WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) – The Thousand Islands Spirits met Oneida for the NABLL Upstate East division title at the Town of Alexandria Recreation Center Sunday afternoon.

The Spirits reached the title game with a 21-11 win over Oswego on Friday night.

Spirits open the scoring, Orris Edwards goes low for the tally, Thousand Islands up 1-nothing

A bit later, Edwards goes in all alone and scores his 2nd of the game, 2-nothing Spirits.

Tied at 2 in the 1st quarter, Edwards goes up and over for the hat trick, Spirits back up 3-2.

2nd quarter Jack Clough unloads a blast and dents the net, 4-2 Spirits.

Tied at 4, Daniel Lazores worm burner splits the pipes, Spirits back in front 5-4.

The Spirits would take a 6-5 lead to the locker room at halftime and lead 9-8 after 3.

The Spirits complete the 3-peat as they beat Oneida 14-12 in overtime.’

The Watertown Red and Black picked up a forfeit win over the Lake Erie Power Pines Saturday night.

Earlier in the week, Lake Erie forfeited the game due to a lack of players.

The win moves the Red and Black’s record to 6-2 on the season with a big home contest versus Buffalo set for this coming Saturday night in the regular season finale.

“A forfeit like this, it’s not gonna help us because I felt like this game could have gotten a lot of people who sometimes don’t get enough playing time or get playing time like they think they should get to get into the game. I felt like this kind of game would have gotten a lot of the younger players, which could help us in the playoffs,” said Josh Lear.

“It’s great because we get extra time to regroup and just come back together as a team, fully get back on our track and do what we need to do,” said Cory Smith.

The Thousand Islands Hoop Fest wrapped up on Sunday, with Victory Basketball getting ready for another hoop event at JCC.

A 3 on 3 outdoor tournament will take place this coming Saturday from 4 pm to 9 pm at JCC on the outdoor courts.

Boys and girls will be competing in 4 divisions: 12-U, 14-U, 16-U, and 18-U.

So far, 10-12 teams have signed up, but there is still time to register.

“The first year that we’ve done something like this with Victory Basketball. Nelson Schorr, way back when, used to run 3 on 3 events here at this college. I participated in a couple of those, and I know there’s a 3 on 3 league at Swish 365. It’s just a great form of basketball where you can get more touches. It’s a great way to learn. We’re encouraging everyone to email us to register. It should be a great event,” said Jeff Ventiquattro.

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