CHAMPLAIN — Northeastern Clinton boys' basketball coach Robb Garrand had a simple explanation for his team's 52-40 loss to Plattsburgh High School Wednesday in Champlain Valley Athletic Conference play.
"Plattsburgh brought a high level of intensity to the game and we didn't," he said.
The outcome jumped the Hornets (9-4, 9-2) a half game ahead of the Cougars (9-3, 8-2) at the top of the Division I standings.
Ethan Votraw led Plattsburgh with 17 points and was followed by Ab Maknani and Nate Harrington with 12 each.
"Votraw played well on both ends of the court," Garrand said.
Tom Bedard was the lone Northeastern Clinton player in double figures with 11. Mike Manor was next with eight.
"We didn't move the ball well and played too much 1-on-1 basketball trying to create situations," Garrand said. "They were also more aggressive on the boards than we were.
"We now need to refocus."
The Cougars were down, 7-1, at the start of the game but took a 16-13 lead after one quarter.
The Hornets, however, made up the ground and then some by outscoring Northeastern Clinton by a combined 23-10 over the middle two stanzas.
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Plattsburgh (52)
LaBorde 1-0-3, Maknani 5-0-12, Votraw 7-0-17, Fout 3-0-6, Harrington 6-0-12, Hunt-Stone 0-0-0, Frady 0-0-0, O'Connor 1-0-2, Love 0-0-0. Totals: 23-0-52.
NCCS (40)
Bedard 4-3-11, Armstrong, 2-0-5, Grimshaw 2-0-5, Tavernia 2-1-5, Manor 4-0-8, Tetreault 0-0-0, Davison 0-0-0, Sousa 0-0-0, Filion 2-2-6. Totals: 16-6-40.
Plattsburgh 13 11 12 16 — 52
NCCS 16 4 6 14 — 40
3-point goals: PHS (6): Votraw 3; Maknani 2; LaBorde. NCCS (2): Armstrong; Grimshaw.
JV: PHS won.
Mod: PHS won.
Beekmantown 57, Saranac 54
BEEKMANTOWN — The Eagles answered the Chiefs' third-quarter spurt with a big fourth quarter — sparked by Greg Manney — to prevail.
Beekmantown's Keegan Ryan led all scorers with 20 points and also grabbed 16 rebounds. Manney scored 16, and Chris McIlroy added 10.
"Manney had a huge fourth quarter," Beekmantown coach Ryan Converse said. "He made three threes, and they were pretty clutch, crunch-time threes."
The Eagles (4-9, 4-6) led by eight at halftime, but the Chiefs outscored them 25-7 in the third.
"They had been playing man-to-man in the first half, and they came out and played us 2-3 zone in the third and it threw us off," Converse said. "And they just shot the lights out in that quarter."
Jake Liberty had seven of his nine points in the third to help Saranac take a 10-point advantage into the final frame. But Beekmantown reclaimed the lead on the strength of improved defense and Manney's shooting.
"We switched and played a little man-to-man early on and pressured them, and we were able to get some steals out of traps that led to easy baskets," Converse said. "That allowed us to get back into it. I think the difference in the game was we were able to make them shoot contested shots in the fourth quarter."
Saranac's Kasey Favreau hit three triples in the first quarter and totaled 14 points. Jeremy Bullis chipped in nine points and 10 rebounds for the Chiefs (8-5, 7-4).
Saranac (54)
Bullis 2-5-9, Christopherson 2-0-4, Daniels 0-0-0, Favreau 5-0-14, Kerner 2-0-5, Liberty 4-1-9, St. Clair 2-0-5, Tobin 1-0-2, Weightman 2-0-6. Totals: 20-6-54.
Beekmantown (57)
Riley 0-0-0, McIlroy 5-0-10, Begor 1-0-3, S. Pelkey 0-0-0, Recor 0-0-0, B. Pelkey 1-0-2, Manney 6-0-16, Towle 1-4-6, Ryan 6-8-20. Totals: 20-12-57.
Saranac 15 8 25 6 — 54 Beekmantown 20 11 7 19 — 57
3-point goals: Saranac (8), Favreau 4, Weightman 2, Kerner, St. Clair. Beekmantown (5), Manney 4, Begor.
JV: Saranac won.
Modified: Beekmantown won.
Peru 48 Saranac Lake 29
PERU — The Indians (12-4, 7-4) went on a 14-0 run to start the game and never looked back.
Tim Remillard led a balanced offensive attack for Peru with 11 points, and Bret Boyer added nine, all coming in the first quarter as the Indians took a 17-8 lead.
Hunter Bruno dished out seven assists for the Indians.
Kevin Morgan led the Red Storm with nine points, and T.J. Monroe was next with seven.
Peru 48, Saranac Lake 29
Saranac Lake (29)
Lester 0-0-0, Clark 0-0-0, Morgan 3-3-9, Monty 1-1-3, Burpoe 0-1-1, Monroe 2-1-7, Munn 2-2-6, Stankus 0-0-0, Yanchitis 1-1-3. Totals: 9-9-29.
Peru (48)
Bruno 2-0-5, Casey 3-0-7, Holdridge 0-0-0, Remillard 5-1-11, Boyer 4-1-9, Rock 1-0-2, Barrett 1-1-3, Mckethan 2-1-5, Chen 0-0-0, Demarais 2-0-6, Kelly 0-0-0. Totals: 20-4-48.
Saranac Lake 8 7 8 6 — 29
Peru 17 13 7 11 — 48
3-point goals: Saranac Lake (2): Monroe. Peru (4): Demarais 2; Bruno; Casey.
JV: Peru won.
Mod: Peru won.
AuSable Valley 63 Moriah 45
CLINTONVILLE — Brody Douglass tallied 28 points, 10 rebounds, six assists and four steals as the Patriots defeated the Vikings.
Connor Manning chipped in 12 points and eight rebound for AuSable Valley (13-1, 10-0). Shane Douglas added six assists and six steals.
"This was a tough game, especially in the first half," Patriots coach Jamie Douglass said. "We really came out strong in the third quarter, and by the fourth both teams were just exhausted.
"Moriah really impressed me. They'll be successful in the sectionals. (Tim) Breeyear plays really hard. He hustles and does the little things for them."
Breeyear led the way for the Vikings (3-11, 2-9) with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Landon Cross finished with nine points and six rebounds.
AuSable Valley 63, Moriah 45
Moriah (45)
Calkins 3-0-6, Ida 0-0-0, Slattery 0-0-0, Curran 2-3-7, Mero 0-2-2, Breeyear 6-2-15, Brassard 0-0-0, Cross 3-1-9, Calabrese 0-3-3, Marcotte 1-1-3. Totals: 15-12-45.
AuSable Valley (63)
Hickey 1-0-3, Brooks 1-1-3, Manning 4-2-12, Rhino 3-2-8, Douglass 11-5-28, Casey 0-0-0, Depo 1-0-2, Douglas 3-0-7. Totals: 24-10-63.
Moriah 13 10 15 7 — 45
AuSable Valley 12 18 30 3 — 63
3-point goals: Moriah (3) Breeyear, Cross 2. AuSable Valley (5) Hickey, Manning 2, Douglass, Douglas.
JV: AuSable Valley won.
Mod: AuSable Valley won.
Ticonderoga 54 NAC 33
TICONDEROGA — Nate Lenhart and Joe Gonyeau scored 13 points each as the Sentinels (6-5, 5-4) put in their best team effort of the season.
Lenhart also had six steals and seven assists, while Michael Graney was a third Ticonderoga player in double figures with 11 points.
The Sentinels jumped out to a 17-7 lead after one and a 28-13 advantage at the half.
Colby Sayah led Northern Adirondack with 11 points, and Corey LaBounty followed with 10.
Ticonderoga 54, NAC 33
NAC (33)
Garrand 1-0-3, Smart 2-0-4, LaBounty 4-0-10, Sayah 4-1-11, Burger 2-1-5, Staley 0-0-0, Nichols 0-0-0, Paiser 0-0-0, Byron 0-0-0. Totals: 13-2-33.
Ticonderoga (54)
Gonyeau 6-1-13, Smith 0-1-1, Bezon 3-0-6, Henthorn 1-0-2, Lenhart 5-2-13, Wilson 1-1-3, Graney 4-0-11, Chapman 2-1-5, Fuller 0-0-0, Lawrie 0-0-0, Zhang 0-0-0, Manning 0-0-0. Totals: 22-6-54.
NAC 7 6 10 10 — 33
Ticonderoga 17 11 11 15 — 54
3-point goals: NAC (5): LaBounty 2; Sayah 2; Garrand. Ticonderoga (4): Graney 3; Lenhart.
JV: Ti won.
Mod: NAC won.
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