IAC JV BOYS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY CRUISES PAST WATKINS GLEN, 66-25 (10 PHOTOS) (2020-01-26)
Valley Sports ReportWATKINS GLEN "” Waverly raced out to a big lead early, and cruised to a 66-25 win over Watkins Glen here Saturday evening in IAC South Large School Division junior varsity boys basketball action.
With the win, the junior Wolverines improve to 12-1 on the season, and remain unbeaten, at 8-0, in Large School play. They lead Notre Dame by 3 games with four divisional games remaining, and can clinch Tuesday when it hosts Newark Valley.
Brady Blauvelt and Brennan Traub each knocked down a pair of 3-pointers, and Liam Traub added five points, including a 3-pointer, to fuel a 24-6 first-quarter blitz for Waverly.
Seven different Waverly players put their name in the scoring column in the second quarter, with Davis Croft canning a 3-pointer and scoring five points, his Nalen Carling added four, and Thomas Hand and Liam Traub each drained 3-pointers in a 20-6 run that gave Waverly a 44-12 lead at the half.
The Wolverines outscored the Senecas in the third and fourth quarters, with eight different players scoring.
Liam Traub had 11 points, including three 3-pointers, seven rebounds, and three assists, and Brennan Traub had 11 points, including a pair of 3-pointers, to lead Waverly, and Blauvelt had 10 points, including two 3-pointers, and four boards.
Carling had eight points and a team-high 10 rebounds for the Wolverines, while Croft had eight points and six rebounds, Jay Pipher added six points and four boards, Declan Murphy chipped in with four points, Nate DeLill grabbed four rebounds, and Thomas Hand dished out three assists.
David Kelley led Watkins Glen with six points.
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IN PHOTO 1: Waverly's Liam Traub. ... PHOTOS COURTESY OF SHANNON McCARTY.
