Hurricanes blow through Rochester tourney
ROCHESTER – The Norwich Hurricanes won all four games at the Rochester Rumble AAU boys’ basketball tourney last weekend, and claimed a second team championship this season.
Josh Borfitz scored 21 points, Richie Bonney added 10, and Andrew Austin chipped in with eight in a 67-39 championship game win on Sunday over RAP Kehoe.
The Hurricanes contested every RAP shot and owned the boards in putting on a defensive clinic, said Hurricanes assistant coach Tom Collier, who manned the bench with head coach Mark Abbott unable to attend. “We created many transition baskets off our defense,” Collier said. “There was a two-minute spurt where we scored five baskets, and the ball barely touched the floor. It was like watching our fast-break drills in practice. It was something special to see.”
Norwich opened its tournament Saturday with a lock-down defensive effort in which it rolled to a 50-19 rout of the Buffalo Storm. Casey Edwards poured in 18 points, while Bonney and Dennis Oralls split eight apiece.
“Casey was on fire the first game, and I can only recall him missing just one shot,” Collier said. “We dominated this game from the start.”
In what was its tightest game – a 10-point victory – Bonney scored 14 and Seth Thomsen nine in a 41-31 win over RAP Batavia. Several members of the Batavia team played on the Section V Class A championship team that lost to Jamesville-Dewitt in the New York State Public High School Athletic Association tourney state semifinals in March.
Bonney and Thomsen controlled the boards for Norwich, and Derek Hughes continually broke down his defender from the point guard spot creating multiple scoring opportunities for his teammates.
In their final game of pool play Saturday, the Hurricanes defeated RAP Greece, the Section V Class AA champions last season, 63-51.
Bonney led three Norwich players in double figures scoring 20, Borfitz was next with 17 points, and Edwards had 10.
Norwich took control of the game early in the second half embarking on an 18-2 run to blow open the game against the quicker RAP squad. “Josh and Casey lit up the Greece team in the beginning of the second half, and Bonney, Thomsen, and Austin dominated the defensive glass,” Collier said. “Edwards, Hughes, and Josh Favaloro did a great job shutting down their three-point outside threats, Favaloro also creates havoc with his ball-hawking. Wherever there is a deflection, Josh is in the mix creating it.”
The second unit of Favaloro, Oralls, Zach Martinson, Frank Somich, and Jon Foulds made valuable contributions off the bench throughout the tournament, and the five substitutes weighed heavily in the championship game helping extend the lead in the second quarter.
The Hurricanes offered special thanks to their sponsors, Pete Smith and Jim Dunne, for supporting the Hurricanes’ efforts this season.
The four victories improved Norwich’s AAU record to 9-2 overall.
Josh Borfitz scored 21 points, Richie Bonney added 10, and Andrew Austin chipped in with eight in a 67-39 championship game win on Sunday over RAP Kehoe.
The Hurricanes contested every RAP shot and owned the boards in putting on a defensive clinic, said Hurricanes assistant coach Tom Collier, who manned the bench with head coach Mark Abbott unable to attend. “We created many transition baskets off our defense,” Collier said. “There was a two-minute spurt where we scored five baskets, and the ball barely touched the floor. It was like watching our fast-break drills in practice. It was something special to see.”
Norwich opened its tournament Saturday with a lock-down defensive effort in which it rolled to a 50-19 rout of the Buffalo Storm. Casey Edwards poured in 18 points, while Bonney and Dennis Oralls split eight apiece.
“Casey was on fire the first game, and I can only recall him missing just one shot,” Collier said. “We dominated this game from the start.”
In what was its tightest game – a 10-point victory – Bonney scored 14 and Seth Thomsen nine in a 41-31 win over RAP Batavia. Several members of the Batavia team played on the Section V Class A championship team that lost to Jamesville-Dewitt in the New York State Public High School Athletic Association tourney state semifinals in March.
Bonney and Thomsen controlled the boards for Norwich, and Derek Hughes continually broke down his defender from the point guard spot creating multiple scoring opportunities for his teammates.
In their final game of pool play Saturday, the Hurricanes defeated RAP Greece, the Section V Class AA champions last season, 63-51.
Bonney led three Norwich players in double figures scoring 20, Borfitz was next with 17 points, and Edwards had 10.
Norwich took control of the game early in the second half embarking on an 18-2 run to blow open the game against the quicker RAP squad. “Josh and Casey lit up the Greece team in the beginning of the second half, and Bonney, Thomsen, and Austin dominated the defensive glass,” Collier said. “Edwards, Hughes, and Josh Favaloro did a great job shutting down their three-point outside threats, Favaloro also creates havoc with his ball-hawking. Wherever there is a deflection, Josh is in the mix creating it.”
The second unit of Favaloro, Oralls, Zach Martinson, Frank Somich, and Jon Foulds made valuable contributions off the bench throughout the tournament, and the five substitutes weighed heavily in the championship game helping extend the lead in the second quarter.
The Hurricanes offered special thanks to their sponsors, Pete Smith and Jim Dunne, for supporting the Hurricanes’ efforts this season.
The four victories improved Norwich’s AAU record to 9-2 overall.
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