Susquehanna Valley 49, Dryden 29: On Saturday at Dryden, Erin
Nolan and Shayna Lee scored 13 points apiece to pass the Sabers to a
non-league victory. Leading 27-20 at hafltime, Susquehanna Valley
outscored the hosts 15-4 in the third quarter to put the game away.
Amy Gardner scored 11 points for Dryden (2-1)
Saturday, December 13, 2014
Dryden Boys Basketball gets first IAC win at Marathon
Dryden 70, Marathon 58: On Friday at Marathon, Ali
Abel-Ferretti scored 22 points and Trevor Gardner added 14 to lead the
Purple Lions past the Olympians.
Stuart Stahlman chipped in 12 points for the winners, who outscored Marathon 19-11 in the second quarter to go into the locker room ahead by six.
Ryan Tillotson led all scorers with 28 points, including seven 3-pointers, for Marathon
Stuart Stahlman chipped in 12 points for the winners, who outscored Marathon 19-11 in the second quarter to go into the locker room ahead by six.
Ryan Tillotson led all scorers with 28 points, including seven 3-pointers, for Marathon
Friday, December 12, 2014
Lady Lions start seaosn at 2-0 with win over Marathon
Dryden 40, Marathon 27: On Friday at Dryden, Maggie Cole led a balanced attack with nine points as the Purple Lions shut down the Olympians.
Cassidy Marsh had eight points for Marathon, which trailed by a point at the break but scored just 11 points after halftime.
Cassidy Marsh had eight points for Marathon, which trailed by a point at the break but scored just 11 points after halftime.
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Lansing trio, Dryden's Bennett are first-team all-state
Ithaca Journal
State runner-up Lansing placed three players — Shea McCartney, Sarah Gisler and Madeline Boerman — on the all-state girls' soccer first team in Class C, while Dryden junior scoring leader Taylor Bennett made the first team in Class B.
The all-state squads were announced this week by the New York State Sportswriters Association.
The Bobcat trio is led by senior midfielder/attack McCartney, a repeat member of the all-state first team. She had a team-leading 17 goals and six assists this season in leading Lansing to a 17-5-0 record and a berth in the state championship game. The Bobcats, who defeated Schoharie, 2-0, in the state semis on Nov. 15, lost to Haldane, 1-0, the next day in the final at SUNY Cortland.
McCartney, a fifth-team selection in 2012, finished her five-year varsity career with 99 goals. Her twin sister, Maura, was a second-team selection last year but missed the entire season with a knee injury.
Gisler, a three-year starter for the Bobcats, yielded 20 goals with a save percentage of better than .800 in 22 games this season. Ten of the goals came against Class AA opponents Baldwinsville and Cicero-North Syracuse during an early-season tournament.
Boerman, a sophomore midfielder, had a goal and four assists despite missing a third of the season with an injury. She helped Lansing win its sixth Section 4 Class C title in the last eight seasons.
Bennett, a 5-foot-9 junior defender, finished the season with 24 goals as the Purple Lions went 16-1, their lone loss coming in the Section 4 Class B semifinals to top-seeded Seton Catholic. This year marks the second straight year Bennett has been named first-team all-state; last year, she scored a school-record 43 goals to eclipse the previous mark of 34, set three years earlier by her sister, Leighann.
A fourth-team pick in 2012, Taylor is a member of the Syracuse-based Empire Revolution of the Olympic Development Program, and has verbally committed to attending Syracuse University after graduation in 2016.
Two other Section 4 athletes — Oneonta seniors Madison Miller and Taryn More — were also named to the all-state Class B first team. Oneonta lost to Seton Catholic in the sectional final.
State runner-up Lansing placed three players — Shea McCartney, Sarah Gisler and Madeline Boerman — on the all-state girls' soccer first team in Class C, while Dryden junior scoring leader Taylor Bennett made the first team in Class B.
The all-state squads were announced this week by the New York State Sportswriters Association.
The Bobcat trio is led by senior midfielder/attack McCartney, a repeat member of the all-state first team. She had a team-leading 17 goals and six assists this season in leading Lansing to a 17-5-0 record and a berth in the state championship game. The Bobcats, who defeated Schoharie, 2-0, in the state semis on Nov. 15, lost to Haldane, 1-0, the next day in the final at SUNY Cortland.
McCartney, a fifth-team selection in 2012, finished her five-year varsity career with 99 goals. Her twin sister, Maura, was a second-team selection last year but missed the entire season with a knee injury.
Gisler, a three-year starter for the Bobcats, yielded 20 goals with a save percentage of better than .800 in 22 games this season. Ten of the goals came against Class AA opponents Baldwinsville and Cicero-North Syracuse during an early-season tournament.
Boerman, a sophomore midfielder, had a goal and four assists despite missing a third of the season with an injury. She helped Lansing win its sixth Section 4 Class C title in the last eight seasons.
Bennett, a 5-foot-9 junior defender, finished the season with 24 goals as the Purple Lions went 16-1, their lone loss coming in the Section 4 Class B semifinals to top-seeded Seton Catholic. This year marks the second straight year Bennett has been named first-team all-state; last year, she scored a school-record 43 goals to eclipse the previous mark of 34, set three years earlier by her sister, Leighann.
A fourth-team pick in 2012, Taylor is a member of the Syracuse-based Empire Revolution of the Olympic Development Program, and has verbally committed to attending Syracuse University after graduation in 2016.
Two other Section 4 athletes — Oneonta seniors Madison Miller and Taryn More — were also named to the all-state Class B first team. Oneonta lost to Seton Catholic in the sectional final.
Waverly boys rally past Dryden for IAC basketball win - Girls Match-up postponed with power outage
Ithaca Journal
Waverly rallied from a six-point deficit after three quarters to edge Dryden, 57-56, in Interscholastic Athletic Conference boys’ basketball action on Friday at Waverly High.
Alex Volpe led all scorers with 22 points for the Wolverines, who trailed 31-28 at halftime and 48-42 after three periods. Waverly won it from long range as they hit 10 3-pointers, including five by Volpe and three by Hunter Bodine (12 points).
Stuart Stahlman paced Dryden with 20 points, while 6-foot-6 junior Ali Abel-Ferretti added 12.
Waverly rallied from a six-point deficit after three quarters to edge Dryden, 57-56, in Interscholastic Athletic Conference boys’ basketball action on Friday at Waverly High.
Alex Volpe led all scorers with 22 points for the Wolverines, who trailed 31-28 at halftime and 48-42 after three periods. Waverly won it from long range as they hit 10 3-pointers, including five by Volpe and three by Hunter Bodine (12 points).
Stuart Stahlman paced Dryden with 20 points, while 6-foot-6 junior Ali Abel-Ferretti added 12.
Dryden's Big Man On Campus
Ithaca Times -
When rural public
high schools like Dryden get players like Ali Abel-Ferretti, it’s
borderline unfair. That is amplified when you realize that Abel-Ferretti
is a junior and his prime is still to come.
The six-foot-six,
227 pound center has a been a force of nature in the offseason and early
scrimmages. His coach, Kim Brown, called his preseason performance
“dominant”—and that was against bigger and better schools, who you’d
think would have bigger and better centers. But that has not been the
case.
It was easy to see last year the potential that
oozed out of Abel-Ferretti throughout Dryden’s varsity basketball season
that resulted in the Lions getting knocked out of the first round of
sectionals. He was a little raw and clumsy as a sophomore, but the
talent was obvious. Now, after playing a summer in a more competitive
AAU league and adding 15 pounds of muscle, Abel-Ferretti looks to be the
man to take Dryden out of their sectional slump.
“He’s dominating thus far,” said Brown. “You want to talk about scrimmages? He is dominating. We’ve played double A’s, we’ve played A’s and we’ve played B’s. We played a couple smaller schools. He has dominated everyone. He went against some six-foot-seven kids that he has just dominated. He has the ability to dominate this league.”
Considering the schedule Dryden will play this year, the early verdict on Abel-Ferretti is the best case scenario. Brown is trying to put his team in the right position for a high sectional seed. The point and seeding system rewards teams who play tougher opponents like Windsor, Chenango Valley, and Moravia, which means that Dryden plays less home games and travels further than the other IAC teams. This is the curse of being in the Class B bracket, but if Abel-Ferretti ends up as good as advertised, it may just be a blessing.
“His upper half needs to get stronger, but his lower half is so strong,” said Brown. “He has great post moves. The feet come from soccer — he’s a soccer player so that helps. His conditioning is better and he is a great verbal leader. He has the opportunity this year to have a great year. Not just this year, but next year as well.”
Both Abel-Ferretti and Brown both said that this summer was spent opening his game to be a more versatile player. Brown said that Abel-Ferretti weighed in at 250 in the summer, which was too out-of-shape for his liking. He slimmed down to 227, improved his footwork, and began work on an outside shot.
It’d be obvious to have Abel-Ferretti simply be a force down low. He could post up his defenders, back them down, work in maybe a single move, and baby hook the ball into the basket. It worked fine for the Lions last year, but this year is different.
“I’ve felt like i’ve been more confident shooting the outside jump shots,” said Abel-Ferretti. “I felt more confident shooting a few threes too. I know there are kids that are way past my height that are better shooting big men, but a guy like my size, if I want to go further, and maybe make a career out of this, I should be more comfortable becoming an all-around basketball player on the court.”
The revelation of Abel-Ferretti did not come as a surprise to Dryden. He came up and played varsity as an eighth grader, already the biggest player on the roster. Brown said that the biggest adjustment came to refining his shooting technique. Now, he shoots the ball with a consistent form, but a few years ago, his release started behind his head.
Not only did he fix poor form, but transitioned it into a strength. He shot 70 percent from the free throw line last season, which is key for a big, and has continued to improve into an offensive force.
It’s important for Dryden that Abel-Ferretti isn’t just tall, but uses his gift of size to his advantage. Height will only get a player so far, but using it to be strong and aggressive spells disaster for opposing front courts.
“Ali is blessed,” said Brown. “Besides having the height, he is strong as well. He is wide, he has big shoulders, he takes up space, can move guys, and he’s hard to move. When you have a guy with good hands, he knows how to finish, understands post moves. He’s a bright kid. He remembers everything you tell him. It’s a pleasure to coach a kid like that because it makes my job easier. Instead of having to refine, refine, refine, he’s already past that point.”
“I just hope that I can work hard in the post,” said Abel-Ferretti. “Get rebounds, get a lot of put backs. I hope to improve my defensive game too as a big man. If you eliminate the big man off teams, they aren’t going to be scoring a whole lot, at least under the basket.”
Dryden is going to be one of the better teams in the IAC this year. There is just no question.
The team only lost one senior who played significant minutes — Ross Cole — and while Brown says they will miss his contributions, they have already found a suitable replacement.
“We have a kid (junior Anthony Nichols) coming up from JV. He could’ve played last year, but he just wasn’t mature enough,” said Brown. “Ross was a great leader, and (Nichols) could never get to that level for Ross. But he’s a better offensive player. He’ll be just as good defensively as Ross was. I think we may have even taken a step up. Ross wasn’t a great offensive player, he would have told you that last year. He said, ‘My job is to make good decisions and defend.’ Anthony will make good decisions, defend, and score the ball very well.”
It also helps that Abel-Ferretti has been able to develop chemistry with point guard Trevor Gardner over the last few years.
“I think that works out really well,” said Abel-Ferretti. “Coach gets us together in the summer, in fall leagues, summer leagues. We are constantly playing together. We have open gym Thursday nights. The more we play with each other, the more comfortable we get with each other.”
The goal for Dryden is to not just make sectionals again. They’ve been there and done that with a 10-8 record and a first round exit in 2013.
This year, they want to win a few more of those games.
“We’ve made the sectionals, but I want to go further,” said Abel-Ferretti. “Not just past the first round, but second round and hopefully winning this. Definitely making the IAC championship and winning it is a major goal. I think it’s totally possible for us to do that.”
Brown agrees. “When it comes to postseason play, we need to win a sectional game. We should win a postseason game this year and be in contention. We should be in contention for the B’s. There is no doubt in my mind. We have that ability.”
Teams like Whitney Point, who Brown says is comparable to the Lions this season and anticipates close games between them, and Lansing, who Dryden has not beaten in six years, are the games Abel-Ferretti has circled on his calendar.
“I’m really confident with the guys we have on this team,” said Abel-Ferretti. “I think we have a really bright future in our league and division. I think we will go far this year, hopefully farther than last year.”
“He’s dominating thus far,” said Brown. “You want to talk about scrimmages? He is dominating. We’ve played double A’s, we’ve played A’s and we’ve played B’s. We played a couple smaller schools. He has dominated everyone. He went against some six-foot-seven kids that he has just dominated. He has the ability to dominate this league.”
Considering the schedule Dryden will play this year, the early verdict on Abel-Ferretti is the best case scenario. Brown is trying to put his team in the right position for a high sectional seed. The point and seeding system rewards teams who play tougher opponents like Windsor, Chenango Valley, and Moravia, which means that Dryden plays less home games and travels further than the other IAC teams. This is the curse of being in the Class B bracket, but if Abel-Ferretti ends up as good as advertised, it may just be a blessing.
“His upper half needs to get stronger, but his lower half is so strong,” said Brown. “He has great post moves. The feet come from soccer — he’s a soccer player so that helps. His conditioning is better and he is a great verbal leader. He has the opportunity this year to have a great year. Not just this year, but next year as well.”
Both Abel-Ferretti and Brown both said that this summer was spent opening his game to be a more versatile player. Brown said that Abel-Ferretti weighed in at 250 in the summer, which was too out-of-shape for his liking. He slimmed down to 227, improved his footwork, and began work on an outside shot.
It’d be obvious to have Abel-Ferretti simply be a force down low. He could post up his defenders, back them down, work in maybe a single move, and baby hook the ball into the basket. It worked fine for the Lions last year, but this year is different.
“I’ve felt like i’ve been more confident shooting the outside jump shots,” said Abel-Ferretti. “I felt more confident shooting a few threes too. I know there are kids that are way past my height that are better shooting big men, but a guy like my size, if I want to go further, and maybe make a career out of this, I should be more comfortable becoming an all-around basketball player on the court.”
The revelation of Abel-Ferretti did not come as a surprise to Dryden. He came up and played varsity as an eighth grader, already the biggest player on the roster. Brown said that the biggest adjustment came to refining his shooting technique. Now, he shoots the ball with a consistent form, but a few years ago, his release started behind his head.
Not only did he fix poor form, but transitioned it into a strength. He shot 70 percent from the free throw line last season, which is key for a big, and has continued to improve into an offensive force.
It’s important for Dryden that Abel-Ferretti isn’t just tall, but uses his gift of size to his advantage. Height will only get a player so far, but using it to be strong and aggressive spells disaster for opposing front courts.
“Ali is blessed,” said Brown. “Besides having the height, he is strong as well. He is wide, he has big shoulders, he takes up space, can move guys, and he’s hard to move. When you have a guy with good hands, he knows how to finish, understands post moves. He’s a bright kid. He remembers everything you tell him. It’s a pleasure to coach a kid like that because it makes my job easier. Instead of having to refine, refine, refine, he’s already past that point.”
“I just hope that I can work hard in the post,” said Abel-Ferretti. “Get rebounds, get a lot of put backs. I hope to improve my defensive game too as a big man. If you eliminate the big man off teams, they aren’t going to be scoring a whole lot, at least under the basket.”
Dryden is going to be one of the better teams in the IAC this year. There is just no question.
The team only lost one senior who played significant minutes — Ross Cole — and while Brown says they will miss his contributions, they have already found a suitable replacement.
“We have a kid (junior Anthony Nichols) coming up from JV. He could’ve played last year, but he just wasn’t mature enough,” said Brown. “Ross was a great leader, and (Nichols) could never get to that level for Ross. But he’s a better offensive player. He’ll be just as good defensively as Ross was. I think we may have even taken a step up. Ross wasn’t a great offensive player, he would have told you that last year. He said, ‘My job is to make good decisions and defend.’ Anthony will make good decisions, defend, and score the ball very well.”
It also helps that Abel-Ferretti has been able to develop chemistry with point guard Trevor Gardner over the last few years.
“I think that works out really well,” said Abel-Ferretti. “Coach gets us together in the summer, in fall leagues, summer leagues. We are constantly playing together. We have open gym Thursday nights. The more we play with each other, the more comfortable we get with each other.”
The goal for Dryden is to not just make sectionals again. They’ve been there and done that with a 10-8 record and a first round exit in 2013.
This year, they want to win a few more of those games.
“We’ve made the sectionals, but I want to go further,” said Abel-Ferretti. “Not just past the first round, but second round and hopefully winning this. Definitely making the IAC championship and winning it is a major goal. I think it’s totally possible for us to do that.”
Brown agrees. “When it comes to postseason play, we need to win a sectional game. We should win a postseason game this year and be in contention. We should be in contention for the B’s. There is no doubt in my mind. We have that ability.”
Teams like Whitney Point, who Brown says is comparable to the Lions this season and anticipates close games between them, and Lansing, who Dryden has not beaten in six years, are the games Abel-Ferretti has circled on his calendar.
“I’m really confident with the guys we have on this team,” said Abel-Ferretti. “I think we have a really bright future in our league and division. I think we will go far this year, hopefully farther than last year.”
Thursday, December 4, 2014
Lions Wrestlers Open with Win over Whitney Point
WRESTLING
Dryden 44, Whitney Point 34
At Whitney Point
99: Roger Tras (D) won by forfeit. 106: Colton Watson (WP) pinned Chris Camp, 1:05. 113: Sam Dav (D) dec. Alex Bennett, 10-6. 120: Tom Lindsay (D) tech. fall Yameek Kendrick, 18-2. 126: Robert Craw (D) pinned Damian Backus, 2:37. 132: Kyle Krause (D) pinned Cory Backus-Ellis, 1:11. 138: Chris Celchner (D) pinned Dylan Bartschi, :59. 145: Nathaniel Grubhan (WP) dec. Cody Senecal. 10-1. 152: Jake Gumbas (D) pinned Josh Tyler, 3:39. 160: Dylan Dunham (WP) won by forfeit. 170: Jordan Torbitt (WP) won by forfeit. 182: Sheldan Clute (WP) won by forfeit. 195: Mikhail Zadoffsky (WP) won by forfeit. 220: No match. 285: Chad Adams (D) pinned Thomas Knapp, 1:20.
Dryden 44, Whitney Point 34
At Whitney Point
99: Roger Tras (D) won by forfeit. 106: Colton Watson (WP) pinned Chris Camp, 1:05. 113: Sam Dav (D) dec. Alex Bennett, 10-6. 120: Tom Lindsay (D) tech. fall Yameek Kendrick, 18-2. 126: Robert Craw (D) pinned Damian Backus, 2:37. 132: Kyle Krause (D) pinned Cory Backus-Ellis, 1:11. 138: Chris Celchner (D) pinned Dylan Bartschi, :59. 145: Nathaniel Grubhan (WP) dec. Cody Senecal. 10-1. 152: Jake Gumbas (D) pinned Josh Tyler, 3:39. 160: Dylan Dunham (WP) won by forfeit. 170: Jordan Torbitt (WP) won by forfeit. 182: Sheldan Clute (WP) won by forfeit. 195: Mikhail Zadoffsky (WP) won by forfeit. 220: No match. 285: Chad Adams (D) pinned Thomas Knapp, 1:20.
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