(Burnt Hills, NY)
Saugerties survives in overtime against Burnt Hills.
-Dior Johnson scored 53 points to help Saugerties beat Burnt Hills 73-71 in a wild back and forth contest.
-Saugerties started quickly on a 12-2 spurt to open up its largest lead of the night. Burnt Hills then replied with their own 13-2 run to take a 15-14 lead on a Branson Otis basket to beat the 1st quarter buzzer.
-Dior Johnson nailed a three pointer with just over a minute left in the half to cut the Sawyers deficit to 1 at the half, 29-28
-An Aidan Giaguinto basket as the third quarter ended gave Burnt Hills a 47-44 lead heading into the final frame.
-Saugerties grabbed the lead midway through the 4Q and pushed the lead to 5, 57-52, with two minutes left in the game. Burnt Hills responded with 5 straight points from Jack Wyatt, to force overtime, including this clutch three pointer.
-In overtime Saugerties took the lead from the start and after back to back three pointers by Dior Johnson held a 69-65 advantage. Although never trailing in the extra session the Sawyers had to survive a furious Burnt Hills rally to hang on 73-71.
Box Score with full play by play HERE:
| Teams | End 1Q | Halftime | End 3Q | End 4Q | Final |
| Saugerties | 14 | 28 | 44 | 57 | 73 |
| Burnt Hills | 15 | 29 | 47 | 57 | 71 |
Full game video highlights
broken down by team & players.
(Click team logo)
| Saugerties | Burnt Hills | |
| 6 | 3PT SHOOTING | 11 |
| 13-16 | FREE THROWS | 6-8 |
| 81% | FT % | 75% |
| 11 | LEADS | 10 |
| 10 | LARGEST LEAD | 6 |
| Top Scorers | ||
| Saugerties | Dior Johnson #1 | 53 |
| Saugerties | Liam Schoonmaker #34 | 11 |
| Burnt Hills | Jack Wyatt #24 | 31 |
| Burnt Hills | Branson Otis #34 | 15 |
| Saugerties | Lead Changes | Burnt Hills |
| 2 | *** Saugerties: Dior Johnson #1 2 PT FG MADE [1Q 07:14] *** | 0 |
| 5 | *** Saugerties: Dior Johnson #1 3 PT FG MADE [1Q 06:22] *** | 2 |
| 14 | *** Burnt Hills: Branson Otis #34 2 PT FG MADE [1Q 00:00] *** | 15 |
| 19 | *** Saugerties: Alex Mooers #0 3 PT FG MADE [2Q 06:49] *** | 17 |
| 19 | *** Burnt Hills: Aidan Giaguinto #22 3 PT FG MADE [2Q 05:52] *** | 20 |
| 21 | *** Saugerties: Dior Johnson #1 2 PT FG MADE [2Q 05:43] *** | 20 |
| 21 | *** Burnt Hills: Jack Wyatt #24 3 PT FG MADE [2Q 05:12] *** | 23 |
| 40 | *** Burnt Hills: Jack Wyatt #24 3 PT FG MADE [3Q 01:41] *** | 43 |
| 44 | *** Saugerties: Dior Johnson #1 2 PT FG MADE [3Q 00:56] *** | 43 |
| 44 | Burnt Hills: Jack Wyatt #24 FT MADE [3Q 00:42] | 45 |
| 53 | Saugerties: Dior Johnson #1 FT MADE [4Q 04:16] | 52 |
| 59 | *** Saugerties: Conor Staby #50 2 PT FG MADE [5QQ 03:46] *** | 57 |
| 66 | *** Saugerties: Dior Johnson #1 3 PT FG MADE [5Q 02:13] *** | 63 |
Game flow chart:
By Ed Bemiss
