Evening Sun Report
Boys’ Basketball
Sherburne-Earlville 67, Clinton 66
SHERBURNE – Sherburne-Earlville escaped with its fifth straight victory Thursday night turning back previously-unbeaten Clinton.
The Warriors, down 64-58 with a minute to play, closed the gap after a three-pointer by Michael Hayduk, and back-to-back layups by Malaquias Canery.
Sam Caton’s layup off a pass from Austin Jasper helped S-E hold off the charge, and Elijah Morris’s free throw with 32 seconds left was the margin of victory. “It was a game of runs, and in the end, we got the last run,” said S-E head coach Kevin Vibbard.
The Marauders briefly took command in the second half scoring the first 11 points to lead 42-33. Carter Cole’s layup and three-pointer ended the salvo, and preceded an avalanche of long-range bombs by the Warriors.
Clinton’s Patrick Ziemba hit a three-pointer at the 4:28 mark to end S-E’s run, and Clinton finished the quarter on a 19-2 spurt. “We changed up our defense in the second half, and we were able to get out on them a little bit,” Vibbard said. “What did they hit, four three-pointers in a row? We went from up nine points to down eight. I thought our kids showed a lot of resilience coming back in the fourth quarter.”
Matt Smith’s three ball seven seconds into the fourth started a 13-2 S-E spurt that put the host club in front for good. Caton scored 10 points in the final quarter to finish with a season-high 20. Jasper totaled 18 points and 15 rebounds.
Canery led Clinton with 22. The Marauders (5-1) play at Adirondack Saturday.
Clinton: Garrett Drejsz, 0; Malaquias Canery, 9 2-6-22; Ian Foxton, 0; Michael Hayduk, 6 3-4-19; Patrick Ziemba, 7 1-1-17; Andrew Hobika, 1 0-0-2; Danny Bankert, 0; Will Jarrett, 0; Anthony Rizzo, 2 1-2-6. Totals: 25 7-13-66.
S-E: Elijah Morris, 0 4-6-4; Jesse Yerton, 3 0-0-8; Sam Caton, 9 2-3-20; Carter Cole, 2 0-0-5; Julienne Alsheimer, 0 0-2-0; Mick Khoury, 1 2-2-4; Austin Jasper, 9 0-2-18; Matt Smith, 2 2-2-7; Kevin Vibbard Jr., 1 0-0-3. Totals: 26 10-18-67.
Clin. 20 13 19 14–66
S-E 18 13 13 23–67
Fouled out: none. Team fouls: (C) 16, (SE) 20. Three-point goals: (C) Hayduk 4, Canery 2, Ziema 2, Rizzo. (SE) Yerton 2, Cole, Smith, Vibbard Jr.. JV: S-E won 77-34. Officials: J. Miller, T. Davis.
Bainbridge-Guilford 65, Afton 40
BAINBRIDGE – Bainbridge-Guilford remained unbeaten at 4-0 turning up the intensity in the second half to defeat Afton Thursday.
Lucas Butcher scored 11 of his career-high 21 points in B-G’s third quarter to extend a seven-point halftime lead to 18. Corbin Palmer had 15 points and seven assists, and Austin Bauerle grabbed 12 rebounds. “We had a lot more energy in the second half and were able to turn up the transition game,” said B-G coach Greg Warren.
Rick Parsons led Afton with 14.
Afton: Rick Parsons, 5 1-2-14, James Westfall, 1 0-0-2, Austin Ticknor, 1 2-2-4, Joe Shearer, 4 1-2-9, Mitch Decker, 2 2-3-6, Matt Olin, 0, Kyle Hinman, 2 1-2-5, Ben Shearer, 0. Totals: 15 7-11-40.
B-G: Dylan Moffitt, 0; Lucas Butcher, 9 2-4-21; Tim Walts,0 ; Mike Carlin, 2 0-0-4; Nick Gronowski, 1 2-5-4; Corbin Palmer, 5 5-7-15; Jay Bame, 0; Zack Cuyle, 0; Tyler Johnson, 0; Austin Bauerle, 2 3-5-9; Brooks Harmon, 5 0-0-12; Ethan Colley, 0. Totals: 24 12-21-65 .
Aft. 12 13 7 8–40
B-G 17 15 18 15–65
Fouled out: none. Three-point goals: (A) Parsons 3, (BG) Bauerle 2, Harmon 2, Butcher. JV: B-G won.
Girls’ Basketball
