By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA For Tyson Jost, there was a feeling of exuberance when, shift after shift, period after period, Rochester Americans coach Seth Appert kept putting him back on the ice to log key minutes in Friday night’s game against the Hershey Bears. Relegated to spare-part status for most of the season with the Buffalo Sabres, Jost was once again a go-to player. He … [Read more...] about Jost provides a scoring boost but Amerks fall to Hershey
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Robb Delisanti APG/American Portfolios Friday Boys’ Basketball Wrap: Gananda drains 17 shots from deep; Totten sets Pembroke scoring record
PENFIELD HOLIDAY INVITATIONALWAYNE (7-2) 61ROCHESTER PREP (2-5) 45 ROCHESTER ACADEMY (4-5) 65NEWARK (7-0) 68Kellen Foster dropped 22 points and made eight shots from the floor, including five from beyond the arc, as Newark fended off a late comeback. Foster netted a free throw in the final frame. Jaypar Allen and Jahnor Allen both followed with 13 points. Jaypar Allen made … [Read more...] about Robb Delisanti APG/American Portfolios Friday Boys’ Basketball Wrap: Gananda drains 17 shots from deep; Totten sets Pembroke scoring record
Williams lifts Wheatland-Chili to holiday tournament championship
By PAUL GOTHAM CALEDONIA, N.Y. -- The lead changed hands 13 times through the first 29 minutes of Friday's Cal-Mum Holiday Tournament championship. York's Golden Knights held a four-point advantage with 2:05 left on the clock. Wheatland-Chili's Leighton Williams figured there needed to be one more swing of the pendulum. And the junior guard took matters into his … [Read more...] about Williams lifts Wheatland-Chili to holiday tournament championship
Short-handed Oakfield-Alabama rallies to take Cal-Mum Holiday title
By PAUL GOTHAM CALEDONIA, N.Y. -- Tournament MVP Allie Williams finished with a double-double and scored the go-ahead basket as Oakfield-Alabama held off host Caledonia-Mumford, 45-43 in the finals of the 2023 Cal-Mum Holiday Tournament, Friday. Trailing 39-36, Williams scored back-to-back buckets to give the Hornets a lead they did not surrender. "I can’t say … [Read more...] about Short-handed Oakfield-Alabama rallies to take Cal-Mum Holiday title
Friday Girls’ Basketball Wrap: Green and Eastridge take tournament title; Cuozzo’s double-double leads York
HILTON CENTRAL (5-1) 62WEBSTER THOMAS (3-5) 47Ella Clark led all scorers with 23 points for Hilton as a 16-2 first quarter helped the Cadets grab the win. Mallory Heise helped with 15 points, eight assists and seven steals. Senior Leah Thompson added 13 points. Maddie Murphy pitched in five points. Elena Graziano chipped in four points and Ella Simonelli contributed two points. … [Read more...] about Friday Girls’ Basketball Wrap: Green and Eastridge take tournament title; Cuozzo’s double-double leads York