By BILLY HEYEN ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Wesley Henderson’s desperation heave at the shot clock buzzer with about a minute remaining Wednesday could’ve spelled disaster for Aquinas. It could’ve led to a run-out and layup or dunk for UPrep which would’ve tied the game. It could’ve been the tipping point to a fifth-straight Li’l Irish loss. Instead, Myles Blackwood crashed toward the … [Read more...] about ‘Gave us back our swagger’: Aquinas comes back to beat UPrep, 68-66
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‘Long overdue’: Jack Bleier’s 3-point shooting leads Aquinas to win
By BILLY HEYEN ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Jack Bleier pulled up and drained a 3-pointer from the right wing in Saturday’s second quarter, his fourth of the contest already. As the Aquinas wing turned to head back down the court, he flashed a small smile. Less than half an hour earlier, his head coach had yelled at him for shooting and missing a 3. Bleier had responded. “I just got in … [Read more...] about ‘Long overdue’: Jack Bleier’s 3-point shooting leads Aquinas to win
Aquinas falls, 78-59, to Class A No. 1 Park
By BILLY HEYEN ROCHESTER, N.Y. — In the final seconds of Monday’s game, Aquinas’ Myles Blackwood covered his face in his jersey. Multiple Li’l Irish players on the bench hung their heads. Unlike their last five games, they wouldn’t finish on the right side of the scoreboard against Park. “I just didn’t like our overall body language today,” Aquinas head coach John McCauley … [Read more...] about Aquinas falls, 78-59, to Class A No. 1 Park
‘We ain’t no joke’: Aquinas beats Leadership for the 2nd time
By BILLY HEYEN ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Gabe Miller had been a distributor the whole fourth quarter, finding his shooters and dropping passes off to his center, Shannon Sims. With the shot clock off, Aquinas ball, tie game, Miller’s first plan was to pass once more. As Miller drove left, Jack Bleier curled around the top of the key for a potential dish for a 3-pointer. But as … [Read more...] about ‘We ain’t no joke’: Aquinas beats Leadership for the 2nd time