Blue Devils Fall In Semis, Connor Wayman Joins 1000 - Point Club

DELAWARE LEAGUE - There will be no Delaware League boys team in the Section IV, Class D championship this Saturday after second-seeded Margaretville fell to third-seeded Worcester in semifinal action Tuesday at SUNY Delhi. It is the first time in a long time that a Delaware League team will not be in contention for the title. In the other semifinal game on Tuesday, fourth-seeded Morris upset top-seeded Edmeston 36-33.

The Margaretville Blue Devils were the final Delaware League team standing heading into Tuesday's games. They defeated Jefferson/Stamford 77-57 last Friday to earn the advance.

In Tuesday's semifinal, Hunter Balcom led Margaretville's scoring with the game high of 18 points on the night and his teammates, Connor Wayman and Ryan Sanford added another eight and nine points, respectively.

They finished a highly successful season at 16-3 and are the Delaware League champions. Connor Wayman also achieved a milestone in MCS scoring history in last Friday's quarterfinal.

Hunter Balcom led the way with the game-high of 27 points, while Ryan Sanford chimed in another 20 points as he connected on four three-pointers. Connor Wayman posted 18 points in double figures for the Blue Devils. It was all he needed to get him into the 1,000-point club. He is the first male player to reach that milestone at MCS and the second player overall.

Stamford was led by Gavin VanEtten's 13 points and Max Eisel chipped in another 10 points and 12 rebounds. Pat Terk and Leland Donato-Williamson also chimed in 10 points each as J/S hung up their sneakers on a 12-10 season.

Gilboa/Roxbury defeated Gilbertsville-Mt. Upton in the only first round game of the sectionals, defeating them 52-41 to advance to the quarterfinals.

Cody Ciaravino led GCR with 15 points on the night and Blake Albano and Jordan Johnston added another 12 points each, while John DeWitt chipped in seven points.

They advanced to play top-seeded Edmeston last Friday, losing 52-36 to finish their season at 9-13.

Albano paced GCR with nine points, while Ciaravino added eight points.

Worcester defeated South Kortright 58-39 in last Friday's quarterfinal. SK was led by Parker Popp and Jack Byrne, each with 12 points. The Rams finished their season at 11-9 and were the defending sectional champions, holding the record at three straight titles.