SEQUOYAH- The Chiefs had a different look on Friday
night. Not only were the Chiefs missing
Taylor Hawkins, but also Brett King. Reuben
Abernathy was also limited in playing time due
to injury. Those differences were notable, but so
was the offense Sequoyah ran.

During Daniel Curtis' tenure at the school,
an up-tempo game has been the hallmark of
his teams. The Chiefs slowed the pace to a crawl
at times, often using an all-out stall to have a
chance to win going into the fourth period. It was
a gutsy call, but in the end the Chargers were too
much. Central foiled the strategy by pulling away
in the final quarter to a 59-36 win.

Andrew Millsaps had a game high 23 points,
while Shon Stevens added 10. Braden Strickland
had a free throw, while Abernathy, and Seth
Schaffer added two a piece.
Central always had the lead in this one.

“We did a decent job of converting our opportunities
on offense to get a lead and that's important
in a game like this,” said Central boys' Coach
Doug Armstrong. “Sequoyah had a good game
plan and would have been willing to take a shot if
we had broken down on the defensive end.”

In a slow-paced first period, Central trailed
only once, 3-2, but Levi Holley came off the
bench to score five points, including a three, to
close the period with the Chargers on top, 10-5.
Holley had two more three-pointers and eight
points overall as Central stretched its advantage
to 12 at the half, 26-14.

Sequoyah went to an all-out stall in the third
period with Central scoring the quarter's only
four points to lead, 30-16.
The Chiefs started their final-period push with
a three-pointer, but the Chargers responded with
a 10-2 run that included six points from Bradley
Ward.
Holley finished with 17 points and Ward 10.


The Daily Post-Athenian Sports Editor Jack
Slayton contributed to this report.