Charleston thumps Kelly after huge third quarter

CHARLESTON, Mo. — After a rough start to the season, Charleston has won five of the past six games, including a 77-41 win over Kelly on Tuesday, Jan. 3.

The game was competitive in the first half with the Blue Jays (9-5) holding a 33-29 edge at halftime. However, Charleston put the game completely out of reach with an incredible second-half effort, where they outscored the Hawks (5-7) by a 35-3 margin in the third quarter.

PJ Farmer scored a team-high 18, while Rico Coleman added 15 and Ko’Terrion Owens and Almareion Williams each chipped in 13 for Charleston.

Kelly’s Michael Dollins scored a game-high 22.

Both teams return to action on Friday.

Charleston will host Sikeston (8-3), while Kelly will host Woodland (2-2).

CHARLESTON 77, KELLY 41

Kelly 14 15 3 9 — 41

Charleston 14 19 35 9 — 77

__Kelly (41) —__ Michael Dollins 22, Dalton Forck 11, Ross Peters 4, Brayden Volkerding 2, Canon Kirkpatrick 2. FG: 16. FT: 6-10. F: 10. (3-pointers: Dollins 3. Fouled out: none.)

__Charleston (77) —__ PJ Farmer 18, Rico Coleman 15, Ko’Terrion Owens 13, Almareion Wiliams 13, Trey Stanback 9, Roy Wiley 4, Lane Morrow 2, Zachryan Thomas 2, Tyrin Sager 1. FG: 33. FT: 8-12. F: 11. (3-pointers: Stanback 1, Farmer 1. Fouled out: none.)