But when things got tight late in the fourth quarter, Markham became the Golden Falcons’ No. 1 option.

The junior guard hit a 3-pointer with 2:29 remaining to give Falconer a nine-point lead, then made five of six free throws down the stretch as the Golden Falcons beat Chautauqua Lake 68-54 for the tournament title.

Falconer led 50-38 entering the final eight minutes before the Eagles made a game of it.

Chautauqua Lake’s Nate Henry hit a 3-pointer and then scored in the lane to pull his team within eight with 4:13 remaining. Falconer’s Zach Markham scored on back-to-back trips for his team, but free throws from the Eagles’ Trent Houser and Brendan Klossner made it a nine-point game.

Dunkirk’s K’Vion Tell lays up a shot during the consolation game of the Frewsburg Holiday Tournament on Saturday. Photo courtesy of Steve Garvey

After the Golden Falcons missed on three opportunities in their next possession, Henry hit another 3-pointer to make it 60-54 with 2:46 remaining.

That’s when Roger Markham answered at the other end of the court. Chautauqua Lake would get no closer as it missed its final four shot attempts from the field and a pair of foul shots while also turning the ball over twice in its final five possessions.

Roger Markham was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player with 32 points Friday and his 21 on Saturday. Falconer’s Nate Bailey joined him on the all-tournament team with 11 points Saturday after his 15-point outing Friday.

Junior Nick Jacobson represented Chautauqua Lake on the all-tournament team with 16 points on Friday and 11 more on Saturday to go along with seven assists. Henry led the Eagles on Saturday with 21 points to go along with seven rebounds. Houser had a team-high 14 rebounds and Klossner added eight rebounds to go along with five assists.

In the consolation game, Dunkirk’s K’Vion Tell scored 21 of his game-high 33 points in the first half as the Marauders built up a 39-29 halftime advantage en route to a 70-62 victory.

Frewsburg’s Max Fischer, left, and Blake Weaver, right, battle Dunkirk’s Liam McQuiggan for the ball during the consolation game. Photo courtesy of Steve Garvey

Greg Orcutt was named to the all-tournament team after adding 27 points for Dunkirk.

The Bears were led by Trent Lewis with 17 points and six steals as he was named to the all-tournament team. Kael Collver had 14 points, 16 rebounds, four blocked shots and three assists; Blake Weaver had 13 points, 11 rebounds and three steals; and Max Fischer had 13 points, seven rebounds and three assists.

Frewsburg made it an eight-point game heading into the fourth quarter, but Tell added 8 more points and Orcutt added 10 as the Marauders put the game away with 12-of-14 shooting from the foul line.

NOTES: Falconer shot 25 of 63 (39.7%) from the field, including 11 of 24 (45.8%) from 3-point range, and turned the ball over 11 times. … Chautauqua Lake shot 18 of 59 (30.5%) from the field, including 9 of 32 (28.1%) from 3-point range, and turned the ball over 15 times.

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

CHAUTAUQUA LAKE (54)

Jacobson 3 2 11, Henry 8 2 21, Fairbank 0 0 0, Rivera 2 0 6, JAbuhmedian 0 0 0, Houser 4 1 9, YAbuhmedian 0 0 0, Klossner 1 4 7. Totals 18 9 54.

FALCONER (68)

Delaney 6 0 14, RMarkham 5 7 21, Carlson 0 0 0, Parmentier 5 0 12, Bailey 4 0 11, Maher 0 0 0, Wood 1 0 2, ZMarkham 4 0 8. Totals 25 7 68.

3-point goals–Jacobson 3, Henry 3, Rivera 2, Klossner, Delaney 2, RMarkham 4, Parmentier 2, Bailey 3.

Chautauqua Lake 13 17 8 16 — 54

Falconer 18 15 17 18 — 68

CONSOLATION GAME

DUNKIRK (70)

Tell 10 12 33, McQuiggan 0 2 2, Bache 0 0 0, Gutierrez 1 0 2, Martucci 0 0 0, Orcutt 7 12 27, Krystofiak 3 0 6, Paz 0 0 0, Morales 0 0 0. Totals 21 26 70.

FREWSBURG (62)

Signorino 1 0 2, Lewis 6 4 17, Weaver 5 1 13, Eckert 1 0 2, Fischer 5 1 13, Laska 0 1 1, JCollver 0 0 0, KCollver 4 6 14. Totals 22 13 62.

3-point goals–Tell, Orcutt, Lewis, Weaver 2, Fischer 2.

Dunkirk 18 21 11 20 — 70

Frewsburg 9 20 13 20 — 62