Sparked by 34 points from Jaiden Harrison and 22 from Nakyhi Harris, the Tigers, the top-ranked Class AA team in the New York State Sportswriters Association poll, used a huge second half to down No. 18 Jamestown 100-68 in a nonleague game Saturday evening.

The win improved Bishop Timon to 11-0, while the Red & Green, who saw their win streak snapped at seven, fell to 10-2.

“We take it one game at a time. We can’t look too far ahead,” said Rowe, the former Traditional High School star from the 1990s, “because we know each game is going to be a championship-caliber game every single night. We’re going to get everybody’s best punch and we’re trying to throw our best punch at everybody as well. If we’re fortunate to come out on top, that’s what we’re looking for. To be No. 1 in the state is an awesome achievement, but the end goal is to be No. 1 in March.”

For a little more than two quarters, however, neither team had a decided advantage. In fact, back-to-back 3-pointers by Jamestown’s Dominic Gonzalez and Jaydian Johnson trimmed the Tigers’ lead to 47-46 with 6:22 left in the third period.

Jamestown’s Jaydian Johnson put up a shot over Bishop Timon defenders during Saturday’s nonleague basketball game at Bishop Timon High School. P-J photo by Scott Kindberg

The momentum was squarely in the Red & Green’s favor.

In the span of three minutes, the hot-shooting Tigers — they shot a blistering 65% (40 of 62) from the field, including 13 of 22 from the arc — ran off 16 unanswered points by four different players to build their advantage to 63-46.

“We were getting the shots we wanted on the offensive end in the first half,” Jamestown coach Billy Miley said, ” … but in the middle of the third quarter the shots that were falling in the first half stopped and they probably got a little bit hotter and they were able to pull away.”

Greg Brumagin ended Jamestown’s drought with a 3-pointer, but the damage had been done, proving the hosts were worthy of their top state billing.

“You know what it was?” said Rowe, who played collegiately at Loyola (Maryland) University and, later, professionally for 15 years overseas. “We all speak with each other and I make a joke with them (that) I’m not always right and I’m not always wrong either. They paid attention to what the halftime adjustments were and they made some adjustments on their own, because I trust the guys and they trust me.”

Bishop Timon’s Jacob Humphrey drives to the basket while being closely guarded by Jamestown’s Greg Brumagin during Saturday’s nonleague basketball game at Bishop Timon High School. P-J photo by Scott Kindberg

Armed with a 74-55 lead entering the final period, Bishop Timon outscored the Red & Green 26-13 in the fourth quarter to win going away. Still, Miley thought the trip to Buffalo was well worth it, especially with the way his team played in the first half. Behind 13 points from Gonzalez, 10 from Johnson, 9 from Elijah Farmer and 6 from Brumagin, Jamestown trailed 47-40 at the break and by one point two minutes into the third quarter.

“We always try to play the best we can nonleague to prepare for sectionals,” said Miley, whose other loss this season was to Canisius, another private school from Buffalo. “They’re the best AA team in the state for a reason and we showed we could play with them for a little while. Hopefully, that just makes us better and more prepared for the end of February and the beginning of March.”

NOTES: Jamestown shot 40% (26 of 65) from the field, including 13 of 31 from the arc. … The Tigers held a 30-26 rebounding edge. … Gonzalez shot 4 of 6 from the arc and Brumagin was 3 of 7. … Farmer led the Red & Green with 9 rebounds. … Johnson had six rebounds and four assists. … The other double-figure scorers for Bishop Timon were Jacob Humphrey with 16 points and Mike Gibson with 13. … Jamestown returns to action Wednesday when it entertains Lancaster in an Erie County Interscholastic Conference Division 1 game at McElrath Gymnasium.

JAMESTOWN (68)

Farmer 4 2 12, Gonzalez 7 0 18, Foust 0 0 0, Brumagin 3 0 9, Sanchez 0 0 0, Rodriguez 2 0 4, Carlson 1 0 2, Kindberg 0 0 0, Vrist 0 0 0, Butts 2 0 4, Johnson 7 1 19, Lundberg 0 0 0, Totals 26 3 68.

Randolph’s Drew Hind puts up a shot close to the basket during Saturday’s nonleague basketball game at Southwestern Central School. P-J photo by Matt Spielman

BISHOP TIMON (100)

Humphrey 7 1 16, Harrison 13 3 34, Hicks 3 0 9, Johnson 2 0 4, Harris 8 2 22, Insera 1 0 2, Gibson 5 3 13, Totals 39 9 100.

3-point goals — Farmer 2, Gonzalez 4, Brumagin 3, Johnson 4, Humphrey, Harrison 5, Hicks 3, Harris 4.

Jamestown 22 18 15 13 — 68

Bishop Timon 23 24 27 26 — 100

Southwestern’s Declan Kennedy (22) puts up a shot close to the basket during Saturday’s nonleague basketball game at Southwestern Central School. P-J photo by Matt Spielman

Jayvees: Bishop Timon 70, Jamestown 59

CARDS WIN AGAIN

Southwestern hung around for the first quarter against Randolph on Saturday evening at Southwestern Central School.

The problem in the second quarter wasn’t that the Trojans couldn’t make any shots, it’s that they couldn’t even take any.

The Cardinals outscored Southwestern 17-5 in the second quarter as the Trojans put up just six shots while turning the ball over nine times on the way to Randolph’s 59-41 nonleague victory.

Drew Hind and Kevin McElwain led the Cardinals (11-0, 5-0 CCAA D1 East) with 21 points apiece.

Jaydon Work led Southwestern (4-8, 1-3 CCAA D1 West) with 13 points, four assists and four steals to go along with four rebounds, and Chase Hartnett had 9 points.

Randolph led by as many as seven on McElwain’s 3-pointer with 2:42 left in the first quarter, but the Cardinals lead dwindled to 17-13 after a quarter.

Randolph then scored the first nine points of the second quarter, capped by a Hind 3-pointer that made it 26-13 before Work scored the Trojans’ first basket of the period. But Hartnett’s three-point play later in the quarter was the only other time Southwestern scored before halftime and the Cardinals took a 16-point lead into the break.

Another eight turnovers by the Trojans allowed Randolph to take a 25-point lead into the fourth quarter and win easily.

For the game, Southwestern turned the ball over 25 times, which led to 28 points for Randolph.

The Cardinals shot 21 of 41 from the field, including 9 of 22 from 3-point range.

NOTES: Southwestern finished 17 of 36 from the field, including 4 of 10 from 3-point range. … Randolph turned the ball over 15 times, which led to 7 points for the Trojans. … Hind had six assists; Griffin Nelson had five assists and three steals; Roan Kelly had four steals; McElwain had seven rebounds; and Cooper Freeman had five steals for Randolph.

RANDOLPH (59)

Morrison 0 0 0, Kelly 3 0 7, Hind 6 6 21, Nelson 2 0 4, McElwain 8 0 21, Freeman 2 2 6, Brooks 0 0 0, Huntington 0 0 0, Bryan 0 0 0. Totals 21 8 59.

SOUTHWESTERN (41)

Arrington 2 0 4, Young 0 0 0, Hartnett 3 1 9, Hayes 1 0 3, Harris 0 0 0, Larson 2 0 4, Meer 0 0 0, Kennedy 1 0 2, Tyger 3 0 6, Work 5 2 13. Totals 17 3 41.

3-point goals-Kelly, Hind 3, McElwain 5, Hartnett 2, Hayes, Work.

Randolph 17 17 18 7 – 59

Southwestern 13 5 9 14 – 41

Jayvees: Randolph won 50-41 in overtime.

BROWN SHINES

CLYMER — Salamanca senior Lucus Brown had a career-high 38 points to lead the Warriors past nonleague Clymer 65-52.

Jaxson Ross added 10 points for the Warriors (9-3, 4-0 CCAA D1 West), who led 34-25 at halftime.

Kaden Beckerink led the Pirates (5-8, 3-3 CCAA D2 West) with 21 points, while Jonathan Massing had 8 points and nine rebounds.

SALAMANCA (65)

Herrick 1 0 2, Isaac 4 0 8, ABrown 2 0 4, Ross 3 2 10, LBrown 16 2 38, Trietley 1 1 3. Totals 27 5 65.

CLYMER (52)

White 1 0 3, Mihalko 2 1 6, Einink 1 2 4, Dunnewold 1 0 2, Beckerink 7 2 21, Massing 4 0 8, Redlecki 3 0 6, Mitchell 2 0 4. Totals 21 5 52.

3-point goals-Ross 2, LBrown 4, White, Mihalko, Beckerink 5.

Salamanca 14 20 12 19 – 65

Clymer 13 12 14 13 – 52

SHERMAN HOLDS ON

SOUTH DAYTON — Pine Valley missed a 3-point attempt at the buzzer as Sherman hung on for a 40-38 nonleague win.

Daniel Meeder led the Wildcats (3-9, 0-6 CCAA D2 West) with 10 points, seven rebounds and five steals, while Nolan DeKoning had 9 points.

Miles Volk led the Panthers (5-6, 4-1 CCAA D2 East) with 17 points and Jon Sheldon added 13.

SHERMAN (40)

PInzok 2 0 4, Thomas 0 0 0, Johnson 0 0 0, DeKoning 3 0 9, Beatman 2 2 7, Chambers 0 0 0, Swan 1 1 3, Meeder 4 1 10, Ferranto 2 2 7. Totals 14 6 40.

PINE VALLEY (38)

Bradigan 0 0 0, Slade 0 0 0, Ivett 3 1 8, JaSheldon 0 0 0, Seabolt 0 0 0, JoSheldon 5 2 13, Volk 6 3 17. Totals 14 6 38.

3-point goals-DeKoning 3, Beatman, Meeder, Ferranto, Ivett, JoSheldon, Volk 2.

Sherman 11 6 18 5 – 40

Pine Valley 5 12 10 11 – 38