Rage 7s and 8s Each Go 3-1 in Norwich

Two Rage teams played in the 11th annual Norwich "You Got Hops" tournament Saturday and Sunday, and each team went 3-1.

The 8th-graders won their first three games and played for the championship. In a tough, see-saw game, the 8s lost to a Cortland YMCA team, 57-53.

The 7th-graders went 1-1 on Saturday and won two more games Sunday, as they won the third-place game. Their only loss of the weekend was to Kelly's Heroes, the eventual 7th-grade Norwich tourney champions.

Following are individual game capsules and stats from both teams' games.

Rage 7th-Graders

Game 1 - Saturday
Rage 44, Eastern Area YMCA 35

Rage -- 20 - 24 -- 44
EAY -- 20 - 15 -- 35

Eastern Area YMCA took a 14-4 lead in the first half, but Rage surged behind Trevor Borchardt and Wyatt Whitmore to take a 20-18 lead just before halftime. It was 20-20 at the break, with Borchardt scoring 8 of his 11 points in the first half, while Whitmore scored 6 of his 11 before intermission.

Rage trailed 30-25 when Roberto Jensen hit a 3-pointer (30-28), then scored on a breakaway feed from Jake Thompson (30-30). The next 9 Rage points came from the foul line - 3 from Thompson, 3 from Whitmore and 3 for Borchardt - and the team led 39-30. With under a minute left to play, Whitmore went to the line twice more, hitting 3 more free throws to secure the win.

Stats:
* Wyatt Whitmore: 11 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block (5-6 FT)
* Trevor Borchardt: 11 points, 9 rebounds, 5 blocks, 2 steals (3-8 FT)
* Jake Thompson: 10 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 block (4-11 FT)
* Roberto Jensen: 5 points, 6 assists, 1 rebound (one 3-pointer)
* Joey Miranda: 4 points, 4 rebounds, 4 steals (0-3 FT)
* Caleb Link: 2 points, 1 rebounds, 1 steal
* Caleb Nichols: 3 rebounds, 2 assists
* Luke Day: 4 steals, 2 rebounds, 2 assists
* Brady Harrington: 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal
* Team free throws: 12-for-28
* EAY free throws: 7-for-15

Game 2 - Saturday
Kelly's Heroes 52, Rage 37

KH --- 35 - 17 -- 52
Rage - 23 - 14 -- 37

Kelly's Heroes led by as many as 14 (28-14) in the first half, and by 12 at halftime (35-23). Rage cut the lead to 7 points on a Joey Miranda inside basket, and kept the game within 9 for several minutes in the second half. But with about 1:50 remaining and trailing 47-36, Rage was forced to foul, and Kelly's Heroes were able to convert enough at the line, and run out the clock for the win.

Stats:
* Caleb Link: 11 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist (two 3-pointers) (1-2 FT)
* Jake Thompson: 10 points, 14 rebounds, 2 blocks, 1 assist, 1 steal (2-3 FT)
* Wyatt Whitmore: 8 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist
* Joey Miranda: 3 points, 9 rebounds, 2 steals
* Caleb Nichols: 3 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal (1-2 FT)
* Roberto Jensen: 2 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist (0-1 FT)
* Trevor Borchardt: 8 rebounds, 4 blocks
* Luke Day: 3 steals, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 block (0-3 FT)
* Brady Harrington: 2 rebounds
* Team free throws: 5-for-19
* Kelly's free throws: 11-for-30

Game 3 - Sunday
Rage 45, Maine-Endwell 33

This game was close for much of the first half before Rage began to pull away from the STNY Flyers (M-E). Rage led by as many as 17 points in the second half and eventually woin it by 12.

Stats:
* Trevor Borchardt: 11 points, 10 rebounds, 2 blocks, 1 assist, 1 steal (1-5 FT)
* Joey Miranda: 10 points, 8 rebounds
* Jake Thompson: 8 points, 9 rebounds
* Caleb Link: 6 points, 1 rebound
* Wyatt Whitmore: 4 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block (2-2 FT)
* Nate Gaster: 2 points, 3 rebounds, 1 block (2-4 FT)
* Brady Harrington: 2 points, 2 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist
* Luke Day: 2 points, 2 steals, 1 rebound
* Roberto Jensen: 2 assists, 1 rebound, 1 steal
* Caleb Nichols: 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal
* Free throws: 5-for-11

Game 4 - Sunday
Rage 45, Chenango Chuckers

Rage -- 24 - 21 -- 45
Chen --- 8 - 21 -- 29

Rage ran out to a 12-0 lead and led 20-4, led by Brady Harrington, who scored all 8 of his points before halftime. Chenango cut the Rage lead to 10 (27-17) in the second half, but an 8-2 Rage run midway through the second half helped put this game away.

Stats:
* Jake Thompson: 8 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 1 block (0-3 FT)
* Brady Harrington: 8 points, 3 assists, 2 steals, 1 rebound (2-2 FT)
* Wyatt Whitmore: 7 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist (1-2 FT)
* Nate Gaster: 6 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist, 1 block (2-2 FT)
* Caleb Link: 6 points, 2 rebounds (4-4 FT)
* Joey Miranda: 4 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals (0-4 FT)
* Trevor Borchardt: 4 points, 3 rebounds, 1 block (0-2 FT)
* Luke Day: 2 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist
* Caleb Nichols: 4 rebounds, 4 steals, 1 block (0-2 FT)
* Free throws: 9-for-21
* Chenango free throws: 0-for-2

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Rage 8th-Graders

Game 1 - Saturday
Rage 63, Mid-State Wolfpack 31

Rage -- 41 - 22 -- 63
Wolf -- 20 - 11 -- 31

Stats:
* Sarbast Doski: 14 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals, 2 blocks
* Matt Bowman: 13 points, 6 rebounds, 6 steals, 3 assists, 2 blocks (3-3 FT)
* Nicky Snyder: 10 points, 8 points, 2 steals, 1 block (2-2 FT)
* Brandon Fauver: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals (two 3-pointers)
* Nick Chilson: 9 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal (1-1 FT)
* Isiah Turner: 4 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal (0-2 FT)
* Roberto Jensen: 3 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal (one 3-pointer)
* Nick Sweet: 2 rebounds, 1 steal
* Team free throws: 6-for-8
* Woldpack free throws; 4-for-10

Game 2 - Saturday
Rage 70, New Hartford 46

NHart -- 24 - 22 -- 46
Rage ---- 39 - 31 -- 70

Stats:
* Nicky Snyder: 21 points, 12 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block (1-2 FT)
* Sarbast Doski: 17 points, 10 rebounds, 10 steals, 6 assists, 2 blocks (5-8 FT)
* Isiah Turner: 9 points, 7 rebounds (1-4 FT)
* Brandon Fauver: 9 points, 6 steals, 5 assists, 4 rebounds, 3 blocks (one 3-pointer)
* Matt Bowman: 5 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 blocks, 2 steals (1-2 FT)
* Nick Chilson: 4 points, 4 rebounds, 2 blocks, 1 assist, 1 steal
* Roberto Jensen: 3 points, 2 assists, 1 steal (one 3-pointer)
* Nick Sweet: 1 rebounds, 1 steal (0-2 FT)
* Free throws: 8-for-18
* New Hartford free throws: 4-for-6

Game 3 - Sunday
Rage 52, New Hartford 48

NHart -- 25 - 23 -- 48
Rage ---- 30 - 22 -- 52

Stats:
* Sarbast Doski: 12 points, 13 rebounds, 6 steals, 5 assists, 2 blocks (0-2 FT)
* Brandon Fauver: 12 points, 4 rebounds, 4 steals, 4 blocks, 1 assist (two 3-pointers) (2-2 FT)
* Matt Bowman: 11 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals (one 3-pointer) (2-3 FT)
* Dan Jeffrey: 5 points, 3 steals, 1 rebound (1-5 FT)
* Nicky Snyder: 4 points, 9 rebounds, 4 steals (2-6 FT)
* Nick Chilson: 4 points, 3 assists, 2 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block
* Isiah Turner: 4 points, 2 steals, 1 rebound (2-4 FT)
* Nick Sweet: 2 rebounds, 1 assist
* Free throws: 9-for-22
* New Hartford free throws: 8-for-15

Game 4 - Sunday (Championship)
Cortland YMCA 57, Rage 53

YMCA -- 28 - 29 -- 57
Rage --- 28 - 25 -- 53

Stats:
* Brandon Fauver: 15 points, 2 blocks, 1 rebound, 1 steal (three 3-pointers) (2-2 FT)
* Nick Chilson: 10 points, 6 assists, 4 steals (two 3-pointers)
* Nicky Snyder: 9 points, 12 rebounds, 3 steals, 1 assist (3-10 FT)
* Sarbast Doski: 9 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals (1-2 FT)
* Dan Jeffrey: 9 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal (1-2 FT)
* Matt Bowman: 1 point, 9 rebounds, 4 assists (1-4 FT)
* Nick Sweet: 1 rebound (0-2 FT)
* Isiah Turner: 1 rebound
* Team free throws: 8-for-22
* Cortland free throws: 9-for-17