Tourney Win in Cortland

A combined group of Susquehanna Valley girls and Binghamton boys went to Cortland this weekend and came home 3-0 and winners of the YMCA Ballers' MLK Tournament. The team, wearing Binghamton West jerseys, beat East Syracuse Minoa twice and the host Cortland Ballers once to capture the title.

Game 1 (Saturday)
Binghamton 50, E. Syracuse Minoa 33
Binghamton --- 24 - 26 -- 50
E. Syracuse ---- 10 - 23 -- 33

Stats:
* Kobe Bogart: 21 pts, 9 rebounds, 4 steals, 2 assts, 2 blocks (1-1 FT)
* Jamique Duggins: 7 points, 2 assists (one 3) (2-3 FT)
* Hillary Morgan: 6 points, 4 rebounds, 1 steal
* Gabe Whiteman: 5 points, 4 rebounds (1-2 FT)
* Jessie Steinbrecher: 4 points, 7 rebounds (0-2 FT)
* Vito Ferranti: 3 points, 2 assists, 1 steal (1-2 FT)
* Lucas Davy: 2 points, 7 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 assists (2-2 FT)
* Gracie Jensen: 2 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assts, 2 steals, 2 blocks
* Devon Herman: 5 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist
* Team free throws: 7-for-12
* East Syracuse free throws: 7-for-12

Game 2 (Saturday)
Binghamton 54, Cortland Ballers 21
Binghamton --- 31 - 23 -- 54
Cortland -------- 10 - 11 -- 21

Stats:
* Gabe Whiteman: 12 pts, 1 reb, 1 asst, 1 steal (one 3) (1-3 FT)
* Jessie Steinbrecher: 10 pts, 5 rebs, 3 steals, 1 asst, 1 block
* Jamique Duggins: 10 pts, 3 rebs, 3 steals, 1 assist (one 3) (3-4 FT)
* Kobe Bogart: 8 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 steals (0-2 FT)
* Gracie Jensen: 4 points, 5 steals, 2 rebounds, 2 blocks
* Vito Ferranti: 4 points, 4 assists, 1 rebound
* Hillary Morgan: 2 points, 4 rebounds, 2 blocks, 1 steal
* Devon Herman: 2 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals (0-2 FT)
* Lucas Davy: 2 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal (2-2 FT)
* Team free throws: 6-for-13
* Cortland free throws: 3-for-8

Game 3 - Championship (Sunday)
Binghamton 62, E. Syracuse Minoa 37
Binghamton --- 34 - 28 -- 62
E. Syracuse ---- 12 - 25 -- 37

Stats:
* Jamique Duggins: 12 points, 7 rebounds (two 3s)
* Lucas Davy: 12 pts, 5 rebs, 2 assts, 2 stls, 1 blk (one 3) (1-2 FT)
* Kobe Bogart: 11 pts, 18 rebs, 6 assts, 6 steals, 2 blocks (1-5 FT)
* Gabe Whiteman: 10 points, 4 steals, 1 rebound
* Vito Ferranti: 8 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal
* Jessie Steinbrecher: 3 points, 1 reb, 1 assist, 1 steal (1-2 FT)
* Gracie Jensen: 2 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 1 block
* Devon Herman: 2 points, 2 blocks, 1 rebound, 1 steal
* Hillary Morgan: 2 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal (2-4 FT)
* Team free throws: 5-for-13
* E. Syracuse free throws: 5-for-13

Red Results

Binghamton Red 52, Greene 35
(January 17 game played at Greene Intermediate School)

Stats:
* Vito Ferranti: 25 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal
* Kobe Bogart: 19 points, 10 rebounds, 3 blocks, 2 assists
* Nick Zikuski: 6 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist
* Enzo Dell'Assandro: 2 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal
* Max Bell: 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 1 block
* Zach Bell: 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal

BBGC 52, Binghamton Red 39
(January 5 game at the Binghamton Boys and Girls Club)
Stats:
* Vito Ferranti: 24 points, 3 assists, 1 rebound, 1 steal
* Kobe Bogart: 11 points, 11 rebounds, 3 steals, 1 assist
* Devon Herman: 2 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal
* Enzo Dell'Assandro: 2 points, 1 assist, 1 steal
* Nick Zikuski: 6 rebounds, 1 assist
* Kaziah Ross: 5 rebounds
* Zach Bell: 4 rebounds, 2 assists
* Max Bell: 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal

Monday's Results

Binghamton Blue 50, Vestal-5 (Carr) 46
Stats:
* Jamique Duggins: 25 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist
* Brandon Sterling: 10 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals
* Juwan Brown: 4 points, 2 steals, 1 rebound, 1 block
* Keshawn Lee: 4 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal
* Savyon Simmons: 2 points, 2 rebounds
* Joshua Drayton-Duggins: 2 points, 1 assist, 1 steal
* Victor Snyder: 2 points, 1 steal
* Zavier Taylor: 1 point, 1 rebound, 1 steal
* Gabriel Sabatino: 2 rebounds
* Kareem D'Oliviera: 2 rebounds
* Anton Becker-Harris: 1 steal

Owego-6 (Merrill) 42, Binghamton White 30
Stats:
* Brandon Sterling: 10 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal
* Jamique Duggins: 9 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal
* Alex Creigh: 5 points, 3 rebounds
* Joshua Drayton-Duggins: 4 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal
* Kaziah Ross: 2 points, 6 rebounds
* Julian Wanjama: 2 rebounds
* Victor Lee: 1 rebound, 1 steal
* Colette Chermak: 1 rebound

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