Chagrin Falls celebrated Senior Day with a 48-34 win over visiting Orange. The Tigers also rewarded their coach with career win No. 150.
That win didn’t come easily as the Tigers were forced to rally back from a halftime deficit to beat the Lions.
“We changed our defense in the third quarter and we were able to play more aggressive,” Chagrin Falls coach Brittany Anderson said. “Once we got a few stops, our confidence was up and we were able to score again. There was great ball movement in the second half and we were able to make the extra pass to find the open player.”
The Tigers, who improved to 12-6 overall and 8-3 in the Chagrin Valley Conference Chagrin Division, opened the game with an 11-0 lead. Orange used a 10-3 run to take a 20-14 break into the locker room.
Chagrin Falls dominated the third quarter, 16-2, and held off the Lions in the fourth, 18-12.
Carolyn Bencko scored a game-high 18 points to lead the charge and Bella Dalessandro contributed with 14. Lily Karyo scored six points and Peyton Gellin added four as well as some other key plays down the stretch.
“Peyton Gellin took two charges in the second half that really helped to stifle Orange’s offense,” Anderson said. “They were driving the ball hard and getting to the line, so she stepped up and put her body on the line to help the team.”
Mahogany Sanford led Orange with 14 points while Kaydan Lawson finished with 11.
Chagrin 48, Orange 34
ORANGE: Sanford 14, Lawson 11, N. Laisure 5, Washington 4
CHAGRIN FALLS (12-6, 8-3): Bencko 18, Dalessandro 14, Karyo 6, Gellin 4, Santamaria 2, Kwasny 2, Livingston 2
Orange 10 10 2 12 – 34
Chagrin 11 3 16 18 – 48
Free throws: Orange 11 of 17, Chagrin 4 of 8; 3-pointers: Orange 3 (Sanford 2, N. Laisure), Chagrin 6 (Bencko 4, Dalessandro 2)
