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

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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

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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