Boys’ Basketball

Sherburne-Earlville 64, Sauquoit Valley 44

SHERBURNE – After a slow start, Sherburne-Earlville quickly gained command of its game with Sauquoit Valley.

Down 5-0 in the first minute, S-E outscored Sauquoit Valley 17-6 to finish the period, and extended that margin with a 23-6 second stanza. Paul Romanenko and Jesse Yerton hit two three-pointers apiece in the second quarter, and the Marauders had five of their seven treys during that eight-minute span. “We really picked up our defensive intensity after they took the early lead,” said S-E coach Kevin Vibbard. “The nice thing is that we had six different people score in the second quarter. I think depth is the strength of our team. We have nine guys that can score.”

Sam Caton had 12 points and eight rebounds to lead the Marauders. Austin Jasper scored 10, while Romaneko and Cole Hodges split 18 points evenly. Randy Briggs handed out a team-best seven assists.

S-E plays at Adirondack Friday.

SV: Richard Spinelli, 0; Robert Slivinski, 2 0--04; Ryan Stalker, 1 2-4-5; Kyle Jones, 2 0-0-4; Aaron LoPiccolo, 4 1-2-9; Gary Falchi, 0; Justin Jarecki, 1 0-0-2; Mark Martin, 2 0-0-6; Alec Voce, 2 0-2-4; Dylan Wheelock, 1 0-4-2; Ryan Drake, 2 4-6-8. Totals: 17 7-18-44.