Clymer’s Carson White puts up a layup during Friday’s game against Eisenhower (Pa.) at the Corry Christmas Tournament. P-J photo by Steve Younger

CORRY — The Clymer Pirates found themselves down 25-7 early in the second quarter and battled back to tie the game in regulation at 46-46 to send the game into overtime.

The game appeared headed into a second overtime period, but with 1.1 seconds on the clock the Pirates’ Roman Wassink hit a short jump shot that fell through to give the Pirates a 50-48 win over Eisenhower in the opening game of the Corry Christmas Tournament on Friday.

The Pirates started out with the hot shooting hand and jumped out to a 7-2 lead on the Knights before Austin Hanson hit a pair of 3-pointers and teammate Will Mandeville added one as the Knights opened up a 19-7 lead at the end of the first quarter.

Clymer’s Carson White had 6 points in the second quarter as the Pirates began to slowly chip away at the Knights’ lead, outscoring Eisenhower 11-10 in the quarter, but they still found themselves down 11 at the break.

With the Knights’ leading scorer, Austin Hanson, on the bench with an injury for the entire second half, Eisenhower senior Casey Seymour added a pair of 3-pointers and finished with 10 points in the third quarter. The Knights kept the lead at 10 points, 42-32, heading into the final quarter.

The Pirates’ defense held the Knights to just 4 points in the final quarter and White scored 11 of Clymer’s 14 points in the quarter. The Knights had their chances to get the lead back but made only one of six free throws in the waning minutes of the quarter. Eisenhower’s Gavin Lindemuth sank one of two free throws to tie the game at 46-46 with 26 seconds left in regulation. The Pirates worked the clock for the final shot, but it banked off the rim and out to send the game into overtime.

Both teams were cautious with the ball but it was Wassink who got a rebound and put up his shot for the Pirates victory.

Clymer will play in the championship game tonight versus the winner of the Corry/Northwestern game. The Knights will play in the consolation game against the loser of that game.

CLYMER (50)

White 9 1 19, Gomez 1 0 2, BBeckerink 0 0 0, Einink 5 1 12, Johnson 2 0 4, Wassink 2 0 4, JBeckerink 3 1 9. Totals 22 3 50.

EISENHOWER (48)

Hanson 6 0 14, Seymour 6 0 14, Chase 2 0 4, Guiher 3 0 8, Lindemuth 2 1 5, Gigliotti 0 0 0, Mandeville 1 0 3. Totals 20 1 48.

3-point goals–Einink, JBeckerink 2, Hanson 2, Seymour 2, Guiher 2, Mandeville.

Clymer 7 11 14 14 4 — 50

Eisenhower 19 10 13 4 — 48

WILDCATS

RALLY IN FOURTH

SHERMAN — Three players had 13 points apiece as Sherman beat Maple Grove 61-52 in nonleague play.

Jacob Ferranto had 13 points, eight rebounds and four steals; Nolan DeKoning had 13 points and four assists; and Troy Chambers also had 13 points for the Wildcats, who trailed 47-40 before a 21-5 fourth quarter.

Liam Colburn had 21 points and seven rebounds; Aiden Dahlberg had 13 points and eight rebounds; and Camden Lombardo had 10 rebounds and four assists for the Red Dragons.

MAPLE GROVE (52)

Culver 0 0 0, Lombardo 2 0 4, Mason 3 0 9, Verbosky 0 0 0, Yohe 1 0 3, Brown 0 0 0, Colburn 9 3 23, Cornell 0 0 0, Dahlberg 6 1 13, Reynolds 0 0 0. Totals 21 4 52.

SHERMAN (61)

Pinzok 2 0 4, DeKoning 4 1 13, Cook 3 1 9, Kopta 2 0 4, Chambers 5 2 13, Swan 2 0 4, Persons 0 1 1, Johnson 0 0 0, Ferranto 5 1 13. Totals 23 6 61.

3-point goals–Mason 3, Yohe, Colburn 2, DeKoning 4, Cook 2, Chambers, Ferranto 2.

Maple Grove 22 17 8 5 — 52

Sherman 15 16 9 21 — 61