Trevor Holdridge finished with 13 points and held Roxbury's Kyle Ciaravino scoreless in the fourth quarter of South Kortright's 68-48 Delaware League boys basketball victory over visiting Roxbury on Friday.
Ciaravino scored all of his game-high 27 points during the first three quarters. He was a big reason why the Rockets trailed, 43-41, heading into the fourth quarter.
"Ciaravino had an absolutely great game," Rams coach Bob VanValkenburgh said of the Roxbury senior, who scored his varsity-high of 29 points Wednesday in the Rockets' 58-41 win over Gilboa. "It was one of the better performances I've seen all year. He hit three threes, went 8-for-8 from the line, he got to the rim on us ... he was doing a little bit of everything."
VanValkenburgh switched to a box-and-one in the fourth quarter with Holdridge as the chaser on Ciaravino. Not only did Holdridge keep Ciaravino scoreless over the final eight minutes, he scored nine points as the Rams outscored Roxbury, 25-7.
"It was a lot better game than the score indicates," said VanValkenburgh, whose team will take a 16-1 record into Friday's Delaware League title game against Hunter-Tannersville at SUNY Delhi.
Brandon Tuttle had a team-high 23 points, including a 13-for-16 performance at the line for SK. Tuttle scored eight points in the fourth quarter. Jesse Boest and Sage Beemer and 12 and 10 points, respectively, for the Rams.
"I told the kids afterward it's always good to get a pressure game," VanValkenburgh said, "just to see what you're made of."
SK 68, Roxbury 48
ROXBURY: Derek Cowan 1 0-0 3, Cody Smolin 0 0-0 0, Spencer Hinkley 0 0-0 0, Kyle Ciaravino 8 8-8 27, Dakota Caronia 1 0-0 3, Eric Shultis 3 0-0 6, Nick Hamil 4 0-0 9. TOTALS: 17 8-8 48.
SOUTH KORTRIGHT (16-1): Jesse Boest 4 2-3 12, Trevor Holdridge 5 2-3 13, Mike Kaufman 0 0-0 0, Cody Stinson 2 0-0 5, Cody Burns 1 0-2 3, Devin Gardner 0 0-0 0, Sage Beemer 3 4-4 10, Randy Post 0 0-0 0, Dylan Cole 0 0-0 0, Brandon Tuttle 5 13-16 23, Ryan Schmid 1 0-0 2, Anthony Salcido 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 21 21-28 68.
Roxbury ..... 6 20 15 7 _ 48
South Kortright ..... 16 12 15 25 _ 68
Three-point field goals: R 6 (Ciaravino 3, Caronia, Cowan, Hamil); S 5 (Boest 2, Holdridge, Stinson, Burns). JV score: SK won.
H-T 62, Davenport 20
Reno Romito had 16 points, six assists, four rebounds and three steals, and Tyler Kelaher contributed 10 points and eight rebounds as host Hunter-Tannersville cruised to a Delaware League victory.
The Wildcats (16-1) led, 33-10, at halftime against a Davenport squad that played without standout forward Robert Meyerhoff, who suffered a season-ending right knee injury last week.
"He's a strong kid in the middle and everything went through him," H-T coach Chris Glennon said of Meyerhoff.
H-T will play South Kortright on Friday in the Delaware League crossover final. The same teams met last season, with the Rams winning by a slim margin.
"We beat them here by a point," Glennon said of the teams' regular season meeting. "I remember saying at the time it was a classic game. Obviously, we look forward to another one next Friday. I talked to my players. I told them it'll be a chess match. It'll depend how Bobby (VanValkenburgh) and I move the pieces."
H-T 62, Davenport 20
DAVENPORT: Troy Palmer 2 1-2 5, Jonny Cronell 0 0-0 0, Kyle Beang 0 0-0 0, Justin Keator 1 1-4 3, Michael Libby 0 0-0 0, Kyle Sellevold 0 0-0 0, Garrett Reynolds 1 0-0 2, Mitchell Fisher 2 0-0 4, Kyle Wamsley 2 0-0 4, Jason Orlowski 1 0-2 2, Dylan Maker 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 9 2-8 20.
HUNTER-TANNERSVILLE (16-1, 13-0): Reno Romito 6 0-0 16, Laszlo Hajnoczi 3 0-0 6, Zachary Mudge 2 3-4 8, Tyler Kelaher 4 2-6 10, Neal Statts 3 1-2 7, Dylan Legg 3 0-0 6, Corey Mitchell 1 0-1 2, Nick Spychalsky 2 0-0 4, Jay Amodio 1 0-0 3, Nick Jones 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 25 6-13 62.
Davenport ..... 5 5 6 4 _ 20
Hunter-Tannersville ..... 16 17 14 15 _ 62
Three-point field goals: H 6 (Romito 4, Mudge, Amodio). JV score: Davenport won.
Oneonta 67, Lansing 53
Mike Calkins scored 23 points and Bryce Wooden had 17 as Oneonta High won a non-league game at home.
Calkins hit a team-best nine field goals and took Oneonta's only foul shots, going 5-for-8 at the line.
"Our advantage was inside," OHS coach Jerry Mackey said. "They have some size, but they were ninth- and 10th-graders. We should have taken advantage of that and we did."
Four other OHS players scored as Sean Getman had eight points, Ben Payton scored seven and Ryne Rivino and David Wright finished with six apiece. Getman, Wright and Rivino each hit two three-pointers for the Jackets (11-6), who received one apiece from Wooden and Payton.
"Getman's shooting the ball great," said Mackey, whose team took a 33-25 lead into halftime. "If he does that (consistently), he's the third or fourth scorer we need."
Ellington Hopkins paced Lansing with 32 points, on 10 field goals and a 9-for-10 effort at the foul line.
"Their strength was their point guard," Mackey said of Ellington, who sank three threes. "He's as good as anyone we've had in the gym this year."
Oneonta will play another Interscholastic Athletic Conference team at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, when the Jackets visit Marathon.
Oneonta 67, Lansing 53
LANSING: Nate McIntosh 1 0-0 2, Kyle Bogardus 2 0-0 5, Ellington Hopkins 10 9-10 32, Sam Currie 0 0-0 0, Tyler Winslow 0 0-2 0, Thomas Lange 0 0-0 0, Andrew Maul 1 0-0 2, Ben Rourke 2 3-4 7, Greg Lehr 1 1-1 3, Nick Peters 0 0-0 0, Thomas Towner 0 0-2 0, Jack Stevens 0 0-0 0, Troy Osterman 1 0-0 2. TOTALS 18 13-19 53.
ONEONTA (11-6): Dylan Jaklitsch 0 0-0 0, Ben Southern 0 0-0 0, Jakob Mykytyn 0 0-0 0, Ben Payton 3 0-0 7, Ryne Rivino 2 0-0 6, Bryce Wooden 8 0-0 17, David Wright 2 0-0 6, Thomas Slicer 0 0-0 0, Alec Picinich 0 0-0 0, Mike Calkins 9 5-8 23, Sean Getman 3 0-0 8, Mitchel Couch 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 27 5-8 67.
Lansing ..... 9 16 14 14 _ 53
Oneonta ..... 17 16 21 13 _ 67
Three-point field goals: L 4 (Hopkins 3, Bogardus); O 8 (Payton, Rivino 2, Wooden, Wright 2, Getman 2).
Cooperstown 77, S-E 46
Michael Moakler's game-high 19 points paced five Cooperstown players who scored at least eight points as the visiting Redskins completed their regular season with a 17-1 record.
Jeff Flynn scored 14 points, including two three-pointers in the first quarter, when Cooperstown took a 12-10 lead.
"He's gained a lot of confidence over the last couple of weeks," Cooperstown coach David Bertram said of Flynn.
Harrison Clinton (10 points) then hit two three-pointers in the second quarter, when Cooperstown enjoyed a 23-14 advantage. The Redskins followed that by outscoring the Marauders, 24-8, in the third quarter.
"Defensively, in the third quarter, we settled down and kept the ball in front of us," Bertram said. "Our inside guys were defending the basket if they got past our guards. A lot of our hounding led to transition and that's where we want to be."
The Redskins, who won the Center State Conference's Division III title with a 10-0 record, will scrimmage Oneonta on Monday and likely will start play in the Section Three Class C tournament the following Friday.
Cooperstown 77, S-E 46
COOPERSTOWN (17-1): Jay Davine 3 3-4 9, Jeremiah Ford 1 2-2 4, Harrison Clinton 3 2-2 10, Sam Bowen 2 4-4 8, Michael Moakler 8 3-5 19, Jeff Flynn 5 0-0 14, Ben Pierson 1 0-0 3, Michael Rowley 1 4-4 6, Sawyer Haney 0 0-0 0, Ethan Bliss 1 0-0 2, Nicolas Knull 0 0-0 0, Derek Liner 1 0-0 2. TOTALS: 26 18-21 77.
SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE: Randy Briggs 3 5-9 12, Carter Cole 0 0-0 0, Jesse Yerton 1 0-0 2, Sam Caton 2 2-3 6, Paul Romanenko 4 0-0 10, Cole Hodges 2 0-0 4, Mick Khoury 0 1-2 1, Austin Jasper 3 1-4 7, Matt Smith 1 0-0 2, Chris Marquard 1 0-0 2. TOTALS: 17 9-18 46.
Cooperstown ..... 10 23 24 20 _ 77
Sherburne-Earlville ..... 12 14 8 12 _ 46
Three-point field goals: C 6 (Clinton, Flynn 4); S 3 (Briggs, Romanenko 2). JV score: S-E won.
Milford 50, Worcester 28
Senior Brian Thorn scored eight of his game-high 16 points in the first quarter, when host Milford took a 15-point en route to Tri-Valley League victory on Senior Night.
"He probably had the best game of his career," Milford coach Frank Spurchise said of Thorn, who was honored before the game with classmates Brett Smith, Dan Hoppe and Corey Atwell.
Smith had six points, Hoppe had 11 rebounds and Atwell contributed four points.
Milford (8-6, 8-5) will next play in the Section Four Class D tournament.
Brendon Ralph had 12 points to lead Worcester.
Milford 50, Worcester 28
WORCESTER: Brendon Ralph 3 6-12 12, Kevin Baldo 1 0-2 2, Greg Beams 0 0-1 0, Anthony Hewitt 0 1-2 1, Rick Stein 1 0-0 2, Chad Evans 2 0-1 4, J.T. Horne 2 1-2 5, Bobby Rundblad 1 0-0 2. TOTALS: 10 8-20 28.
MILFORD (8-6, 8-5): Blake Elliott 0 0-2 0, Brett Smith 3 0-0 6, Paul VanWarner 1 1-3 3, Will Ward 2 0-0 5, Dan Hoppe 1 1-4 3, Brian Thorn 7 0-0 16, Peyton Griffiths 3 3-6 9, Eli Coley 1 0-1 2, Jacob Tabor 1 0-0 2, Corey Atwell 2 0-2 4. TOTALS: 21 5-18 50.
Worcester ..... 4 9 8 7 _ 28
Milford ..... 19 9 9 13 _ 50
Three-point field goals: M 3 (Ward, Thorn 2). JV score: Milford won.
Morris 35, Laurens 33
Thane Weigl received an unfriendly roll just before buzzer that allowed Tri-Valley League West Division champion Morris to escape with league win at Laurens.
Weigl scored a game-high 11 points. With Laurens trailing by 35-33, Weigl split two defenders and drove the right side of the lane. The ball hit off the glass and then the front of rim and bounced away with .2 seconds left.
"I'm very pleased," said Laurens coach Andy Carr, whose team ends the season at 4-12. "It was Senior Night and our kids knew we were going to sectionals. They could have laid down, but they went hard from the tip-off to the final buzzer. I couldn't be happier."
Skylar Maricle's basket with about a minute left snapped a 33-33 tie for Morris, which will play East Division champion Cherry Valley-Springfield in the crossover final Feb. 18 at Oneonta State.
Mike Deluca had nine points to lead the Mustangs.
David Fraser contributed nine points for the Leopards.
Morris 35, Laurens 33
MORRIS: Zach Doyle 0 0-0 0, Scott Maricle 3 1-4 7, Kyle Joyce 1 0-0 2, Justin Schaffer 2 0-2 4, Skylar Maricle 2 1-2 5, Mike Deluca 4 1-2 9, Levi Decker 1 2-3 4, Kerry Smith 2 0-0 4, Collin Hull 0 0-0 0, Brandon Shelly 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 15 5-13 35.
LAURENS (4-12, 4-9): Mitchel Barra 3 2-2 8, Pheonix Howard 0 0-0 0, Chris Bakhuizen 0 0-0 0, Thane Weigl 5 1-3 11, Mike VanDeusen 1 1-1 3, David Fraser 2 5-5 9, Bryan Segina 1 0-0 2, Jacob Nack 0 0-0 0, Josiah Wenck 0 0-0 0, Logan Barra 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 12 9-11 33.
Morris ..... 7 8 8 12 _ 35
Laurens ..... 7 6 8 12 _ 33
Three-point field goals: None. JV score: Morris won.
Downsville 52, Gilboa 45
Nick Baxter scored 17 points to help Downsville to a Delaware League road win in the season finale for both teams.
Baxter scored 11 points in the first half, which ended with the Eagles ahead, 28-20.
Zack Perry's 14 points paced the Wildcats (3-13, 2-11), who received 11 points, 13 rebounds and six assists from Tyler Latta.
Downsville 52, Gilboa 45
DOWNSVILLE: Colin Norwood 0 0-0 0, Nick Baxter 8 0-1 17, Devon Norwood 0 0-0 0, Dakota Terry 0 0-0 0, Jared Stone 2 3-4 8, Kevin Doig 0 0-0 0, Ethan Bass 3 4-6 10, Josh Ahearn 2 4-6 8, Nick Shaw 0 0-0 0, James Armstrong 0 0-0 0, Karl Odell 0 0-0 0, Justin Baxter 3 0-0 9. TOTALS: 18 11-17 52.
GILBOA (3-13, 2-11): Zach Perry 6 1-4 14, Brandon Haight 0 0-0 0, Hunter Grace 3 1-3 7, Frankie Donnelly 2 1-2 5, Tyler Latta 3 4-4 11, William Miller 0 0-0 0, Christian Cooper 4 0-0 8, Jon VanValkenburgh 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 18 7-13 45.
Downsville ..... 10 18 10 14 _ 52
Gilboa ..... 9 11 13 12 _ 45
Three-point field goals: D 5 (J. Baxter 3, N. Baxter, Stone); G 2 (Perry, Latta). JV score: Gilboa won.
Stamford 56, Windham 25
Seniors James LiSanti, Kevin Collins, David Schultes and Darin VanDeuser each got their first varsity starts in Stamford's Delaware League victory at home.
Schultes tied Erik Ehrhart for the team-high in scoring with nine points. Schultes also contributed four rebounds and two steals.
Steven Gula scored six of his eight points in the first half for Stamford (10-7, 5-7), which held a 30-13 lead at the break.
David Saunders scored a game-high 11 points for Windham (0-13).
Stamford 56, Windham 25
WINDHAM (0-13): Ed Gulino 0 2-2 2, Nick Spinetti 0 0-0 0, Jon Licurse 4 0-0 8, David Saunders 4 2-2 11, Brandon VanValin 0 0-0 0, Mike Parchinsky 0 0-0 0, Thomas Pelham 1 0-1 2, Mike Bunce 1 0-0 2, Rob Carl 0 0-0 0, Jeremy Torres 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 10 4-5 25.
STAMFORD (10-7, 5-7): James LiSanti 1 0-0 3, Kevin Collins 1 0-2 2, Wade Tompkins 1 1-2 3, David Schultes 3 0-0 9, Darin VanDuser 0 1-2 1, Erik Ehrhart 3 2-3 9, Mike Callagy 2 0-0 4, Steven Gula 3 1-1 8, Ryan Dianich 1 0-0 2, FranKelly Santiago 2 2-2 8, Gregg Mattice 3 1-1 7. TOTALS: 20 8-13 56.
Windham ..... 6 7 4 8 _ 25
Stamford ..... 16 14 9 17 _ 56
Three-point field goals: W 1 (Saunders); S 8 (LiSanti, Schultes 3, Ehrhart, Gula, Santiago 2). JV score: Stamford won.
Edmeston 52, G-MU 34
Tanner Ray scored 18 points as Edmeston cruised to a Tri-Valley League road win.
Ray hit three three-pointers for the Panthers, who held a 24-16 lead at halftime. Teammate Logan Vibbard scored 10 points.
Demario Reed and Greg Delaney scored 12 and 11 points, respectively, for Gilbertsville-Mount Upton (11-7, 6-7).
Edmeston 52, G-MU 34
EDMESTON: Logan Vibbard 4 2-2 10, Thomas Parker 1 1-3 4, Brandon Fallon 4 0-1 8, Tanner Ray 7 1-1 18, Justin Kucera 2 1-2 5, Clayton Hawes 2 0-0 5. TOTALS: 21 5-9 52.
GILBERTSVILLE-MOUNT UPTON (11-7, 6-7): Demario Reed 4 4-7 12, Greg Delaney 4 2-2 11, Jason Barrows 0 0-1 0, Eddie Ray Cotton 1 3-4 5, Tim French 1 2-6 4, Rian West 0 0-0 0, Austin Burnside 0 0-0 0, Derek Mussin 1 0-0 2. TOTALS: 11 11-20 34.
Edmeston ..... 11 13 11 17 _ 52
G-MU ..... 8 8 11 7 _ 34
Three-point field goals: E 5 (Parker, Ray 3, Hawes); G 1 (Delaney). JV score: Edmeston won.
CV-S 62, Schenevus 35
Cherry Valley-Springfield (12-5, 10-3) ended its regular season with a home win in the Tri-Valley League.
Kyle Jaquay and Collin Lamouret paced the Patriots, who clinched the Tri-Valley East Division title Wednesday, with 13 points apiece. Isiah Montgomery had 12 points for the Patriots.
CV-S will face West Division champion Morris in the Tri-Valley League championship game at 8 p.m. next Saturday at Oneonta State's Dewar Arena.
Kevin Weinert scored 18 points to pace the Dragons, who got 11 from Robert Burton.
CV-S 62, Schenevus 35
SCHENEVUS: David Vosatka 0 0-0 0, Jacob Darling 2 0-0 4, Tyler Comino 0 0-0 0, Conrad Miller 1 0-2 2, Robert Burton 4 1-2 11, Caleb Harrington 0 0-0 0, Kevin Weinert 7 4-9 18, Jordan Burton 0 0-0 0, John Roach 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 14 5-13 35.
CHERRY VALLEY-SPRINGFIELD (12-5, 10-3): Kevin Doubleday 0 0-0 0, Jordan Manikis 0 0-0 0, Dustin Collins 0 0-0 0, Kyle Jaquay 6 1-2 13, Andrew Bosc 4 0-2 8, Brett Adams 2 1-4 5, Collin Lamouret 5 1-2 13, Isiah Montgomery 5 2-4 12, Scott Stiles 1 2-2 4, Wyatt Crowley 2 0-0 5, Ethan Drugatz 0 0-0 0, Andrew Spencer 0 0-0 0, Chad Thompson 1 0-0 2, Dave Waterman 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 26 7-16 62.
Schenevus ..... 6 8 15 7 _ 35
CV-S ..... 13 19 13 17 _ 62
Three-point field goals: S 2 (Burton 2); C 3 (Lamouret 2, Crowley).
