CORNING ROLLS TO 66-34 WIN OVER WAVERLY
By: Tim Birney | WaverlyAthletics.com | March 3, 2021 | Photo courtesy David Alliger
By: Tim Birney | WaverlyAthletics.com | March 3, 2021 | Photo courtesy David Alliger
WAVERLY — Corning built a comfortable cushion through three quarters,
then blew the game open in the fourth quarter of a 66-34 win over
Waverly here Tuesday night in non-league IAC junior varsity boys
basketball action.
The junior Hawks jumped out to a 15-8 lead after the first quarter, and stretched the lead to 10 points, at 29-19, at the half.
Isaiah Bretz led Waverly with eight first-half points, and Nehemiah Anthony added five.
Corning
added to its lead in the the third quarter with a 14-10 spurt, then put
the game away with a 24-7 blitz in the final eight minutes.
Waverly, which made 5 of 6 free throws in the first half, connected on just 1 of 8 free thro attempts in the second half.
Bretz
led Waverly with eight points, six rebounds, and three assists, while
Anthony had seven points and three boards, and Keaton Anderson scored
seven points.
Jake Benjamin had six points and three rebounds,
while Nate DeLill hauled down six rebounds, and Jay Pipher registered
four steals.
Waverly returns to action Wednesday when it hosts Owego.