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
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Reaves scores at the buzzer; Athena beats Canandaigua
By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- For the second time in less than a week, the Greece Athena boys' basketball team won a game at the buzzer. Both times a member of the Reaves family provided the game winner. On Friday night, Khorie Reaves did the honors. Coming out of a timeout with 8.1 seconds remaining, Reaves inbounded the ball to teammate Jahon Jones who went the length … [Read more...] about Reaves scores at the buzzer; Athena beats Canandaigua
Doyle Security Friday Wrap: Fadale, Kamm and McDowell reach milestones; Anglin becomes Brighton’s all-time scorer
GIRLS GREECE ATHENA (3-15) 44 BROCKPORT (15-5) 69 Ella Fadale poured in a game-high 38 including the 1,000th point of her career. The senior added seven steals and five rebounds in the win. Teammate Emma Sodoma finished with 22 points, seven rebounds, six assists and five steals. RUSH-HENRIETTA (7-10) 46 FAIRPORT (14-4) 57 Riley DeRue scored 12 points and grabbed 10 rebounds … [Read more...] about Doyle Security Friday Wrap: Fadale, Kamm and McDowell reach milestones; Anglin becomes Brighton’s all-time scorer
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
HF-L girls get bounce-back win
By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Whitley Easton and Teagan Kamm both scored in double figures as the Honeoye Falls-Lima girls' basketball team defeated host Greece Olympia, 58-40 in Monroe County Division IV action, Thursday night. Easton connected on four 3-pointers all in the first quarter to pace the Cougars to 21-10 lead after eight minutes. Kamm took advantage of the … [Read more...] about HF-L girls get bounce-back win