Dante Atkinson made the tying and go-ahead free throws with 37.9 seconds to play and Chester held on to beat Chichester, 47-46, in a Del Val League thriller Thursday evening.
On Chi’s final possession, Dominic Toy blocked a shot and Dilyn Butler’s floater fell short as time expired. Carlton Gordy scored a game-high 23 points, including 14 in the third quarter to keep the Eagles within striking distance of the Clippers.
Toy paced the first-place Clippers (12-1, 3-0 Del Val) with 16 points. Atkinson contributed 11 points and Calvin Williams tossed in eight.
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