BY HEIDI ZENEFSKI
Sports Correspondent
Dalton Sherman drives to the basket for Elk Lake as Blue Ridge’s Mike Allen defends. PHOTO BY HEIDI ZENEFSKI
Division IV points leader Austin Darrow boosted Blue Ridge’s confidence as the team came off two wins to take on Elk Lake on the Warrior court.
In recent play-action the Raiders defeated Mountain View and Susquehanna to take their first victories of the season.
The Warriors were coming from two losses, to Montrose and Lackawanna Trail and looked to fight for the win.
In a hard-fought battle on the court, Blue Ridge couldn’t get their third win, sustaining a three-point loss to Elk Lake, 60-57.
Elk Lake took an early lead and held it through the first quarter. Dalton Sherman, Seth Tewksbury, and Cole Tyler each sank a three-pointers. Sherman added two more baskets and Tewksbury one basket and a foul shot. Hunter Watkins scored a field goal and Bailey Newhart
Mt. View junior Cody Hollister (#2) jumps to grab a rebound, flanked by Susquehanna Saber senior Austin Felter (#22), and Eagle junior Deon Faramelli on Thursday, Jan. 22. (Photo by Tom Fontana)
went three for four from the foul line.
Blue Ridge answered with Ty Herbert scoring two baskets and a foul shot. Darrow made two baskets and blocked a shot by Newhart. Jarred Mills added another basket.
But it was Mike Allen who sank his first three-pointer which set the tone for the kind of game he would have. Allen hit a total of five 3-pointers on the night.
Elk Lake was up 21-14 at the first buzzer.
The Raiders came roaring back in the second quarter, silencing the Warriors’ faithful. Darrow scored nine points; Herbert scored six and got a block on Newhart. Allen scored three more three-pointers to outscore the Warriors 24-13 and take a four point lead at the half.
Points in the second quarter for Elk Lake were scored by Tewksbury with four, Newhart with two; Tyler and Sherman each sank their second three-pointers of the night.
Blue Ridge was up by four at the half, 38-34.
The third quarter was marked with three lead changes and closed in a tie at 48. Both teams fought hard trying to gain the momentum and enough points to get a lead that would be difficult for the other team to overcome.
Elk Lake’s Sherman blocked a shot by Blue Ridge’s Austin Cardoza; and his teammate, Tewksbury blocked a shot attempt by Darrow to get the Warrior crowd roaring.
Newhart scored six points, Watkins had four, Tewksbury and Tyler each added two points to the Warriors 14 in the quarter.
Darrow scored six points for the raiders, and Herbert and Cardoza had two to give the Raiders 10.
Interesting things happen when a quarter ends with a tie – the teams usually play like they are starting over with a score of zero to zero.
The Raiders did it by shooting three-pointers. Allen got his fifth and final three of the game; and teammates Mills and Jeffrey Morris each made one to give the Raiders nine points. Darrow got his second blocked shot of the game with a block on Cole Tyler.
But it wasn’t enough as Elk Lake’s shooters hit the basket more often. Sherman and Tewksbury scored two each; Newhart and Ben Woolcock each added four more points to outscore the Raiders, 12-9, and earn a 60-57 victory.
Darrow was the high scorer for Blue Ridge with 19 points and nine rebounds, followed by Allen with 15 points, and Herbert with 13 points and seven rebounds.
High scorers for the Warriors were Newhart with 15 points and three rebounds, Tewksbury with 14 points and five rebounds, and Sherman with 12 points.
In other boys basketball action last week:
Jack Fruehan scored 17 points as No. 9 Montrose captured the Lackawanna League Division IV first-half title with a 66-53 win over No. 10 Forest City in a boys basketball game Thursday.
Hunter Traver had 14 points for the Meteors, Austin Smith scored 13 and Brendan Buck added 12.
Noah Yates led Forest City with 13 points and Matt Nevins scored 11.
At Susquehanna, Tyler Williams scored 15 points to lead the Sabers in a 50-43 win over Mountain View.
Luke Falletta had 12 points for Susquehanna and Christian Miller scored 11.
Chris White had 21 points for Mountain View and Cody Hollister added 10.
At Lackawanna Trail, Noah Fedak scored 12 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter to lead No. 10 Forest City in a 62-56 win over Lackawanna Trail.
Noah Yates had 13 points for the Foresters and Matt Nevins scored 12.
Ross Fauquier scored 26 points for Lackawanna Trail, Jerry Chilewski had 14 and Tyler Rzucidlo had 10.
At Susquehanna, Austin Darrow scored 36 points to lead Blue Ridge to a 58-53 win in overtime against the Sabers.
Luke Falletta hit six 3-pointers and scored 23 points for Susquehanna.
At Mountain View, Lakeland scored a 62-49 win in a Division III-IV crossover game with the Eagles.
Cody Hollister had 15 points for Mountain View and Deon Faramelli added 11.
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