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