By BILLY HEYEN Dear Section V basketball, We missed you. It’s sure been a while since we saw you last. Remember that packed gym at Edison Tech on the night of March 11? Where were you when the ESPN notification popped up on your phone that Rudy Gobert had tested positive for COVID-19? Did you know what that would mean for us? One sportswriter wrote of two seniors that … [Read more...] about Heyen: A letter to Section V basketball
Section V boys basketball
A bucket-by-bucket breakdown of Miles Brown’s record-setting night
By BILLY HEYEN GENEVA, N.Y. — Northstar’s Miles Brown needed 24 points on Saturday night to become Section V’s all-time leading scorer, and he did that and more, finishing with 31 to pass Dansville’s Neil Weidman and set the new record. His night meant he now has scored 2,449 points in his five-year varsity career for the Knights. Read the full story of Brown's … [Read more...] about A bucket-by-bucket breakdown of Miles Brown’s record-setting night
Northstar’s Miles Brown becomes Section V’s all-time leading scorer
By BILLY HEYEN GENEVA, N.Y. — To open the fourth quarter Saturday, Northstar ran a double-screen play for Miles Brown. He caught the ball on the left wing and faced two defenders in front of him, with two more awaiting near the paint. He’d tied the all-time Section V scoring record on a bucket to end the third. After that prior bucket, Miles’ brother Michael Jr. told him … [Read more...] about Northstar’s Miles Brown becomes Section V’s all-time leading scorer
Miles Brown’s 40 keep Northstar undefeated in 88-84 win over Lyons, Justice Smith’s 36
By BILLY HEYEN GENEVA, N.Y. — Lyons’ Justice Smith slid along the baseline, ready for a pass, but Northstar’s Miles Brown didn’t let it get there. He swiped the ball from the dribbler and took off the other way, eventually being fouled and sent to the line for two. Brown and Smith dueled back-and-forth the whole game, but in the end, it was a defensive denial of Smith by … [Read more...] about Miles Brown’s 40 keep Northstar undefeated in 88-84 win over Lyons, Justice Smith’s 36