Blue Bomber boys hoops top Willsboro
LAKE PLACID — After a tough start to open the season, the Lake Placid boys basketball team has started to find a bit of a groove. On Jan. 22, the host Blue Bombers secured its second straight victory, topping the Willsboro Wolves 62-28.
Seb Cecunjanin scored a game-high 20 points for the Blue Bombers, while also recording 10 rebounds and seven steals to help the team improve to 2-10 overall. Lake Placid previously topped Indian Lake/Long Lake 61-36 on Jan. 17.
“It’s two games in a row that we’ve put some points on the board and looked good,” Lake Placid head coach Brian Brandes said. “We’d like that to continue, if we can.”
Owen Hayes added a season-high 11 points for the Blue Bombers on Wednesday, while Caleb Wylie and Kenny Lawrence scored nine apiece. Phoenix Colby had 10 rebounds.
“Owen Hayes had a nice game,” Brandes said. “He started driving and hit a couple 3’s. Caleb Wylie continued a hot streak and had three 3’s.”
Seven different Blue Bombers recorded a basket on Wednesday, but the team didn’t come out hot like it did in its previous outing, according to Brandes.
“It’s nice to see that we scored some points because I didn’t particularly think we were on fire,” he said. “We missed a lot. Our percentage of 3’s was not very good, but they were persistent.”
Lake Placid recorded 18 totals steal, which helped the team jump out to a 19-7 lead in the first quarter. The pesky Blue Bomber defense was strong again in the second quarter, as the team extended its lead to 33-12 at halftime.
After the intermission, Lake Placid had its best offensive outing, scoring 20 points. However, in the fourth quarter, Willsboro outscored them 11-9.
Cole Gay led the Wolves with 12 points, while Kiran Evans added seven and Connor Crowningshield had four.
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Boys fall to Wells
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The Lake Placid boys basketball team suffered a 52-40 home loss to the Wells Wildcats at home on Jan. 27.
Cecunjanin paced the Blue Bombers with 23 points, while Hayes had seven. Wylie added five points, Lawrence scored four and Brendan Murphy had one.
Cecunjanin now has scored 967 points over his four year varsity career. Cecunjanin, who has been averaging 24.6 points over the past nine games, will have six games to reach 1,000, although he is expected to reach the milestone in the team’s next home game on Monday, Feb. 3.
Evan Mutz led Wells with 21 points, while Chase Brooks and Hunter Passmore also reached double figures with, 15 and 10 points, respectively.
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GIRLS
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The Lake Placid girls basketball team suffered a 38-34 overtime loss to the Seton Catholic Knights at home on Jan. 23.
The Blue Bombers got off to a hot start and jumped out to a 11-8 lead after the first quarter. However, the team was outscored in both the second and third quarter. Lake Placid used a strong fourth quarter to force overtime, but fell just short of the comeback victory.
The Blue Bombers’ Anisa Cecunjanin led all scorers with 18 points, while Abbey Light added seven. Lake Placid’s Margaret Thatcher for four points, Ellie Shipman had three and Ella Moodey recorded two.
Six players connected on a basket for Seton Catholic as Grace Trombley led the way with 15 points.