Chester’s Akeem Taylor, left, goes to the basket as Penn Wood’s Ahmir Jackson defends in the second quarter. Taylor scored 12 points in a 67-50 Chester win. (Digital First Media/Pete Bannan)
By Matthew DeGeorge
As Chester’s basketball season has gone along, both Rahmee Gilbert and Akeem Taylor have found themselves on the sideline with nagging injuries for a game here or there. As a result, coach Keith Taylor has tinkered with new lineup combinations, starting out of necessity but staying out of preference as the Clippers rattle off wins.Thursday night, with Penn Wood visiting the Fred Pickett Jr. Gymnasium, Keith Taylor opted for a taller lineup, with the guards Gilbert and Akeem Taylor on the bench. But the coach turned to that duo when the game hit crunch time.
Thursday night, with Penn Wood visiting the Fred Pickett Jr. Gymnasium, Keith Taylor opted for a taller lineup, with the guards Gilbert and Akeem Taylor on the bench. But the coach turned to that duo when the game hit crunch time.
Taylor scored eight of his 12 points in the fourth quarter for a balanced Clipper output, and Gilbert keyed a stifling press with seven steals in a 67-50 win in a battle of teams that entered unbeaten in the Del Val League.