By PAUL GOTHAM "So the last shall be the first." As the 2016-17 boys high school season waned on, one truth became unavoidable: while other Section V stars saw their futures come into focus, Jalen Pickett did not. The Aquinas Institute star who as a junior helped lead the Li'l Irish to Section V and NYSPHSAA Class AA titles did not get any offers from Division I … [Read more...] about Pickett is ready for challenge at Siena
Jeenathan Williams
Williams, UPrep dispatch of Rush-Henrietta
By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- When they met earlier in the season, Rush-Henrietta trimmed a 21-point UPrep lead to seven before finally succumbing in the final seconds. Saturday night there was no dramatic fourth quarter comeback. Jeenathan Williams scored six of his game-high 27 points in the third quarter as UPrep took a double-digit lead into the final stanza on … [Read more...] about Williams, UPrep dispatch of Rush-Henrietta
Section Five Roundup: Royal Comets rising. Inventors and Knights splash
CLASS AA Edison Tech 79 Hilton 58 Amari Holland connected on three first-half 3-pointers, and Felipe Carter hit all four of his triples in the second half as Edison Tech (12-9) advanced to take on No. 1-seed Fairport in the Saturday's quarter-final round. READ MORE. McQuaid 68 Penfield 58 For the third time in as many wins the McQuaid Jesuit Knights used a decisive … [Read more...] about Section Five Roundup: Royal Comets rising. Inventors and Knights splash
Dolan saves best for last; Williamsville South outlasts UPrep
By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- A winter storm delayed the arrival of the Williamsville South Billies on Saturday afternoon. Perhaps the inclement weather's after effects limited Greg Dolan for the first half. In the end, neither weather nor the UPrep Griffins could halt Williamsville South's leading scorer. Dolan scored 16 of his team-high 24 points in the fourth … [Read more...] about Dolan saves best for last; Williamsville South outlasts UPrep
Williams and UPrep answer the bell; take down Bishop Kearney
By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Every contender needs to show the ability to absorb a punch and return to form. For the UPrep Griffins that moment of truth came during the second quarter of Wednesday night's matchup with the Bishop Kearney Kings. Staggered by a flurry of jabs, the young Griffins picked themselves off the canvas and answered with haymakers. Jeenathan … [Read more...] about Williams and UPrep answer the bell; take down Bishop Kearney