Ladd, Braves open with win over B-P

By MICHAEL KELLY

For the Express

FONDA — With some help from their fellow Fonda-Fultonville Braves, the backcourt duo of Jarett Ladd and Charles Parslow led F-F to an opening night non-league 63-53 victory against the Broadalbin-Perth Patriots.

For the game, Ladd had 18 points and Parslow had 13 points, five assists and three steals.

“We kind of relaxed a bit there,” said B-P head coach Tucker Gifford. “We softened up a bit and, when we did, they hit [several] 3-pointers.”

B-P’s (0-1) R.J. Pingitore led all scorers with 22 points. But the senior’s night was marred by a slow start; Pingitore missed nine of his first 12 shots, later heating up to finish 8-of-18.

The Patriots led after one quarter, 15-11, and held their lead until midway through the second quarter when F-F’s run took hold.

While the Braves had a comfortable lead for most of the second half — F-F’s biggest lead came early on in the fourth quarter at 55-38 — the Patriots did manage to make it interesting in the final minutes. A driving layup from B-P’s Ben Bellandi with just under a minute to go cut the Braves’ lead to just five points, capping the Patriots’ 10-0 run.

But the Patriots never were able to pull any closer, thanks to the steady shooting hands of Ladd and Parslow. The duo combined to hit 5-of-6 free throws during the final minute, icing the victory for the Braves.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Northville falls

in season opener

NORTHVILLE — Tyler Henderson scored a game-high 16 points, but the Northville Falcons dropped their season opener Tuesday, falling 54-41 to Loudonville Christian in non-league boys basketball action.

Gabe Brown led Loudonville Christian (2-1) with 14 points, while Tyler Spence had 11.

Todd VanNostrand notched eight points and eight rebounds for Northville (0-1), which also got eight points from Jim Grega and seven from Brad VanNostrand.

BOYS BOWLING

Canajoharie 4,

Mayfield 0

Alex Yacobucci’s 257-750 series helped the Cougars roll past Mayfield.

Chris Parino turned in a 183-520 for Canajoharie (16-0), which outpinned Mayfield 2,758-2,443.

Tyler Dawson led Mayfield with a 191-539, while Alex Colby hada a 210-531.

GIRLS BOWLING

Mayfield 4,

Canajoharie 0

Selena Barber’s 237-620 effort led the Lady Panthers to a dominant win.

Cassie Hammond rolled a 565 triple for Mayfield, which won on 2,659-1,592 on total pins.

Gabrielle Gomez rolled a 344 and Kayla Wilder chipped in with a 342 series for Canajohaire (3-9).