If at first you do succeed, try to do even better next time.
Dave Bertram led the Cooperstown boys basketball team to its highest points total in his 10 years as head coach Tuesday, when the Redskins thumped visiting Morrisville-Eaton, 106-51, in a Center State Conference Division III game.
Michael Moakler scored a season-high 23 points as Cooperstown eclipsed its Bertram-era record of 99 points, which it set with a 99-53 victory Dec. 21 at Morrisville-Eaton.
"We had a big game against them last time," Bertram said. "The biggest thing was (Will) Thomas scored 36 on us last time, so we were treating this like a sectional game and we wanted to take the ball out of his hands."
Cooperstown limited Thomas to 10 points in the first half, including two in the second quarter, as the Redskins jumped to a 56-24 lead at halftime.
"We had a goal tonight, so we didn't care what the score was or anything like that," said Bertram, who got 12 points from Moakler in a 28-11 first quarter. "We wanted to do a good job on (Thomas) for future reference. They tried to push the ball at all costs, and that plays into our hands because we like to push it, too."
Thomas finished with 31 points for M-E (3-10), which received 10 points from Matt Roher.
"He's a phenomenal player _ a Division I player _ and he's only a junior," Bertram said of 6-foot-3 guard Thomas. "He's a shooter with a big frame who slashes to the basket. ... But everybody stepped up tonight."
Moakler also hit one of a season-high 10 three-pointers for Cooperstown (12-1, 8-0), which Bertram said was the most for the Redskins under his guidance. Harrison Clinton and Ethan Bliss each sank two threes for the Redskins, who received one apiece from Jay Davine, Michael Rowley, Ben Pierson, Sawyer Haney and Jeff Flynn.
Bliss finished with 14 points, Flynn contributed 13, Davine had 11 and Jeremiah Ford scored 10 for Cooperstown, which hosts Waterville on Thursday.
Cooperstown 106, M-E 51
MORRISVILLE-EATON (3-10): Alex Diable 1 0-0 3, Dan Hilts 1 3-4 5, Ian Kendall 0 0-0 0, Dakota Miller 0 2-3 2, J.T. Metz 0 0-0 0, Aaron Olney 0 0-0 0, Matt Roher 4 2-3 10, Will Thomas 11 8-10 31. TOTALS: 17 15-19 51.
COOPERSTOWN (12-1, 8-0): Jay Davine 5 0-1 11, Jeremiah Ford 5 0-0 10, Harrison Clinton 3 0-0 8, Sam Bowen 4 0-0 8, Michael Moakler 10 2-2 23, Jeff Flynn 5 2-5 13, Ben Pierson 2 0-0 5, Michael Rowley 3 0-0 7, Sawyer Haney 1 0-0 3, Ethan Bliss 6 0-0 14, Nicolas Knull 0 0-0 0, Derek Liner 2 0-0 4. TOTALS: 46 4-8 106.
Morrisville-Eaton ..... 11 13 10 17 _ 51
Cooperstown ..... 28 28 32 18 _ 106
Three-point field goals: M 2 (Diable, Thomas); C 10 (Davine, Clinton 2, Moakler, Rowley, Pierson, Bliss 2, Haney, Flynn). JV score: Cooperstown won.
Morris 63, Brookfield 41
Levi Decker scored a game-high 25 points to lead host Morris to a non-league victory.
Decker hit four three-pointers for the Mustangs, who took a 31-19 lead into halftime.
"He was pretty on tonight," Morris coach Dave Sander said of Decker, who scored eight points in the first and third quarters.
Mike Deluca sank Morris' other two threes en route to 17 points.
Jordon Price paced Brookfield with nine points.
Morris hosts Gilberstville-Mount Upton on Friday.
Morris 63, Brookfield 41
BROOKFIELD: Craig Cook 1 0-0 3, Jacob Cowen 1 4-6 6, Austin Mikuszewski 1 0-0 2, Brian Plows 3 2-6 8, Jordon Price 3 0-0 9, Preston Reilly 1 0-2 2, Shane Schreck 1 0-0 2, Austin Warner 2 4-4 8, Cody Beeching 0 1-4 1. TOTALS: 13 11-22 41.
MORRIS (10-2): Zach Doyle 1 0-0 2, Scott Maricle 3 0-2 6, Kyle Joyce 2 0-0 4, Justin Schaffer 0 3-4 3, Skylar Maricle 3 0-0 6, Mike Deluca 7 1-1 17, Levi Decker 9 3-4 25, Kerry Smith 0 0-0 0, Brandon Shelly 0 0-0 0, Tommy Hite 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 25 7-11 63.
Brookfield ..... 7 12 10 9 _ 41
Morris ..... 14 17 15 17 _ 63
Three-point field goals: B 4 (Cook, Price 3); M 6 (Decker 4, Deluca 2). JV score: Brookfield, 61-58, 2OT.
RS 57, O-E 42
Richfield Springs avenged a 53-46 loss in their opener by outscoring host Oppenheim-Ephratah, 35-15, in the first half of the non-league game between former Center State Conference rivals.
Joe Kelly scored 13 of his game-high 20 points in the first half and Keegan Wheelock-Tanner contributed 10 of his 12 points before halftime for the Indians.
"We're playing better now at both ends of the floor," RS coach Bill Stevens said of his team's improvement since the start of the season. "Our press was effective and we shot the ball better tonight."
Zach Boss finished with eight points for the Indians (7-5), who travel to Tri-Valley League foe Worcester on Friday.
RS 57, O-E 42
RICHFIELD SPRINGS (7-5, 5-3): Keegan Wheelock-Tanner 4 3-7 12, Lucas VanRipper 3 0-0 6, Joe Kelly 7 2-2 20, Evan Swartout 0 0-0 0, Kyle Richvalsky 1 1-4 4, Zach Boss 3 0-0 8, Steven Holland 0 0-0 0, Art Miller 0 0-0 0, Thomas Domion 0 0-0 0, Joeal Gardner 1 1-1 3, Ben Smith 2 0-2 4. TOTALS: 21 7-16 57.
OPPENHEIM-EPHRATAH: Kodi Brown 0 0-0 0, Dustin Calhoun 3 2-3 8, Justin Case 2 0-0 5, Mackenzie Ferguson 1 0-0 3, Matt Getman 5 1-2 11, Ricky Jasewicz 4 0-1 8, Zach Kadlic 1 0-0 2, Kyle Smith 2 0-1 5. TOTALS: 18 3-7 42.
Richfield Springs ..... 17 18 16 6 _ 57
Oppenheim-Ephratah ..... 9 6 13 14 _ 42
Three-point field goals: R 8 (Wheelock-Tanner, Kelly 4, Richvalsky, Boss 2); O 3 (Smith, Ferguson, Case). JV score: RS won, 68-21.
Davenport 71, Windham 22
Michael Libby scored all eight of his points in the first quarter to help host Davenport jump to a 25-2 lead en route to a Delaware League win.
Seven Wildcats scored seven or more points, but only Garrett Reynolds hit double digits as he finished with 10. Reynolds contributed five assists and five steals for Davenport (8-3), which received seven assists from Justin Keator.
Davenport, which committed no fouls and went 8-for-10 at the free throw line, visits Jefferson on Friday.
Davenport 71, Windham 22
WINDHAM: Ed Gulino 2 0-0 4, Jon Licurse 1 0-0 2, David Saunders 2 0-0 5, Brandon VanValin 2 0-0 5, Thomas Pelham 1 0-0 2, Mike Bunce 0 0-0 0, Rob Carl 0 0-0 0, Jeremy Torres 2 0-0 4. TOTALS: 10 0-0 22.
DAVENPORT (8-3): Troy Palmer 3 0-0 8, Jonny Cronell 0 0-0 0, Nate Moorby 3 0-0 7, Kyle Beang 2 0-0 4, Justin Keator 1 1-2 3, Michael Libby 4 0-0 8, Kyle Sellevold 0 0-0 0, Garrett Reynolds 3 2-2 10, Robert Meyerhoff 2 4-4 8, Mitchell Fisher 4 1-2 9, Kyle Wamsley 2 0-0 4, Jason Orlowski 1 0-0 2, Dylan Maker 4 0-0 8. TOTALS: 29 8-10 71.
Windham ..... 2 4 2 11 _ 22
Davenport ..... 25 13 19 14 _ 71
Three-point field goals: W 2 (Saunders, VanValin); D 5 (Palmer 2, Moorby, Reynolds 2) JV score: Davenport, 40-28.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Unatego 64, Deposit 20
Casey Manzanero's double-double of 17 points and 10 rebounds led Unatego to a Midstate Athletic Conference rout of visiting Deposit.
Manzanero scored 14 points in a 24-7 third quarter for the Spartans (8-3, 6-1), who took a 49-13 lead into the final period.
Unatego jumped to a 13-0 lead after one quarter en route to a 25-7 halftime lead.
Sarah Mannina finished with 16 points and seven assists _ the latter one more than Manzanero _ for the Spartans, who received 12 points from Michaela Reynolds.
Jenn Newman's eight points paced Deposit.
Unatego hosts Hancock on Friday.
Unatego 64, Deposit 20
DEPOSIT: Alicia Koch 0 1-2 1, Jenn Newman 4 0-0 8, Mckenzie Martin 2 0-0 5, Kim Newman 0 0-0 0, Ana Benedict 0 0-0 0, Justina Ellis 2 0-2 5, Haley Linkroum 0 0-0 0, Victoria Schaub 0 0-0 0, Andrea Davis 0 0-2 0, Kayla Miller 0 1-2 1. TOTALS: 8 2-8 20.
UNATEGO (8-3, 6-1): Robin Foster 1 1-4 3, Kayla Talbot 2 2-4 6, Casey Manzanero 5 7-13 17, Courtney Bullis 1 0-0 2, Michaela Reynolds 4 2-4 12, Sarah Mannina 6 4-4 16, Marissa Woodard 4 0-2 8. TOTALS: 23 16-31 64.
Deposit ..... 0 6 7 7 _ 20
Unatego ..... 13 12 24 15 _ 64
Three-point field goals: D 2 (Martin, Ellis); U 2 (Reynolds 2). JV score: Unatego won.
Edmeston 33, Laurens 28
Rachel Slentz scored 15 points _ including all 11 of Edmeston's points in the third quarter _ as the Panthers won a Tri-Valley League game on the road.
Although Laurens had 13 points in the third quarter, Edmeston finished with an 8-4 edge in the fourth for the victory.
Ali Robbins had 13 points for Laurens (6-8, 3-8), which visits Franklin on Feb. 3.
Edmeston 33, Laurens 28
EDMESTON: Shelby McCall 0 1-2 1, Becky Bennett 0 0-0 0, Jenna Fargo 2 0-0 4, Katlin Talbot 0 2-2 2, Kathryn Payne 0 0-0 0, Rachel Slentz 7 1-1 15, Alexis Carpenter 0 0-0 0, Dayna Vibbard 1 2-2 5, Racael Monroe 0 0-0 0, Savanna Fistrowicz 3 0-3 6. TOTALS: 13 6-10 36.
LAURENS (6-8, 3-8): Alexis Polin 0 0-0 0, Jackie Brownell 3 0-0 8, Jazimine Maidens 2 0-0 4, Rachel Perry 1 0-0 2, Jenna Dilello 1 1-2 3, Ali Robbins 5 2-2 13, Katie Piscitello 0 0-0 0, Natalie Trujillo 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 12 3-6 28.
Edmeston ..... 6 8 11 8 _ 33
Laurens ..... 6 5 13 4 _ 28
Three-point field goals: E 1 (Vibbard); L 1 (Robbins). JV score: Edmeston won.
SWIMMING
Cooperstown 97, Greene 80
Sean Mebust won the 100-yard freestyle (54.89) and the 200 individual medley (2:22.26) to lead host Cooperstown to a Frontier League victory.
Erik Mebust (100 backstroke, 1:05.22), Matt Frevele (100 breaststroke, 1:17.06) and Aaron Idelson (diving, 184.5 points) also earned victories for the Redskins, who won the 200 medley relay in 2:07.08.
Idleson will compete in the Section Three Diving championships on Saturday at Carthage for Cooperstown, which will compete in the Section Three championships in Watertown on Feb. 4.
Cooperstown 97, Greene 80
at Cooperstown
200-yard medley relay: 1, Erik Mebust, Matt Frevele, Jimmy Anania, Sean Mebust 2:07.08.
200 free: 3, Eamon Maguire, 2:25.86
200 individual medley: 1, Sean Mebust 2:22.26.
50 free: 2, Erik Mebust 25.61.
Diving: 1, Aaron Idelson 184.50.
100 butterfly: 2, Jimmy Anania 1:18.59.
100 free: 1, Sean Mebust 54.89.
500 free: 2, Hans Ofer, 7:11.68.
200 free relay: 2, Aaron Idleson, Jimmy Anania, Eamon Maguire, Sean Mebust 1:50.42.
100 backstroke: 1, Erik Mebust 1:05.22.
100 breaststroke: 1, Matt Frevele 1:17.06.
WRESTLING
Deposit 51, Sidney 21
Scott Stafford and Austin Dean had first-period pins for Sidney in a Midstate Athletic Conference dual-meet loss at home.
Stafford pinned Connor Plue in 1:26 at 120 pounds and Dean pinned Dan Babcock in 1:41 at 285. The Warriors also received a 5-0 decision from Derek Northrop at 138 and a forfeit victory from Nick Jump at 170.
Sidney will compete in the MAC Championships on Saturday at Afton.
Deposit 51, Sidney 21
at Sidney; match started at 103
99 _ Dean Raymond (D) forfeit; 106 _ Colby Hall (D) pinned Chase Northrop, 1:20; 113 _ Stephen McKee (D) pinned Vita Gugliemetti, 1:27 ; 120 _ Scott Stafford (S) pinned Connor Plue, 1:26; 126 _ Jason Lobdell (D) dec. Mat Higgins, 10-4; 132 _ Jon Wingerter (D) dec. Dylan Gifford, 5-3; 138 _ Derek Northrop (S) dec. Josh Lobdell, 5-0; 145 _ Aaron Plue (D) pinned Damon Finch, 3:43; 152 _ Tim Penso (D) pinned Roberto Ojeda, 3:36; 160 _ Trevor Wright (D) dec. Trevor McClenon, 7-6; 170 _ Nick Jump (S) forfeit; 182 _ Brett Baker (D) pinned Austin Scott, 1:52; 195 _ no match; 220 _ Marcus Shaver (D) forfeit; 285 _ Austin Dean (S) pinned Dan Babcock, 1:41.
