FREWSBURG - A strong man-to-man defense in the early going carried Randolph to a comfortable margin and meant that Frewsburg was climbing uphill the rest of the way in Division 2 boys basketball on Friday night.
Randolph held Frewsburg to a mere two points in the first quarter while scoring 17 en route to a 65-46 verdict over the Bears (3-8, 7-10).
The only points by Frewsburg in the opening eight minutes came on a field goal by Ian McFarland to make it 4-2. John Morgante and Brady Morrison had seven points during the run that saw the Cardinals finish off the quarter with 13 points in a row.
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Randolph’s Joe Harrington is fouled from behind by Frewsburg’s Ian McFarland as he goes up for a shot in Friday night’s game Division 3 boys basketball game. See additional photos at cu.post-journal.com.
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In the third quarter, the Bears, behind Gage Bird's 11 points and Alex Elderkin's five, battled back to within 37-30 and by the end of that quarter it was a 44-35 deficit.
Then in the fourth, Randolph put together a 21-11 edge to wrap it up.
Nate Beaver led the way with 16 points, Morgante 15, Joe Harrington 12 and Bryce Morrison 10 for the winners. Brady Morrison and Harrington grabbed 10 rebounds and Bryce Morrison assisted six times.
Bird led Frewsburg with 16 points followed by McFarland with 11 and Elderkin with 10. McFarland also had six rebounds.
RANDOLPH (65)
Br. Morrison 2 3 8, Harrington 5 1 12, Morgante 5 3 15, Maycock 0 1 1, Bry. Morrison 2 4 10, Beaver 7 0 16, Oldro 2 0 4, Garcia 0 0 0. Totals 23 12 65.
FREWSBURG (46)
Munella 0 0 0, K. Nelson 2 0 5, Bird 5 5 16, Rosario 0 2 2, Johnson 0 0 0, Gray 0 1 1, Elderkin 4 0 10, Adelgren 0 1 1, McFarland 3 5 11, Caldwell 0 0 0. Totals 14 14 46.
3-point goals: Br. Morrison, Harrington, Morgante 2, Bry, Morrison 2, Beaver 2, K. Nelson, Elderkin 2, Bird.
Randolph 17 14 13 21 - 65
Frewsburg 2 12 21 11 - 46
Jayvees: Randolph 54, Frewsburg 50. OT.
See DIV. 2, Page B4