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March 22, 2009

Newburgh, Jamesville-DeWitt capture titles.

Jamesville-DeWitt holds on in overtime to win Class A crown

GLENS FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — Damon Cousar scored 20 points and grabbed 20 rebounds as Newburgh Free Academy routed Niagara Falls 62-42 in the Class AA final Sunday at the New York State Boys High School Basketball Championships.

Tournament MVP Marcus Henderson added 11 points, including three 3-pointers, for the Goldbacks (21-4), while William Bouton added 15 points.

The Wolverines (24-1), who shot only 20 percent from the field, got 17 points from Kelvin Agee Jr., while Devon Marshall added 12.

Henderson banked in a 3-pointer in the closing seconds of the first half as Newburgh took a 33-21 lead into halftime. The Goldbacks opened the third quarter with a 14-3 run. Newburgh shot 47 percent from the floor.

Cousar's 20 rebounds broke the previous record of 17.

Five-time finalist Niagara Falls, out of Section 6, reached the championship with a 59-49 win over Syracuse Christian Brothers Academy in Saturday's semifinal round.

First-time finalist Newburgh, in Section 9, advanced to the title by beating Uniondale 58-51 in the semifinals Saturday.

Jamesville-DeWitt 77,
Peekskill 75 (OT)

Freshman Dajuan Coleman had 18 points and 18 rebounds as Jamesville-DeWitt beat Peekskill 77-75 in overtime in the Class A final Sunday at the New York State Boys High School Basketball Championships.

Alshaw Hymes scored 21 points and Lamar Kearse added 16 for the Red Rams (26-1), while Tournament MVP Brandon Triche scored 12 points and added eight rebounds.

Daquan Brickhouse scored 22 points and tied a tournament record with 11 assists for the Red Devils (24-2), who also got 21 points from Ralph Watts.

Jamesville-DeWitt, which won its second straight title and third in six years, took the lead on Hymes' jump shot with 46 seconds remaining in regulation, but Peekskill tied it at 67-67 with a free throw.

Triche's turnaround shot at the buzzer hit the front of the rim, sending the game into overtime.

Peekskill missed three chances in the final seconds to send the game to another extra period. Trailing 77-75 with less than a minute to go, Watts hit the rim on successive jumpers with about 15 seconds left.

When Coleman missed the front end of a one-and-one, Peekskill raced to the other end, where Brickhouse came up just short on an open layup with three seconds remaining.

Peekskill led 37-35 at halftime.

Seven-time finalist Peekskill, out of Westchester County in Section 1, reached the championship with a 55-48 win over East Hampton in Saturday's semifinals.

Four-time finalist Jamesville-DeWitt, out of Onondaga County in Section 3, advanced to the title by beating Batavia 40-32 in the semifinals Saturday.

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