SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE 53, ILION 47

ILION, N.Y. — Turnovers early in Monday’s game put Ilion in a hole and more turnovers at the end helped bury the Golden Bombers in a season-opening 53-47 loss to the Sherburne-Earlville Marauders.

The Golden Bombers turned the ball over seven times in the opening 4 1/2 minutes of play and fell behind 11-3 at the outset. They trailed by as many as nine points in the first half but rallied to take a 22-21 halftime lead. Four consecutive turnovers in the fourth quarter allowed Sherburne-Earlville to open an 11-point lead, its largest of the night, and prevented Ilion from coming back again at the end.

“We didn’t shoot the ball very well,” said coach John Wallace whose Golden Bombers shot 28.6 percent from the field and went 7-for-26 in the second half. “We weren’t patient in our offense. Many times we took shots with plenty of time left on the clock (and) I think we could have gotten better shots if we were more patient.”

The visiting Marauders (1-0) went ahead for good on Brandon McDaniel’s three-pointer from the top of the key in the final minute of the third quarter. Sherburne-Earlville closed the third quarter with a 9-2 run to go up 38-36 after falling behind by five points. A three-point play by Sean Boise and a basket in the lane by Doug Parks stretched the Marauders’ lead to seven early in the final period and the Marauders would not trail again.

Second-chance baskets by Ethan Johnson and Parks gave Sherburne-Earlville a 49-38 lead with 3 1/2 minutes to play but the Marauders were unable to put Ilion away. Tommy Moore delivered one of seven Ilion three-pointers and, following a shot clock violation by the Marauders, Richie Carpenter was fouled on another three-point try and made a pair of free throws, cutting the margin to six. Sherburne-Earlville would miss three of its next four free throws, including the front ends of two one-and-ones, and a long off-balance three by Dan Colburn pulled Ilion within five points in the final minute.

The Marauders continued to misfire from the foul line, missing three more attempts after Colburn’s basket, but the Golden Bombers (0-1) were unable to put the ball through the hoop at the other end and could get no closer. Sherburne-Earlville shot 4-for-10 in the final two minutes and 8-for-17 for the game.

Sherburne-Earlville led 18-11 at the end of the first quarter and 21-12 early in the second before enduring a 6 1/2-minute scoreless stretch. Moore scored seven straight points to start a 10-0 Ilion run that put the Golden Bombers up 22-21 at halftime. Ilion took its first lead since 3-2 when Dan Reese rebounded a missed free throw in the corner and passed the ball out to the top of the key where Mike Sparrin drained a jumper with his toe on the line and one second on the clock at the end of the second quarter.

Ilion led by as many as six points early in the third quarter and went back up by five briefly after Sherburne-Earlville had tied the game at 29.

Moore led all scorers with 21 points and added seven rebounds and three assists. Carpenter scored 13 points while Reese led the Golden Bombers with nine rebounds.

Boise had 17 points for the Marauders and McDaniel scored 13 with four assists. Parks added six points and 10 rebounds off the bench while Johnson had seven and nine.

Ilion was a two-point winner in the junior varsity game.

The Golden Bombers have 12 days off before their next game against Herkimer.

SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE MARAUDERS 53, ILION GOLDEN BOMBERS 47

SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE (1-0) — Randy Briggs 1 2-4 4; Andrew Parks 0 0-0 0; Brandon McDaniel 6 0-1 13; Sean Boise 7 2-4 17; Ethan Johnson 2 3-4 7; Cameron Yerton 2 0-0 5; Doug Parks 3 0-2 6; Matthew Piazzi 0 1-2 1. Totals: 21 8-17 53.

ILION (0-1) — Mike Sparrin 2 1-2 5; Tommy Moore 6 6-12 21; Richie Carpenter 4 2-2 13; Kewon Perez 1 0-0 2; Dan Reese 0 3-4 3; Brandon Patterson 0 0-2 0; Dan Colburn 1 0-0 3; Marquesien Mann 0 0-0 0. Totals: 14 12-22 47.

Sherburne-Earlville    18    3  17  15 — 53

Ilion    11  11  14  11 — 47

Three-pointers — Sherburne-Earlville 3 (Boise 1, McDaniel 1, Yerton 1); Ilion 7 (Carpenter 3, Moore 3, Colburn 1). JV score — Ilion 35, Sherburne-Earlville 33.

SHARON SPRINGS 49, CANAJOHARIE 48

CANAJOHARIE, N.Y. — The Canajoharie Cougars faltered at the foul line in the fourth quarter Saturday and Sharon Springs emerged with a 49-48 win in the title game at the Andy Palmer Tip-Off Classic.

Leading by one point entering the final period, the Cougars (1-1) missed four of their final six free throws and were outscored 14-12.

Payton Stahler scored 22 points to lead Canajoharie. Dane O’Neil added 15 points.

Doug Ullman had 24 points for the Spartans, including seven in the final period. Zach Bartlett score 11.

Northville defeated Mayfield 52-44 in the consolation game.

The Cougars and Spartans meet again Dec. 9 in Sharon Springs.

SHARON SPRINGS SPARTANS 49, CANAJOHARIE COUGARS 48

SHARON SPRINGS (2-0) — Zach Bartlett 4-2-11; Brett Ullman 0-2-2; Doug Ullman 9-5-24; n/a Schilde 1-0-3; Brad Baker 2-0-5; Matt Larkin 1-2-4. Totals: 17-11-49.

CANAJOHARIE (1-1) — Dane O’Neil 5-2-15; Matt Shannon 1-0-2; Nate Sitterly 2-2-6; Payton Stahler 9-1-22; Anthony Taylor 1-0-3. Totals: 18-5-48.

Sharon Springs    11  11  13  14 — 49

Canajoharie    10  11  15  12 — 48

Three-pointers — Sharon Springs 4 (Baker 1, Bartlett 1, Schilde 1, D.Ullman 1); Canajoharie 7 (O’Neil 3, Stahler 3, Taylor 1).

CLINTON 57, MT. MARKHAM 55, overtime

WEST WINFIELD, N.Y. — Mt. Markham’s season-opener did not go exactly as planned as the Mustangs fought back at the end but came up short in a 57-55 ovretime loss to Clinton’s Warriors

The Mustangs made an 8-0 run in the fourth quarter to take a 44-43 lead. Leading the way were Matt Casale, Brad Niederlander and Jack Caraher. Casale scored eight points, dished out nine assists and grabbed six rebounds. Niederlander scored a team-high 16 points and Caraher scored 15.

What handcuffed the Mustangs (0-1) after their largest run of the game was free throw shooting. Mt. Markham went 5-for-15 while Clinton went 15-for-22. Clinton’s leading scorer, Jonathon Antonsson, went 4-for-4 at the line in overtime to seal the win.

Antonsson finished with a game-high 26 points. Rich Maxam added 16 points
Dan Spicer had eight points and a team-high seven rebounds for Mt. Markham.

The Mustangs’ next game is Wednesday at Herkimer.

CLINTON WARRIORS 57, MT. MARKHAM MUSTANGS 55, overtime

CLINTON (1-0) — Jonathon Antonsson 26; Rich Maxam 16; Jeff Ostrander 6; Steve Bankert 5; Will Smiegal 2; Ben Stang 2. Totals: 19-15-57.

MT. MARKHAM (0-1) — Brad Niederlander 16; Jack Caraher 15; Matt Casale 8; Dan Spicer 8; Josh Diehl 7; Tyler Curtin 1. Totals: 22-7-55.

Clinton    15  10  14  10    8 — 57

Mt. Markham    12  11  13  13    6 — 55

Three-pointers — Clinton 4 (Maxam 4); Mt. Markham 4 (Casale 2, Caraher 1, Niederlander 1).

CANAJOHARIE 49, MAYFIELD 25

CANAJOHARIE, N.Y. — Seniors Dane O’Neil and Payton Stahler had double-doubles Friday as Canajoharie’s Cougars opened the season with a 49-25 rout of Mayfield in the first round of the Andy Palmer Tip-Off Classic.

The Cougars held Mayfied to a single field goal in the first period and nevertrailed. Stahler scored 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds while O’Neil had 10 rebounds and 10 steals to go with four points.

D.J. Hoagboon led the Panthers with nine points.

Sharon Springs defeated Northville 56-37 in Friday’s other game.

CANAJOHARIE COUGARS 49, MAYFIELD PANTHERS 25

MAYFIELD (0-1) — Jesse McNamara 3-1-7; Brendan Hennessy 1-1-3; Tom Perham 1-0-2; D.J. Hoagboon 4-0-9; Alex VanNostrand 2-0-4. Totals: 11-2-25.

CANAJOHARIE (1-0) — Zach Fleischer 2-0-4; Ryan Hodge 2-0-5; Creighton Joscelyn 1-0-2; Dane O’Neil 2-0-4; Matt Shannon 1-0-2; Nate Sitterly 3-0-6; Payton Stahler 7-5-20; Jordan Suits 1-0-3; Anthony Taylor 1-0-3. Totals: 20-5-49.

Mayfield      2  10    9    4 — 25

Canajoharie    15  14  10  10 — 49

Three-pointers — Mayfield 1 (Hoagboon 1); Canajoharie 4 (Hodge 1, Stahler 1, Suits 1, Taylor 1).

Compiled From Evening Times  and Evening Telegram Staff Reports