The Spackenkill High School boys basketball team showed it has plenty of depth on Friday.
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When Camron Abalos left the game after being struck in the nose early in the third quarter, several Spartans stepped up over the second half, and helped lead Spackenkill to a 73-46 win over visiting Webutuck.
“It gave the other guys an opportunity to do some things for us,” said Spartans coach Tom Bell, whose team improved to 6-3.
Bell said Abalos’ nose was not broken and he will play against James I. O’Neill on Tuesday. But in his second-half absence against the Warriors, many Spartans shined.
Kyiev Bennermon scored 14 points with 15 rebounds while Jon Timm added 10 points. Alex Strom scored eight points with 16 rebounds, and assumed point guard duties after Abalos checked out. Tucker Lee made eight steals.
“We used full court pressure right from the start. We used our pressure defense to force quick shots,” Bell said. “We had a lead at halftime and after that we mixed and matched, got everyone in.”
Jonathan Lehning led Webutuck with 16 points. Fellow Warrior Angus Edmundson poured in 11.
“Webutuck played hard,” Bell added. “They’re a much improved team. (Webutuck coach) Pete (Iuele) is doing a nice job with those kids and they’re really coming along.”
The Warriors will host Rhinebeck at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.
A.J. Martelli: amartelli@poughkeepsiejournal.com, 845-437-4836, Twitter: @AJM_PoJoSports