By PAUL GOTHAM MENDON, N.Y. -- Lexi Green hoped to avoid scoring her first points of the night at the free throw line. The Pittsford Mendon junior didn't get her wish. With 6:52 remaining in the second quarter, Green calmly swished a pair of shots from the charity stripe - career points 999, and 1,000. "That was the one thing I didn’t want," Green said smiling. "I was like … [Read more...] about Mendon’s Lexi Green joins the 1,000-point club
Hardeman stuffs stat sheet in Leadership victory
By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Kennyh Hardeman finished with 22 points and 24 rebounds as the Leadership Academy Lions downed NE Douglass, 77-67 in RCAC action Monday night from School No. 33. Hardeman, Jaleel Bagley and Maurice McKinney contributed six points apiece in the second quarter when Leadership outscored NE Douglass 26-9 on the way to its fourth straight win. “We … [Read more...] about Hardeman stuffs stat sheet in Leadership victory
Generous Dayton rolls to 11th straight win
“Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.” Sun Tzu from The Art of War By PAUL GOTHAM DAYTON, OH -- Anthony Grant’s University of Dayton Flyers entered play Saturday with the nation’s top-ranked offense. UD leads Division I men’s basketball in Adjusted Offensive Efficiency (120 points per 100 possessions), Effective Field … [Read more...] about Generous Dayton rolls to 11th straight win
Third-quarter run carries McQuaid past East
By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- The final horn touched off a celebration at John H. Ryan, Jr. Memorial Gymnasium. The McQuaid Jesuit Knights leapt into each others' arms near the free throw line in front of their bench. Fellow students in the nearby Simba Section joined in the revelry. RD Long, though, stayed focused on one thing. The father of McQuaid senior, Kobe Long, … [Read more...] about Third-quarter run carries McQuaid past East
Jordan leads SOTA girls to second straight win
By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- India Jordan scored 24 of her game-high 34 points in the second half as the School of the Arts (SOTA) Silverhawks pulled away for a 61-43 victory over Edison Tech in RCAC girls' basketball action, Thursday. Clinging to a 20-18 lead at halftime, Jordan forced a turnover, grabbed the loose ball and finished at the other end of the court. She … [Read more...] about Jordan leads SOTA girls to second straight win