SARANAC — The Plattsburgh High School boys' basketball team wrapped up the Champlain Valley Athletic Conference Division I championship in dramatic fashion on Friday night.
Ethan Votraw's 3-pointer with 11 seconds left in the fourth quarter was the margin of difference in the Hornets' 57-56 win over Saranac.
The Hornets improved their league record to 12-2 with one game remaining on the schedule.
"At the beginning of the season, we really weren't talked about much as a contender," PHS coach Chris Hartman said. "But the boys bought into what coach (Pat) Shaughnessy and I were trying to do. I couldn't be prouder of the boys."
The Chiefs had an opportunity to win it, but missed a shot and PHS rebounded with 0.6 seconds left.
"It was an intense atmosphere," Saranac coach Brent Denis said. "It was a good Friday night basketball game."
Votraw led the Hornets with a game-high 22 points, while Nate Harrington added 14.
"Votraw played a very solid game and Harrington did a nice job in the post," Denis said.
Jeremy Bullis paced Saranac with 16 points, while Ryan Kerner added 14 and Kasey Favreau nine.
"Kerner and Jordan Gillespie gave us a spark off the bench," Denis said.
PHS held a 29-24 lead at the half before Saranac cut it to 41-40 entering the fourth.
Plattsburgh 57, Saranac 56
Plattsburgh (57)
Votraw 5-9-22, LaBorde 1-0-2, Hunt-Stone 0-0-0, O'Connor 1-0-2, Fout 3-0-7, Brooks 0-0-0, Kelley 0-0-0, Maknani 3-1-7, Harrington 6-2-14, Frady 1-1-3. Totals: 20-13-57.
Saranac (56)
Christopherson 1-1-3, Weightman 2-2-7, Liberty 1-0-2, Tobin 1-0-2, Kerner 6-0-14, Gillespie 0-3-3, Favreau 2-5-9, St. Clair, 0-0-0, Bullis 7-2-16. Totals: 20-13-56.
Plattsburgh 17 12 12 16 — 57
Saranac 14 10 16 16 — 56
3-point goals: Plattsburgh (4): Votraw 3; Fout. Saranac (3): Kerner 2; Weightman.
JV: Saranac won.
Mod: Saranac won.
AuSable Valley 75 Seton Catholic 28
CLINTONVILLE — The Patriots, who improved their unbeaten league record to 13-0 with one game remaining, presented coach Jamie Douglass with his 100th career win at AuSable Valley.
"It has been a team effort," Douglass said. "We've won something like 15, 14 and 13 games going back the last three years.
"I'm really proud of the eight kids on our team. They share the basketball and don't worry about who gets the points or the rebounds. They've bought into what we're trying to do and know their roles."
Brody Douglass tossed in 23 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for the Patriots, who bolted out to a 50-19 lead at the half.
Shane Douglas added 12 points, eight assists and seven steals, while Austin Depo finished with 11 points and 11 rebounds, John Hickey 10 points, Connor Manning eight points and seven steals, and Nick Rhino seven points.
It was Senior Night for AuSable Valley, which recognized Douglass, Hickey, Manning and Rhino.
Adam Tedford tossed in 16 points to lead the Knights, and Carson Hynes added seven.
AuSable Valley 75, Seton Catholic 28
Seton Catholic (28)
Quantock 0-0-0, Tedford 5-3-16, LaRow 0-0-0, Briggs 1-0-2, Alvarez 1-0-2, Kustos 0-1-1, Hynes 2-3-7, LaFranca 0-0-0. Totals: 9-7-28.
AuSable Valley (75)
Hickey 3-2-10, Brooks 2-0-4, Manning 3-1-8, Rhino 3-1-7, Douglass 11-0-23, Casey 0-0-0, Depo 5-0-11, Douglas 6-0-12. Totals: 33-4-75.
Seton Catholic 8 11 6 3 — 28
AuSable Valley 26 24 17 8 — 75
3-point goals: Seton Catholic (3): Tedford 3. AuSable Valley (5): Hickey 2; Manning; Douglass; Depo.
JV: AuSable Valle won.
Mod: AuSable Valley won.
Peru 58, NCCS 34
PERU — The Indians played one of their best games of the season in pulling away from the Cougars.
Peru held a 36-27 lead after three and then outscored Northeastern Clinton, 22-7, in the fourth quarter.
"We played an excellent defensive game," Peru coach John Clemons said. "We had a 9-point lead going into the fourth. They pressed us, but we were able to get some fast-break baskets."
It was Senior Night and a couple of seniors led the way for the Indians with Taylor Rock scoring a game-high 16 points and Michael Holdridge adding 14 points and 10 rebounds.
Bret Boyer chipped in with eight points and 10 rebounds, and Conor Casey had eight points.
Rodney Grimshaw tallied 10 points and Austin Tetreault nine for the Cougars.
Peru 58, NCCS 34
NCCS (34)
Armstrong 2-2-6, Grimshaw 4-2-10, Beasley 0-0-0, Sousa 0-0-0, Davison 0-0-0, Tetreault 3-0-9, Tavernia 0-0-0, Bedard 1-1-3, Manor 1-2-4, Filion 0-2-2. Totals: 11-9-34.
Peru (58)
Bruno 2-0-6, Casey 3-0-8, Rock 8-0-16, Holdridge 4-6-14, Boyer 4-0-8, Barrett 0-0-0, Chen 1-0-2, Mckethan 1-0-2, Demarais 0-0-0, Good 1-0-2. Totals: 24-6-58.
NCCS 8 8 11 7 — 34
Peru 13 12 11 22 — 58
3-point goals: NCCS (3): Tetreault 3. Peru (4): Casey 2; Bruno 2.
JV: NCCS won.
Mod: Peru won.
Ticonderoga 50 Moriah 42
PORT HENRY — For Moriah head coach Brian Cross, Friday night's game against Ticonderoga came down to third-quarter play.
His team's just wasn't enough.
"We fell apart in the third quarter," he said. "We lost our composure, and that was the difference in the ball game."
The Sentinels went on to win, 50-42, on the backs of Nate Lenhart (20) and Michael Graney (16), who each tallied more than 15 points.
"Give Ti credit," Cross said. "Lenhart played well and so did Graney."
The Vikings scored only 15 points in the final two quarters, allowing the Sentinels to recover from a seven-point halftime deficit.
Carlo Calabrese led Moriah with 14 points, and Landon Cross chipped in 10.
Ticonderoga 50, Moriah 42
Ticonderoga (50)
Gonyeau 2-0-4, Lawrie 0-0-0, Smith 1-1-4, Henthorn 0-0-0, Lenhart 7-5-20, Wilson 1-0-2, Graney 6-0-16, Chapman 1-2-4. Totals: 18-8-50.
Moriah (42)
Calkins 1-3-5, Ida 0-0-0, Slattery 0-0-0, Curran 0-3-3, Mero 1-0-3, Breeyear 3-1-7, Brassard 0-0-0, Cross 4-0-10, Calabrese 5-4-14. Totals: 15-11-42.
Ticonderoga 13 7 12 18 — 50
Moriah 11 16 7 8 — 42
3-point field goals: Ticonderoga (6) Graney 4, Smith 1, Lenhart 1. Moriah (3) Cross 2, Mero 1.
JV: Ticonderoga won.
Mod: Moriah won.
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