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)

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