The Section VII Class D boys’ basketball quarterfinals held true to form, with all four top seeds advancing on with convincing wins.
Top-seeded Boquet Valley, second-seeded Crown Point, third-seeded Bolton and fourth-seeded Schroon Lake/Newcomb prevailed.
The D semifinals will have Schroon Lake/Newcomb at Boquet Valley and Bolton at Crown Point.
SCHROON LAKE/NEWCOMB 67
KEENE 54
SCHROON LAKE — The most competitive game of the night in Class D had Schroon Lake/Newcomb winning by 13 points.
Logan Bush led the hosts with 23 points, followed closely by Nate Melville with 21. Austin Hartwell also hit double figures with 14.
Vann Morrelli and Asa Sprague tossed in 17 points each for the Beavers.
“This was a classic 4/5 match-up of good teams,” Schroon Lake/Newcomb coach Lee Silvernail said. “We were able to build a 10-point first-half lead and were able to answer any run they made in the second half.
“Vann Morrelli was able to keep them in the game. He was tough down low. It’s always nice to get a win against a good team in the first round of the sectionals and we look to carry this momentum into the semifinals.”
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Schroon Lake/Newcomb 67, Keene 54
Keene (54)
Sprague 8-0-17, Harmer 1-0-3, Isham 0-0-0, Robjent 2-1-7, Morrelli 7-3-17, Caito 2-0-6, Jacobson 1-2-4. Totals- 21-6-54.
Schroon Lake/Newcomb (67)
Bush 9-3-23, N. Melville 9-0-21, J. Melville 1-0-3, Hartwell 5-3-14, DesLauriers 3-0-6, Armstrong 0-0-0. Totals- 27-6-67.
Halftime- SL/N, 38-28.
3 point goals- KCS (6) Robjent 2, Caito 2, Sprague, Harmer. SL/N (7) N. Melville 3, Bush 2, J. Melville, Hartwell.
BOLTON 57
CHAZY 35
BOLTON — Jaxon Egloff scored 17 points and Jace Hubert added 15 for the hosts as they avenged a regular-season loss to Chazy.
“Liam Foy and Sullivan Eager did an excellent job keeping Chazy from second-chance points and combined for 20 rebounds. Foy chipped in 11 points to make it a double-double,” Bolton coach Cody Kober said.
“This was a fun game to be part of. It was the first time Bolton has been able to host a sectional game in nearly two decades. Chazy is physically a tough team and makes you work for your shots. Credit to them on a successful season.”
Dylan McAfee led Chazy with 13 points, while Zamir Foster and Evan Dwyer had eight each. Foster added nine rebounds and Cooper Cross eight.
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Bolton 57, Chazy 35
Chazy (35)
Connor Cross 2-0-4, McAfee 6-1-13, Dwyer 3-0-8, Cooper Cross 1-0-2, Foster 0-8-8, Howell 0-0-0, Duprey 0-0-0, Juneau 0-0-0, Dickerson 0-0-0, Hernandez 0-0-0, Hebert 0-0-0. Totals- 12-9-35.
Bolton (57)
French 0-0-0, Egloff 5-6-17, Hubert 6-0-15, Eager 3-0-6, Kennedy 0-0-0, Trowbridge 1-1-4, Hens 1-0-2, Morehouse 1-0-2, Becker 0-0-0, Foy 5-1-11. Totals- 22-8-57.
Halftime- Bolton, 30-16.
3 point goals- CCRS (2) Dwyer 2. BCS (5) Hubert 3, Egloff, Trowbridge.
BOQUET VALLEY 77
WELLS 41
ELIZABETHTOWN — Jackson Hooper led four Boquet Valley players in double figures with a game-high 24 points and also added 14 rebounds and eight assists in a win over the visitors.
Maddox Rice added 17 points and both Carson Leibeck and Ben Burdo 13 apiece for the Griffins.
Boquet Valley took a 41-20 lead into halftime.
“It was a great team victory tonight,” Boquet Valley coach Colby Pulsifer said. “We played with great intensity on defense and were really unselfish on the offensive side which led to good looks.”
Chase Brooks’ 19 points accounted for nearly half of Wells’ points.
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Boquet Valley 77, Wells 41
Wells (41)
Passmore 2-1-5, Brooks 7-1-19, Humphrey 1-0-2, Smith 2-0-4, VanNostrand 2-1-5, Simmons 3-0-6. Totals- 17-3-41.
Boquet Valley (77)
Liberi 0-0-0, Hooper 11-0-24, Burdo 6-0-13, Wekin 1-0-2, Buehler 1-0-2, Gay 2-0-4, Furman 1-0-2, Leibeck 4-4-13, Rice 7-3-17. Totals- 33-7-77.
Halftime- BVCS, 41-20.
3 point goals- WCS (4) Brooks 4. BVCS (4) Hooper 2, Burdo, Leibeck.
CROWN POINT 76
WILLSBORO 35
CROWN POINT — Reese Pertak scored 22 points and Trevor Harris 21 to power the Panthers past the Warriors.
“Reese Pertak and Trevor Harris continue to be the 1-2 punch for us,” Crown Point coach Jason Hughes said.
“We got off to a great start tonight, our pressure defense was great and we got some early baskets off turnovers. We got great minutes out of a lot of guys. Jarrett Russell was outstanding and Matt Beeman was a force on both ends.”
Harvey Merrill accounted for 22 of the Warriors’ 35 points.
“Willsboro played extremely hard,” Hughes said. “Merrill is a fantastic player and we have great respect for what he’s done against us, 22 tonight and 21 in our regular-season match-up. We draped him with defense tonight and he still finds ways to make baskets. Such a good player.
“I’m happy with how hard we played and our defensive effort.”
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Crown Point 76, Willsboro 35
Willsboro (35)
Merrill 9-3-22, Lee, 2-0-5, Aubin 2-0-4, Crowningshield 1-0-2, Gagnier 1-0-2, Cole Gay 0-0-0, Collin Gay 0-0-0, Hathaway 0-0-0, Reed 0-0-0. Totals- 15-3-35.
Crown Point (76)
Pertak 10-0-22, Harris 9-2-21, Beeman 5-1-12, J. Russell 4-0-9, Bowman 2-0-5, Chaplin 1-0-3, R. Russell 1-0-2, Williams 1-0-2, Taylor 0-0-0. Totals- 33-3-76.
Halftime- CPCS, 40-11.
3 point goals- WICS (2) Merrill, Lee. CPCS (7) Pertak 2, Harris, Beeman, J. Russell, Bowman, Chaplin.
FRIDAY
BEEKMANTOWN 74
SARANAC 68
SARANAC — Miguel Herrara scored a team-high 18 points to lead the Eagles to a win in their final regular season game of the season.
Peyton Viau added 14 points and Josh Sand 13 for Beekmantown, which held a 30-25 halftime lead.
Zack Lucia had a game-high 21 points for the Spartans, while Caswell McCoy added 13 points and Gabe Cayea and Lucas Pierce 10 apiece. Carson Duffield had 10 rebounds.
“Another great battle between Saranac and Beekmantown,” Spartans’ coach Mike Recore said.
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Beekmantown 74, Saranac 68
Beekmantown (74)
Mannix 2-2-8, Williams 0-0-0, Viau 4-4-14, Mosley 0-2-2, Bronson 2-3-8, Sand 6-1-13, Dixon 0-3-3, Parliament 3-2-8, Herrara 8-2-18. Totals- 25-19-74.
Saranac (68)
McCoy 5-3-14, Cayea 4-0-10, DeAngelo 0-1-1, Lucia 9-3-21, Napper 2-0-4, Pierce 3-3-10, Dubay 1-0-2, Duffield 1-3-6. Totals- 25-13-68.
Halftime- BCS, 30-25.
3 point goals- BCS (5) Viau 2, Mannix 2, Bronson. SCS (5) Cayea 2, Pierce, McCoy, Duffield.