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Northern Tier League boys basketball had its best performance Saturday as two of the five champions were crowned on the final day of the Josh Palmer Foundation Clarion Classic at Elmira High School.
North Penn Mansfield faced off against Elmira Notre Dame in the Boys Regional Division 1 final, winning 65-30. Undefeated Troy defeated Corning 66-55 to claim the Boys Region Division 2 crown.
In a testament to the geographical diversity of the 28-team tournament, the lone winner of Section 4 was Binghamton-Seton Catholic Central, who won the girls regional title with a 41-30 win over Ithaca.
In the eight-team division, Tonawanda’s Cardinal O’Hara won the girls division with a 69-55 win over Rochester’s Bishop Kearney, and undefeated New Rochelle defeated Annapolis (Md.) St. Mary’s 59-44. They won and won the boys division. .
The four-day tournament was also fruitful for the Elmira boys and Horseheads girls, who won their respective fifth-place matches on Saturday and finished with a 2-1 record in competitions held at Elmira High School and Ernie Davis Academy. .
more: 2023 Josh Palmer Fund Clarion Classic Score
Boys national division
New Rochelle 59, St. Mary’s 44: Kass Mirza hit a National Division Championship Game-record seven 3-pointers and scored 30 points to propel New Rochelle (9-0) to the title.
Mirza made 7 of 14 3-pointers and 9 of 10 from the foul line.
Malik Gasper added 14 points for New Rochelle.
Giovanni Hall paced St. Mary’s (4-8) with 12 points.
Elmira 62, Bishop Kearney 50: Chris Woodard scored 31 points on 12-of-17 shooting and helped pace the Express (3-4), who led 37-20 at halftime of the fifth-place game.
Anthony Kitching added to Elmira’s dominance inside with 16 points.
James Reeves and Maddox Volpe each scored 15 points for Bishop Kearny (4-5).
Greater Latrobe (Pennsylvania) 67, Horseheads 59: Maddox Huey finished off a strong tournament for the Horseheads with 30 points despite losing the race for seventh place.
Jack Fesech added 20 points for the Blue Raiders (2-7), who made 6 of 12 3-pointers.
Max Butler paced Greater Latrobe (4-5) with 25 points and Jataun Williams had 17 points.
Mt St. Michael 58, Epic South 41: Mount St. Michael (Bronx) defeated Epic South (Queens) in the battle for third place, leading 34-18 at halftime.
For the Mounties, Noah Williams had 17 points, followed by Mekhi Philozine with 16 points.
Marquise Lloyd paced Epic South with 16 points.
Awards: MVP – Kass Mirza, New Rochelle; Defensive Player – Sean Thomas, New Rochelle. Sixth Man – Matthew Sainville, New Rochelle. All tournaments – Malik Gasper, New Rochelle. Riley Costello, St. Mary’s; Chris Woodard, Elmira. Giovanni Hall, St. Mary’s. Mekhi Philogene, Mount St. Michael.
Women’s club
Cardinal O’Hara is 69 years old, Bishop Carney is 55 years old.: The Cardinal O’Hara took a 12-point lead after the first quarter and led the rest of the way to win the championship game.
Kyla Hayes matched Cardinal O’Hara with 22 points and 10 rebounds. Jordyn Williams added 17 points, including eight in the first quarter, which was the team’s 21.
Clarissa Good and Allie Hall each scored 19 points for Bishop Kearney.
Horseheads 52, Elmira 37: Jordyn Gross and Sophia Bornell combined for 37 points and the Horseheads withstood a second-half surge from Elmira to win the fifth-place game.
Gross scored 19 points and Vaughn had 18 points, making three consecutive 3-pointers in the second quarter as the Blue Raiders led 32-17 at halftime.
Elmira scored in the second half.
“We cut the lead to three points and had some momentum, but Andy (Scott) and the Horseheads did a great job of settling us down in the fourth quarter,” Elmira coach Aidon Allen said. “We still have some work to do to get better, but I will never question the fight of our kids.”
Freshman Mariah Mathias led Elmira with 20 points.
Lancaster St. Mary’s 68, Harrison 61: Jada Mushatt scored 31 points on 11-of-16 shooting to lead St. Mary’s to victory in the third-place game. Emily McDonald contributed with 17 points.
Mia Strazza led four Harrison players in double figures with 19 points.
Troy 57, Corning 50: Kailyn Sterling scored 13 points and Alyssa Parks added 12 points as Troy beat Corning for seventh place.
Hannah Nichols paced the Hawks with 17 points.
Award history: MVP – Kyla Hayes, Cardinal O’Hara; Defensive Player – Clarissa Good, Bishop Carney. Sixth woman – Nayema Blair, Cardinal O’Hara. All Tournaments – Emily McDonald, St. Mary’s. Sophia Bohnell, Horseheads. Jordyn Williams, Cardinal O’Hara. Allie Hall, Bishop of Carney. Asia Wilson, Bishop of Carney.
Day 3 summary: Horseheads Girls, Elmira team wins
Day 2 summary: Corning, Notre Dame men advance to finals
Day 1 summary: Tough situation for teams in the Elmira-Corning area.
Women’s regional club
Seton Catholic Central 41, Ithaca 30: Alexandra Buck and Erin Darr combined for 30 points as Seton won its third girls title at the Palmer Tournament.
Buck led the Saints with 16 points, followed by Darr with 14 points.
Asira Baker paced the Little Red with 20 points.
Award history: MVP – Erin Darr, Seton; Defensive Player – Alexandra Buck, Seton. Sixth woman – Olympia Hop, Seton. All Tournaments – Peyton Littlefield, Thomas A. Edison, Stella Sapp Dietrich, Ithaca. Ashira Baker, Ithaca.
Boys area 1st division
North Penn Mansfield 65, Notre Dame 30: Senior forward Carson Dominick scored 20 of his 29 points in the first half and North Penn Mansfield (7-2) won the Division I title and advanced to its third consecutive Palmer Championship starting in 2019. Obtained.
Brady Stetter scored 16 points and Cooper Shaw added 15 points for North Penn Mansfield.
Jeremiah Parker scored seven points for END.
Award history: MVP – Carson Dominick, North Penn Mansfield. Defensive Player – Brady Stetter, North Penn Mansfield; Sixth Man – Finn Schweitzer, Notre Dame. All tournaments – Miko Green, Ithaca; Jeremiah Parker, Notre Dame. Cooper Shaw, North Penn Mansfield.
Juvenile Area Part 2
Troy 66, Corning 55: Colin Loveland hit four 3-pointers and scored a game-high 20 points as undefeated Troy stopped Corning from winning back-to-back district titles.
Jack Burbage added 17 points for Troy (8-0).
Noreen Proudfoot led Corning (4-4) with 20 points, including four 3-pointers.
Awards: MVP – Colin Loveland, Troy; Defensive Player – Lance Heasley, Troy. Sixth Man – Jack Burbage, Troy. All tournaments – Mekai Daniels, Corning; Andrew Erickson, Seton. Noreen Proudfoot, Corning Company.
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