A capacity crowd was on hand Friday night at Charger Gym to watch the Champion boys basketball team tangle with rival Alamo Heights.
The Mules kept it close but Champion had too much firepower and went on to record a 64-53 victory.
Champion is 22-5 overall and 9-1 in district. They visit Veterans Memorial Tuesday. The Patriots are the only team to defea the Chargers so far in league play.
The Champion football program had its “lock-in” night on Friday and the players were a the game, while middle school basketball teams and a local dance squad were all on hand to help fill the gym.
Chargers coach Chris Adamek said he liked the atmosphere. “It was so much fun; it was a
“It was so much fun; it was a blast from the past. It was a full capacity crowd,” he said. “The football team gave us a boost and young kids from Voss and South were here and we even had a super squad (dance team) here so it made for a fun night.”
Alamo Heights was up 4-0 to start but by the time the quarter was over, the Chargers were ahead 20-9. The Mules outscored
The Mules outscored Champion in the second, 18-15, and the Chargers took a 35-27 lead into the break. Champion started to pull
Champion started to pull away in the second half but it was the Mules who slowed down the game.
“We came out strong in the first quarter and a half and then they slowed things down tempo-wise and it took us a while to get adjusted,” Adamek said. “More teams are starting to do that, so it’s good for us to face that against a good Heights team because we may see that in the playoffs.”
Adamek said it’s a compliment to his team that others are trying to slow the game down when trailing.
“They’re just limiting possessions and hope they can hit a couple of shots and then they have a ball game,” he said. “If they try to run and play our style, they just can’t keep up with us.”
Champion won the third quarter, 15-11, and took a 50-38 lead into the final stanza. The Mules played well in the fourth and outscored the Chargers but only by a point, 15-14. Alamo Heights did hit some 3-pointers and cut the lead to 8 a few times.
“They hit three 3s to keep it at about 10 points but I was pleased with everybody,” Adamek said. “We got in a little foul trouble but it’s a rivalry game so you have to expect the unexpected.”
The Mules started fouling and sent the Chargers to the line 12 times in the final stanza where they converted 8 of 12 to keep pace. Prior to the fourth, Champion had only attempted two free throws in the game.
Jesse Peart threw down a dunk late in the game and finished with 27 points, Braden Baum added 14 points, Owen Tate hit three 3s and tallied 9 points, Braxton Burdick scored 7, Charlie Georgelos chipped in with four free throws for 4 points and Luke Garver made a free throw to get in the scoring column.
Georgelos led the Chargers on the boards with 6 rebounds and he also had a team-high 6 assists, while Burdick grabbed 4 rebounds.
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