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By Corey Kwok  

(Charter Oak HS) – Jaden Radcliffe accounted for all his 20 points on just seven shots, six of them threes, to lead Charter Oak to a 67-46 win over Rowland Monday night.

  Radcliffe got hot in the second quarter and carried it over into the third when he rained four consecutive three pointers over a span of 2:12 to lead a CO charge that broke the game open.

  Backed by perimeter baskets by freshman Joseph Dionisio and production underneath from Steven David and Sharif Watson, Rowland led 25-20 with 3:35 to go before halftime. The Raiders’ offense then fell off into an ice age, sputtering to manage just three free throws on six attempts as Charter Oak asserted command with a 17-3 run over the initial six minutes of the third.

  Derrick Mar hit a basket and a three to end Rowland’s dry spell from the field, but an Anthony Franco put back at the period’s buzzer gave CO a 51-37 lead heading into the final frame.

  Bombs by Kenny Saldana, Kyle Heidenrich, and a Josiah Thropay layup put it out of reach as the Chargers cleared their bench with 2:54 left to play and a 60-40 margin.

  For CO, Evan Barr (9 points, 3 assists) led the board crashing with 9 caroms. Louie Jacobo led the heisting party with three steals, while five other Charger players contributed two apiece.

  Rowland did not have a player in double figures. Dionisio, Mar, and David all had 9 points. Robin Yi added seven points and three thefts.

R        11    18      8      9   -  46

CO     12    20    19    16   -  67

Records: Rowland 5-9; Charter Oak 9-4

R – Mar 9, Dionisio 9, David 9, Yi 7, Watson 4, Brandon Ho 4, Patrick Galaso 4

CO – Radcliffe 20, Franco 11, Heidenrich 11, Barr 9, Saldana 7, Thropay 4, Emil Dawoud 3, Johnny Gaudesi 2