By JOHN LIKANJE ROCHESTER, N.Y. - The Gates-Chili boys' basketball team knew the importance of Wednesday night's matchup against the Hilton Cadets. The Spartans used that understanding to fuel a late comeback. Trailing by as many as five points in the fourth quarter, Gates-Chili closed the game on an 11-0 run in the final four minutes to defeat Hilton, 77-68. "We knew … [Read more...] about Gates-Chili uses late rally to knock off Hilton
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Takeaways: Bonnies commit too many turnovers, lose at Rhody
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO St. Bonaventure's loss at Rhode Island Wednesday followed the basic script for many of their road games this season. The Bonnies started the contest with energy, jumping out to an early 12-4 advantage. The Rams began to come back and took their first lead of the game with 7:27 remaining in the first. The teams more or less traded baskets for a while, … [Read more...] about Takeaways: Bonnies commit too many turnovers, lose at Rhody
Glasgow scores 1,000th career point; Monroe beats Livonia
By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- It happened on the second possession of the second quarter. JoJo Jones pushed the ball along the left side of the floor to foul-line extended. The 5-foot-10 guard went to his right for a couple dribbles before shuttling the pumpkin to teammate Tyquil Glasgow. The 6-foot-3 inch lefty gathered the pass in his trusty mitts and scored off the … [Read more...] about Glasgow scores 1,000th career point; Monroe beats Livonia
Wednesday Wrap: Donnelly drops game-winning layup for Schroeder; SOTA edges NE Douglass in overtime
LIVONIA (4-7) 64 MONROE (9-4) 73 Tyquil Glasgow finished with 15 points on the night as the Monroe Redjackets improved to 9-4 on the season with a 73-64 win over Livonia in non-league action. The senior, who is fourth in the RCAC Lower Division averaging 20.6 points per game, has scored in double figures in all 13 of those games. READ MORE. SCHOOL OF THE ARTS (10-4) 83 NE … [Read more...] about Wednesday Wrap: Donnelly drops game-winning layup for Schroeder; SOTA edges NE Douglass in overtime
Let the kids play: Handicapping the A-10 Rookie of the Year race
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO With at-large talk dwindling, the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year race is becoming an alluring storyline. The A-10's young talent is on full display, mostly out of pure necessity after last year's senior class graduated. Davidson had to replace Peyton Aldridge, St. Bonaventure had to replace Jaylen Adams and Matt Mobley and St. Joseph's had to replace … [Read more...] about Let the kids play: Handicapping the A-10 Rookie of the Year race