Paul Gotham

By PAUL GOTHAM VICTOR, N.Y. -- Less than seven minutes remained in Friday's Section V Class AA quarterfinal. The Victor boys' basketball team, which had enjoyed a two-possession lead throughout the third quarter, was clinging to a three-point edge. In three possessions, a nine-point cushion had been reduced to three points at 35-32. The demons from past losses crept back … [Read more...] about Closing time: Victor finishes strong, advances to Class AA semis

By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Inclement weather forced the Class B2 opening round game between Wayland-Cohocton and host World of Inquiry to be moved from Wednesday to Thursday. Having to wait another day to take their home court paid dividends for the Griffins. Yacoub Tarawally posted a double-double, and two finished in double figures as No. 5 World of Inquiry … [Read more...] about World of Inquiry cruises in Class B2 opener

CLASS B2 NO. 12 WAYLAND-COHOCTON (1-20) 43 NO. 5 WORLD OF INQUIRY (10-11) 61Yacoub Tarawally posted a double-double, and two finished in double figures as World of Inquiry jumped to a big lead at halftime and advanced to face Wellsville in the quarterfinals. READ MORE NO. 11 EARLY COLLEGE (0-21) 50NO. 6 HAVERLING (10-11) 65Justin Yehl scored seven of his 11 points in … [Read more...] about Robb Delisanti APG/American Portfolios Thursday Boys’ Basketball Wrap: Balanced Haverling advances

CLASS B2 NO. 5 HAVERLING (10-11) 36NO. 4 WELLSVILLE (12-9) 44Natalie Adams scored 11 points while Averee Palmatier and Jaden Dunbar added eight apiece as Wellsville advanced to face the Dansville-Penn Yan winner in the semifinals. Lindsay Stuck accounted for seven points. Sara Reitz (6) and Makenna Dunbar (4) rounded out the scoring for the Lions. CLASS C1 NO. 14 … [Read more...] about Josh Harter CEB Thursday Girls’ Basketball Wrap: Marvin scores 1,000th career point in Gananda win; Reilly stuffs stat sheet to lead Elba

By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Shania Estrich led four in double figures with 14 points, and the No. 10 Greece Arcadia/Olympia girls' basketball team, in its first year as a merged squad, advanced to the Class AA quarterfinals with a 56-39 victory over No. 7 Edison Tech, Wednesday night. Estrich scored five in the second quarter and combined with teammate Kyleigh … [Read more...] about Arcadia/Olympia avenges earlier setback, advances in Class AA