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Irondequoit falls in NYSPHSAA Class A final
When you get far into a sectional or state tournament bracket, you tend to run into teams that are very similar to yourself. Any variation from the usual flow of how you play the game can be a major disruption. Irondequoit collided with that disruption when star guard Ryan Heath ran into foul trouble, changing the tenor of the game as Tappan Zee of Section I took advantage, outscoring the Eagles 31-14 in the second half, winning the NYSPHSAA Class A title 49-36, Saturday night at Cool Insuring Arena…
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After giving up a backdoor cut to Vermont’s Finn Sullivan for an easy layup with just under 16 minutes to play in the second half, something changed in Kam Jones. He went on to score eighteen consecutive points for Marquette over a six minute stretch midway through the second half that helped the second-seeded Golden Eagles pull away from the No. 15 seed Vermont Catamounts for a 78-61 win, Marquette’s first NCAA tournament win since 2013.
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