MBB: State University of New York Athletic Conference

[jdex]

Cortland grabs seventh straight in solid 66-52 fashion at RIT. Dragons coming at teams from many, many directions. Shoot 7x18 3s and have four scoring double digits: D. Maggiacomo 15 pts (3x8 3s), D. Jutton 14 pts (4x7 3s), F. Ranieri 12 pts. (6x9fg), 4 assts; S. Skrelja 10 pts., 15 REB. Skrelja and Maggiacomo come off bench, Skrelja 29' court time second only to Jutton's 32'.
Cortland ahead 32-28 at half and open second period with 23-3 run! Leads by 22 with 10' left. Corts 22x54fg. RIT shoots 21x60 (3x17 3s) in seeing three game win streak terminated. T. Bacon 19 pts, 11 reb for Tigers. Cortland 7-1

[bearseh]

ILOVEBALL - amazing: scratching your head in disbelief at what you saw. That, in a word, describes my experience watching Edane Barton play basketball. Over the past 2 years I have seen him consistently outrebound people 5" taller and 50 lbs heavier; strip the best point guards in the league and convert huge dunks at the other end; hit NBA range 3's while getting dumped on his backside and then convert the and 1. I've also seen him commit dozens of unforced turnovers in every imaginable situation, launch passes to what appear to be imaginary team mates, or totally disappear for long stretches of minutes. The one constant has been never knowing what to expect.  His play can not reasonably be described without using superlatives. I'm not sure that his play can be reasonably described at all; no one else in the league can match either his "Oh, Wow" or "Doh!" factors - and in all respects, he meets my definition of head scratching amazing.

[jdex]

Potsdam road woes lingering ....but what a way to go! In Hawaii, Bears drop preset tourney pair to D2 Hawaii Hilo 91-63, and to Daytona's Embry-Riddle 77-72 Now 5-4 with four straight road setbacks

In today's slip to ER, Potsdam trails 53-33 before rallying within two with 2' left. ER trey at 1' jacks margin to five. Damners back to three, ER ft's finish it.  Shoot 28x68fg (8x21 3s) to ER's 27x51fg (6x14 3s). ER 12-1. E. Barton 17 pts (6x12fg(2x4 3s), 11 rebs, 5 assts, 6 of Bears' 19 tOvers; D. Bisesi 15 pts (6x9fg, 3x4 3s); B. Siskavich 12 pts (5x8 3s); E. Ducena 11 pts. Barton 4 fouls in 27', Bisesi 4 in 29', Ducena 4 in 30'

In Monday loss Pdam 23x59fg to Hilo's 30x51(11x15 3s). Barton 12 pts, 9 reb, 4 assts; Bisesi 9 pts. Hilo 6-3

[jdex]

As we prepare to board the Florida Express .......

Thursday openers at Montclair tourney have 5-2 Plattsburgh, winners of three straight, in rugged test vs. 7-1 Keene of NH, and Montclair vs. Bridgewater MA in fray of 3-4 marks. Keene had six game win streak till dropping 100-97 outing vs. respected 7-2 Tufts Jumbos. Tourney concludes Friday

[jdex]

Plattsburgh slips 101-100 in overtime to Keene St. (NH) in Montclair tourney start

[unbearable]

Jdex,

Have a wonderful time in Florida.  We all appreciate your efforts to keep us informed.  Best wishes for a happy and healthy new year.

[jdex]

Unbearable,
Appreciate it ...................rarely get near a computer in FLA., but do keep close tabs on SUNYACs. Looks like top notch horse race in Jan/Feb. Cortland all we thought they'd be -- tough. Very deep. It'll be interesting to see how TSpan handles the point. Elbert Nalls draws starting assignment and does well in all facets. Gets pulled early and rarely sees duty thereafter. Generally his successors even better -- Maggiacomo and Skrelja in particular.

Plattsburgh in quite the game this evening and faces host Montclair (68-67 loss to Bridgewater MA) on Friday afternoon.
Keene NH escaped Cardinals' charge from 68-42 deficit at 11:35 to 86-86 tie on A. Williams' '3' at 0:17. After Keene hoop, A. Miller layup at 0:01 created reg. knot at 88.
Keene hit FTs six-seconds into ot and led by eight at 3:08. Back came Platts within 99-97 on A. Williams' trey at 0:55. Miller layup at 0:32 made it 101-99 and his ft moments later posted final score. Miller missed jumper at 0:02
Pburgh 34x68fg (9x27 3s), 23x30ft. Had 47-36 board edge. Lost Williams, T. Gorham, K. Gibbs-Smith on fouls (Keene 25x36ft and 32x70fg). Miller 21 pts (6x9fg, 8x9ft), 5 assts, 5 stls in 24'; Williams 20 pts (6x13fg); Gibbs-Smith 15 pts (6x8fg) and 6 TVers in 24'; R. Rider 13 pts (4x7fg, 2x3 3s) in 19'; T. Gorham 11 pts (4x4fg), 10 rebs; B. Hatch 10 rebs
Keene 8-1. Had 44-30 halftime bulge

[pg04]

Florida? Where in Florida?  I live down here in West Palm Beach.

Haven't been on these boards in a while.  Wishing good Luck to the Golden Eagles in D.C.  as they head for the Catholic tournament!

I'd love to see my Alma Mater Play the beloved administrator of this site's Alma Mater! 

First, there is Eastern who I know nothing about.  Anyone have any info on the Eastern Eagles?

[bports]

Bport on the road tonight  at #10 york pa after having almost a month off. Bport then travels to catolic(receiving votes top 25) for a weekend tourney . GOOD LUCK BPORT

[bports]

catholic

[bports]

Bport puts up a good fight on the road at #10 york pa. Bport down 10 at the half opens 2nd half on a 17-9 run to get within 2 pts halfway throughh 2nd half. York opens the lead back to 7pts and pulls away late for a 91-77 win. York has won 22 straight on there home court. Belluci goes for 24 and rother nets 19 in his first game for the port. cheeves and amparo also hit for double figures. The question still remains when are williams and harris going to be allowed back on the team? With rother back this is a good team, if williams and harris come back this team will be VERY GOOD.

[John McGraw]

If Williams and Harris still aren't with the team now that we've moved into 2006, I'd seriously doubt they'll be coming back at all. The second semester (in terms of actual classes) starts for most schools over the next few weeks. Anyone who sat out in the first semester....i.e. John Rother and Mychal Wilkes, is now eligible because that semester is over. Right around the time of the Hamilton game is when the Brockport roster changed and Williams and Harris were taken off, and maybe some others, I can't remember. Seems to me, the Port's roster is always very large.

I think Brockport can contend for the league title with the nucleus of Rother, Cheeves and Belluci. But, their style of play and lack of players to choose from could hurt them down the stretch. After the Catholic tournament, there's the resumption of conference play, plus the Chase Tournament. If anything, Brockport will be battle tested and these games against tough competition will ready them for conference play.

[jdex]

Jdex reporting in .......from Clearwater at the moment .....

Seems all getting back into full swing this weekend ......know Cortland over Hartwick 79-62 on Wednesday, and at RPI tonight to begin five game road swing that includes Oneonta on Tuesday and north country (Pdam, Platts) following weekend, then at Oswego. Quite the haul!

[jdex]

Cortland grabs ninth straight with 72-55 halting of host RPI. Shoots 48% (27x56fg, 8x19 3s) led by R. Headley 17 pts, D.. Jutton 16 pts (4x7 3s), D. Maggiacomo 12 pts (4x8 3s), F. RAnieri 11 pts, S. Skrelja 8 pts, 5 assts, 6 rebs, 3 stls. Up 38-27 at half. Dragons 9-1.
Maggiacomo 19 pts  (5x9 3s) on Wed. vs. 'Wick.
Corts continue coming at you from varying directions.

Oswego loses 91-83 at 2-6 St. Lawrence. Trails 42-35 at half, by 70-55 before rallying to 85-78. M. Burridge 28 pts, 7 rebs; N. Perioli 18 pts, A. Mims 13 pts

Oneonta tumbles 68-51 to NJ's R. Stockton in Union Tourney

Await Buff St. at M. Washington from Albright Tourney. Host all over Grove City.

Think we said Corts at Oswego middle of this month. Actually, Lakers at Cortland about that time. Dragons upcoming at Oneonta, Plats, Pdam and UTech before hosting Platts and Oswegos

Night from chilly Clearwater

[jdex]

Potsdam back in win column with home 75-73 stopping of Worcester St. E. Barton layup at 0:45 snaps 71-71 tie; B. Siskavich steal and 2ft clincher though Worcester misses 25 footer at :02 after theft. E. Ducena 15 pts, Barton 14, 6 rebs, 4 stls, 7 aswsts, Siskavich 14 pts in 18'; D. Bisesi 11 pts. Pdam 36-33 at half

Brockport bows to 8-2 Eastern 111-98. Winners cash 63 pts in second half to overcome 53-48 Bport intermission lead. B. Bellucci 31 pts in route going Eagles' effort

Oswego over Clarkson 79-73 in Potsdam. Lakers by 41-32 at half but trail by 5 with 9' left. M. Burridge 17 pts. first half and finishes with 26 (12x17fg), 8 rebs. A Mims 14 pts, 12 rebs, N. Perioli 13 pts

Buffalo St. tripped 81-76 by Albright in latter's tourney final. Albright 45-39 at half and extend to 69-55 before BS back to 78-76 on G. Jones trey on heels of his 4-pointer. Jones 25 pts, J. Tirado 20. Both all-stars. J. Williams held to 8 pts. after 33 in Friday's 88-86 beating of Mary Washington

Oneonta over St. Joe's, Me. 83-53. J. Wysocki leads Dragons with 14 pts, J. Murphy 13, M. Reardon 13. OState 39-25 halftime leaders and shoot 29x63fg

New Paltz loses 76-58 to Manhattanville. Down 36-28 at half and never closer. J. Hauser 17 pts, K. Crichlow 9

Fredonia in OT past Thiel 81-73 as T. Alassari nets 30 pts (14x20ft), C. Donahue 21 pts (5x11 3s). Leads 41-30 at half and was 66 all in reg.