RED-HOT WAVERLY CRUISES TO 86-15 WIN OVER NEWARK VALLEY
By: Tim Birney | WaverlyAthletics.com | February 24, 2021 | Photo courtesy Matt Patton
WAVERLY — Waverly raced out to a 21-point first-quarter lead, and
cruised to an 86-15 win over Newark Valley on Senior Night here
Wednesday night in IAC boys basketball action.
One night after
connecting on a school-record 15 3-pointers in a win at Tioga, the
Wolverines canned 13 on their home floor and shot 51 percent (33 of 65)
from the field.
Freshman Joey Tomasso, who had 25 points and
seven 3-pointers in the first half Tuesday, knocked down a trio of
3-pointers in the first quarter, and scored 11 points, and junior Davis
Croft nailed a pair of 3-pointers to fuel a 26-5 blitz in the opening
eight minutes.
“Joey (Tomasso) picked up right where he left off
(Tuesday) night with three quick 3-pointers,” said Waverly coach Lou
Judson. “We had six 3-pointers in the first quarter … we played very
well in the first quarter, and shot the ball extremely well again.”
The Cardinals have lost back-to-back games since coming off a Covid-19 quarantine.
“Newark
Valley is coming off a 10-day quarantine, they haven’t had a practice,
and they played Owego (Tuesday) night,” said Judson. “So, they’re
playing back-to-back games without any practices, they don’t have their
legs.
“We played very well tonight against an under-manned team that’s going through some tough times right now,” he added.
Seniors
Ryan Lambert and Aidan Westbrook combined for 19 points in the second
quarter as Waverly used a 29-2 run to up its lead to 53-7 at the half.
Croft
drained three more 3-pointers in the third quarter, and seniors Peyton
Bowen and Kobe Decker each added four points as the Wolverines increased
their lead to 77-13 entering the final eight minutes.
Croft led
Waverly with 15 points on 5-for-5 shooting from behind the 3-point arc,
while Tomasso had 14 points, including four 3-pointers, and three
rebounds, Lambert scored 14 points, and Westbrook had 12 points and
three rebounds.
Junior Brennan Traub had nine points and three
boards in the win, while junior Brady Blauvelt had six points on two
3-pointers, and grabbed a team-high six rebounds, Bowen had six points,
four rebounds, and four steals, Decker had four points and four boards,
and junior Caden Hollywood chipped in with four points.
Jacob Armstrong led Newark Valley, now 0-3, with four points.
Waverly, now 5-1, travels to Horseheads Thursday.
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