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)

New York Times: The Crossover on Display

The crossover is one of the most lethal offensive moves in the NBA. Miami’s Dwyane Wade found inspiration for his version from players like Allen Iverson and Tim Hardaway (shown above).

Click on The Crossover on Display to watch the 6-minute New York Times video.

Rage 7s Wrap Up Season in Wilkes Barre

The Rage 7s wrapped up an AAU season of nine tournaments by playing in the May 21-22 weekend's Who Got Game? tourney. The team faced some tough competition in the final weekend and went 1-3, losing one of those games in overtime.

The Rage 7 team ended its AAU season with an overall win-loss record of 19-15.

Here are the game stats from this past weekend:

Rage 43, FABC (Wilkes Barre) 33

Rage - 17 - 26 -- 43
FABC - 15 - 18 -- 33

Stats:
* Jake Thompson: 12 pts, 7 rebs, 2 assists, 2 blocks, 1 steal (4-4 FT)
* Wyatt Whitmore: 9 points, 8 rebounds, 2 blocks, 1 assist (1-1 FT)
* Gavin Dyman: 9 pts, 2 assists, 1 reb, 1 steal (2-2 FT) (one 3-pointer)
* Trevor Borchardt: 7 pts, 8 rebs, 5 blocks, 1 assist, 1 steal (3-6 FT)
* Nate Gaster: 4 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal (0-2 FT)
* Joey Miranda: 2 points, 4 rebounds
* Andy Furman: 3 assists, 3 steals, 2 rebounds, 1 block (0-2 FT)
* Team free throws: 10-for-17
* FABC free throws: 4-for-11

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Pa. Warhawks 45, Rage 42 (OT)

War -- 11 - 24 -- 10 -- 45
Rage - 16 - 19 -- 7 --- 42

Stats:
* Wyatt Whitmore: 12 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal
* Jake Thompson: 11 pts, 4 rebs, 3 blocks, 1 assist, 1 steal (5-6 FT)
* Gavin Dyman: 9 pts, 2 assists, 2 blocks, 1 reb, 1 steal (one 3-pointer)
* Joey Miranda: 7 points, 7 rebounds (1-3 FT)
* Trevor Borchardt: 2 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals
* Nate Gaster: 1 point, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 block (1-2 FT)
* Andy Furman: 5 rebounds, 1 assist
* Team free throws: 7-for-11
* Pa. Warhawks free throws: 8-for-17

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KRB (S. Jersey) 63, Rage 30

KRB -- 42 - 21 -- 63
Rage - 17 - 13 --- 30

Stats:
* Jake Thompson: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal (2-2 FT)
* Wyatt Whitmore: 6 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists
* Gavin Dyman: 6 points, 2 rebounds
* Nate Gaster: 6 points, 1 rebound (2-7 FT)
* Trevor Borchardt: 4 points, 6 rebounds, 4 blocks, 1 steal (2-2 FT)
* Joey Miranda: 3 rebounds, 1 steal
* Andy Furman: 2 rebounds, 1 assist
* Team free throws: 6-for-11
* KRB free throws: 1-for-9

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Cats 40, Rage 29

Cats - 26 - 14 -- 40
Rage - 12 - 17 -- 29

Stats:
* Jake Thompson: 8 points, 8 rebounds, 4 blocks, 3 assists (2-3 FT)
* Joey Miranda: 7 points, 7 rebounds (1-1 FT)
* Trevor Borchardt: 6 points, 7 rebounds, 5 blocks, 3 steals (2-4 FT)
* Nate Gaster: 4 points, 2 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist, 1 block
* Wyatt Whitmore: 2 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal
* Andy Furman: 2 points
* Roberto Jensen: 3 assists, 2 rebounds, 1 block
* Gavin Dyman: 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 block
* Team free throws: 5-for-8
* Cats free throws: 4-for-12

Rage 7s Go To "Battle" Championship

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The Rage 7s went 1-1 in pool play, then advanced to the championship with a playoff win at the May 7 "Battle at te Border" in Waverly. In the final, however, they were overmatched, as a team called AC Rapids played a 6-foot-3 eighth-grader in the 7th-grade pool. His size and leaping ability was a game-changer, as AC Rapids won going away.

The Rage 8s played well, losing their first game to the X-Gen Jammers (based in Elmira) 67-65. They beat Newark Valley, then lost by 12 to a sharp-shooting J-D team, playing for a chance to get the championship.

Rage 8th-Graders

Game 1
X-Gen Jammers 67, Rage 65

X-Gen -- 34 - 33 -- 28
Rage ---- 37 - 28 -- 65

Stats:
* Sarbast Doski: 15 points, 11 rebounds, 6 steals, 5 assists, 1 block (1-4 FT)
* Brandon Fauver: 14 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals (0-2 FT) (two 3-pointers)
* Nick Chilson: 13 points, 3 assists, 2 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block (1-2 FT) (two 3-pointers)
* Matt Bowman: 10 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, 1 block (2-3 FT) (two 3-pointers)
* Nicky Snyder: 10 points, 6 rebounds, 4 steals, 1 block
* Nick Sweet: 1 point (1-2 FT)
* Marshall Higley: 1 rebound
* Free throws: 5-for-13
* Jammers free throws: 7-for-9

Game 2
Rage 65, Newark Valley 14

Rage - 33 - 32 -- 65
NV ---- -6 ---8 -- 14

Stats:
* Brandon Fauver: 15 points, 5 steals, 1 rebound, 1 block (four 3-pointers)
* Nicky Snyder: 12 points, 4 rebounds, 3 steals, 1 assist (2-4 FT)
* Sarbast Doski: 12 points, 7 steals, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block (4-4 FT)
* Nick Chilson: 8 points, 6 assists, 5 steals, 3 rebounds, 1 block (2-2 FT)
* Nick Sweet: 8 points, 2 assists, 1 rebound, 1 steal, 1 block
* Marshall Higley: 5 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 block (1-4 FT)
* Matt Bowman: 4 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals, 3 blocks

Game 3
J-D 62, Rage 50

Stats:
* Brandon Fauver: 16 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block (2-2 FT) (four 3-pointers)
* Sarbast Doski: 11 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal (3-4 FT)
* Nick Chilson: 11 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists (0-1 FT) (one 3-pointer)
* Matt Bowman: 7 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 block (2-3 FT)
* Nicky Snyder: 4 points, 7 rebounds (0-4 FT)
* Nick Sweet: 2 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists
* Marshall Higley: 2 rebounds, 1 assist
* Team free throws: 7-for-14

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Rage 7th-Graders

Game 1
Rage 48, Upstate Boys 40

Rage -- 27 - 21 -- 48
Boys -- 15 - 25 -- 40

Stats:
* Gavin Dyman: 15 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block (1-6 FT) (one 3-pointer)
* Jake Thompson: 9 points, 6 rebounds (5-9 FT)
* Trevor Borchardt: 7 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks (3-7 FT)
* Wyatt Whitmore: 6 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 1 block (4-5 FT)
* Nate Gaster: 6 points, 4 rebounds, 3 steals, 1 assist (2-2 FT)
* Caleb Nichols: 2 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal (2-2 FT)
* Caleb Link: 2 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal
* Roberto Jensen: 2 points, 2 assists, 1 rebound, 1 steal
* Brady Harrington: 4 rebounds, 2 blocks, 1 assists
* Team free throws: 17-for-31
* Upstate Boys free throws: 6-for-21

Game 2
Red Wave 54, Rage 50

Wave -- 36 - 18 -- 54
Rage --- 25 - 25 -- 50

Stats:
* Nate Gaster: 23 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals (10-19 FT)
* Caleb Link: 6 points, 4 rebounds
* Jake Thompson: 5 points, 14 rebounds, 5 blocks, 4 assists, 3 steals (1-2 FT)
* Trevor Borchardt: 5 points, 8 rebounds, 1 block (1-3 FT)
* Gavin Dyman: 5 points, 1 rebound (1-3 FT)
* Brady Harrington: 4 points, 4 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 blocks
* Wyatt Whitmore: 2 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals (0-5 FT)
* Roberto Jensen: 2 points, 3 assists, 2 blocks, 2 steals (2-2 FT)
* Connor Borchardt: 1 rebound
* Team free throws: 15-for-34
* Red Wave free throws: 7-for-18

Game 3
Rage 51, Upstate Boys 43

Rage -- 25 - 26 -- 51
Boys -- 24 - 19 -- 43

Stats:
* Nate Gaster: 13 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks, 1 steal (3-4 FT)
* Jake Thompson: 12 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block (2-2 FT)
* Gavin Dyman: 11 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals (1-3 FT)
* Trevor Borchardt: 6 points, 11 rebounds, 3 blocks (0-2 FT)
* Roberto Jensen: 5 points, 3 assists, 1 rebound (2-2 FT) (one 3-pointer)
* Caleb Link: 4 rebounds, 1 steal
* Caleb Nichols: 2 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block
* Team free throws: 8-for-13
* Upstate Boys free throws: 7-for-9

Game 4 - Championship
AC Rapids 56, Rage 31

AC --- 36 - 20 -- 56
Rage - 21 - 10 -- 31

Stats:
* Nate Gaster: 10 points, 2 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist, 1 block (4-4 FT)
* Trevor Borchardt: 8 points, 15 rebounds, 2 blocks (0-2 FT)
* Jake Thompson: 6 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal (1-2 FT)
* Gavin Dyman: 3 points, 1 rebound (1-2 FT)
* Caleb Nichols: 2 points, 1 rebound (0-1 FT)
* Roberto Jensen: 3 assists, 1 rebound
* Caleb Link: 2 rebounds
* Team free throws: 6-for-11
* AC Rapids free throws: 12-for-18

Basketball Camps

Following is a list of basketball camps/opportunities for this summer. If you know of any others that we could add to the list, please send me the pertinent info and I'll post it here, with these.

Cornell - Boys Basketball Day Camp
June 27-30
Cost: $179
Ages: 7-15
More information (includes itinerary)

Cornell - Girls Basketball Day Camp
June 27-30
Cost: $179
Ages: 7-15
More information (includes itinerary)

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Shoot The Lights Out Camp
July 18-22 (9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. each day)
Co-ed camp
Ages: Grades 5 through 12
Location: Owego Free Academy
More information
(Click on Owego at the left of the Web site - fees in camp flier)

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BX Player Development Group
"BX Training Camp at the J"
(Two sessions)

Emphasis of instruction is designed to promote speed, jumping ability, balance, flexibility, coordination, strength and power.

Session 1
July 11-15
1 to 3 p.m.
Co-ed
Athletes ages 10 to 15
Location: Jewish Community Center, Vestal
Fee: $120 for JCC member; $140 for non-member

Session 2
August 1-5
1 to 3 p.m.
Co-ed
Athletes ages 10 to 15
Location: Jewish Community Center, Vestal
Fee: $120 for JCC member; $140 for non-member

Contact: Kerie Lake at (607) 724-2417 (extension 151)
E-mail: KerieL@binghamtonjcc.org

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Southern Tier Phenom Basketball Camp
June 27-30
1 to 5 p.m.
Co-ed
Grades 8-12
Fee: $65
Location: Binghamton University
Information: Darlene Farrell at 777-2118
E-mail: dfarrell@binghamton.edu
Information: Don Anderson at 777-6559
E-mail: danders@binghamton.edu

Southern Tier Phenom Basketball School
August 1-4
Grades 3-7 - 9 a.m. to noon
Grades 8-12 - 1 to 4 p.m.
Co-ed
Fee: $50
Location: Binghamton University
Information: Darlene Farrell at 777-2118
E-mail: dfarrell@binghamton.edu
Information: Don Anderson at 777-6559
E-mail: danders@binghamton.edu

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2011 Basketball Skills Academy
This clinic is designed for the dedicated player who wants to improve their basketball skills in order to compete at their highest level. It is not a recreational clinic but a true teaching clinic.

August 1-5
9 a.m. to Noon
Co-ed - All schools eligible to attend
Grades 6 through 12
Cost: $50 ($55 day of clinic)
Location: Davis College
Information: 762-8248 or 772-7017
E-mail: Dave Springer at springerd@binghamtonschools.org

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2011 Binghamton Team Camp
(Binghamton boys only)
This clinic is designed to teach fundamentals, drills, and philosophy used in the boys basketball program at Binghamton High School. The Binghamton boys basketball coaching staff will conduct this clinic. Players will be separated by grade and ability.

June 27-July 1
9 a.m. to Noon
Boys grades 6 through 12
Fee: $25 ($30 day of clinic)
Location: West Middle School
Information: 762-8248 or 772-7017
E-mail: Dave Springer at springerd@binghamtonschools.org

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Endicott Boys & Girls Club Camp
(The Boys & Girls Club of Western Broome County)

June 27-July 1
9 to 11 a.m.
Co-ed
Ages: 8 to 12
Location: Endicott B&G Club (behind Union-Endicott High School)
Fee: $40 for members; $60 for non-members
Information: E-mail Darryl Jenson at djbgclubwb@stny.rr.com

Rage 7s and 8s Each Go 3-1 in Norwich

Two Rage teams played in the 11th annual Norwich "You Got Hops" tournament Saturday and Sunday, and each team went 3-1.

The 8th-graders won their first three games and played for the championship. In a tough, see-saw game, the 8s lost to a Cortland YMCA team, 57-53.

The 7th-graders went 1-1 on Saturday and won two more games Sunday, as they won the third-place game. Their only loss of the weekend was to Kelly's Heroes, the eventual 7th-grade Norwich tourney champions.

Following are individual game capsules and stats from both teams' games.

Rage 7th-Graders

Game 1 - Saturday
Rage 44, Eastern Area YMCA 35

Rage -- 20 - 24 -- 44
EAY -- 20 - 15 -- 35

Eastern Area YMCA took a 14-4 lead in the first half, but Rage surged behind Trevor Borchardt and Wyatt Whitmore to take a 20-18 lead just before halftime. It was 20-20 at the break, with Borchardt scoring 8 of his 11 points in the first half, while Whitmore scored 6 of his 11 before intermission.

Rage trailed 30-25 when Roberto Jensen hit a 3-pointer (30-28), then scored on a breakaway feed from Jake Thompson (30-30). The next 9 Rage points came from the foul line - 3 from Thompson, 3 from Whitmore and 3 for Borchardt - and the team led 39-30. With under a minute left to play, Whitmore went to the line twice more, hitting 3 more free throws to secure the win.

Stats:
* Wyatt Whitmore: 11 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block (5-6 FT)
* Trevor Borchardt: 11 points, 9 rebounds, 5 blocks, 2 steals (3-8 FT)
* Jake Thompson: 10 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 block (4-11 FT)
* Roberto Jensen: 5 points, 6 assists, 1 rebound (one 3-pointer)
* Joey Miranda: 4 points, 4 rebounds, 4 steals (0-3 FT)
* Caleb Link: 2 points, 1 rebounds, 1 steal
* Caleb Nichols: 3 rebounds, 2 assists
* Luke Day: 4 steals, 2 rebounds, 2 assists
* Brady Harrington: 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal
* Team free throws: 12-for-28
* EAY free throws: 7-for-15

Game 2 - Saturday
Kelly's Heroes 52, Rage 37

KH --- 35 - 17 -- 52
Rage - 23 - 14 -- 37

Kelly's Heroes led by as many as 14 (28-14) in the first half, and by 12 at halftime (35-23). Rage cut the lead to 7 points on a Joey Miranda inside basket, and kept the game within 9 for several minutes in the second half. But with about 1:50 remaining and trailing 47-36, Rage was forced to foul, and Kelly's Heroes were able to convert enough at the line, and run out the clock for the win.

Stats:
* Caleb Link: 11 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist (two 3-pointers) (1-2 FT)
* Jake Thompson: 10 points, 14 rebounds, 2 blocks, 1 assist, 1 steal (2-3 FT)
* Wyatt Whitmore: 8 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist
* Joey Miranda: 3 points, 9 rebounds, 2 steals
* Caleb Nichols: 3 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal (1-2 FT)
* Roberto Jensen: 2 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist (0-1 FT)
* Trevor Borchardt: 8 rebounds, 4 blocks
* Luke Day: 3 steals, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 block (0-3 FT)
* Brady Harrington: 2 rebounds
* Team free throws: 5-for-19
* Kelly's free throws: 11-for-30

Game 3 - Sunday
Rage 45, Maine-Endwell 33

This game was close for much of the first half before Rage began to pull away from the STNY Flyers (M-E). Rage led by as many as 17 points in the second half and eventually woin it by 12.

Stats:
* Trevor Borchardt: 11 points, 10 rebounds, 2 blocks, 1 assist, 1 steal (1-5 FT)
* Joey Miranda: 10 points, 8 rebounds
* Jake Thompson: 8 points, 9 rebounds
* Caleb Link: 6 points, 1 rebound
* Wyatt Whitmore: 4 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block (2-2 FT)
* Nate Gaster: 2 points, 3 rebounds, 1 block (2-4 FT)
* Brady Harrington: 2 points, 2 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist
* Luke Day: 2 points, 2 steals, 1 rebound
* Roberto Jensen: 2 assists, 1 rebound, 1 steal
* Caleb Nichols: 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal
* Free throws: 5-for-11

Game 4 - Sunday
Rage 45, Chenango Chuckers

Rage -- 24 - 21 -- 45
Chen --- 8 - 21 -- 29

Rage ran out to a 12-0 lead and led 20-4, led by Brady Harrington, who scored all 8 of his points before halftime. Chenango cut the Rage lead to 10 (27-17) in the second half, but an 8-2 Rage run midway through the second half helped put this game away.

Stats:
* Jake Thompson: 8 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 1 block (0-3 FT)
* Brady Harrington: 8 points, 3 assists, 2 steals, 1 rebound (2-2 FT)
* Wyatt Whitmore: 7 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist (1-2 FT)
* Nate Gaster: 6 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist, 1 block (2-2 FT)
* Caleb Link: 6 points, 2 rebounds (4-4 FT)
* Joey Miranda: 4 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals (0-4 FT)
* Trevor Borchardt: 4 points, 3 rebounds, 1 block (0-2 FT)
* Luke Day: 2 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist
* Caleb Nichols: 4 rebounds, 4 steals, 1 block (0-2 FT)
* Free throws: 9-for-21
* Chenango free throws: 0-for-2

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Rage 8th-Graders

Game 1 - Saturday
Rage 63, Mid-State Wolfpack 31

Rage -- 41 - 22 -- 63
Wolf -- 20 - 11 -- 31

Stats:
* Sarbast Doski: 14 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals, 2 blocks
* Matt Bowman: 13 points, 6 rebounds, 6 steals, 3 assists, 2 blocks (3-3 FT)
* Nicky Snyder: 10 points, 8 points, 2 steals, 1 block (2-2 FT)
* Brandon Fauver: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals (two 3-pointers)
* Nick Chilson: 9 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal (1-1 FT)
* Isiah Turner: 4 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal (0-2 FT)
* Roberto Jensen: 3 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal (one 3-pointer)
* Nick Sweet: 2 rebounds, 1 steal
* Team free throws: 6-for-8
* Woldpack free throws; 4-for-10

Game 2 - Saturday
Rage 70, New Hartford 46

NHart -- 24 - 22 -- 46
Rage ---- 39 - 31 -- 70

Stats:
* Nicky Snyder: 21 points, 12 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block (1-2 FT)
* Sarbast Doski: 17 points, 10 rebounds, 10 steals, 6 assists, 2 blocks (5-8 FT)
* Isiah Turner: 9 points, 7 rebounds (1-4 FT)
* Brandon Fauver: 9 points, 6 steals, 5 assists, 4 rebounds, 3 blocks (one 3-pointer)
* Matt Bowman: 5 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 blocks, 2 steals (1-2 FT)
* Nick Chilson: 4 points, 4 rebounds, 2 blocks, 1 assist, 1 steal
* Roberto Jensen: 3 points, 2 assists, 1 steal (one 3-pointer)
* Nick Sweet: 1 rebounds, 1 steal (0-2 FT)
* Free throws: 8-for-18
* New Hartford free throws: 4-for-6

Game 3 - Sunday
Rage 52, New Hartford 48

NHart -- 25 - 23 -- 48
Rage ---- 30 - 22 -- 52

Stats:
* Sarbast Doski: 12 points, 13 rebounds, 6 steals, 5 assists, 2 blocks (0-2 FT)
* Brandon Fauver: 12 points, 4 rebounds, 4 steals, 4 blocks, 1 assist (two 3-pointers) (2-2 FT)
* Matt Bowman: 11 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals (one 3-pointer) (2-3 FT)
* Dan Jeffrey: 5 points, 3 steals, 1 rebound (1-5 FT)
* Nicky Snyder: 4 points, 9 rebounds, 4 steals (2-6 FT)
* Nick Chilson: 4 points, 3 assists, 2 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block
* Isiah Turner: 4 points, 2 steals, 1 rebound (2-4 FT)
* Nick Sweet: 2 rebounds, 1 assist
* Free throws: 9-for-22
* New Hartford free throws: 8-for-15

Game 4 - Sunday (Championship)
Cortland YMCA 57, Rage 53

YMCA -- 28 - 29 -- 57
Rage --- 28 - 25 -- 53

Stats:
* Brandon Fauver: 15 points, 2 blocks, 1 rebound, 1 steal (three 3-pointers) (2-2 FT)
* Nick Chilson: 10 points, 6 assists, 4 steals (two 3-pointers)
* Nicky Snyder: 9 points, 12 rebounds, 3 steals, 1 assist (3-10 FT)
* Sarbast Doski: 9 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals (1-2 FT)
* Dan Jeffrey: 9 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal (1-2 FT)
* Matt Bowman: 1 point, 9 rebounds, 4 assists (1-4 FT)
* Nick Sweet: 1 rebound (0-2 FT)
* Isiah Turner: 1 rebound
* Team free throws: 8-for-22
* Cortland free throws: 9-for-17

Our Student-Athletes Making the Grade

The third marking period report cards have arrived for many 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 or higher)
* Roberto Jensen (Susquehanna Valley) - 95
* Trevor Borchardt (Chenango Forks) - 95
* Wyatt Whitmore (Candor) - 93.88
* Isiah Turner (Binghamton West) - 93.44
* Sarbast Doski (Binghamton West) - 92.75
* Caleb Link (Chenango Forks) - 93
* Dan Jeffrey (Binghamton East) - 93
* Emily Keenan (Binghamton West) - 94.5
* Joe Miranda (Greene) - 96.38
* Jake Thompson (Johnson City) - 99
* Luke Day (Greene) - 96.75
* Ismar Turkovic (Binghamton East) - 95
* Nathan Oliva (Binghamton West) - 97.3

Middle School Honor Roll (88-91.99 gpa)
* Casey Walsh (Binghamton West) - 91.5
* Jonah Chambers (Binghamton West) - 90
* Alonzo Brunn (Binghamton East) - 89
* Devin Young (Binghamton West) - 91.6
* Matt Whiteman (Binghamton West) - 89.7

Elementary School All 4s and/or 3s (or All As and/or Bs)
* Gracie Jensen (Binghamton)
* Connor Borchardt (Chenango Forks)
* Gabriel Whiteman (Binghamton)
* Tanner Sinicki (Vestal)

Rage 7s Sweep Pool, Go 3-0 at BU

The Rage 7s got three wins, going undefeated in Saturday's one-day Southern Tier Showdown at the Binghamton University Events Center. Rage started the day playing against the other Rage (Lopez) 7th-grade team and got a 50-41 win. In its second game, Rage squeaked out a 51-50 win over the STNY Flyers (Maine-Endwell), then finished the day with a 55-35 win over the Norwich.

Rage held 1-point halftime leads in all three contests.

Game 1
Rage (Jensen) 50, Rage (Lopez) 41

Rage-J -- 24 - 26 -- 50
Rage-L -- 23 - 18 -- 41

Our Rage 7s found themselves in an early 5-0 hole and trailed 12-7 midway through the first half, in large part due to the Rage (Lopez) team's quick half-court zone press.

But Rage (J) took its first lead at 13-12 after baskets by Jake Thompson (12 points, 10 rebounds), Trevor Borchardt (game-high 14 points, game-high 14 rebounds) and Wyatt Whitmore (8 points, 8 rebounds). Borchardt's inside bucket and two free throws that came shortly afterward gave Rage (J) a 17-12 lead. Joey Miranda scored Rage (J)'s last two field goals of the first half to lead 24-23.

Thompson exploded in the second half, scoring 9 of his 12 points and grabbing 7 of his 10 rebounds. A strong Rage (J) 12-5 run gave them a 37-28 lead midway through the second half, but Rage (L) made a nice run to cut the lead to 41-40 before Caleb Link's field goal made it 43-40.

Thompson scored 5 points in the final minute-plus to secure the victory.

Stats:
* Trevor Borchardt: 14 pts, 14 rebs, 4 steals, 2 blocks (2-4 FT)
* Jake Thompson: 12 pts, 10 rebs, 5 steals, 5 blks, 2 assts (2-4 FT)
* Wyatt Whitmore: 8 pts, 8 rebs, 2 assists, 2 steals (0-2 FT)
* Joey Miranda: 5 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist (1-2 FT)
* Nate Gaster: 4 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block
* Caleb Link: 4 points, 1 steal
* Luke Day: 3 points, 4 steals, 1 rebound, 1 assist (1-4 FT)
* Roberto Jensen: 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal
* Brady Harrington: 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal
* Caleb Nichols: 2 rebounds, 1 block
* Team free throws: 6-for-16
* Rage (Lopez) free throws: 5-for-12

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Game 2
Rage 51, STNY Flyers (M-E) 50

Rage --- 28 - 23 -- 51
STNY -- 27 - 23 -- 50

Rage escaped with a narrow win here, Joey Miranda's free throw with 29 seconds remaining giving the team the final margin of victory. Greene schoolmates Luke Day and Miranda combined on the clinching play, as guard Day drove the lane and dished to Miranda underneath, where he was fouled while shooting. He hit the first foul shot to make it 51-50.

M-E put the ball in the hands of its top player, Drew Gallagher (game-high 24 points), who drove the lane but was met by Miranda, who stepped in to stop the drive. Miranda got both hands on the basketball, and the disruption was just enough to throw off M-E's attempt at a winning shot as the buzzer sounded.

This game was tight throughout, as M-E relied on outside sharp-shooting in the first half (four 3-pointers) while Rage pounded the ball inside to its big men. In the second half, though, Rage shut down M-E's perimeter game, so Gallagher began to drive, with success, scoring 16 of his 24 after intermission.

There were nine ties in this game, and 14 lead changes throughout (10 in the first half). In the first half, M-E led by 6 points (18-12), and Rage led by 5 (24-19). In the second half, Rage led by 7 (36-29), M-E then led by 6 (42-36), and finally, Rage led by 4 (46-42) until it went to the wire.

Stats:
* Jake Thompson: 17 pts, 8 rebs, 2 blocks, 1 steal (5-7 FT)
* Wyatt Whitmore: 12 pts, 7 rebs, 3 assists, 1 steal (2-2 FT)
* Joey Miranda: 6 points, 8 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block (2-5 FT)
* Luke Day: 4 points, 4 assists, 2 steals, 1 rebound
* Brady Harrington: 4 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist
* Nate Gaster: 4 points, 3 rebounds (2-2 FT)
* Trevor Borchardt: 2 points, 7 rebounds, 2 blocks
* Caleb Nichols: 2 points, 3 rebounds (2-6 FT)
* Roberto Jensen: 3 rebounds 2 assists, 1 steal
* Caleb Link: 2 rebounds
* Team free throws: 13-for-22
* Maine-Endwell free throws: 8-for-17

***

Game 3
Rage 55, Norwich Hurricanes 35

Rage -- 25 - 30 -- 55
Norw -- 24 - 11 - 35

Rage closed the day out with a very strong defensive second half in this win against Norwich. In fact, Rage scored the first 10 points after intermission, and with just a few minutes remaining had held Norwich to a total of two field goals. At that point, Rage led 50-28, outscoring the Hurricanes 25-4 over a period of about 11 minutes.

Nate Gaster scored all 8 of his points in a second-half stretch of about 4 minutes. Rage was led in the box score by Wyatt Whitmore (13 points), who had his third straight solid outing. Following was a very even scoring distribution.

On the defensive end of things, Norwich made four 3-pointers in the first half. They did not score from the deep perimeter after halftime.

Stats:
* Wyatt Whitmore: 13 pts, 4 rebs, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block (3-4 FT)
* Nate Gaster: 8 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal (0-1 FT)
* Luke Day: 8 points, 3 steals, 2 rebounds, 2 assists
* Jake Thompson: 7 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals (3-6 FT)
* Roberto Jensen: 7 points, 3 assists, 2 rebounds, 2 blocks, 1 steal (one 3-pointer)
* Trevor Borchardt: 4 pts, 5 rebs, 2 steals, 2 blocks, 1 assist
* Brady Harrington: 4 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block
* Joey Miranda: 4 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist
* Caleb Link: 4 rebounds, 1 steal
* Caleb Nichols: 3 rebounds
* Team free throws: 6-for-11
* Norwich free throws: 4-for-12

Rage 7s Second in Scranton/WB Tourney

The Rage 7s were in Wilkes Barre over the weekend for the NEPA tourney, and went 2-2. The team played for the pool championship on Sunday and finished second.

Rage won its first two games, beating familiar opponent 21 Hoops 45-28, then topping the Wilked Barre Express 44-33. In its third pool game, Rage lost to Kelly's Heroes (a team comprised of a TC Rockets core), 45-28.

Those two teams advanced to the pool title game, with Kelly's Heroes getting the win there, 62-40. Kelly's Heroes was led by Andre Hawkins (20 points) and Mike Kosty (19 points), both TC Rockets.

Game 1 - Saturday
Rage 45, 21 Hoops 28

Hoops -- 16 - 12 -- 28
Rage --- 18 - 27 -- 45

Playing 21 Hoops for the third consecutive weekend (all Rage victories), Rage got off to its usual slow start against 21 Hoops. Rage led 18-16 at the half, then kicked things up a notch, outscoring 21 Hoops 27-12 the rest of the way.

The 21 Hoops team actually took a 20-18 lead early in the second half before Rage went on a 19-6 spurt during which eight different Rage players scored.

All 10 Rage players scored in this contest, while the team's four guards combined for 18 steals - Luke Day (7), Caleb Link (5), Brady Harrington (3) and Roberto Jensen (3).

Stats:
* Nate Gaster: 11 points, 2 assists, 1 rebound, 1 steal (5-8 FT)
* Trevor Borchardt: 8 points, 3 rebounds, 3 blocks, 1 assist, 1 steal (0-4 FT)
* Caleb Link: 6 points, 5 steals, 1 rebound (0-2 FT)
* Jake Thompson: 4 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists
* Joey Miranda: 4 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block (2-2 FT)
* Wyatt Whitmore: 3 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists (1-2 FT)
* Roberto Jensen: 3 points, 4 assists, 3 steals, 1 rebound (one 3-pointer)
* Luke Day: 2 points, 7 steals, 4 assists, 2 rebounds
* Caleb Nichols: 2 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block
* Brady Harrington: 2 points, 3 steals, 1 rebound (1-2 FT)
* Team free throws: 8-for-20
* 21 Hoops free throws: 5-for-10

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Game 2 - Saturday
Rage 44, Wilkes Barre Express 33

Rage -- 22 - 22 -- 44
WBEX -- 16 - 17 -- 33

Rage led by 2 and 4 points throughout the first half of this game, until extending the lead to 6 at halftime. In the second half, it was more of the same, as Rage would hold the lead at 6 until Wilkes Barre countered, several times cutting the lead to 4 points.

Jake Thompson scored to make it 32-24 for the biggest lead of the game for Rage, but the Express countered (32-26). Then at the 6-minute mark, Roberto Jensen hit a 3-pointer to extend the lead (35-26), and 1:13 later, Jensen hit another long-range shot to put the score at 38-26.

Rage's inside game went to work, with Trevor Borchardt, Wyatt Whitmore and Joey Miranda scoring. Miranda's offensive rebound and put-back gave Rage a 44-30 lead before a last-minute 3 from Wilkes Barre.

Thompson led a balanced scoring attack and logged a double-double.

Stats:
* Jake Thompson: 10 points, 13 rebounds, 4 blocks, 2 assists (2-2 FT)
* Nate Gaster: 8 points, 3 assists, 2 rebounds, 1 steal (2-4 FT)
* Trevor Borchardt: 6 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 1 block (0-2 FT)
* Joey Miranda: 6 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal (0-3 FT)
* Roberto Jensen: 6 points, 3 assists, 1 steal, 1 rebound (two 3-pointers)
* Wyatt Whitmore: 4 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block (0-2 FT)
* Caleb Link: 2 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal
* Caleb Nichols: 2 points, 2 rebounds
* Brady Harrington: 2 steals, 1 rebounds, 2 assists
* Luke Day: 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block
* Team free throws: 4-for-13
* Wilked Barre free throws: 3-for-9

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Game 3 - Sunday
Kelly's Heroes 45, Rage 28

KH --- 26 - 19 -- 45
Rage - 16 - 12 -- 28

Rage stayed within 6 points of Kelly's Heroes in Sunday's first meeting, until KH lengthened the lead to 10 by the half. Rage was able to keep the game within 13 points for most of the second half, but KH made a push in the latter stages of the game to get the lead to 19 before Rage closed the scoring.

Stats:
* Wyatt Whitmore: 8 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists (2-4 FT)
* Jake Thompson: 6 points, 8 rebounds, 1 block
* Trevor Borchardt: 5 points, 6 rebounds, 2 blocks, 1 steal (1-2 FT)
* Nate Gaster: 3 points, 1 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal (1-1 FT)
* Luke Day: 2 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal
* Brady Harrington: 2 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist
* Caleb Link: 2 points
* Joey Miranda: 3 rebounds, 1 block (0-2 FT)
* Caleb Nichols: 2 blocks, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal (0-2 FT)
* Roberto Jensen: 2 assists, 1 rebound
* Team free throws: 4-for-11
* Kelly's Heroes free throws: 5-for-15

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Game 4 - Sunday (Pool Championship)
Kelly's Heroes 62, Rage 40

Rage - 20 - 20 -- 40
KH --- 30 - 32 -- 62

Rage finished second in pool play and qualified for the title game, which pitted them against Kelly's Heroes (TC Rockets) for the second time in the day. Rage started well, building a 7-4 lead 5 minutes into the game, but KH went on a 9-2 run to grab a 13-9 lead. By the half, KH held a 10-point lead.

KH started the second half by scoring 10 straight points (40-20). Rage held its own from that point on, twice getting the margin under 18 points, but KH cruised to the win.

Rage received a pool runnerup team trophy for their weekend's efforts.

Stats:
* Trevor Borchardt: 10 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 blocks, 1 assist (2-6 FT)
* Joey Miranda: 6 points, 3 rebounds (2-4 FT)
* Roberto Jensen: 6 points, 1 assist, 1 rebound (two 3-pointers)
* Wyatt Whitmore: 5 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block (1-2 FT)
* Jake Thompson: 4 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist (2-4 FT)
* Brady Harrington: 3 points (one 3-pointer)
* Nate Gaster: 2 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal (0-2 FT) (fouled out)
* Caleb Link: 2 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal
* Caleb Nichols: 1 point, 6 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block (1-3 FT)
* Luke Day: 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal (0-2 FT)
* Team free throws: 8-for-23
* Kelly's Heroes free throws: 7-for-19