CLYMER - When a pair of long-time arch-rivals get together one can expect a game that will go down to the end and that was the case Monday night.
Sherman (9-3, 6-0) was held to its lowest point total of the season by Clymer (7-4, 3-2), but still had enough to prevail in a low-scoring battle, 40-37, Division 4 boys basketball win.
Ryan Myers gave Sherman a 15-12 lead at halftime with his lone 3-pointer just before the buzzer.
Ryan Robson's 3-pointer enabled the Wildcats to gain a 40-34 advantage.
Dan Lictus hit a 3-pointer to make a 40-37, but the Pirates got the ball back and fired up a 3-pointer with 6.7 seconds that hit the rim and bounced away.
Robson led the Wildcats with 16 points and Jake Card added nine, including 5-of-6 from the foul line.
Lictus sank 17 points and Jake Wiggers 10 in the loss.
Clymer had a slight edge in rebounding, 30-26, with Lictus and Wiggers each grabbing 10, Robson brought down nine and Card seven for Sherman.
DeStevens had four steals and Lictus three for the Pirates while Andrew Graham and Robson recorded three each for the Wildcats.
SHERMAN (40)
Graham 3 0 7, Robson 7 0 16, Moorhead 2 0 5, Myers 1 0 3, Card 2 5 9, Greiner 0 0 0, Ottaway 0 0 0. Totals 15 5 40.
CLYMER (37)
Heiser 0 0 0, Wiggers 4 2 10, Crosby 0 0 0, DeStevens 1 1 3, McAfoose 0 0 0, Einink 3 1 7, Lictus 5 6 17. Totals 13 10 37.
3-point goals - Graham, Robson 2, Moorhead. Lictus.
Sherman 9 6 14 11 - 40
Clymer 8 4 10 15 - 37
Jayvees: Clymer 54, Sherman 51.