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
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‘Sharing is caring’: Selfless UPrep blows out Bishop Kearney, 71-47
By BILLY HEYEN ROCHESTER, N.Y. — UPrep head coach Demond Stewart has tried to instill a three-word mantra in his team this season: “Sharing is caring.” He figures it translates everywhere — dishing the ball to your teammates leads them to do the same for you, and it pushes the Griffins to pick each other up defensively, too. “I know it sounds corny, but hey, it’s just the … [Read more...] about ‘Sharing is caring’: Selfless UPrep blows out Bishop Kearney, 71-47
12 Section V boys basketball teams featured in latest state rankings
By BILLY HEYEN Twelve Section V boys basketball teams were ranked in the latest polls of the New York State Sportswriters Association. The rankings were released Tuesday morning. Class AA features UPrep (7-2) at No. 25 as the lone team from Section V. The Griffins rose from No. 29 a week ago after losing to Leadership and beating Webster Schroeder in the Dianetti Tournament … [Read more...] about 12 Section V boys basketball teams featured in latest state rankings
Miles Brown’s 44 lead Northstar to 76-74 win over UPrep to stay undefeated
By BILLY HEYEN ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Midway through Tuesday’s game between Northstar and University Prep, one fan shouted praise of Knights’ guard Miles Brown. “Miles is playing (NBA) 2K on rookie mode,” the spectator yelled in reference to playing a popular basketball video game on the lowest difficulty setting. So when Brown grabbed a rebound, dribbled up … [Read more...] about Miles Brown’s 44 lead Northstar to 76-74 win over UPrep to stay undefeated
Rochester products Dontay Caruthers, Jeenathan Williams help Buffalo beat Syracuse, 71-59
By BILLY HEYEN SYRACUSE, N.Y. — With 4:25 to go on Tuesday, Buffalo’s Dontay Caruthers heard the whistle after contesting Syracuse’s Tyus Battle’s jump shot. He sprinted down toward the other end of the floor in disbelief. That was his fifth foul, disqualification from a game about 90 minutes from his hometown in Rochester. But he’d also done enough to that point. He’d … [Read more...] about Rochester products Dontay Caruthers, Jeenathan Williams help Buffalo beat Syracuse, 71-59