Boys League Rundown - Week 2

Team 518 67, Bellevue 55

Team 518 was able to pull away in the closing 3 minutes in what was a major scare to their undefeated mark by scoring 16 of the game's final 20 points. Bellevue jumped out to an early 8-2 lead behind strong play from Kevin Murray (Seton Catholic 2017), a member of last year's Team 518 championship squad. After an early timeout, 518 was able to regroup and quickly erase that deficit & take a double digit lead of their own, holding a 15 point margin late in the half. Bellevue then became the team to show resilience, as increased pressure on the defensive end and execution on offense helped them chip away at the lead until they tied it on two separate occasions - at 47 and at 51 - late in the 2nd half. However, a huge late spurt from 518, where they went on a 16-2 run to extend their lead to 14 with just under a minute to play, secured another victory. 518 had 3 players finish in double figures, led by the early hot shooting of AJ Lawton (Saratoga Springs 2018), who shot 6/8 en route to a game high 15 points. His high school teammate Adam Anderson (Saratoga Springs 2017) added 13 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 steals, and Tyler Lamport (South Kortright 2017) finished with 12 points and 6 rebounds. For Bellevue, Mike Wine (Guilderland 2017) led the way with 13 points, and Colby Fancher (Stamford 2017) and Jarrett Benjamin (Laurens 2017) added 8 apiece.

Bellevue (1-2): Colby Fancher 8, Dom Parker 2, Kevin Murray 6, Mike Wine 13, Drew Patnode 4, Mason Weir 4, Sean Nolan 7, Jarrett Benjamin 8, Quinn Ryan 3. Totals: 21-10-55.

Team 518 (3-0): Tommy Kelly 5, Josh Paszkowski 2, AJ Lawton 15, Beau Smith 2, Tyler Lamport 12, Matt Bernhard 8, Adam Anderson 13, Andrew Post 4, Josh Newman 6. Totals: 28-7-67.

Field Goals: Bellevue 21/55 (Fancher 3/6, Parker 1/5, Layden 0/2, Murray 2/7 Wine 4/11, Patnode 1/3, Weir 2/4, Nolan 3/7, Benjamin 4/5, Ryan 1/5), Team 518 28/66 (Kelly 1/7, Paszkowski 1/2, Lawton 6/8, Smith 1/9, Lamport 6/10, Bernhard 4/6, Anderson 4/11, Post 2/5, Newman 3/8).

3-Point Field Goals: Bellevue 3/17 (Fancher 1/2, Wine 1/4, Ryan 1/4, Benjamin 0/1, Parker 0/2, Layden 0/2, Weir 0/2), Team 518 4/18 (Lawton 3/5, Anderson 1/3, Smith 0/1, Bernhard 0/1, Kelly 0/2, Lamport 0/3, Newman 0/3).

Free Throws: Bellevue 10/15 (Wine 4/4, Murray 2/2, Patnode 2/4, Fancher 1/2, Nolan 1/3), Team 518 7/9 (Anderson 4/5, Kelly 3/4).

Rebounds: Bellevue 32 (Murray, Nolan 6), Team 518 40 (Anderson 11).

Assists: Bellevue 10 (Nolan 4), Team 518 14 (Bernhard, Anderson 4).


The Growth 68, Young Guns 65

The Growth was able to make just enough plays to hold off a strong Young Guns squad in a game that featured a very high scoring first half and both teams buckling down on defense over the last 20 minutes. They enjoyed a nice early cushion, thanks in large part to some hot shooting out of the gates from Daniel Duffy (Arlington 2018). The crafty 6'0" point guard hit all 6 of his attempts in the first half, including 4 threes, en route to 16 quick points. He finished with a team high 18, shooting 7/8 from the field. Balanced 2nd half scoring and increased defensive attention on the 3 point line helped Young Guns crawl back in it, where they remained until the final buzzer. The final shot for Young Guns, a desperation full-court heave off a missed free throw, went begging in the final second. After missing opening night for an unofficial visit to Cleveland State, Ty'Jon Gilmore (St. Thomas More (CT) 2017) added 15 points to Duffy's 18 for The Growth. Darren Brown (Fair Haven (VT) 2017) had a monster game for Young Guns in defeat, leading all scorers with 25 points (10/12 FG), 12 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Darius Wicks (Saratoga Springs 2017) and Bryce Waterman (Colonie 2018) scored 13 and 12 points, respectively, with 16 of their combined 25 coming after halftime.

The Growth (2-1): Ty'Jon Gilmore 15, Daniel Duffy 18, Peyton Olsen 7, Kevin Townes Jr. 9, Jack Spencer 6, Corey Burke 9, Brennan Loder 4. Totals: 27-7-68.

Young Guns (2-1): Jalani Abdul-Aziz 3, Cameron Jett 3, Bryce Waterman 12, Darren Brown 25, Danny Reidell 2, Dylan Trombley 7, Darius Wicks 13. Totals: 25-11-65.

Field Goals: The Growth 27/62 (Gilmore 6/15, Ackerman 0/3, Duffy 7/8, Fedullo 0/1, Fairclough 0/6, Olsen 3/4, Townes Jr. 4/7, Spencer 2/7, Burke 3/6, Loder 2/5), Young Guns 25/58 (Abdul-Aziz 1/6, Jett 1/4, Waterman 3/10, Brown 10/12, Reidell 1/6, Trombley 3/8, Wicks 6/12).

3-Point Field Goals: The Growth 7/21 (Duffy 4/5, Olsen 1/2, Burke 1/2, Gilmore 1/5, Townes Jr. 0/1, Loder 0/1, Ackerman 0/2, Fairclough 0/3), Young Guns 4/15 (Waterman 2/5, Wicks 1/2, Trombley 1/4, Abdul-Aziz 0/2, Jett 0/2).

Free Throws: The Growth 7/9 (Gilmore 2/2, Spencer 2/2, Burke 2/2, Townes Jr. 1/2, Fedullo 0/1), Young Guns 11/16 (Brown 5/8, Waterman 4/5, Jett 1/1, Abdul-Aziz 1/2).

Rebounds: The Growth 27 (Gilmore, Fedullo, Burke 4), Young Guns 37 (Brown 12).

Assists: The Growth 15 (Duffy 3), Young Guns 16 (Wicks 5).


Bellevue 60, Next Big Thing 56

Thanks to a staunch defensive effort over a stretch in the middle of the 2nd half, Bellevue was able to overcome a double digit deficit and break even on the night. Bellevue trailed by 5 at halftime and was down by as much as 12 at 43-31 before Jarrett Benjamin (Laurens 2017) started their push with a 3 point play. They eventually took the lead on a Dom Parker (La Salle 2017) layup at 50-49 over the game's final few minutes. Although Bellevue experienced late free throw shooting woes, including missing all three front ends of 1-and-1 opportunities, Next Big Thing was never able to get back to at least a game-tying situation. Kevin Murray (Seton Catholic 2017) was big in the comeback stretch for Bellevue, scoring nearly at will over a few minute period and finishing with a team high 20 points. Mike Wine (Guilderland 2017) added 13 points, including 7/9 from the line, and the aforementioned Jarrett Benjamin had 9 points & 10 rebounds. For Next Big Thing, Colonie 2018 standout Isaiah Moll finished with game highs of 23 points & 13 rebounds, and Jake Cook (Shaker 2019) added 14 & 8.

Bellevue (2-2): Colby Fancher 5, Dom Parker 5, Kevin Murray 20, Mike Wine 13, Mason Weir 2, Sean Nolan 4, Jarrett Benjamin 9, Drew Patnode 2. Totals: 20-18-60.

Next Big Thing (0-3): Jared D'Aloia 4, Jacob Lydon 1, Isaiah Moll 23, Mike Ortale 8, Zack Travis 6, Jake Cook 14. Totals: 23-7-56.

Field Goals: Bellevue 20/58 (Fancher 2/2, Parker 2/9, Layden 0/2, Murray 7/13, Wine 3/8, Ryan 0/4, Weir 1/7, Nolan 1/4, Benjamin 3/5, Patnode 1/4), Next Big Thing 23/53 (D'Aloia 2/7, Porter 0/2, Lydon 0/3, Moll 8/17, Ortale 3/9, Travis 3/4, Cook 7/11).

3-Point Field Goals: Bellevue 2/13 (Fancher 1/1, Nolan 1/2, Parker 0/2, Ryan 0/2, Wine 0/3, Weir 0/3), Next Big Thing 3/16 (Ortale 2/5, Moll 1/5, Travis 0/1, D'Aloia 0/2, Lydon 0/3).

Free Throws: Bellevue 18/28 (Wine 7/9, Murray 6/9, Benjamin 3/3, Parker 1/3, Nolan 1/3, Fancher 0/1), Next Big Thing 7/10 (Moll 6/8, Lydon 1/2).

Rebounds: Bellevue 34 (Benjamin 10), Next Big Thing 34 (Moll 13).

Assists: Bellevue 6 (Patnode 3), Next Big Thing 11 (Porter 3).


Team 518 75, All Day 53

Team 518 started off with a 1st half flurry, and when All Day made a big push after halftime to claw back to within striking distance, they delivered the knockout punch to turn it back into a blowout and remain undefeated. They jumped out to a big lead with tough defense, strong defensive rebounding, and turning those rebounds into fast break opportunities. They led by as much as 24 before an All Day 2nd half run, with the final occurrence of a 24 point game being on a Josh Paszkowski (Colonie 2017) layup to make it 51-27. Three players finished in double figures for 518, with Beau Smith (Trinity Pawling 2018) leading all scorers with 17. Tyler Lamport (South Kortright 2017) added 15 points, and Niskayuna graduate Tommy Kelly (Bridgton Academy (ME) 2017) added 14 and 4 assists. The All Day push was spearheaded by Adirondack Leaguers Caleb Scrime (Lake George 2018) and Kobe Lufkin (Argyle 2017); Scrime scored 13 of his team high 16 in the 2nd half, connecting on all 5 shot attempts, and Lufkin added 9 of his 11 after intermission. He also had team highs of 4 assists and 4 steals; Scrime added 5 rebounds, which tied for a team high. 

Team 518 (4-0): Tommy Kelly 14, Josh Paszkowski 8, AJ Lawton 2, Beau Smith 17, Tyler Lamport 15, Matt Bernhard 5, Adam Anderson 6, Andrew Post 4, Josh Newman 4. Totals: 32-4-75.

All Day (0-3): Kobe Lufkin 11, Jackson Atty 3, Caleb Scrime 16, Jimmy Luther 5, Marcus Filien 5, Mike Henderson 7, Andrew Mason 4, Ray Evans 4. Totals: 18-13-53.

Field Goals: Team 518 32/58 (Kelly 6/9, Paszkowski 4/4, Lawton 1/3, Smith 7/8, Lamport 7/15, Bernhard 2/4, Anderson 2/6, Post 2/9, Newman 1/1), All Day 18/49 (Lufkin 3/10, Atty 1/4, Scrime 6/9, Luther 2/5, Filien 2/3, Henderson 1/6, Mason 2/5, Evans 1/7).

3-Point Field Goals: Team 518 7/16 (Smith 3/4, Kelly 2/4, Anderson 1/1, Bernhard 1/2, Lawton 0/2, Lamport 0/4), All Day 6/21 (Scrime 2/4, Luther 1/2, Filien 1/2, Atty 1/3, Henderson 1/4, Lufkin 0/3, Evans 0/3).

Free Throws: Team 518 4/10 (Newman 2/2, Lamport 1/2, Anderson 1/4, Kelly 0/1, Post 0/1), All Day 13/16 (Lufkin 5/6, Henderson 4/6, Scrime 2/2, Evans 2/2).

Rebounds: Team 518 31 (Post 7), All Day 26 (Scrime, Filien 5).

Assists: Team 518 23 (Paszkowski 5), All Day 7 (Lufkin 4).


Young Guns 67, Next Big Thing 65

It was a back-and-forth affair in the nightcap at Court 1, but Young Guns made just enough plays in the home stretch to break even on the day, and in doing so, keeping an on-paper strong Next Big Thing squad from capturing their elusive first win. NBT had a lead for a good portion of the game, including a 36-33 halftime edge, but strong play from Cameron Jett (Hudson Falls 2017), Darren Brown (Fair Haven (VT) 2017), and Dylan Trombley (Moriah 2018) pushed Young Guns over the top to a 3-1 mark. Jett scored 11 of his 14 after halftime, including 3 threes. Brown added 9 of his 11 in the 2nd half, and Trombley scored 8 of his 12 after intermission. Bryce Waterman (Colonie 2018) finished with a team high 15 for Young Guns to go with 7 rebounds, and Brown also contributed a team high 8 rebounds. For Next Big Thing, Isaiah Moll (Colonie 2018) again contributed a game high 18 points. Louden Porter (Canton 2017) and Mike Ortale (Bethlehem 2019) joined him in double figures with 13 and 11. Jake Cook (Shaker 2019) had a game high 10 rebounds to go with his 7 points.

Young Guns (3-1): Jalani Abdul-Aziz 2, Cameron Jett 14, Bryce Waterman 15, Darren Brown 11, Todd Hubbell 2, Danny Reidell 3, Dylan Trombley 12, Darius Wicks 8. Totals: 26-6-67.

Next Big Thing (0-4): Tommy Bortnick 2, Jared D'Aloia 5, Louden Portner 13, Jacob Lydon 5, Isaiah Moll 18, Mike Ortale 11, Zack Travis 4, Jake Cook 7. Totals: 26-8-65.

Field Goals: Young Guns 26/57 (Abdul-Aziz 1/6, Jett 5/8, Waterman 5/10, Brown 5/9, Hubbell 1/4, Reidell 1/3, Trombley 5/10, Wicks 2/6), Next Big Thing 26/60 (Bortnick 0/2, D'Aloia 2/5, Porter 6/9, Lydon 2/4, Moll 7/17, Ortale 5/10, Travis 2/6, Cook 2/7).

3-Point Field Goals: Young Guns 9/19 (Jett 4/5, Waterman 3/6, Reidell 1/2, Trombley 1/4, Abdul-Aziz 0/1, Wicks 0/1), Next Big Thing 5/17 (D'Aloia 1/2, Porter 1/2, Lydon 1/3, Moll 1/3, Ortale 1/4, Bortnick 0/1, Travis 0/1, Cook 0/1).

Free Throws: Young Guns 6/15 (Waterman 2/3, Wicks 2/6, Trombley 1/2, Brown 1/4), Next Big Thing 8/11 (Moll 3/3, Cook 3/4, Bortnick 2/3, Porter 0/1).

Rebounds: Young Guns 34 (Brown 8), Next Big Thing 33 (Cook 10).

Assists: Young Guns 13 (Wicks 4), Next Big Thing 11 (Porter, Ortale 3).


The Growth 76, All Day 70

A large 1st half deficit again proved to be too much to overcome for All Day, although an offensive explosion after halftime certainly made things interesting. After trailing 41-24 at the break, All Day went off for 46 points in the final 20 minutes, again led by hot shooting from Caleb Scrime (Lake George 2018). Coming off a game where he scored 13 of his 16 in the 2nd half an hour ago, he again had a team high 16 points, but with 14 coming after intermission in this one. However, The Growth didn't exactly slow down with their offensive output, scoring 35 after the break to go 2-0 on the day. Kevin Townes Jr. (Our Lady of Lourdes 2017), the league's leading scorer entering Week 2, had a game high 19 points with 15 coming from behind the arc. Ty'Jon Gilmore (St. Thomas More (CT) 2017) added 13, and a balanced Growth attack had 5 more players scoring either 6 or 8 points. Along with Scrime for All Day, Ray Evans (La Salle 2018) had 15 points, and Kobe Lufkin (Argyle 2017) added another 14 points. Jimmy Luther (Frankfort-Schuyler 2017) rounded their 4 in double digits with 10.

The Growth (3-1): Brennan Loder 3-6, Cole Ackerman 1-2, Daniel Duffy 1-2, Lou Fedullo 4-8, Kyle Fairclough 2-4, Peyton Olsen 4-8, Kevin Townes Jr. 7-19, Ty'Jon Gilmore 5-1-13, Corey Burke 3-6, Jack Spencer 4-8. Totals: 33-1-74.

All Day (0-4): Kobe Lufkin 5-2-14, Jackson Atty 2-6, Caleb Scrime 7-1-16, Jimmy Luther 2-5-10, Marcus Filien 1-2, Mike Henderson 2-1-5, Andrew Mason 1-2, Ray Evans 6-1-15. Totals: 26-10-70.

3-Point Field Goals: The Growth 7 (Townes Jr. 5, Gilmore 2), All Day 8 (Lufkin 2, Atty 2, Evans 2, Scrime, Luther).

Free Throws: The Growth 1/2 (Gilmore), All Day 10/17 (Luther 5/6, Lufkin 2/3, Scrime 1/2, Henderson 1/2, Evans 1/2, Mason 0/2).