Evening Sun Report

Boys’ Basketball

S-E 53, Ilion 23

ILION – Sherburne-Earlville’s sterling defensive effort Thursday night helped it atone for a loss to Ilion in last year’s sectional semifinals.

“They ended our season last year, so that was definitely on our minds when we played tonight,” said S-E coach Kevin Vibbard. “We shut them down in every way; there was some serious defense being played.”

Ilion was held without a point from the midway point of the first quarter until the two-minute mark of the second, a 10 1/2-minute stretch in which S-E rattled off 22 straight points.

Gabe Fowler canned four three balls and had all 16 of his points at the break leading the Marauders (3-0) to a 32-8 lead.

Wilson Rose added 15 in the win. “It was just outstanding man-to-man defense, and everyone that came into the game played with that same level of intensity,” Vibbard said.

S-E: Ken Knickerbocker, 0; Corey Fitzgerald, 0; Gabe Fowler, 6 0-0-16; Jon Pinney, 3 2-2-8; Drew Doscher, 2 1-2-6; Wilson Rose, 5 5-8-15; Caleb Johnson, 1 0-0-2 ; Garrett Porack, 2 0-0-4; Tom Niles, 0; Dan Lee, 1 0-0-2; Sconzo, 0. Totals: 20 8-12-53.

Ilion: Jordan Marryot, 0; Brian white, 0; Chris Stefanec, 0; Dean Viti, 5 0-0-11; Steve Dylan, 2 0-0-4; Eric Lachacz, 2 2-5-6; Greg Goldbin, 0 0-2-0; Mike McAvarey, 1 0-0-2. Totals: 10 2-7-23.

Score by quarters

S-E 17 15 13 8–53