WESTPORT — Nathan Gay scored 14 of his game-high 23 points in the third quarter Thursday night and Westport rallied for a 52-48 victory over Schroon Lake in Mountain & Valley Athletic Conference boys' basketball.
The Wildcats jumped out to an 18-9 lead in the first quarter and held a 23-15 lead after a cold-shooting second stanza.
"It was our first game and we came out flat," said Westport coach Brad Rascoe. "They came out hitting their shots and Cody Armstrong hit two three-pointers in the first quarter for them."
But, the Eagles got it together after intermission and outscored Schroon Lake by a combined 37-25 in the second half, including a 22-13 edge in the third.
"We made a couple of changes, but the main thing was that we picked up the intensity," Rascoe said.
In addition to Gay's 23 points, Bo McKinley tossed in 19 as the two combined for 42 of Westport's 52 points. Gay hauled down 16 rebounds and both Kevin Russell and Jesse Stevens added seven apiece.
Armstrong finished with 15 points to lead the Wildcats. Brennan Bush added 12 and Wesley Beers, 11.
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Westport 52, Schroon Lake 48
Schroon Lake (48)
Vanderwalker 1-0-3, Williams 0-0-0, Shaughnessy 3-0-7, Paradis 0-0-0, Beers 5-1-11, Armstrong 6-0-15, Bush 5-2-12. Totals: 20-3-48.
Westport (52)
Russell 2-0-4, Quaglietta 0-0-0, McKinley 5-7-19, Ware 1-0-2, Stahl 0-0-0, Stevens 1-2-4, Gay 11-1-23. Totals: 20-10-52.
Schroon Lake 18 5 13 12 — 48
Westport 9 6 22 15 — 52
3-point goals: Schroon Lake (5); Armstrong 3, Vanderwalker; Shaughnessy. Westport (2): McKinley 2.
Crown Point 59,
Willsboro 51
CROWN POINT — Crown Point coach Randy Mandy wasn't all that pleased with his team's performance in the first half.
Apparently, the Panthers got the message.
Crown Point went on a 15-8 run in the third quarter and defeated Willsboro to improve to 2-0.
Center John Budwick led the Panthers with 23 points and 15 rebounds, while Tony Rodriquez added 13 points, Will Glebus 10 and Nate Tabor, eight.
"Rodriquez had a strong game with seven assists, while Glebus had seven of his 10 points in the fourth quarter," Mandy said. "And, Budwick, who is 6-8, did a good job getting up and down the floor. He had an outstanding game."
Lucas Strong and Alex Hamel accounted for 18 points each for the Warriors. Strong connected on four three-pointers and Hamel on three. Alex Shepard added seven points.
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Crown Point 59, Willsboro 51
Willsboro (51)
Wells 1-0-2, Pollock 0-0-0, Cross 0-0-0, E. Pierce 0-0-0, Shepard 3-1-7, Ashline 0-0-0, Strong 5-4-18, Hamel 7-1-18, T. Pierce 0-2-2, Drinkwine 1-1-3, Sayward 0-0-0. Totals: 17-9-51.
Crown Point (59)
Rodriquez 5-2-13, Wayman 0-0-0, Macey 0-0-0, Mosquera 1-0-2, Glebus 4-2-10, Mesones 1-0-3, McGuinness 0-0-0, Tabor 2-2-8, Budwick 9-5-23, Marshall 0-0-0. Totals: 22-11-59.
Willsboro 10 16 8 17 — 51
Crown Point 12 14 15 18 — 59
3-point goals: Willsboro (7): Strong 4, Hamel 3. Crown Point (4): Tabor 2, Rodriquez, Masones.
