Sectional Basketball Previews for 2/20

Ithaca Times

Posted: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 2:40 pm

Jesse Disbrow | 0 comments

Wednesday, February 20
Class B Boys First Round

Games at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
No. 6 Dryden at No. 3 Chenango Valley
In a lower bracket, the Lions would have had a home game, however, as a Class B team Dryden will head out to Chenango Valley on Wednesday. The team had a strong season and a win over potential sectional champion Moravia earlier in the year is proof that this team can beat anyone. Bryan Norman is the lead dog on this offense, but the team will likely need to turn to others as well to have success in the sectional tournament. The one nice thing about the smaller tournament size is that Dryden is only two wins from the finals.
Class C Boys First Round
Games at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
No. 6 Lansing hosts No. 11 Bainbridge-Guilford
Lansing narrowly missed out on a division championship and will have had a week’s worth of practice in hand when they take back to the court. The Bobcats’ second half of the season wasn’t as impressive as their first half, but they were still a strong team that can play with any team in the Class C Bracket.
No. 9 Spencer-Van Etten at No. 8 Odessa-Montour
Thanks to a good run at the end of the season, Spencer-Van Etten pulled the seed immediately below the champions of their shared IAC South Small School Division, Odessa-Montour. Spencer-Van Etten matches up fairly well with O-M and the Panthers will do all they can to pull off the slight upset.
No. 12 Newfield at No. 4 Greene
Newfield had a tough stretch of games to close the season and this game should be just as tough. It will be interesting to see if this scrappy Trojans team has become battle hardened from that stretch. In any case, the fact that neither team is familiar with the other could be a help or hindrance to either team.

IAC Girls's Basketball All Stars Announced

By Jesse Disbrow | Ithaca Times

It’s that time of year again. Time to hand out post season awards. The IAC has picked their girls basketball all stars and one of the division MVPs was a little surprising.

Well, it’s not surprising taking into account how impressive Shea McCartney was while leading the Lansing Ladycats to an undefeated season in the IAC. The surprising thing is that she’s only a sophomore. McCartney averaged 17.7 points per game this season and should be the anchor of good Lansing teams for years to come. Teammates Audrey Eastman and twin sister Maura McCartney were both named to the first team, while Liz Gonyea and Brittney Mikula both earned second team nominations in the IAC North Large Division.
Anna Shelley and Megan McIntyre represent the Trumansburg girls on the first team and Kate Holland was named to the second team for Dryden.
In the North Small School Division, Groton’s Ruthanne Forehand won the MVP honors. Her teammates Steffanie Preston and Kylene Hall were both named to the North Small first team.
In the South Small Division, Callie Patsellis was named the MVP. Newfield’s first team representatives were Erica Carney and Rebecca Wood, while Megan Pakkala and Lindsey Wood were named to the second team. Candor earned a spot on the first team in the form of Sierra Szwec.
The playoffs are a busy time. All the sports come to an end at right about the same time. It can make for some hectic scheduling and can make getting all the events covered tough on a small newspaper staff. If you are a coach or scorekeeper please send in results to us. If you are a fan feel free to tweet the score @FLCNSports. If you haven’t seen us report it or seen us retweet someone’s report just jump right in and help out.
We’ll have some photos from games this week up on our website as soon as possible, as well as score reporting and any tidbits of note. Expect full stories either on the web at our website Ithaca.com or printed in our weekly edition.
As for the teams playing for postseason glory my money would be on the Lansing girls’ basketball team. They could be joining the Trumansburg boys’ track and field team as winter season sectional champions this year. However, there are match up issues a savvy team with the right personnel could exploit, and I wonder if that team could be Newfield. If Newfield can get business done at home against Greene in the first round, it could be a great game next Friday in Lansing.
Another pair of darkhorse basketball teams to watch are the Dryden boys in Class B and the Spencer-Van Etten boys in Class C. Both put together some big wins during the season and could surprise a few teams. In the case of Dryden in a shortened bracket all they’d need to do is surprise a few teams.

From the Coach - IAC JV Boys Basketball Championship

 JV Boys Basketball vs Waverly 2/13

Last night Dryden fell to host Waverly in the IAC Large North Champiosnhip 61-51.  Dryden was led by freshmen Matt McHerron who had 17 points on 8/12 from the floor, while also collecting 4 rebounds, 3 asists and 2 steals.  Noah Welgoss added 10 points, Thad LeViere 8 and Stu Stahlman 7 points and 15 rebounds.  Dryden would dig themselves a deep first-quarter hole, but a defensive change would allow the purple lions to eliminate that deficit and take the lead late in the second quarter.  After a couple Waverly field goals late in the second quarter, Waverly would lead 31-28 at the half.  Waverly would outscore Dryden 18-7 in the third quarter to take a commanding 14-point lead headed into the final quarter.  

Photos From the Game  - 

IAC boys basketball all-stars - Ithaca Journal

02/14/2013 - Ithaca Journal

ITHACA — At 6-foot-5 and about 220 pounds, Whitney Point senior Adam Tillotson is a sizeable presence on the basketball court for the Whitney Point Eagles.
But it’s the fact that he’s a smaller presence from last year, by about 20 pounds, that helped him become the force he is in the Interscholastic Athletic Conference Large School North Division.
“It really helped him be more versatile, and play more minutes,” Whitney Point coach Steve Morgan said Wednesday, referring to Tillotson’s improved physical condition. “He’s also been able to increase his shooting range. He’s always got the ball in his hands, he draws a lot of attention.”
And why not? The senior scored nearly 20 points and pulled down 11 rebounds per outing, and has led the Eagles (15-2) into Thursday night’s IAC Large School title game against Watkins Glen (14-2). Tillotson on Tuesday was named the IAC Large North Division Most Valuable Player and earned a spot on the all-star first team for a third straight season.
Moravia’s Dylan Powers was named the Small North Division MVP; in the IAC South, Elmira Notre Dame sophomore Darius Garvin (Large School) and Tom Peckham of Odessa-Montour and Derek Carman of Spencer-Van Etten (Small School) South MVP honors.
Tillotson was joined on the Large North All-Star first team by teammate Austin Standish-Warpus, Lansing’s Ellington Hopkins and Ben Rourke, and Dryden teammates Bryan Norman and Gage Ellis. Nick Stevens, Zach Marsh and Chris Ellerson of WP made the second team, along with Lansing’s Nate McIntosh and Dryden’s Ali Abel-Ferretti.

Section IV Boys Class B Basketball Bracket

Link to the Section IV Boys Class B Basketball Bracket.

BRACKET


Dryden travels to Chenango Valley for the second year on Wednesday the 20th for a 7PM tip-off.

From the Coach: Boys Basketball Vs. Union Springs

JV/Varsity Boys vs. Union Springs 02/10

Last night Dryden finished out the regular season as they defeated US 57-41, improving their overall record to 12-5 as they head into sectional play.  Dryden was led by Bryan Norman who had a game-high 27 points to go along with 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals.  Gage Ellis added 10 points and 9 rebounds, while Trevor Gardner and Bruno Bugliosi added 7 points each.  US was led by Billy Harris who had 14 points.  Dryden jumped out to a 15-4 first quarter lead.  Norman with 6 in the quarter and Ellis with 4.  Dryden would expand the lead to 19 at half as they led 32-13.  Norman with 6 in the quarter.  US would outscore Dryden 19-7 in the third quarter to cut the deficit to 7 entering the fourth quarter.  Harris with 11 in the quarter for US.  Norman with 5 in the quarter for Dryden.  Dryden would outscore US 18-9 in the final quarter for a 57-41 victory.  Norman with 10 in the quarter.  Dryden JV's defeated US 60-18.  Matt McHerron led Dryden with 21 points.  Dryden JV's will travel to Waverly for the Large School North Division title on Wednesday, 7:30 tip.  The Dryden varsity boys will find out their sectional seeding this Thursday.

From the Coach - JV Grils Basketball Vs. Union Springs

JV Girls Basketball vs. Union Springs 2/11

Congratulations to the JV Girls Basketball team for an outstanding season. The girls finished up their regular season with a win over Union Springs 26-16 to improve to 10-6 on their 2012-2013 campaign. Every girl on our squad improved in one way or another and that is what you want as a coach. It is not easy for a team to adjust to a new coach in the program, but I thought the girls showed respect for me. They believed in what was being asked of them and they competed as a team. If they continue to work hard off season this is going to be a fun group to watch in the future. It was a pleasure to coach this team and I look forward to the upcoming years.