MBB: State University of New York Athletic Conference

[jdex]

Plattsburgh 33, Oswego 26 at the half

Potsdam 33, Cortland 32 at half.  Corts shooting 36 percent from the field, the Bears 55 percent. M. Lake Jr. 9 pts leads the hosts. J. Smith 16 for CSt

[jdex]

Finals ....

Cortland 69, Potsdam 56

Plattsburgh 71, Oswego 63

Tonight: Buffalo St. at Geneseo, Fredonia at Brockport

[jdex]

Cortland with a bit more urgency in the second half. Strikes for the period's first six points to reverse halftime deficit and goes on to lead by as many as 19 to secure conference regular season crown by its lonesome. RDragons 21-4 overall, 15-3 in the Yac, Bears 9-16, 5-13. Corts starting lineup the same in every game this winter -- J. Winter, J. Smith, D. Sternkopf, K. McMahon, H. Hefele.
CSt. takes care of business from beyond the arc, sinking 10x20 throws to Pdam's 3x17. Smith with 29 pts(8x13fg, 6x8 3s, 7x8ft). McMahon 11 pts(3x5fg), 6 rebs; B. Manning 11 pts(4x9fg, 3x6 3s); Hefele 8 rebs; L. Herron 4 assts; Winter 4 pts(1x10fg). Bears M. Lake Jr. 16 pts, 5 rebs; C. Peterson 11 pts, 6 rebs; Z. Adams 10 pts(4x7fg). Final collegiate game for J. Lambert, Lake, C. Pierce

Plattsburgh puts Oswego to the mat early and Lakers never recover. Down by 10 midway through the first half. OSt within 5 late. Conference runnerup Burgh holds firm. Gets 12 pts apiece from S. McIntosh, J. Moody, E. Hodgson, 10 from R. Williams along with 7 rebs. C. Manning another solid all around effort, 9 pts, 5 assts, 6 rebs, 4 stls. Oswego's H. Ward with 17 pts, 12 rebs; C. Gilkes 16 pts, 6 rebs.

[jdex]

FinaL: Geneseo 83, Buffalo St. 67. This one was over early, as in Gens ahead 49-19 at the half. Knights finish 32x60 from the field. G. Lyons 18 pts, A. Drescher 17 pts, C. Fedge 15 pts. Bengals shoot 32x60fg. R. Epps 16 pts(6x18fg), J. Simmons 15 pts(5x14fg), S. Runge 12 pts, A. Hamer 10 pts

Final: Fredonia 103, Brockport 98. Foul fest in Bport where Freds are 41x49 from the FT line and 29x54 from the field. Port 29x43 free throwing. D. Kasmer polishes off Eagles at the stripe down the stretch. A. Billups 25 pts, 9 rebs in the win. Kasmer 20 pts(10x11ft). J. Ivy scores 31 pts to lead a handful of Eagles in double figures


Quarterfinal playoffs, Tuesday: 6 seed-New Paltz at 3-Geneseo, 5-Brockport at 4-Oswego. Byes for 1-Cortland, 2-Plattsburgh

Cortland hosts semifinals, final on Friday (6 and 8 p.m.) and Saturday (4 p.m.)

[Bengalsrule]

   As the final game of our season comes to a end..I'm grateful. I'm grateful for having known 3 young men like Seth Runge, Anthony Hamer and Jake Simmons. I can say that these 3 seniors have made me a better person, a better man and a better father. I just wish that thier season didn't end like this. They deserved better. I couldn't be prouder of these 3 seniors.

   Go BENGALS ...FOREVER!!!!

[thebear]

Bengals have to be the most talented 7th place team in the history of the 'yac.

Yesterday also the last day on the hardwood of Jerry Welsh Gymnasium for Bears stalwart Curtis Pierce who finishes tied with Bear Legend Mike Deane for 6th on the all-time scoring list with 1447 points, and 6th on the all time rebounding charts with 725 career boards.

Well done Curtis, you will be missed.

[magicman]

Tried to post this back on Friday night but have been so sick that I just couldn't get it done.   
I can't believe the biggest game of the year was in Plattsburgh Friday night and I didn't get to see or hear a thing about it until it was over. Several days ago I was fairly confident that my Cards could finally end their losing steak against the Red Dragons. Then our best player went down on Tuesday against Potsdam. I saw that happen and cursed the zebras because their inaction led to John Perez's injury. Several seconds before the injury took place Perez was hammered so hard, that anyone who knows anything about the game would have called a foul. This crew however kept their whistles silent and 3 seconds later Perez got hammered again which put him down and out with a leg he couldn't even stand on. They didn't call a foul on that play either. I hope I never again have to witness a game in which Kevin Garrity, Andy Atkins, or Mike Gunther are the officiating crew. These guys were pathetic. I've never in all my year's of commenting called out a crew by name since I used to be a ref and would basically give them the benefit of the doubt. These guys however, were out of line most of the night. And now John Perez has his season come to end with a fractured tibia because they didn't do what the job required. What's even more tragic about these officials is a number of calls they made that were so blatenly the exact opposite of the hard fouls they didn't call. In the 1st period with 13:26 to go they called a foul on Chris Manning that was as much a phantom foul as you'll ever see. The Plattsburgh coach registered a mild complaint and to show him and everyone else who the boss was the same official called another phantom foul on Manning 5 seconds later at 13:21, effectively ending the players first half as he now was on the bench for the remainder of the period. This guy is one of those officials who obviously thinks the game is about him and not the teams invovled. Someone needs to do D3 a favor and get this guy back doing church leagues where he belongs. This crew missed so many obvious fouls on both teams, yet called fouls when there was little or no contact, that the word consistency isn't part of their vocabulary.

The bottom line is a young man is now faced with a rehab assignment, the loss of the chance to play for a championship, and possibly a chance to play in the NCAA tournament. It not only affects him but certainly hurts the team since their best player will be missing and it's hard to replace your leading rebounder and 2nd leading scorer. I can only hope that John's ability to bounce back from this injury with out any serious complications will prove to be the case and he'll return next season for a great Senior year.

As for the 3 aforementioned officials, I hope you never again grace the inside of Memorial Hall. Or any SUNYAC gym for that matter.   

[Bengalsrule]

FRONT PAGE STORY (Democrat and Chronicle - Rochester NY) on JAKE SIMMONS this past SUNDAY

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2013302170030&nclick_check=1

It is probably the most concise recording of what this kid has been thru in his life. Congrats to Jim Mandelaro and the staff at  the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle.

[with age came?]

Bengalsrule - Thank you so much for posting the article about Jake Simmons!  Plus Karma for sure!  What an heartfelt story. A true story about the courageous spirit of an accomplished young man.  Haven't felt well for the last couple of months (guess old guys like Magicman and me just watch ourselves get more and more decrepit-no offense Magic - know you have been "under the weather" too.)   Haven't been to a game all season and know every one of my favorite teams has been eliminated by the skin of their teeth Clarkson, Hamilton & Buff State but every once and while you get to read a story like that and you know that the game of basketball transcends sport and sometimes operates on a higher plain.  It just makes me smile. Thanks again.

[magicman]

Geneseo defeats New Paltz 98-80 to advance to the semi-finals of the SUNYAC tournament.


Oswego leads Brockport 65-56 with 4:44 left in the game.

[jdex]

Oswego 78, Brockport 66, final

[Bengalsrule]

Bengalsrule - Thank you so much for posting the article about Jake Simmons!  Plus Karma for sure!  What an heartfelt story. A true story about the courageous spirit of an accomplished young man.  Haven't felt well for the last couple of months (guess old guys like Magicman and me just watch ourselves get more and more decrepit-no offense Magic - know you have been "under the weather" too.)   Haven't been to a game all season and know every one of my favorite teams has been eliminated by the skin of their teeth Clarkson, Hamilton & Buff State but every once and while you get to read a story like that and you know that the game of basketball transcends sport and sometimes operates on a higher plain.  It just makes me smile. Thanks again.

Thank you with age. If ever this league had an exceptional kid with a truly exceptional story...Jake is it!! I appreciate your feedback!!

[jdex]

Semis at Cortland on Friday shape up with 18-7 Plattsburgh vs. 17-9 Geneseo at 6 p.m.; 21-4 Cortland vs. 19-7 Oswego at 8 p.m.

Final at Cortland on Saturday, 4 p.m.

Geneseo advances past guest New Paltz with hot shooting display, a school record 37x50 from the field including a 12-for-12 start. Still, NP hangs around. The Hawks hit their first 11-of-14 shots. A tight first half scrap ends with a Geneseo flourish and a 47-43 edge at the break. Knights keeps the upper hand and withstands a 59-57 NP approach at 12:24 when soph J. McKenna makes treys on successive possessions. Momemtum rides with Gens. Soph G. Lyons 22 pts(9x10fg), 8 rebs, 4assts; jr C. Fedge 18 pts(8x10fg); jr T. Decker 15 pts; jr. J. Jones 13 pts; R. Riefenhauser 8 rebs, 5 assts, 2 stls. NP goes 32x65fg, 12x32 3s keyed by M. Devine's 24 pts(10x16fg); S. Taylor 16 pts(6x22f), 10 rebs, 5 assts; A. Joseph 13 pts(5x8fg,3x4 3s), 4 assts; K. Donovan 12 pts(4x7 3s). Hawks wind up 11-15

Oswego and Brockport go into halftime all square at 34 with the Port erasing a late five point OSt advantage completely when L. Legister makes a '3' at 0:05. With the match 42-42 at 16:58, S. Michele's bucket lifts Lakers into the lead at 16:17. Host Oswego extends by a bit, but twas a four point game at 9:39, 10 at 7:05 and 14 on a H. Ward hoop at 2:58. Oswego 27x51fg, 17x24ft to Eagles 26x64fg,5x10ft. Lakers' Ward 16 pts(6x18fg), 16 rebs in 34'; K. Covley 16 pts(5x8fg, 4x6 3s) in 25'; C. Gilkes 14 pts, 6 rebs; S. Michele 13 pts; D. Ross 12 pts(3x3fg, 2x2 3s). Port's J. Ivy 15 pts(6x16fg, 3x5 3s), 4pf in 24'; J. Major 14 pts, 8 rebs; B. Carruthers 12 pts, 5 rebs; M. Gallagher 12 pts(6x8fg); D. Klein 5 assts. Brockport record slips to 15-11

[dcahill44]

Board members if you would like to tune into Hoopsville tonight i will be on around 830.

[Bengalsrule]

Board members if you would like to tune into Hoopsville tonight i will be on around 830.

Did I understand you correctly???

OMG!!!! Im watching dcahill (Derrick Cahill)... a 13 year old kid on D3Hoops! Photos and everything!! Now he is doing the regional rankings. Damn..I'm 55 and been blogging for 3 years and haven't been invited once!

Congrats Dcahill. Im enjoying listening to you live!!! You are holding your own with Dave McHugh. You know your Cortland roster!!! Im sure Magicman appreciated your shout out for his Cards!!

Now I know how Naz' and Medaille get their inside info! To quote Dave Mchugh..."You certainly know your stuff!"

Great interview!