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FOR RELEASE: Immediate, Sunday, November 27, 2005
Sophomore Allan Dickson (Troy/Troy High School) hit a three-point basket with 10 seconds remaining to lift the Hudson Valley Community College (4-3) men's basketball team to a 76-75 come-from-behind win over Corning Community College on Sunday in Queensbury.
Dickson's basket gave the Vikings their first lead of the game as Hudson Valley overcame an 18-point halftime deficit.
Sophomore forward Khylan Hunt (Saratoga Springs/Saratoga Springs High School) finished the game with 25 points to lead Hudson Valley. Dickson added 15 points and nine rebounds and sophomore J.R. Battle (Binghamton/Binghamton High School) chipped in 12 points.
Sophomore Brandon Hall (Campbell/Campbell-Savona High School) had 32 points to lead Corning.
Hudson Valley (76): J.R. Battle 4-1-12, Marlon Sousis 1-2-4, Lee McCarthy 0-4-4, Allan Dickson 5-4-15, Kevin Goutos 1-0-2, Khylan Hunt 10-5-25, Larry Tape 1-2-4, Ryan Livingston 3-4-10, Totals: 26-22-76.
Corning (75): Hall 12-4-32, Kramer 2-0-4, Bressett 1-0-2, Herthurn 5-1-11, Ferreira 0-2-2, Saraceno 2-4-8, Burgos 1-2-4, Johnson 5-2-12, Totals: 28-15-75
Halftime: Corning, 49-31.