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Hungry Terriers take down Yellow Jackets, 70-31

By Christopher Shaban
EAGLE TIMES STAFF
WINDSOR, Vt. — Evan Chadwick has his dogs riding high and looking towards the playoffs after hitting Windsor hard on Thursday, 70-31.

From the outset, the Terriers were on a mission having won 6 in a row and 13 of their last 14 games.

“I’m a perfectionist,” Chadwick said. “It doesn’t matter which one of the 12 players are on the court, I expect them to perform.”

Bellows Falls had a height advantage allover the court especially in the paint as Owen LaRoss and his 6’7” frame was unstoppable tonight. With Windsor’s Austin Gauld and Roger Petermann taking turns at trying to get LaRoss out of the paint, the Terriers big man simply outreached everyone even with bodies on him.

“I’m used to being double teamed, as the season has gone along I’m learning and with our depth and attitude,” said LaRoss after the game on his 18th birthday. “We’re getting better each time we play.”

With Jon Terry, Jackson Goodell and Patrick Barbour pounding the glass and limiting Windsor to one shot on most trips up the court, Windsor found themselves firing away from outside. The cold shooting Yellow Jackets seemed stuck in mud as the visitors ran wild and built a 37-9 halftime lead.

“This was the best half of basketball we’ve played all year,” Chadwick said.

Like any Harry Ladue team, the Jacks came out of the locker room ready for battle and put a mini 6-2 run together but Bellows Falls had all the answers on the night as six different Terriers would drop in hoops as the lead just kept growing.

A scary moment occurred in the third quarter as Jamison Nystrom went high for a steal and ended up flat on the floor with a thud as the gym went silent. Eventually he got up and told me after the game, that he was fine but a little sore.

Lots of different players saw plenty of action in the final quarter as a fast paced and a bit sloppy eight minutes ended the night as Bellows Falls headed home with a 70-31 win.

Bellows Falls would have 10 players grab points while LaRoss, Terry and Goodell led the way with 14, 12 and 12 points each. Maison Fortin would scratch out nine points and Kaleb Swett would chip in with eight points for the Jacks.

“We’ll keep fighting,” said Ladue after the game. “This team isn’t going to lie down.”

Bellows Falls improves to 14-3 while Windsor slides to 7-9 with each team having three games remaining on their season schedule before playoffs.

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