The Canton Golden Bears forged a strong first half, grappling out to within two points of Stillwater, 30-28, at the half. But Stillwater took immediate command in the second half, forcing three consecutive turnovers by the Bears, etching a 13-6 and 21-10 final two periods, leading to a 64-44 win in the New York State Class B Regional semifinal. For Canton's Ryan Jones, his senior year ended with a 21-point performance, while Zadok Reiger scored 13 points. (Lisa Freeman photo)
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2023-2024 SECTION X BOYS BASKETBALL |
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| EAST DIVISION W-L GB Non-Lg | |
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x-Tupper Lake Chateaugay Brushton-Moira St. Lawrence Central Colton-Pierrepont St. Regis Falls Madrid-Waddington Parishville-Hopkinton |
14-0 - 3-3 12-2 2 4-2 9-5 5 3-4 7-7 7 5-1 7-7 7 1-5 4-10 10 1-5 3-11 11 2-4 0-14 14 0-1 |
| CENTRAL DIVISION W-L GB Non-Lg | |
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x-Canton Malone Potsdam Massena Gouverneur Ogdensburg Salmon River Norwood-Norfolk |
14-0 -
3-3 10-4 4 5-1 10-4 4 4-2 10-4 4 3-3 5-9 9 3-2 5-9 9 0-6 1-13 13 1-5 1-13 13 0-6 |
| WEST DIVISION W-L GB Non-Lg | |
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x-Harrisville Lisbon Heuvelton Morristown Hermon-DeKalb Edwards-Knox |
10-0 - 8-2 7-3 3 8-2 7-3 3 7-4 3-7 7 9-2 3-7 7 5-3 0-10 10 3-7 |
Section X Overall Championship - SUNY Potsdam
(B) Canton 57, (D) Harrisville 46
Section X Overall Semifinals - at SUNY Potsdam
(B) Canton 51, (C) Tupper Lake 29
(D) Harrisville 61, (A) Massena 47
The prestigious Joe Jukoski award was presented to a
Section X boys basketball player for leadership, work
ethic, academics and all-round playing ability.
This year's winner is Tom Peterson, a senior at Tupper
Lake, the son of Rose and Cecil Peterson. Tom has
been the starting point guard for the Lumberjacks for
the past three seasons and received First Team All
Northern for three years. This season, he averaged
25 points and seven assists per game and has a shooting
percentage of 70%. Thomas is the all-time leading
scorer at Tupper Lake with over 1400 career points. The
other finalists for this year's award included Potsdam's
Ian VanWagner, Canton's Ryan Jones and Harrisville's
Tanner Sullivan. (Bob LaRue photo)
Massena gained the upper half in the first quarter,
pushing out to a 12-6 lead, before Harrisville’s Tanner
Sullivan dropped a pair of three-pointers to draw the
Pirates even. Massena lead 14-12 at the half. In a
seesaw first half, leads changed five times. The game
was tied 24-24 at the half. Following a 10-0 surge early
in the second half, the Pirates maintained at least an
eight-point lead the rest of the way. Harrisville beat
Massena 61-47. Sullivan tossed down a game-leading 20
points, while Joe Shepherd pitched in 12 points for the
Pirates. Massena was led by Colin Patterson’s 15 points,
with Taylor Mitchell fired in 14 points. (Kyton
Deon photo)
The Canton Golden Bears three-peat as Section X overall
champions. Having won five of the last seven title
games, it has become the age of the "Canton Golden
Dynasty."
Canton's Jackson Ames (34) converts the backdoor pass
from Ryan Jones (3) for a easy jumper. The Canton
Golden Bears have etched the word “Dynasty” next to
their team name, having dominated the Section X
championship in five of the last seven title games
(except for 2020 when COVID won out). Coach Troy
LaSaille's Golden Bears have won five of the last seven
championships, this time staving off the Harrisville
Pirates in the annual classic at SUNY Potsdam. Canton
established the early lead with an 18-11 opening in the
first quarter. The first attack came on three
consecutive three-pointers from Talon Green, whose hot
hand opened an 11-3 lead in the first quarter . The
Bears moved out to as much as a 12-point lead, before
the Pirates began to chip away closing to within 42-38
with seven minutes remaining in the game. Ryan Jones
three-pointer, followed by a steal and another bucket,
push the Bears back out to a 51-40 lead that would
establish a closeout for a third straight title. Canton
beat Harrisville 57-46, avenging a buzzer-beater loss to
the Pirates in Canton, earlier in the season. Jones
fired off 19 points, while Green added 12. For
Harrisville, Nolan Sullivan stepped up to score 17
points, after twin brother Tanner went down with an
ankle injury in the first quarter. Liam Winters added 13
points for the Pirates. Canton also lost the services of
starter Ethan Francey for the balance of the game when
he was sidelined due to a knee injury in the second
period. (Cody Jenne photo)
Canton's Ethan Francey (2) for he bucket against
Tupper's Michael Corneau (21). Tupper Lake's Tom
Peterson netted the first four points of the game, but
Canton followed with a 11-0 run to grab the lead and
never give it up. Both teams employed a very scrappy
stingy defense, but Tupper Lake went cold from the
outside, falling behind on 24-11 at the half. The
Golden Bears went on to win the Section X overall
semifinal 51-29. For Canton, Ryan Jones scored 16
points, while Zadok Roiger added 12. For Tupper
Lake, Tom Peterson produced a game-high 18 points,
Garrett Pelkey added seven. (Deon photo)
N.Y. state Class A Regional Semifinal - Liverpool HS
Westhill (III) 81, Massena (X) 47
Section X Class A Championship - SUNY Potsdam
(#2) Massena 68, (#1) Malone 58
Massena got a big performance from Colin Patterson
(above)who netted 35 points, including his 1,000th point
in the final 18 seconds of the game. Shown with
Coach Brandon Downs. Taylor Mitchell added 16 points for
Massena. Malone was led by Garrett Osborn with 14 points
and Brad Poupore with 10. (Kyton Deon photo)
Massena's Colin Patterson (11) drives in the lane
against Eli Welch (15) of Westhill. Massena's
season ended in a 81-47 subregional loss to Section
III’s Westhill, the defending New York State Class A
champions, at Liverpool High School. Massena took an
early 8-4 lead over Westhill on back-to-back
three-pointers by Tarpeni LaBrake. However, a 9-0 run by
the Warriors gave them a 13-8 lead and the Raiders never
recovered. After scoring 12 points in the first quarter,
Massena could only muster five points in the second
period. Westhill took a commanding 40-17 lead at the
half, the stretched the lead further with a 25-14 output
in the third frame. Both teams scored 16 points in the
final period. Leading scores for Massena were Taylor
Mitchell 15 points, Colin Patterson nine and Tapeni
LaBrake seven. (Rocco Carbone photo)
Massena's Taylor Mitchell (red) fires off a
three-pointer. Malone jetted out to a 16-4 lead
just six minutes into the contest, but the Raiders
rallied for 12 unanswered points to tie the game 16-16
by the end of the first period. Massena took a
34-33 lead into halftime,with both teams exchanging
leads 11 times over the middle two periods. Massena
pulled away in the final three minutes to capture a
68-58 victory and the Section X Class A championship.
(Brandon Rust photo)
N.Y. State Class B Regional Final - SUNY Potsdam
Stillwater (II) 64, Canton (X) 44
Section X Class B Championship - SUNY Potsdam
(#1) Canton 67, (#2) Potsdam 35
Section X Class B Semifinals - at Higher Seed
(#1) Canton 46, (#4) Ogdensburg 21
(#2) Potsdam 65, (#3) Gouverneur 34
Section X Class B Play-In Game - at Higher Seed
(#4) Ogdensburg 68, (#5) Salmon River 53
(#3) Gouverneur 77, (#6) Norwood-Norfolk 40
Canton’s Jackson Ames (34) overlooks the outstretched
arms of a pair of O.F.A. defenders to sink the layup.
The top-seeded Golden Bears countered their poor
first-quarter shooting with scrappy defense, which
eventually fueled a 15-2 third quarter surge that put
away the Devils. Meanwhile, the defense held the (#4)
Blue Devils to single-digit scoring in three quarters,
en route to a 46-21 win in the Section X Class B
semifinals. Zadoc Roiger led Canton with 12 points,
while Ryan Jones connected for 10 points. Grady Pharoah
led Ogdensburg with nine points. (Bob LaRue photo)
Ogdensburg's Jack Pike (15) elevates for a
three-pointer. The Blue Devils fought back from a
one-point halftime deficit, to beat upstart Salmon
River. 68-43 in the Section X Class B play-in contest.
OFA outscored Salmon River 19-11 in the first quarter,
but was out scored 22-13 in the second frame. The Blue
Devils regained composure in the third quarter,
outscoring the Shamrocks. 20-11, then closing out the
game with a 16-9 fourth quarter run. Ian Rose by the
Blue Devils with 22 points, while Shea Polniac scored
14. For Salmon River, Edward Jacobs scored 20 points,
while Taharihwakohe Lazore added 18. (Brandon Rust
photo)
Canton's Ethan Francey (2) worms between Potsdam
defenders for the basket. Ryan Jones opened the
game with a bucket and bonus. Then it began to rain
threes – seven of them before halftime – as Canton
scored 30 unanswered points to start the game. Potsdam
finally got on the board when Ian VanWagner scooted for
two, then hit a three-pointer, but the Bears had
inflicted an insurmountable blow, Canton staged a 38-7
halftime lead, before a more competitive 29-28 second
half. Canton defeated Potsdam 67-35 to win the Section X
Class B championship. Jones led the Golden Bears
with 22 points, with Zadok Roiger adding 17 and Francey 12 points. VanWagner tossed in a game-best 27
points. (Brandon Rust photo)
Brodie Delaney (33) posts up to score two of his 13
points. The Sandstoners set the tone early with a 19-9
opening period, then extended their lead with 17-10,
18-7 and 11-8 advantages in the final three periods.
Potsdam cruised past Gouverneur 65-34 in the Section X
Class B semifinals. Ian VanWagner rolled up 24 points
while Delaney fired in 13 points to pace the #2-seeded
Sandstoners. Ashton Currier dropped in nine points,
while Raine Rumble closed out with eight to lead the
third-seeded Wildcats. (Kyton Deon photo)
GOUVERNEUR 77,
NORWOOD-NORFOLK 40
The #3-seeded Gouverneur Wildcats sped out to a
dominating 26-6 lead in the first quarter and 46-9 at
the half, en route to a 77-40 victory over the (#6)
Norwood-Norfolk Flyers in the Section X Class B play-in
round. Jared Donaldson led the Wildcats with 20 points,
closely followed by Kaleb Platt with 18. Matt Richards
led the Flyers with 16 points while Tarron Colbert added
seven.
N.Y. State Class C Regional Semifinal- SUNY Pdam
Maple Hill (II) 57, Tupper Lake (X) 45
Section X Class C Championship - SUNY Potsdam
(#1) Tupper Lake 60, (#2) Lisbon 56 (OT)
Section X Class C Semifinals - at Higher Seed
(#1) Tupper Lake 68, (#4) Brushton-Moira 47
(#2) Lisbon 43, (#3) Heuvelton 38
Section X Class C Play-In Game - at Higher Seed
(#4) Brushton-Moira 54, (#5) St. Lawrence Central 47
(#3) Heuvelton 60, (#6) Madrid-Waddington 40
TUPPER LAKE 68,
BRUSHTON-MOIRA 47
Tom Peterson rolled up a game-leading 26 points, while
Michael Corneau contributed another 15 in powering the
top-positioned Lumberjacks to a 68-47 victory over (#4)
Brushton-Moira in the Section X Class C semifinals. The
Jacks carved out 17-10 and 16-9 advantages in the first
two quarters to set the tone. Saige Sauve dropped in 22
points and Anthony Jaing scored 12 for the Panthers.
Heuvelton's Camden Johnson (13) inside for the bucket.
The third-seeded Heuvelton Bulldogs edged out to a 13-10
first quarter lead, expanding to 30-26 at the half.
However, Heuvelton outscored (#6) Madrid-Waddington 14-5
in the third quarter and 16-9 in the final frame, to
score a 60-40 victory in the Section X Class C play-in
game. Camden Johnson paced all scorers with 18 points,
while Isreal Paradise added 11 for the Bulldogs. For
Madrid-Waddington, Jake Mayette scored 11 points, while
Logan Kingston tossed in eight. Heuvelton will face
#2-seeded Lisbon in the Section X Class C semifinals.
(Brandon Rust photo)
B-M's Saige Sauve (4) leans inside for the bucket.
Fourth-seeded Brushton-Moira jumped out to a 13-7 first
quarter lead, but the (#5) Larries rallied to take the
15-13 lead on Austin Mason’s traditional three-pointer.
St. Lawrence Central stayed within a point at the half,
25- 24. The Panthers outscored the Larries 20-11 in the
third quarter, then held off St. Lawrence Central 54-47
in the Section X Class C play-in game. The Panthers were
led by Saige Sauve with 15 points and Anthony Jiang with
14. The Larries were led by Mason with 15 points and
Ayden Beach with 14. Brushton-Moira will advance to face
top-seeded Tupper Lake in the Section X Class C
semifinals. (Bob LaRue photo)
Tupper Lake and Maple Hill traded baskets for the first
quarter, including a Thomas Peterson (3) half-court
buzzer-beater to end the first period 14-14.
However, over the first four minutes of the second
quarter, the Wildcats blitzed the Lumberjacks 16-4 to
build a 30-18 lead. Long outlet passes to the
breakers contributed to six points, plus foul shots,
that proved to be part of the Jacks' undoing.
Maple Hill's sideline-to- sideline stretch defense and
trapping helped trigger the decisive scoring surge.
Tupper Lake rallied in the 4th quarter to get within
four points, 42-38 with five minutes to go. But a
13-2 scoring surge stretched the lead to 51-40 that
proved to be insurmountable. Maple Hill went on to
beat Tupper Lake 57-45 in the New York State Class C
opening round game. For Maple Hill, Brady Cole scored 22
points, while Austin Prest chimed in with 13. Tom
Peterson led Tupper Lake with 26 points and finished his
career with 1,434 varsity points. Garrett Pelkey
added 12 for the Lumberjacks. (Kyton Deon photo)
Tupper Lake's Tom Peterson (3) works inside against
Lisbon's Connor Flack (00) for the bucket. After
three lead changes in the first four minutes, Tupper
Lake asserted its offensive game, jumping out to a 21-7
lead early in the second quarter, fueled by a 14-2 run
across the first and second quarters. However,
Lisbon climbed back into the wild game with a 10-1 run
that started late in the second quarter. Lisbon
pulled back within a point at 30-29 on a three-pointer
from Cooper Rutherford with 5:50 to go in the third
quarter. Tupper Lake managed to maintain at least a
three-point lead through the second half until the final
moments, when Lisbon tied the game at 52-52 to force
overtime. The Lumberjacks pushed out to a 57-52
lead, then used free throws to seal the 60-56 win and
the Section X Class C championship. Peterson finished
with 26 points, while Corneau collected 24 for the
Jacks. Rutherford netted 21 points and Donaldson
18 for the Knights. (Brandon Rust photo)
Lisbon’s Cooper Rutherford (24) stares down a pair of
Heuvelton defenders, netting a team-high 16 points. The
two newbies in Class C, second-seeded Lisbon and
third-seeded Heuvelton, ground out another
traditional-rivalry encounter on Knight court. The
visiting Bulldogs squeezed out a 9-8 lead through one
quarter, but Lisbon ruled 14-6 in what proved to be a
decisive second quarter. Heuvelton trimmed Lisbon’s lead
to 30-26 entering the final period. A.J. Donaldson added
12 points for Lisbon. The Bulldogs' Rhys Broissoit
popped in 17 points, while Landon Ashlaw sank nine.
Final score: Lisbon 43, Heuvelton 38. (Brandon Rust
photo)
N.Y. State Class D Regional Final - Jefferson
C.C.
ckets Harbor (III) 57, Harrisville (X) 55Sackets Harbor (III) 57, Harrisville (X) 55
Section X Class D Championship - SUNY Potsdam
(#1) Harrisville 60, (#2) Chateaugay 39
Section X Class D Semifinals - at SUNY Potsdam
(#1) Harrisville 80, (#5) Colton-Pierrepont
32
(#2) Chateaugay 60, (#3) Morristown 38
Section X
Class D Quarterfinals - at Higher Seed
(#2) Chateaugay 52, (#7) Edwards-Knox 27
(#3) Morristown 91, (#6) St. Regis Falls 78
(#5) Colton-Pierrepont 57, (#4) Hermon-DeKalb 54 (OT)
Harrisville's Tanner Sullivan (1) drops in a layup.
The Pirates racked up 32 points in the first quarter
alone, then a stingy defense corralled the Colts 80-32
in the Section X Class D semifinals at SUNY Potsdam.
Colton-Pierrepont was contained to single digits in each
quarter. The Pirates spread the scoring bounty with
Tanner Sullivan leading the way with 17 points, while
twin brother Nolan Sullivan and Joe Shepherd tossed in
16 points apiece. Eric Friedel led the Colts with 14
points, with Ty Farns pitching in six points. (Brandon
Rust photo)
Eric Friedel (20) dropped in all seven points in
overtime for Colton-Pierrepont, in guiding the Colts to
a 57-54 road win at Hermon-DeKalb in the Section X Class
D quarterfinals. After a dominating first
half in which the Colts outscored the Green Demons
29-13, the Colts watched their lead vanish in a 50-50
tie, by the end of regulation. In overtime, Eric
Friedel scored all seven points for a game-best 21, in
the Section X Class D quarterfinals. Natee Smith
added 19 points for the Colts. Michael Maurer scored 18
and Noah Locy added 16 for the Green Demons.
(Brandon Rust photo)
Harrisville's Brennan Loos (24) scoots past three
defenders for the basket. After Chateaugay climbed
back within one point at the end of the first quarter,
11-10, Harrisville took control with a swift and
crippling blow in a 19-4 second quarter blitz to open a
30-14 lead at the half. Harrisville went on to win
60-39. The Pirates were able to disrupt the
Chateaugay offense with tipped shots and containing
their power guard Jacob Johnston to just 12 points in
the first half and five in the second half, for a team
best 17. Tanner Sullivan led the Pirates with 16
points, while Joe Shepherd added 15 and Aiden Chartrand
scored 11. (Brandon Rust photo)
Jake Johnston (0) delivers a layup and much more for the
Bulldogs. Third-seeded Morristown bombed a pair of
three-pointers to open a 6-0 lead, but Chateaugay's
running game countered with a 13-4 run to close the
first quarter with the Bulldogs ahead 13-10.
Morristown kept the game close in the second quarter,
when Terin Rosenbarker scored the first bucket to inch
the Rockets to within one point, 13 -12. However, Jake
Johnston took over the game, tossing down three-pointers
with relative ease, netting 29 of his 44 points in the
second half, including 7-for-7 from the free-throw line
and five 3-pointers. He led Chateaugay to a 60-38
win in the Section X Class D semifinals. Daniel
Strange added eight for the Bulldogs. For
Morristown, Walker Belile had 13 points and Kameron
Toland scored eight. (Brandon Rust photo)
CHATEAUGAY 52, EDWARDS-KNOX
27
The Bulldogs pounced out the Cougars for a 16-5 lead in
the first period, then 29-11 at the half, en route to a
52-27 victory in the Section X Class D quarterfinals.
Jake Johnston scored 27 points, while Dylan Bashaw added
10 for the Bulldogs. Kale Gear scored nine points to
lead the Cougars.
MORRISTOWN 91, ST. REGIS FALLS 78
In one of the highest combined scoring games ever in
Section X, the Morristown Green Rockets outlasted the St
Regis Falls Saints. 91-78. Morristown outscored the
Saints 27-16 in the first quarter, then 30-24 in the
second quarter and 28-22 in the third quarter in a
scoring fest. For the Rockets. Terin Rosenbarker scored
21 points, while Joe Wrobel poured in 20. For the
Saints, Peter Arcadi scored 35 points, while Landon Cox
netted 21.