Chateaugay Continues Five Peat

PLATTSBURGH - A statement was made.

Chateaugay trailed just once after the opening tip and scored the following 16 points as the Bulldogs (20-3) cruised into the New York State Boys Class D Regional Basketball Finals with a 49-39 victory over Section VII champion Crown Point Wednesday night at the SUNY Plattsburgh Fieldhouse.

The Bulldogs will now play for a spot in their fifth straight Final Four in Glens Falls Saturday night when they take on Section II champion Germantown starting at the SUNY Plattsburgh Fieldhouse with tip-off slated for 7 p.m.

"We came out on hitting on all cylinders in the first half tonight," said Chateaugay coach Ron Boyea. "We did a very good job of keeping their 6'8" center off the boards and didn't give him easy baskets in the first half. But we did struggle in the second half as he was able to get free for some easy looks. Overall, we did a good job but I guess you can only hold him down for so long."

Eli Franze went led the Bulldogs with 15 points, including a 3-pointer in the fourth quarter, while Layton also finished in double figures with 12 points on the night. Alex Stalter grabbed 10 rebounds to go along with five points, while Eric Dwyer wrapped up an all-around performance with seven assists, four points and four steals.

Crown Point changed up their gameplan in the second half and it seemed to give them the spark they needed.

John Budwick, the Panthers' 6'8" center, took over and scored 18 of the 23 points Crown Point scored in the second half to cut the deficit to just nine heading into the fourth quarter. Budwick tallied a game-high 22 points and 11 rebounds for the Panthers as Juan Mosquera added six points in the setback.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Harrisville 43, Wesport 39: Patty Coloney's short jumper with 3:06 left in the fourth gave the 17-4 Pirates a 37-35 lead and they controlled crunch time defensively. Coloney scored 23 points to lead the Lady Pirates who came back from a 22-18 halftime deficit. Katie French added seven points.

Willa McKinley generated 17 points for Westport. Kolika Hopkins scored 11 points. Harrisville advances to play Section 2 Argyle in the Class D quarter-finals on Saturday.

B-M 54, Ticonderoga 32: The Lady Panthers led 17-4 early and were led by Taylor Keck with 11 points and Kelsey Manchester with 10. For Ticonderoga, Barber scored nine points. Brushton-Moira plays on Saturday in thre state Class C quarterfinals versus Maple Hill.

STATE TOURNAMENT HOOPS

(at SUNY Plattsburgh)

Class C first round

Brushton-Moira 54, Ticonderoga 32

Brushton-Moira: Gary 1-0 3, Jacques 0-1 1, Keck 4-2 11, Manchester 5-0 10, Martin 2-0 5, LaPage 2-0 4, C. Russell 1-4 6, S. Russell 4-0 8, Trimm 3-0 6. Totals 22-7 54.

Ticonderoga: Budwick 0-1 1, Mercer 4-0 8, Diehl 2-0 4, Patchett 3-0 7, Denno 1-0 2, Barber 3-3 9, Blodgett 0-1 1. Totals 13-5 32.

Brushton-Moira 17 13 16 8 — 54

Ticonderoga 4 10 8 10 — 32

3-point goals: Brushton-Moira 3 (Gary, Keck, Martin); Ticonderoga 1 (Patchett).

Records: Brushton-Moira (21-1); Ticonderoga (9-12).

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Class D first round

Harrisville 43, Westport 39

Harrisville: P. Coloney 10-3 23, Berwald 1-0 2, Hart 0-2 2, French 2-3 7, K. Coloney 1-1 3, Wood 1-0 2, Hall 2-0 4. Totals 17-7 43.

Westport: Hopkins 3-5 11, Rodriguez 3-0 6, M. McKinley 1-0 2, C. Sherman 1-0 2, W. McKinley 8-1 17, Armitage 0-1 1. Totals 16-6 39.

Harrisville 10 8 10 15 — 43

Westport 14 8 10 7 — 39

Records: Harrisville (17-4); Westport (20-1).

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BOYS BASKETBALL

(At SUNY Plattsburg)

Chateaugay (49): Boyea 1-0 2, Layton 5-0 12, Dominic 2-0 4, Dwyer 1-2 4, Stalter 2-1 5, Henderson 2-0 6, Franze 7-0 15, A. Lamica 0-1 1, Matthews, Hesseltine, D. Lamica, Spinner, Pivetta. Totals: 20-4 49.

Crown Point (39): Wayman 2-1 5, Mosquera 1-4 6, Glebus 1-1 3, Tabor 1-0 3, Budwick 11-0 22. Totals: 16-6 39.

CP 6 10 12 11 - 39

Chat 16 12 9 12 - 49

3-point goals: Chat 5 (Layton 2, Henderson 2, Franze); CP 1 (Tabor).