The team from Binghamton went 2-and-1 on Saturday in the Tioga County 3rd- and 4th-grade basketball tournament, securing the No. 2 seed (of 6 teams) for Sunday's play. Binghamton plays at 3:45 p.m. today. A win there sends the team to the championship immediately after.
On Saturday, Binghamton started the day with a 28-18 win over Newark Valley. Guard Luke Meier then headed off to support his brother, senior guard Matt Meier, as Seton Catholic got a win in the state hoops tournament. Luke Meier missed Binghamton's second and third games on Saturday.
Binghamton faced today's No. 1 seed in its second game on Saturday, and lost to Athens, 42-14. Playing against Newfield at 7:15 p.m. Saturday, a win would secure the No. 2 seed and a first-round bye (and fewer trips to Owego for our parents). Binghamton got that victory, 28-21.
More details about Saturday's games:
Binghamton 28, Newark Valley 18
Newark Valley................2 - 4 - 8 - 4 -- 18
Binghamton....................4 - 12 - 6 - 6 --28
After the team started slowly, Luke Meier and Casey Walsh combined for all of Binghamton's first half points, giving the team a 16-6 halftime lead. Newark Valley twice got within 8 points in the second half, but a steady Binghamton rotation held them off.
Stats:
* Luke Meier - 18 points, 2 rebounds, 3 steals (2-for-2 on free throws)
* Casey Walsh - 6 points, 9 rebounds, 3 steals, 1 block (picked up a 4th foul with 1 minute left in the first half; fouled out)
* Nick Levis - 2 points, 12 rebounds, 1 steal
* Nick Corino - 2 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block
* Austin Becker-Harris - 7 rebounds, 3 steals (0-for-4 on free throws)
* Brendan Burtis - 6 rebounds
* Sawyer Farrell - 3 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block
* Lucas Davy - 3 rebounds
* Gracie Jensen - 1 rebound
* Binghamton - 2-for-6 free throws
* Newark Valley - 4-for-14 free throws
Athens 42, Binghamton 14
Binghamton.............3 - 4 - 4 - 3 -- 14
Athens...............13 - 10 - 9 - 10 -- 42
Binghamton faced a very precise, very deep Athens team in its second game Saturday, falling 42-14. As was mentioned before, guard Luke Meier was absent for this game, so the focus quickly became getting all our 10 players plenty of playing time, with a steady rotation. Everyone played significant minutes in this contest.
Stats:
* Casey Walsh - 6 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal (2-for-6 on free throws)
* Austin Beck-Harris - 4 points, 5 rebounds, 4 steals
* Nick Corino - 2 points, 3 rebounds, 3 steals, 1 block
* Chloe Brauer - 2 points, 1 rebound, 2 steals
* Nick Levis - 7 rebounds, 3 steals
* Sawyer Farrell - 2 rebounds, 1 block (0-for-3 on free throws)
* Gracie Jensen - 2 rebounds
* Brendan Burtis - 2 rebounds
Binghamton 28, Newfield 21
Binghamton..............6 - 10 - 8 - 6 -- 28
Newfield...................10 - 4 - 2 - 5 -- 21
Binghamton started this contest with a 6-0 burst, then defensive lapses allowed Newfield to score the next 12 points, the last of which came just into the second quarter, before Binghamton's defense stepped up. For nearly all of the remaining three quarters, Binghamton outscored Newfield 22-9, as Casey Walsh and Austin Becker-Harris led the way with a combined 22 points and 21 rebounds.
In the second quarter of this exciting game, Becker-Harris scored twice in the second quarter to get Binghamton back to within 14-10. Nick Corino scored to make it 14-12, and a Walsh hoop knotted things at 14 by intermission.
Newfield scored first in the third quarter on a running, desperation shot from the far right-side baseline to take a 16-14 lead. From there, Binghamton clamped down.
Becker-Harris scored the next two Binghamton baskets to take the lead for good (18-16), Walsh scored again (20-16) and Becker-Harris then went to the line and sank two free throws (22-16). Walsh scored the next two Binghamton buckets, countered by a Newfield free throw, to put it at 26-17, and Brendan Burtis grabbed a rebound-putback to make it 28-17.
Leading a strong defensive surge in this game were Sawyer Farrell and Nick Levis, who combined for 20 rebounds. Corino also quietly shut down any attempted Newfield drives for most of the final three quarters.
Stats:
* Casey Walsh - 12 points, 14 rebounds, 3 steals
* Austin Becker-Harris - 10 points, 7 rebounds, 1 block (2-for-2 on free throws) (fouled out)
* Brendan Burtis - 4 points, 1 steal
* Nick Corino - 2 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal (0-for-2 on free throws)
* Sawyer Farrell - 11 rebounds, 2 blocks, 1 steal
* Nick Levis - 9 rebounds, 1 steal
* Lucas Davy - 1 rebound, 1 steal, 1 block
* Gracie Jensen - 1 rebound, 1 steal
* Chloe Brauer - 1 rebound
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