By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- It was a good news/ bad news scenario for the Elmira Express at halftime of Sunday's Bishop Kearney Christmas Showcase. The Express went into the locker room allowing just a combined 10 points from the Liverpool Warriors duo of Naz Johnson and Charles Pride. On the other hand, Elmira trailed 44-18. Five different Warriors tallied … [Read more...] about Balanced Liverpool breezes past Elmira
Section V Roundup: Miles Brown and Northstar upend Class A opponent; Slack and G-C improve to 2-0 and Irondequoit takes no prisoners
BISHOP KEARNEY CHRISTMAS SHOWCASE BUFFALO EAST 79 EAST HIGH (ROCHESTER) 49 Chaz Washington scored 17, and Nick Wise added 14 for the East High Eagles. East High trailed 23-19 after the first quarter before being outscored 17-7 in the second stanza. The Eagles trimmed the lead to single digits briefly in the third quarter. LIVERPOOL (III) 68 ELMIRA (IV) 52 Naz Johnson … [Read more...] about Section V Roundup: Miles Brown and Northstar upend Class A opponent; Slack and G-C improve to 2-0 and Irondequoit takes no prisoners
Navy rallies from 18-point deficit to win at Columbia
Courtesy of NavySports.com NEW YORK, N.Y. - Led by 21 points and 12 rebounds from senior guard Shawn Anderson, the Navy men’s basketball team (9-3) rallied from an 18-point first-half deficit to win at Columbia (1-9), 73-68, on Sunday afternoon at Levien Gymnasium. Navy won its fifth straight game and its eighth in its last nine contests. Columbia led Navy 31-13 with 6:44 … [Read more...] about Navy rallies from 18-point deficit to win at Columbia
Johnson leads Liverpool past East
BY PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- The Liverpool Warriors (III) led by as many as 25 and cruised to a 79-62 victory over perennial contender East High, Saturday. Just don't expect third-year coach Ryan Blackwell to be satisfied. One year after advancing to the NYS Class AA semi-finals, Blackwell's standards are high. "We had 29 turnovers in the game which is not … [Read more...] about Johnson leads Liverpool past East
Evansville uses free-throw line to hold off Canisius
Courtesy of GoGriffs.com EVANSVILLE, IND. – Evansville made 15 second-half free-throws, with 13 of those coming in the game’s final 3:48, as the host Purple Aces defeated Canisius 65-58 Saturday afternoon in the Ford Center in Evansville, Ind. The win moves Evansville to 8-2 on the year, while the Golden Griffins slipped to 4-6 with their second-straight loss. Senior … [Read more...] about Evansville uses free-throw line to hold off Canisius