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Bolton hoopers defeat Bombers

Lake Placid’s PJ Colby takes the ball down the court during Tuesday’s game against Bolton. (Enterprise photo — Parker O’Brien)

LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid boys basketball team struggled to get it going against the Bolton Central Eagles on Tuesday.

Playing at home, the Blue Bombers were defeated by the Eagles by a score of 37-29.

“It seemed like everybody had an off night,” Blue Bombers’ head coach Brian Brandes said. “When you put every white jersey that laces their sneakers up that has an off night, it’s not going to go well. We were off on defense, we were off on offense. We allowed them to take three-point shots that they made. They are a much-improved team from when we saw them the first time. Kudos to them.”

Bolton’s young core of Jaxon Egloff, a seventh-grader, and Jace Hulbert, an eighth-grader, were dominant in the win. Egloff recorded 12 points while Hulbert had a game-high 20, which included six three-pointers.

“They played better than we did,” Brandes said.

Lake Placid’s Adnan Cecunjanin attempts to drive to the basket with Bolton’s Tyler Trowbridge defending him during Tuesday’s game. (Enterprise photo — Parker O’Brien)

In the low-scoring game, the two teams traded points back-and-forth throughout the first half of play, with Bolton continuously holding a lead throughout most of the game.

It was not until the third quarter when the Eagles took flight and outscored the Blue Bombers 11-5, to give Bolton a 30-21 lead heading into the final quarter.

In the final quarter, the Blue Bombers did outscore Bolton 8-7, but Bolton’s big lead proved to be a difference-maker.

Lake Placid’s Jack Armstrong, who recently returned from an injury, led his team with nine points. Armstrong also nailed three three-pointers. Sam Hooker and Adnan Cecunjanin both had a solid performance. Hooker had nine points while Cecunjanin had seven. The Blue Bombers’ other scorers were Sebil Cecunjanin with three points and Chris Byrne with two.

“If we play our game and everybody laces them up and is consistent then we would do much better,” Brandes said. “We are just looking to be disciplined and consistent the rest of the year.”

The Blue Bombers will hit the hardwood again today against Willsboro on the road at 6:30 p.m.

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