IAC BOYS BASKETBALL: WAVERLY TOO MUCH FOR S-VE (2025-01-18)

Tioga County Sports Report
SPENCER — Waverly's pressure defense proved to be too much for S-VE in a 81-46 win here Saturday afternoon in non-league boys basketball action.

Hogan Shaw came out of the locker room on fire for the Wolverines, knocking down four 3-pointers and scoring 16 points in the first quarter to fuel a 24-9 blitz in the opening stanza.

Ben Shaw and junior Porter Daddona each canned 3-pointers and scored five points apiece in the second quarter to lead Waverly's 21-13 advantage that gave the Wolverines a 45-22 lead at the half.

Christopher Merrick scored nine points in the first half for the Panthers, and Clayton Bower knocked down a pair of 3-pointers

Merrick and Luukas Carling scored five points apiece in the this quarter, and Noah Ingram canned a 3-pointer, but the Panthers were only able to trim one point from its deficit, thanks to 10 more points by Hogan Shaw. Waverly led 58-36 heading into the final eight minutes.

Waverly closed out the game with a 23-10 run in the fourth quarter.

Merrick led S-VE with 17 points, while Bower scored 10 points, and Carling added nine points.

Shaw pumped in 31 points, including seven 3-pointers, while Daddona had 13 points and seven rebounds, and Ben Shaw had nine points, five rebounds, and four assists.

S-VE, now 0-10, returns to action Wednesday when it hosts Watkins Glen.

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IN PHOTO: S-VE's Christopher Merrick. ... TCSR STOCK PHOTO.

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