Then sophomore Demarri Jones took matters into his own hands.

The 6-foot-2 forward scored 10 points during a 15-0 Jamestown run and the hosts were never threatened the rest of the way en route to a 63-37 victory at McElrath Gymnasium.

The win, which improved the Red Raiders’ record to 3-2, helped erase some of the sting from last Friday’s home loss to Erie County Interscholastic Conference Division 1 rival Frontier.

And the best news for Coach Ben Drake was that virtually everybody got into the act.

Jamestown’s Elijah Rojas goes in for a layup in front of Corry’s Brendan Zajac during Monday’s nonleague boys basketball game at McElrath Gymnasium. P-J photo by Valory S. Isaacson

“I was real happy with how we played tonight,” he said. “We played with a lot of energy. I think that was the difference. Our defense was real solid, we got a lot of deflections and steals that kind of jump-started our offense a little bit. We got some easy ones, and I think that helps everyone’s confidence when you get a couple layups.”

Jones finished with 14 points — converting 4 of 6 field goal attempts and all six of his free throws — while grabbing three rebounds, making two steals and blocking one shot. Daunte Garland added 10 points, three assists and three steals; and Jordan Crofoot, Kameron Grant and Grant Moore all had 8 points.

“I was really happy for (Jones),” Drake said. “I thought both Demarri and Kameron Grant came off the bench and gave us a nice jump-start. Demarri got to the right spots, he’s quick off his feet and he’s good around the basket. With him being only a sophomore and coming right from the freshmen team, sometimes it takes a little bit of time, so it was nice to see him have a good game.”

Micah Knapp led Corry (0-1), which is coached by Clymer native Tyler Bailey, with 12 points and Branden Elchynski added 11, but the Beavers turned the ball over too many times — 24 for the game — and had trouble consistently putting the ball in the basket — they shot just 14 of 41 from the field — to make a run in the final three quarters.

The Red Raiders travel to Clarence for an ECIC Division 1 game Thursday, followed by a home game Dec. 18 against Lancaster and another road game Dec. 21 against Orchard Park.

“All three of those games will tell a lot of where we’re at,” Drake said. “I expect all three to be a dogfight.”

NOTES: The Red Raiders shot 22 of 45 from the floor, including 5 of 12 from the arc, and connected on 14 of 19 free throws. … Defensively, the hosts made 19 steals. Elijah Rojas led in that department with five, while Crofoot had four. … Crofoot also led in rebounds with six. … Drake’s career record now stands at 320-95 since taking over the program to start the 1998-99 season. … Corry will entertain Cambridge Springs on Wednesday. … In the junior varsity game, Trey Drake poured in 25 points and Simeon Leeper added 18 to spark Jamestown (4-1) to a 70-54 victory over Corry.

CORRY (37)

Joncas 1 0 3, Zajac 0 0 0, Carey 2 2 7, Elchynski 4 0 11, Knapp 5 2 12, James 1 0 2, Willis 0 0 0, Jaquith 0 0 0, Sproveri 0 0 0, Gentilman 1 0 2. Totals 14 4 37.

JAMESTOWN (63)

Jones 4 6 14, Holt 1 3 6, Anderson 0 0 0, Rojas 3 0 6, Swegles 0 0 0, Garland 4 0 10, Grant 2 4 8, Moore 4 0 8, Dix 0 1 1, Crofoot 3 0 8, Freeney 1 0 2, Esquilin 0 0 0. Totals 22 14 63.

3-point goals–Joncas, Carey, Elchynski 3, Holt, Garland 2, Crofoot 2.

Corry 12 8 10 7 — 37

Jamestown 17 19 11 16 — 63

Jayvees: Jamestown 70, Corry 54.