Staff Report

Junior Greg Mudge hit two free throws with one second left in regulation and then scored 10 of his varsity-high 42 points in overtime as Hunter-Tannersville defeated Coxsackie-Athens, 70-68, Wednesday in a first-round game of the H-T Booster Club Tournament.

"He drove the length of the floor and got fouled," H-T coach Chris Glennon said of Mudge’s play at the end of regulation. "I was going to call timeout, but I didn’t want to stop the momentum."

Mudge’s previous varsity-high of 39 came last season.

"I’ve got to throw some props to my big guys," Glennon said. "James Figiel and Casey Tepp had a lot of offensive rebounds and that allowed us to reset and do our offense again."

Tepp had 11 rebounds and Figiel 10.

Glennon said Mudge is averaging around 31 points this season.

The Wildcats (5-3) played Loudonville Christian, the eighth-ranked Class D team in the state, at 7:30 tonight.

Coxsackie, which received 15 points from Max Lumarchi, plays Taconic Hills at 6 p.m. in the consolation.

H-T 70, Coxsackie-athens 68, OT[an error occurred while processing this directive]

H-T BOOSTER CLUB TOURNAMENT

First round

COXSACKIE-ATHENS: Jake Bogargus 0 1-2 1, Adam Cole 0 4-4 4, Jesse Ferenzy 2 0-0 4, Phil Jones 3 1-3 7, Scott Thorne 7 0-0 14, David Briski 6 0-2 13, David Dingman 1 0-0 2, Max Lumarchi 7 1-2 15, Michael Lenone 2 0-0 4, Patrick McClayton 1 0-0 2. TOTALS: 29 7-13 68.

HUNTER-TANNERSVILLE (5-3): Greg Mudge 12 14-18 42, Casey Tepp 3 0-0 6, James Figiel 3 0-2 6, Josh Endy 2 0-0 4, Derek Legg 2 2-4 7, Vincent Rizzo 0 3-7 3, Zachery Clark 1 0-0 2. TOTALS: 23 19-31 70.

Coxsackie 14 7 14 23 10 _ 68

Hunter-Tannersville 22 15 10 11 12 _ 70

Three-point field goals: C 3 (Briski 3); H-T 5 (Mudge 4, Legg). JV score: H-T defeated Coxsackie.

Morris 59, Mohawk 56

In a game Morris coach John Swertfager said he wanted to pull a Bobby Knight and kick a chair, and asked his players if anyone knew CPR when it was over, Mark Jacobsen and Matt Joyce went 3-for-4 at the line in the final 30 seconds to give the host school a victory in the first round of the Ray Clement Tournament.

Joyce, who had a game-high 20 points, hit two free

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throws with about 12 seconds left to make it 59-56 and the Mustangs forced a missed three-pointer by John LeClair in the closing seconds.

"We had a couple turnovers that just make a coach go berserk," said Swertfager, whose 3-4 team blew a couple of late leads earlier this season. "I said to one of my players, �Man, do I really want to kick that chair.’"

Jacobsen finished with 15 points and Ed Polimeni had eight for Morris, which plays perennial Section Three power Hamilton in the final at 5:30 tonight.

Hamilton defeated Franklin, 59-36, in the other semifinal.

"They’re not as strong as the Adonal Foyle-led teams, but the Schindler brothers (Mark and Jeff) are both about 6-5, so we’ll have run them up and down the court and get them tired," Swertfager said in reference to Golden State Warriors center Foyle, who led Hamilton to a Class D state championships in 1994. "It it gets to be a rebounding contest, we have no chance."

Mohawk, which plays Franklin in the consolation game at 4 p.m., was led by LeClair, who scored 18 of his 19 points in the first half.

Morris 59, Mohawk 56

RAY CLEMENT TOURNAMENT

First round at Morris

MOHAWK: John LeClair 7 2-3 19, Robert Rocker 1 5-8 7, Daniel Maddett 5 1-4 11, Joey Andrews 3 1-2 8, Anthoni Reyes 1 0-0 3, Cameron DeMayo 2 0-0 4, Bryan Wistrand 2 0-1 4. TOTALS: 21 9-18 56.

MORRIS (3-4): Matt Joyce 7 5-7 20, Sean Babbitt 5 0-0 10, Mark Jacobsen 6 2-3 15, Ed Polimeni 3 2-2 8, Josh Bell 0 0-0 0, Steve Hansen 2 0-1 4, Justin Chase 1 0-0 2, John Bourgeois 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 24 9-13 59.

Mohawk 17 12 15 12 _ 56

Morris 17 16 14 12 _ 59

Three-point field goals: Moh 5 (LeClair 3, Andrews, Reyes); Mor 2 (Joyce, Jacobsen). JV score: Mohawk 59, Morris 42.

Hamilton 59, Franklin 36

Zach Jordan scored a game-high 13 points, but Franklin fell in the first round of the Ray Clement Tournament at Morris.

Matt Martin’s 16-point night included four three-pointers for the winners.

Hamilton 59, Franklin 36

RAY CLEMENT TOURNAMENT

First round at Morris

HAMILTON: Jonah Roberts 3 1-1 7, Shawn Curtis 0 0-0 0, Matt Martin 6 0-0 16, Nathan Broedel 3 0-0 6, Nick Sorosky 5 2-2 12, Richard Ammerman 0 0-0 0, Mark Schindler 4 0-2 8, Jeff Schindler 3 2-6 8, Joel Slitton 1 0-0 2. TOTALS: 25 5-10 59.

FRANKLIN: Zach Jordan 5 1-1 13, Bryan Drayton 1 0-0 2, Dan Ito 0 0-0 0, Andrew McCall 1 0-0 2, Reggie McClenon 1 0-0 2, Tim Crossman 3 0-0 6, Cody Schlafer 4 0-0 8, Brian Schmidt 0 1-2 1, Chaz Epps 0 0-0 0, John Addington 1 0-0 2. TOTALS: 16 2-3 36.

Hamilton 8 16 18 17 _ 59

Franklin 10 6 14 6 _ 36

Three-point field goals: H 4 (Martin 4); F 2 (Jordan 2). JV score: Hamilton won.

S-E 56, Sidney 53, OT

Gabe Fowler scored 14 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter and overtime to lead Sherburne-Earlville to victory in a semifinal of the Unadilla Valley Tournament.

The last of Fowler’s four three-pointers came early in overtime and Sidney never recovered.

The Warriors (7-2) received 17 points and 23 rebounds from Darrin Martindale. They held a five-point lead when Andy Foote (11 points) fouled out with 4:57 left.

"If Foote doesn’t foul out, we win for sure and we probably should have won anyway," Sidney coach Mike Brazee said.

S-E tied the score at 49 with 13 seconds left in regulation on two free throws by Wilson Rose, who had a game-high 21 points. Sidney had a chance to win in regulation off an inbounds play under its basket, but Martindale missed a foul line jumper as time expired.

"I think we surprised them," said Brazee, who added his team was thoroughly outplayed by the Marauders in a preseason scrimmage. "I think they thought we scrimmaged them and knocked them around, but we had some opportunities."

The Warriors play Midstate Athletic Conference rival UV in the consolation game at 4:30 today.

S-E, a former Susquenango Association rival of Sidney’s, plays Norwich in the title game at 8 p.m.

S-E 56, Sidney 53, OT

UNADILLA VALLEY HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT

First round

SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE (8-0): Gabe Fowler 7 0-0 18, Jon Pinney 4 0-0 9, Drew Doscher 0 2-2 2, Wilson Rose 7 5-6 21, Caleb Johnson 0 2-2 2, Garrett Porack 1 0-1 2, Tom Niles 1 0-2 2. TOTALS: 20 9-13 56.

SIDNEY (7-2): Darrin Martindale 7 3-7 17, Parker Umbra 2 1-2 5, Troy Hawley 2 1-3 5, Andy Foote 5 0-1 11, Erich Poss , Kody Westcott 1 3-4 5, Brett Pendorf 4 0-0 8. TOTALS: 21 8-17 53.

S-E 11 10 8 20 7 _ 56

Sidney 14 8 13 14 4 _ 54

Three-point field goals: S-E 7 (Fowler 4, Pinney, Rose 2); Sid 1 (Foote). JV score: S-E won.

Norwich 46, UV 35

Robert Martin had 15 points and Nate Foote 10 to lead Norwich to a victory in the opening round of the Unadilla Valley Holiday Tournament.

The Purple Tornado play Sherburne-Earlville in the championship at 8 tonight.

Josh Rivenburgh had a game-high 16 points to lead the Storm (5-3), which trailed, 26-15, at halftime.

"We shot pretty poor tonight," UV coach Matt Osborne said. "We had plenty of open shots and just couldn’t knock them down. We made a couple runs and cut it to five at one point in the fourth quarter."

Juston Parks contributed 11 points for the Storm, who play Sidney in the consolation game at 4:30 p.m.

Norwich 46, UV 35

UNADILLA VALLEY HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT

First round

NORWICH: Shane Thompson 0 1-2 1, Patrick Coates 3 0-0 6, Keegan Edwards 1 0-0 2, Nate Foote 3 3-4 10, Robert Martin 4 7-12 15, Vaughn Labor 0 1-2 1, Justin Ballin 1 1-1 3, Amos Parry 4 0-2 8. TOTALS: 16 13-15 46.

UNADILLA VALLEY (5-3): Juston Parks 5 0-0 11, Matt Potter 1 2-2 4, Josh Rivenburgh 8 0-0 16, Raffi Perry 1 0-0 2, Mason Wyman 1 0-2 2, Darin Garcia 0 0-0 0, Ryan Johnson 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 16 2-4 35.

Norwich 15 11 8 12 _ 46

Unadilla Valley 11 4 8 12 _ 35

Three-point field goals: N 1 (Foote); UV 1 (Parks). JV score: Norwich won.

Fort Plain 55, Delhi 27

Adam Cutspec had a game-high 18 points to lead Fort Plain to a victory in the opening round of the Cobleskill Hall of Fame Tournament.

Nate Rockefeller scored eight points to lead Delhi (5-3), which trailed, 21-13, at halftime. The Bulldogs play Canajoharie in the consolation game at 6:15 p.m. Friday. Canajoharie lost to Cobleskill-Richmondville, 54-35.

Fort Plain 55, Delhi 27

COBLESKILL HALL OF FAME TOURNAMENT

First round

FORT PLAIN (3-6): Adam Cutspec 9 0-0 18, Elijah Braimer 2 0-0 4, Brad Bowers 1 0-0 3, Kris Prevost 3 2-2 8, James Thomas 1 1-2 3, Dustin Baker 1 0-3 2, Chris Gattman 5 1-1 11, John Resch 1 0-0 2, Shayne Hinkle 2 0-0 4. TOTALS: 25 4-8 55.

DELHI (5-3): Davionne Price 1 0-0 3, Eric Specht 0 0-0 0, Ryan Weale 1 1-2 3, Pat O’Connell 3 0-2 6, Luke Burns 0 0-0 0, Nate Rockefeller 3 2-3 8, Chad Rockefeller 1 0-0 2, Trent Kathmann 1 0-0 2, Riley Warren 1 1-2 3. TOTALS: 21 4-7 27.

Fort Plain 14 7 17 15 _ 55

Delhi 6 7 8 6 _ 27

Three-point field goals: FP 1 (Bowers); D 1 (Price). JV score: Delhi, 55-41.

Trevor Day 56, Unatego 53 (OT)

Joe Innes scored 14 points, but Unatego lost at the Surf and Slam Tournament in San Diego.

Trevor Day, out of New York City, outscored the Spartans, 9-6, during the overtime period. The Spartans missed a three-pointer late in overtime.

Unatego’s shooting wasn’t on all game, coach Jim Knight said. The Spartans finished 23-for-69.

"We shot the ball horrid," said Knight, whose team flew into California on Tuesday. "I attribute that to not being in the gym the last few days. We came out real slow. We were just a step slow all day. We turned it up in the fourth and went with a full-court press. We just didn’t shoot the ball well enough to win."

Owen Moss scored seven of his nine points in the fourth quarter to help Unatego rally from a 40-34 deficit.

Moss also contributed 10 rebounds and Kyle Falkenmeyer 12 points for the Sparans (3-4), who play Encinal of Alameda, Calif., at noon Friday.

Trevor Day 56, Unatego 53 (OT)

SURF AND SLAM TOURNAMENT

TREVOR DAY: Jesse Arno 5 7-10 17, Eric Freeman 2 4-7 10, Wesley Lai 0 0-0 0, Zach Lasry 2 4-8 9, William Perry 2 0-0 4, Benjamin Daniels 1 0-0 2, Alex Morel 0 0-0 0, Sam Walla 5 3-6 14, Steven Dallas 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 17 18-31 56.

UNATEGO (3-4): Kahle Harris 1 0-0 2, Kyle Palmer 1 0-0 2, David Havens 3 1-2 8, Owen Moss 4 1-4 9, Alex Hendrickson 1 1-2 4, Kyle Falkenmeyer 5 0-0 12, Allen Knowlton 1 0-1 2, Joe Innes 7 0-0 14. TOTALS: 23 3-9 53.

Trevor Day 15 14 11 7 9 _ 56

Unatego 13 10 11 13 6 _ 53

Three-point field goals: TD 4 (Freeman 2, Lasry, Walla). U 4 (Havens, Hendrickson, Falkenmeyer 2).

Afton 55, Downsville 48

Bryant Winans scored 11 of his season-high 32 points in the fourth quarter as Afton pulled away in a first-round game of the Downsville Tournament.

Downsville pulled within two points in the fourth quarter before Winans took over.

"He’s about 6-0, but he’s quick as lightning," Downsville coach Jeremy Shaw said of Winans. "Defensively, he’s so smart. He suckered my point guard into so many (turnovers). I don’t have an official number, but I’d bet he had over 10 steals. Him taking over coupled with our foul shooting was the difference."

The Eagles (3-5), who received 14 points from Michael Barnes, shot 10-for-23 from the free throw line.

Afton plays The Family School at 7:30 tonight in the title game.

Downsville faces Schenevus in the consolation at 6 p.m.

Afton 55, Downsville 48

DOWNSVILLE TOURNAMENT

First round

AFTON: Karl Rogler 1 2-4 4, Bryant Winans 13 3-5 32, Phil Sanford 2 0-0 5, Ethan Wharton 1 1-2 4, Matt Davey 2 2-4 7, Connor Tarbell 0 1-2 1, Keith Lockwood 1 0-0 2. TOTALS: 20 8-15 55.

DOWNSVILLE (3-5): Stephen Davis 1 5-6 8, Chris Meres 0 0-0 0, Devin Dunphy 5 0-0 10, Michael Barnes 5 4-11 14, Kody MacDonald 3 1-6 7, Dustin Keesler 3 0-0 7, Michael Lawrence 1 0-0 2. TOTALS: 18 10-23 48.

Afton 16 10 12 17 _ 55

Downsville 11 9 14 14 _ 48

Three-point field goals: A 6 (Winans 3, Sanford, Wharton, Davey); D 2 (Davis, Keelser). JV score: Downsville beat Margaretville.

Brookfield 53, Edmeston 47

Colin Bliss’ three-pointer with 1:20 to play pulled Edmeston within two points, but Panthers got no closer in a first-round game of the Edmeston Christmas Tournament.

"With 18 turnovers, you can’t win," Edmeston coach Christine Nichols said.

Bliss finished with a game-high 16 points.

Dusty Thall had 14 points to lead Brookfield, which plays Roxbury in the title game at 8 tonight. Roxbury defeated Mount Markham, 59-54, in the other first-round game.

Pat Fallon contributed 10 points for the Panthers, who plays Mount Markham in the consolation game at 6 p.m.

Brookfield 53, Edmeston 47

EDMESTON CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT

First round

BROOKFIELD: Dan Plows 5 2-3 12, Robert Marshall 0 0-0 0, Matt Stephenson 0 0-0 0, Thomas Plows 0 0-0 0, Brandon Davies 1 2-2 5, Joe Bishop 1 0-0 3, Dusty Thall 5 2-2 14, Brandon Cook 4 1-2 10, Dan Button 4 1-2 9. TOTALS: 20 8-11 53.

EDMESTON (4-3): Colin Bliss 6 2-2 16, Trevor Hovick 1 2-4 2, Todd Hoffmann 1 2-4 4, Dave Palmatier 1 0-2 2, Rusty Edwards 2 0-0 6, Anthony Wolcott 2 0-0 5, Pat Fallon 5 0-0 10. TOTALS: 18 6-12 47.

Brookfield 13 16 12 12 _ 53

Edmeston 10 17 9 11 _ 47

Three-point field goals: B 5 (Davies, Bishop, Thall 2, Cook); E 5 (Bliss 2, Wolcott, Edwards 2). JV score: Edmeston beat Brookfield.

Gilboa 39, Keene 36

Eight of Nick Alley’s game-high 15 points came in the fourth quarter, leading Gilboa to a come-from-behind victory in the Lake Placid Olympic Center Holiday Hoopfest.

Gilboa (4-4) trailed by six at the start of the fourth quarter before outscoring Keene, 13-4. Several of Alley’s baskets came off putbacks. He finished with 12 rebounds and teammate Will Johnson had 11 boards to go with eight points.

The Wildcats play host to Jefferson on Wednesday.

Gilboa 39, Keene 36

LAKE PLACID HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT

KEENE: Toby Sappah 4 4-4 14, Peter Duyer 0 0-0 0, Schuyler Davis 5 0-0 10, Patrick O’Dell 2 1-3 5, Jacob Earl 1 0-0 2, Paolo Sardella 2 0-0 5. TOTALS: 14 5-7 36.

GILBOA (4-4): Austin Donisan 0 1-2 1, Joe O’Neill 1 0-0 2, Lucas Vogiatzis 4 0-3 8, Nick Merwin 1 0-0 3, Mark Danouski 1 0-1 2, Thomas Rouleau 0 0-0 0, Will Johnson 4 0-4 8, Nick Alley 6 3-8 15, Stephen Woodcock 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 17 4-18 39.

Keene 16 4 12 4 _ 36

Gilboa 6 12 8 13 _ 39

Three-point field goals: K 3 (Sappah 2, Sardella); G 1 (Merwin).

Odessa-Montour 73, G-MU 46

Odessa-Montour outscored G-MU, 24-8, in the third quarter en route to a non-league victory.

"They pretty much out-did us in every facet of the game," Raiders coach Bill Hartman said. "With the exception of Davenport, they are absolutely the best team we played. They are going to surprise a lot of people this year."

The Marauders spread out their scoring as four tied with 14.

Cody Hall led G-MU with 12 points.

Odessa-Montour 73, G-MU 46

ODESSA-MONTOUR (6-2) Jacobs 5 0-0 14, Kron 1 1-2 3, Thomason 6 2-2 14, Franzese 0 0-0 0, Letteer 4 1-1 9, Shutter 6 1-2 14, Potter 5 3-3 14, Blaha 1 0-0 2, Brooke 1 1-1 3. TOTALS: 29 9-11 73.

GILBERTSVILLE-MOUNT UPTON (4-3, 3-0): Paul Wildfier 2 0-0 4, Nate Talbot 0 0-0 0, Dan Moreno 3 1-1 7, Drew Hartman 5 0-0 11, Cody Hall 5 1-1 12, Luke Hall 0 0-0 0, Tim Sloan 1 0-0 2, Travis Andrews 1 0-0 2, Pat Mosimillo 1 1-2 3, Luke Acanfora 0 0-0 0, Peter Schmidt 1 2-2 4, Nate Dubben 0 1-2 1. TOTALS: 19 6-8 46.

Odessa-Montour 21 19 24 9 _ 73

G-MU 12 12 8 14 _ 46

Three-point field goals: O-M 6 (Jacobs 4, Shutter, Potter); G 2 (Hartman, C Hall). JV score: G-MU won.

Cooperstown 60, Camden 51

Chris Gentile had 18 points, including four three-pointers to lead Cooperstown to a first-round victory in its tournament.

Eric Jederlinic contributed 15 points and nine rebounds for the Redskins (7-3, 3-2), who’ll play South Lewis or Clinton in the championship at 8 p.m.

Cooperstown 60, Camden 51

COOPERSTOWN CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT

First round

CAMDEN: Falk 2 0-0 4, Sauer 3 3-4 9, Brown 7 2-4 18, Seymour 4 1-2 9, Robinson 4 1-2 9. TOTALS: 20 7-12-51.

COOPERSTOWN (7-3, 3-2): Zack Sittler 2 5-8 9, Luke Banner 0 0-0 0, Chris Gentile 6 2-2 18, Jason Conklin 0 1-2 1, Jimmy Jennings 3 0-0 6, Quinn Snyder 4 3-3 11, Eric Jederlinic 4 7-11 15. TOTALS: 19 18-26 60.

Camden 10 14 8 19_ 51

Cooperstown 19 8 15 18_ 60

Three-point field goals: Cam 2 (Brown 2); Coop 4 (Gentile 4). JV score: Cooperstown won.