IAC BOYS BASKETBALL: TIOGA ROLLS TO 71-55 WIN OVER GROTON (18 PHOTOS) (2023-12-19)
Valley Sports ReportTIOGA CENTER — Tioga built an 11-point first-quarter lead, and led by as many as 31 points on its way to a 71-55 win over Groton here Tuesday night in IAC Small School boys basketball crossover action.
"We had a good balance of scoring tonight," said Tioga coach Dave Sickler. "It was good to see after not shooting well Friday to have a couple of guys start seeing some shots go in, and build some confidence.
"Our defense also played well in good stretches this evening, so it was a good all-around win for us," added Sickler.
Senior Evan Sickler led Tioga with 21 points, and five rebounds, while Valentine Rossi had 16 points, and five rebounds, and Shea Bailey had 17 points, and six assists.
Freshman Jackson Bombard scored six points on a pair of 3-pointers in the win, while senior Karson Sindoni added five points, and senior Ethan Landmesser chipped in with four points.
Sickler pumped in 13 points in the first quarter, including his only 3-pointer of the contest, and Rossi scored eight points to fuel a game-opening 25-14 run in the first eight minutes.
Bailey drained a trio of 3-pointers, and scored 11 points in the second quarter, while Rossi scored six points, and Sickler added four in a 21-9 blitz that gave the Tigers a 46-23 lead at the half.
Bailey and Bombard each canned a pair of 3-pointers in the third quarter, while Landmesser was 4-for-4 from the free-throw line, and Sindoni added a trey as Tioga outscored Groton, 22-16, to extend its lead to 68-39 heading into the fourth quarter.
Tioga, now 3-1, returns to action Friday at Moravia.
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IN PHOTO 1: Tioga’s Valentino Rossi. … PHOTOS BY CRISTINA ROSSI.
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