McCaskey 56 Chichester 53: wrap

Written by: Dell Jackson on December 3, 2023

McCaskey 56 Chichester 53
Dec. 2, 2023

McCaskey earned its first ‘W’ of the season defeating Chichester in the consolation game of the Tornado tip off tournament. The 2:00 pm start was not conducive of a large crowd, as opposed to the first night of the tournament, but the teams generated their own energy. Neither team would put together more than 6-0 runs during the contest. The Tornado is getting used to a new cast of players and embracing a return of Jared Kumah, 6’6’ ish (McCaskey does list heights on their roster). Kuhmah was named all tournament team for McCaskey as he produced a double-double. He also added 2 break away dunks to the delight of the sparse crowd.

The first period was typical of a feeling out stanza. McCaskey had 5 different players crack the scoring column, with a dunk by Kumah mid-way thru the first. Both teams played mostly man with the Tornado throwing up a 1-3-1 at times. Chichester was led by Carlton Gordy, 6’3” sn, Gordy popped 3 three-balls- his last gave Chichester its 15-14 lead at the end of the quarter.

Things slowed down a bit in the second stanza, mostly due to multiple turnovers by both teams (7 for Chichester and 6 for McCaskey). McCaskey closed out the quarter on a 6-0 run with Kumah scoring the last 6 pints of the quarter (yet another dunk for one of his buckets). Gordy put Chichester up 27-21 before the Tornado ended the quarter on their run. 27 all heading into the second half.

McCaskey scored the first 5 points in the third (three-ball by Kaiden Russell and a drive by De’Andre Jones) 32-27 McCaskey. Chichester answered with buckets by Hamza Clay and Warren Wideman -2) to takes its last lead of the game at 33-32. DeAndre Jones netted 10 points in the stanza, 43-39 after 3.

Chichester had its own 6-0 in the beginning of the 4th. Buckets by Gordy and 2 by Clay tied the game at 45 all at the 5:22 mark. Timeout McCaskey. A good timeout as the the Tornado went on a mini 5-0 run, capped off by a drive by Aiden Burgess. 51-45 Tornado heading into the stretch run. The first ‘W’ is always a bit tough to achieve. Chichester turned McCaskey over 7 times in the quarter and tied the game with 53 ticks left on a triple by Wideman at 53. A Russel bucket on the next possession provided the Tornado with the lead at 55-53. McCaskey would hit 1/4 fouls shots late to allow Chichester a shot to tie or lead but the shot fell off the rim.

Unofficial stats
Rebounds: Chichester 22 , McCaskey 27
Turnovers: Chichester 14, McCaskey 22

Points:
Chichester; Carlton Grady 15, Warren Wideman 17
McCaskey: Jared Kumah 19, De’Andre Jones 12, Kaiden Russell 11

Jared Kumah interview