Binghamton White tops JCC

Binghamton 5-6 White got off to a fast start and maintained that effort throughout, defeating a team from the Jewish Community Center 68-47 Wednesday night at Calvin Coolidge Elementary.

Binghamton led 28-16 after the first quarter and 42-28 at halftime. In the third quarter, Binghamton's starters, who played just the first and third quarters, built the lead to 28 points (62-34) on the strength of a 16-2 run toward the end of the half. White also led by 27 in the fourth quarter (64-37) as Matt-Collins-Pringle drained a nice 15-foot jump shot from the left side.

Fifth-grader Devin Young emerged as a defensive stopper Wednesday, being assigned the task to slow JCC's leading scorer, Brian Tableman. Despite Tableman getting his points, many came from the perimeter after Young took over. Young did a great job, using his quickness to stay in front of the JCC shooting guard, forcing him left and right while denying drives down the lane.

Defensive Player of the Game:
Devin Young

Binghamton White 68, JCC 47

Statistics:
* Nate Gaster - 20 points, 18 rebounds, 1 assist, 4 blocks (0-for-2 on free throws)
* Roberto Jensen - 10 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 blocks (0-for-2 on free throws)
* Kyeem Holmes - 8 points, 16 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 blocks
* Yosef Baker - 8 points, 12 rebounds, 2 steals, 3 blocks
* Milton Jimenez - 8 points, 4 rebounds, 1 steal
* Devin Young - 6 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals, 3 blocks
* Matt Collins-Pringle - 4 points, 11 rebounds, 1 steal, 2 blocks
* Latrel McFarlane - 2 points, 8 rebounds, 3 blocks
* Devin Weldon - 2 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals (0-for-4 on free throws)
* Andy Garcia - 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals
* Jordan Bideaux - 4 rebounds, 1 steal

Vestal Gold 42, Binghamton Blue 37

The Binghamton 5-6 Blue team played its best overall game of the season Tuesday night, leading a strong Vestal squad by 5 points in the first half. Blue led by 3 in the fourth quarter before Vestal surged and took a 3-point lead of its own. Binghamton came back, though, to recapture the lead before the hot-shooting Vestal team finished strong.

(No statistics were kept for this game)