CAMERON COUNTY 66, OTTO-ELDRED 60

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Jan. 24, 2008

By Patrick Walker

EMPORIUM – Behind 26 points from Jordan Crane, Cameron County beat Otto-Eldred 66-60 Thursday night in North Tier League boys’ basketball action.

The Red Raiders (13-3 overall, 8-1 NTL) needed all of Crane’s points to hold off a pesky Otto-Eldred squad that got 22 points from Wayne Taylor including six 3-pointers.

Things started out good for Cameron County, as they jumped to a 21-12 lead at the end of the first quarter and a 35-24 halftime lead.

But the Terrors (8-10, 5-4) came back in the second half, especially in the fourth quarter where they outscored Cameron 28-22, and the Red Raiders didn’t put the game away until Crane went 4-for-4 from the free throw line.

“It was getting a little uneasy there in the fourth quarter,” Cameron County head coach John Barnhart said. “But we overcame it.”

Cameron County is back in action Monday when it hosts Coudersport in a first-place showdown. The Falcons are unbeaten in league play and a game up on the Red Raiders after beating Cameron County in Coudersport earlier this season. Otto-Eldred returns to action Monday at Smethport.

NOTES – There were 13 3-pointers in the game including nine by Otto-Eldred … Daniel Sullivan topped Cameron County with three triples for nine points. Preston Woods added 10 points for Otto-Eldred … Otto was 5 of 5 from the free-throw line while Cameron was 12 of 22.

CAMERON COUNTY 66, OTTO-ELDRED 60

Score by Quarters

Otto-Eldred 12 12 8 28 – 60

Cameron Co. 21 14 9 22 – 66

Otto-Eldred – 60

Wayne Taylor 7 2-2 22, Beckwith 2 0-0 5, Jordan 3 0-0 6, Buck 2 0-0 4, Barnish 2 0-0 5, Preston Woods 5 0-0 10, Stebbins 1 0-0 3, Northrup 1 3-3 5. Totals 23 5-5 60.

Cameron County – 66

Jordan Crane 10 5-5 26, Catalone 0 0-3 0, Sullivan 3 0-0 9, Blose 2 1-3 5, C. Holjencin 1 3-6 5, J. Holjencin 3 1-1 7, Purcell 1 0-2 2, Malizia 5 2-2 12, Barnett 0 0-0 0, Kesterholt 0 0-0 0, Lundberg 0 0-0 0, Reed 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 12- 22 66.

Three-pointers – Otto-Eldred 9 (Taylor 6, Beckwith, Barnish, Stebbins). Cameron County 4 (Sullivan 3, Crane)