Massena, Lisbon, Canton, Potsdam, Brushton-Moira Advance

MASSENa Survives wildcats in overtime in semifinAL

MASSENA 52, GOUVERNEUR 46 (OT)
After a 40-40 tie in regulation, #2 Massena outscored #3 Gouverneur 12-6 in the overtime period, to defeat the Wildcats 52-46 in the Section X Class A semifinal. Massena led 19-17 at the half, then fell behind 35-31 at the end of three quarters. A 9-6 fourth quarter for the Raiders forced the game into overtime. Chris Boyer led the Raider charge with 22 points, while Alex Tarbell chipped in 12. For the Wildcats, Raine Rumble scored 18 points and Kaleb Platt chipped in 17. Massena will face Malone for the Section X Class A championship.

Strong first half lifts canton past s.l.c.s. 68-28 

Canton's Daniel Richardson (11) leaps over St. Lawrence Central Jeremiah LaBrake (15) to drain the three -pointer in the third quarter. (Cody Jenne photo)
 

CANTON 68, ST. LAWRENCE CENTRAL 28
Second-seeded Canton jumped to an early 20-9 lead, then held down #3 St. Lawrence Central to single digits in each quarter, en route to a 68-28 victory in the Section X Class B semifinals. Zadok Roiger led Canton with 22 points, while Jackson Ames produced 18 points. The Golden Bears advance to face top-seeded Potsdam in the Class B championship. For the Larries, Ayden Beach scored 11 points, while Damian Ashley chipped in six points.

LARRIES PULL AWAY FROM N-N FLYERS IN OPENING ROUND

St. Lawrence Central's Ayden Beach (11) slashes to the basket to score two of his 38 points.  (Kyton Deon photo)
  

ST. LAWRENCE CENTRAL 82, NORWOOD-NORFORK 34
After struggling to hold a lead in the first six minutes, St. Lawrence Central pulled away from the Flyers by scoring 23 points in the second quarter and 25 more in the third frame, leading to an 82-34 victory in the Section X Class B opening round. Ayden Beach let all scorers with 38 points, including four three-pointers. Damien Ashley chipped in 13 points, while Jacob Evans and Carl Monroe pitched in 10 points apiece. The #3 Larries advance to face #2 Canton in the semifinal round. Gannon Colbert and Owen Malone scored eight points each to lead the Flyers.

BRUSHTON-MOIRA RALLIES TO NIP M-W JACKETS IN SEMIFINAL

BRUSHTON-MOIRA 39, MADRID-WADDINGTON 38
The third-seeded Panthers rallied from a 30-26 hole at the end of the third quarter, outscoring the #2 Yellow Jackets 13-8 in the final frame, to squeeze out a 39-38 win at Madrid-Waddington, in the Section X Class C semifinals. Kayden Bushey set the tone for the Panthers with 14 points, while Mason Poirier added 13. B-M continues on to face Lisbon in the Section X Class C championship. Jamison Zysik led the Yellow Jackets with 14 points.

hermon-dekalb outlasts heuvelton for 54-51 win

Heuvelton's Landyn Ashlaw (13) fires from the left corner for the three pointer to give the Bulldogs a 13-10 lead at Hermon-DeKalb, midway through the second quarter. (Jenne photo)
 

HERMON-DEKALB 54, HEUVELTON 51
Trailing 27-19 at half, the Green Demons outscored the Bulldogs 17-5 in the third quarter to grab a four-point lead. In the seesaw affair of West rivals, Hunter Bouchey scored 14 points, while Noah Locy added 13, and Jeremy Carr and Landon Simser both scored 11 to lead the Demons to a 54-51 win in the Section X Class D quarterfinals. Heuvelton was led by Landyn Ashlaw with 17 points, while Jude Spooner added 12 and Colt McAllister chipped in 11 points.

CHATEAUGAY, HARRISVILLE POST QUARTERFINAL WINS

HARRISVILLE 73, MORRISTOWN 35
The #2 Pirates erupted with a crushing 26-2 margin in the second quarter, blowing open an otherwise close four point game to lead 41-13 at the half. Harrisville went on to beat Morristown 73-35, behind a 31-point performance by Joe Shephard and a 24-point night for Blake Martin. The Rockets were led by Roland Simmons with 24 points and Eric Bush with 22. Harrisville advances to play Colton-Pierrepont in the Section X Class D semifinals.

CHATEAUGAY 72, EDWARDS-KNOX 47

After edging out to a 36-30 lead at the half, the Bulldogs utilized a decisive 21-7 run in the third quarter, and 28-10 in the final period to defeat the #9 seed Edwards-Knox 72-47. Jake Johnston netted 33 points, while Jake Reynolds dropped in 12 to lead the Bulldogs. Lincoln Averill and Kale Geer each scored 12 for the Cougars. The top-seated Bulldogs will now face #4 Hermon-DeKalb in the Section X Class D semifinals.