Junior center James Mathew of the 2022-23 Chillicothe High School basketball Hornets scores from next to the basket during the team’s early-January home win over St. Joseph: Bishop LeBlond. Helped to become the team’s most-accurate shooter from the field by chances like this, Mathew nearly averaged a scoring-rebounding “double-double” this past season, helping him earn Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Class 4 all-District 16 recognition, as well as all-Midland Empire Conference honorable mention. (JENNIFER SMITH/ C-T FILE PHOTO)
BY PAUL STURM C- T Sports Editor PSTURM@ CHERRYROAD. COM The last page of the 2022-23 Chillicothe High School basketball Hornets’ story was turned early…
