GREENCASTLE — A strong second-half run carried the Chambersburg boys basketball team to a victory in the team’s season opener Friday night.

The Trojans outscored Waynesboro 16-2 in a run that took the score from 30-21 to 46-23 starting midway in the third period, and they went on to claim a 59-27 win. Chambersburg will face the winner of James Buchanan vs. Greencastle-Antrim in the Franklin County Tip-Off Tournament final on Saturday at 8:30 p.m.

Leading 30-17 at the half, the Trojans suffered a bit of a scoring drought to open the second half and the Indians took advantage to pull within 30-21.

“At that point, they had the momentum,” Chambersburg coach Shawn Shreffler said. “They’d made a couple of baskets and Joel (Torres) had a foul called on him.

“But then we responded with that 16-2 run. That was a big step for us and showed some mental toughness. Cade Brindle was right in the middle of that run — he put together a good stretch there.”

Defense played a big role in the burst of points, with turnovers leading to several fast breaks.

“We had a few breakdowns on defense, but you’ll have that this early in the season,” Shreffler said. “Overall, though, I was pleased. We had balanced scoring, we had a number of kids get their first taste of varsity play, and we showed some depth, which should be a strength of ours.”

Brindle and Tyron Williams each scored 11 points to lead the Trojans, while Cota Heckman added 9 and Torres had 8. For the Indians, Logan Weibley tallied 10 points.

Chambersburg 59, Waynesboro 27
CHAMBERSBURG
Noah Beidel 0 0-0 0, Kayshawn Jones 0 0-0 0, Ethan Shreffler 0 0-0 0, Seth Brouse 3 1-1 7, Aaron Maynard 0 0-0 0, Cota Heckman 4 0-0 9, Cade Brindle 5 0-0 11, Tyler Collier 1 0-2 2, Ty Holsopple 1 1-2 3, Evan Shreffler 0 0-0 0, Will Harriger 1 0-0 2, Yianni Hronis 0 0-0 0, Terrell Williams 3 0-0 6, Tyron Williams 5 0-1 11, Joel Torres 3 2-2 8. Totals 26 5-7 59.
WAYNESBORO
Trevor Jones 1 0-0 3, Cole Rhyne 2 1-1 5, Ky’Rel Jones 0 0-0 0, Cal Davis 0 0-0 0, Jerem Brown 1 0-0 3, Aiden Campbell 0 3-4 3, Hunter Clever 0 0-2 0, Logan Maloy 1 0-0 2, Caleb Ellis 0 1-2 1, Logan Weibley 5 0-2 10, Daniel Worthy 0 0-0 0.
Chambersburg            16   14   16   13   —   59
Waynesboro                 8     9     6      4   —   27 
3-point shots — Chbg 3 (Brindle, Heckman, Ty.Williams); Way 2 (T.Jones, Brown).