WESTFIELD - The Westfield Tipoff Tournament provided a thrilling start to the high school basketball season on Saturday at Westfield Academy and Central School.
In the championship game, Andrew Graham scored 22 points to lead Sherman to a 64-58 overtime victory over host Westfield.
Ryan Robson and Devin Moorehead were both in double-digits for Sherman with 14 and 10 points, respectively.
Graham and Robson were both named to the all-tournament team for their efforts.
Jon Coe led Westfield with 22 points of his own, but the Wildcats outscored the Wolverines 10-4 in the extra period. Coe earned tournament most valuable player honors with his performance.
In the consolation game, it was Frewsburg holding off Falconer, 57-55, behind 21 points from Alex Elderkin.
The Golden Falcons led by two going into the fourth quarter, but were unable to hold onto the lead despite a 17-point outburst by Nick Conti.
Both Elderkin and Conti were also named to the all-tournament team.
Championship
SHERMAN (64)
Graham 7 4 22, Robson 4 3 14, Moorehead 2 6 10, Meyers 0 0 0, Card 2 2 7, Reiner 2 2 6, Ottoway 1 2 5. Totals: 19 17 64.
WESTFIELD (58)
Ihm 3 0 6, Dahl 2 5 11, McCubbin 1 1 3, Tofil 2 2 6, Rodriguez 1 0 2, DeMarco 2 2 6, Coe 8 2 22, Gray 1 0 2. Totals: 20 12 58.
Sherman 6 15 21 12 10 - 64
Westfield 9 20 19 6 4 - 58
Consolation
FREWSBURG (57)
Smith 9 4 22, Munella 0 0 0, Nelson 3 0 6, Sterns 0 0 0, Brett Johnson 2 0 4, Elderkin 7 4 21, Aldlgreen 2 0 4, Dane Johnson 0 0 0. Totals: 23 8 57.
FALCONER (55)
Conti 7 3 17, Peterson 3 1 7, Wilcox 3 2 9, Carter 2 0 4, Cameron 5 3 13, Nowicki 2 0 5. Totals 20 9 55.
Frewsburg 14 13 18 12 - 57
Falconer 15 15 17 8 - 55