WEEK IN REVIEW: BOYS' BASKETBALL
Greg Dedrick
ccSCOOP Sports
12-13-09 - The snow knocked out a number of games on Wednesday, December 9, but there was still plenty of local action this week in the Patroon Conference and Central Hudson Valley League.
TUESDAY, December 8
Doane Stuart at New Lebanon
The Tigers continue to impress with their early season play as they improved to 2-0 in league play. Although Doane Stuart is no powerhouse, a 54-34 win for New Lebanon is still impressive. The Tigers used an 8-1 second quarter to propel them to victory.
Junior big man Bryan Potter continues to improve, scoring 25 points after starting the year with 15. Potter impressed with a 3 of 3 performance from the free-throw line and knocked down a pair of threes. Mike Gavrity added 8, and Todd Ferguson scored 7 in the win.
Germantown at Hawthorne Valley
Check out our full coverage of this contest pitting two Columbia County teams in our Game of the Week feature.
THURSDAY, December 10
Hawthorne Valley at New Lebanon
After their inspiring play late against Germantown earlier in the week the Wildcats came into New Lebanon looking for an upset but ran into a Tigers squad that is playing some great basketball right now. The Tigers jumped out to an 8-point lead after one and added to their lead in the middle quarters before Hawthorne Valley fought back some in the fourth before falling 58-43.
Bryan Potter again led the Tigers in scoring, finishing with 16 points including a trio of triples. Mike Gavrity finished with 15, while Todd Ferguson added 11 in the win. Sjaak Smeele tallied 17 points for the Wildcats, while Christian Peterson added 14, but the major factor was 6' 7" Emil DeJong being held scoreless in the loss.
FRIDAY, December 11
Coxsackie-Athens at Taconic Hills
The winless Titans came out fast and took a 3-point lead into the second quarter before the Indians settled in and took over en route to a 66-47 win. The Indians outscored the Titans 33-17 in the second half.
Nate Tailleur hit double digits yet again for the Indians, finishing with 16 points, while teammates Nathan Barbour and Dan Hanson scored 13 and 12 respectively. For the Titans, Mike Jacobsen scored a game high 23 points despite not hitting a three-pointer. Jacobsen was one of 7 Taconic Hills players to score but the only one to reach double digits.
Ichabod Crane at Chatham
In a classic Columbia County rivalry, the Riders remained unbeaten as they pounded the young yet talented Panthers 64-41. The Riders used a 14-6 first quarter advantage and an 18-8 final quarter to get the win.
Chris Larm recorded a double-double for ICC going for 24 points and 12 boards. Derick Horn finished with 14 points for the Riders, while Tanner Wolfe added 12. Despite not scoring, senior guard Josh Ingham did a fantastic job in the second half slowing down Chatham's Will Gauthier.
Gauthier finished with a Panther-high 24 points, but 15 of those came in the first half. Gauthier was one of just four Panthers to score in the contest.
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Hudson at Rensselaer
In a game that was closed to the public, the Rams remained unbeaten and kept Hudson winless after a 60-49 game. The Rams took a 2-point lead into the half but pushed it to 7 heading into the final quarter before sealing the game on a 20-16 run in the fourth.
Chris Britt scored a game-high 26 points, including 9 of 14 from the free-throw line. Britt scored 11 of his points in the final quarter to lead the Rams, while also adding 10 rebounds for the game. Mico Perez-De Los Santos added 14 in the win.
For Hudson nine different players got into the scoring column, but just one, Larell Roberts, hit for double digits, finishing with 16 points.
