Results Since Last Wednesday

In the past week, our teams have played 4 games - two league matchups and two scrimmages in Cortland with The Ballers

In Cortland on Saturday, a team of 5/6s played a Cortland team that had 5/6s and a 7th-grader who played in the fourth quarter. That game ended in a 58-58 tie after two overtime sessions. The second game in Cortland, with 7-8-9s, saw The Ballers won a close game, 68-64.

In the Travel League, Binghamton Blue lost to a very strong Owego team last Wednesday at the Johnson City YMCA, 49-23. On Sunday, Binghamton White fell behind early to Seton Catholic, then mounted a solid, late comeback that fell just short. White lost to SCC, 41-38.

Binghamton (5/6) 58, Ballers (5/6/7) 58
Double Overtime
Binghamton - 12 - 14 - 18 - 10 - 2 - 2 -- 58
Cortland ------ 12 - 12 - 12 - 18 - 2 - 2 -- 58

Stats:
* Gabe Whiteman: 19 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals (3-7 FT)
* Vito Ferranti: 16 points, 8 rebounds, 5 steals, 4 assts, 2 blocks
* Kobe Bogart: 15 pts, 10 rebs, 4 assts, 2 steals, 2 blocks (1-2 FT)
* Nick Zikuski: 6 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks
* Gabe Sabatino: 2 points, 1 rebound, 1 block
* Savyon Simmons: 4 rebounds, 3 steals
* Enzo Del'Assandro: 4 rebounds, 1 steal
* Grace Sabatino: 1 rebound, 1 steal (0-2 FT)
* Team free throws: 4-for-11
* Cortland free throwsL 3-for-5

Ballers (7/8/9) 68, Binghamton (7/8/9) 64
Binghamton - 11 - 16 - 18 - 19 -- 64
Cortland ------ 13 - 14 - 15 - 26 -- 68

Stats:
* Jordan McGahy: 26 points, 24 rebs, 5 blocks, 3 steals (3-6 FT)
* Caleb Link: 11 points, 6 steals, 4 rebs, 3 assists (one 3)
* Roberto Jensen: 7 points, 7 assists, 4 rebounds, 2 steals (one 3)
* Matt Whiteman: 6 points, 9 rebounds 2 assts, 1 steal, 1 block
* Gabe Whiteman: 6 points, 2 rebs, 1 asst (one 3) (1-5 FT)
* Kobe Bogart: 5 points, 5 rebs, 3 stealk, 2 blocks (3-6 FT)
* Lucas Davy: 3 points, 2 assists, 1 rebound, 1 steal (one 3)
* Wyatt Merta: 4 rebounds, 1 assist
* Vito Ferranti: 4 assists, 3 rebounds, 1 steal
* Nick Ziksuki: 1 rebound
* Team free throws: 7-for-17
* Cortland free throws: 6-for-15

Owego (6) 49, Binghamton Blue (4/5/6) 23
Stats:
* Jamique Duggins: 8 points, 1 rebound
* Brandon Sterling: 6 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 assist
* Josh Drayton-Duggins: 2 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal, 1 assist
* Rylie Greenman: 2 points, 3 blocks, 1 rebound
* Juwan Brown: 2 points, 2 steals, 2 assists
* Gabe Sabatino: 2 points, 2 rebounds
* Keyshawn Lee: 1 point, 1 assist
* Kareem D'Oliviera: 6 rebounds, 2 blocks
* Anton Becker-Harris: 1 rebound
* Zavier Taylor: 1 assist
* Victor Lee: 1 steal

SCC (5) 41, Binghamton White 38
Stats:
* Josh Drayton-Duggins: 13 points, 2 steals, 2 assists, 1 rebound
* Malik Turbe: 7 points, 7 rebounds, 1 steal
* Brandon Sterling: 6 points, 8 rebounds, 1 stgeal
* Kaziah Ross: 5 points, 12 rebounds, 3 blocks, 2 steals
* Jamique Duggins: 4 points, 1 assist
* Julian Wanjama: 3 points, 2 rebounds, 1 block
* Caroline Turner: 3 rebounds
* Alex Creigh: 2 assists
* Francis McDonald: 1 rebound
* Colette Chernak: 1 rebound

Binghamton Red Edges Vestal

Binghamton Red got 38 points from Kobe Bogart, with 10 more coming from Rylie Greenman, and a flu-ridden Vito Ferranti played just enough second-half minutes to help hold off a Vestal squad, 52-51, Monday night at Keeler Gym.

Vestal was led by former Binghamton Travel player Gabe Whiteman (game-high 19 points for the Golden Bears). Devon Herman added the additional 4 points for Binghamton Red.

White Tops BBGC on Saturday

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

The Binghamton White travel team played a Saturday morning game at the Binghamton Boys & Girls Club and came away with a 55-35 win. The game was tied 20-20 at halftime, and White put together a very strong third quarter to lead 37-31 heading into the fourth, during which the team pulled away, outscoring BBGC 18-4.

Binghamton White 55, BBGC (6B) 35

Binghamton White - 13 - 7 -- 17 - 18 -- 55
Bing B&G Club ------ 16 - 4 -- 11 --- 4 -- 35

* Josh Drayton-Duggins: 16 points, 3 steals, 1 reb, 1 asst, 1 block
* Malik Turbe: 13 points, 1 assist, 1 steal
* Kaziah Ross: 10 points, 8 rebounds, 2 blocks, 1 steal
* Brandon Sterling: 8 points, 5 steals, 3 assists, 2 rebs, 2 blocks
* Jamique Duggins: 6 points, 2 assists, 1 rebound
* Caroline Turner: 2 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal
* Colette Chernak: 2 rebounds

Blue Wins at M-E

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Binghamton Blue got a 43-15 road victory Friday night, playing at Maine-Endwell against their sixth-grade Gold team. Jamique Duggins turned in his second straight solid game, leading the scoring with 17 points. Brandon Sterling added 7 points, Keshawn Lee had 5 points, and Josh Drayton-Duggins notched 6 assists for Blue, which went undefeated this week.

Binghamton Blue 43, M-E (6) Gold 15
* Jamique Duggins: 17 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals
* Brandon Sterling: 7 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist
* Keshawn Lee: 5 points, 2 rebounds
* Josh Drayton-Duggins: 4 points, 6 assists, 1 rebound
* Kareem D'Oliviera: 4 points, 5 rebounds
* Zavier Taylor: 3 points, 2 assists
* Gabriel Sabatino: 2 points, 2 rebounds
* Anton Becker-Harris: 1 rebound, 1 steal
* Victor Snder: 1 rebounds, 1 steal
* Savyon Simmons: 1 rebound, 1 steal

Two Wednesday Wins

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Two Binghamton Travel teams won on Wednesday night. The Binghamton White team got 31 points from Jamique Duggins en route to a 57-38 win over Maine-Endwell (5) at the Johnson City YMCA. Later, Binghamton Blue topped Whitney Point's top team, 36-18.

Binghamton White 57, Maine-Endwell 38

M-E ------ 12 - 16 --- 6 - 4 -- 38
White ---- 18 - 13 - 17 - 9 -- 57
* Jamique Duggins: 31 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks, 1 steal
* Josh Drayon-Duggins: 14 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals
* Kaziah Ross: 7 points, 8 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist
* Francis McDonald: 4 points, 4 assists, 2 rebounds, 1 steal
* Colette Chernak: 4 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals
* Caroline Turner: 6 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist

Binghamton Blue 36, Whitney Point 18

Blue ---- 8 - 8 - 10 - 10 -- 36
WP ----- 4 - 0 --- 6 -- 8 --- 18
* Vito Ferranti: 12 points, 6 steals, 3 rebounds, 3 assists
* Brandon Sterling: 8 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists (0-2 FT)
* Rylie Greenman: 6 points, 7 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block
* Kareem D'Oliviera: 4 points, 12 rebounds, 5 steals, 2 assists
* Victor Snyder: 4 points, 3 rebounds
* Savyon Simmons: 2 points, 4 rebounds
* Keshawn Lee: 4 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block
* Anton Becker-Harris: 2 steals, 1 rebound, 1 block
* Zavier Taylor: 2 rebounds

Welcome to our Newest Player

Welcome Diggston Davis, our newest Travel Basketball player. Diggston is the younger brother of Kaziah Ross ... and he was born on November 13 at a whopping 8 pounds, 10 ounces (and 20.5 inches).

Word has it that between feedings and naps, Mommy Marchae has Diggston working on some (simple) ball-handling drills.

Looking forward to seeing him at games this season.

Monday's Games

Binghamton Travel played two competitive games Monday evening. The Blue team hosted Chenango Forks-6 and after a 20-20 tie at halftime, Forks pulled away for a 41-34 win.

In the other game, the Binghamton Boys & Girls Club built a 39-27 halftime lead over Binghamton Red, with former Binghamton Travel player Tyshawn High scoring 29 of his game-high 39 points before the break. BBGC had severe second-half foul trouble, allowing Red to make a nice run, but in the end, BBGC held on for the 54-48 win.

Chenango Forks (6) 41, Binghamton Blue 34
* Zavier Taylor: 10 points, 2 assists
* Brandon Sterling: 6 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal
* Josh Drayton-Duggins: 6 points, 4 assists, 1 rebound, 1 steal
* Kareem D'Oliviera: 4 points, 10 rebounds, 1 block
* Gabriel Sabatino: 4 points
* Anton Becker-Harris: 2 points
* Savyon Simmons: 1 rebound

BBGC 54, Binghamton Red 48
* Vito Ferranti: 24 points, 4 assists, 1 rebound, 1 steal (4-6 FT)
* Kobe Bogart: 12 points, 12 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 assists (2-14 FT)
* Rylie Greenman: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists (2-4 FT)
* Nick Zikuski: 4 points, 3 rebounds (2-2 FT)
* Max Bell: 3 rebounds 1 assist, 1 steal (0-1 FT)
* Zach Bell: 2 rebounds, 1 assist
* Enzo Del'Assandro: 1 steal

Weekend Activity

In a busy weekend, here are a few notes from travel ball:

Binghamton Red travelled over to Norwich and came home with a 40-30 win over their sixth-grade team. Kobe Bogart led the Red squad with 22 points, while Vito Ferranti scored 13 for the team’s first league win.

Players from Binghamton White and Blue combined for a Saturday afternoon scrimmage at Carlisle with a newly formed older travel team. The older players got the better of it from a scoring standpoint, but it was a good workout for all the kids involved.

Binghamton White played a Sunday afternoon game at Seton Catholic Central, and lost 39-24. White played the game with seven players, and after a sluggish start, played the second half with better energy. Here are stats we have from this game:
* Josh Duggins: 8 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal
* Kaziah Ross: 5 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block
* Jamique Duggins: 4 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists
* Alex Creigh: 4 points, 2 rebounds
* Caroline Turner: 2 points, 6 rebounds
* Colette Chernak: 2 rebounds
* Francis McDonald: 1 rebound, 1 steal

A Travel Team played against the Cortland Basketball Club at St. Mary’s in Cortland Sunday afternoon, and after six periods of scrimmage play, brought home a 95-65 edge in scoring. Here are stats from Cortland:
* Roberto Jensen: 30 points, 5 steals, 4 rebounds, 3 assists (four 3s) (4-6 FT)
* Jordan McGahy: 29 points, 26 rebounds, 8 blocks, 4 steals, 2 assists (5-13 FT)
* Chris Surdey: 14 points, 5 rebounds, 4 steals, 3 assists (two 3s) (4-7 FT)
* Vito Ferranti: 9 points, 6 assists, 6 steals, 1 rebound (3-4 FT)
* Lucas Davy: 7 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals, 1 assist (1-2 FT)
* Wyatt Merta: 2 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals
* Danny Zikuski: 2 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block (0-2 FT)
* Keshawn Lee: 2 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist
* Patrick Van Putte: 6 assists, 4 steals, 2 rebounds (0-2 FT)
* Travel free throws: 17-for-36
* CBC free throws: 7-for-14

Upcoming Schedule

Practice and Games Schedule
Practices
Games

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There may be an open gym scheduled during the break, so check back here ... or an e-mail will be sent to everyone.

We'll also be looking to receive the season's second-half schedule right after New Year's, and that will be postd here.

Have a great Christmas, everyone.

Our Honor Roll Student/Athletes

Each year we celebrate success in the classroom by student/athletes who have played for a team associated with this blog site, or who have played against us and are always available for scrimmages (and that covers a lot of ground).

So for this first marking period (fall of 2012), here we go ... and I'll add more as I receive e-mail notices. They appear in the order received.

High Honor Roll (92-plus) and Honor Roll (88-91.99)
* Graciela Jensen - 94.40
* Nick Zikuski - 95.00
* Erin Nolan - 95.70
* Lucas Davy - 98.00
* Olivia Gorman
* Connor Gorman
* Luke Day - 95.38
* Colette Chermak - 96.13
* Roberto Jensen - 93.30
* Joey Miranda - 94.15
* Trevor Borchardt - 97.00
* Caleb Link - 93.00
* Cody Link - 91.00
* Kaziah Ross - 95.22
* Jonah Chambers - 91.99
* Lexi Gruss - 94.00
* Lucas Sutton - 96.80
* Christy Sherman - 98.38
* Caroline Turner - 98.11
* Thomas Donnelly
* Maeve Donnelly
* Rylie Greenman - 95.13
* Abigail Rose
* Vito Ferranti - 93.50
* Casey Walsh - 95.38
* Amanda Fedor - 94.50
* Anton Becker-Harris

League Kickoff Tournament: Results

The Slim Sylvester Kickoff Tournament was Saturday (November 17) at the Johnson City Elementary/Middle School site. The following are results from our teams' games.

BINGHAMTON WHITE
* Beat Chenango Forks (5/6) - 34-0
* Beat Maine-Endwell (5/6) - 17-14
* Beat Chenango Valley (5/6) - 13-12 (CV's top team)

BINGHAMTON BLUE
* Lost to Chenango Valley (5/6) - 18-6 (down big early, then picked it up)
* Lost to Johnson City (5/6) - 24-6 (JC's top team - we won't be in their division)
* Lost to Maine-Endwell (5) - 12-9 (remember, we have 4s and 3s - not bad)

BINGHAMTON RED
* Tied with Seton Catholic (6) - 12-12 (trailed 12-6)
* Beat Norwich (6) - 17-6
* Beat Ithaca (6) - 20-19 (trailed 12-6)

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From Coach Duggins, here are stats from White's three games (no stats were submitted for yesterday's Blue or Red games):

Game 1 (34-0 win over Chenango Forks)
* Josh Drayton-Duggins: 6 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist
* Alex Creigh: 6 points, 2 steals, 1 assist
* Julian Wanjama: 6 points, 2 steals, 1 asst, 1 reb
* Christy Sherman: 6 points, 1 asst, 1 reb, 1 steal
* Jamique Duggins: 4 points, 3 assists, 1 rebound
* Kaziah Ross: 4 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal
* Caroline Turner: 2 points, 3 rebounds
* Melinda Rodriguez: 2 rebounds
* Victor Snyder: 1 rebound

Game 2 ( 17-14 loss to Maine-Endwell)
* Josh Drayton-Duggins: 5 points, 1 assist
* Kaziah Ross: 4 points, 3 rebounds
* Jamique Duggins: 4 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist
* Caroline Turner: 2 points, 4 rebounds
* Alex Creagh: 2 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal
* Julian Wanjama: 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal
* Colette Chernak: 1 rebound
* Victor Snyder: 1 rebound

Game 3 (13-12 win over Chenango Valley)
* Josh Drayton-Duggins: 6 points, 1 rebound
* Jamique Duggins: 2 points, 3 assists
* Melinda Rodriguez: 2 points, 1 rebound
* Kaziah Ross: 2 points
* Christy Sherman: 1 point, 1 rebound
* Julian Wanjama: 1 rebound
* Victor Snyder: 1 rebound

Tryouts Scheduled: October 20

Tryouts for Binghamton Travel Basketball will be from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, October 20, at the Johnson City (West Branch) YMCA.

Players should be in Grades 6, 5 or 4 (only VERY skilled players in grades below 4th should try out).

Boys and girls may try out.

The vast majority of players making the teams will be Binghamton school students, however, each team is allowed to have one out-of-district player this season.

Players who choose to attend this tryout shoould wear appropriate gear for a good 2-hour basketball workout.

Players will be required to register (sign in) before entering the basketball court. The following information will be needed at the tryout: full name, address, grade/school, a parent/guardian phone number, an e-mail address (if possible).

There is no fee to try out.

However, there may be a fee to play in the propgram this season, to help cover gym rental costs and possibly to purchase uniforms.

If you have questions, send an e-mail to Stephen Jensen at jensens@oacsd.org.

Summer Camps, Clinics, Etc.

Pinnacle Hoops Development
Comprehensive skills sessions designed to challenge athletes physically and mentally.
Four coaches per session
Cost: $60 per session; $110 for two sessions; $200 for ALL sessions
Lead instructor: Tony Lindsey, assisted by coaches with college playing and/or coaching experience

Sessions:

July 16-19
Guard Play/Post Play
Times/Grades: 10:30 a.m. to Noon (5th through 8th); 12:30 to 2 p.m. (9th through 12th)
Location: OLGC (Endicott)

July 23-26
Ball-Handling/Finishing
Times/Grades: 10:30 a.m. to Noon (5th through 8th); 12:30 to 2 p.m. (9th through 12th)
Location: OLGC (Endicott)

July 30-August 2
Shooting/Scoring
Times/Grades: 10:30 a.m. to Noon (5th through 8th); 12:30 to 2 p.m. (9th through 12th)
Location: St. Joseph's (Endicott)

August 13-16
Game play, 2- and 3-man games

Times/Grades: 10:30 a.m. to Noon (5th through 8th); 12:30 to 2 p.m. (9th through 12th)
Location: St. Joseph's (Endicott)

More information, or to register: Tony Lindsey at 222-8462 or e-mail at tlindsey@strage.org

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Owego Camp
July 23-27 - 9 a.m. to noon at Owego Free Academy
Cost: $75
* Drills, lectures and instruction with current and former STAC coaches and former NCAA guards.
* Boys and girls, all districts, entering grades 3 through 10
* To register: contact either Luke McEvoy (765-5562 or luke.mcevoy@yahoo.com) or Scott Snyder (765-5497 or snyders@oacsd.org).

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BX Summer Sessions
Basketball FULL Program I: June 25-July 15 (3-week session) $375
Basketball FULL Program II: July 23-August 12 (3-week session) $375

All Sports - Strength & Speed:
June 25-July 12 - $150
July 23-August 12 - $150

(Summer Slam Hoops Camp - August dates TBD)

BASKETBALL athlete training schedules
Middle School (coed) basketball FULL program
Mondays 4 to 5:15 p.m. Strength & Speed
Tuesdays 4 to 5:15 p.m. Basketball
Wednesdays 4 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. Strength & Speed
Thursdays 4 to 5:15 p.m. Basketball

High School Girls basketball FULL program
Mondays 5:15 to 6:30 p.m. Basketball
Wednesdays 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. Strength & Speed
Fridays 5:15 to 6:30 p.m. Strength & Speed
Saturdays 10:45 a.m. to Noon Basketball

High School Boys basketball FULL program
Tuesdays 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. Basketball
Fridays 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. Strength & Speed
Saturdays Noon to 1:15 p.m. Basketball
Sundays Noon to 1:15 p.m. Strength & Speed
ALL SPORTS - strength & speed training schedules

High School athletes
Tuesdays/Thursdays 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. (DAYTIME SESSION)
5:15 to 6:30 p.m. Group #1
7:45 to 9 p.m. Group #2

Middle School athletes
Tuesday/Friday 4 to 5:15 p.m.

Contact: www.bxplayer.com
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Broome County YMCA Basketball Camps
Four camps for players (co-ed) ages 5-13
Times: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Cost: $80 for members; $160 for non-members

West YMCA (Johnson City)
Session 1 - June 25-29
Session 2 - August 20-24

Downtown Binghamton YMCA
Session 1 - July 16-20
Session 2 - August 27-31

More information:
* Jim Corse at 770-9622 extension 114 or jcorse@ymcabroome.org
* Dan Smith at 770-9622 extension 107 or dsmith@ymcabroome.org

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Binghamton Team Camp
(Binghamton players only)

June 25-29 - 9 a.m. to Noon at Binghamton High School
Ages: Boys entering grades 6 through 12
Cost: $25 ($30 day of clinic)
Contact: Dave Springer at 762-8248 or springerd@binghamtonschools.org

Skills AcademyJuly 30-August 3 - 9 a.m. to Noon at Binghamton High School
Ages: Co-ed, all schools, players entering grades 6 through 12
Cost: $50 ($55 day of clinic)
Contact: Dave Springer at 762-8248 or springerd@binghamtonschools.org

Junior Patriot Youth Camp
(Binghamton players only)
July 23-27 - 9 to 11:30 a.m. at Binghamton High School
Ages: Boys entering grades 2 through 5
Cost: $15
Contact: Dave Springer at 762-8248 or springerd@binghamtonschools.org

Girls-Only Skills Academy
July 2-6 (no camp on July 4) - 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Binghamton High School
Ages: Girls, all schools, players entering grades 6 through 12
Cost: $50 ($55 day of clinic)
Contact: Dave Springer at 762-8248 or springerd@binghamtonschools.org


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Binghamton University Rising StarsJune 25-29
More information here

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Additional Camps
* Cornell University Sports Camps
* LeMoyne College Sports Camps
* Cortland State Sports Camps
* Syracuse University Sports Camps

Team Blue 1-1 in Battle at the Border

A team of players called Team Blue played a couple games on Sunday in the Rage Battle at the Border. They won their first, defeating X-Gen Jammers 70-33. In the second game, Blue trailed by 14 points midway through the first half, then again early in the second, but made a strong 11-4 run to get close, losing a heartbreaker, 57-56, to Upstate Boys.
Game 1
Team Blue 70, X-Gen Jammers (Elmira) 33
Jammers ------ 16 - 17 -- 33
Team Blue --- 38 - 32 -- 70

Stats:
* Latrel McFarlane: 23 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals (1-1 FT)
* Luke Erickson: 16 points, 13 rebs, 4 steals, 2 assists, 2 blocks
* Joey Miranda: 16 points, 11 rebounds, 2 blocks, 1 sgteal (2-3 FT)
* Nate Gaster: 13 points, 4 rebs, 4 blocks, 2 assts, 2 steals (1-2 FT)
* Jordan Harrington: 2 points, 2 assists, 2 steals, 1 rebound
* Roberto Jensen: 8 assists, 2 steals
* Josh Harrington: 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal
* Team free throws: 4-for-6
* Jammers free throws: 7-for-16

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Game 2
Upstate Boys 57, Team Blue 56
Upstate ------- 35 - 22 -- 57
Team Blue --- 26 - 30 -- 56

Stats:
* Latrel McFarlane: 18 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals (2-3 FT)
* Joey Miranda: 16 points, 12 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block (4-8 FT)
* Roberto Jensen: 8 points, 2 assists, 2 steals, 1 reb (two 3s) (2-2 FT)
* Luke Erickson: 6 points, 9 rebounds 2 steals, 2 blocks, 1 assist
* Isiah Turner: 4 points, 5 rebs, 2 steals, 2 blocks, 1 assist (0-1 FT)
* Nate Gaster: 4 points, 5 rebs, 2 assists, 1 steal (0-2 FT)
* Josh Harrington: 1 rebound
* Jordan Harrington: 1 steal
* Team free throws: 8-for-16
* Upstate free throws: 9-for-27

Rage Goes 3-2 in Albany Classic

In a tough tournament bracket in the state's capitol at the AAU Albany Classic, the Rage 8 team went 3-2, losing only to the eventual champs (City Rocks, Albany) and the runner-up (Albany Dream Team).

Notable in the tourney was in Game 4 against the Albany -area CD Raptors, Rage trailed by as many as 13 points in the first half, got it to within  a 5-point game at halftime, then won it 45-44 on a baseline jumper by Dom Nadz with about 3 seconds remaining. Rage also held the Raptors to 12 points over the final 18 minutes of the game.

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Game 1
Albany Dream Team 48, Rage 36
Rage ------ 17 - 21 -- 36
Albany --- 21 - 27 -- 48

Stats:
* Joey Miranda: 18 points, 9 rebounds, 2 steals (2-9 FT)
* Jake Thompson: 6 points, 10 rebounds, 2 blocks (2-2 FT)
* Nate Gaster: 4 points, 4 rebs, 2 assists, 1 block
* Trevor Borchardt: 4 points, 1 rebound, 1 block (0-2 FT)
* Luke Day: 2 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals (2-2 FT)
* Roberto Jensen: 2 points, 2 assists, 1 rebound
* Dominic Nadz: 5 assists, 3 rebounds
* Caleb Link: 3 steals, 1 rebound
* Brady Harrington: 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal
* Team free throws: 6-for-15
* Albany free throws: 4-for-9

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Game 2
Rage 54, Hudson River Titans 34
Hudson --- 17 - 17 -- 34
Rage ------ 25 - 29 -- 54

Stats:
* Joey Miranda: 15 points, 8 rebounds, 3 blocks, 2 steals (3-6 FT)
* Jake Thompson: 14 pts, 11 rebs, 2 blocks, 1 asst, 1 steal (2-2 FT)
* Trevor Borchardt: 9 points, 15 rebs, 2 steals, 2 blocks (1-6 FT)
* Luke Day: 4 points, 3 steals, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block
* Brady Harrington: 4 points, 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 block (0-2 FT)
* Roberto Jensen: 2 points, 5 assists, 2 rebounds, 1 steal
* Dominic Nadz: 2 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal
* Nate Gaster: 2 points, 3 assists, 2 rebounds, 1 block (2-2 FT)
* Caleb Link: 2 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal
* Team free throws: 8-for-18
* Hudson River free throws: 5-for-7

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Game 3
Rage 53, Dawson Blues (Montreal) 45
Rage -------- 32 - 21 -- 53
Dawson ---- 17 - 28 -- 45

Stats:
* Luke Day: 10 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal (4-4 FT)
* Trevor Borchardt: 8 pts, 4 rebs, 1 asst, 1 steal, 1 block
* Jake Thompson: 7 points, 12 rebs, 1 assist, 1 block (one 3)
* Dominic Nadz: 6 points, 5 assists, 3 rebounds, 2 steals
* Joey Miranda: 6 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block (0-2 FT)
* Brady Harrington: 6 points, 3 rebs, 2 assists, 1 steal (2-2 FT)
* Nate Gaster: 4 points, 5 rebs, 2 blocks, 1 assist (2-2 FT)
* Caleb Link: 2 assists, 1 rebound
* Roberto Jensen: 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal
* Team free throws: 8-for-10
* Dawson free throws: 7-for-13

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Game 4
Rage 45, CD Raptors 44
Rage ------ 27 - 18 -- 45
Raptors --- 32 - 12 -- 44

Stats:
* Jake Thompson: 11 pts, 4 rebs, 1 asst, 1 steal (two 3s) (3-5 FT)
* Trevor Borchardt: 8 points, 5 rebs, 1 steal (4-6 FT) (fouled out)
* Dominic Nadz: 8 points, 4 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 assists
* Joey Miranda: 6 points, 16 rebounds, 2 blocks, 1 steal (2-4 FT)
* Nate Gaster: 6 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block (2-8 FT)
* Brady Harrington: 4 points, 6 steals, 1 rebound
* Caleb Link: 2 points, 3 steals, 2 rebounds
* Luke Day: 2 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist
* Roberto Jensen: 2 steals, 2 assists
* Team free throws: 11-for-23
* Raptors free throws: 10-for-13

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Game 5
City Rocks 68, Rage 24
Rage ------ 19 -- 5 -- 24
Rocks ---- 45 - 23 -- 68

Stats:
* Joey Miranda: 8 points, 8 rebounds, 1 block
* Trevor Borchardt: 4 points, 2 rebounds, 1 block
* Caleb Link: 4 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal (4-4 FT)
* Dominic Nadz: 2 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists (2-2 FT)
* Roberto Jensen: 2 points, 3 assists, 1 rebound (2-2 FT)
* Luke Day: 2 points, 3 rebounds
* Brady Harrington: 2 points, 1 block (0-2 FT)
* Jake Thompson: 3 rebounds, 1 block
* Nate Gaster: 2 assists, 1 rebound (0-2 FT)
* Team free throws: 8-for-12
* City Rocks free throws: 6-for-9

Scranton Tournament Results

NEPA Warriors (9) 42, Rage 40
Rage --- 19 - 21 -- 40
NEPA - 18 - 24 -- 42

Stats:
* Joey Miranda: 12 points, 10 rebounds, 4 steals
* Jake Thompson: 12 pts, 10 rebs, 2 assts, 2 stls (two 3s) (2-2 FT)
* Trevor Borchardt: 7 pts, 7 rebs, 2 assts, 1 steal, 1 block (1-6 FT)
* Wyatt Whitmore: 6 points, 3 rebs, 2 assists, 1 steal (2-3 FT)
* Nate Gaster: 3 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists (3-4 FT)
* Brady Harrington: 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block
* Team free throws: 6-for-13
* NEPA-9 free throws: 5-for-14

***

Jersey Shore Nets 51, Rage 49
Rage ------------ 23 - 26 -- 49
Jersey Shore -- 19 - 32 -- 51

Stats:
* Joey Miranda: 15 pts, 11 rebs, 2 steals, 1 block (3-8 FT)
* Trevor Borchardt: 8 pts, 6 rebs, 2 steals, 1 assist (0-2 FT)
* Nate Gaster: 8 pts, 3 assists, 1 rebound, 1 steal (4-5 FT)
* Brady Harrington: 7 pts, 4 assts, 3 rebs, 2 stls, 1 blk (one 3)
* Wyatt Whitmore: 6 pts, 6 rebs, 4 assts, 2 stls (one 3) (1-2 FT)
* Jake Thompson: 4 pts, 1 reb, 1 asst, 1 stl (one 3) (1-2 FT)
* Team free throws: 9-for-19
* Nets free throws: 8-for-23

***

Rage 63, Pittsburgh Select 60
Pittsburgh -- 27 - 33 -- 60
Rage --------- 25 - 38 -- 63

Stats:
* Trevor Borchardt: 22 pts, 17 rebs, 3 blks, 2 assts (0-2 FT)
* Jake Thompson: 10 pts, 8 rebs, 4 assts, 1 stl, 1 blk (2-3 FT)
* Dominic Nadz: 10 points, 2 rebs, 2 steals, 1 asst (2-3 FT)
* Joey Miranda: 9 points, 8 rebs, 1 steal, 1 block (1-2 FT)
* Brady Harrington: 5 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist (1-2 FT)
* Caleb Link: 4 points, 3 rebs, 1 assist, 1 steal
* Nate Gaster: 3 points, 4 rebs, 4 assts, 3 steals (3-4 FT)
* Team free throws: 9-for-16
* Team free throws: 4-for-7
* Note: Pittsburgh made 12 3-pointers in this game. One of their players made 9.

***

NEPA Warriors (9) 45, Rage 43 (OT)
Rage --- 21 - 20 - 2 -- 43
NEPA - 18 - 23 - 4 -- 45

Stats:
* Trevor Borchardt: 14 pts, 10 rebs, 3 blocks, 1 steal
* Dominic Nadz: 9 points, 6 rebs, 3 assts, 1 steal (1-2 FT)
* Joey Miranda: 8 points, 10 rebounds (0-1 FT)
* Nate Gaster: 8 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal (2-5 FT)
* Jake Thompson: 4 pts, 4 assts, 2 rebs, 2 stls, 1 blk (0-1 FT)
* Brady Harrington: 3 rebounds, 1 steal
* Caleb Link: 2 assists, 1 rebound
* Team free throws: 3-for-9
* NEPA-9 free throws: 10-for-14

Run & Gun Tourney Results

Syracuse Select 52, Rage 35
Select - 34 - 18 -- 52
Rage -- 20 - 15 -- 35

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

***

Rage 63, Firm AC 35
Firm -- 21 - 14 -- 35
Rage - 41 - 22 -- 63

Stats:
* Jake Thompson: 12 points, 5 rebs, 5 assts, 1 steal (2-4 FT)
* Caleb Link: 11 points, 1 reb, 1 asst, 1 steal (three 3s)
* Trevor Borchardt: 10 pts, 8 rebs, 3 assts, 1 stl, 1 blk (2-5 FT)
* Joey Miranda: 8 points, 11 rebs, 1 asst, 1 stl, 1 blk (2-4 FT)
* Luke Day: 8 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist
* Nate Gaster: 6 points, 8 rebs, 5 assists, 1 steal (0-3 FT)
* Roberto Jensen: 4 points, 3 assists, 1 rebound, 1 steal
* Wyatt Whitmore: 4 points, 1 rebound
* Brady Harrington: 5 rebounds, 1 assist
* Team free throws: 6-for-16
* Firm free throws: 8-for-11

***

Rage 51, CD Raptors (Albany) 37
Raptors - 23 - 14 -- 37
Rage ---- 28 - 23 -- 51

Stats:
* Nate Gaster: 15 pts, 6 rebs, 3 stls, 3 blks, 2 assts (7-10 FT)
* Joey Miranda: 7 points, 6 rebs, 2 steals, 1 block (1-7 FT)
* Wyatt Whitmore: 7 points, 4 steals, 3 assts, 1 reb (3-4 FT)
* Jake Thompson: 6 pts, 12 rebs, 4 stls, 3 assts, 1 blk (2-2 FT)
* Trevor Borchardt: 6 pts, 6 rebs, 2 blks, 1 asst, 1 stl (2-6 FT)
* Brady Harrington: 4 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block
* Roberto Jensen: 4 points, 2 assists, 1 steal
* Caleb Link: 2 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal
* Luke Day: 4 steals, 3 rebounds, 1 assist
* Team free throws: 15-for-29
* Raptors free throws: 5-for-10

***

Cortland 66, Rage 63
Cortland -- 26 - 40 -- 66
Rage ------ 27 - 36 -- 63

Stats:
* Joey Miranda: 18 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist (4-6 FT)
* Jake Thompson: 13 pts, 6 rebs, 4 assts, 2 stls, 2 blks (5-9 FT)
* Wyatt Whitmore: 11 pts, 9 rebs, 3 assts, 1 stl, 1 blk (3-4 FT)
* Trevor Borchardt: 9 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists (1-2 FT)
* Nate Gaster: 6 points, 7 rebs, 2 assists, 2 blocks (2-4 FT)
* Brady Harrington: 4 points, 2 rebs, 2 assists (0-3 FT)
* Luke Day: 2 points, 1 rebound
* Caleb Link: 1 assist
* Roberto Jensen: (DNP - concussion)
* Team free throws: 15-for-28
* Cortland free throws: 16-for-27

Pick-Up Squad Gets in Two Extra Games

A group of seven players from a handful of different teams assembled for a couple extra games Saturday in Wilkes-Barre, playing against two NEPA Warriors teams, one a 9th-grade squad, the other an 8th-grade group. The Pick-Up Squad led both games by 8 points in the second half, but couldn't finish either. Against the 8th-grade NEPA team, the host team took 27 foul shots, while the visitors took just four free throws.

The Pick-Up Squad, wearing navy blue Binghamton West jerseys, had seven players on its roster: four 8th-graders, two 7th-graders and one 4th-grader.

NEPA (8th-grade) 44, Pick-Up Squad 36
Pick-Up --- 23 - 13 -- 36
NEPA-8 --- 19 - 25 -- 44

Stats:
* Roberto Jensen: 17 points, 3 rebs, 2 steals, 1 asst (five 3-pointers)
* Latrel McFarlane: 8 points, 10 rebs, 5 steals, 2 assts (0-2 FT)
* Shafeeq Hosea: 6 points, 8 steals, 7 rebs, 2 assts, 1 block
* Nate Gaster: 3 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals, 1 assist (1-2 FT)
* Devin Young: 2 points, 2 rebs, 1 asst, 1 steal, 1 block
* Andy Garcia: 7 rebounds, 5 steals, 1 assist, 1 block
* Colbie Young: 1 rebound
* Team free throws: 1-for-4
* NEPA-8 free throws: 15-for-27

***

NEPA (9th grade) 46, Pick-Up Squad 40
Pick-Up -- 24 - 16 -- 40
NEPA ---- 24 - 22 -- 46

Stats:
* Latrel McFarlane: 17 pts, 10 rebs, 3 assts, 3 stls, 1 blk (3 3s) (0-2 FT)
* Nate Gaster: 10 points, 5 rebs, 2 steals, 2 blocks, 1 asst (2-5 FT)
* Shafeeq Hosea: 8 points, 11 rebs, 4 assists, 3 steals (0-6 FT)
* Roberto Jensen: 3 points, 3 assists, 2 steals (one 3-pointer)
* Devin Young: 2 points, 5 rebs, 3 steals, 2 blocks, 1 assist
* Andy Garcia: 2 steals, 1 assist
* Colbie Young: 1 rebounds
* Team free throws: 2-for-13
* NEPA free throws: 2-for-4

Rage-8 Gets Win Over Firm AC in Scranton

Rage-8 continued to play against tough competition in the Scranton Tournament the first weekend of April, finishing the weekend with a 38-25 win over Wilkes-Barre team Firm AC. In its first two games of that tourney, Rage lost to a team called the Timberwolves, a game in which Rage took 5 foul shots while the T'Wolves took 23. In the other game, Rage lost to local squad TC Rockets by 15, but with 3 minutes-plus to play, had cut the deficit to just 7 points.

Rage 38, Firm AC 25
Rage ----- 13 - 25 -- 38
Firm ----- 15 - 10 -- 25

Stats:
* Joey Miranda: 9 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal (3-8 FT)
* Trevor Borchardt: 7 pts, 18 rebs, 4 blocks, 2 steals, 1 asst (1-2 FT)
* Nate Gaster: 6 points, 4 rebs, 3 assts, 2 blocks, 1 steal
* Brady Harrington: 6 points, 3 rebs, 2 assts, 1 steal, 1 block
* Luke Day: 6 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist (2-2 FT)
* Jake Thompson: 4 points, 7 rebounds, 1 steal
* Wyatt Whitmore: 7 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist, 1 block
* Roberto Jensen: 3 assists, 1 rebound
* Caleb Link: 1 steal
* Team free throws: 6-for-12
* Firm AC free throws: 7-for-14

***

TC Rockets 59, Rage 44
Rage ------ 16 - 28 -- 44
Rockets --- 30 - 29 -- 59

Stats:
* Jake Thompson: 15 pts, 6 rebs, 2 assts, 1 steal (0-1 FT) (one 3)
* Joey Miranda: 8 pys, 6 rebs, 1 assist, 1 block (2-4 FT)
* Caleb Link: 8 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal (two 3-pointers)
* Luke Day: 5 points, 2 rebs, 2 steals, 1 assist (one 3-pointer)
* Trevor Borchardt: 4 points, 4 rebs, 4 blocks, 2 steals (0-2 FT)
* Nate Gaster: 2 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist (0-2 FT)
* Roberto Jensen: 2 points, 2 assists, 2 steals
* Wyatt Whitmore: 4 assists, 3 rebounds, 1 steal
* Brady Harrington: 3 rebounds, 1 steal
* Team free throws: 2-for-9
* Rockets free throws: 7-for-13

***

Timberwolves 41, Rage 25
Rage ----- 11 - 14 -- 25
Wolves -- 25 - 16 -- 41

Stats:
* Trevor Borchardt: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 5 blocks (0-1 FT)
* Wyatt Whitmore: 6 pts, 5 rebs, 1 asst, 1 steal 1 block (0-2 FT)
* Roberto Jensen: 3 points, 2 assists, 1 rebound (one 3-pointer)
* Nate Gaster: 2 points, 6 blocks, 2 rebounds
* Jake Thompson: 2 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist
* Joey Miranda: 2 points, 6 rebounds (0-2 FT)
* Caleb Link: 2 points, 1 rebound
* Luke Day: 3 assists, 1 rebound
* Brady Harrington: 2 assists, 2 steals, 1 rebound
* Team free throws: 0-for-5
* T'Wolves free throws: 13-for-23

Rage Black Goes 1-2 in Syr. Select March Madness

The Rage Black team faced another tough pool of teams in the Syracuse Select March Madness AAU tourney March 24-25. Rage started with a strong Backcourt Hoops team, was tied 8-8 midway through the first half, and trailed by 6 at halftime. Rage missed 9 free throws in that first half, and eventually lost to BH, 54-38.

Rage then faced the RAP Northcoast team again (second time in two weekends) and had no answer for this well-rounded team, falling to the Rochester squad, 55-21. In its third game of the tourney, Rage faced a tenacious team from the Syracuse Select program, trailed 17-15 at halftime, but pulled away in the second half to win this one, 40-36.

Rage 40, Syracuse Select (White) 36
Rage ------ 15 - 25 -- 40
Syracuse -- 17 - 19 -- 36

Stats:
* Joey Miranda: 12 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 blocks (2-5 FT)
* Trevor Borchardt: 9 points, 9 rebounds, 1 block (1-2 FT)
* Jake Thompson: 8 points, 5 rebs, 4 blocks, 2 assists (4-6 FT)
* Wyatt Whitmore: 7 points, 5 rebs, 4 assists (one 3) (0-1 FT)
* Brady Harrington: 4 pts, 2 assts, 2 steals, 1 reb, 1 blk (2-2 FT)
* Luke Day: 3 steals, 2 rebounds (0-1 FT)
* Caleb Link: 1 assist (0-1 FT)
* Nate Gaster: DNP (illness)
* Roberto Jensen: DNP (illness)
* Team free throws: 9-for-18
* Select free throws: 8-for-18

***

Backcourt Hoops 54, Rage 38
Backcourt -- 22 - 32 -- 54
Rage ------- 16 -- 22 -- 38

Stats:
* Joey Miranda: 15 points, 16 rebs, 1 asst, 1 steal, 1 blk (3-5 FT)
* Jake Thompson: 11 points, 9 rebounds, 3 blocks (2-8 FT)
* Nate Gaster: 6 points, 4 rebs, 3 assists, 2 blocks (2-4 FT)
* Luke Day: 4 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal (2-2 FT)
* Wyatt Whitmore: 2 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal
* Brady Harrington: 3 rebounds, 1 assist (0-2 FT)
* Roberto Jensen: 2 assists, 1 rebound
* Caleb Link: 1 rebound
* Trevor Borchardt: DNP (lacrosse scrimmage)
* Team free throws: 9-for-21
* Backcourt free throws: 12-for-18

***

RAP Northcoast 55, Rage 21
RAP ----- 34 - 21 -- 55
Rage ----- 6 - 15 -- 21

Stats:
* Trevor Borchardt: 5 pts, 9 rebs, 2 blks, 1 asst, 1 steal (1-6 FT)
* Joey Miranda: 4 points, 7 rebounds (0-2 FT)
* Wyatt Whitmore: 3 points, 4 rebs, 2 assists, 1 steal (one 3)
* Luke Day: 3 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal (one 3)
* Roberto Jensen: 3 points, 1 assist (1-2 FT)
* Nate Gaster: 2 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists
* Brady Harrington: 1 assist, 1 block
* Caleb Link: 1 rebound
* Team free throws: 3-for-12
* Rap free throws: 6-for-13
* Note: RAP - seven 3-pointers in the game

Rage Black Goes 1-2 in Cortland Shootout

The Rage Black squad won its first game in the official AAU season, outscoring a Syracuse Select (Blue) squad in an up-tempo game at SUNY Cortland, 66-53. Rage led its next game 9-4 and then 15-12 midway through the first half against RAP (Rochester) Northcoast, but lost to this tough squad, 63-32. In the third game of the tourney, Rage led Central Square 21-12 at halftime, but turnovers in the second half led to a 50-40 loss.

Rage 66, Syracuse Select (Blue) 53
Rage ------- 38 - 28 -- 66
Syracuse --- 27 - 26 -- 53

Stats:
* Trevor Borchardt: 16 pts, 12 rebs, 1 asst, 1 steal, 1 blk (0-4 FT)
* Jake Thompson: 11 pts, 8 rebs, 3 blocks, 2 assists (3-3 FT)
* Joey Miranda: 10 points, 5 rebounds, 1 block (2-4 FT)
* Roberto Jensen: 8 points, 3 assists, 1 rebound (4-5 FT)
* Wyatt Whitmore: 7 points, 6 rebs, 5 assists, 1 steal (1-5 FT)
* Caleb Link: 7 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists (one 3)
* Luke Day: 4 points, 3 rebs, 1 assist, 1 steal (one 3) (1-4 FT)
* Nate Gaster: 3 pts, 6 assts, 4 rebs, 1 steal, 1 blk (1-4 FT)
* Brady Harrington: 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal
* Team free throws: 12-for-29
* Syracuse free throws: 9-for-16

***

RAP Northcoast 63, Rage 32
RAP ---- 33 - 30 -- 63
Rage --- 21 -- 11 -- 32

Stats:
* Trevor Borchardt: 9 points, 6 rebs, 1 assist, 1 block (1-4 FT)
* Jake Thompson: 9 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist (1-3 FT)
* Brady Harrington: 9 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist (three 3s)
* Luke Day: 3 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist (one 3)
* Joey Miranda: 2 points, 6 rebounds (2-4 FT)
* Wyatt Whitmore: 6 rebounds, 1 assist
* Caleb Link: 1 rebound
* Nate Gaster: 1 assist
* Roberto Jensen: DNP (injury)
* Team free throws: 4-for-11
* RAP free throws: 9-for-12

***

Central Square 50, Rage 40
C Square -- 12 - 38 -- 50
Rage ------ 21 - 19 -- 40

Stats:
* Trevor Borchardt: 8 points, 12 rebounds, 2 steals (2-6 FT)
* Jake Thompson: 8 points, 9 rebounds, 2 steals (0-1 FT)
* Nate Gaster: 7 pts, 3 rebs, 1 asst, 1 steal, 1 block (1-2 FT)
* Joey Miranda: 5 points, 3 rebs, 2 assists, 2 steals (1-2 FT)
* Luke Day: 5 points, 3 steals (one 3)
* Caleb Link: 5 points, 1 rebound (1-2 FT)
* Roberto Jensen: 2 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal
* Wyatt Whitmore: 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals
* Brady Harrington: 2 steals, 1 rebound
* Team free throws: 5-for-13
* Central Square free throws: 15-for-20
Note: Central Square - four second-half 3-pointers

Mixed Group Competed in CBC Tourney March 17

The Cortland Basketball Club had a last-minute opening in their March 17 tournament at St. Mary's Gym in Cortland, so we put together a crew of players (representing 6 different school districts) who had not practiced together, nor had ever played together as a group. The crew played three games and had two very competitive outings. The box scores for the three games are below.

Game 1
Phoenix 44, Our Crew 39
Phoenix ---- 13 - 31 -- 44
Our Crew -- 15 - 24 -- 39

Stats:
* Joey Miranda: 8 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block (4-9 FT)
* Luke Erickson: 8 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals (2-2 FT)
* Sean Kelly: 6 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 blocks
* Jordan Harrington : 5 pts, 2 rebs, 2 stl, 1 asst (one 3) (0-1 FT)
* Nate Gaster: 3 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block (1-1 FT)
* Matt Whiteman: 2 points, 4 rebounds, 1 steal (2-3 FT)
* Luke Day: 2 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal (2-2 FT)
* Josh Harrington: 2 points, 2 rebounds
* Caleb Link: 2 points, 1 rebound
* Jonah Chambers: 1 point, 2 rebounds, 1 assist (1-2 FT)
* Garrett Alapeck: 4 rebounds, 1 assist
* Team free throws: 12-for-20
* Phoenix free throws: 9-for-12

***

Game 2
Binghamton Boys & Girls Club 40, Our Crew 37
BBGC ------ 17 - 23 -- 40
Our Crew -- 12 - 25 -- 37

Stats:
* Nate Gaster: 8 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist (2-7 FT)
* Joey Miranda: 6 points, 4 rebounds, 1 steal (0-4 FT)
* Luke Erickson: 6 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals
* Sean Kelly: 4 points, 6 rebounds, 3 blocks (2-2 FT)
* Josh Harrington: 4 points, 2 steals, 1 rebound
* Wyatt Whitmore: 3 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists (1-2 FT)
* Jordan Harrington: 2 points, 3 steals, 1 assist
* Roberto Jensen: 2 points, 2 assists, 1 rebound, 1 steal
* Jonah Chambers: 2 points, 1 rebound
* Luke Day: 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals
* Garrett Alapeck: 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block
* Team free throws: 5-for-15
* BBGC free throws: 10-for-21

***

Game 3
Rolling Thunder 46, Our Crew 17
Thunder --- 24 - 22 -- 46
Our Crew -- 9 --- 8 -- 17

Stats:
* Garrett Alapeck: 8 points, 2 rebs, 1 block (one 3) (1-2 FT)
* Luke Erickson: 6 points, 8 rebs, 2 steals, 1 asst, 1 block (2-3 FT)
* Sean Kelly: 3 points, 6 rebounds, 2 bocks, 1 steal (1-4 FT)
* Jordan Harrington: 4 rebounds
* Luke Day: 2 rebounds, 1 steal
* Josh Harrington: 2 rebounds (0-1 FT)
* Jonah Chambers: 2 rebounds
* Team free throws: 4-for-10
*Thunder free throws: 1-for-13

Binghamton White Goes 2-1 in First AAU Tourney

The Binghamton White Travel Team entered the AAU ranks this spring and won two of its first three games in the Cortland Shootout March 17-18.

Binghamton White beat St. Mary's (47-29) and Cortland Basketball Club (50-19) that Saturday, then lost to a strong D-Squad team (Utica area) on Sunday, 51-26. In that game, D-Squad took 25 foul shots, with Binghaton getting 9. We have stats for that game only.

D-Squad 51, Binghamton 26
D-Squad ------ 39 - 12 -- 51
Binghamton -- 15 - 11 -- 26

Stats:
* Jordan McGahy: 9 points, 4 rebounds, 2 blocks, 1 steal (1-2 FT)
* Jalil Butts: 9 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals (1-3 FT)
* Tyshawn High: 4 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals
* Patrick Van Putte: 2 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal
* Brandon Sprouse: 1 point, 2 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block (1-2 FT)
* Colbie Young: 1 point, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal (1-2 FT)
* Jaylin Ragsdale: 3 rebounds, 1 steal
* Devin Tyler: 2 steals, 1 block
* Team free throws: 4-for-9
* D-Squad free throws: 16-for-25

Season Records for Binghamton Travel

The Binghamton Travel Basketball season came to a close Saturday (March 3) with three teams playing in tournaments in Cortland and Homer. Those three teams went a combined 8-2 that day, with two teams playing in the tourney championships.

Our 4th-graders cruised to victory in Homer, while our 5/6s lost in their championship 27-26 to Jamesville-DeWitte. The 6th-graders lost just one game, that one to last year's national champion AAU squad from Ithaca.

Of all the game that were reported and recorded throughout our season - which began in late October, with game starting in November - here is how our teams finished up.

Binghamton White (6)
22-4
Notable: White went 3-3 against Seton Catholic teams, with Seton being the only area team to beat White all season. White beat two different Ithaca teams this season, but the team's only other loss came in the Cortland tournament to a combined AAU team from the Ithaca area, a team that was anational champion at the 5th-grade level a year ago.

Binghamton Blue/Black (5/6)
25-8
Notable: The Blue and Black teams scrimmaged each other three different times this season - those games are not included in the overall record. Also, one of the Blue/Black team's losses was to our White squad in an inter-program contest this winter.

Binghamton Red (4)
15-1
Notable: The lone loss that was recorded this season for the Red team was by one point, to a Seton Catholic 5th-grade team. Binghamton Red just won the Homer-4 tournament Saturday, with an average margin of victory against other 4th-graders of 58 points.

Combined Record of Binghamton Travel Teams, 2011-2012
62-13 (.827 winning percentage)

Binghamton Dominates Homer 4th-Grade Tourney

The Binghamton 4th-Grade Travel team played in the Homer-4 Tournament Saturday, and came away with the day's champions. In Binghamton's three games, their average margin of victory was 58 points. The Binghamton team also played the entire tournament with just six players.

Below are the stats from their tourney games.

Game 1
Binghamton 68, Cortland Ballers 6

Stats:
* Colbie Young: 23 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, 1 block
* Ettore DiRado 14 points, 8 assists, 7 steals, 6 rebounds, 2 blocks
* Sean Lewis: 14 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist
* Conner Alapeck: 9 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 5 steals, 3 blocks
* Lexi Gruss: 4 points, 6 rebounds
* Gabriel Sabatino: 4 points, 4 steals, 2 rebounds

***

Game 2
Binghamton 74, Moravia 12

Stats:
* Ettore DiRado: 22 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 steals, 1 block
* Colbie Young: 20 points, 24 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 steals, 4 blocks
* Conner Alapeck: 14 points, 5 steals, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks
* Sean Lewis 14 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assist, 2 steals, 1 block
* Lexi Gruss: 2 points, 4 rebounds, 3 steals, 1 assist
* Gabriel Sabatino: 2 points, 1 assist

***

Championship
Binghamton 65, Homer 9

Stats:
* Colbie Young: 23 points, 13 rebounds, 6 steals, 5 assists
* Ettore DiRado: 16 points, 8 assists, 6 rebounds, 4 steals, 1 block
* Sean Lewis: 10 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assist, 3 steals
* Conner Alapeck 10 points, 9 assists, 7 rebounds, 6 steals
* Gabriel Sabatino: 4 points, 9 rebounds, 2 steals
* Lexi Gruss: 2 points, 8 rebounds, 1 steal

Missed Free Throws Sink Rage-8 in Owego

The Rage-8 team that entered Saturday's Owego Modified League playoffs the No. 1 seed struggled at the foul line throughout, while opponent Waverly fared much better there, as Waverly won this one, 48-44. Rage was a combined 8-for-19 from the line. Waverly shot 15-for-20.

Waverly was the league's eventually single-elimination champion, defeating the Binghamton Boys & Girls Club by 10. Rage (10-1 overall) suffered its first loss of the season.

Waverly 48, Rage 44
Rage ------ 22 - 22 -- 44
Waverly -- 20 - 28 -- 48

Stats:
* Trevor Borchardt: 12 points, 6 rebounds (0-1 FT)
* Jake Thompson: 10 points, 8 rebs, 2 assts, 1 steal, 1 block (2-2 FT)
* Roberto Jensen: 6 points, 3 assists, 2 rebounds, 1 block (two 3s)
* Joey Miranda: 6 points, 3 rebounds, 1 block (0-6 FT)
* Nate Gaster: 4 points, 4 assts, 3 rebs, 2 blocks, 1 steal (4-6 FT)
* Wyatt Whitmore: 4 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists (2-4 FT)
* Luke Day: 2 points, 1 assist, 1 steal
* Brady Harrington: 2 rebounds, 1 assist
* Caleb Link: 1 rebound, 1 steal
* Team free throws: 8-for-19
* Waverly free throws: 15-for-20

Teams Go 5-2 in Cortland Tournament Saturday

We sent two teams to play in the Cortland Basketball Club Tournament Saturday, and the kids came home with an overall 5-2 record. The 6th-grade team went 2-1 with wins over Homer (31-26) and Owego (78-48). The one loss (61-41) came against a regional AAU champion team from Ithaca. Binghamton fell behind by about 20 points early, then played Ithaca even the rest of the way.

The 5/6s played in a second division of the Cortland tourney, and won their pool with a 3-0 record. In the championship game, Binghamton had several chances to take the win, but fell just short, losing 27-26 to a polished Jamesville-DeWitte team. Binghamton shot 2-for-14 from the foul line in the final.

One of the highlights of the day came in the 5/6 team's third game. Facing elimination and trailing 24-23, Vito Ferranti was fouled with 7 seconds remaining. Ferranti fought off illness through the day's first three games, then stepped to the free throw line and canned both shots to lead 25-24. The X-Gen (Horseheads) team struggled to get the ball to midcourt against Binghamton's press, and with a second remaining, could only get off a halfcourt shot, which was long. Ferranti was only able to play a minute or two in the final due to the stomach illness worsening.

Here are the stats we have from Cortland.

Game 1
Binghamton (5/6) 36, Cortland CBC 20
Binghamton -- 19 - 17 -- 36
Cortland ------ 10 - 10 -- 20

Stats:
* Vito Ferranti: 14 points, 5 steals, 2 assists (2-6 FT)
* Sam Zahka-Stern: 6 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals, 3 blocks (0-2 FT)
* Wyatt Merta: 5 points, 6 steals, 1 rebound, 1 assist (1-2 FT)
* Niko Murray: 4 points, 2 steals, 1 assist, 1 block
* Manny Scott: 3 points, 14 rebounds, 8 steals, 6 assists (1-2 FT)
* Chris Surdey: 2 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal
* Lucas Davy: 2 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal
* Keshawn Lee: 3 rebounds, 1 block
* Noah Farrelly: 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block (0-4 FT)
* Team free throws: 4-for-16
* Cortland free throws: 4-for-17

***

Game 2
Binghamton (5/6) 73, Homer 13
Binghamton --- 40 - 33 -- 73
Homer ---------- 7 --- 6 -- 13

Stats:
* Wyatt Merta: 17 points, 9 rebs, 5 steals, 1 block (1-3 FT)
* Lucas Davy: 10 points, 6 rebs, 3 steals, 2 assts, 1 block (0-4 FT)
* Niko Murray: 9 points, 6 rebs, 4 steals, 4 blocks, 2 assts (1-2 FT)
* Sam Zahka-Stern: 9 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal (1-2 FT)
* Chris Surdey: 8 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assts, 1 steal, 1 block
* Vito Ferranti: 8 points, 4 steals, 2 assists, 1 rebound
* Manny Scott: 6 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal
* Keshawn Lee: 4 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist
* Noah Farrelly: 2 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals
* Team free throws: 3-for-11
* Homer free throws: 1-for-2

***

Game 3
Binghamton (5/6) 25, X-Gen Jammers 24
Binghamton -- 11 - 14 -- 25
X-Gen -------- 12 - 12 -- 24

Stats:
* Vito Ferranti: 11 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal (3-5 FT)
* Manny Scott: 4 points, 12 rebs, 5 steals, 2 blocks, 1 asst (2-2 FT)
* Niko Murray: 4 points, 10 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 blocks
* Wyatt Merta: 2 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist
* Lucas Davy: 2 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block (0-8 FT)
* Chris Surdey: 2 points, 2 steals, 1 reb, 1 asst, 1 block
* Sam Zahka-Stern: 3 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block
* Noah Farrelly: 1 rebound
* Keshawn Lee: 1 rebound
* Team free throws: 5-for-17
* X-Gen free throws: 4-for-12

***

Championship
Jamesville-DeWitte 27, Binghamton (5/6) 26
J-D --------------- 14 - 13 -- 27
Binghamton ----- 13 - 13 -- 26

Stats:
* Manny Scott: 10 points, 16 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block (0-2 FT)
* Lucas Davy: 5 points, 2 rebs, 2 steals, 2 blocks, 1 asst (1-4 FT)
* Sam Zahka-Stern: 4 points, 13 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block
* Niko Murray: 4 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals (0-3 FT)
* Wyatt Merta: 3 points, 6 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block (1-5 FT)
* Chris Surdey: 3 rebounds, 1 steal
* Noah Farrelly: 1 rebound, 1 block
* Vito Ferranti: 1 assist
* Keshawn Lee: 1 rebound
* Team free throws: 2-for-14
* J-D free throws: 5-for-10

Second Night of Scream/Knuckleheads Tonight

The second of two AAU girls tryouts for Scream/Knuckleheads basketball is tonight.

Here is a link to the program's Web site for details.

Keep an eye on the weather.

Rage-8 Gets Two Wins in Owego League

The Rage-8 team stayed perfect in the Owego Modified League with two weekend wins. On Saturday night, Rage started slowly but held off the younger of the league's two Southern Tier Storm teams, 40-25. On Sunday afternoon, Rage beat Candor, 66-13.

Next weekend the team will play in the league's playoffs. Rage-8 is the No. 1 seed.

Saturday
Rage 40, ST Storm 25
Rage --- 23 - 17 -- 40
Storm -- 17 -- 8 -- 25

Stats:
* Luke Day: 14 points, 6 steals, 3 rebs, 1 assist, 1 block (two 3s)
* Trevor Borchardt: 12 points, 10 rebounds, 1 block (2-5 FT)
* Nate Gaster: 8 points, 5 steals, 3 rebs, 1 assist, 1 block (0-4 FT)
* Wyatt Whitmore: 4 points, 8 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist (2-2 FT)
* Joey Miranda: 2 points, 10 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist
* Roberto Jensen: 4 assists, 2 steals, 1 rebound
* Brady Harrington: 2 assists, 1 steal
* Team free throws: 4-for-11
* Storm free throws: 0-for-6

***

Sunday
Rage 66, Candor 13
Rage ----- 33 - 33 -- 66
Candor --- 6 --- 7 -- 13

Stats:
* Nate Gaster: 14 points, 5 assts, 3 rebs, 2 steals, 1 block (2-3 FT)
* Joey Miranda: 10 points, 9 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block
* Trevor Borchardt: 10 points, 8 rebounds, 3 blocks, 1 assist
* Jake Thompson: 8 points, 7 rebs, 6 steals, 4 assts, 2 bkls (0-2 FT)
* Luke Day: 8 points, 4 rebounds, 4 steals, 1 assist
* Roberto Jensen: 6 points, 4 assists, 3 steals, 1 rebound
* Wyatt Whitmore: 4 points, 3 rebs, 3 assts, 2 steals, 1 block (0-2 FT)
* Caleb Link: 4 points, 2 rebounds, 2 steals
* Brady Harrington: 2 points, 5 steals, 2 rebounds, 2 assists
* Team free throws: 2-for-7
* Candor free throws: 1-for-6

Binghamton-6 Wins League Tourney; 5s Finish 2nd

The Binghamton (White) 6th-grade team started quickly and got a nice win in the Sunday Slim Sylvester League championship Sunday at Highland Park, topping Ithaca 41-21. It was a true team effort, in the most literal sense, as no player from Binghamton scored in double-figures, and five players scored 6 points or more.

For Binghamton-6, Tyshawn High and Jalil Butts were named to the all-tournament team, while Jordan McGahy received the team's 6th-Man Award.

Binghamton-5 won its second-place game earlier on Sunday at Highland, beating St. Joseph's 57-32. This game was tied 23-23 at halftime before Binghamton ran away with it in the second half. Binghamton collected 15 steals after halftime alone off its stingy man-to-man full-court press.

Vito Ferranti was named the team's all-tournament selection, and Devon Herman was selected as this team's 6-Man Award recipient. In this game, Herman had 10 steals, 2 points and 2 rebounds.

It's worth noting that Binghamton 5's only tournament loss was to a Chenango Forks team comprised of several 6th-graders and the rest 5th-graders.

The Binghamton 5/6 team lost its final tourney game Saturday night, 39-22, to Chenango Valley. From the 5/6s, Lucas Davy was selected to the all-tournament team. Chris Surdey was that team's recipient of the 6th-Man Award.

Saturday
Binghamton (5) 55, SV Gold (5) 43

Stats:
* Vito Ferranti: 17 points, 3 steals, 1 rebound, 1 assist
* Gabe Whiteman: 15 points, 10 steals, 4 rebounds, 4 assists
* Colbie Young: 10 points, 9 rebounds, 2 steals
* Alex Creagh: 6 points, 2 blocks
* Conner Alapeck: 4 points, 5 steals, 1 rebound
* Devon Herman: 3 points, 4 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block
* Gabriel Sabatino: 3 rebounds
* Nick Zikuski: 2 rebounds
* Dan Zikuski: 1 rebound, 1 steal

***

Sunday - Second Place
Binghamton (5) 57, St. Joseph's 32
Binghamton -- 23 - 34 -- 57
St. Joseph's --- 23 -- 9 --- 32

Stats:
* Vito Ferranti: 22 points, 6 steals, 4 assists, 2 rebounds (2-2 FT)
* Gabe Whiteman: 15 pts, 8 assts, 5 rebs, 5 steals, 1 block (3-12 FT)
* Colbie Young: 13 pts, 14 rebs, 3 steals, 2 asst, 1 block (one 3) (2-4 FT)
* Conner Alapeck: 3 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block (1-4 FT)
* Devon Herman: 2 points, 10 steals, 2 rebounds
* Alex Creagh: 2 points, 6 rebounds, 3 blocks, 1 steal (0-2 FT)
* Gabriel Sabatino: 1 rebound (0-2 FT)
* Team free throws: 7-for-26
* St. Joseph's free throws: 6-for-11

***

Sunday - Championship A Bracket
Binghamton (6) 41, Ithaca (6) 21
Binghamton -- 31 - 10 -- 41
Ithaca --------- 7 -- 14 -- 21

Stats:
* Brandon Sprouse: 9 points, 8 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block (1-4 FT)
* Tyshawn High: 8 points, 7 rebounds, 5 steals, 3 assists (0-1 FT)
* Patrick Van Putte: 8 points, 5 steals, 2 rebounds, 1 assist
* Jordan McGahy: 6 points, 11 rebounds, 1 steal (2-2 FT)
* Jalil Butts: 6 points, 4 rebs, 4 assists, 4 steals, 1 block (2-2 FT)
* Devin Tyler: 4 points, 2 steals, 1 rebound, 1 assist (0-2 FT)
* Jaylin Ragsdale: 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal
* Jason Nieves: 1 rebound
* Team free throws: 5-for-11
* Ithaca free throws: 7-for-19

Rage-8 Tops Greene at Owego

The Rage-8 squad faced off with our friends from Greene on Sunday afternoon in Owego. Luke Day and Joey Miranda, members of Rage-8, played with their school's modified team. Next weekend, though ... we're happy to get them back.

Sunday
Rage 50, Greene 35
Rage ----- 26 - 24 -- 50
Greene --- 17 - 18 -- 35

Stats:
* Jake Thompson: 14 pts, 7 rebs, 6 assts, 4 blocks, 3 steals
* Trevor Borchardt: 10 pts, 11 rebs, 3 blocks, 1 asst, 1 steal (0-2 FT)
* Wyatt Whitmore: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal
* Nate Gaster: 7 points, 3 assists, 2 blocks, 1 rebound (1-2 FT)
* Brady Harrington: 5 pts, 4 rebs, 3 assts, 2 blocks, 1 steal (one 3)
* Roberto Jensen: 4 points, 4 assists, 2 steals, 2 rebounds
* Caleb Link: 2 points, 3 rebounds, 3 steals, 1 assist
* Team free throws: 1-for-4
* Greene free throws: 6-for-12

Binghamton 6 Goes 3-0 Over Weekend

The Binghamton "Team 6" went 3-0 over the weekend in the Slim Sylvester League Tournament, getting big wins over Chenango Valley and Susquehanna Valley Friday and Saturday, then winning a tough contest against season-long rival Seton Catholic on Sunday.

The league tourney continues next weekend.

Friday
Binghamton 67, Chenango Valley 32
Chenango Valley --- 19 - 13 -- 32
Binghamton ------- 33 - 34 -- 67

Stats:
* Tyshawn High: 21 pts, 10 steals, 5 rebs, 3 assts (2-5 FT) (one 3)
* Jalil Butts: 15 points, 4 rebs, 4 assts, 3 steals (3-3 FT)
* Brandon Sprouse: 11 points, 4 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block (1-2 FT)
* Jordan McGahy: 10 points, 6 rebs, 2 steals, 2 blocks, 1 asst
* Patrick Van Putte: 6 points, 2 assists, 2 steal
* Devin Tyler: 2 points, 4 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 blocks (0-1 FT)
* Jason Nieves: 2 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal
* Jaylin Ragsdale: 4 rebounds, 4 steals, 2 assists
* Team free throws: 6-for-11
* CV free throws: 5-for-9

Saturday
Binghamton 56, Susquehanna Valley 30
Binghamton -- 35 - 21 -- 56
Sus Valley ----- 18 - 12 -- 30

Stats:
* Brandon Sprouse: 17 pts, 15 rebs, 3 blocks, 2 steals, 1 asst (5-10 FT)
* Tyshawn High: 17 pts, 11 rebs, 4 asst, 2 blks, 1 steal (1-1 FT) (2 3s)
* Jalil Butts: 8 points, 5 assists, 3 steals, 2 rebs, 1 block (0-1 FT)
* Patrick Van Putte: 6 points, 8 assists, 1 rebound, 1 steal
* Devin Tyler: 4 points, 6 rebs, 5 steals, 2 blocks, 1 assist
* Jordan McGahy: 2 points, 8 rebounds, 1 asst, 1 steal, 1 block
* Jaylin Ragsdale: 2 points, 3 rebs, 1 steal, 1 block
* Jason Nieves: 1 steal
* Team free throws: 6-for-12
* SV free throws: 5-for-14

Sunday
Binghamton 46, Seton Catholic 41
Binghamton -- 20 - 26 -- 46
Seton ---------- 22 - 19 -- 41

Stats:
* Brandon Sprouse: 12 points, 15 rebounds, 3 steals (4-5 FT)
* Tyshawn High: 12 points, 9 rebounds, 4 steals (2-6 FT)
* Jalil Butts: 12 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals (2-5 FT)
* Jordan McGahy: 6 points, 21 rebounds, 1 block
* Devin Tyler: 2 points, 2 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist
* Patrick Van Putte: 2 points, 2 steals, 1 assist
* Jaylin Ragsdale: 7 rebounds, 1 steal
* Team free throws: 8-for-16
* Seton free throws: 6-for-12

Binghamton 5 is 1-1 in League Tourney

The Binghamton "Team 5" (with players in 5th and 4th) battled a Chenango Forks 6/5 team on Saturday in the Slim Sylvester League Tournament, falling short, 52-39. Binghamton trailed by 16 twice in the second half, but cut the deficit to just 7 points late in the game before Forks scored the final 6 points.

On Sunday, Binghamton scored the last 12 points of the first half to lead at the break, 31-20, then had a 10-2 run early in the second half to pull away from Maine-Endwell, winning 59-34.

The league tourney continues next weekend.

Saturday
Chenango Forks 52, Binghamton 39
Binghamton ------- 18 - 21 -- 39
Chenango Forks -- 32 - 20 -- 52

Stats:
* Gabe Whiteman: 19 pts, 12 steals, 7 rebs, 3 assts, (3-12 FT) (two 3s)
* Vito Ferranti: 9 points, 4 steals, 2 rebounds, 2 assists (1-2 FT)
* Conner Alapeck: 6 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block (0-2 FT)
* Colbie Young: 5 points, 7 rebs, 7 steals, 1 asst, 1 block (1-1 FT)
* Alex Creagh: 3 steals, 2 rebounds
* Nick Zikuski: 1 rebound
* Devon Herman: 1 block
* Team free throws: 5-for-17
* CF free throws: 2-for-14

Sunday
Binghamton 59, Maine-Endwell 34
Binghamton ----- 30 - 29 -- 59
Maine-Endwell -- 21 - 13 -- 34

Stats:
* Vito Ferranti: 19 points, 6 steals, 5 assts, 3 rebs, 1 block (5-6 FT)
* Erik Smith: 12 points, 3 rebounds, 3 steals, 1 assist
* Gabe Whiteman: 11 pts, 6 rebs, 5 steals, 3 assts, 2 blocks (3-9 FT)
* Colbie Young: 8 points, 14 rebounds, 8 steals, 2 assists (2-9 FT)
* Devon Herman: 4 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal
* Conner Alapeck: 3 pts, 11 rebs, 3 assts, 2 blocks, 1 steal (1-2 FT)
* Alex Creagh: 2 points, 2 rebounds, 2 steals
* Nick Zikuski: 4 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block (0-2 FT)
* Dan Zikuski: 2 assists, 1 rebound, 1 steal
* Gabriel Sabatino: 1 rebound (0-2 FT)

Binghamton 5/6 Improves Over Weekend

The "Team 5/6" entry in the Slim Sylvester League Tournament took a few lumps against tough teams over the weekend, but made strides and by Sunday, played competitively against its third opponent. The team faced a very strong Seton team Friday, another very strong Ithaca team Saturday, then drew SV-6 on Sunday.

The league tourney continues next weekend.

Friday
SCC 64, Binghamton 14
Seton Catholic -- 43 - 21 -- 64
Binghamton -- - 12 -- 2 --- 14

Stats:
* Niko Murray: 4 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block (0-3 FT)
* Lucas Davy: 2 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist, 1 block
* Sam Zahka-Stern: 2 points, 4 rebounds, 2 blocks, 1 steal (0-2 FT)
* Keshawn Lee: 2 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal
* Noah Farrelly: 2 points, 1 steal, 1 block
* Chris Surdey: 2 points, 1 rebound
* Wyatt Merta: 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal (0-2 FT)
* Dan Zikuski: 2 rebounds, 1 steal
* Christie Sherman: 1 steal
* Caroline Turner: 1 rebound
* Team free throws: 0-for-7
* SCC free throws: 3-for-8

Saturday
Ithaca 44, Binghamton 21
Ithaca ------- 34 - 10 -- 44
Binghamton -- 9 - 12 -- 21

Stats:
* Lucas Davy: 8 points, 4 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block (2-6 FT)
* Sam Zahka -Stern: 5 points, 6 rebounds, 1 steal (1-4 FT)
* Erik Smith: 5 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal (1-1 FT)
* Christie Sherman: 2 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal
* Keshawn Lee: 1 point, 2 rebounds, 1 steal (1-4 FT)
* Niko Murray: 7 rebounds (0-2 FT)
* Dan Zikuski: 4 steals, 1 rebound, 1 assist
* Noah Farrelly: 1 rebound, 1 assist (0-2 FT)
* Wyatt Merta: 1 rebound (0-2 FT)
* Chris Surdey: 1 rebound
* Caroline Turner: 1 rebound

Sunday
Susquehanna Valley 41, Binghamton 30
SV ------------- 23 - 18 -- 41
Binghamton -- 13 - 17 -- 30

Stats:
* Lucas Davy: 11 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals (1-6 FT)
* Sam Zahka-Stern: 5 points, 17 rebs, 3 steals, 2 blocks, 1 asst (1-8 FT)
* Chris Surdey: 3 points, 2 rebounds, 2 steals (1-2 FT)
* Dan Zikuski: 3 points, 1 reb, 1 steal, 1 block (0ne 3-pointer)
* Wyatt Merta: 2 points, 9 rebounds, 2 asst, 2 blocks, 1 steal
* Niko Murray: 2 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals (0-4 FT)
* Erik Smith: 2 points, 5 assists, 4 steals, 3 rebounds
* Noah Farrelly: 2 points, 3 rebounds, 1 block
* Christie Sherman: 2 rebounds, 1 steal
* Keshawn Lee: 1 rebound (0-2 FT)
* Caroline Turner: 1 rebound
* Team free throws: 3-for-20
* SV free throws: 5-for-17

Girls AAU: STNY Flyers Tryouts Coming Up

Click here to get to the Flyers' Web site, and more information (getting an AAU license, pre-registration, etc.)

Binghamton Blue/Black Finishes With a "W"

Last Saturday afternoon, a combined Binghamton Blue/Black concluded its regular season with a 42-25 win at Greene. Following are the available stats provided from thta game.

Binghamton 42, Greene 25
Stats:
* Vito Ferranti: 17 points
* Colbie Young: 11 points
* Lucas Davy: 5 points
* Jacob McDonald: 4 points
* Sam Zahka-Stern: 4 points
* Keshawn Lee: 1 point

SV Girls Go 3-2 in Owego 5/6 Boys Tourney

The Susquehanna Valley girls travel team went 3-2 last weekend in the Owego 5/6 tournament. All the other entries were boys teams from across the region.

The girls started with a 39-20 win over Sayre, then lost to a tough Ithaca squad, 53-50 (the girls led by 5 late in the second half). SV then eliminated one of the host Owego teams from the turnament, handing them their second loss of the double-eliminatioin event, 29-23. SV then had a second-half surge to pull away and top the Newark Valley boys, 53-31. In their final game on Sunday morning, the girls lost to Cortland, 35-31, to be eliminated. Following are 4 box scores from the girls' 5 weekend games.

Game 1
SV Girls 39, Sayre Boys 20
SV ------ 7 - 16 - 10 - 6 -- 39
Sayre -- 10 - 2 -- 0 -- 8 - 20

Stats:
* Hannah Haskell: 18 pts, 8 rebs, 5 steals 1 block (2-3 FT)
* Michaela Haskell: 9 pts, 15 rebs, 5 steals, 3 blocks, 2 assts (1-2 FT)
* Holly Manchester: 6 points, 5 assists, 2 steals, 1 rebound
* Jessie Steinbrecher: 4 points, 4 rebounds (0-2 FT)
* Kendall Ryan: 2 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal
* Abby Rose: 6 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 assists
* Gracie Jensen: 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal
* Maeve Donnelly: 3 rebounds, 1 steal
* Team free throws: 3-for-7
* Sayre free throws: 2-for-6

***

Game 2
Ithaca Boys 53, SV Girls 50
Ithaca -- 13 - 7 - 14 -- 19 -- 53
SV ------- 3 - 18 - 14 - 15 -- 50

Stats:
* Hannah Haskell: 22 pts, 8 rebs, 8 steals, 1 asst, 1 block (4-13 FT)
* Michaela Haskell: 16 pts, 6 rebs, 2 steals, 1 asst, 1 block
* Holly Manchester: 10 points, 11 assist, 2 steals, 2 blocks (2-7 FT)
* Jessie Steinbrecher: 2 points, 5 rebounds, 1 asst, 1 steal, 1 block
* Gracie Jensen: 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal
* Maeve Donnelly: 2 blocks, 1 rebound
* Abby Rose: 1 steal (0-2 FT)
* Team free throws: 4-for-22
* Ithaca free throws: 8-for-12

***

Game 3
SV Girls 29, Owego Boys 23
SV ------- 9 - 20 -- 29
Owego - 13 - 10 -- 23

Stats:
* Holly Manchester: 18 points, 2 assist, 2 steals, 1 reb (6-10 FT)
* Hannah Haskell: 4 points, 9 rebounds, 2 blocks (2-4 FT)
* Gracie Jensen: 3 points, 7 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block (1-3 FT)
* Jessie Steinbrecher: 2 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals (2-2 FT)
* Michaela Haskell: 2 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block
* Abby Rose: 4 rebounds, 1 steal (0-1 FT)
* Maeve Donnelly: 1 block
* Kendall Ryan: 1 rebound
* Team free throws: 9-for-19
* Owego free throws: 5-for-19

***

Game 4
SV Girls 53, Newark Valley Boys 31
No stats available

***

Game 5
Cortland Boys 35, SV Girls 31
SV -------- 14 - 17 -- 31
Cortland - 16 - 19 -- 35

Stats:
* Hannah Haskell: 13 points, 7 rebs, 3 assists, 3 steals (5-9 FT)
* Michaela Haskell: 10 points, 8 rebounds, 1 steal (2-2 FT)
* Maeve Donnelly: 3 points, 4 rebs, 1 steal, 1 block (3-4 FT)
* Holly Manchester: 3 points, 3 assists, 3 steals, 1 reb (1-5 FT)
* Gracie Jensen: 2 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal
* Abby Rose: 2 steals, 1 rebound, 1 assist (0-2 FT)
* Jessie Steinbrecher: 2 rebounds, 1 steal
* Team free throws: 11-for-22
* Cortland free throws: 5-for-13

Rage-8 Goes 2-2 in Waverly Tourney

Rage-8 (with a few friends' help - as a few of our regular team members were unavailable) went 2-2 in the Waverly Modified Tournament last weekend. The team secured the 4th seed to get to the playoffs, but lost to a strong Horseheads/Corning combined squad, coached by Horseheads varsity head coach Steve Monks. These games were relatively quick, with two 16-minute running-time halves.

Game 1
Horseheads 31, Rage 30
HH --- 13 - 18 -- 31
Rage - 13 - 17 -- 30

Stats:
* Nate Gaster: 10 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block (2-4 FT)
* Latrel McFarlane: 8 points, 5 rebs, 2 steals, 1 asst, 1 block (0-3 FT)
* Jake Thompson: 7 points, 1 asst, 1 steal, 1 block (3-4 FT)
* Devin Young: 3 points (1-3 FT)
* Caleb Link: 2 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal, 1 block (2-2 FT)
* Wyatt Whitmore: 5 rebounds, 3 steals (0-2 FT)
* Roberto Jensen: 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals
* Cameron Manchester: 1 assist, 1 steal
* Team free throws: 8-for-18
* HH free throws: 10-for-16

***

Game 2
Rage 27, Newark Valley 11
Rage - 8 - 19 -- 27
NV --- 6 -- 5 -- 11

Stats:
* Jake Thompson: 9 points, 5 rebounds (1-4 FT)
* Latrel McFarlane: 7 points, 3 rebounds, 3 steals (1-2 FT)
* Nate Gaster: 6 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal (4-12 FT)
* Devin Young: 3 points, 3 steals (1-2 FT)
* Roberto Jensen: 2 points, 3 steals, 2 assists, 1 steal
* Wyatt Whitmore: 3 assists, 3 steals, 2 rebounds
* Cameron Manchester: 2 assists, 2 steals, 1 rebound
* Caleb Link: 1 rebound
* Matt Whiteman: 1 steal
* Team free throws: 7-for-20
* NV free throws: 5-for-10

***

Game 3
Rage 33, Towanda 11
Townda - 5 -- 6 -- 11
Rage --- 21 - 12 -- 33

Stats:
* Jake Thompson: 12 points, 3 rebounds, 1 asst, 1 steal, 1 block
* Nate Gaster: 5 points, 6 rebs, 3 blocks, 1 asst, 1 steal (1-2 FT)
* Wyatt Whitmore: 4 points, 4 assists, 2 rebounds, 1 steal
* Roberto Jensen: 4 points, 3 assists, 3 steals, 1 reb, 1 block
* Matt Whiteman: 3 points, 3 steals (1-2 FT)
* Devin Young: 2 points, 4 steals, 2 rebounds
* Cameron Manchester: 2 points, 1 steal
* Latrel McFarlane: 1 point, 4 rebs, 2 assists, 2 steals (1-3 FT)
* Caleb Link: 1 steal
* Team free throws: 3-for-7
* Towanda Free throws: 2-for-6

***

Game 4 (semifinal)
Horseheads 41, Rage 30
HH --- 20 - 21 -- 41
Rage - 12 - 18 -- 30

Stats:
* Wyatt Whitmore: 11 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists (7-8 FT)
* Nate Gaster: 8 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block (2-4 FT)
* Devin Young: 4 points, 1 rebound (2-2 FT)
* Latrel McFarlane: 3 points, 4 rebs, 1 assist, 1 block (1-2 FT)
* Roberto Jensen: 2 points, 1 assist, 1 steal
* Caleb Link: 2 points, 1 rebound
* Jake Thompson: 8 rebounds, 2 blocks
* Cameron Manchester: 1 steal
* Matt Whiteman: 1 steal
* Team free throws: 6-for-10
* Horseheads free throws: 8-for-15

Binghamton Red Gets Two Wins

To end its regular season, the Binghamton Red (4/5) team got two wins. Following are the box scores that were provided.

Red 35, Seton Catholic 17

Stats:
* Colbie Young: 17 points, 7 rebouinds, 3 steals, 2 blocks, 1 assist
* Conner Alapeck: 8 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals, 1 block
* Francis McDonald: 6 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist
* Alex Creagh: 2 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal
* Josh Drayton-Duggins: 2 points
* Christie Sherman: 1 rebound, 1 steal

***

Red 46, Owego 13

Stats:
* Colbie Young: 21 points, 13 rebounds, 5 steals
* Conner Alapeck: 13 points, 10 rebounds, 5 steals, 3 assists, 3 blocks
* Francis McDonald: 4 points, 4 rebounds
* Gabriel Sabatino: 4 points, 2 rebounds
* Alex Creagh: 2 points, 3 steals, 1 rebound
* Christie Sherman: 2 points, 1 steal, 1 assist
* Keshawn Lee: 4 rebounds, 4 steals
* Caroline Turner: 4 rebounds

Binghamton Splits with SCC Tuesday at Roosevelt

Four Binghamton and Seton travel teams faced off Tuesday night at Roosevelt Elementary, with one win for each program. In the opener, Binghamtkon Black trailed 21-8 at halftime, but mounted a strong second-half comeback to win 32-31. In the second game, Binghamton White led by 4 at halftime, but lost to Seton Green 53-42. No stats are available from the first game. Here are stats from the second.

Seton 53, White 42

Stats:
* Jordan McGahy: 9 points, 10 rebounds, 5 blocks, 4 steals (3-4 FT)
* Brandon Sprouse: 8 points, 8 rebounds, 1 blocks (2-4 FT)
* Tyshawn High: 6 points, 5 rebs, 1 asst, 1 steal, 1 block
* Jalil Butts: 6 points, 4 steals, 3 rebs, 2 assts (4-4 FT)
* Gabe Whiteman: 4 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal (0-1 FT)
* Colbie Young: 4 points, 2 rebounds (2-3 FT)
* Devin Tyler: 3 points, 3 rebs, 2 assts, 1 block (3-4 FT)
* Jaylin Ragsdale: 4 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist
* Team free throws: 14-for-20

White Tops Seton White on Sunday

Binghamton White played Seton White on Sunday at Seton Catholic High, pitting two of the league's top teams this season. Binghamton came away with a 63-52 win in a very competitive contest. The game featured a rapid-fire fourth quarter, in which the teams combined for 43 points.

Binghamton 63, Seton 52
Binghamton ----- 9 -- 20 - 12 - 22 -- 63
Seton Catholic -- 12 -- 9 - 10 - 21 -- 52

Stats:
* Tyshawn High: 22 points, 16 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals, 1 block
(7-11 FT) (one 3-pointer)
* Brandon Sprouse: 9 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assist (3-5 FT)
* Jordan McGahy: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal (0-2 FT)
* Manny Scott: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist (0-2 FT)
* Gabe Whiteman: 7 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block (5-8 FT)
* Colbie Young: 5 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal (1-2 FT)
* Patrick Van Putte: 4 points, 1 assist, 1 steal
* Devin Tyler: 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks
* Team free throws: 16-for-30
* Seton free throws: 13-for-24

Black Team Pulls Away, Tops CF by 23

The Binghamton Black team played at Chenango Forks Saturday afternoon, eventually pulling away in the second half of a close game, to get the win, 63-40. Binghamton had four players score in double figures, led by Gabe Whiteman and Vito Ferranti, each with 17. Wyatt Merta had season highs in both points and rebounds (16 and 12), adding 3 steals. Manny Scott and Jason Nioeves each pulled down 15 rebounds.

Black 63, Chenango Forks 40
Black -- 16 - 17 - 15 - 15 -- 63
Forks -- 11 - 13 - 11 -- 5 -- 40

Stats:
* Gabe Whiteman: 17 pts, 5 rebs, 2 assists, 2 steals (0-5) (one 3)
* Vito Ferranti: 17 points, 2 steals, 2 blocks, 1 assist (1-2 FT)
* Wyatt Merta: 16 points, 12 rebounds, 3 steals, 1 assist (2-3 FT)
* Manny Scott: 11 pts, 15 rebs, 5 assts, 5 blocks, 2 steals, (1-2 FT)
* Danny Zikuski: 2 points, 2 assists, 2 steals, 1 rebound (0-3 FT)
* Jason Nieves: 15 rebounds, 1 assist
* Nick Zikuski: 5 rebounds
* Black free throws: 3-for-15
* Forks free throws: 3-for-12