Senior forward Essie Hicks uses the inside position she has on the right block to hit a short third-quarter shot that gave the Chillicothe High School basketball Lady Hornets their biggest lead – 26-17 – of Wednesday’s Savannah Invitational Tournament game against St. Joseph: Benton. Set up by a lob pass from Jolie Bonderer (background through arms), the basket helped CHS earna 34-28 championship-semifinals victory over the top seed. PAUL STURM / C-T PHOTO
SAVANNAH — Chillicothe High School’s basketball Lady Hornets might have entered this week’s talent-stacked Savannah Invitational Tournament seeded only a tenuous fourth, but they will…
