Boys’ Basketball

S-E 53, Ilion 47

ILION – After losing most of last year’s close games, the Marauders immediately reversed that pattern with an opening-night six-point victory on the road Monday.

Down by seven in the third quarter, returning players Sean Boise and Branden McDaniel fueled the comeback, and junior Ethan Johnson closed out the win making 3-for-4 from the foul line in the last 30 seconds.

S-E led by seven points after one quarter, but gave the advantage up after scoring just three points in the second quarter. “When you have as many sophomores as seniors (3) on your roster, these kinds of stretches will happen,” said S-E coach Kevin Vibbard. “As the year goes on, I expect the droughts to happen less.”

Boise finished with a game-high 17 points and McDaniel added 13. The Marauders host Baldwinsville Friday in the first round of their tip-off tournament.

S-E: Randy Briggs, 1 2-4-4; Cameron Yerton, 2 0-0-5; Andrew Parks, 0; Branden McDaniel, 6 0-2-13; Doug Parks, 3 0-2-6; Sean Boise, 7 2-4-17 ; Ethan Johnson, 2 3-4-7; Matthew Piazzi, 0 1-2-1. Totals: 21 8-18-53.

Ilion: Brandon Patterson, 0 0-2-0; Dan Colburn, 1 1-2-4; Mike Sparrin, 2 1-2-5; Tommy Moore, 6 6-11-21; Rich Carpenter, 4 2-3-13; Que Mann, 0; Kevin Perez, 1 0-0-2; Dan Reese, 0 2-2-2. Totals: 14 12-22-47.

S-E 18 3 17 15–53

Il. 11 11 14 11–47

Fouled out: (I) Moore. Three-point goals: (SE) Boise, Yerton, McDaniel. (I) Colburn 1, Moore 3, Carpenter 3. JV: Ilion won 35-33.

Girls’ Basketball

Otselic Valley 22, Cincinnatus 19

SOUTH OTSELIC – Taylor Monroe and Kayla Thorp combined for all eight of OV’s points in the fourth quarter, as the Vikings grabbed the lead early in the stanza, and held on for the win.

Monroe finished with 10 points to lead OV (1-0), and Thorp finished with eight.

Cincinnatus had possession of the ball with a chance to tie the game with a three-pointer, but did not get a shot attempt off.

Cincy: Rose Shevalier, 1 3-4-5; Kelly Clark, 0; Whitney Cobb, 4 0-0-8; Alicia Cass, 0; Antonisha Bowman, 0 2-2-2; Jenn Rice, 1 0-0-2; Jessica Wollenback, 0; Caitlin Schroeder, 1 0-0-2; Jordan Price, 0. Totals: 7 5-6-19.

OV: Taylor Monroe, 4 2-3-10; Shalei Gardner, 0; Angie Marshall, 1 0-0-2; Bethany Lewis, 1 0-0-2; Kayla Thorp, 4 0-0-8; Bianca Kelly, 0 0-2-0; Jessica Loomis, 0; Miranda Young, 0; Courtney Widger, 0. Totals: 10 2-5-22.