On Friday, the Clark Chargers faced the Somerset Academy Losee Lions in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Clark opened the new year with a less-than-successful 60-54 loss to they.
Clark's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was De'Shaun Tolever, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds. The game was Tolever's 13th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Gebremeskel, who scored ten points along with six rebounds and four steals.
Somerset Academy Losee had a senior duo take command as Malachi Richardson scored 14 points and KeSean White scored 15 points. The contest was White 's third in a row with at least ten points. Kieran Daniel was another key contributor, scoring nine points.
Clark bumped their record down to 8-5 with that defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Somerset Academy Losee, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-2.
Clark will head out on the road to face off against Cheyenne at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Somerset Academy Losee, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Shadow Ridge at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Shadow Ridge will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Nevada Rankings (they are ranked 27th, while Somerset Academy Losee is ranked fifth).
