SHERBURNE – Sherburne-Earlville played its blanketing defense and looked every bit the number one seed in extending its unbeaten record to 21-0 in the first round of the Section III Class B-1 playoffs Tuesday.

The Marauders scored the game’s first eight points, and didn’t allow a point the first 4 1/2 minutes of the game. With leading scorer Wilson Rose on the bench in foul trouble nearly the entire second quarter, the Marauders were able to add to an eight-point first-quarter lead.

Garrett Porack scored six points off the bench, Drew Doscher hit a three, while role reserve Caleb Johnson scored on a layup, Jon Pinney converted a layup off a nifty long-range bounce pass from Gabe Fowler, and senior Tom Niles capped the quarter laying in the deuce after Pinney drive-and-dish.

“This was a good win for us because Wilson was out of the game more than he was in it,” said S-E coach Kevin Vibbard. “Jon played well, Drew stepped up, and Garrett had a big night. We had three guys in double figures, and Wilson wasn’t one of them. That’s just good offense.”

Pinney led with 18 points and nine assists, Porack scored a career-high 16, and Doscher had 10. Niles led with seven rebounds as S-E moves on to play either Westhill or Marcellus Friday or Saturday at Manley Field House in Syracuse.

J-E: Nick Chartrand, 3 4-4-11; Hohm, 0 1-2-1; Sherman, 0; Willsey, 0 0-2-0; Merrill, 0; Coleman, 1 1-2-3; Bard, 0; Barrigar, 3 4-4-11; Williams, 1 0-0-2; Fahsel, 0; Recckio, 3 2-2-9; Doyle, 2 0-0-4. Totals: 13 12-17-41.

S-E: Ken Knickerbocker, 1 0-0-3; S. Boise, 1 0-0-2 Corey Fitzgerald, 0; Gabe Fowler, 1 0-0-3; Jon Pinney, 6 4-4-18; Drew Doscher, 4 0-0-10; Wilson Rose, 3 2-2-9; Caleb Johnson, 1 0-0-2; Garrett Porack, 8 0-1-16; Tom Niles, 2 2-5-6; Cody Schraft, 0; Dan Leet, 0; Ethan Sconzo, 0. Totals: 27 8-12-69.

J-E 4 11 14 12–41

S-E 12 15 19 23–69

Fouled out: None. Three-point goals: (SE) Knickerbocker, Fowler, Pinney 2, Doscher 2, Rose, ( J) Chartrand, Barrgar, Recckio. Officials: Reynolds, Agnarely