YORK — The Chambersburg boys basketball team got off to a flying start to the season Friday night, invoking the mercy rule on its way to a 32-point win in the first round of the York Suburban Tip-Off Tournament.

Grayson Kegerreis

The Trojans bolted to a 52-26 halftime lead and ended up beating Steel-High, 81-49.

Chambersburg will face host York Suburban in the final Saturday night at 7:30. Suburban crushed Columbia, 79-21.

“I really liked how we shared the basketball tonight,” Trojan coach Shawn Shreffler said, “and that led to a lot of guys contributing. We definitely have things to work on, but it was great to play an actual game and learn from our mistakes.”

Grayson Kegerreis, who played for Chambersburg two years ago and returned this year, had the hot hand. He dropped in six 3-pointers and totaled 24 points. Newcomer Malachi Duhaney had a nice debut, scoring 17 points.

Colton Corwell  (14 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists), Landon Buhrman (9 points, 8 rebounds) and Angelo Onomastico (5 points, 8 assists) also had heavy contributions.

Duhaney scored 9 points in the first period as the Trojans built a 24-12 lead. Cornwell had 10 points in a 27-14 second-period advantage, and Kegerreis scored 11 in the third period.

Shreffler said, “Tomorrow will be a really good challenge for us because we’ll play an excellent team in a tough environment.”

For the Rollers, Saint Brown led the scoring with 13 points.

Chambersburg 81, Steel-High 49
STEEL-HIGH
Jerryn Lockette 5 0-0 10, Michael McNeal 3 0-0 9, Rashard Holland 2 2-2 6, Saint Brown 4 4-4 13, Nishuan Ward-McMullen 2 1-3 5, Isaiah Villamil 0 2-4 2, Zyerelle Williams 0 0-2 0, Quann Padgett 1 2-2 4. Totals 17 11-17 49.
CHAMBERSBURG
Josh Rudy 3 0-0 6, Aedan Walker 1 0-0 2, Grayson Kegerreis 9 0-0 24, Jarrett Gipe 0 0-0 0, Angelo Onomastico 2 0-0 5, Colton Cornwell 4 5-6 14, Malachi Duhaney 8 0-0 17, Landon Buhrman 4 1-2 9, Ryan Duhaney 0 0-0 0, Brennen Smith 0 0-0 0, Brady Truett 0 0-0 0. Totals 31 6-8 81.
Steel-High                       12     14     17     6     —     49
Chambersburg              24      27     23     6     —     81   
3-point shots — SH 4 (McNeal 3, Brown); Chbg 9 (Kegerreis 6, Onomastico, Cornwell, M.Duhaney).