The Cicero-North Syracuse boys basketball team knocked off rival Fayetteville-Manlius, 69-48, on Thursday during Senior Night.

"It was a really good win for our guys," C-NS coach Kyle Martin said. "The seniors played great and carried the momentum throughout the game."

The Northstars held on to a 40-36 lead at the break. C-NS then proceeded to hold F-M to just 12 points in the second half, while continuing its strong effort on the offensive side.  

Martin said the first half was a back-and-forth scoring frenzy for both teams.

"Our shots were going in, F-M was getting to the rim," he said.

In the second half, however, the Northstars made the necessary stops to slow down the Hornets' offensive attack.

"It takes pressure off our offense," Martin said. "We were able to have a little more freedom."

Reece Congel paced C-NS with 22 points, 15 of which came off 3-pointers. Andrew Benedict scored 15 points and Nathan Francis contributed nine.

For the Hornets, Trevor Roe dropped in 16 points. Tyler Hutcheson, Christopher Cleary and Michael Hance chipped in nine points apiece.

C-NS (13-6) faces Henninger at 6:30 p.m. Friday.

"(Henninger) has been playing well of late," Martin said. "They're very talented, but we'll ready to go."

F-M (11-8) takes on Corcoran on Friday for a 6:30 p.m. tip.