FREWSBURG - It was a happy Friday night for Maple Grove as the Red Dragons (6-1) claimed the championship of the Frewsburg Holiday Tournament in easy fashion by rolling to an 84-39 victory over Falconer in the title game.
The name of the game was defense, according to Maple Grove coach Curt Fischer.
"Our team defense was good all night, " he said. "We defended the ball well. Basically, our defense was our offense."
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Maple Grove’s Austin Goerke (25) drives strong to the hoop during the championship game of the Frewsburg Holiday Tournament. The Red Dragons defeated Falconer, 84-39. See additional photos at cu.post-journal.com.
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The Red Dragons were on fire from the start, putting up 46 points in the first half while the Golden Falcons struggled with just 16 points.
Austin Goerke was the scoring leader for Maple Grove, putting up 20 points while earning the double-double with 13 rebounds and a place on the all-tournament team. Close behind was Will Soffel, who poured in 18 points to go along with eight assists and seven rebounds. As a result, he was named as the tournament's most valuable player.
Jim Kistner also shined with 13 points and Aaron Germain pulled in 10 rebounds.
Nick Conti topped Falconer with 12 points and also earned a spot on the all-tournament team.
MAPLE GROVE (84)
Tampe 1 0 2, Green 2 0 4,, Richardson 0 0 0, Kistner 4 2 13, WSoffel 7 2 18, Ahlstrom 1 0 3, GSoffel 3 0 7, Wefing 1 0 2, Germain 3 1 8, Goerke 9 2 20, Beaton 1 0 2, Swanson 1 0 2, Nelson 1 0 3. Totals 34 7 84
FALCONER (39)
Conti 5 2 12, Petersen 0 1 1, Devon Cameron 0 0 0, Wilcox 3 0 7, Carter 3 2 9, Nowicki 1 0 2, Carder 3 0 6, Boutelle 0 0 0, CBoutelle 1 0 2. Totals 16 5 39
3-point goals: Kistner, WSoffel 2, Ahlstrom, GSoffel, Germain, Nelson, Wilcox, Carter.
Maple Grove 24 22 14 24 - 84
Falconer 7 9 15 8 - 39
ELDERKIN LIFTS BEARS
Frewsburg put forth a solid effort, thanks to a big outing from Alex Elderkin, and the Bears (3-5) won the consolation game with a 62-55 win over Dunkirk.
Elderkin hit 6-of-10 attempts from the arc on his way to 24 points to go along with 14 rebounds.
Derek Smith was also on target, firing in 17 points with four assists and Josh Nelson contributed 14 points with four assists.
"We shot the ball well," said Frewsburg coach Tom Nelson.
Neither team gained a big advantage throughout the game with the Bears holding on to a one-point lead after three quarters before Elderkin gave them some breathing room with 12 fourth-quarter points.
For the Marauders, Alex Crossan led the scoring with 17 points, Mike Bess added 16 points and Marquel Ruiz had 14 points.
DUNKIRK (55)
Lockett 2 0 4, Bess 7 1 16, Ruiz 6 0 14, Messina 0 0 0, Crossan 6 5 17, Miernik 0 0 0, Colvin 0 0 0, Pepe 1 0 2, Berrios 1 0 2, Wilson 0 0 0, Callazo 0 0 0. Totals 23 6 55.
FREWSBURG (62)
Smith 8 1 17, Munella 0 0 0, Nelson 5 2 14, Stearns 0 0 0, Elderkin 9 0 24, Adelgren 0 2 2, Zebrowski 0 0 0, Johnson 2 1 5, Caldwell 0 0 0. Totals 24 6 62.
3-point goals: Bess 1, Ruiz 2. Nelson 2, Elderkin 6.
Dunkirk 16 12 13 14 - 55
Frewsburg 14 15 13 20 -62