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Courtside
By RICHARD
A. ROSS
Girls’ Basketball Action
Roscoe edges Sullivan West 50-49 in a nail biter
JEFFERSONVILLE, NY — Roscoe brought its State Ranked Class
D team to town to take on the Lady Bulldogs on January 14. After opening
up a 13-3 lead by the end of the first quarter, it looked like Roscoe was
going to cruise to an easy victory. That lead should have been much smaller
as Sullivan West missed lay up after lay up while Roscoe managed to make
its shots. In the second quarter, Roscoe began to turn the ball over and
the Bulldogs began to click. Katie Cappiello of Sullivan West got red-hot
draining threes and making some great perimeter shots from the corner. Michelle
Peters tied the game at 21 all.
Roscoe’s usual leading scorer Cheyenne Smith went down in
the third quarter with an ankle injury and had to sit out the rest of the
game. In her place, Christine Rosencranse stepped up and had a huge night.
She scored 22-points, as did Cappiello of Sullivan West. The game went right
down to the wire with Roscoe holding on for the win.
Manor comes on strong in second half to beat Eldred
49-28
ELDRED, NY — The second meeting of the Eldred Yellowjackets
and the Livingston Manor Wildcats on January 17 was a story of two halves.
The first half featured numerous fouls by both teams and erratic offenses
that stymied the scoring. At the break, Eldred led by the score of 15-13.
The second half was an entirely different matter. Manor’s defense limited
Eldred to 13 points while Jennifer Wright found the mark with a game-leading
20 points. Charlene Vail of Livingston Manor chipped in with 17. Lauren Timan
led Eldred’s scoring with 11 points. Manor was coming off of a week that
featured a devastating loss to Liberty and a fine effort against a strong
Tuxedo team. Eldred had beaten Chester and Ellenville. Manor improved its
record to 9-4, 4-1 OCIAA while Eldred fell to 5-7. 2-2 OCIAA.
Boys’ Basketball Action
Tri-Valley’s Kyle Humphrey surpasses 1,000-point milestone
LIVINGSTON MANOR, NY — Within two minutes of the third period
in a one-sided game against the Wildcats on January 15, Kyle Humphrey reached
1,000 points for his career. He ended the game with 29 giving him a total
of 1,003 thus far. Tri-Valley went on to win the game 94-35. Bryan Bowers,
a 1996 Tri-Valley graduate, holds the school record with 1,040 points, a
mark that Humphrey is sure to break this coming week.
Roscoe’s Brian Ballard leads Blue Devil win
over Sullivan West 63-55
JEFFERSONVILLE, NY — Roscoe led the entire game sparked by
the fine play of Brian Ballard who scored a game-high 27 points. Featuring
a fast-paced offense and an aggressive defense, the Blue Devils were able
to outmatch a school that outsized them in height and outnumbers them in
population. Just this past Tuesday, the Lady Blue Devils edged their Bulldog
counterparts in a close game. Sean Semenetz of Sullivan West had a terrific
night draining four three-pointers on his way to scoring a team-leading 23.
At one point in the third quarter, the Bulldogs closed Roscoe’s lead to 39-37.
As the game wound down, Sullivan West tried to rely on perimeter shooting
while Roscoe rebounded well and was able to run the floor well. Roscoe’s
Justin Bowers had 13 points and Tim Hass had 10. For Sullivan West, Brent
Rose and Joe Meyer each scored 12. Roscoe lost this week to Tuxedo while
Sullivan West lost to Chapel Field. Both Roscoe and Sullivan West ended the
week with records of 4-7.
Kings College defeats Susquehanna in Patient Care Classic
WILKES-BARRE, PA — An early 21-5 run sparked 13th-ranked King’s
to a 78-52 victory over Susquehanna in the first round of the Patient Care
Classic women’s basketball tournament at Scandlon Gymnasium on Friday, January
17. Jennie Orelli scored 13 points to lead four Lady Monarchs in double figures
as King’s (9-2) snapped the Crusaders’ three-game winning streak and defeated
Susquehanna in the tournament’s first round for the second straight season.
The Crusaders (6-2) will face Alvernia, a 61-49 loser to Muhlenberg in Friday’s
tournament the Lady Monarchs will battle the Mules in the championship game
at 4 p.m.
Senior guard Alison Ream (Elliotsburg, PA/Juniata H.S.) led
the Crusaders with 13 points and six assists while senior guard Emily Kurtz
(St. Marys, PA/St. Mary’s H.S.) added 11 points off the bench, but Susquehanna
shot 36.2 percent from the field and committed 21 turnovers in defeat. Both
of Susquehanna’s losses this season have come to teams ranked in the D3hoops.com
Top 25, with the Crusaders’ other setback coming at then-18th ranked Lebanon
Valley on December 3 by a score of 68-50.
Susquehanna entered the game with the Commonwealth Conference’s
top scoring defense (46.4 points per game) and field-goal percentage defense
(.264), but King’s shot 48.5 percent for the game and connected on 6-of-9
from three-point range to roll to the victory. Jen Wozniak tallied a game-high
10 rebounds for the Lady Monarchs, who out-rebounded the Crusaders by a 38-37
margin. Sophomore guard Christine Lizzi (Barryville, NY/Eldred Central H.S.)
led the Crusaders with career-high six rebounds.
King’s led 40-27 at halftime, but the Crusaders pulled within
eight at 44-36 following a Ream basket with 17:14 remaining. From there,
it was all Lady Monarchs as a 22-4 run increased the King’s lead to 66-40
with 8:52 to play. Ream’s 13 points moved her into 18th place on the program’s
career scoring list with 679 points, while her six assists enabled her to
become the 12th player in school history to surpass 200 career assists.
Hip hip hooray!
Delaware Valley High School Cheerleaders hosted the Tri-State
Cheering Competition at the Delaware Valley High School on January 18.
Either way, they will play!
YULAN, NY — On Sunday, February 2 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00
p.m. (one week after the Super Bowl) The Town of Highland Lions Club will
host their “Ice Tee Open” on Washington Lake. To play golf on the ice, bring
ice cleats, but if there is no ice, the game will be played on land. The
event will take place at the Colonial, featuring big screen TV all day.
The cost is $9 per player for nine holes. Everybody is welcome.
There are cash prizes for low gross male and female, long drive, and closest
to the pin. There is a three-club limit, and one must be the putter. Refreshments
may be purchased inside the Colonial. All proceeds are given to charity.
For more information call Robert C. Bliefemich, golf committee
chairman at 845/557-8415, or Jolene Porter, co-chair at 845/557-8532.
The number at the Colonial is 845/557-6361.
Stara’s Score sets world mark
MONTICELLO, NY — Stara’s Score and driver Billy “Zeke” Parker,
Jr. are all out to hold off Victory’s Hero OM and Bob D’Agostino en route
to winning the second edition of the Monticello Marathon, a 2-mile race for
trotters, at the Mighty M on December 24. With his victory, Stara’s Score
established a new world record of 4:18 for trotters going a 2-mile distance
on a half mile track. The former standard of 4:19 was set last year by Rare
Score in the inaugural edition of the event.
Local equestrians receive awards
LIVINGSTON MANOR, NY — The evening of November 23 was a special
night for local equestrians. Stone Wall Farms of Jeffersonville, NY hosted
its annual holiday banquet and awards presentation at King’s. Over 100 family
and friends attended the gala event that included a buffet and DJ entertainment.
Awards, which are sponsored by local businesses, were presented
in many divisions. Points were accumulated from a horse show series that
took place at Stone Wall Farms. There were four horse shows, one of which
benefited the Jeffersonville Lions Club. In each division where there were
qualified entrants, a beautiful championship ribbon and a championship trophy
were awarded to the horse and rider that accrued the most points. A reserve
ribbon was awarded to the runner-up. In addition, the LOL Perpetual Trophy
which is sponsored by the William V. Diehl family of Callicoon, NY was awarded
to the horse and rider that earned the most points in the open western, English
and hunter divisions.
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