By BILLY HEYEN WEBSTER, N.Y. — The road to the Section V Class AA crown runs through Victor. The Blue Devils (9-1) claimed the No. 1 seed and home-court advantage throughout the sectional tournament by virtue of a win at Webster Schroeder (6-6) on Saturday night, 71-52. Victor was led by 18 points from Chase Dickens and 17 from Will Tehan. The Blue Devils will begin their … [Read more...] about Victor claims No. 1 seed, home-court advantage with win at Schroeder
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Victor avenges loss to Gates Chili in potential sectional final preview
By BILLY HEYEN VICTOR, N.Y. — Victor’s players and coaches recite a consistent message: They’re focused on themselves. They take things one day at a time. They’re not too focused on any particular opponent. To understand the magnitude of Thursday night’s game, those in attendance had to listen elsewhere — to the photographer who called it “the place to be”; to the public … [Read more...] about Victor avenges loss to Gates Chili in potential sectional final preview
Victor seniors ‘trying to make the best’ of unusual season, beat R-H 64-38
By BILLY HEYEN VICTOR, N.Y. — With a few minutes to play on Friday night, Victor head coach Tyler Roberts sent five substitutes to the scorer’s table. They took the place of the Blue Devils’ five seniors — Connor Williams, Chase Dickens, CJ James, Will Tehan and Michael Ferraro. Each senior shook Roberts’ hand as they headed to the bench, legacies at Victor secure no matter … [Read more...] about Victor seniors ‘trying to make the best’ of unusual season, beat R-H 64-38
NBA 2K19 simulation of Victor vs. Irondequoit: What we learned
By BILLY HEYEN Section V's top seeds in both Class AA and Class A1 boys basketball held control of that position well before the final days of the regular season. But Victor and Irondequoit didn't play this year, so how they compared on the court will remain a mystery. Pickin' Splinters looked to solve that on a virtual court Saturday night. To do so, Pickin' Splinters … [Read more...] about NBA 2K19 simulation of Victor vs. Irondequoit: What we learned
Jermaine Taggart’s 26 points, late foul shots send McQuaid to sectional final
By BILLY HEYEN ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Earlier this season, Jermaine Taggart was shooting about 60 percent from the free-throw line. He knew that wasn’t good enough. So he repeatedly stayed late after practice and worked with McQuaid head coach Jack Leasure on his foul shooting. One of those post-practice sessions culminated in 31-straight makes for Taggart. So when he stepped to … [Read more...] about Jermaine Taggart’s 26 points, late foul shots send McQuaid to sectional final