Paul Gotham

By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Edgardo Ortiz had three options on the final play of Friday's Monroe County Division III matchup.  The Greece Athena senior didn't need the second and third choices.  Coming out of a timeout with :05 seconds remaining, Ortiz took a near fumbled handoff at half court. He dribbled to his left and found a seam in the defense that he penetrated for … [Read more...] about Ortiz beats the buzzer; Athena wins fourth straight

By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Less than three minutes had elapsed in the second half of Friday afternoon's Rochester City Athletic Conference (RCAC) matchup when Al Nash signaled for a timeout.  It didn't matter that his School of the Arts boys' basketball team held an 18-point lead, Nash wanted to gather his Silverhawks in a huddle.  Throwing a blind eye to the scoreboard … [Read more...] about Clarke-Desouza posts double-double; SOTA wins fifth straight

By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Foul trouble limited the Honeoye Falls-Lima girls' basketball team late in the first half, Thursday night. Lineup intact to start the third quarter, Steve Willoughby's squad rolled to its fourth win in five games. Five different players contributed points coming out of the locker room as HF-L outscored Greece Olympia, 20-4 over the next eight … [Read more...] about HF-L girls clinch share of Monroe County Division 4 title

By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Having topped the century mark in both of its past two outings and averaging better than 93 points through four games this season, the East High boys' basketball team entered play Wednesday night looking like a team ready to put their game into high gear. The Edison Tech Inventors had other ideas. With less than three minutes remaining in … [Read more...] about East endures Edison Tech

By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Four players scored in double figures, and the Monroe Red Jackets improved to 5-1 on the season with a 65-47 win over Franklin in Rochester City Athletic Conference action, Wednesday afternoon. In what has become a familiar theme this season, the Red Jackets used the 3-point shot when separation was needed. Ty'Jayh Cole and JaH'meir Speed … [Read more...] about Cole, Speed lead Monroe to fifth win