By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Game preparation looks different when you meet a team for the second time in four days. A St. Bonaventure coaching staff that examines copious amounts of game film to scout each opponent has a lighter load for Round 2 against Saint Louis. The Bonnies’ initial game plan worked against the Billikens; now the focus is on minor adjustments for Monday's rematch … [Read more...] about Quick turnaround for Bonnies, Billikens in Monday rematch
Bonnies, back as the “hunters” rather than the “hunted,” blitz Billikens for best road victory of season
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO St. Bonaventure, long comfortable in the role of the “hunter” and only recently becoming a “hunted” team with a target on its back, is again playing spoiler- and just fine with that designation. The Bonnies, fortified by a stingy defense that swiped 12 steals and held the league’s top offense to its lowest output of Atlantic 10 play, used a 16-0 run and … [Read more...] about Bonnies, back as the “hunters” rather than the “hunted,” blitz Billikens for best road victory of season
Bonnies start home-and-home with surging Collins, Saint Louis
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO The rest of the Atlantic 10 has as much right to be upset about Yuri Collins’s Cousy Award watch list snub as Collins himself. Saint Louis’s point guard leads the nation in assists per game and has led the Billikens to a 17-6 record without star backcourt mate Javonte Perkins, who tore his ACL in October. Collins was not included on the 10-person midseason … [Read more...] about Bonnies start home-and-home with surging Collins, Saint Louis
Mendon uses inside-out approach to top Eastridge on road
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Pittsford Mendon understood entering Wednesday's game that it needed to keep its emotions under control. The game, after all, featured i state-ranked team (No. 8 in Class A) putting its 16-1 record on the line against Eastridge's state-ranked team (15-1, No. 19 in Class A). "We try not to let the kids get too high or too low," head coach Bob Nally … [Read more...] about Mendon uses inside-out approach to top Eastridge on road
Bonnies “got some mojo back” in win over Fordham
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Most of the 3,634 fans clad in brown and white left the Reilly Center with the results they wanted on Tuesday evening. The St. Bonaventure men's basketball team ran away with the second half against Fordham, outscoring the Rams 42-22 and eventually securing a 76-51 victory at the Reilly Center. The victory snapped a two-game losing streak, improving Bona's … [Read more...] about Bonnies “got some mojo back” in win over Fordham