BEEKMANTOWN — Beekmantown has been tested for two consecutive games with showdowns against top teams Saranac and Plattsburgh.
However, the Eagles have now proven they are a team to be reckoned with this season.
Shannon Ryan poured in a team-high 27 points as Beekmantown held off Plattsburgh, 48-43, in Champlain Valley Athletic Conference girls’ basketball action Friday.
Ryan scored 18 of her points in the first half as the Eagles took a 23-11 lead at the half.
“It was a great defensive effort in the first half,” Beekmantown coach Greg Waters said.
The Hornets’ Marle Curle, though, took control in the second half to try to will her team to victory.
Curle scored 23 of her game-high 28 points in the second half, including 14 points in the fourth quarter. She connected on four of her seven 3-pointers in the fourth.
“They, through Curle’s effort, got it to 46-43 in the fourth,” Waters said. “(Grace) Kelly hit two free throws to seal the victory for us.
“We were able to match them basket-for-basket, and we shot well from the free-throw line, going 6-of-8 in the quarter.”
The Eagles went 14-of-19 from the foul line through the entire game.
Kelly chipped in with nine points for Beekmantown.
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Beekmantown 48
Plattsburgh 43
Plattsburgh (43)
Dragoon 0-1-1, Carlsson 2-0-4, Marlow 1-0-2, Keyser 1-1-3, Curle 10-1-28, Duquette 2-0-5, Coupal 0-0-0, Cantwell 0-0-0. Totals: 16-3-43.
Beekmantown (48)
Wilson 1-0-2, Guynup 1-2-4, Ryan 11-5-27, Kelly 1-7-9, Anderson 3-0-6, Barcomb 0-0-0, LaFountain 0-0-0, McKinnley 0-0-0. Totals: 17-14-48.
Plattsburgh 6 5 11 21 — 43
Beekmantown 12 11 8 17 — 48
3-point goals: Plattsburgh (8) Curle 7, Duquette.
JV: Beekmantown won.
Saranac 41, Peru 38
PERU — An 18-point second quarter by Saranac proved to be an important point in a back-and-forth game with Peru, as the Chiefs went on to win, 41-38.
After taking a six-point lead into the second stanza, Peru managed just seven points in the second. The Indians pulled the game within three points at the end of the third quarter, but Saranac held on in the end.
“They shot the ball very well in the second quarter,” Peru coach Dave Baroody said. “I was impressed by the way Saranac took the ball to the basket. They got to the foul line often in the game and were very aggressive.”
Kayla Napper led the Chiefs with 11 points, while Emma Newell chipped in eight.
Peru’s Megan Mazella led all scorers with 13 points.
Sam Spear finished with 10 rebounds for the Indians, who fell to 1-2, and Mary Mazella had six assists.
Saranac is now 2-1.
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Saranac 41, Peru 38
Saranac (41)
Trim 0-0-0, Ka. Napper 4-3-11, Kr. Napper 1-1-4, Gillespie 2-2-6, Newell 2-4-8, Bowman 3-0-6, Andre 0-0-0, Layhee 0-0-0, Marnes 2-0-4, Favreau 1-0-2. Totals: 15-10-41.
Peru (38)
Ma. Mazella 1-2-4, Hackett 4-0-12, Me. Mazzella 4-3-13, Wright 1-0-2, Martin 0-3-3, Flynn 0-0-0, Spear 2-0-4, Remillard 0-0-0, Neenan 0-0-0. Totals: 12-8-38
Saranac 3 18 8 12 — 41
Peru 9 7 10 12 — 38
3-point goals: Saranac (1): Kr. Napper. Peru (6): Hackett 4, Me. Mazzella 2.
Northeastern Clinton 42, Saranac Lake 31
CHAMPLAIN — Northeastern Clinton garnered its first victory of the season with great play from senior guard Skyler Hebert.
Hebert fired 18 points, while teammate Allie Cartier added eight markers in the win.
“Each team was playing zone and it really slowed the tempo,” Northeastern Clinton coach Frank Dumas said. “We started out the second half playing full court man-to-man defense and got some on-ball pressure in the backcourt. We rebounded better in the final 24 minutes. (Cartier) was a pivotal player in the post, and we got good floor leadership from (Hebert).”
Regan Kieffee paced Saranac Lake with 14 points, including two 3-point field goals. Nicole Viscardo added five in the loss.
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Northeastern Clinton 42,
Saranac Lake 31
Saranac Lake (31)
Ward 1-0-2, McDonough 1-0-2, Moody 1-0-3, Kilroy 2-0-4, Kieffee 4-4-14, Orticelle 0-1-1, Viscardo 1-3-5, Buckley 0-0-0, Woodruff 0-0-0. Totals: 10-8-31.
Northeastern Clinton (42)
Roush 1-1-3, Hebert 7-3-18, Arless 0-0-0, Babbie 0-0-0, Cartier 2-4-8, Miller 1-0-2, Paola 0-4-4, Menard 0-0-0, Sample 3-1-7. Totals: 14-13-42.
Saranac Lake 7 11 6 7— 31
Northeastern Clinton 6 8 15 13 — 42
3-point goals: Saranac Lake (3): Moody, Kieffee 2. Northeastern Clinton (1): Hebert.
AuSable Valley 60, Northern Adirondack 43
CLINTONVILLE — AuSable Valley, down by as many as 10 points in the first half, used a 25-2 third-quarter run to pull away from the Bobcats.
Taylor Saltus had a big game offensively for the Patriots with 28 points. Logan Snow and Madison Rondeau each added eight.
Taylor Durnin tossed in 15 points for Northern Adirondack, while Rachael Venne added nine points, Jillian Scott eight and Magan Magee, seven.
“We came out in a press and got into some early foul trouble,” said AuSable Valley coach Roger Long. “They hit nine-of-10 shots from the foul line in the second quarter and led, 25-15, at one time.
“But Saltus hit a three-pointer with 1.5 seconds left in the half that brought us back to within 25-24.”
The Patriots then took charge in the third.
“We played great defense and pushed the ball,” said Long. “We went up, 49-27, after three. But Northern Adirondack didn’t quit.”
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AuSable Valley 60, NAC 43
NAC (43)
Durnin 4-7-15, Warick 0-0-0, LaFountain 2-0-4, Venne 3-3-9, Magee 2-2-7, Scott 3-2-8, Lashway 0-0-0, Kerr 0-0-0, Brunell 0-0-0. Totals: 14-14-43.
AuSable Valley (60)
Strong 1-1-3, Knapp 2-0-5, Saltus 11-5-28, L. Snow 3-2-8, Taylor 1-0-2, Rondeau 4-0-8, S. Snow 1-0-2, Douglass 2-0-4. Totals: 25-8-60.
NAC 11 14 2 16 — 43
AuSable Valley 8 16 25 11 —60
3-point goals: NAC (1): Magee. AuSable Valley (2): Knapp; Saltus.
JV: AuSable Valley won.
Mod: AuSable Valley won.
Seton Catholic 31, Moriah 26
PLATTSBURGH — Paige Spittler scored 12 points and Kelly Ryan added 10 to lead the Knights (4-0) past the Vikings.
Moriah led by as many as 10 points — 21-11 — in the third quarter before Seton Catholic tallied the last five points in the stanza. The Knights then outscored the Vikings, 15-5, in the fourth.
Spittler hit a 3-pointer with under a minute left in regulation to put Seton Catholic ahead to stay.
Taylor Sprague paced Moriah with nine points and Lauren Pelkey followed with eight.
“It was a big win for us,” said Seton coach Danielle Castine. “They beat us three times last year, including in the sectionals.
“It was a good team effort.”
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Seton Catholic 31, Moriah 26
Moriah (26)
Wykes 2-0-4, Cross 0-0-0, Stahl 1-1-3, Slattery 1-0-2, C. Pelkey 0-0-0, L. Pelkey 4-0-8, Sprague 3-3-9. Totals: 11-4-26.
Seton Catholic (31)
Murnane 0-2-2, Spittler 4-3-12, Clark 0-0-0, Ryan 3-5-11, Chapman 0-0-0, Nachbauer 0-0-0, Egan 1-0-2, Bashaw 0-0-0, Durgan 0-0-0, Moore 1-2-4. Totals: 9-12-31.
Moriah 11 4 6 5 —26
Seton Catholic 4 7 5 15 — 31
3-point goals: Seton Catholic (1): Spittler.
Mod: Seton Catholic won.
Ticonderoga 30, Lake Placid 17
TICONDEROGA — Andrea Rich led the way with 11 points and Kylie Ausin added eight as the Sentinels beat Lake Placid, 30-17.
Ticonderoga held a five-point advantage after the first quarter and kept the lead from there, despite scoring just two points in the second quarter.
Chloe Uebrick paced the Blue Bombers with seven points.
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Ticonderoga 30, Lake Placid 17
Lake Placid (17)
Matos 0-1-1, Jesmer 0-0-0, Potter 0-0-0, Taylor 1-1-3, Brandes 2-1-5, Weaver 0-1-1, Uebrick 1-5-7. Totals: 4-9-17.
Ticonderoga (30)
Purkey 0-0-0, Moore 0-0-0, Palandrani 0-0-0, Hamel 1-0-2, Jebb 0-1-1, Rich 5-1-11, Austin 4-0-8, Kelly 1-0-2, Mars 0-0-0, Campney 2-2-6. Totals 13-4-30.
Lake Placid 3 2 4 8— 17
Ticonderoga 8 2 9 11 — 30
MVAC
Elizabethtown- Lewis 28, Indian Lake/Long Lake 24
ELIZABETHTOWN — Elizabethtown-Lewis was able to dig itself out of an early hole and fend off Indian Lake/Long Lake in the closing stages for a four-point win.
Lily Whalen paced the Lions with nine points, while teammates Kearstin Ashline and Shonna Brooks each added seven points.
“(Indian Lake/Long Lake) went up nine in the first quarter and we played nervous,” Elizabethtown-Lewis coach Don Ratliff said. “We didn’t grab the lead until the 30-minute mark. We dropped to a 2-3 zone, which proved to make a difference.”
Ashline had all seven of her markers in the second half and forced multiple Orange players into foul trouble. Brooks grabbed 12 boards.
Senior guard Jessica Bain led Indian Lake/Long Lake with 15 points in the loss.
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Elizabethtown- Lewis 28,
Indian Lake/Long Lake 24
Indian Lake/Long Lake (24)
Farrell 2-0-4, King 0-0-0, Darling 1-0-2, Bain 6-3-15, Hamdan 0-0-0, Hinckley 0-0-0, Smith 1-1-3. Totals: 10-4-24.
Elizabethtown-Lewis (28)
Morris 0-0-0, J. Barnes 2-1-5, McGinn 0-0-0, Whalen 2-4-9, Brooks 2-3-7, Ashline 3-1-7, Disogra 0-0-0, A. Barnes 0-0-0. Totals: 9-9-28.
Indian Lake/Long Lake 9 7 4 4— 24
Elizabethtown-Lewis 2 6 5 15 — 28
3-point goals: Elizabethtown-Lewis (1): Whalen.
Keene 52, Westport 38
KEENE — Sophomore center Naomi Peduzzi put up 21 points, an eye-popping 32 rebounds and 11 blocks for triple-double status in a double-digit victory.
Teammate Tucker Geiger added 19 points and 19 rebounds, while sister Taylor Geiger fired eight markers.
“Our gameplan was to pound the ball in the post because of our height advantage,” Keene coach Brian LaVallee said. “Our starting forwards combined for 40 points. This was a big win for our program. They pressed throughout, but we were able to run the floor. It was a great game and everybody played well.”
Junior guard Brendee Russell dropped 23 points in the loss.
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Keene 52, Westport 38
Westport (38)
Kurth 0-0-0, Sudduth 0-0-0, Mitchell 0-1-1, Rascoe 0-0-0, Russell 9-5-23, Looby 2-4-8, Schwoebel 2-0-4, Viens 1-0-2. Totals: 14-10-38.
Keene (52)
McCabe 0-2-2, Fabiano 0-0-0, Peduzi 9-3-21, Hall 1-0-2, Dumas 0-0-0, Parolin 0-0-0, Ruud 0-0-0, Ta. Geiger 4-0-8, Holbrook 0-0-0, Tu. Geiger 8-3-19. Totals: 22-8-52.
Westport 7 12 11 8 —38
Keene 7 15 16 14 — 52
Schroon Lake 35, Minerva/Newcomb 31
SCHROON LAKE — Gabe Harvey knocked down 12 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to help Schroon Lake in a four-point win.
Miranda Dezakia (8), Caitlyn Jarrell (5), and Lindsay Reynolds (4) combined for 17 points in the win. However, Wildcats coach Rich Hall was impressed with his team’s defensive effort.
“(Clare Whitney) had the responsibility of guarding MaKenzie Winslow, who had been putting up some big numbers as of late, but she didn’t allow her to get in double-digits,” Hall said. “We came out strong for the second half and it was a hard-fought game. To Clare Whitney’s credit, she also played well on the defensive side of the basketball.”
Winslow paced the Mountaineers with nine points. Gabrielle McNally totaled six points on the night.
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Schroon Lake 35,
Minerva/Newcomb 31
Minerva/Newcomb (31)
Winslow 3-1-9, McNally 1-4-6, Bennett 1-0-3, Marra 0-0-0, Rubertone 2-1-5, Miller 3-0-6, McCall 1-0-2, D. McNally 0-0-0. Totals: 11-5-31.
Schroon Lake (35)
Harvey 5-2-12, Jarrell 2-1-5, Whitney 1-0-2, Hall 0-0-0, Lanoue 0-0-0, Dezalia 4-0-8, Reynolds 2-0-4, Wisser 2-0-4. Totals: 16-3-35.
Minerva/Newcomb 11 2 9 9 — 31
Schroon Lake 4 12 12 7 — 35
3-point goals: Minerva/Newcomb (3): Winslow 2, Bennett.
Chazy 32, Wells 20
WELLS — Ashley and Courtney Gilmore combined for 13 points in the fourth quarter to help the Eagles overtake the Indians.
Wells held an 11-9 lead at the half before Chazy went up, 17-16, after three. Ashley Gilmore then tallied seven points and Courtney Gilmore six when the Eagles (1-3) went on a 15-4 fourth-quarter run.
“We pressed them in the fourth quarter and were able to get a lot of steals,” said Chazy coach Liz Garrand.
Courtney Gilmore finished with 11 points, while Ashley Gilmore nearly had a triple-double with nine points, nine rebounds and nine steals.
Caitlin Kozak added nine rebounds, while Michaela Cahoon helped out with four steals and five assists.
Brittany Woodward led Wells with seven points.
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Chazy 32, Wells 20
Chazy (32)
A. Gilmore 4-1-9, Tatro 1-0-2, Pilon 1-0-2, C. Gilmore 5-1-11, Gonyo 1-0-2, Meshefsky 1-0-2, Kozak 1-0-2, Stalker 1-0-2, Rotella 0-0-0, Cahoon 0-0-0. Totals: 15-2-32.
Wells (20)
Woodward 3-0-7, Page 2-2-6, Brenan 1-0-3, Zemken 1-2-4, Murphy 0-0-0, Jones 0-0-0, Stone 0-0-0, Simmons 0-0-0. Totals: 7-4-20.
Chazy 6 3 8 15—32
Wells 7 4 5 4 — 20
3-point goals: Wells (2): Woodward; Brenan.
NAC
Tupper Lake 40, Burshton-Moira 30
TUPPER LAKE — The Lumberjacks outscored Brushton-Moira, 24-12, in the second and third quarters to seal a 40-30 victory at home.
Katie Stuart notched 21 points and chipped in six assists, and Lindsey Maroun added 10 as Tupper Lake improved to 4-2.
Lizzie Zurek stood out on the glass for Tupper Lake, hauling in nine rebounds.
Stuart also had five steals.
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Brushton-Moira (30)
Dufrane 0-1-1, King 1-0-3, Trickey 0-1-1, Kenny 2-1-5, Gary 0-6-6, McCarthy 2-0-5, Trim 2-0-5, Lapage 1-2-4. Totals: 8-11-30.
Tupper Lake (40)
Richards 0-0-0, Stuart 8-3-21, Maroun 4-2-10, Kulzer 0-0-0, McClear 2-0-4, Zurek 0-5-5, Cote 0-0-0, Weigand 0-0-0. Totals: 14-10-40.
Brushton-Moira 8 5 7 10 — 30
Tupper Lake 6 10 14 10— 40
3-point goals: Brushton-Moira (3): King 1, McCarthy 1, Trim 1. Tupper Lake (2): Stuart 2.
