarter lead before posting a 28-17 score at the break.  Charlestown was led by Jamal Long’s 12, and eight points scored respectively by Lex Smith and Gage Martin.  Charlestown and Silver Creek tip in the Holiday Tourney final, Tuesday night at approximately 7:30 pm.  The two schools have not met in the final since 2009, which is also the last time the host Dragons won the tourney.  Listen to Tuesday’s final on Charlestown Pirate Pride Sports Broadcasting, at www.CPPSB.com or on your mobile device using the free CPPSB app.  Silver Creek Holiday Tourney History can be found at www.PiratePride.blue/boysbasketball.

Lady Pirates Win their 17th Holiday Tourney Title

Charlestown defeats Silver Creek 48-39 for their 17th Girls Varsity Basketball Holiday Tournament Championship.  Hennings and Burdin both finsih the game with 14 points each respectively while Logsdon added 12 points while being assigned to defensively chase the opponent’s perimeter threat.

Kaitlynn Henning named Butch Troutman MVP of Tourney.

All Tourney Team:  Justice Burdin (CT), Shelby Goedeker (CT), Kelsie Scott (SC), Alexis Barnett (SC), Claire Rauck (PR), and Aly Weber (CL).

Lexi Logsdon named the Coyle Chevy,Buick, GMC & Coyle Nissan Player of the Game by CPPSB.

Consolation Game Final:  Providence 73 – Clarksville 22.

For complete information and history of the 39th Annual Girls Varsity Basketball Holiday Tourney, go to http://piratepride.blue/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2014GirlsVarsityHolidayTournamentatCharlestownHS.pdf.

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