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12-13-2007 By ERIC AHLQVIST Editor The Milford boys basketball team used a suffocating defense and a big offensive night from junior Brian Edelstein to pummel Cherry Valley-Springfield, 55-29, in a big early season game Tuesday night. Edelstein had 22 points, almost as many as the Patriots managed in the entire game. The teams entered the game appearing to be headed in opposite directions, with Milford coming off a 44-23 thrashing in Laurens Friday night, and the Patriots whipping up on Schenevus, 68-29. "There's no question that this was a must win for us," said Milford head coach Frank Spurchise. "If we're going to compete on our side of the league we have to win the games in our division, especially at home." Milford built a nine-point second quarter lead, 17-8, but saw CV-S close the half on a 9-2 run, capped by Jason Guernsey's steal and short jumper in the final seconds. But any momentum the Patriots had quickly shifted back to Milford when Edelstein hit a runner in the lane and a threepoint shot to open the second half and push the lead back to seven. Edelstein hit another three to give the Wildcats, 2-2 overall and 1-1 in league play, a 10-point lead at 33-23 and the rout was soon on. "We held them to 12 points in the second half and 29 in the game, so we obviously ahd a great defensive effort," Spurchise said. "We also had nine players in the scoring column and it seemed like everyone contributed. If we can get consistent scoring from our big men we'll be a tough team to deal with." CV-S leading scorer Anthony Brant suffered through a poor shooting night and was in foul trouble throughout, picking up his fourth foul with seven seconds left in the third quarter. Brant finished with a season low four points while point guard Jason Guernsey led the team with eight points. Patriot head coach Jordan Jaquay seemed to sense his team's sluggishness early in the game, calling two first quarter timeouts and urging his team to show some fire. "We were flat," Jaquay said. "We weren't rebounding or playing defense like we normally do." Milford hosts Worcester Friday night at 7 p.m. in another big T-V East contest, while the Patriots are off for a week before hosting Oppenheim- Ephrata on Tuesday. |
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