White tops Corning, 51-45; Blue falls to Forks

Saturday's schedule:
* Binghamton 5-6 White hosts Seton Catholic at 2:30 p.m. (Binghamton YMCA).
* Binghamton 3-4 Red hosts Chenango Forks at 3:30 p.m. (Johnson City YMCA).
* Binghamton 5-6 Blue is idle.

On Friday night, the Binghamton 5-6 White squad got 16 points from Latrel McFarlane, 7 of those coming during the pivotal 11-2 run to end the game, as White beat Corning at the Binghamton YMCA, 51-45.

White held a 22-18 edge at the half, but Corning grabbed the lead early in the third quarter, 30-26. Baskets by Roberto Jensen and Milton Jimenez tied the game at 30-apiece before Corning went on a 5-0 run to end the period. Corning led after three quarters, 39-34, outscoring Binghamton in the period, 21-12.

Binghamton White, however, rode three Jimenez field goals in the early minutes of the fourth quarter to get within 42-40. Nate Gaster's inside bucket made it 43-42, and a McFarlane basket gave Binghamton the lead for good, 44-43.

Another McFarlane basket on a feed from Jensen made it 46-43 at the 2:42 mark, and Gaster's inside put-back 31 seconds later gave White a 48-43 lead.

Corning scored again, but McFarlane made 1-0f-2 free throws, then another field goal with 40 seconds remaining for the final margin of victory.

Defensive Players of the Game:
Latrel McFarlane and Yosef Baker

Binghamton White 51, Corning 45

Statistics:
* Latrel McFarlane - 16 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals (2-for-4 on free throws)
* Nate Gaster - 12 points, 17 rebounds, 2 steals, 3 blocks (4-for-9 on free throws)
* Milton Jimenez - 10 points, 2 rebounds
* Kyeem Holmes - 5 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals, 3 blocks (1-for-2 on free throws)
* Roberto Jensen - 4 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, 1 steal, 1 block (0-for-2 on free throws)
* Yosef Baker - 2 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block
* Matt Collins-Pringle - 1 point, 2 rebounds, 1 steal (1-for-2 on free throws)
* Jonah Chambers - 1 point (1-for-2 on free throws)
* Andy Garcia - 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals
* Devin Weldon - 2 rebounds, 1 assist
* Jordan Bideaux - 1 rebound
* Team free throws - 9-for-21
* Corning free throws - 6-for-10

Chenango Forks 57, Binghamton Blue 30

A decided size advantage helped Chenango Forks top Binghamton 5-6 Blue Friday night at Calvin Colidge, but more than that, it was the CF hot shooting that made the difference in the 57-30 final.

Forks just hit jump shot after jump shot with hands in their faces, as Blue didn't have the answer in this game. Forks led 13-8 after the first quarter and 29-18 at halftime. The score was 41-26 after three. Binghamton went 0-for-6 from the foul line.

Statistics:
* Isaiah Smith - 6 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block
* Suehaidee Masso - 6 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block
* Garrett Alapeck - 6 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal
* Austin Becker-Harris - 6 points, 6 rebounds, 1 steal
* Casey Walsh - 2 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals
* Matthew Whiteman - 2 points, 2 rebounds, 4 steals, 1 block
* Ismar Turkovic - 2 points, 2 rebounds
* Gabriel Whiteman - 1 rebound