Trojans advance to MAC league finals
GREENE – Two Chenango County boys basketball teams squared off yesterday evening, Feb. 9, as Greene hosted and defeated Unadilla Valley 50-47.
This semi-finals matchup in the MAC league championships saw two high energy squads fight to the very last second of regulation in what seemed like a game that would be decided by who possessed the ball last.
Due to the high quality of play and the fast paced style of the game between both The Storm and The Trojans, there would not be a significantly noted lead change until right at the end of the third quarter and again at the end of the game.
With an uncountable number of lead changes, the score flopped back and forth between the two teams in the first half of play to eventually land on a even tie at 29-points a piece heading into the second half of play.
Luke Day, number 11, for the Trojans would net 10 of his team high 19-points in the third quarter, something that proved key to the eventual successes Greene would receive.
Riding on the shooting of Day in the third quarter, The Trojans carried a 43-39 lead heading into the final 8-minutes of regulation.
It was UV’s senior Ryan Postma, number 3, would earn 6-points off of free throws in the final quarter in an attempt at the comeback win. The strategy that Greene employed by fowling Postma held The Storm to just 8-points total in the final quarter.
Besides Postma’s 6-points off free throws, UV’s Andrew Jackson managed the other 2-points in the quarter. Postma finished with a team and game high of 20-points, while going 13-16 from the line. Jackson would finish 7-points on the night for the Storm.
Despite only being able to generate 7-points of their own in the final quarter, Greene had accumulated just enough points earlier on in the game to ease their way to win at 50-47.
Greene will now face the Sidney Warriors this Saturday in the MAC league championship finals at Hartwick College.
Score by quarter:
Gre: 14 15 14 7-50
UV: 10 19 10 8-47
Game statistics:
Greene: Dalton Brower, 2 0-2 4; Andrew Brigham, 0; Jordan Harrington, 4 2-4 14; Coy Austin, 1 1-2 4; Luke Day, 8 1-2 19; Bennie Kinney, 0; David Borchardt, 0; Josh Harrington, 0; Luke Erickson, 2 1-2 5; Mitchell Walters, 0; Breven Gilmore, 2 0-0 4; Chris Klecha, 0; Joe Miranda, 0 0-6 0.
Unadilla Valley: Andrew Jackson, 3 0-0 7; Ryan Postma, 3 13-16 20; Derrick Schwab, 0; Geoff Keach, 0; Mason Merlo, 1 0-0 3; Ethan Grey, 1 0-0 2; Tyler Simmons, 0 1-2 1; Matt Turner, 0; Brett Hanslmaier, 5 4-5 14; Lance Gage, 0; Marcus Granger, 0; Mason Mikalunas, 0.
This semi-finals matchup in the MAC league championships saw two high energy squads fight to the very last second of regulation in what seemed like a game that would be decided by who possessed the ball last.
Due to the high quality of play and the fast paced style of the game between both The Storm and The Trojans, there would not be a significantly noted lead change until right at the end of the third quarter and again at the end of the game.
With an uncountable number of lead changes, the score flopped back and forth between the two teams in the first half of play to eventually land on a even tie at 29-points a piece heading into the second half of play.
Luke Day, number 11, for the Trojans would net 10 of his team high 19-points in the third quarter, something that proved key to the eventual successes Greene would receive.
Riding on the shooting of Day in the third quarter, The Trojans carried a 43-39 lead heading into the final 8-minutes of regulation.
It was UV’s senior Ryan Postma, number 3, would earn 6-points off of free throws in the final quarter in an attempt at the comeback win. The strategy that Greene employed by fowling Postma held The Storm to just 8-points total in the final quarter.
Besides Postma’s 6-points off free throws, UV’s Andrew Jackson managed the other 2-points in the quarter. Postma finished with a team and game high of 20-points, while going 13-16 from the line. Jackson would finish 7-points on the night for the Storm.
Despite only being able to generate 7-points of their own in the final quarter, Greene had accumulated just enough points earlier on in the game to ease their way to win at 50-47.
Greene will now face the Sidney Warriors this Saturday in the MAC league championship finals at Hartwick College.
Score by quarter:
Gre: 14 15 14 7-50
UV: 10 19 10 8-47
Game statistics:
Greene: Dalton Brower, 2 0-2 4; Andrew Brigham, 0; Jordan Harrington, 4 2-4 14; Coy Austin, 1 1-2 4; Luke Day, 8 1-2 19; Bennie Kinney, 0; David Borchardt, 0; Josh Harrington, 0; Luke Erickson, 2 1-2 5; Mitchell Walters, 0; Breven Gilmore, 2 0-0 4; Chris Klecha, 0; Joe Miranda, 0 0-6 0.
Unadilla Valley: Andrew Jackson, 3 0-0 7; Ryan Postma, 3 13-16 20; Derrick Schwab, 0; Geoff Keach, 0; Mason Merlo, 1 0-0 3; Ethan Grey, 1 0-0 2; Tyler Simmons, 0 1-2 1; Matt Turner, 0; Brett Hanslmaier, 5 4-5 14; Lance Gage, 0; Marcus Granger, 0; Mason Mikalunas, 0.
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