By Kieran Coffey

Sun Sports Contributor

Frank Speziale Photo

SHERBURNE – Never underestimate the power of the underdog. That’s the harsh lesson that the Sherburne-Earlville boy’s varsity team learned Friday night, Feb. 17, as they fell victim to the 13th seeded Skaneateles Lakers team in the first round of the Section III, Class B tournament.

A poor third quarter on both ends of the floor for the Marauders ultimately led to their demise. S-E mustered just five points on the offense end of the court, while giving up 21 on the defensive end.

“They (Skaneateles) switched to man-to-man (defense) and we missed shots that we would normally make,” said head coach Kevin Vibbard following the defeat.

Skaneateles’ Jake Reed also hit nine of his game-high 24 points in the third to down the Marauders.

Up until that point, the game was an end-to-end enthralling contest. The Lakers went on an early scoring run, and jumped out to an 11-4 lead, but S-E came right back with an 8-0 run of their own to claim the slimmest of leads, a one-point advantage. The high pace scoring bout continued until the end of the quarter, with Skaneateles just outscoring the Marauders 18-14.