By BILLY HEYEN ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The play Leadership drew up in its final timeout was diagnosed correctly by McQuaid. The Lions would have to improvise. One part of the plan came through, though: Maurice McKinney ended up with the basketball. Ray Boyd drove baseline and kicked to Ja’Mez Aiken in the corner. Aiken swung the ball immediately to McKinney on the right wing. … [Read more...] about Maurice McKinney beats buzzer, pushes Leadership past McQuaid, 89-86
Shamir McCullough
‘It was fun’: Leadership wins back-and-forth game over UPrep, 76-75
By BILLY HEYEN ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Moments after Saturday’s final buzzer, moments after Maurice McKinney and Shamir McCullough had led Leadership to a one-point win, moments after the backcourt duo had knocked down clutch shot after clutch shot in the fourth quarter, they embraced. McCullough yelled something into McKinney’s right ear. With a capacity crowd in full … [Read more...] about ‘It was fun’: Leadership wins back-and-forth game over UPrep, 76-75
Leadership’s full-court defense leads to lots of offense in 105-68 win
By BILLY HEYEN ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Leadership Academy basketball coach William Broome loved watching Nolan Richardson’s Arkansas teams play in the ‘80s and ‘90s. The Razorbacks’ defensive approach was called “40 minutes of hell.” High school games are only 32 minutes, and in a blowout Saturday, the Lions didn’t even need all of those. But for every minute their game was close … [Read more...] about Leadership’s full-court defense leads to lots of offense in 105-68 win