Paul Gotham

By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Less than two minutes had elapsed in the third quarter of Tuesday's non-league matchup. The Northstar Christian boy's basketball team was clinging to a three-point lead. Three minutes later, the advantage had grown to double digits, and the Knights were on the way to a 16-point victory, their 10th straight win. Scoring outbursts like that are … [Read more...] about Northstar pulls away from York in third quarter, wins 10th straight

By PAUL GOTHAM HILTON, N.Y. -- The Hilton girls' basketball team didn't linger in the locker room during halftime of Monday's Monroe County Division I matchup. Head coach Kurt Graupman wanted his team to put up some shots before the third quarter started. The extra time on the floor paid immediate dividends. Ella Clark and Mallory Heise combined for 28 second-half points as … [Read more...] about Clark, Heise lead second-half rally; Hilton beats Penfield

By PAUL GOTHAM  ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Dana Bolger topped double figures in Greece Arcadia's only game of the week. Jackson Green helped Pittsford Mendon stay undefeated with two wins in the past seven days. Ryan Heath and Irondequoit added to their winning streak, and Hilton's Preston Prince had a career night. The four were named Player of the Week (Jan. 17-23) for their … [Read more...] about Bolger, Green, Heath and Prince earn weekly honors

By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Cordell Young finished with a game-high 26 points including three in overtime as the Eastridge boys' basketball team defeated host Greece Olympia, 83-80 in Monroe County Division IV action, Saturday. Playing without leading scorer Caquan Wester, on the bench with five fouls, Young's bucket inside the two-minute mark of the extra period gave … [Read more...] about Eastridge outlasts Olympia in overtime

By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- DaSiah White scored five points and handed out two assists during a decisive fourth-quarter run as Wilson Magnet defeated host Monroe High 64-58 in Rochester City Athletic Conference (RCAC) action, Friday night. Trailing 43-42, Wilson scored on six of eight possessions to take a lead it did not surrender. "Basketball is a game of runs," … [Read more...] about White out: Wilson uses fourth-quarter run to beat Monroe