PLATTSBURGH — Marle Curle scored 22 points and Plattsburgh High tightened up its defense in the second half to beat Northeastern Clinton, 47-31, in Champlain Valley Athletic Conference girls' basketball Tuesday.
The surging Hornets have won four straight games.
Plattsburgh High (5-7, 5-5), which led by four at halftime, held Northeastern Clinton to two points in the third quarter. The Hornets had a 15-point cushion heading into the fourth.
"We had a great defensive second half. Just excellent team defense," Plattsburgh coach Joe Staves said. "We shut down (Paige) Southwick and (Skyler) Hebert in the second half — they had one point between them."
Olivia Carlsson had nine points for Plattsburgh, and Justine Rotz tossed in eight.
"We got excellent play off the bench from Kelly Menard, Ashley Marlow and Cieara Duquette, especially defensively," Staves said. "And Justine Rotz gave us a good, solid game."
Southwick led the Cougars (7-5, 7-3) with 12 points, and Hebert finished with nine.
PHS 47, NCCS 31
Northeastern Clinton (31)
M. Rabideau 0-0-0, Southwick 5-1-12, Hebert 3-3-9, Roush 0-0-0, Menard 0-0-0, Grimshaw 0-0-0, J. Rabideau 1-0-2, Dominic 0-0-0, Cartier 3-0-6, Favro 0-0-0, Paola 1-0-2. Totals: 13-4-31.
Plattsburgh High (47)
Dragoon 3-0-6, Menard 0-0-0, Carlsson 4-0-9, Rotz 4-0-8, Keyser 1-0-2, Curle 10-0-22, Duquette 0-0-0, Rohrig 0-0-0, Gobbins 0-0-0, Marlow 0-0-0, Miller 0-0-0. Totals: 22-0-47.
NCCS 9 15 2 5 — 31
PHS 13 15 13 6 — 47
3-point goals: Northeastern Clinton (1), Southwick. Plattsburgh (3): Curle 2, Carlsson.
JV: NCCS won.
Saranac 44 Beekmantown 10
SARANAC — Stephanie Linder tossed in 13 points and the Chiefs (13-0, 10-0) shut down the Eagles' offense.
"It was a great defensive effort. We had 32 steals in the game, and that led to a lot of transition points," Saranac coach Tim Newell said. "We did a good job not allowing their forwards, Shannon Ryan and Emily Anderson, to get to the post. We kept them out farther than they'd like. And our guards did a great job pressuring the perimeter."
The Chiefs held Ryan, the conference's leading scorer, to seven points and Anderson to one.
Alisha Ducatte scored 11 for Saranac, which committed just 14 turnovers.
Saranac 44, Beekmantown 10
Beekmantown (10)
Barrett 0-0-0, Fogelstroem 0-0-0, Ales 0-0-0, McKinnley 0-0-0, Wilson 0-0-0, Barcomb 0-1-1, Ryan 3-1-7, Kelly 0-0-0, Derosher 0-1-1, Porter 0-0-0, Anderson 0-1-1. Totals: 3-4-10.
Saranac (44)
Ka. Napper 0-1-1, Kr. Napper 2-0-4, Maye 2-0-4, Newell 2-1-5, Ducatte 5-0-11, Andre 0-0-0, Layhee 1-2-3, Marnes 0-0-0, Gates 0-0-0, Linder 6-0-13, Phaneuf 1-1-3. Toals: 19-4-44.
Beekmantown 2 5 1 2 — 44
Saranac 9 12 16 7 — 10
3-point goals: Saranac (2), Ducatte, Linder.
JV: Saranac won.
Modified: Saranac won.
AuSable Valley 60 Moriah 35
PORT HENRY — Meghan Strong put up 18 points to lead the Patriots to a win.
Madison Rondeau added 11 points for AuSable Valley (11-2, 8-2).
"It was actually a closer game than the score indicated. We were within 10 about a third of the way through the fourth quarter," Moriah coach Steve Pelkey said. "Then we turned the ball over back-to-back, and they went on a run and scored the last 15 points."
Hayley Waldron paced the Vikings (6-7, 5-6) with 17 points and 10 rebounds.
AuSable Valley 60, Moriah 35
AuSable Valley (60)
Strong 8-2-18, Saltus 3-0-6, Ryan 0-0-0, Keyser 3-2-8, Taylor 0-0-0, Rondeau 4-2-11, Snow 2-0-4, Roy 1-1-3, Loreman 1-0-2, Facteau 4-0-8. Totals: 26-7-60.
Moriah (35)
Callis 2-0-4, Chapuk 2-0-4, Brace 0-0-0, Mauran 1-0-2, Sheffer 0-0-0, Pelkey 2-2-6, Martinez 1-0-2, Wykes 0-0-0, Rancour 0-0-0, Cutting 0-0-0, Waldron 6-5-17. Totals: 14-7-35.
AuSable Valley 18 13 8 21 — 60
Moriah 4 12 9 10 — 35
3-point goals: AuSable Valley (1) Rondeau.
JV: AuSable Valley won.
Modified: AuSable Valley won.
Peru 50 Saranac Lake 29
SARANAC LAKE — The Indians used balanced scoring and a strong second half to beat the Red Storm.
Peru led, 18-11, at halftime and then outscored Saranac Lake, 32-18, in the second half.
"Turnovers killed us, and Peru played great defense," Saranac Lake coach Dave Zerrahn said. "They forced us into a lot of turnovers, and in the second half, that was what really separated them from us."
Madison Flynn had nine points for Peru (9-5, 8-4), Dani Dayton and each Brianna Hackett added eight, and Jessica Decker tossed in seven.
Regan Kieffer scored eight for Saranac Lake (3-10, 2-8).
Peru 50, Saranac Lake 29
Peru (50)
Martin 1-0-3, Mar. Mazzella 0-0-0, Mae. Mazzella 2-1-5, Dayton 4-0-8, Wright 0-0-0, Hackett 3-0-8, Decker 2-3-7, Passino 0-6-6, Flynn 3-0-9, Major 2-0-4. Totals: 17-10-50.
Saranac Lake (29)
McDonough 0-0-0, Moody 3-0-6, Kilroy 2-0-4, Kieffer 4-0-8, Orticelle 0-1-1, Tuthill 0-0-0, Viscardo 2-1-6, Farmer 1-2-4, Shearhart 0-0-0. Totals: 12-6-29.
Peru 12 6 17 15 — 50
Saranac Lake 2 9 8 10 — 29
3-point goals: Peru (6), Flynn 3, Hackett 2, Martin. Saranac Lake (1), Viscardo.
JV: Saranac Lake won.
Seton Catholic 34 Lake Placid 28
LAKE PLACID — Kelli Ryan scored 15 points to lead the Knights past the Blue Bombers.
Paige Spittler chipped in with 11 points for Seton Catholic (3-9, 3-8).
"Seton had a good game," Lake Placid coach Jeff Potter said. "They got us in the second quarter. Spittler was hitting from the outside, and Ryan dominated the inside.
"Our girls played good for 32 minutes. They hustled all game long, but just came up short."
Dani Balestrini led all scorers with 17 points and 15 rebounds for the Blue Bombers (2-13, 1-10). Ayla Thompson hauled in 13 rebounds.
Seton Catholic 34, Lake Placid 28
Seton Catholic (34)
Murnane 0-1-1, Spittler 5-0-11, Schofield 0-0-0, Olsen 0-1-1, Nephew 2-2-6, Egan 0-0-0, Zalis 0-0-0, Ryan 4-7-15. Totals: 11-11-34.
Lake Placid (28)
Smith 0-0-0, Potter 1-0-2, Taylor 1-0-2, Brandes 0-0-0, Kaltenbach 0-0-0, Balestrini 5-7-17, Thompson 1-1-3, Uebrick 2-0-4. Totals: 10-8-28.
Seton Catholic 6 12 11 5 — 34
Lake Placid 8 5 8 7 — 28
3-point goals: Seton Catholic (1) Spittler.
Mod: Seton Catholic won.
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