Tucker Blasi scored nine of his 15 points in the fourth quarter, helping Sullivan County rally past Bucktail for an exciting 59-56 win in a showdown between the last two District 4 Class A champions. Sullivan (8-6) erased a nine-point second quarter deficit and Sullivan had four players reach double figures with Cayden Smithkors scoring 12 points, Lucas King 12 and Ryan Murray 10. Murray added eight rebounds and Colin King had seven rebounds and four steals. Ethan Charcalla scored a career-high 19 points for Bucktail.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Sullivan County 59, Bucktail 56

BUCKTAIL (56)

Ethan Charcalla 6 1-2 16, Gary Whipp 3 1-2 7, Brody Pentz 2 3-4 7, Aiden Ditty 3 0-0 , Gavin Pick 2 5-6 9, Talan Ditty 3 3-6 9. Totals 19 13-20 56.

SULLIVAN (59)

Tucker Blasi 6 3-3 15, Lucas King 5 1-2 12, Colin King 2 2-4 6, Ryan Murray 5 0-0 10, Dominic Marotti 1 0-2 3, Cayden Smithkors 5 3-4 13. Totals 24 9-15 59.

Bucktail 15 10 18 13–56

Sullivan 6 16 20 17–59

3-pointers: Bucktail 5 (Charcalla 3, A. Ditty 2); Sullivan 2 (L. King, Marotti).

Records: Sullivan County 8-6. Bucktail 5-7.