By WOLVERIDGE LANGAN Over halfway through the season, undefeated teams remain few and far between. For Section V, three of these rare beasts, Pittsford Mendon, East and Northstar Christian all hold Top 10 positions in this week's NYSSWA Top 25 Class A Rankings. The Pittsford Mendon Vikings (11-0) own one of the most explosive offenses in the league at their No. 3 NYSSWA … [Read more...] about Three Class A teams among NYSSWA Top 10
Monday Wrap: East and Northstar stay undefeated; Balanced attack leads Alfred-Almond
BISHOP KEARNEY (6-8) 59 EAST (14-0) 61 None of the teenage observers who gleefully sprinted around the gymnasium after Kidtrell Blocker's poster dunk off a Deiontray Dixon lob will recount East guard Damani Barley's basket after officials cleared the floor and resumed play. Very few will even discuss Eagles senior Chaz Washington's game-winning free throws with a second left … [Read more...] about Monday Wrap: East and Northstar stay undefeated; Balanced attack leads Alfred-Almond
Sutherland’s defensive change stymies Leadership
By WOLVERIDGE LANGAN ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Pittsford Sutherland head coach John Nally didn't like what he was seeing. Three straight turnovers led to scores for Leadership Academy and after another missed shot became a Rondell Watson 3-pointer down the floor, the 19th-year coach knew a change was necessary. “It wasn’t looking good,” Nally said of his team’s second half … [Read more...] about Sutherland’s defensive change stymies Leadership
Class A teams continue to climb NYSSWA Rankings
By WOLVERIDGE LANGAN ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Section V Class A teams continue to improve, as five of the six teams ranked in the New York States Sportswriters Association (NYSSWA) poll climbing this week, with both Pittsford Mendon and East High securing positions among the top 10. The Pittsford Mendon Vikings (8-0) moved up one spot from their previous ranking. Dominant wins … [Read more...] about Class A teams continue to climb NYSSWA Rankings
Monday Wrap: Boyce, Elba extend win streak to six
ELBA (10-2) 64 ALBION (4-7) 55 After a quiet first half, Jon Boyce scored nine of the Elba Lancers’ 17 third quarter points to pull away. Boyce and Elba (No. 5 NYWSSA Class D) limited Albion to only nine points in the same quarter, after only leading by four at the half. The senior finished with 24 points (two 3-pointers), grabbed 11 rebounds for the double-double, two steals … [Read more...] about Monday Wrap: Boyce, Elba extend win streak to six