Rising Stars 67, Bellevue 61
The first set of games of the inaugural Empire State Takeover boys summer league promised some high-power talent and competitive games, and this battle between a pair of high-octane offenses did not disappoint. It was a close game throughout, but Bellevue took a slight lead into halftime behind a strong start from Northville rising junior Danny Reidell, who had 11 of his 14 in the 1st half. The Rising Stars squad was able to come back in the 2nd half and pick up the W with scrappy play and the 3 ball - this will be a common theme. They hit 6 of their 9 threes after intermission, coming from 5 different people - Glens Falls rising freshman Joe Girard III was the one to hit 2, and he had 11 of his team high 14 after halftime. Emotions started to run high in the waning moments - with these teams playing each other twice more in the regular season alone, this matchup will be one to watch.
Rising Stars (1-0): Kobe Lufkin 3-8, Jared D'Aloia 3-8, Darius Holmes-Hines 2-1-5, Matt Higgins 4-3-12, Louden Porter 2-4, Chris Boucher 3-6, Adam Jaquish 3-1-7, Joe Girard III 4-3-14, Taylor Slattery 1-3. Totals: 25-8-67.
Bellevue (0-1): Bryce Allen 2-4, Dyaire Holt 6-6-18, Danny Reidell 5-2-14, Tyler Champagne 4-8, Damon Burgess 3-6, Josh Gonzalez 1-1-3, Keenan Loder 3-2-8. Totals: 24-11-61.
3-Point Field Goals: Rising Stars 9 (Girard 3, Lufkin 2, D'Aloia 2, Higgins, Slattery), Bellevue 2 (Reidell).
Free Throws: Rising Stars 8/15 (Higgins 3/4, Girard 3/4, Holmes-Hines 1/2, Jaquish 1/4, Slattery 0/1), Bellevue 11/21 (Holt 6/10, Reidell 2/2, Loder 2/4, Gonzalez 1/2, Allen 0/3).
Rising Stars 74, Upstate Select 47
Rising Stars continued its hot shooting from the 2nd half of the previous game into the following slot, and they were able to shoot an undermanned Upstate Select squad out of the gym. Select was able to hang tough through the first half, down 33-22 with only 6 available players. They were not so fortunate after halftime. Rising Stars hit trey after trey after trey to the tune of 13 made threes. Stillwater rising junior Jared D'Aloia had the hottest hand of the night, connecting for a team high 21 points on 7 makes from beyond the arc. South Glens Falls senior Matt Higgins, Moriah senior Taylor Slattery, and the aforementioned Joe Girard III added 11 points apiece in the blowout W. True to expectations, they lit it up offensively to start the season - 30+ points in each half of opening night. Sherburne-Earlville senior Gavin Giroux carried the load for Upstate Select in their first game. The strong 6'5" lefty worked 15' and in, and scored a game-high 22 points.
Rising Stars (2-0): Kobe Lufkin 2-6, Jared D'Aloia 7-21, Darius Holmes-Hines 0-3-3, Matt Higgins 4-11, Chris Boucher 1-1-3, Adam Jaquish 1-2, Joe Girard III 5-11, Taylor Slattery 4-3-11, Anthony DeBonis 3-6. Totals: 27-7-74.
Upstate Select (0-1): Dejae Johnson 2-4-8, Patrick Garey 2-6, Derek Newman 3-2-8, Tyler Bertram 1-2, Andrew Mason 0-1-1, Gavin Giroux 10-2-22. Totals: 18-9-47.
3-Point Field Goals: Rising Stars 13 (D'Aloia 7, Higgins 3, Lufkin 2, Girard), Upstate Select 2 (Garey 2).
Free Throws: Rising Stars 7/12 (Holmes-Hines 3/4, Slattery 3/4, Boucher 1/2, Jaquish 0/2), Upstate Select 9/13 (Johnson 4/4, Newman 2/2, Giroux 2/3, Mason 1/4).
Bellevue 91, Upstate Select 55
Upstate Select's second game held much of the same script as the first - hung tough in the first half despite having limited bodies (only 5 for the nightcap), down 11 at halftime, ran out of gas and had it taken to them after intermission. Bellevue had 5 players finish in double digits and 2 more finished with 8. Bryce Allen, a rising senior at The Hill School (PA), and Tyler Champagne, a rising senior at Mount Anthony Union (VT), led the way with 19 points apiece. They each scored 13 of their 19 in the 2nd half. Cobleskill-Richmondville senior Keenan Loder added 9 of his 12 after halftime, and Champagne's classmate Damon Burgess added 11. Josh Gonzalez, a Canajoharie graduate headed to Spire Institute in Ohio for a postgrad year, added 10 and the highlight of the game with a powerful tip slam in traffic. Upstate Select saw 3 hit double digits, again led by Gavin Giroux with 16. Herkimer junior Derek Newman added 12 of his 14 in the 2nd half, and Johnson City junior Patrick Garey had 11 and all 3 of his team's threes. They will be looking to get on the right track next week with a few missing pieces making their season debut.
Bellevue (1-1): Bryce Allen 8-1-19, Dyaire Holt 2-4, Danny Reidell 4-8, Tyler Champagne 7-4-19, Damon Burgess 4-1-11, Scott Voelker 3-1-8, Josh Gonzalez 5-10, Keenan Loder 5-1-12. Totals: 38-8-91.
Upstate Select (0-2): Dejae Johnson 3-6, Patrick Garey 4-11, Derek Newman 7-14, Andrew Mason 4-8, Gavin Giroux 8-16. Totals: 26-0-55.
3-Point Field Goals: Bellevue 7 (Allen 2, Burgess 2, Champagne, Voelker, Loder), Upstate Select 3 (Garey).
Free Throws: Bellevue 8/14 (Champagne 4/6, Allen 1/1, Burgess 1/2, Loder 1/2, Voelker 1/3), Upstate Select 0/2 (Mason 0/2).
Team 518 68, Marcella Appliances 56
In another bigtime matchup at the 6:00 time slot, Team 518 was able to put its superior size in the blocks to use and wear down their opponents en route to a season opening win. 518's starting posts, 6'8" Guilderland senior Andrew Sischo and 6'5" Schalmont senior Zac O'Dell, combined for 42 points while dominating 15 feet and in. Sischo had a game high 28 points in the victory, with 18 coming in the 2nd half. O'Dell had 10 of his 14 in the 1st half. They were able to mainly contain Marcella's high-powered wings, a key to that team's success. Ray Jerome, a rising senior at Connecticut prep school Cheshire Academy by way of Albany Academy, paced Marcella with 12 points. Albany CBA rising junior Mike Wynn added 10 points.
Team 518 (1-0): Colby Fancher 0-1-1, Kaden Baugh 2-4, Adam Anderson 3-1-8, Tyler Lamport 3-2-9, Joe Werner 1-2, Zac O'Dell 6-1-14, Alex Skaine 1-2, Andrew Sischo 12-4-28. Totals: 28-9-68.
Marcella Appliances (0-1): Kory Bergh 3-8, Will Bennett 1-2, Ray Jerome 5-1-12, Mike Wynn 4-1-10, Mitchel Wayand 3-7, Hameir Wright 2-3-8, Ian Schultz 3-7, Evan Pescetti 1-2. Totals: 22-5-56.
3-Point Field Goals: Team 518 3 (Anderson, Lamport, O'Dell), Marcella Appliances 7 (Bergh 2, Jerome, Wynn, Wayand, Wright, Schultz).
Free Throws: Team 518 9/15 (Sischo 4/7, Lamport 2/2, Fancher 1/2, Anderson 1/2, O'Dell 1/2), Marcella Appliances 5/10 (Wright 3/4, Wynn 1/2, Jerome 1/4).
Team 518 20, Man Up 0 (forfeit - Team 518 won ensuing scrimmage 65-54)
Unfortunately, EST didn't have to wait long for its first forfeit. Man Up was forced to take forfeit losses for both games due to only having 4 players available for the majority of the night. They still played two games, with each opposing team lending a couple players for their games. In this one, Team 518 held a lead throughout and won the scrimmage with balance. Andrew Sischo was again the game's high scorer with 15, and the strong 6'8" center showed his range, knocking down a pair of threes. Saratoga Springs senior Alex Skaine added 11 points. Tyler Lamport, a South Kortright junior who plays with Team 518, led the opposing team in this scrimmage with 12. The leading scorer out of the Man Up regulars was Shenendehowa junior Luke Hicks, who finished with 9.
Team 518 (2-0): Colby Fancher 2-1-5, Adam Anderson 4-8, Kevin Murray 3-6, Ryan Blair 2-6, Jesse O'Dell 3-6, Joe Werner 4-8, Alex Skaine 5-11, Andrew Sischo 6-1-15. Totals: 29-2-65.
Man Up (0-1): Cole Ackerman 1-1-3, Justin Houck 3-7, Luke Hicks 4-9, Chad Zeoli* 2-4, Tyler Lamport* 4-2-12, Zac O'Dell* 4-2-10, Kaden Baugh* 4-1-9. Totals: 22-6-54.
3-Point Field Goals: Team 518 5 (Blair 2, Sischo 2, Skaine), Man Up 4 (Lamport 2, Houck, Hicks).
Free Throws: Team 518 2/6 (Sischo 1/2, Fancher 1/4), Man Up 6/9 (Lamport 2/2, O'Dell 2/2, Baugh 1/1, Ackerman 1/2, Townes Jr. 0/2).
Marcella Appliances 20, Man Up 0 (forfeit - Marcella Appliances won ensuing scrimmage 59-57)
In another forfeit, Marcella Appliances was able to come back from a halftime deficit to get a win in the scrimmage despite giving up 31 points to Albany Academy junior Hameir Wright, who is a usual member of Marcella. Mike Wynn led the way with 16 for Marcella, and Luke Hicks was again the leading Man Up regular with 11. Too little, too late for Man Up - their 5th player arrived late in the 1st half of this game. They will look to get on the right track next week with a revamped roster.
Marcella Appliances (1-1): Kory Bergh 1-3, Ray Jerome 4-1-10, Mike Wynn 7-2-16, Mitchel Wayand 3-7, Ian Schultz 4-10, Evan Pescetti 2-1-6, Rory Flaherty 2-1-7. Totals: 24-4-59.
Man Up (0-2): Cole Ackerman 2-5, Kevin Townes Jr. 2-1-5, Justin Houck 2-4, Luke Hicks 5-11, Connor McCart 0-1-1, Hameir Wright* 13-4-31. Totals: 24-5-57.
3-Point Field Goals: Marcella Appliances 7 (Schultz 2, Bergh, Jerome, Wayand, Pescetti, Flaherty), Man Up 3 (Ackerman, Hicks, Wright).
Free Throws: Marcella Appliances 4/7 (Wynn 2/3, Jerome 1/2, Pescetti 1/2), Man Up 5/7 (Wright 4/5, Townes Jr. 1/2).
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