It was a Highway 23 showdown last Friday night at Santa Fe as the Chiefs took on the Concordia Orioles. The last meeting was in the conference tourney with CHS winning 46-39. Junior Will Leabo started the scoring party for the Chiefs getting a three ball to drop, then Logan Wilsie scored, four straight, Leabo got another bucket and CHS burned a timeout to talk things over down 9-0. Ethan Finkeldei scored the next basket, and at the 3:28 mark Concordia got on the board for 11-2. The Orioles showed some life though, drawing the quarter to a close at 13-7.

Jensen Rekhop delivered a three early in Q2, for 18-8, but the Orioles soon closed to within 4, at 18-14. Hayden Toliver hit a three pointer next and the half closed 21-14.

Wyatt Doak took it to the rack in the third quarter getting a score, and then Leabo hit a layup for 25-16, Wilsie got the traditional three point play to fall, and Santa Fe was holding off any momentum changes that CHS had in mind, with Finkeldei hitting a three to extend the lead 34-16 with four and change to go in the period. Doak scored again, then was at the stripe hitting two. Q3 ended 40-25.

Needing a run the Orioles scored 4 straight to bite into the lead at 4029 in the 4th. The Chiefs were also looking not to rush shots and take good care of the ball. Toliver got a layup at the 3 minute mark, Leabo knocked down two freebies under two to play, and the Chiefs won by double digits, 47-34. Scoring: Rehkop 3, Wilsie 11, Doak 7, Dierking 2, Finkeldei 6, Toliver 5, Leabo 13. CHS was led by Hon and Droege with 11 each.

The Otterville Eagles were in town next on President’s Day. The Chiefs were having difficulty stopping Cameron Krause of OHS as he had 11 first quarter points, and added six more in the 2nd frame. Krause would end the game with 35 on the night, getting 13 in the 4th quarter.

Korben Dierking would get hot in the 2nd quarter, hitting three shots from behind the arc, and the halftime score was close at 32-30 with OHS up.

The Chiefs scored 13 in the third, to Otterville’s 15, but with Krause’s big 4th quarter, the Eagles flew away for a 64-55 win. Scoring: Wilsie 4, Doak 9, Dierking 9, Toliver 13, Leabo 11. OHS was paced by Krause with 32, and Gabe Berry with 16.

The Hardin-Central Bulldogs were up next, on 2-17. The Chiefs led by one after the initial quarter of play, 12-11. Doak was hot, getting a trey and scoring 9, and Dierking hit a three. Finkeldei was most of the offense in the 2nd quarter adding 7, and finished with a game high 17. Doak added another three, and Wilsie scored the ball as well. The halftime tally was 24-21 in favor of SFHS.

Toliver went for 6 of his 10 in the third, but the Chiefs put the hammer down in the 4th scoring 20 and holding the Bulldogs to just 4 points. Finkeldei led the scoring in Q4 with 7, while Dierking added another three, and another bucket as well. The Chiefs got their second win in three games, 63-39. Scoring: Wilsie 6, Doak 14, Dierking 10, Finkeldei 17, Toliver 10, Leabo 4, Reep 4. Brady Fifer had 14 to pace HCHS.

The Chiefs will take on Cole Camp next and head into post season play after that. Record is now 8 and 16.