The Marathon girls basketball team took care of an overmatched McGraw team Wednesday night at McGraw High School. The Olympians allowed just two second-half points and won 48-7 for their second win in as many nights.
Marathon handled McGraw’s early defensive pressure and limited the Eagles to just one point in the first quarter. The Olympians cruised from there, keeping McGraw’s players in front on the defensive end and forcing plenty of turnovers.
McGraw struggled to get shots off at all in the second half, frequently lobbing the ball to the middle of the floor. Marathon defenders picked those passes off and turned them into two points on the other end.
Marathon held a usually pesky McGraw team off the offensive glass, allowing the Eagles just four second-chance opportunities.
Faith Baker led Marathon with 10 points, Addie Oram and Alina Parker contributed nine points each, Audrey Ensign and Haleigh Smith both added eight points and Catherine Newkirk and Liz VanCise scored two points apiece. Cassie Forrest, Kennedy Eaton and Delaney Reilly also got plenty of run for the Olympians, but didn’t score.
Emersynn Wilson topped McGraw with two points, two rebounds, four steals and a block, Bristol Eastman contributed two points, two rebounds and two steals, Mikayla Ross added two points and Lexi McCall pitched in one point and five boards. Leah Terwilliger (two rebounds, two steals, one block), Jordan Maynard (two rebounds, one steal) and Eden Sears (two rebounds) also aided the Eagles’ effort.
Marathon has now won back-to-back games and will look to make it three in a row at 6:30 p.m. Friday at Groton. McGraw doesn’t have any regular season games left on the schedule, closing the season at 9-5.
BOYS BASKETBALL
MEXICO 66, HOMER 47
Homer couldn’t get enough stops early, getting down 41-23 at halftime and trailing 62-37 through three in the Trojans’ fourth loss in their last five games. Ryan Beard and Max Franco led the way with 12 points each and Kaden Durham pitched in 11 points.
Aidan Hutchings knocked down a pair of triples for six points, Graydon Hickey scored three points, Brycen Poole recorded two points and Jack Brady made a free throw for Homer.
TULLY 55, FAITH HERITAGE 43
Garrett Thompson went for 25 points as Tully won its ninth game in a row and moved to 14-1 on the season. It was Thompson’s ninth time hitting the 20-point mark this season.
Connor Bastedo followed Thompson with 12 points, Nate Best and Sean Mize chipped in seven points each, Darrell Gables scored two points and Steven Pierce and Sam Dando both had one point for the Black Knights.
HOCKEY
WINDSOR 3, CORTLAND/HOMER 2
No additional details were reported.
BOYS WRESTLING
MARCELLUS/ONONDAGA 46, SOUTHERN HILLS 21
Logan Sherriff (152 pounds) and Sye Stanton (160 pounds) both earned pins in Southern Hills’ road loss. David Frazee (215 pounds) also won a 4-1 decision and Jerod Olrich (285 pounds) won by forfeit.
Gavin Sherriff (131 pounds), Tanner Clemens (145 pounds) and Louis Bennett (170 pounds) all lost by decision for the Storm, Levi Seemann (108 pounds) lost by tech fall and Jacob Meyer (101 pounds), Blake Wilcox (138 pounds) and Owen Moltion (190 pounds) were pinned. Marcellus/Onondaga received forfeits at 116 and 124 pounds.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
BOYS BASKETBALL
Cortland at Solvay, 6:30 p.m. today
Cincinnatus at Otselic Valley, 7 p.m. today
Homer at Solvay, 6:30 p.m. Friday
Groton at Marathon, 7 p.m. Friday
Dryden at Whitney Point, 7:15 p.m. Friday
Weedsport at Tully, 7 p.m. Friday
Madison at DeRuyter, 7 p.m. Friday
Moravia at Southern Cayuga, 7 p.m. Friday
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Oneida at Homer, 6:45 p.m. today
Tully at Fabius-Pompey, 7 p.m. today
Cortland at Marcellus, 7:15 p.m. Friday
Marathon at Groton, 6:30 p.m. Friday
Whitney Point at Dryden, 7 p.m. Friday
Moravia at Southern Cayuga, 5:30 p.m. Friday
HOCKEY
Skaneateles at Cortland/Homer, 5 p.m. Friday at J.M. McDonald Sports Complex
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
No. 9 Owen D. Young/Richfield Springs at No. 1 Cincinnatus, 6 p.m. today
No. 5 Morrisville-Eaton at No. 4 Tully, 6 p.m. today
BOYS WRESTLING
Morrisville-Eaton at Southern Hills, 6 p.m. today at LaFayette Jr./Sr. High School
BOWLING
Groton at Tioga, 4 p.m. today at Valley Bowling Lanes
