Knights end the rolling Storm’s season
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SYRACUSE – Holding a two point lead with just over three minutes left in the third quarter, the Unadilla Valley Storm boys basketball team saw the win and a trip to the New York State final four within reach.
That quickly changed when Dante Cuttino finished a reverse layup to start a 10-0 by the Knights of Tully.
The Storm couldn’t fully recover as Tully finished the game with the lead and the final score of 56-40.
Starting out in their man-to-man defense, focusing their efforts on Joe Crawford and Jake Edinger of Tully.
UV’s Dante Dye struck first, like he had in both the semifinal and finals of the Section IV tournament.
However, unlike those two games, the Storm did not jump out to a big lead. In fact, the game went basket for basket throughout the first three quarters.
The first quarter ended in a 10-10 tie, six points coming from deep three-pointers by Dante Dye.
In the second quarter, Unadilla Valley stopped the Knights on a few defensive possessions, causing turnovers. This aided in the Storm’s four point lead at the half.
In the first two quarters of play, Levi Rifanburg paced UV with 12 points. Teammate Wyatt Grey pulled in seven rebounds to lead the team in the first half on the Glass.
For the Knights, Crawford scored 10 points and grabbed six rebounds while Edinger lead their team with 11 points.
Tully had their eye on the Storm’s Andrew Jackson, not allowing him to create much space on offense in the first half.
Jackson did create for his teammates through, dishing out three assists in the first 16 minutes of play.
With Tully getting their first possession to start the second half, Unadilla Valley stopped the Knights. On the other end of the floor, Grey knocked down his second three-pointer of the game to help the Storm extend their lead to seven.
Back came Tully in the early minutes of the quarter, going on a small 7-0 run to tie the game again, this time at 30-30.
For the next three minutes, the lead changed hands between the two teams five times. Dye hit his third from beyond the arc, giving the Storm the lead at 36-34.
Unfortunately, that was UV’s last lead of the game.
About 30 seconds later is when the Knights took the lead for good, going on their 10-0 run to end the third.
Starting off the final quarter, Unadilla Valley went on a quick 4-0 run, cutting the lead down to four. Sadly that was the last four points the Storm scored as they couldn’t get off any good shots at the Knights defense clamped down.
“We just went cold the second half,” said UV’s head coach Matt Osborne. “We were out of sync offensively and defensively the entire second half. We didn’t follow our defensive plan and let [Jake] Edinger hit a three and he was able to get to the basket uncontested.
“We gave up baseline on a couple of drives and then we had to foul. It just wasn’t meant to be for us today.”
Rifanburg finished with 15 points and nine rebounds. Dye ended with nine points, all coming from three-point goals. Grey score eight and pulled down a game-high 11 boards.
Tully was able to keep Jackson to just six points and four rebounds. Jackson did his damage by distributing the ball, tallying five assists throughout the game.
UV finished the season at 17-8 overall record, Section IV Class C champions and regional finalists.
“I’m very proud of this team,” said Osborne after the game. “To become sectional champions as a seven-seed is a great accomplishment. We should hang our head’s high and be proud of what we accomplished this season.”
The Storm will graduate four seniors – Dye, Payton Stirone, Sam Loeffler and Teddy Postma – in June.
Tully 56, Unadilla Valley 40
at SRC Arena, Syracuse
Unadilla Valley: Andrew Jackson 3 0-0-6; Dante Dye 3 0-0-9; Levi Rifanburg 7 1-2-15; Wyatt Grey 3 0-0-8; Cameron Osborne 1 0-0-2; Charles Morgan 0; Caleb Parker 0. Totals: 17 1-2 40.
Tully: Jake Edinger 8 2-4-19; Tyler Edinger 3 3-4-9; Colum Swan 1 0-0-2; Joe Crawford 5 5-7-15; Dante Cuttino 2 2-2-6; Evan Rapp 1 3-4-5; Thomas Morse 0. Totals: 20 15-21-56.
UV 10 17 9 4 – 40
Tully 10 13 21 12 – 56
Fouled out: (UV) Jackson and Dye. Three-point field goals: (UV) Dye 3, Grey 2; (T) J. Edinger 1.
SYRACUSE – Holding a two point lead with just over three minutes left in the third quarter, the Unadilla Valley Storm boys basketball team saw the win and a trip to the New York State final four within reach.
That quickly changed when Dante Cuttino finished a reverse layup to start a 10-0 by the Knights of Tully.
The Storm couldn’t fully recover as Tully finished the game with the lead and the final score of 56-40.
Starting out in their man-to-man defense, focusing their efforts on Joe Crawford and Jake Edinger of Tully.
UV’s Dante Dye struck first, like he had in both the semifinal and finals of the Section IV tournament.
However, unlike those two games, the Storm did not jump out to a big lead. In fact, the game went basket for basket throughout the first three quarters.
The first quarter ended in a 10-10 tie, six points coming from deep three-pointers by Dante Dye.
In the second quarter, Unadilla Valley stopped the Knights on a few defensive possessions, causing turnovers. This aided in the Storm’s four point lead at the half.
In the first two quarters of play, Levi Rifanburg paced UV with 12 points. Teammate Wyatt Grey pulled in seven rebounds to lead the team in the first half on the Glass.
For the Knights, Crawford scored 10 points and grabbed six rebounds while Edinger lead their team with 11 points.
Tully had their eye on the Storm’s Andrew Jackson, not allowing him to create much space on offense in the first half.
Jackson did create for his teammates through, dishing out three assists in the first 16 minutes of play.
With Tully getting their first possession to start the second half, Unadilla Valley stopped the Knights. On the other end of the floor, Grey knocked down his second three-pointer of the game to help the Storm extend their lead to seven.
Back came Tully in the early minutes of the quarter, going on a small 7-0 run to tie the game again, this time at 30-30.
For the next three minutes, the lead changed hands between the two teams five times. Dye hit his third from beyond the arc, giving the Storm the lead at 36-34.
Unfortunately, that was UV’s last lead of the game.
About 30 seconds later is when the Knights took the lead for good, going on their 10-0 run to end the third.
Starting off the final quarter, Unadilla Valley went on a quick 4-0 run, cutting the lead down to four. Sadly that was the last four points the Storm scored as they couldn’t get off any good shots at the Knights defense clamped down.
“We just went cold the second half,” said UV’s head coach Matt Osborne. “We were out of sync offensively and defensively the entire second half. We didn’t follow our defensive plan and let [Jake] Edinger hit a three and he was able to get to the basket uncontested.
“We gave up baseline on a couple of drives and then we had to foul. It just wasn’t meant to be for us today.”
Rifanburg finished with 15 points and nine rebounds. Dye ended with nine points, all coming from three-point goals. Grey score eight and pulled down a game-high 11 boards.
Tully was able to keep Jackson to just six points and four rebounds. Jackson did his damage by distributing the ball, tallying five assists throughout the game.
UV finished the season at 17-8 overall record, Section IV Class C champions and regional finalists.
“I’m very proud of this team,” said Osborne after the game. “To become sectional champions as a seven-seed is a great accomplishment. We should hang our head’s high and be proud of what we accomplished this season.”
The Storm will graduate four seniors – Dye, Payton Stirone, Sam Loeffler and Teddy Postma – in June.
Tully 56, Unadilla Valley 40
at SRC Arena, Syracuse
Unadilla Valley: Andrew Jackson 3 0-0-6; Dante Dye 3 0-0-9; Levi Rifanburg 7 1-2-15; Wyatt Grey 3 0-0-8; Cameron Osborne 1 0-0-2; Charles Morgan 0; Caleb Parker 0. Totals: 17 1-2 40.
Tully: Jake Edinger 8 2-4-19; Tyler Edinger 3 3-4-9; Colum Swan 1 0-0-2; Joe Crawford 5 5-7-15; Dante Cuttino 2 2-2-6; Evan Rapp 1 3-4-5; Thomas Morse 0. Totals: 20 15-21-56.
UV 10 17 9 4 – 40
Tully 10 13 21 12 – 56
Fouled out: (UV) Jackson and Dye. Three-point field goals: (UV) Dye 3, Grey 2; (T) J. Edinger 1.
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