By BILLY HEYEN HENRIETTA, N.Y. — Jerice Crouch needed to sit down. Monday was his first game as UPrep’s head coach, and he hadn’t planned for triple overtime. After the buzzer sounded for the final time, after Crouch had hugged a number of his players, he was exhausted. The Griffins’ postgame huddle was conducted with Crouch’s back to the bleachers and legs stretched out on … [Read more...] about UPrep beats Rush-Henrietta in triple-overtime for Jerice Crouch’s first win
Bishop Kearney overcomes Wilson’s absence, Ibezim’s dominance to beat Gates Chili
By BILLY HEYEN ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Twice with less than two minutes to play, Gates Chili pulled within one score. Both times, Marianna Freeman had the answer for Bishop Kearney. First, Freeman nailed a 3-pointer from the top of the arc. Then, after a Spartans bucket, Freeman drove left and finished. She refused to lose the first game of her senior season. “(Marianna) stayed … [Read more...] about Bishop Kearney overcomes Wilson’s absence, Ibezim’s dominance to beat Gates Chili
Victor seniors ‘trying to make the best’ of unusual season, beat R-H 64-38
By BILLY HEYEN VICTOR, N.Y. — With a few minutes to play on Friday night, Victor head coach Tyler Roberts sent five substitutes to the scorer’s table. They took the place of the Blue Devils’ five seniors — Connor Williams, Chase Dickens, CJ James, Will Tehan and Michael Ferraro. Each senior shook Roberts’ hand as they headed to the bench, legacies at Victor secure no matter … [Read more...] about Victor seniors ‘trying to make the best’ of unusual season, beat R-H 64-38
Selke’s shooting, Kamm’s interior presence key Honeoye Falls-Lima win
By BILLY HEYEN HONEOYE FALLS, N.Y. — There was nothing surer Thursday night than a Hannah Selke shot from the left corner. Five times, the Honeoye Falls-Lima senior let fly from that spot on the floor beyond the arc, and five times, the ball dropped through the net. “I always seem to go to the corner, and I always end up hitting a bunch there, and I just stick to it,” Selke … [Read more...] about Selke’s shooting, Kamm’s interior presence key Honeoye Falls-Lima win
Mercy’s Whitaker double-doubles in season-opening win at Fairport
By BILLY HEYEN FAIRPORT, N.Y. — For the first time all night, Fairport had seized the momentum, but Mercy knew how to slow that roll. Katie Whitaker went straight to the block, and her Monarchs teammates rotated the ball before lobbing it in to the 6-foot-5 Furman commit. Whitaker took one pound dribble, two steps and rose up through contact. She banked the ball home, the … [Read more...] about Mercy’s Whitaker double-doubles in season-opening win at Fairport