By CHUCKIE MAGGIO The game can still play out as advertised, even as the individual matchups have taken a hit. An Adama Sanogo-Osun Osunniyi faceoff down low and Kyle Lofton-R.J. Cole duel in the backcourt have given way to a more pressing question: Which team will better handle being shorthanded on Saturday, the 8-1 St. Bonaventure Bonnies or 8-2 Connecticut Huskies? St. … [Read more...] about Shorthanded Bonnies and Huskies to duel at Prudential Center
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Montage Wealth Management Friday Wrap: Heise and Hilton outlast Rush-Henrietta; Avon boys improve to 4-0
GIRLS RUSH-HENRIETTA (1-1) 57 HILTON (1-1) 65 Mallory Heise scored eight of her game-high 26 points in the third quarter when Hilton erased a halftime deficit and took a 41-37 lead into the fourth quarter. The ninth-grade guard scored 10 more points in the fourth quarter and finished with eight rebounds and four assists. Teammate Ella Clark grabbed a total of seven rebounds and … [Read more...] about Montage Wealth Management Friday Wrap: Heise and Hilton outlast Rush-Henrietta; Avon boys improve to 4-0
Balanced Arcadia rolls to third win
By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Zach Keller wondered how his Greece Arcadia boys' basketball team would respond to a pair of season-opening wins. The fourth-year coach didn't have to wait long for an answer. Keller's Titans produced points on five of their first six possessions Thursday night, grabbed an early double-digit lead and cruised to a 72-47 victory over School of … [Read more...] about Balanced Arcadia rolls to third win
Montage Wealth Management Thursday Basketball Wrap: Lyons tops the century mark; Miller scores career-high in Mendon win
GIRLS GREEVE ARCADIA (0-2) 16 SPENCERPORT (2-1) 59 Erica Beaty moved Spencerport above .500 with a game-high 15 points. Beaty scored nine points in the first half, and ended her night with six points in the third quarter. Marah Auburn and Alena Zaher both totaled 10 points on the night. Maria Eichas scored seven, Lundyn McCutchen scored five, Jazell Jones added four, and both … [Read more...] about Montage Wealth Management Thursday Basketball Wrap: Lyons tops the century mark; Miller scores career-high in Mendon win
Holmes taking authentic approach to point guard role: “I’m not Kyle”
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO The seeds for Jaren Holmes’s emergency point guard role were planted when he first joined the St. Bonaventure basketball team in 2019. “When I was brought here my first year, [head coach Mark Schmidt] told me that I was gonna be a backup point guard,” Holmes recalled, “and I never really understood why. But he always said that I could handle it. And I’m just … [Read more...] about Holmes taking authentic approach to point guard role: “I’m not Kyle”