Hermon-DeKalb Central and Harrisville squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Hermon-DeKalb Central had to settle for second. They received a blow as they fell 47-31 to the Harrisville Pirates. While losing is never fun, the Demons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 681st, while the Pirates are ranked 276th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Harrisville to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jackson Jenack, who posted 16 points. The dominant performance gave Jenack a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Joe Shepherd, who scored 15 points.
Hermon-DeKalb Central's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Harrisville, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 17 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season.
As of now, neither Hermon-DeKalb Central nor Harrisville have any future games scheduled.
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