Heuvelton boys make school history with the first-ever New York State Class D quarterfinal victory. The Bulldogs downed Cincinnatus (Section III) 56-43, and earning their first-ever boys' berth in the State Final Four. Nate Lovely (32) produced a team-best 18 points, while Nate Mashaw (holding plaque) added 17 and Cole RIckett (10) added nine points. Heuvelton worked out to a 12-8 lead at the quarter and 26-17 at the half, en route to the win. (Photo provided)
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2021-2022 SECTION X BOYS BASKETBALL |
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| EAST DIVISION W-L GB Non-Lg | |
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x-Chateaugay Madrid-Waddington Tupper Lake St. Lawrence Central Colton-Pierrepont Parishville-Hopkinton St. Regis Falls Brushton-Moira |
14-0 -
5-1 12-2 2 4-2 10-4 4 4-2 7-7 7 3-3 7-7 7 1-4 4-10 10 1-4 2-12 12 0-3 0-14 14 0-4 |
| CENTRAL DIVISION W-L GB Non-Lg | |
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x-Canton Malone Massena Gouverneur Ogdensburg Potsdam Salmon River |
12-0 -
6-2 9-3 3 2-2 8-4 4 4-4 7-5 5 5-3 4-8 7 2-5 2-10 9 8-0 0-12 12 5-2 |
| WEST DIVISION W-L GB Non-Lg | |
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x-Heuvelton x-Harrisville Hermon-DeKalb Lisbon Edwards-Knox Morristown Norwood-Norfolk Hammond |
13-1 - 4-1 13-1 - 2-4 9-5 4 3-2 8-6 5 3-3 6-8 7 2-4 4-10 9 1-1 2-12 11 0-5 1-13 12 0-5 |
N.Y.S. Class D Semifinal - at Glens Falls
Heuvelton (X) 68,
South Kortright-Andes 47
N.Y.S. Class D Quarterfinal - Liverpool HS
Heuvelton (X) 56, Cincinnatus (III) 43
Section X Class D Championship - SUNY Potsdam
(#2) Heuvelton 40, (#1)
Chateaugay 36
Section X Class D Semifinals - at SUNY Potsdam
(#2) Heuvelton 55, (#3) Harrisville 40
(#1) Chateaugay 51,
(#4) Tupper Lake 44
Section X Class D Quarterfinals- at Potsdam High
(#3) Harrisville 56, (#6) Lisbon 38
(#2) Heuvelton 69,(#7) Colton-Pierrepont 44
(#4) Tupper Lake 48, (#5) Hermon-DeKalb 46
Section X Class D Quarterfinal- at SUNY Canton
(#1) Chateaugay 58, (#8) Edwards-Knox 30
Section X Class D
Opening Round - at Higher Seed
(#5) Hermon-DeKalb 80, (#12) Hammond 36
(#6) Lisbon 97, (#11) St. Regis Falls 54
(#7) Colton-Pierrepont 58, (#10) Parishville-Hopk. 33
(#8) Edwards-Knox 64, (#9) Morristown 60
Chateaugay's Walker Martin splashed a key three-pointer
to extend the Bulldogs' lead to seven points in the
closing minute of the contest. Fourth-seeded
Tupper Lake held a 22-18 lead at the half by controlling
the boards and limiting the top-seeded Bulldogs'
second-chance shots. However, Chateaugay outscored
Tupper 17-10 and 17-12 in the final two quarters. Martin
poured in 32 points in leading Chateaugay to a 51-44 win
over the upset-minded Lumberjacks. Eli Kulzer
netted 19 to pace the Jacks.(Bob LaRue photo)
HERMON-DEKALB 80, HAMMOND 36
HD: Andrew Matthews 18, Adam Lynch 15
Hammond: Logan Jones 15
LISBON 97, ST. REGIS FALLS 54
Lisbon: Cooper Rutherford 30, Noah Martin 17
SRF: Derek Provost 22
EDWARDS-KNOX 64, MORRISTOWN 60
EK: Dylan Wood 21, Kale Harper 18
Morristown: Aaron Woodcock 27 points
Lisbon's Noah Martin makes a deposit on the bank shot,
giving the Golden Knights an early 6-2 lead over
Harrisville. After catching up and nursing an
18-16 lead at the half, the Pirates racked up a 38-22
margin in the second half to wear down the Knights 56-38
in the Class D quarterfinal. Tanner Sullivan and
Tucker Kelly dominated the boards, particularly in the
second half, and each scored 17 points to lead the
Pirates. Lisbon's Cooper Rutherford netted 13,
while Martin scored eight. (Bob LaRue photo)
Heuvelton's Tristan Lovely (32) powers the the hoop
against Colton-Pierrepont's Mike Schwartfigure (24) and
Cody Francis (22). Lovely made the scoop shot and
netted the bonus on the foul. The Bulldogs led
31-14 at the half and cruised to a 69-44 win the the
Class D quarterfinal. Nate Mashaw had the hot hand
pouring in 27 points, while Lovely scored 13. For
the Colts, Francis posted 15 points, while Noah Rousell
popped in 10 points. (Bob LaRue photo)
Cotlon-Pierrepont's Noah Noah Rousell muscles inside for
two of his 14 points. The Colts broke the game
open with a 21-7 third quarter, and went on to beat
Parishville-Hopkinton 58-33 in the Section X Class D
opening round. Harlee Besio netted a game-best 22
points for the Colts. Jake Johnson and John Snell
led the panthers with nine points each. (Bob LaRue
photo)
Heuvelton boys make school history with the first-ever
New York State Class D quarterfinal victory. The
Bulldogs downed Cincinnatus (Section III) 56-43, and
earning their first-ever boys' berth in the State Final
Four. Nate Lovely (32) produced a team-best 18
points, while Nate Mashaw (holding plaque) added 17 and
Cole RIckett (10) added nine points. Heuvelton
worked out to a 12-8 lead at the quarter and 26-17 at the
half, en route to the win. (Photo provided)
The #2 seeded Heuvelton Bulldogs broke a 36-36 tie with
23 seconds remaining, when Tristan Lovely sliced inside and
scored the go-ahead basket, followed by two free throws
from Nate Mashaw, to defeat the top-seeded Chateaugay
Bulldogs 40-36, to win their first Section X Class D
Championship -- their first since 2004. (Bob LaRue photo)
Tristan Lovely's game-winning inside basket for a 38-36
lead with 23 seconds left. Heuvelton gained its
first lead, 10-9, less than two minutes into the second
quarter. Before the half, there were three lead
changes and two ties. Heuvelton led 18=16 at the
break, then stretched the lead to 31-22 on Mashaw's
three pointer with 2:29 left in the third.
Chateaugay chipped away over the next eight minutes,
cutting the lead to 35-33 on Walker Martin's three
pointer, the tied the contest 36-36 on another Martin
trifecta (15 points total) with 1:34 left. That
set the stage for Lovely (11 points) and Mashaw (18
points) to put Heuvelton over the top.
On the outlet, Heuvelton's Nate Mashaw takes it to the
hoop for the layup. Mashaw paced the Bulldogs with
16 points, while Luke Thornhill tallied 14 points.
Heuvelton defeated Harrisville 55-40 to advance to the
Class D championship Saturday afternoon at 2:45 at SUNY
Potsdam. Tanner Sullivan led the Pirates with 15
points, while Tucker Kelly pitched in 10 points.
(Bob LaRue photo)
Chateaugay's Walker Martin (12) climbs to the basket for
the layup, netting two of his game-high 19 points,
during the Bulldogs' early run against Edwards-Knox in
the Section X Class D quarterfinal at SUNY Canton. Ethan
Cook added 11, as Bulldogs went on to beat the Cougars
58-30. They face Tupper Lake in the semifinals.
Ethan Stalker led the Cougars with 14 points. (Bob LaRue photo)
Tupper Lake's Eli Kulzer (33) pops up over the
Hermon-DeKalb defense for an open look at 10-footer.
The Green Demons fought back from a 13-point deficit to
within just two points with only four seconds remaining,
but were out of timeouts and powerless to stop the
clock. Tupper Lake held on for a 48-46 win in the
Section X Class D quarterfinal. Tom Peterson led
the Jacks with 14, while Kulzer dumped in 13 points.
H-D's Andrew Matthews led all scorers with 18, while
Jake Spencer netted 14 for the Demons. (Bob LaRue
photo)
N.Y.S. Class C Regional Semifinal - at SUNY Canton
Moriah (VII) 60, Madrid-Waddington (X) 44
Section X Class C Championship - SUNY Potsdam
(#1) Madrid-Waddington 60, (#2) St. Lawrence 46
Section X Class C Semifinals - at
Higher Seed
(#2) St. Lawrence Ctl. 60, (#3) Norwood-Norfolk 26
(#1) Madrid-Waddington 75, (#4) Brushton-Moira 36
Madrid-Waddington's Drew Harmer (0) fights off three
Brushton-Moira defenders, scores in following up his own
rebound and drew the foul. Harmer scored a
game-high 23 points in leading the top-seeded Yellow
Jackets to a 75-36 win over #4-seeded Brushton-Moira.
Jake Morgan added 19 points. Ethan parent and
Wyatt Preve tallied eight points each for the Panthers. (Bob LaRue photo)
ST. LAWRENCE CENTRAL 60,
NORWOOD-NORFOLK 26
St. Lawrence: Tommy Storrin 29, Xavier Shattuck 9
Norwood-Norfolk: Kaden St. Andrews 8
Troy Peck pulls up for a three-pointer to close the
Jackets within two points in the second quarter. The
Vikings closed the half with a 29-20 lead.
Madrid-Waddington got as close as seven points with 7:00
left in regulation. But Moriah followed with a 15-7 run
-- and advanced in state play with a 60-44 win over
Madrid-Waddington. (Bob LaRue photo)
The Madrid-Waddington Yellow Jackets won their third
straight Section X Class C title, downing St. Lawrence
Central 60-46 in the title game at SUNY Potsdam.
Drew Harmer led all scorers with 25 points for the
winners. (Bob LaRue photo)
Straight up and straight in: Madrid-Waddington's Drew
Harmer tossed in an open three-pointer in the first
quarter. The Jackets opened a 13-point lead, but
the Larries surged back to within seven points three
times in a frantic fourth-quarter. Troy Peck added
17 points and Jake Morgan tossed in 12 points for M-W.
Tommy Storrin piled up 21 points and Jayden Ashley
joined in with 13 points.
N.Y.S. Class A Regional Semifinal - Cicero-N Syrac.
New Hartford (III) 93, Malone (X) 45
Section X Class A Championship - SUNY Potsdam
(#1) Malone 65, (#2) Massena 50
Massena's Colin Patterson sails up to score the bucket
and collided with Malone's Jace Hammond. Patterson
converted the foul shot for a conventional
three-pointer.
The
Malone Huskies hammered out a 65-50 win over Massena in
the Section X Boys Basketball Class A
championship. The two teams began the game on
fire, scoring a combined six-of- seven threes to begin
the game, including one conventional three. (Bob
LaRue photo)
MALONE 65, MASSENA 50
In the first half, both teams brought the intensity and
firepower that witnessed nearly a dozen three-pointers
and seesaw entertainment. The Raiders kept pace with a
pair of three-point salvos from Taylor Mitchell and
Colin Patterson. Massena closed out the first quarter on
a 5-0 run – including a three-point buzzer-beater by
Luke Greco to open a 20-17 margin. By the half, Malone
had edged out to a 29-26 lead. But in the second half,
the Huskies closed off and limited Massena’s
second-chance rebounds, while outscoring the Red Raiders
36-16. Evan Dumas led the Huskies with 17 points, while
Zendann Poirier chipped in 12 points and Gunvir Johal
contributed 11.
N.Y.S. Class B Regional Semifinal - at Saratoga HS
Ichabod Crane (II) 71,
Canton (X) 58
Section X Class B Championship - SUNY Potsdam
(#1) Canton 56, (#2) Gouverneur 39
Section X Class B Semifinals - at Higher Seed
(#1) Canton 65, (#4) Potsdam 40
(#2) Gouverneur 70, (#3) Ogdensburg 42
Section X Class B Play-In Game - at Higher
Seed
(#4) Potsdam 73, (#5) Salmon River 55
Potsdam's Ian VanWagner (4) takes the handoff from a
high-post screen and rolls inside for two of his
game-best 27 points in leading the Sandstoners to a
73-55 win over Salmon River in the Section X Class B
Play-In contest. Ansen Herrick contributed 18
points in the win. The Stoners overcame a 28-22
halftime deficit with a 29-10 run in the third quarter.
Sebastien Laughing and Ed Jacobs scored 15 points each
to lead the Shamrocks. (Bob LaRue photo)
GOUVERNEUR 70, OGDENSBURG 42
Gouverneur: Raine Rumble 23, Caden Storie 17
Ogdensburg: Justice McIntyre 19.
Gouverneur won its first postseason game since 2/15/12,
and is appearing in its first Class B title game since
2005. The Wildcats last championship was in 2002.
The 2021-22 Canton boys basketball season ended in the
opening round of New York State Class B playoffs.
Section II Champion Ichabod Crane pulled away from a
31-31 score in the third quarter to beat the Bears
71-58.
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The Canton Golden Bears climbed back from an early
9-2 hole, gained a 22-21 lead at the half, then steadily
pulled away for a 56-39 win over the Gouverneur Wildcats
in the Section X Class B championship. Chris Downs
Jr. led the Golden Bears with a game-best 27 points. (Bob LaRue photo)
Jonah Longshore fights his way over the Wildcat defense
to score a key bucket. Gouverneur opened the game
with both a slow-down offense and gritty defense that
throttled Canton’s high-paced game early. Gouverneur
patiently built a 9-2 lead, capped by Caden Storie’s
24-foot-long three-pointer as the shot clock expired.
But when the pace also resulted in three shot-clock
violations, the slow-down got away from the Wildcats,
particularly in the second quarter, allowing the Bears
to open up their run game and claw their way back to a
22-21 halftime lead. Canton took command with a key 10-0
run to open the third quarter, leading to a 43-30
advantage at the end of the period. Center Chris Downs
Jr. logged 12 of his 27 points in the decisive quarter.
Jonah Longshore contributed 13 points, including eight
after halftime. Ethan Platt got the Wildcats off to a
solid start with three straight buckets in the first
quarter, before finishing with 12 points, behind the
team-best 13 points from Raine Rumble. Canton’s title
win was their first in four years.
Canton's Ayomi Odetoyinbo (10) skies up for the dunk,
during the Bears' second-quarter surge, opening a 16-8
lead over the #4-seeded Potsdam Sandstoners.
Odetoyinbo scored 11 points. Chris Downs, Jr.,
netted a game-best 23 points to power the Bears.
Ansen Herrick posted 11 points and Ian VanWagner downed
10 points for the Sandstoners who ended their season at
11-11. (Bob LaRue photo)
Section X Overall Championship - SUNY Potsdam
Canton (B) 60, Heuvelton (D) 50
Section X Overall Semifinals - at SUNY Potsdam
Canton (B) 54, Malone (A) 40
Heuvelton (D) 62, Madrid-Waddington (C) 57
Canton’s top scorer, Jonah Longshore flips in the inside
bucket. Canton pulled out to a 23-12 lead in the second
quarter, but the Huskies went on an eight-point run,
including a three-pointer by Jace Hammond (team-best 15
points) to cut the Golden Bears’ lead to 24-19. Canton
opened the second half on a 9-0 streak that opened a
37-20 lead, en route to a 54-40 win over Malone in the
Section X overall championship. The Bears balanced
offense was led by Jonah Longshore with 15 points, while
Chris Downs and Ryan Jones netted 11 points each.
(Bob LaRue photo)
Canton’s Chris Downs (gold) was honored with the 2022
Joe Jukoski Award, presented to a Section X boys player
for leadership, academics and all-round playing ability.
Downs averaged 22 points and 11 rebounds per game, in
leading the Bears to a Class B championship. He is the
son of Chris and Tonki Downs. The other finalists for
the prestigious award included (l-r) Chateaugay's Walker
Martin, Malone's Evan Miller and Morristown's Aaron
Woodcock.
Heuvelton’s Tristan Lovely springs up between a pair of
Madrid-Waddington defenders to score two points. The
Yellow Jackets built a 36-11 second-quarter lead, but
Heuvelton roared back in the second half. The Bulldogs
chipped away until finally grabbing the lead, 52-51,
with 3:53 remaining. In the final minute, leading 56-55,
Heuvelton's Tristan Lovely muscled inside for two. Jed
Crayford splashed a three-pointer beyond the arc. And
Nate Mashaw sealed the win with the final two points
from the foul line, as Heuvelton completed an improbable
comeback to win 61-57 in the Section X overall
semifinals. Mashaw finished with 21 points, while Lovely
chimed in with 14. For Madrid-Waddington, Drew Harmer
racked up 18, while Kaden Kingston and Troy Peck
inserted 11 points each. (Cody Jenne photo)
After weathering a fierce seesaw battle for the first 29
of 32 minutes, Canton pulled away in the final three
minutes -- including a pair of clutch three-pointers and
two free throws from Ryan Jones. The Golden Bears
beat the Bulldogs 60-50 to capture their first Section X
overall championship since 2018. (Bob LaRue photo)
Heuvelton's Tristan Lovely (12 points) sails over
Canton's Jonah Longshore and draws an offensive charge.
Lovely finished with 12 points, while Longshore chipped
in four points.
Canton's Ryan Jones ducks under Heuvelton defender Nate
Mashaw (11) en route to scoring two of his 15 points.
Mashaw scored 15 of his team-best 17 points in the first
half.
Canton's Luke Wentworth (30) fires over Luke Thornhill.
Sam Roiger led Canton with 20, while Chris Downs added
15. Canton pulled away from a 49-48 lead, with an
11-2 run in the final three minutes. (Lisa Freeman
photos)