Jamestown Falls In Class AAA Semifinal
OBSERVER Photo by Matt Spielman Jamestown’s Jaydian Johnson (23) shoots over Port Washington’s Izaias Clemmons during Thursday’s NYSPHSAA Class AAA semifinal game at Visions Veterans Memorial Arena in Binghamton.
OBSERVER Photo by Matt Spielman Jamestown’s Elijah Farmer scores on a layup.
OBSERVER Photo by Matt Spielman Jamestown’s Jaydian Johnson (23) shoots over Port Washington’s Izaias Clemmons during Thursday’s NYSPHSAA Class AAA semifinal game at Visions Veterans Memorial Arena in Binghamton.
OBSERVER Photo by Matt Spielman Jamestown’s Elijah Farmer scores on a layup.
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BINGHAMTON -- One by one, the empty possessions dwindled away for Jamestown in the closing minutes Thursday night.
A missed 3-pointer here.
A turnover there.
Two missed free throws.
All the while, Port Washington was taking advantage at the other end of the floor.
In the end, it spelled a 50-39 victory for the Vikings in a New York State Public High School Athletic Association Class AAA semifinal at Visions Veterans Memorial Arena.
The Section VIII champions ended the game on a 15-2 run to punch their ticket for today's 7:45 p.m. championship game against Section II's Shaker.
For the Red & Green, their season ends with a 19-4 record, including their 17th Section VI title and fifth Far West Regional crown, but short of the third state championship game appearance in program history.
Jamestown led after a 9-7 first quarter, but Port Washington took a 26-20 lead into halftime, thanks in large part to 9-of-13 shooting from the floor during the second quarter.
The Vikings' Kenny Daly - who finished with a game-high 23 points - then hit a 3-pointer early in the third quarter to give his team its largest lead to that point at 29-21.
But the Red & Green fought back and Elijah Farmer's free throw with 3.9 seconds left in the third quarter made it a three-point game.
Jamestown's Gavin Johnson opened the fourth quarter with a 3-pointer to tie the game at 35-all, but that would end up being the Red & Green's only field goal of the final eight minutes.
Jaydian Johnson hit a pair of free throws with 6:10 remaining to give Jamestown a 37-35 lead, before things fell apart for the Section VI champs.
Port Washington got two offensive rebounds on its next possession and Daly eventually made a free throw to make it 37-36 before Izaias Clemmons scored through contact to give his team a 38-37 advantage with 5:06 remaining.
That contact was Farmer's fourth foul and then, on Jamestown's next trip down the floor before head coach Billy Miley could put in a substitute, Farmer picked up his fifth foul on an offensive rebound attempt.
The Vikings' Chase Kovar made it 40-37 on their next trip before the Red & Green's Carson Panebianco sank two free throws to make it 40-39.
Those ended up being the final points Jamestown would score.
The Red & Green went 1 of 14 from the field, including 1 of 9 from 3-point range, in the fourth quarter. They missed their final eight shots, while Port Washington went 6 of 8 at the foul line to put the game away.
As the final horn sounded, junior Jericho Thagard was consoled by Jamestown's lone two seniors, Jaydian Johnson and Panebianco.
Undoubtedly, the Red & Green's 10 juniors and two sophomores will set a goal nothing short of returning to Binghamton next March.
NOTES: Jaydian Johnson had 15 points and eight rebounds; Farmer had 8 points and four rebounds; junior Dominic Gonzalez had 7 points and five rebounds; and Panebianco had seven rebounds for Jamestown, which finished 13 of 49 from the field, including 3 of 22 from 3-point range, and turned the ball over 11 times. ... Daly had 23 points and five rebounds; Clemmons had 12 points and 12 rebounds; and Ryan Shanahan had five rebounds and four assists for Port Washington, which shot 19 of 42 from the field, including 3 of 18 from 3-point range, and turned the ball over 13 times. ... Shaker forced overtime in the first semifinal on Bless Demand's 3-pointer with 3 seconds remaining in regulation and then outscored Newburgh 12-3 in overtime.
JAMESTOWN (39)
Panebianco 0 3 3, Gonzalez 3 0 7, Farmer 3 1 8, GJohnson 1 0 3, Jackson 0 1 1, JJohnson 5 5 15, Thagard 1 0 2. Totals 13 10 39.
PORT WASHINGTON (50)
Edelstein 0 0 0, Kovar 3 0 6, Reyes 1 4 7, Clemmons 6 0 12, Daly 8 5 23, McCarvill 0 0 0, Shanahan 1 0 2. Totals 19 9 50.
3-point goals-Gonzalez, Farmer, GJohnson, Reyes, Daly 2.
Jamestown 9 11 12 7 - 39
Port Washington 7 19 9 15 - 50