EST Boys Rundown - and the Top 10 - 1/22/16

First, strong performances tonight that didn't make the Top 10 cut - separated by section.

Section 2

- All-EST 1st Team Mike Wine (Guilderland 2017) led an efficient Dutch offense, filling the stat sheet while contributing 13 points (8/8 FT), in a 56-48 W over Ballston Spa.

- Justin Houck (Berne-Knox-Westerlo 2016) finished with 18 points in their 73-57 victory over Bishop Maginn.

- All-EST Honorable Mention Keenan Loder (Cobleskill-Richmondville 2016) pumped in a game high 25 points in their 60-39 L to Lansingburgh.

- All-EST 1st Team Joseph Girard III (Glens Falls 2019) pumped in a game high 27 points in their 82-62 L to Broadalbin-Perth.

- Cole Ackerman (Greenville 2018) finished with 15 points in their 85-64 L to Hudson.

- All-EST 2nd Team Alex Skaine (Saratoga Springs 2016) finished with a team high 15 points in their 63-62 L to Schenectady. All-EST Honorable Mention Adam Anderson (Saratoga Springs 2017) added 14.

- All-EST 2nd Team Devin Boyle (Johnstown 2016) finished with 14 points in their 67-65 L to Schuylerville.

- All-EST Honorable Mention Mitchel Wayand (Stillwater 2016) scored a team high 19 points in their 59-57 OT loss to Hoosick Falls. Jared D'Aloia (Stillwater 2017) added 13, including the game-tying basket in the waning moments to send it to OT..

- Evan Pescetti (Saratoga Catholic 2016) finished with a team high 17 points in their 72-56 L to Mayfield.

Section 3

- Josh Gregory (Whitesboro 2016) finished with a team high 19 points in their 68-56 loss to Baldwinsville.

Section 10

- Louden Porter (Canton 2017) finished with 16 points in their 70-54 L to Class A Indian River.


Before the Top 10, a couple entries from players who didn't participate in the summer league, but did attend the fall event in September - one from Section 3, one from Section 4.

- Jalen Hawkins (Utica Proctor 2017) pumped in a game high 43 points - 30 coming in the 2nd half - in their 71-63 W over New Hartford.

- Mark Mullins (Chenango Valley 2016) finished with a game high of 30 points in their 64-46 W over rival Chenango Forks.


Spreading the love in the Top 10. 7 are from Section 2 tonight, but also an entry from Sections 3, 4, and 7.

10.) The Section 3 entry starts it off. All-EST Honorable Mention Tyler Bertram (Cooperstown 2018) pumped in a game high of 30 points in their 70-50 defeat at the hands of South Kortright, including 7 threes. This is the only Top 10 entry tonight that was done in a loss. More from this game soon.

9.) 2015 EST MVP Andrew Sischo (Guilderland 2016; Daemen 2020) finished with a double-double of 17 points & 15 rebounds in their 56-48 victory over Ballston Spa.

8.) I said we were getting back to South Kortright/Cooperstown soon, and now it's the Section 4 entry. All-EST 2nd Team Tyler Lamport (South Kortright 2017) pumped in a team high of 25 points, 16 coming in the first half, in their 70-50 victory.

7.) Chris Boucher (Fort Edward 2016) finished with a game high of 29 points in their 69-57 W over Hartford. Out of 15 games this season, he's at least tied for the game high in scoring 14 times.

6.) Mike Wynn (Albany CBA 2017) pumped in a game high 25 points in a tight 59-54 W over a tough Niskayuna squad.

5.) Zach Hilton (Berne-Knox-Westerlo 2017) topped 30 for the 4th time this season, finishing with a game high 34 in their 73-57 W over Bishop Maginn.

4.) All-EST 2nd Team Matthew Higgins (South Glens Falls 2016) dropped a game high 28 points in their 78-68 W over Queensbury. That was his highest scoring total since the last time he scored 28, which was the last time SGF played Queensbury in December. 15 of those points tonight came from behind the 3 point line.

3.) Kory Bergh (Amsterdam 2016) pumped in a game high 29 points in their 69-57 W over Hudson Falls. This continues a tear for the standout point guard, whose recent scoring output puts him into the Top 5 in Section 2 in scoring average.

2.) All-EST Honorable Mention Kobe Lufkin (Argyle 2017) pumped in a game high 40 points in their 94-65 W, including 7 threes. He's now tied for the lead in Section 2, averaging 35.5 PPG - including 41 PPG over the last 3 games. His 7 treys on the night run his current total on the season to 89.

1.) We go north to Section 7 for tonight's top performer, Plattsburgh Seton Catholic 2017 Kevin Murray. The standout pumped in a game & career high 41 points - shooting 17/25 from the field - in a 72-45 W over Crown Point. He added 6 rebounds and 2 steals to the scoring total. Murray's had a nice week; he averaged 36 PPG while shooting an unreal 30/43 from the field (25/32 2s, 5/11 3s), along with 6 RPG, 4 APG, 3.5 SPG, and 1.5 BPG. He's averaging 23.5 PPG, 6.4 RPG, 4.1 APG, and 2.8 SPG on the season.