The Bristol Eastern boys basketball team broke open a close game with RHAM in the fourth quarter Monday night and posted a 57-43 win.
Neither team shot well in the first half. Eastern was 11 for 29 from the field (38%). RHAM shot 8 of 29. Eastern led at the half, 25-20.
RHAM scored the first nine points of the third quarter and jumped ahead by a score of 29-20.
Jordan Chisholm then hit a three at the four minute mark to stop the run. The game then went back and forth for the rest of the period,. Naseem Walker scored on a floater in the lane at the end of the third,and Eastern led by two, 37-35.
In the fourth quarter, the game was tied 39-39 at the 6:47 mark.
Eastern then outscored RHAM 18-2 over the next four and a half minutes to take control. Hoops by Chisholm, Zaveyn Tate, and Brady Bell put BE up 45-39.
Chisholm then took over, scoring the next ten Lancer points, two on lay-ups off of steals. The final score hides the truth. This contest was closely fought for the first twenty-six out of thirty-two minutes.
Chisholm had a game-high 24 points, 13 in the last quarter. Brady Bell was the only other Lancer in double figures, scoring 11.
Alex Ayer led RHAM with 12 points scored.
Eastern is now 2-1, RHAM 1-2.
Eastern next plays at Bristol Central in the first round of BC’s Holiday Tournament on Friday, Dec. 27.. Game time is 7:00.
Bristol Eastern (2-1): Naseem Walker 2 2 6, Jordan Chisholm 9 3 24, Tygue Collins 1 0 2, Zaveyn Tate 3 1 7, Jacob Kingsley 0 0 0, Brady Bell 5 1 11, Dante DePass a half 3 0 7.
Totals: 23, 7 57.
RHAM (1-2): Caid Trzaskos 2 0 4, James Celio 3 0 6, Alex Ayer 5 0 12, Conor Sullivan 3 0 8, Jack Ayer 2 0 4, Caden Bellmore 1 0 2, Joey Dronzank 2 0 5, Brendan Connolly 0 2 2.
Totals: 18 2 43.
Eastern: 11 14 12 20 – – – – 57
RHAM: 12 8 15 8 – – – 43
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