High School Basketball: Dryden boys surge into Southern Cayuga

Ithaca Journal 01/29/2013

Purple Lions have won 8 of 9 boys games

ITHACA — With the entire South division of Interscholastic Athletic Conference basketball having Tuesday night off, just four boys and four girls games are on the docket, crossover games between North Large and North Small schools.
The Dryden boys (9-4) will look to continue their recent hot streak when they travel to Poplar Ridge to take on Southern Cayuga (6-6).
Coach Kim Brown’s Purple Lions have won three straight and eight of nine since back-to-back losses to Lansing and Moravia, both of which are now state-ranked. Dryden’s only loss in its last nine was another loss to Lansing.
Dryden is coming off a 70-57 defeat of Marathon last Friday, in which Gage Ellis scored a varsity-high 26 points. Ali Abel-Ferretti chipped in 16 points and 12 rebounds, and Bryan Norman had 10 points for Dryden, which trailed by a point after one quarter.
Other games on the boys side include Whitney Point (11-2) at Marathon (5-8), Trumansburg (0-13) at 14th-ranked Moravia (10-2, already clinched Small North title) and 17th-ranked Lansing (10-2) at Union Springs (4-9). Lansing was scheduled to play Southern Cayuga on Monday evening.
On the girls side, Lansing (10-1) will look to extend its win streak to six games when it hosts Union Springs (4-8). Other matchups include Marathon (4-8) at Whitney Point (4-7), Moravia (8-3) at Trumansburg (3-7) and Southern Cayuga (5-7) at Dryden (2-9).
Groton’s boys and girls have the night off.

From the Coach - Dryden Boys Basketball vs. Marathon

From DSC Website:

JV/Varsity Boys Basketball vs Marathon 01/25



Tonight, Dryden improved to 9-4 overall and 9-3 in IAC play with a 70-57 win over Marathon.  Dryden was led by Gage Ellis who had a career-high 26 points.  Ali Abel-Ferretti added 16 points and 12 rebounds.  Bryan Norman added 10 points for Dryden.  Marathon got 19 points from Jff Contri and 14 from Kody Barry.  Marathon would take a 17-16 lead after the first quarter.  "We came out and got a quick 6-point lead, but then we stopped being aggressive."  ELlis with 8 in the quarter and Norman with 6.  Norman would sit with foul trouble the entire second quarter.  Dryden would outscore Maraton 16-8 to take a 32-25 lead into the locker room.  Trevor Gardner with 2 late 3-point shots in the quarter to give Dryden their lead.  Dryden would outscore Maraton 21-18 in the third quarter.  Ellis with 3, 3-point makes in the third quarter.  "Gage can score in bunches, he just has to want to do it."  "Give credit to Marathon.  They continued to work hard the entire time."  Dryden JV's won 64-50.  Kevin Ellis led Dryden with 19 points.

From the Coach - Indoor track

Varsity Indoor Track Results from Hurley Quinn Invite/Cornell 1/26 

Dryden Athletic Website 

Dryden Place Winners:

        Rachel Hutchinson: 1st 1000m 3:04.85

        Abbey Yatsko: 2nd 300m 41.91, 4th 55m 8.02

        Mackenzie Todd: 2nd long jump 16-8.5, 5th triple jump 32-1.5, 6th 55mH 9.41

        Shaina Sullivan: 3rd high jump 4-10

        Anne McConnell: 3rd 1500m 5:27.13

        Kerry Mullins: 4th race walk 10:01.54

        Jamie Mullins: 6th pole vault 7-6

        3200m relay 3rd 10:37.40 (J. Mullins, McConnell, Hannah Wildenstein, Hutchinson)

        800m relay 6th 1:56.17 (Amy DeGaetano, Yatsko, Sullivan, Rachel Wojcik)

        Bryan Arnold: 5th 300m 38.78

IAC Basketball Stretch Run Preview - Ithaca.com

Jesse Disbrow

It was a quiet week, all things considered. I was on vacation the past week, so it turned out to coincide well. Though I’ve still kept my ear to the sports pulse.

For example, I’ve been watching all our local basketball teams to see who has a shot at the Interscholastic Athletic Conference divisional titles or at least could earn a sectional playoff spot.

For the boys the crème de la crème is Lansing. They stumbled a bit in the last month, but otherwise are still state ranked and still are atop the IAC North Large School Division. The catch is they are tied with Whitney Point both in division standings, 3-1, and IAC standings, 9-2. What’s more Dryden isn’t far behind with a 2-2 division record and an 8-3 overall record. Lansing has control of the division and has the all-important final game of the season against Whitney Point on February 8.

For the first time in recent memory, John Filzen has a squad in Groton he can’t salvage. The depth that marked each of his last few teams just isn’t there and the rest of the competition in the north divisions is just as fierce as always. There is a real chance Filzen and the Indians can’t recover from their 4-8 start to take a spot in the sectional tournament.

In the South Division, however, Spencer-Van Etten and Newfield are still very much in the hunt for playoff spots. The boys would need league leading Odessa-Montour to seriously stumble in order to have a chance at Division titles, but both teams are at or above the .500 mark and should find enough wins down the stretch to earn postseason berths.

Lansing is also the class of girls basketball in the IAC. They’ve only lost to STAC opponent Johnson City, and only by two points at that. Coach Stu Dean always demands the best from his girls and their best is usually more than enough to put away teams in the IAC. They have routinely won by 30 or more points in their IAC matches. The Johnson City match should tell them that they are ready to compete with the top teams in Class C, but need to work harder to ensure that.

A conflux of talent has led to Groton leading the IAC Small north. The girls have been getting better and better each year, and this year they’re hoping to represent their division in the IAC playoffs. The South Small Division leading Newfield girls are looking to earn a division title this year, and it’s still within grasp, however, they need to make sure they stay on the winning path. If they can top Elmira Notre Dame on February 5, among other games, they should win it.

From the Coach - Varsity Indoor Track Results from 1/18 IC Age Group Meet

From DCS Website - 01/23/2013

Dryden place winners:

        Rachel Hutchinson: 1st 1000m 3:15.82, 1st 1500m 1st 4:46.99 SCHOOL RECORD

        Jamie Mullins: 1st pole vault 8-6, 5th 1000m 3:23.69

        Mackenzie Todd: 1st long jump 16-5.25, 2nd 55mH 9.87

        Shaina Sullivan: 3rd high jump 4-8, 3rd triple jump 29-10

        Kerry Mullins: 3rd 1500m racewalk: 8:48.80

        Hannah Wildenstein: 4th 1000m 3:28.12

        Rachel Wojcik: 5th 55m 8.16

        Amy DeGaetano: 4th pole vault 7-0

        Liam Joyce: 1st 300m 40.05

        Tor Wildenstein: 2nd long jump 17-9, 2nd triple jump 38-5

        Will Holt: 2nd 55mH 8.27

        Nick Muldoon: 3rd 55mH 9.72

        Jacob Yatsko: 5th 1000m 2:58.04

        Eric Deas: 6th shot put 42-2.5

        800m Relay: 2nd (Bryan Armold, Ty Lobdell, Joyce, Holt)

From the Coach - Varsity Boys Swimming vs. Odessa Montour 1/17

From Dryden Website - 01/18/2013

The Varsity Boys Swim team defeated Odessa Montour away last night.  Seniors Marcus Converse, Andrew Bouchard, Connor Roberson and Josh Miller added 2 first place finishes a piece plus scoring other points towards the win. Nice job by all team members.

From the Coach - JV/Varsity Boys Basketball vs Southern Cayuga 1/18

From Dryden Website - 01/18/2013

Last night Dryden improved to 8-4 overall and 8-3 in IAC play with an 83-50 over visiting Southern Cayuga.  Dryden placed 5 players in double-figures as Gage Ellis led all scorers with 17 points.  Ellis also added 10 rebounds.  Shawn Moore added 16 points, Bryant Stuttle chipped in with 13 points, while Bryan Norman and Ali Abel-Ferretti added 11 points each.  Moore also had 8 rebounds, while Abel-Ferretti had 7.  For SC, Vince Stebbins had a team-high 13 points, while Tom Miller added 10 points.  Dryden took a 24-12 lead after the first quarter.  "We came out aggressive offensively.  We didn't settle for the deep look and were able to get some looks inside.  I was very pleased with the way we attacked the offensive glass."  Ellis and Abel-Ferretti each had 6 points in the quarter.  Dryden would extend the lead at halftime as they outscored SC 21-10 in the second quarter to take a 45-22 lead into the locker room.  Ellis had 9 points in the second quarter, giving him 15 at the break.  "Gage was aggressive on both ends of the floor tonight.  He has the ability to dominate both ends of the floor, and he was able to do that tonight."  Dryden would outscore SC 20-17 in the third quarter to take a 26-point lead into the fourth quarter.  Bryant Stuttle had 7 points in the 3rd quarter for Dryden.  Vince Stebbins had 9 in the third quarter for SC.  "Bryan Norman and Shawn Moore did an outstanding job defending Stebbins tonight.  He is an agile guard who handles it well, shoots it well, and is very athletic.  Bryan and Shawn did a great job of keeping him in front, forcing him to take difficult shots."  Dryden is off until Friday, January 25th when they will host Marathon.  Dryden JV's improved to 9-3 overall and 9-2 in IAC play with a 66-35 win.  Noah Welgoss led Dryden with 12 points and 5 assists, while Stu Stallman added 10 points and 12 rebounds.