The win improved the Cardinals’ record to 14-3 overall and 8-1 in the division and allowed their coach to reach the career milestone in his 20th season as the team’s coach.

Leading only 24-22 midway through the third quarter, the Cardinals’ offense finally gained some traction as Tyler Hind scored six straight points — a floater in the lane, a pair of free throws and another layup on a feed from Andrew Bernard — to push the margin to 30-24.

Isaac Brown drilled a 3-pointer for the Warriors (10-8, 4-6) to get them back to within 30-25 with 2:24 remaining in the period, but that would be the last field goal for nearly 6¢ minutes. Meanwhile, Randolph’s Kaleb Steward opened the fourth quarter with a 3-pointer and a layup, Ty Rosengren nailed a 3-pointer and Gabe McCoy scored on a putback to push the host’s lead to 44-25 lead with under five minutes to go in the game.

Steward paced the Cardinals with 8 points, 10 rebounds, six assists and four steals; Hind had 11 points — nine in the second half — and four assists; and McCoy added 9 points, 10 rebounds and six blocks.

Randolph’s Kaleb Steward (1) puts up a shot over Salamanca’s Jarod White (44) during Thursday’s CCAA Division 1 East boys basketball game in Randolph. P-J photo by Alex Shipherd

Brown led Salamanca with 13 points, but the Warriors struggled from the field, connecting on only 12-of-55 attempts.

The Cardinals will be back in action today when they travel to Health Sciences for a nonleague game, which will be played at Villa Maria College. Opening tip is at 6 p.m. Salamanca will travel to Franklinville on Tuesday.

SALAMANCA (35)

Hedlund 0 1 1, JMcKenna 3 0 7, Brown 4 2 13, LMcKenna 1 0 2, John 0 0 0, George 2 0 5, White 2 3 7, Totals 12 6 35.

RANDOLPH (49)

Steward 2 3 8, IHind 1 0 3, THind 4 2 11, Morrison 2 2 8, Rosengren 2 0 6, Bosley 1 0 2, McCoy 4 1 9, Bernard 1 0 2, Totals 17 8 49.

3-point goals–JMcKenna, Brown 3, George, Steward, IHind, THind, Morrison 2, Rosengren 2.

Salamanca 9 6 10 10 — 35

Jamestown 10 9 15 15 — 49

Jayvees: Randolph won.