JV/Varsity Boys Basketball vs.Whitney Point 12/18
Dryden
improved to 2-2 overall with a 70-52 win over visiting Whitney Point.
Dryden placed 4 players in double-figures led by Gage Ellis who had 17
points, all in the second-half, combined with 6 rebounds. Shawn Moore
and Ali-Abel-Ferretti added 12 each, and Bryan Norman chipped in with 10
points. Adam Tillotson was the only Whitney Point player in
double-figures with 21 points. Dryden took a 20-13 lead after the first
quarter. Norman with all 10 of his points in the first quarter. After
taking a 13-point lead in the second quarter, Whitney Point would trim
the Dryden lead to 2. Dryden would respond and get the lead back to 6
with a 35-29 lead at half. "We weathered the storm in-terms of foul
trouble and were able to put some seperation between us and Whitney
Point at the half." The difference would still be 6 at the end of the
third as Dryden led 46-40. "We both traded baskets and came up empty on
possessions in the third quarter." Dryden would outscore Whitney Point
24-12 in the fourth quarter. "It was nice to see Gage shoulder the
scoring load in the fourth quarter. He has the ability to score in
bunches if he sets his mind to it." Ellis would score 11 fourth quarter
points. "Trevor did a great job for us tonight. He plays significant
minutes and is able to convert at the free-throw line (5/5 in the 4th
quarter) late in the game." "Being in foul trouble as we were, Shawn
Moore and Ross Cole gave us invaluable minutes. They allow us to
continue to run our stuff, and they play hard on every possession." "It
was a win, an ugly win, but again, it was a win." Dryden travels to
Trumansburg Friday. Dryden JV's improved to 3-1 on the year with a 51-46 win. Freshmen, Anthony Nichols led Dryden with 12 points.
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