Sophomore forward Sean Leahy (West Genesee/Syracuse) scored 11 points–he has scored 10 or more points in three-straight games. Junior forward Sean Stahn (Ardsley/Scarsdale) grabbed a team-high seven rebounds. Bostic and sophomore guard Brendan Rogers (Liverpool/Liverpool) made a team-best three assists.
In the first half, Leahy shot 4-6 and led the Bombers, along with Bostic, with 9 points. Freshman center Tom Brown (Bayport-Blue Point/Bayport) grabbed a team-high five boards in the first. A lay-up by Rogers with 0:05 remaining capped a Bomber 7-0 run to cut Utica’s lead to 39-25 going into the break.
The Bombers started to rally in the second when they went on a 15-4 run that started at 10:32 with a Brown free-throw and ended at 8:10 with a jumper by Rogers to make the score 77-53. The Bombers were not able come all the way back as the game ended 85-63.
Utica finished with four players in double figures. Senior forward Ray Bryant (Manhattan Center/Utica) registered a double-double by scoring 18 points and grabbing a game-high 11 rebounds. Sophomore guard Doug Herring (Poughkeepsie/Poughkeepsie) scored a game-high 24 points, along with six steals. Senior guard Brian Collier (Norwich/Norwich) scored 15 for the Pioneers and made a team-best five assists. Seniro forward Jack Lighthall (Adirondack/Boonville) scored 10 points.
The Bombers return to action Tuesday with a 7 p.m. game at Morrisville.
Newspaper Box Score Utica vs Ithaca 01/13/07 4 p.m. at Ithaca, N.Y. (Ben Light Gymnasium) At Ithaca, N.Y. (Ben Light Gymnasium) UTICA 85, ITHACA 63 UTICA (10-2, 3-0 E8) Doug Herring 9-16 4-4 24; Ray Bryant 6-13 3-5 18; Brian Collier 4-8 5-5 15; Jack Lighthall 4-7 2-4 10; Patrick Goodman 3-4 0-0 6; Chris Bitetto 2-3 0-0 4; Robert Whyte 2-4 0-0 4; Dennis Munch 1-2 0-0 2; James McClendon 1-4 0-0 2; Andrew Preston 0-0 0-0 0; Shaun Diaz 0-0 0-0 0; Dan Acevedo 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-61 14-18 85. ITHACA (6-6, 2-1 E8) Jeff BOSTIC 8-14 2-3 18; Sean LEAHY 5-8 0-0 11; Brendan ROGERS 2-7 4-7 8; Tom BROWN 2-4 2-2 6; Sean STAHN 2-6 1-2 5; Louis Kail 2-3 0-0 4; Will GASKINS 2-2 0-2 4; Scott RUFFRAGE 0-1 4-6 4; Sean BURTON 0-5 2-2 2; Steve PRUZINSKY 0-0 1-2 1; Chris HARRIS 0-0 0-0 0; Alex ADRIEN 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-50 16-26 63. Utica......................... 39 46 - 85 Ithaca........................ 25 38 - 63 3-point goals--Utica 7-17 (Ray Bryant 3-3; Brian Collier 2-5; Doug Herring 2-7; Robert Whyte 0-1; Dennis Munch 0-1), Ithaca 1-6 (Sean LEAHY 1-2; Brendan ROGERS 0-1; Sean BURTON 0-3). Fouled out--Utica-None, Ithaca-None. Rebounds--Utica 31 (Ray Bryant 11), Ithaca 31 (Sean STAHN 7). Assists--Utica 19 (Brian Collier 5), Ithaca 13 (Jeff BOSTIC 3; Brendan ROGERS 3). Total fouls--Utica 23, Ithaca 16. Technical fouls--Utica-None, Ithaca-TEAM. Ithaca will travel to Morrisville Tuesday at 7 p.m.