The biggest shot for the 5th annual high school basketball Holiday Classic at Clinton Community College came in the first game of the tournament. With less than nine seconds to go, it was Beekmantown High School’s Garrett Pelkey who put in a putback layup, seemingly sealing a comeback effort against Franklin Academy High School to take the 59-58 lead. However, it was FA’s Brad Poupore who raced down the court and finished a timely layup with less than two seconds to retake the lead and win the contest 60-59 as the buzzer sounded. The Huskies built a 15-4 advantage by the end of the first quarter. Their perimeter shooting helped them to finish the first half up 33-20 over the Eagles. However, Beekmantown battled back with strong interior finishing and rebounding, winning the fourth quarter 15-6. Regardless, Poupore’s last-second shot eliminated any possibility for a completed comeback to help Franklin Academy win their second straight game against Beekmantown this season. The two schools also matched up in girls’ basketball, this time a much greater margin of victory for Franklin Academy who won 70 to 25. The Huskies’ perimeter shooting paid dividends, knocking down 12 three-pointers from beyond the arc. Olivia Simser led that shooting with four three-pointers, leading her to finish with a game-high 27 points. Raegan McArdle also cashed four triples, finishing with 24 points. Beekmantown was led by Payton Parliament, who scored 14 points. Saranac High School basketball was the next school to grab wins in the Holiday Classic, with both its boys’ and girls’ teams defeating Peru High School.The boys were first, as the Spartans secured the 55-41 win over the Nighthawks. Carson Duffield paced Saranac with a game-high 20 points, securing a near triple-double with 15 rebounds and nine assists. Henry Napper also chipped in 16 points. Peru’s offense was led by Jordan Osborne, who scored a team-high 12 points and 10 of his points in the first half alone. In the girls’ game, Saranac won 48-33, backed by another strong outing from the Champlain Valley Athletic Conference’s top scorer, Brenna Ducatte. She led the Spartans in a game-high 26 points, scoring 12 in the third quarter. Layla Pellerin and Lily Brown also chipped in with nine points apiece. Eliana Trumper led the Nighthawks with eight points in the contest. More games will be right back at Clinton Community College on Saturday, Dec. 28, starting at 12 p.m. See the full schedule below. See the highlights for Day 1 of the tournament in the video above.
The biggest shot for the 5th annual high school basketball Holiday Classic at Clinton Community College came in the first game of the tournament.
With less than nine seconds to go, it was Beekmantown High School’s Garrett Pelkey who put in a putback layup, seemingly sealing a comeback effort against Franklin Academy High School to take the 59-58 lead. However, it was FA’s Brad Poupore who raced down the court and finished a timely layup with less than two seconds to retake the lead and win the contest 60-59 as the buzzer sounded.
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The Huskies built a 15-4 advantage by the end of the first quarter. Their perimeter shooting helped them to finish the first half up 33-20 over the Eagles. However, Beekmantown battled back with strong interior finishing and rebounding, winning the fourth quarter 15-6. Regardless, Poupore’s last-second shot eliminated any possibility for a completed comeback to help Franklin Academy win their second straight game against Beekmantown this season.
The two schools also matched up in girls’ basketball, this time a much greater margin of victory for Franklin Academy who won 70 to 25. The Huskies’ perimeter shooting paid dividends, knocking down 12 three-pointers from beyond the arc.
Olivia Simser led that shooting with four three-pointers, leading her to finish with a game-high 27 points. Raegan McArdle also cashed four triples, finishing with 24 points.
Beekmantown was led by Payton Parliament, who scored 14 points.
Saranac High School basketball was the next school to grab wins in the Holiday Classic, with both its boys’ and girls’ teams defeating Peru High School.
The boys were first, as the Spartans secured the 55-41 win over the Nighthawks. Carson Duffield paced Saranac with a game-high 20 points, securing a near triple-double with 15 rebounds and nine assists. Henry Napper also chipped in 16 points.
Peru’s offense was led by Jordan Osborne, who scored a team-high 12 points and 10 of his points in the first half alone.
In the girls’ game, Saranac won 48-33, backed by another strong outing from the Champlain Valley Athletic Conference’s top scorer, Brenna Ducatte. She led the Spartans in a game-high 26 points, scoring 12 in the third quarter. Layla Pellerin and Lily Brown also chipped in with nine points apiece.
Eliana Trumper led the Nighthawks with eight points in the contest.
More games will be right back at Clinton Community College on Saturday, Dec. 28, starting at 12 p.m. See the full schedule below.
See the highlights for Day 1 of the tournament in the video above.
