Young Guns 58, All Day 55
In a game that was close from end to end, a strong Young Guns squad was able to hold off their opponent in one of the 2nd annual Empire State Takeover boys league's opening games. After falling behind by double digits early, All Day was able to claw back into the game by halftime, where they trailed 30-27. A balanced effort from Young Guns was able to help secure the victory - 3 players finished in double digits for the winners. They were led by Glens Falls 2019 standout Joseph Girard III, who led all scorers with 17 points. Fellow area standout Mike Wynn (Cushing Academy 2018) added 13 points, and Darren Brown (Fair Haven (VT) 2017) started a strong EST debut by adding 10. All Day was paced by Hameir Wright (Albany Academy 2017), who finished with 13 points. Kobe Lufkin (Argyle 2017) added 12 more.
All Day (0-1): Kobe Lufkin 4-2-12, Caleb Scrime 3-3-9, Jimmy Luther 2-4, Tyler Bertram 1-2-4, Hameir Wright 5-2-13, Mike Henderson 2-1-5, Andrew Mason 3-2-8. Totals: 20-12-55.
Young Guns (1-0): Joseph Girard III 5-6-17, Mike Wynn 6-13, Brett Mosier 1-2, Darren Brown 2-6-10, Marcus Friend 2-4, Todd Hubbell 2-2-7, Dylan Trombley 2-5. Totals: 21-14-58.
Free Throws: All Day 12/24 (Scrime 3/5, Bertram 2/2, Mason 2/3, Lufkin 2/4, Wright 2/5, Henderson 1/5), Young Guns 14/15 (Girard III 6/6, Brown 6/7, Hubbell 2/2).
3-Point Field Goals: All Day 3 (Lufkin 2, Wright), Young Guns 4 (Girard III, Wynn, Hubbell, Trombley).
Bellevue 91, All Day 71
The flood gates opened early for Bellevue and never closed, as they scored their way to the top offensive performance of the night in a season opening W. The combination of continuing their strong play on O and a stronger defensive effort after halftime turned a close game into a relative blowout. Bellevue had 5 in double digits, led by Mike Wine (Guilderland 2017), who started off his 2nd EST campaign with 22 points. New face Jarrett Benjamin (Laurens 2017) pumped in 17, and Kevin Murray (Seton Catholic 2017), Mason Weir (Laurens 2017), and Will Bennett (Albany Academy 2017) added 14, 13, and 10 respectively. Hameir Wright (Albany Academy 2017) turned in another strong performance, as the high major Division I prospect ranked #62 in the country in the Class of 2017 by the ESPN 100 dropped 22 points in defeat. Caleb Scrime (Lake George 2018) added 11 points in his second solid performance of the night.
All Day (0-2): Kobe Lufkin 4-9, Jackson Atty 1-2, Caleb Scrime 4-2-11, Jimmy Luther 4-11, Matthew Fuller 0-2-2, Tyler Bertram 2-5, Hameir Wright 9-1-22, Mike Henderson 0-1-1, Andrew Mason 3-2-8. Totals: 27-8-71.
Bellevue (1-0): Colby Fancher 2-4, Dom Parker 1-2, Max Layden 4-9, Kevin Murray 5-4-14, Sean Nolan 6-13, Jarrett Benjamin 8-17, Will Bennett 4-10, Mike Wine 9-22. Totals: 39-4-91.
Free Throws: All Day 8/11 (Scrime 2/2, Fuller 2/2, Mason 2/2, Wright 1/1, Henderson 1/2, Atty 0/2), Bellevue 4/8 (Murray 4/6, Layden 0/1, Benjamin 0/1).
3-Point Field Goals: All Day 9 (Luther 3, Wright 3, Lufkin, Scrime, Bertram), Bellevue 9 (Wine 4, Bennett 2, Layden, Nolan, Benjamin).
Young Guns 77, Bellevue 67
Bellevue was able to hang around and keep it interesting after falling behind by as much as 16 in the 2nd half, but a tough Young Guns team proved to be too much. Fair Haven (VT) 2017 Darren Brown made his mark in the nightcap, finishing with a game high 22 points. His team had 4 finish in double digits, with 16 coming from Joseph Girard III (Glens Falls 2019), 11 from Mike Wynn (Cushing Academy 2018), and 10 more from Danny Reidell (Northville 2017). Guilderland 2017 Mike Wine topped Bellevue's scoring effort with 17 points, and Dom Parker (La Salle 2017) added 16.
Bellevue (1-1): Colby Fancher 0-2-2, Dom Parker 5-5-16, Max Layden 1-2, Kevin Murray 4-1-9, Mike Wine 7-2-17, Mason Weir 2-4, Sean Nolan 4-8, Jarrett Benjamin 1-2, Will Bennett 3-1-7. Totals: 27-11-67.
Young Guns (2-0): Jalani Abdul-Aziz 2-4, Joseph Girard III 5-5-16, Mike Wynn 5-11, Darren Brown 10-1-22, Marcus Friend 2-1-5, Todd Hubbell 0-2-2, Danny Reidell 5-10, Brendan Mulson 1-4-7. Totals: 30-13-77.
Free Throws: Bellevue 11/15 (Parker 5/6, Fancher 2/2, Wine 2/3, Bennett 1/1, Murray 1/3), Young Guns 13/18 (Girard III 5/6, Mulson 4/4, Hubbell 2/2, Friend 1/1, Brown 1/3, Reidell 0/2).
3-Point Field Goals: Bellevue 2 (Parker, Wine), Young Guns 4 (Girard III, Wynn, Brown, Mulson).
Team 518 70, Next Big Thing 39
One of the marquee games of the night on paper turned into a 2nd half beatdown as defending boys league champion Team 518 played defense and, quite literally, ran to a victory. A balanced offensive effort with increased 2nd half production from numerous players helped them outscore a good Next Big Thing squad 45-18 after intermission. Beau Smith (Trinity Pawling 2018) and Tommy Kelly (Bridgton Academy (ME) 2017) tied for a team high 11 points, with 20 of their combined 22 points coming in the 2nd half. Jake Cook (Shaker 2019) performed well in his EST debut, finishing with a game high 15 points, including 9 of his team's 18 in the 2nd half.
Team 518 (1-0): Tommy Kelly 4-1-11, Josh Paszkowski 1-2, AJ Lawton 2-5, Beau Smith 5-11, Tyler Lamport 1-4-7, Jeff Coulter 2-2-6, Matt Bernhard 3-1-7, Adam Anderson 2-4-8, Andrew Post 2-1-5, Adam Konicki 2-4, Josh Newman 2-4. Totals: 26-13-70.
Next Big Thing (0-1): Cale Sargent 1-2-5, Jared D'Aloia 1-2-4, Isaiah Moll 4-1-9, Mike Ortale 0-2-2, Zack Travis 2-4, Jake Cook 7-1-15. Totals: 15-8-39.
Free Throws: Team 518 13/22 (Lamport 4/6, Anderson 4/7, Coulter 2/3, Kelly 1/1, Bernhard 1/2, Post 1/2, Smith 0/1), Next Big Thing 8/13 (Sargent 2/2, D'Aloia 2/2, Ortale 2/2, Cook 1/2, Moll 1/5).
3-Point Field Goals: Team 518 5 (Kelly 2, Lawton, Smith, Lamport), Next Big Thing 1 (Sargent).
Team 518 63, The Growth 47
Although the 2nd half pullaway wasn't as drastic in Team 518's second game, the script from their previous game remained on display as they used a strong defensive effort to slowly wear a game The Growth squad down. After holding a slim 31-26 lead at halftime, they picked up some timely balanced scoring after intermission while holding The Growth to 21. Tommy Kelly (Bridgton Academy (ME) 2017) scored a team high 14 points, with 10 coming in the 1st half, and Beau Smith (Trinity Pawling 2018) & Tyler Lamport (South Kortright 2017) finished with 10 and 9 points. Kevin Townes Jr. (Our Lady of Lourdes 2017) had a very strong start to his 2nd EST season, leading all scorers with 20 for The Growth.
Team 518 (2-0): Tommy Kelly 6-1-14, Josh Paszkowski 1-2-4, AJ Lawton 2-5, Beau Smith 4-2-10, Tyler Lamport 3-3-9, Jeff Coulter 3-2-8, Adam Anderson 3-7, Andrew Post 1-2, Josh Newman 1-2-4. Totals: 24-12-63.
The Growth (0-1): Cole Ackerman 2-1-5, Daniel Duffy 0-2-2, Lou Fedullo 4-8, Kyle Fairclough 1-2, Peyton Olsen 2-4, Kevin Townes Jr. 8-3-20, Corey Burke 3-6. Totals: 20-6-47.
Free Throws: Team 518 12/15 (Lamport 3/6, Paszkowski 2/2, Smith 2/2, Coulter 2/2, Newman 2/2, Kelly 1/1), The Growth 6/10 (Townes Jr. 3/4, Duffy 2/2, Ackerman 1/2, Fedullo 0/2).
3-Point Field Goals: Team 518 3 (Kelly, Lawton, Anderson), The Growth 1 (Townes Jr.).
The Growth 70, Next Big Thing 64
A spirited comeback effort led by a group of youngsters came up just short, as The Growth finished the job to make sure they walked out of Union College with an opening night win. The Growth knocked down 7 threes en route to a 39-22 halftime lead, and the charge was led by a pair of 2nd year ESTers that scored their overall highs in the league. Kevin Townes Jr. (Our Lady of Lourdes 2017) followed up his 20 in the previous game with a new high of 22 points, and Cole Ackerman (Greenville 2018) added 16 points for the winners. Kyle Fairclough (Waterford-Halfmoon 2017) & Corey Burke (New Paltz 2017) added 10 points apiece. In defeat, Colonie 2018 standout Isaiah Moll had a game and night-high 28 points, with 21 coming in the 2nd half. Mike Ortale (Bethlehem 2019) got it going after intermission, scoring all 13 of his points in the 2nd half, and Jake Cook (Shaker 2019) added 10 in the game.
Next Big Thing (0-2): Michael Hershey 1-2, Jared D'Aloia 1-2-5, Isaiah Moll 11-5-28, Mike Ortale 5-13, Zack Travis 3-6, Jake Cook 5-10. Totals: 26-7-64.
The Growth (1-1): Cole Ackerman 6-2-16, Daniel Duffy 1-3, Lou Fedullo 2-4, Kyle Fairclough 4-10, Peyton Olsen 2-5, Kevin Townes Jr. 9-2-22, Corey Burke 5-10. Totals: 29-4-70.
Free Throws: Next Big Thing 7/10 (Moll 5/8, D'Aloia 2/2), The Growth 4/4 (Ackerman 2/2, Townes Jr. 2/2).
3-Point Field Goals: Next Big Thing 5 (Ortale 3, D'Aloia, Moll), The Growth 8 (Ackerman 2, Fairclough 2, Townes Jr. 2, Duffy, Olsen).
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