Monday, March 22, 2010

Rage Red comes back from 9 points down, picks up first win at Cortland Shootout


Rage Red teammates (left to right) Trevor Borchardt, Brady Harrington, Roberto Jensen and Kyeem Holmes had lunch at Pontillo's Pizzeria Saturday (March 20), sharing a plate of about a billion chicken wings.

The 12U Rage Red AAU team went 1-2 at the Cortland Shootout last weekend, playing its first tournament together at this level of play. Rage Red started the weekend with a 54-32 loss at the hands of the Upstate Boys, the team that eventually won the division and progressed on to the tournament 12U playoffs.

Rage Red then played a team called Eastern YMCA, coming away with an exciting 30-28, come-from-behind victory. Rage Red trailed by as many as 9 points in the second half before a tenacious defense kicked into gear, and Deondre Bosket and Brady Harrington found their range from beyond the 3-point line. Bosket hit three 3-pointers in the game, with Harrington adding one. Rage Red also outscored Eastern YMCA 23-11 down the stretch, holding the opponent to just 9 points after intermission.

On Sunday, Rage Red ran into a very strong Binghamton-area team, the TC Rockets. Midway through the first half, the Rockets had built a 20-0 lead, but Rage Red eventually righted things. The rest of the way, the Rockets outscored Rage Red just 32-26, and during one stretch that covered the end of the first half and a portion of the second half, Rage Red actually outscored the Rockets, 22-20. TC won this one, 52-26.

This week: Rage Red will compete in its second AAU tournament in Sidney next weekend. This week's practices are 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday at Calvin Coolidge Elementary.

Cortland Shootout (March 20-21)

Game 1 (Saturday, March 20)
Upstate Boys 54, Rage Red 32
(Halftime: Upstate Boys led 28-17)

Stats:
* Kyeem Holmes - 6 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, 3 blocks (2-2 FT)
* Brady Harrington - 6 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal
* Trevor Borchardt - 5 points, 10 rebounds, 1 steal (1-2 FT)
* Alec Grassi - 4 points, 1 rebound, 2 steals
* Garrett Alapeck - 2 points, 1 rebound
* Wyatt Whitmore - 2 points, 11 rebounds, 3 blocks
* Stephen Wilson - 2 points, 4 rebounds
* Deondre Bosket - 2 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 3 steals, 1 block (2-2 FT)
* Owen Klepfer - 1 point, 5 rebounds, 1 block (1-2 FT)
* Roberto Jensen - 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 1 block
* Team free throws - 6-8
* Upstate Boys free throws - 9-18

Game 2 (Saturday, March 20)
Rage Red 30, Eastern YMCA 28
(Halftime: Eastern YMCA led 17-12)

Stats:
* Deondre Bosket - 10 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks (two 3-pointers)
* Brady Harrington - 8 points, 4 assists, 2 steals, 1 block (two 3-pointer) (2-2 FT)
* Kyeem Holmes - 7 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals, 3 blocks (5-7 FT)
* Wyatt Whitmore - 3 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block (1-2 FT)
* Garrett Alapeck - 2 points
* Trevor Borchardt - 8 rebounds, 1 steal
* Alec Grassi - 3 rebounds, 1 steal
* Owen Klepfer - 2 rebounds
* Roberto Jensen - 3 assists
* Stephen Wilson - 1 rebound, 1 block (0-2 FT)
* Team free throws - 8-13
* Eastern YMCA free throws - 1-6

Game 3 (Sunday, March 21)
TC Rockets 52, Rage Red 26
(Halftime: TC Rockets led 32-14)

Stats:
* Deondre Bosket - 7 points, 4 rebounds, 3 steals, 1 block (one 3-pointer)
* Kyeem Holmes - 5 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 3 blocks (1-2 FT)
* Alec Grassi - 4 points, 1 assist, 3 steals (2-3 FT)
* Nicholas Ehrensbeck - 4 points, (2-2 FT)
* Brady Harrington - 2 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals (0-2 FT)
* Wyatt Whitmore - 2 points, 3 rebounds
* Owen Klepfer - 2 points, 1 steal
* Trevor Borchardt - 4 rebounds, 1 block (0-2 FT)
* Stephen Wilson - 2 rebounds, 1 block
* Roberto Jensen - 1 rebound, 4 assists, 1 steal (0-2 FT)
* Team free throws - 5-11
* TC Rockets free throws - 5-12

Cortland Shootout statistics (by category)

POINTS
19 - Bosket
18 - Holmes
16 - Harrington
8 - Grassi
7 - Whitmore
6 - Alapeck
5 - Borchardt
4 - Ehrensbeck
3 - Klepfer
2 - Wilson

REBOUNDING
24 - Whitmore
23 - Holmes
22 - Borchardt
9 - Bosket
7 - Harrington
7 - Wilson
7 - Klepfer
4 - Grassi
3 - Jensen
1 - Alapeck

ASSISTS
10 - Jensen
7 - Holmes
6 - Harrington
3 - Bosket
1 - Grassi
1 - Whitmore

STEALS
8 - Bosket
6 - Holmes
6 - Grassi
5 - Harrington
2 - Borchardt
2 - Jensen
1 - Klepfer

BLOCKED SHOTS
9 - Holmes
4 - Whitmore
4 - Bosket
2 - Wilson
1 - Klepfer
1 - Jensen
1 - Borchardt
1 - Harrington

FREE THROW PERCENTAGE
100 - Bosket (2-2)
73 - Holmes (8-11)
67 - Grassi (2-3)
50 - Harrington (2-4)
50 - Klepfer (1-2)
50 - Whitmore (1-2)
25 - Borchardt (1-4)
0 - Jensen (0-2)
0 - Wilson (0-2)

Team free throw percentage - 53% (17-32)
Opponent free throw percentage - 42% (15-36)

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