Jersey Basketball Game Pits Brother Against Brother
JERSEYVILLE - Jersey’s Stote Reeder won the rival battle with his brother Chester with his Sullivan team Saturday afternoon at Jersey by a 48-32 margin.
Stote said it was his brother’s idea for the Reeder vs. Reeder matchup about five years ago. He realized this is possibly the last year of it because the contract expires. “He (Chester) had a really good team the first year and we only beat him by one point,” Stote said. “Sullivan played well today. We are shooting better from three points.” Reeder also said Jersey has a definite advantage in the game being a Class 3A school compared to Sullivan a Class 2A.
Chester Reeder said the matchup against his brother, Stote, and Jersey is always a fun game. He mentioned this is the last year for the matchup in the contract and it could be the last.
“We had too many turnovers,” Chester Reeder said.
Jersey’s Blake Wittman was the star of the game, pouring in 22 points to lead all scorers.
Jersey scoring:
- Blake Wittman 22 points
- Coby Gibson 8 points
- Will Medford 8 points
- David Rogers 4 points
- Lucas Ross 2 points
- Matthew Jackson 2 points
- A.J. Shaw 2 points
Sullivan top scorers:
- Joshua Stultzman 12 points
- Ian Plank 9 points
