Ellenville holds off Millbrook

Ellenville High held off Millbrook for a big 47-44 Mid-Hudson Athletic League boys basketball victory Wednesday night.

Millbrook rallied from nine down to tie on Kyle Patrick’s 3-point field goal at 44-44 with two minutes remaining. Sivon Diconcilio, who scored five of his team-high 11 points in the fourth quarter, buried a 3-pointer with less than a minute to go for Ellenville’s decisive basket.

Justin Guiliano had 10 points, Deonte Bruce scored nine and Ramil Johnson had four points, 14 rebounds and several big blocked shots to lead the Blue Devils.

“This was a big win for our team and an excellent defensive effort against a good Millbrook team,” said Ellenville coach Ben Bonitz, whose team improved to 2-0 in the MHAL and 5-1 overall.

Jake Daly tallied 15 points and Shane Sinon scored 12 to lead Millbrook. MILLBROOK (44)—Cabrera 3 0-0 7, Sinon 4 2-3 12, Kyle 2 0-0 6, Whalen 1 0-0 2, DAly 6 2-5 15, Jackson 0 0-0 0, Burns 1 0-0 2.

Totals 17 4-8 44. ELLENVILLE (47)—Rodriguez 3 0-0 7, Guiliano 4 2-3 10, Vandemark 0 0-0 0, Diconcilio 4 2-4 11, D. Bruce 4 0-0 9, Johnson 2 0-0 4, Williams 1 0-0 2, Green 0 0-0 0, S.

Bruce 2 0-0 4. Totals 20 4-7 47. Millbrook ............................... 9 7 17 11—44 Ellenville .............................. 14 14 14 5—47

3-point field goals: Sinon 2, Kyle 2, Cabrera, Daly; Rodriguez, Diconcilio,

D. Bruce. Red Hook 53, Highland 45

At Red Hook, the Raiders continued their turnaround with a third consecutive victory to even their record at 3-3.

Red Hook shook off a 5-0 deficit to lead 12-10 after one quarter, but a scrappy Highland squad regained control and led by nine at the break.

“We had a much better second-half effort defensively,” said Raider coach Matt Hayes, whose team outscored Highland 34-19 after the intermission.

The Huskies had closed the gap, but a clutch Chris Yearwood 3-pointer with less than two minutes remaining cushioned Red Hook’s lead.

Yearwood had 17 points and Hunter Cole added 12 points and nine rebounds to pace the Raiders. Luke Crittenden (nine points, including a pair of treys in the fourth) and Brandon Cahill (four points, four assists, three steals) came off the bench for big contributions.

Cameron Ness scored 14 points and Dario DiValentino had 13 to lead Highland. HIGHLAND (45)—DiValentino 5 2-4 13, Barry 2 0-0 5, Vidal 3 0-2 6, Baker 1 0-0 2. Benkert 2 0-0 5, Ness 7 0-1 14. Totals

20 2-7 45. RED HOOK (47)—Neece 1 0-0 3, Yearwood 6 3-5 17, Flood 2 0-0 4, Crittenden 3 1-2 9, Cole 5 2-3 12, Schott 0 0-0 0, Bayliss 0 0-0 0, Cahill 2 0-0 4, Davis 2 0-1 4. Totals

21 6-11 53. Highland ............................. 10 16 10 9—45 Red Hook ............................ 12 7 16 18—53 3-point field goals: DiValentino, Barry, Benkert; Yearwood 2, Crittenden 2,

Neece.