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February 2, 2012

Anonymous Press-Republican The Press Republican Thu Feb 02, 2012, 02:23 AM EST

WESTPORT — Willa McKinley connected on five 3-pointers on the way to a 26-point performance to lead the Eagles (12-1, 10-1) to a 57-28 victory over Schroon Lake Wednesday in Mountain & Valley Athletic Conference girls' basketball.

McKinley also had eight steals and five assists.

Allison Sherman added 12 points and Emily French six rebounds for Westport, which jumped out to an 11-2 lead in the first quarter.

The Eagles, leading by a 26-14 score at the half, went on a 17-4 run in the third to break it open.

Kate Rose was the lone Schroon Lake player in double figures with 10.

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Westport 57, Schroon Lake 28

Schroon Lake (28)

Harvey 2-1-5, M. DeZalia 1-0-2, Rose 3-4-10, B. DeZalia 1-0-2, Veverka 0-0-0, Whitney 1-0-2, Hall 0-0-0, Reynolds 0-4-4, Fiore 1-1-3. Totals: 9-10-28.

Westport (57)

Kurth 1-0-2, Sears 2-0-4, Sherman 4-3-12, Sudduth 3-0-6, Russell 3-0-6, Looby 0-0-0, Dorsey 0-0-0, Quaglietta 0-0-0, McGee 0-1-1, McKinley 8-5-26, French 0-0-0, Souris 0-0-0. Totals: 21-9-57.

Schroon Lake 2 12 4 10 — 28

Westport 11 15 17 14 — 57

3-point goals: Westport (6): McKinley 5; Sherman.

JV: Westport won.

Mod: Schroon Lake won.

E'town-Lewis 50 Chazy 36

CHAZY — Lily Whalen scored 16 points to lead Elizabethtown-Lewis to its win.

Kearstin Ashline added 11 points and Shonna Brooks nine for E'town-Lewis.

The Eagles held an 8-7 lead after one, but the Lions outscored Chazy by a combined 29-15 margin over the middle two stanzas to take a 36-23 advanrage into the fourth.

Olivia Seymour tossed in 15 points for Chazy. Megan Reynolds added eight points and Katharine Tooke played a strong game with 12 rebounds.

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E'town-Lewis 50, Chazy 36

E'town-Lewis (50)

Morris 0-0-0, J. Barnes 0-0-0, Harwood 1-0-3, Cassavaugh 3-1-7, McGinn 1-0-2, Whalen 6-4-16, Brooks 3-3-9, Graves 1-0-2, Ashline 5-0-11, A. Barnes 0-0-0. Totals: 20-8-50.

Chazy (36)

Seymour 6-1-15, Thibault 1-0-2, Reynolds 3-2-8, Kozak 2-0-4, Cahoon 0-0-0, Meshefsky 0-0-0, C. Gilmore 0-0-0, A. Gilmore 0-0-0, Tooke 2-1-5. Totals: 15-4-36.

E'town-Lewis 7 13 16 14 — 50

Chazy 8 7 8 13 — 36

3-point goals: E'town-Lewis (2): Harwood; Ashline. Chazy (2): Seymour 2.

JV: Chazy won.

Mod: Chazy won.

Crown Point 43 Wells 27

CROWN POINT — Amanda Wolf had a monster game for the Patriots in their win over the Indians.

Wolf led all scorers with 15 points and pulled down 19 rebounds while blocking five shots for Crown Point (8-5, 7-3). Marissa Titus chipped in with 12 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks while Julianne Glebus finished with 10 points.

After leading 21-13 at the half, the Patriots used a 13-0 third quarter to pull away.

Samantha Zemken, Bobbi-Jo Page, Karlie Tomlinson and Desi Gallup all finished with five points to pace Wells (2-8).

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Crown Point 43, Wells 27

Wells (27)

Woodward 1-0-2, Michienzi 0-0-0, Speece 0-1-1, Tomlinson 2-1-5, Page 1-3-5, Gallup 2-1-5, Zemken 2-1-5, Vrooman 1-2-4. Totals: 9-9-27.

Crown Point (43)

Ryan 0-0-0, Glebus 4-2-10, Titus 5-2-12, Kiely 2-1-5, Meachem 0-1-1, Wolf 7-1-15, Holman 0-0-0, Foote 0-0-0, Greenough 0-0-0, Comes 0-0-0. Totals: 18-7-43.

Wells 6 7 0 14 — 27

Crown Point 9 12 13 9 — 43

Mod: Wells won.

Indian/Long Lake 52 Keene 20

INDIAN LAKE — Meg Smith had 11 points and seven rebounds to lead the Orange (12-1, 10-1) past the Beavers.

Jessica Bain added 10 points, four assists and three steals, and Shannon Farrell chipped in eight points, six assists and three steals.

Keene's Olivia Jaques and Sadie Holbrook scored seven apiece.

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Indian Lake/Long Lake 52, Keene 20

Keene (20)

Kowanko 0-0-0, Garrand 1-0-2, Hall 1-0-2, Smith 0-0-0, Dumas 0-0-0, Jaques 3-1-7, Gothner 0-0-0, Geiger 1-0-2, Holbrook 2-2-7. Totals: 8-3-20.

IL/LL (52)

Farrell 4-0-8, Walters 0-0-0, King 1-0-2, M. Hinckley 2-1-5, Bain 5-0-10, Walters 0-0-0, Hamdan 1-0-2, Burch 0-0-0, S. Hinckley 4-0-8, Darling 3-0-6, Bennett 0-0-0, Smith 5-1-11, Dechene 0-0-0. Totals: 25-2-52.

Keene 5 1 7 7 — 20

Indian/Long Lake 15 21 8 8 — 52

3-point goals: Keene (1), Holbrook.

Mod: Keene won.

Minerva/Newcomb 55 Johnsburg 20

NEWCOMB — Gabriel McNally tossed in 15 points and Renna Yandon scored 14 to power the Mountaineers.

Briana Hammond added eight points for Minerva/Newcomb (6-5, 5-4).

Brooke Denno paced the Jaguars (1-12, 1-10) with six points.

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Minerva/Newcomb 55, Johnsburg 20

Johnsburg (20)

Knickerbocker 0-1-1, Denno 2-0-6, Urbonowicz 1-0-2, Glode 2-0-4, Millington 1-0-2, Myler 2-0-5, Dunkley 0-0-0, Williford 0-0-0, Gahan 0-0-0, Ordway 0-0-0, Russell 0-0-0, Ellsworth 0-0-0. Totals: 8-1-20.

Minerva/Newcomb (55)

Winslow 1-2-4, Bolan 3-0-6, Yandon 5-4-14, McNally 4-7-15, Martin 1-0-2, Hammond 4-0-8, Bush 1-0-2, Marra 2-0-4, Bennett 0-0-0, Miller 0-0-0, Mather 0-0-0, Rubertone 0-0-0. Totals: 21-13-55.

Johnsburg 7 5 0 8 — 20

Minerva/Newcomb 16 7 19 13 — 55

3-point goals: Johnsburg (3), Denno 2, Myler.

Mod: Johnsburg won.

NAC Chateaugay 50 Madrid-Waddington 36

CHATEAUGAY — Courtney Boyea scored 25 points to lead the Bulldogs over the Yellowjackets and into sole possession of first place in the Northern Athletic Conference's East Division.

Hannah Cook added nine points, five steals and three assists for Chateaugay. Makayla Fleury finished with 12 rebounds and Alexis Beach had a strong game defensively.

Shelby Gausby paced Madrid-Waddington with 11 points and seven rebounds.

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Chateaugay 50

Madrid-Waddington 36

Madrid-Waddington (36)

Pierce 3-2-9, Beldock 3-0-7, Sharpe 0-0-0, Duelger 0-0-0, Marcellus 3-0-6, Gausby 5-1-11, Ashley 1-0-2. Knight 0-0-0, Gabri 0-1-1. Totals: 15-4-36.

Chateaugay (50)

A. Beach 1-0-2, H. Cook 4-1-9, K. Beach 1-0-3, M. Cook 0-0-0, Boyea 10-0-25, Fleury 1-2-4, Miller 1-2-4, Barnes 1-1-3. Totals: 19-6-50.

Madrid-W'ton 6 8 9 13 — 36

Chateaugay 19 13 13 5 — 50

3-point goals: Madrid-Waddington (2) . Chateaugay (6) .

JV: Madrid-Waddington won.

MVAC Boys Willsboro 47, Lake Placid 22

LAKE PLACID — Clay Sherman put up 14 points to help the Warriors (10-4, 9-2) to a Mountain and Valley Athletic Conference win.

Cody Sayward added 13, and Clayton Cross had 12.

Willsboro led, 33-11, by halftime.

"Willsboro made a 5-0 run to close the first quarter and then went on a 10-0 run to start the second, and they maintained that lead the rest of the game," Lake Placid coach Brenden Gotham said.

Jacob Daniels had seven points for the Blue Bombers (5-6, 4-5).

Willsboro 47, Lake Placid 22

Willsboro (47)

Sherman 6-1-14, Cross 5-1-12, Porter 0-1-1, D. Sayward 2-0-4, Hubbard 0-0-0, Lobdell 1-0-3, C. Sayward 4-5-13. Totals: 18-8-47.

Lake Placid (22)

McLean 1-0-3, Burns 1-0-2, Co. Porter 1-0-2, Bickford 0-0-0, Stephenson 1-0-3, J. Morrison 1-0-2, Ca. Porter 0-0-0, Lawrence 1-0-3, M. Morrison 0-0-0, Daniels 3-1-7. Totals: 9-1-22.

Willsboro 13 20 8 6 — 47

Lake Placid 6 5 7 4 — 22

3-point goals: Willsboro (3), Sherman, Cross, Lobdell. Lake Placid (2), McLean, Stephenson.

JV: Willsboro won.

Modified: Willsboro won.