Jackets Win CIT
First Time In 43 Years
The Chester Yellowjackets won the 2019 Chester Invitational Tournament. The Chester cheerleaders also won the cheerleading competition.
January 17, 2019
The Yellow Jackets basketball team defeated the Cobden AppleKnockers 52-45 on Jan. 16 to capture the Chester Invitational Tournament for the first time since 1976.
The Jackets led 20-11 after the first quarter. They outpaced the Appleknockers again in the second quarter 13-10. The Yellow Jackets had the 33-21 going into the half. The Jackets maintained their fast pace of play in the third quarter leading by a score of 42-33. However, the Appleknockers battled back closing the lead to four points with a little over four minutes left in the game. The Jackets then quickly regained control of the game slowing down not only the Cobden offense, but the pace of the game as well.
This backed strong performances from both Keith Kiner III and Deondre Martin who scored in double digits Wednesday night.
