Spartans Earn First Win

Cayuga Community College Men's Basketball picked up their first win of the season over the weekend with a strong performance against Corning Community College.

The Spartans led at halftime and sank key free throws down the stretch to earn the 72-68 home win over the Red Barons on Saturday. Cayuga is now 1-2 on the season and 1-1 in Region III and Mid-State Athletic Conference play.

The teams played a competitive first half, with the Spartans scoring the final six points of the frame to lead 40-33 at the break. Cayuga held the lead early in the second half, but the Red Barons came back to take a three-point advantage with a little over 10 minutes remaining.

The game stayed close the rest of regulation, with Cayuga breaking a 55-55 tie with seven straight points, including a clutch three-pointer from Jai Clayton. Corning cut the lead back to 67-65 on a three-pointer, but several defensive stops by the Spartans and Jadeir Breedlove's four free throws in the last 90 seconds secured the first win for Cayuga.

Kirk McFarlane and Yaqub Drammeh both had double-doubles for the Spartans, with McFarlane scoring 18 points with 15 rebounds and Drammeh finishing with 13 points and 14 rebounds, respectively. Breedlove had 15 points and 7 assists, and Clayton had 12 points and 6 rebounds.

Cayuga is on the road Wednesday, Nov. 12, at Finger Lakes Community College. Tipoff is scheduled for 6 p.m.