Girls' Basketball

Eldred demolishes Roscoe but succumbs to mighty Tuxedo

ELDRED, NY — Using effective trapping and great defensive intensity, Eldred got out to an early 6-2 lead by 4:03 of the first quarter over the Roscoe Blue Devils on January 14.

With fine play by post player Jessica Cherry, the Yellowjackets were able to control the boards, make good passes and run in the open floor, which worked to stretch their lead to 19-3 by the end of the first quarter. The young Roscoe team (3-8, 1-4 OCIAA) was no match for experienced Eldred (5-2, 3-1 OCIAA), which bottled up Roscoe at will and created many open opportunities at the offensive end of the floor.

Cherry was the game’s high scorer with 19 points. She grabbed 10 rebounds and was dominant in the paint. Kim French added 14 points for Eldred. April Hodge led the Blue Devils with nine points. The win completed Eldred’s season sweep of Roscoe. This was the third time the two teams competed this year. The past two contests were league games.

ELDRED, NY — With only one loss this year, to Morris Catholic, Tuxedo 10-1 easily handled Eldred on January 15, though the Yellowjackets held the Tornados’ usually unstoppable Christina Baxter to 12 points. Angela Stuma scored 13 in the winning effort for Tuxedo, a Class C team that was last year’s Section 9 champion. Tuxedo made a hasty exit in regional play last year by losing to perennial powerhouse Haldane. Haldane has played in the state final four in seven out of the last eight years.

Allie Schombs was high scorer for Eldred (5-3) in the 54-29 loss.