Jamestown's Dominic Gonzalez defends Orchard Park's Cullen Colpoys throughout Monday's ECIC Division 1 boys basketball sport at McElrath Gymnasium in Jamestown. PJ Picture by Scott Kindberg
After every sport, Chris Frankowski presents a commemorative basketball to the Orchard Park participant.
The Quakers head coach discovered himself with a little bit of a dilemma Monday evening.
In a constructive method.
Two of his seniors have been deemed worthy.
Chris McDonald scored 18 factors, together with clutch free throws, and grabbed 13 rebounds, and Deacon Fischer added 17 factors, together with 10 within the decisive fourth quarter, to associate with 10 boards to ship Orchard Park to 60- 58. -come-from-behind victory over Jamestown in an Erie County Interscholastic Convention Division 1 matchup in entrance of a big crowd at McElrath Gymnasium.
Jamestown's Greg Brumagin drives the ball to the basket throughout Monday's ECIC Division 1 boys basketball sport towards Orchard Park at McElrath Gymnasium in Jamestown. PJ Picture by Scott Kindberg
The win — the Quakers' second in a 72-hour span over the Pink & Inexperienced — gave them the lead for the division title with one league sport remaining, which is tonight at Williamsville North.
“It's been one heck of a journey,” Frankowski stated. “We had so many (video games) rescheduled due to the climate. Due to this we misplaced 4 video games, three of them have been league video games. As a result of it needs to be executed in a sure period of time, we sort of get caught in some back-to-back conditions and fast adjustments, which is rarely what you join.”
And but?
If Orchard Park (15-2, 7-2) wins on the highway later immediately, it could clinch the division title due to its two wins over the Pink & Inexperienced (16-Four, Eight-2).
Nevertheless, if the Quakers lose, it could give Jamestown the division crown. Both manner, the Pink & Inexperienced will nonetheless be the No. 1 seed within the Part VI Class AA playoffs, which start subsequent week.
“To return right here, it's top-of-the-line areas in Western New York to play,” Frankowski stated. “The setting is fantastic. That's what we join. It teaches you to organize for Buffalo State (Last 4 web site) towards an incredible group that yearly is superior. They’re at all times profitable and we attempt to be like them.”
This sport was undoubtedly good preparation for the postseason for each groups because it featured depth from begin to end.
Whereas McDonald, Fischer and Zach Nawaldi (10 factors) sparked the Quakers, Jamestown was paced by senior Jaydian Johnson's 23 factors and sophomore Dominic Gonzalez's 17. Jamestown, by really led by seven factors later within the first half — with one possession — however a missed dunk led to Orchard Park happening a 7-2 run earlier than halftime, capped by McDonald's three free throws, seven -10 with second left when he was fouled on a Three-point try. . As a substitute of a possible double-digit halftime lead, the Pink & Inexperienced's lead was solely 28-26.
“We missed lots of inside photographs that we usually end, and in a sport like this you possibly can't try this,” Jamestown coach Billy Miley stated.
The Pink and Inexperienced constructed one other lead within the third quarter, sparked by Gonzalez, and took a 43-36 benefit into the ultimate interval.
That's when McDonald and Fischer led the Quakers residence.
A 10-2 Orchard Park run early within the fourth quarter gave the Erie County faculty its first lead at 46-45 on a Fischer layup on the 5:05 mark. From there, there have been six lead adjustments and two ties. The Quakers went forward for good, 57-55, on a bucket by John Dougherty with a few minute left.
Jamestown's Bishop Butts made one in all two free throws with 30 seconds left to tug the Pink and Inexperienced to inside 57-56, however that was as shut as it could get. McDonald linked on three of 4 free throws, the final with eight seconds left, to push Orchard Park's result in 60-56.
“Chris McDonald is a jack of all trades,” Frankowski stated. “He's tremendous gifted and he's going to play faculty basketball. … We're not the identical group with out him.”
Elijah Farmer scored on a layup with 1.7 seconds left to tug Jamestown inside 60-58. A Quaker foul on a free throw try gave the Pink-Inexperienced one final likelihood after a timeout with 4 10s left, however Johnson's desperation Three-pointer from past halfcourt was disallowed.
“The targets coming in are at all times to get the highest seed and win the league,” Miley stated. “We have been capable of get one in all them and clearly no one needs to enter the playoffs dropping a few video games in a row, however we’ve got a while to determine it out, hold working to enhance and provides a greater effort in continuation. time.”
Frankowski, in the meantime, has just one factor on his thoughts.
“The strain is on us to get proper again on the horse (immediately) and attempt to get able to play,” he stated. “…I didn't get something immediately.”
NOTES: Farmer led Jamestown with 12 rebounds and 5 steals, however the Pink and Inexperienced shot simply 24-of-65 from the sphere, together with simply Three-of-16 from the arc. … The Quakers have been 21 of 56 from the sphere and seven of 19 from distance. … The guests had a 34-27 edge in rebounding, however Jamestown had fewer turnovers (11 to Orchard Park's 17). … Within the junior sport, the pink and inexperienced prevailed 70-60. Hunter Johnson led the way in which for Jamestown with 20 factors.
ORCHARD PARK (60)
Sivaruban zero zero zero, Bosinski 1 zero Three, Colpoys Three zero Eight, Switek zero zero zero, Dougherty 1 2 Four, McDonald Four Eight 18, Fischer Eight 1 17, Nalawadi Four zero 10, Monaco zero zero zero 1 Totals 1 601.
Jamestown (58)
Farmer Three zero 6, Gonzalez 7 1 17, Brumagin 2 zero 5, Sanchez zero zero zero, Rodriguez zero zero zero, Carlson zero zero zero, Butts 1 5 7, Johnson 11 1 23. Totals 24 7 58.
Three-point targets – Bosinski, Colpoys 2, McDonald 2, Nalawadi 2, Gonzalez 2, Brumagin.
Livă Park 15 11 10 24 — 60
Jamestown 16 12 15 15 — 58
Jayvees: Jamestown 70, Orchard Park 60.