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March 12, 2010

Brushton-Moira, Malone fall

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POTSDAM — The Brushton-Moira boys' basketball team stayed with Maple Hill in a high-scoring first half, trailing by a 38-35 margin at the break, Friday night.

The second half was a different story, however, as the Panthers' shots stopped finding the bottom of the net and the fourth-ranked Wildcats broke it open in a 79-58 victory in the NYSPHSAA Class C regional semifinals at Potsdam State.

Section II-champion Maple Hill (22-1 overall) will play Section VII champion Ticonderoga today at 4 p.m. at Potsdam High School, with a berth in the Final Four on the line.

Brushton-Moira came out flying and took a 9-1 lead early in the first quarter. But, Maple Hill rallied into a 19-all tie after one.

The Panthers went back on top and led by five — 31-26 — before the Wildcats scored 12 points in a row before settling for a 38-35 halftime advantage.

Maple Hill expanded its lead to 50-38 in the third. Brushton-Moira, however, scored six points in succession, with Josh Sevey capping the run with a three-pointer, to pull to within six, at 50-44.

But, that would be as close as the Panthers would get as Maple Hill tallied the final five points of the quarter — all by Christopher Despart — and then outscored the Section X champions, 24-14, in the fourth.

Despart poured in 27 points for the Wildcats, while Sean Danaher and David Briggs added 14 each and Jake Jasiewicz chipped in with 13.

Sevey canned a trio of three-pointers for the Panthers and finished with 20 points. John Green followed with 11.

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Maple Hill 79, Brushton-Moira 58

Maple Hill (79)

Danaher 5-4-14, Despart 9-8-27, Briggs 6-1-14, Prinzo 1-0-2, Jasiewicz 6-0-13, Chesky 1-0-3, Rapp 1-1-3, Morgan 0-1-1, Stockman 1-0-2. Totals: 30-15-79.

Brushton-Moira (58)

Lyon 3-0-6, Tavernia 1-0-2, An. Martin 0-0-0, Ad. Martin 3-1-7, Sevey 8-1-20, T. Tudor 0-2-2, Green 5-0-11, Aubrey 3-0-6, Z. Tudor 0-0-0, Debyah 2-0-4. Totals: 25-4-58.

Maple Hill 19 19 17 24 — 79

Brushton-Moira 19 16 9 14 — 58

3-point goals: Maple Hill (4): Despart; Briggs; Jasiewicz; Chesky. Brushton-Moira (4): Sevey 3; Green.

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Class A girls


Averill Park 53,

Malone 35

POTSDAM — Averill Park, the top-ranked Class A team in the state, went on a 12-2 run to open the third quarter and pulled away from Malone's Franklin Academy in the regional finals.

The Section II champions (22-1 overall), who advance to the Final Four, held a 32-20 lead at the half and used the third-quarter run to go up, 44-22, before settling for a 47-29 advantage after three.

Brittany O'Shea scored four of the Warriors' points in the decisive third-quarter burst.

Michela Ottati connected on a trio of three-pointers in the first half for Averill Park and finished with four three-pointers in all and a game-high 17 points. Brittany O'Shea added nine points and Katie Duma, eight.

Brittany Marshall was the lone Franklin Academy player to reach double figures with 13 points. Kelsey Johnson followed with seven points for the Section X champions.

The Huskies knocked Averill Park out of the state playoffs in both 2006 and 2008.

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Averill Park 53, Malone 35

Averill Park (53)

Ottati 4-5-17, L. Nunziato 0-0-0, Fitzgerald 1-0-2, Bri. O'Shea 3-3-9, Duma 2-3-8, Hawes 2-0-4, A. Nunziato 2-1-5, Bro. O'Shea 3-0-6, Streb 0-0-0, Carney 0-0-0, Dushensky 0-2-2. Totals: 17-14-53.

Malone (35)

Tatro 1-1-3, Walbridge 0-0-0, Am. Gadway 1-0-2, Johnson 3-1-7, Fountain 1-2-4, As. Gadway 0-0-0, Gravel 0-0-0, Skelly 1-0-2, Lamica 2-0-4, Marshall 4-4-13. Totals: 13-8-35.

Averill Park 15 17 15 6 — 53

Malone 7 13 9 6 — 35

3-point goals: Averill Park (5): Ottati 4; Duma. Malone (1): Marshall.

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