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By mid-January, Lufkin had reached 344 made 3-pointers for his career, breaking Licata's mark of 343 for Williamsville South from 2007-11.
• Jason Phelps popped for 28 first-quarter points on 11-for-13 shooting in Tully's 82-37 win over Greene in boys basketball. He finished with 45 points in the game.
"He had a couple very tough finishes and 3s, but did in fact miss (two shots) in the quarter, so I guess he was human after all," Tully coach Ryan Dando.
• Pioneer's 50-43 victory over East Aurora/Holland in football included a combined 40 points by the teams during a third quarter that included four kickoff returns for touchdowns.
That same September night, Herkimer's 48-26 win over Morrisville-Eaton/Hamilton saw the squads combine for 26 points in a 1:03 span late in the third quarter without the benefit of a kickoff return for a score.
• Nick Cunningham threw a 36-yard TD pass with 1:35 left, recovered an onside kick, threw a 20-yard score with :33.1 to go and gave Hendrick Hudson a 50-49 football win over Rye by connecting on a 2-point conversion. Rye was leading 49-28 with six minutes to go before Cunningham scored on a 2-yard plunge with 3:57 to play to start the rally.
Three weeks earlier, Cunningham had the best night of any Hendrick Hudson quarterback ever but Brewster came away with a 56-49 win as QB Jack Guida rushed for six scores. Cunningham accounted for six first-half TDs and got No. 7 in the third quarter. He finished with six scores through the air and one on the ground.
"I don't think they charged admission, but it was worth it if they did," Brewster coach Ed Mulvihill said.
Milestones, records, etc.
Just a week after crushing her own U.S. scholastic record in the indoor 600 meters, Rush-Henrietta senior and Texas A&M recruit Sammy Watson broke
a record held by Mary Decker since 1974.
Running in the 800 meters invitational field at the Millrose Games alongside pro stars Ajee Wilson and former Hempstead star Charlene Lipsey, Watson finished sixth in 2:01.78 to finally erase the 2:01.8 mark by Decker, who went on to become a four-time U.S. Olympian.
Watson finished her indoor and outdoor career by going unbeaten against prep competitors between 300 and 1,500 meters for two-plus years. By the time her indoor season was over, she held national scholastic records for the 600, 800 and 1,000 meters.
In football, junior tailback Joe Benedict rushed for a state-record 584 yards as Sandy Creek outlasted Watertown's