From the Coach - Dryden JV' girls now 4-0

The Dryden JV Girls basketball improved their record to 4-0 with a 32-10 win over Groton. It was our best win of the year, but a win is a win. Overall, the girls struggled in the first half to get into a rhythm offensively. We struggled to make the extra pass and missed a lot of uncontested points in the paint. I thought our defense played better in the second half. We committed too many foolish fouls in the first looking very sluggish. The girls did an exceptional job attacking the basket and getting to the line. We were 63% from the line which is much improved from the previous contests. Lindsey Goodenough led the team with 10 pts and Keri Daley added 9.

From the Coach - Indoor Track

Place winners Indoor Track:

Open Meet: 12/13/13 Cory Maybee 4th 55m 7.46

Ithaca College Bomber Invite: 12/14/13

     Abbey Yatsko 1st 300m 41.75

     Mackenzie Todd: 2nd long jump 16-7.75

     Shaina Sullivan: 3rd high jump 4-10, 5th triple jump 31-7.25

     800m relay 3rd 1:53.00 (Rachel Wojcik, Amy DeGaetano, Todd, Yatsko)

     Tor Wildenstein: 7th long jump 18-7.5, 7th triple jump 39-7.5

     800m relay 4th 1:38.20 (Duran Joyce, Tor Wildenstein, Gavin Marsh, Liam Joyce)

From the Coach - Varsity Boys Basketball vs. Whitney Point.

VBB 12/10 - Last night Dryden fell to 1-2 on the season with a 62-56 home loss to Whitney Point.  Dryden was led by sophomore Ali Abel-Ferretti who posted his 2nd double-double of the season with 20 points and 11 rebounds.  Dryden also got 10 points a piece from sophomore Matt McHerron and freshman Trevor Gardner.  Gardner added 6 rebounds, while McHerron had 4.  Whitney Point was led by junior Zack Marsh who had 33 points.  Dryden and Whitney Point exchanged blows in the first quarter which would end deadlocked at 17.  Abel-Ferretti and Marsh each with 6 in the quarter.  Both teams would still be deadlocked at 31 after two quarters of play.  Marsh and Abel-Ferretti each had 9 points in the quarter.  Whitney Point would outscore Dryden 14-9 in the third quarter to take a 3 point lead.  Dryden would cut the lead to four late in the fourth quarter.  Trevor Gardner would get an open look at the top of the key, but his 3-point attempt did not connect.  Marsh would sink free throws to finish the game.  "I thought we played rather well tonight.  We need to do a better job of finishing opportunities in the paint.  "  "The Marsh kid is hands down the best player in this league.  He is a tough guard for us."

Whitney Point pulls away to top Dryden in boys' basketball

Ithaca Journal



A 14-9 scoring edge in the third quarter lifted the Whitney Point boys basketball team to a 62-56 victory over host Dryden Tuesday night in Interscholastic Athletic Conference action.
The win lifted the Eagles to 3-0 in the IAC, 3-1 overall; the Purple Lions dipped to 1-2, 1-2.
Both teams scored 17 in the first quarter and 14 in the second to head into the locker room tied at 31. Zach Marsh did most of the damage for the winners, scoring 33 points, inclulding three 3-pointers and several key free throws down the stretch after Dryden had cut the deficit to four in the closing minutes.
“The Marsh kid is hands down the best player in this league,” Dryden coach Kim Brown said. “He is a tough guard for us.”
Dryden was led by sophomore Ali Abel-Ferretti who posted his 2nd double-double of the season with 20 points and 11 rebounds. The Lions also got 10 points apiece from sophomore Matt McHerron and freshman Trevor Gardner (6 rebounds).

Bennett, Shea McCartney named first-team all-state in girls soccer

Ithaca Journal

ITHACA — Six girls soccer players from the Ithaca area, including three from Lansing, have been named to the New York State Sportswriters and Coaches Organization for Girls Sports all-state teams. The organization announced its all-state selections today.

Three area players were first-team selections — sophomore striker Taylor Bennett from Dryden in Class B, and junior striker Shea McCartney and senior midfielder Elena Parkins from Section 4 champion Lansing in Class C.

Other all-state selections, all from Class C, included junior defender Maura McCartney from Lansing (second team), senior midfielder Lisa Nelson from Spencer-Van Etten (fourth team) and freshman midfielder Madeline Boerman from Lansing (fifth team).

Bennett scored a school-record 43 goals this season in leading the Purple Lions to a 12-4 record and a berth in the Section 4 Class B quarterfinals. Bennett scored twice in the quarterfinal against Chenango Forks, which ended in a 3-3 tie, with CF advancing on penalty kicks.

Shea McCartney, a fifth-team all-state selection last year, led the Bobcats to a No. 1 state ranking during the season and a berth in the state semifinals, where they lost to eventual state runner-up Haldane. McCartney scored seven goals in Lansing’s three sectional victories, including twice in the 5-0 shutout of Unatego in the title game.

Perkins, second-team pick Maura McCartney and fifth-teamer Boerman were key performers at both ends of the field for second-year Coach Eric Stickel’s Lansing squad, which outscored its opponents this season, 87-6. Maura McCartney scored in Lansing’s 2-0 defeat of Beaver River in the state quarterfinals at Norwich.

S-VE’s Nelson was named most valuable player of the Interscholastic Athletic Conference South Small Division, and led the Panthers to a No. 14 state ranking and a berth in the Section 4 Class C semifinals, where they lost to Lansing, 2-1. The Bobcats trailed with 16 minutes to play before rallying to eliminate the Panthers, who were co-champions of the IAC Small Schools along with Marathon.