CHAMPLAIN — Beekmantown took advantage of its height Thursday — especially when Northeastern Clinton lost its big man.
Thomas Ryan had 19 points as the Eagles knocked off the Cougars 54-51 in Champlain Valley Athletic Conference boys' basketball.
The Cougars led by two heading into the fourth quarter but quickly got into foul trouble.
"My center, Steven Carder, fouled out with 6:30 left in game, which hurt," Northeastern Clinton coach Robb Garrand said. "Beekmantown took total advantage of the size. They were much more aggressive on the boards."
Malo Valerien had 17 points for Beekmantown, and Devon Anderson scored eight.
"It was very, very difficult to stop Malo on his perimeter game," Garrand said. "He continued to be a mental threat for us, and that created scoring opportunities for their post players down low."
Connor Chapman led the Cougars with 15 points. Carder and Tom Bedard both scored 12.
"I was pleased with my freshman, Tom Bedard, tonight," Garrand said. "He did a good job attacking the basket."
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Beekmantown 54, NCCS 51
Beekmantown (54)
LaDieu 0-0-0, Smith 0-0-0, Raymond 0-0-0, Frennier 1-0-2, K. Ryan 1-2-4, Ducatte 0-0-0, Anderson 3-2-8, Valerien 6-3-17, T. Ryan 9-1-19, LaMere 1-1-4. Total: 21-9-54.
NCCS (51)
Carder 4-3-12, Davison 3-0-6, Bedard 4-3-12, Miller 1-0-2, Chapman 6-3-15, Manor 1-0-2, Hapgood 0-0-0, Collins 1-0-2. Totals: 20-9-51.
Beekmantown14141412—54
NCCS1815117—51
3-point goals: B'town (3) Valerien 2, LaMere. NCCS (2) Carder, Bedard.
JV: Beekmantown won. Mod: B'town won.
AuSable Valley 45
Ticonderoga 26
CLINTONVILLE — The Patriots survived a poor shooting performance to beat the Sentinels.
T.J. Burl led AuSable Valley with 18 points and 12 rebounds.
The Patriots shot 0-for-15 from 3-point land and 21-for-60 overall.
"It was an ugly game," AuSable Valley coach Jamie Douglass said. "Neither team could shoot. Both teams are a lot better than they showed."
Joe Lincoln had eight points and nine rebounds for the Patriots. Brody Douglass scored six and grabbed eight boards, and Austin Case also had eight rebounds.
Dylan Overbeek tossed in six points for Ticonderoga.
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AuSable Valley 45, Ticonderoga 26
Ticonderoga (26)
Purkey 2-0-5, Kearns 0-0-0, Nolan 1-0-2, Morrison 2-0-4, Overbeek 3-0-6, Lenhart 0-0-0, Perkins 0-0-0, Mars 2-0-4, Losher 2-1-5. Totals: 12-1-26.
AuSable Valley (45)
Coolidge 2-0-4, Case 2-0-4, Lincoln 4-0-8, Burl 8-2-18, Douglass 3-0-6, LaFountain 1-1-3, Lee 1-0-2. Totals: 21-3-45.
Ticonderoga5786—26
AuSable Valley1613214—45
3-point goals: Ticonderoga (1), Purkey.
JV: AuSable Valley won. Modi AuSable won.
Peru 68
Plattsburgh 54
PLATTSBURGH — The Indians jumped out to a 30-10 lead at the half and defeated the rival Hornets.
Robert Duquette poured in 28 points to lead Peru and Kaleb Gohlke followed with 18. Will Flynn chipped in with nine.
"Duquette and Gohlke are going to be a tough tandem to stop this year," said PHS coach Chris Hartmann.
Jordan Knight tossed in 19 points, including five three-pointers, for PHS while Tre Bucci added 12 and Kyle Knight, nine.
"Peru came out very aggressively, with in your face defense," said Hartmann. "And, our guys backed down.
"But, I give our guys credit for coming back in the second half. We cut it down to four points at one time, but we dug too much of a hole for ourselves.
"Jordan Knight had a big game for us, but we have to do better than three points in the first quarter."
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Peru 68, Plattsburgh 54
Peru (68)
Mazzella 1-1-3, Carter 3-1-8, Gohlke 6-5-18, Duquette 10-8-28, Novelli 1-0-2, Caron 0-0-0, Flynn 2-3-9, Remillard 0-0-0, Spear 0-0-0. Totals: 23-18-68.
Plattsburgh (54)
J. Knight 7-0-19, K. Knight 2-5-9, Bucci 3-6-12, LaPoint 1-5-7, Favro 0-1-1, Fout 0-2-2, Curtis 1-0-2, Porcelli 1-0-2, Kirkpatrick 0-0-0, Benoit 0-0-0, Tahar 0-0-0. Totals: 15-19-54.
Peru 15 15 18 20 — 68
Plattsburgh 3 7 26 18 — 54
3-point goals: Peru (4): Flynn 2; Carter; Gohlke. Plattsburgh (5): J. Knight 5.
JV: Plattsburgh won. Mod: Plattsburgh won.
Saranac Lake 64
Saranac 47
SARANAC — Connor Gach and Logan Ploof combined for 42 points as the Red Storm defeated the Chiefs.
Gach finished with 23 points and Ploof added 18. Zach Buckley was a third Saranac Lake player in double figures with 12.
"Buckley had a good game for them — he had six of his points in the first quarter," said Saranac coach Gary Castine. "They played well.
"We battled back in the first quarter to tie it and momentarily had the lead. But, then they were able to pull away."
The Red Storm took a 33-28 advantage at the half and then outscored the Chiefs, 19-9, in the third, with Gach connecting on a trio of three-pointers.
Dylan Everleth and Jeremy Bullis led the Chiefs with nine points each. Robert Buckley added five rebounds and three blocks while Kyle Rascoe chipped in four assists and five steals.
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Saranac Lake 64, Saranac 47
Saranac Lake (64)
McDonough 2-0-4, Ploof 8-2-19, Brewer 1-0-2, Stewart 0-0-0, Quinn 0-0-0, G. Smith 0-0-0, T. Smith 0-0-0, Gach 8-2-23, Buckley 6-0-12, Young 2-0-4. Totals: 27-4-64.
Saranac (47)
Baughn 1-0-2, K. Rascoe 2-1-6, Smith 1-0-3, Vaughan 2-2-7, Everleth 4-0-9, Gallagher 1-2-4, E. Rascoe 0-1-1, Buckley 3-1-7, Kostyk 0-0-0, Bullis 4-1-9. Totals: 17-9-47.
Saranac Lake 17 16 19 12 — 64
Saranac 17 11 8 10 — 47
3-point goals: Saranac Lake (6): Gach 5; Ploof. Saranac (4): K. Rascoe; Smith; Vaughan; Everleth.
JV: Saranac won. Mod: Saranac won.
Seton Catholic 38
NAC 29
PLATTSBURGH — Carson Hynes finished with a triple-double as the Knights topped Northern Adirondack.
The 6-8 sophomore center accounted for 10 points, 14 rebounds and 14 blocked shots.
Jang Bin Park paced Seton Catholic with 14 points as the Knights led the entire way.
Zach Clar paced the Bobcats with nine points.
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Seton Catholic 38, NAC 29
NAC (29)
Carter 0-2-2, Smith 3-2-8, DeCoste 0-0-0, Gardner 1-0-2, Garrand 2-0-6, Goodrow 1-0-2, Clar 4-1-9. Totals: 11-5-29.
Seton Catholic (38)
Luck 1-0-2, Lerow 3-1-7, Stuart 2-1-5, Park 5-4-14, Hynes 5-0-10, Vandenbush 0-0-0. Totals: 16-6-38.
NAC 7 4 8 10 — 29
Seton Catholic 10 6 10 12 — 38
3-point goals: NAC (2): Garrand.
JV: Seton Catholic won.
