Boys Basketball - recap from the Coach at Chenago Valley

Varsity Boys Basketball @ Chenango Valley

2/11/15

Last night Dryden fell to 10-6 overall with a 65-57 loss at host Chenango Valley.  Dryden was led by Ali Abel-Ferretti, who finished with a game-high 27 points and 11 rebounds.  Anthony Nichols added 8 points, while Trevor Gardner added 7.  Chenango Valley was led by Mark Mullins who had 24 points, while Kolby Ross added 19 points.  CV led 14-13 after the first quarter.  Abel-Ferretti scored 8 points in the first quarter.  "We did a very good job of getting Ali paint touches in the first quarter."  CV would take a 26-25 lead into the locker room at half as Mullins scored at the buzzer on a put-back off a Kolby Ross miss.  "We were spectators during the final possession of the half.  Instead of getting underneath someone and blocking out, we watched the flight of the ball and got beat to the spot."  Abel-Ferretti scored 10 of Dryden's 12 points in the second quarter.  CV would outscore Dryden 21-13 in the third quarter to take a 47-38 lead into the fourth quarter.  Mullins scored 7 in the quarter for CV.  Ross added 6 in the quarter for CV.  Abel-Ferretti had 5 points in the quarter for Dryden.  Down 10 points in the fourth quarter, Dryden would draw even with just under 3 minutes to play.  Kolby Ross would make a 3-point shot late in the shot clock to give CV a three point lead.  On Dryden's next possession, a missed three-point attempt would cost Dryden as a long rebound led to a CV fast-break lay-up to put CV up 5.  "The two three-point field goal makes by the Ross kid hurt us in the fourth quarter.  Our scouting report said that was not a part of his offensive game, however late in the shot-clock, it's the only look they had, and he made two of them."  "Ali was phenomenal tonight.  He was our only consistent scoring threat, while being doubled-teamed on almost every catch.  He battles through every hit and bump that occurred throughout the game."  "We played with very little energy, enthusiasm and passion tonight.  Ultimately, that cost us an opportunity to win."  Dryden JV's lost to CV at Dryden.  Dryden hosts Newark Valley Friday, 2/13,6 pm JV tip.

Box Score

Dryden            13    12    13    19                  57

CV                   14    12    21    18                  65

Dryden

Welgoss     1, 0-0, 3

McHerron     3, 0-2, 6

Burvee     1, 0-0, 2

Nichols    3, 1-3, 8

Stahlman     2, 0-2, 4

Abel-Ferretti     11, 5-9, 27

Gardner     3, 0-0, 7

Ellis     0, 0-0, 0

Team: 24, 6-16, 57

CV

C. Hertzog    3, 2-3, 9

Cox    5, 0-0, 11

Klepfer   0, 0-0, 0

J. Hertzog    2, 0-0, 5

Mullins     8, 6-9, 24

Ross    7, 3-4, 19

Murreld     0, 0-0, 0

Team: 28, 11-16, 65