A 13-2 second quarter pushed Chesterton to a season-opening win over Gary 21^st Century, 60-50.

After a back and forth first quarter, Chesterton took advantage of Johnell Davis’ foul trouble. The Gary 21^st Century offense stalled without its star. Jack Eaton and freshman Travis Grayson led the charge for the Trojan. Those two gave Chesterton strong backcourt play with junior Tyler Nelson out with a sprained ankle.

Chesterton put the game out of reach in the third quarter. They did a good job of moving the ball for easy looks against the 21^st defense. Jake Wadding’s powerful two-handed dunk was the exclamation mark to the Trojan victory. He tallied 15 points and seven rebounds in the win.

Gary 21^st Century struggled with turnovers, but the Cougars started to get better opportunities late in the game. Johnell Davis and Triyonta Lomax got the offense rolling late. A good chunk of Davis’ 21 points came in the fourth quarter in a last-ditch effort.

Chesterton’s 24-point fourth quarter lead was cut in half with a minute to play. Alex Schmidt and Grayson made enough plays late for Chesterton to survive the run.

Chesterton (60) – Jake Wadding 15 points (7-18 FG, 0-3 3FG, 1-3 FT), 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 6 turnovers, 2 steals; Travis Grayson 11 points (4-7 FG, 1-1 3FG, 2-2 FT), 3 assists, 1 turnover, 2 steals; Kolton Cardenas 7 points (2-5 FG, 1-3 3FG, 2-2 FT), 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 turnovers, 1 steal; Jack Eaton 7 points (2-7 FG, 2-4 3FG, 1-2 FT), 2 rebounds; Drew Vanderwoude 8 points, 8 rebounds; Alex Schmidt 6 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds; Jake Warren 2 points; Nick Mullen 4 point

Gary 21^st (50) – Johnell Davis 21 points (8-12 FG, 1-2 3FG, 4-8 FT), 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 turnovers, 4 steals; Triyonta Lomax 12 points (4-10 FG, 0-2 3FG, 4-6 FT), 4 rebounds, 5 turnovers, 3 steals; Demondrik Velez 9 points, 7 rebounds, 2 turnovers, 1 steals; Tavontae Hayes 3 points; Tawain Hayes 2 points, 3 rebounds; Cameron Jennings 3 points, 2 rebounds, 2 turnovers; Ryan Moss 1 point; Dontrell Patton 2 points