Fall Basketball Opportunities

BX Player Development
BX has a fall season preparation training program that runs 5 weeks, beginning September 18 and ending October 15.

There is a session for high school students, grades 9 through 12 (4 days a week - or, 20 total sessions), and there is another session for students in grades 5 through 8. For the younger group, there is a choice of attending 4 or 2 sessions per week, over the 5 weeks.

The BX sessions are held at St. Patrick's in Binghamton.

If you would like to receive a flier with more information, send me a request for details at jensens@oacsd.org.

Rage Fall Skills Session
Rage AAU has a fall skills session for players in grades 1 through 12. The age groups are broken up this way:
* 1st through 3rd
* 4th through 6th
* 7th through 9th
* 10th through 12th

The sessions begin September 25 and run until October 30. These sessions are held at St. Joseph's in Endicott.

If you would like to receive a flier with more information, send me a request for details at jensens@oacsd.org.

Rage Fall Lottery League
Rage AAU is offering a Lottery League for players in grades 6 through 12. Sessions will be broken into brackets for grades 6-8 and grades 9-12.

The sessions begin September 25 and run until October 30. These sessions are held at St. Joseph's in Endicott.

If you would like to receive a flier with more information, send me a request for details at jensens@oacsd.org.

Thank You

Our Summer Scrimmages concluded Saturday (September 2) with a strong showing of 16 players, ranging in grade level from 3 up to 9. Over the final two weeks of August, there were 13 scrimmages at various sites, with 213 total players (some were the same, over the sessions) attending, for an average of about 17 players per scrimmage.

The sessions were conducted free of charge. Players from the following nine area school districts particpated: Binghamton, Susquehanna Valley, Whitney Point, Chenango Forks, Greene, Candor, Chenango Valley, Seton Catholic (St. James) and Vestal.

Check out photos from a few of the scrimmages, below.

Thanks to everyone for attending, for bringing the kids, and for your support. Thanks, also, to our referees who volunteered their time over the two-week span (Gary Alapeck, Paul McDonald, Scott Harrington, Pat Van Putte and Brook Gaster).

Another Scrimmage Photo

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(Wednesday, August 31, at Cheri Lindsey Park - left to right: Jordan, Jalil, Garrett, Connor, Casey, Thomas, Lucas, Roberto, Jonah, Vance, Tyshawn, Nick, Andrew, Patrick, Caleb, Manny and Noah.)

Photos from the Scrimmages

(Friday, August 26, at Chenango Forks High School - left to right: Sam, Lucas, Connor, Caleb, Nate, Shawn, Manny, Jared, Trevor, Jalil, Tyshawn, Francis, Joey, Roberto, Jacob, Brady, Amir, Ava, Nate and Josh.)


(Saturday, August 27, at Cheri Lindsey Park - left to right: Ava, Francis, Matias, Jacob, Connor, Manny, Etorre, Nick, Nate, Wyatt, Matt, Patrick, Roberto, Tyshawn, Gabriel, Jalil and Luke.)

Summer Scrimmages

Summer scrimmages are under way. This year we've expanded the schedule, with more dates and different locations.

IMPORTANT: Players should wear either: (1) a white/dark colored reversible jersey, or (2) bring a white and a dark-colored t-shirt to change back and forth, as needed (we won’t go shirts and skins, so please have the kids remember this one).

The Schedule:

Saturday, August 20 - 10 a.m. to noon at Cheri Lindsey Park
(19 players attended)

Monday, August 22 - 6 to 8 p.m. at Cheri Lindsey Park
(28 players attended)

Tuesday, August 23 – 5 to 7 p.m. at Berean Bible Church in Greene
(21 players attended)

(After 3 sessions, players from the following school districts have participated in the scrimmages: Binghamton, Susquehanna Valley, Whitney Point, Chenango Forks, Candor, Greene, Chenango Valley and Vestal.)

Wednesday, August 24 – 6 to 8 p.m. at Apalachin Elementary School
(11 players attended)

Thursday, August 25 – 6 to 8 p.m. at Port Dickinson Park
(19 players attended)

Friday, August 26 – 6 to 8 p.m. at Chenango Forks High School
(20 players attended)

Saturday, August 27 – 10 a.m. to noon at Cheri Lindsey Park
(15 players attended)

Monday, August 29 – 6 to 8 p.m. at Cheri Lindsey Park
(15 players attended)

Tuesday, August 30 – 6 to 8 p.m. at Cheri Lindsey Park
(17 players attended)

Wednesday, August 31 – 6 to 8 p.m. at Cheri Lindsey Park
(15 players attended)

Thursday, Sept. 1 – 6 to 8 p.m. at Port Dickinson Park
(13 players attended)

Friday, Sept. 2 – 6 to 8 p.m. at Chenango Forks High School
(4 players atended)

Saturday, Sept. 3 – 10 a.m. to noon at Cheri Lindsey Park
(16 players attended)

Photos from Gus Macker

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Honor Roll Student/Athletes

Our student/athletes who excelled in the classroom in the 4th quarter of 2011.

Congratulations to all!

Binghamton Team Camp

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June 27 through July 1, there was a "Team Camp" for Binghamton boys basketball. Above, campers in attendance on the final day posed for a photo. Players from grades 4 through 12 attended the camp. Below, some of the program's younger players are pictured, working on drills and playing in 4-on-4 games.

Our Players Join Hoop Dreams for Tourney

Nate Gaster (35), Larel McFarlane (5), Roberto "Bird" Jensen (20) and Brady Harrington (1) joined Cam Manchester's (23) Hoop Dreams AAU team for a national qualifier tournament in June. The stats for that weekend's tourney are below.



Total Points
36 – Latrel McFarlane (4 games)
33 – Roberto Jensen (4 games)
24 – Nate Gaster (4 games)
18 – Chris Saunders (4 games)
17 – Ilya Minarov (4 games)
12 - Jake Thompson (1 game)
7 – Cameron Manchester (4 games)
4 – Brady Harrington (2 games)
2 – JaVonte Green (1 game)

Rebounds
40 – Latrel McFarlane
28 – Cameron Manchester
25 – Chris Saunders
15 – Nate Gaster
14 – Jake Thompson
12 – JaVonte Green
8 – Roberto Jensen
7 – Brady Harrington
4 – Ilya Minarov

Assists
15 - Roberto Jensen
8 – Cameron Manchester
3 – Latrel McFarlane
2 – Chris Saunders
1 – Nate Gaster
1 – Brady Harrington
1 – Ilya Minarov
1 – Jake Thompson

Steals
10 – Cameron Manchester
9 – Latrel McFarlane
4 – Roberto Jensen
3 – Nate Gaster
2 – Chris Saunders

Blocks
9 – Nate Gaster
3 – Latrel McFarlane
2 – Jake Thompson
1 – Cameron Manchester
1 – Chris Saunders
1 – Brady Harrington

3-Pointers Made
9 – Roberto Jensen
3 - Ilya Minarov
2 – Latrel McFarlane

Free Throw Percentage
80 – Jake Thompson (4-for-5)
67 – Roberto Jensen (2-for-3)
50 – Ilya Minarov (4-for-8)
40 – Nate Gaster (4-for-10)
25 – Latrel McFarlane (2-for-8)
17 – Cameron Manchester (1-for-6)

Tournament Box Scores

Hoop Dreams 51, City Rocks 44
HD – 17 – 34 – 51
CR – 20 – 24 – 44

* Roberto Jensen - 18 points, 7 assists, 2 rebounds, 2 steals (four 3-pointers, 2-3 FT)
* Latrel McFarlane – 10 points, 20 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist, 1 block (2-7 FT)
* Nate Gaster – 8 points, 9 rebounds, 5 blocks, 1 steal
* Chris Saunders – 7 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal (3-4 FT)
* Ilya Minarov – 6 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist (two 3-pointers)
* Brady Harrington – 2 points, 6 rebounds, 1 block
* Cameron Manchester – 12 rebounds 3 steals, 2 assists
* Team free throws – 7-for-14
* City Rocks free throws – 5-for-13

Maple City 60, Hoop Dreams 31
MC – 39 – 21 – 60
HD - 19 – 12 – 31

* Latrel McFarlane – 11 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals (one 3-pointer) (0-1 FT)
* Roberto Jensen – 9 points, 2 assists (three 3-pointers)
* Nate Gaster – 4 points, 5 rebounds, 4 blocks, 1 assist
* JaVonte Green – 2 points, 12 rebounds
* Cameron Manchester – 2 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block
* Brady Harrington – 2 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist
* Ilya Minarov – 1 point (1-2 FT)
* Chris Saunders – 1 rebound
* Team free throws – 1-for-3
* Maple City free throws – 2-for-8

Buffalo 49, Hoop Dreams 22
BU – 27 – 22 – 49
HD – 11 – 11 – 22

* Roberto Jensen – 6 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assist, 1 steal (two 3-pointers)
* Chris Saunders – 5 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block (1-3 FT)
* Latrel McFarlane – 4 points, 9 rebounds, 3 steals, 1 block
* Cameron Manchester – 3 points, 9 rebounds, 4 steals, 3 assists
* Ilya Minarov – 3 points, 1 rebound (1-4 FT)
* Nate Gaster – 1 point, 1 rebound (1-5 FT)
* Team free throws – 4-for-18
* Buffalo free throws – 4-for-10

PV Ballerz 66, Hoop Dreams 49
PV – 43 – 23 – 66
HD – 24 – 25 – 49

* Jake Thompson – 12 points, 14 rebounds, 2 blocks, 1 assist (4-5 FT)
* Latrel McFarlane – 11 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block (one 3-pointer)
* Nate Gaster – 11 points, 1 assist (3-5 FT)
* Ilya Minarov – 7 points, 1 rebound (one 3-pointer) (2-2 FT)
* Chris Saunders – 6 points, 6 rebounds (0-2 FT)
* Cameron Manchester – 2 points, 4 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 assists
* Roberto Jensen – 4 assists, 3 rebounds, 1 steal
* Team free throws – 9-for-13
* PV Ballerz free throws – 4-for-7

Our Student/Athletes Making the Grade

The fourth marking period report cards have arrived for most student/athletes who have played in scrimmages, or who have played for any of the teams associated with our program. Below are those (reported to us by parents) who are making the grade.

Middle School High-Honor Roll
(92 gpa of higher)
* Roberto Jensen (SV) - 95.11
* Casey Walsh (Binghamton West) - 94.75
* Jake Thompson (JC) - 99
* Wyatt Whitmore (Candor) - 95.76
* Joey Miranda (Greene) - 93.25
* Trevor Borchardt (CF) - 96
* Luke Day (Greene) - 95
* Nate Oliva (Binghamton West) - 97.4
* Matt Whiteman (Binghamton West) - 93.7

Middle School Honor Roll
(88-91.99 gpa)
* Nate Gaster (Binghamton West) - 90.13

Elementary School All 4s and/or 3s
(or All As and/or Bs)
* Gracie Jensen (Binghamton)
* Connor Borchardt (Chenango Forks)
* Gabriel Whiteman (Binghamton)
* Jordan McGahy (Binghamton)
* Patrick Van Putte (Binghamton)