Members of the Randolph basketball team pose with the championship trophy after winning the Tully Basketball Tournament on Saturday. Submitted photo

CLARENCE — The Jamestown boys basketball team survived a sluggish performance Saturday afternoon, downing Clarence 45-34 in its Erie County Interscholastic Conference Division 1 opener.

Jaydian Johnson led the way with 22 points, 13 rebounds and five steals, and Dom Gonzalez chipped in 13 points and four assists as the cold-shooting Red & Green (5-1, 1-0), claimed its fourth straight win.

But it wasn’t a thing of beauty.

In fact, Jamestown, which led 7-0 to start the game, managed just 13 points the rest of the first half and took a 20-16 advantage into the break.

The Red & Green opened the third quarter on a 9-2 run, courtesy of a 3-pointer from the corner by Gonzalez and three field goals by Johnson. Armed with a 29-18 lead, Jamestown didn’t allow Clarence to get closer than nine points the rest of the way.

All told, the Red & Green shot just 17 of 49 from the floor, including 3 of 19 from the arc. Jamestown did hold a huge advantage on the boards, grabbing 41 rebounds compared to 23 by the Red Devils. Elijah Farmer joined Johnson in double figures in that department with 11. Farmer also dished out five assists.

Nobody had more than 9 points for Clarence (3-5, 0-1), which connected on just 12 of 46 attempts from the field and 8 of 11 from the foul line.

Jamestown will be back in action Tuesday when it travels to Williamsville North, its sixth straight road game. After playing at Orchard Park this Saturday, the Red & Green will finally return home on Jan. 13 when it will entertain Lancaster.

NOTES: In the junior varsity game, Jamestown held off Clarence 61-58. Leading the way for the Red & Green was Jhensen Hernandez with 21 points. Julian Jackson and Hector Montanez both added 11.

JAMESTOWN (45)

Farmer 2 0 4, Gonzalez 5 1 13, Thagard 0 2 2, Panebianco 2 0 4, Johnson 8 5 22, Watson 0 0 0. Totals 17 8 45.

CLARENCE (34)

Brinkerhoff 1 7 9, McCarthy 1 0 2, Ganschow 3 0 7, Tubin 2 1 5, Lincoln 2 0 4, Pusatieri 2 0 5, Kaufman 1 0 2. Totals 12 8 34.

3-point goals–Gonzalez 2, Johnson, Ganschow, Pusatieri.

Jamestown 12 8 14 11 — 45

Clarence 9 7 8 10 — 34

Jayvees: Jamestown 61, Clarence 58

SALAMANCA DOWNS TROJANS

SALAMANCA — Maddox Isaac scored 18 points and Avery Brown added 17 to lead Salamanca to a 65-45 victory over Southwestern in a Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 1 game.

The Warriors (5-1, 3-0) who defeated Cleveland Hill by 38 points less than 24 hours earlier, also received 6 points from Cory Holleran, who took a program-record seven charges, and 10 points from Jacob Herrick.

Leading the way for the Trojans (1-6, 0-3) were Chase Hartnett, who poured in a game-high 19 points, and Landon Hooks, who chipped in 15.

SOUTHWESTERN (45)

Fuller 0 2 2, Hooks 5 2 15, Hartnett 7 2 19, Waite 0 0 0, Harris 1 0 3, Anderson 0 0 0, Larson 2 0 5, Smith 0 0 0, Kidder 0 0 0, James 0 0 0, Hayes 0 0 0, Milner 0 1 1. Totals 15 7 45.

SALAMANCA (65)

Herrick 4 1 10, Bradley 4 1 9, Hill 0 0 0, Isaac 8 1 18, Drug 1 0 3, Crouse 1 0 2, Brown 8 1 17, Elliott 0 0 0, Holleran 3 0 6, Farmer 0 0 0, Taylor 0 0 0, Ghani 0 0 0. Totals 29 4 65.

3-point goals–Hooks 3, Harnett 3, Harris, Larson, Herrick, Isaac, Drug.

Southwestern 11 11 14 9 — 45

Salamanca 17 15 17 16 — 65

RANDOLPH WINS TULLY TOURNAMENT

TULLY — Led by 20 points from tournament Most Valuable Player Drew Hind, Randolph beat Tully 45-35 to win the Tully Basketball Tournament championship Saturday.

Griffin Nelson, who was also named to the all-tournament team, had 11 points and a team-high five assists, while Carter Conley grabbed six rebounds and Kevin McElwain had four steals for the Cardinals (5-1).

Garrett Thompson and Connor Bastedo had 12 points apiece for the Black Knights (5-1).