High School Roundup: Morris wins TVL showdown with Schenevus

Key Highlights

• Osborne sat for the first two minutes of the fourth quarter and fouled out with 3:30 left in the game. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementMorris opened up a lead again, forcing turnovers with the press, and hitting on the long ball. Murphy had three three-point baskets, Swayer had four, as part of his 20-point total, and Ryland Boss scored nine points on three treys. Schenevus played most of the fourth quarter one basket away from a one-score game, but couldn’t convert down the stretch. Morris went 4-for-6 from the foul line in the final minutes to finish the win. Reed scored 17 points to lead the Dragons, which also got 10 points and 10 rebounds from Green, and nine points, seven assists from Osborne, and seven points from Lucien Kortekaas. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementSchenevus (7-3, 3-1) hosts Brookfield for a non-league game Saturday, Jan.
• 17. Morris (11-1, 4-0) plays a Tri-Valley League game at Richfield Springs on Wednesday, Jan.
• 21. In other games Thursday:BOYS BASKETBALLCooperstown 65, Thomas Proctor 60Senior Christian Lawson made a late steal and layup to break a tie game and lead Cooperstown to a home win over Class AAA Thomas Proctor on Thursday, Jan.
• 15, at Red Bursey Gymnasium. With the game tied at 60, Lawson made a steal at half court and scored the go-ahead basket with 14.8 seconds left. After a Proctor turnover, Lawson got fouled.
• He went 1-for-2 with 5.2 seconds left for a 63-60 lead. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAfter a timeout, Brody Murdock stole the inbound pass and scored to give the Hawkeyes the final margin. Murdock scored a team-high 19 points for Cooperstown, which also got 17 points from Miles Nelen, 13 points from Jackson Crisman and 12 points from Lawson. Cooperstown led at halftime, 30-29. Jayovani Santalucia scored 18 points to lead Thomas Proctor (4-6, 1-1). Coop (12-0, 5-0), plays Oneonta, in a battle of undefeated teams, at Hartwick College on Saturday Jan.