Newman’s late turnovers hurt in loss at Madison Prep

Madison Prep forced four turnovers with time running down, and the Chargers went on to hold off Newman 52-43 at Madison Prep on Thursday night. The Chargers led 43-39 with five minutes left when they turned up the defensive pressure. Fueled by four turnovers, Madison Prep (3-1) went on a 9-0 run to put the game away. The Greenies didn’t score again until Chris Cenac’s putback basket with 22 seconds left. Newman (4-3) led 23-21 at halftime. The Greenies never trailed until midway through the third quarter, when MPA’s Hezekiah Dantzler converted a three-point play to put the Chargers ahead…