Class A Sectionals

[section5fan]

Not too many people are talking about Newark who happens to be 17-0. They have been running through teams, including Geneva who they just beat.

The top 5 seeds are to be reckoned with, but is this Newark's year to not only win Class A, but head to states? Most people on this board is down on Batavia following their 2nd loss of the year to Wilson. Sutherland is probably the team in this classification that is being overlooked the most. They have played exceptionally well and will play @ Batavia tonight (I will be at this game and have been looking forward to it for some time now).

Is the wild card team this year AQ? They haven't played as well as they have last year... I believe injuries have played a big part in this... Am I correct with that statement?

[sectionVhoops30]

Not too many people are talking about Newark who happens to be 17-0. They have been running through teams, including Geneva who they just beat.

The top 5 seeds are to be reckoned with, but is this Newark's year to not only win Class A, but head to states? Most people on this board is down on Batavia following their 2nd loss of the year to Wilson. Sutherland is probably the team in this classification that is being overlooked the most. They have played exceptionally well and will play @ Batavia tonight (I will be at this game and have been looking forward to it for some time now).

Is the wild card team this year AQ? They haven't played as well as they have last year... I believe injuries have played a big part in this... Am I correct with that statement?


yeah you are correct with that statement...4 of the 5 losses have come without jonathan jones and dwayne smith and 2 of the 5 losses were without tim crilly....did i mention they lost all of those games by 4 points or less?

[fpt16]

Definetly the team to beat in A, and i cant see anyone stopping them. Sutherland and Batavia might be able to slow them down a little but i still feel as though they would win by 10+

[fpt16]

by the way...Sutherland/Batavia is postponed until monday

[crashtest]

you think AQ can really beat Newark????

[sectionVhoops30]

think aq is going to lose in setion five the rest of the season,they have j.j jones coming back and right now seem to be getting ready to go on a roll.Last season they had alot of close games they won,this year they lost some of those so it really is not that much of a different team.

greeceman...i like the way you think ;)

[section5fan]

As usual, it's going to be a great classification. I think Newark is the team to beat, but Batavia/AQ/Sutherland/Geneva will definitely have something to say about that.

All 5 of those teams are equal, that's for sure. Although, Newark has beat Geneva twice.

[DrewVT6]

During the first few games I thought aq was overrated but they did not have there whole team.With everyone back now I don't think any one in section five class A will beat them in sectionals. Im taking them to win class A.

I don't know how you can look past Newark.

[fpt16]

will win A

[section5fan]

They have to get there first. There are no guarantees that they will even make it to the semis. This classification has been weird the past few years in the early rounds.

[z10man31]

aq is so overrated its not even funny... i play for bishop kearney and the only reason aq beat us last night was because we didnt have chris or pat arnold(both starters averaging over 10 pts each) and roderick gray was throwing up at halftime cause he was sick as well and still dropped 25 pts...and aq can cry about how the first time crilly was hurt and piccone was hurt when we beat u but for us pat was hurt with an ankle and so was blair with his foot. oh yea and in the first game we turned it over 18 times and gave up 22 offensive rebounds and still won the game as bad as we played. im not sayin last night if we would have had chris and pat we would have won for sure but it would have been a much different game

[sectionVhoops30]

aq is so overrated its not even funny... i play for bishop kearney and the only reason aq beat us last night was because we didnt have chris or pat arnold(both starters averaging over 10 pts each) and roderick gray was throwing up at halftime cause he was sick as well and still dropped 25 pts...and aq can cry about how the first time crilly was hurt and piccone was hurt when we beat u but for us pat was hurt with an ankle and so was blair with his foot. oh yea and in the first game we turned it over 18 times and gave up 22 offensive rebounds and still won the game as bad as we played. im not sayin last night if we would have had chris and pat we would have won for sure but it would have been a much different game

hahaha...aq didnt have matt jones either and you won the first game in OVERTIME only by 3 and i heard arnold was sick and at home..if he just hada hurt ankle...he would have been sitting on the bench and i heard chris washington was out for gettin some in the stairway or somethink at BK sooooo for real just because those 2 were out means nothing cuz AQ didnt have matt jones either so stop making excuses you bum

[sectionVhoops30]

sounds like jealousy mr BK

[buster]

will win A

Do you know what was the best team they have faced this year.? I'm asking about Newark.

[sectionVhoops30]

Do you know what was the best team they have faced this year.? I'm asking about Newark.

i think pitt sutherland or geneva

[DrewVT6]

Do you know what was the best team they have faced this year.? I'm asking about Newark.

Canandaigua, maybe?

[z10man31]

pat and blair were hurt in the first game when they played and we still won

[sectionVhoops30]

pat and blair were hurt in the first game when they played and we still won

yeah and that was crilly's first game back with a still hurt ankle and JJ was out..so stop making excuses you just lost to a better team

[z10man31]

1-1 this year and losing with 2 players out and another one playing sick...have fun watchin ur team sittin at home after losing to newark while were winning our 3rd straight sectional title and goin on to states

[sectionVhoops30]

1-1 this year and losing with 2 players out and another one playing sick...have fun watchin ur team sittin at home after losing to newark while were winning our 3rd straight sectional title and goin on to states

newark is good but sorry the finger lakes region is not that stong...midlakes n waterloo...sorry not exactly powerhouses...and as for BK going to states...CHARLOTTE will have something to say about that

[Berask]

Newark plays virtually no one. They may have a great team, but you can't go out making crazy predicitons of how Newark is going to win Class A. It's up in the air.

[DSport]

Newark plays virtually no one. They may have a great team, but you can't go out making crazy predicitons of how Newark is going to win Class A. It's up in the air.

They played Geneva, Canandaigua, and Pitt Sutherland. I think those are pretty good teams. I'm not saying Newark will win sectionals but I think they are one of the teams in the mix with Batavia, Aquinas, and others.

[section5fan]

I'd say Newark has played a good schedule...

...They've beat Geneva (12-4) twice, Canandaiguia (16-4) twice, Sutherland once (14-4), Pal-Mac (11-8) once, Franklin (7-11, but in AAA and athletic as hell) once, Mynderse (12-6) once, and swept a Christmas tournament in Section 4.

[Berask]

They played Geneva, Canandaigua, and Pitt Sutherland. I think those are pretty good teams. I'm not saying Newark will win sectionals but I think they are one of the teams in the mix with Batavia, Aquinas, and others.

I agree that Newark is definitely in the mix... You just can't guarantee it.

[crashtest]

Anything can happen in sectionals. Pitt. Suth/Geneva game would be a good one.

[buster]

with aquinas back to a 100% though, It will be tough for a team around here to beat them.

Look out AQ, Batavia just beat RH and they ready for sectionals.

[buster]

big test is vs athena, we will find out how good they are, if they can beat athena then there the favorite for a, if not still going with aq.

Sorry i was not aware AQ beat GA. Remember Batavia's school is half the size of GA. Batavia has a great record playing schools there own size.

[keep-it-movin]

All 5 of these teams have their strong points and weak points.

Newark - Javon McCrea is a monster in the post. He plays well on both sides of the ball. His teammates find a way to get him the ball. When Javon is not at his best Tyshun Stevens steps it up.

Sutherland - A very good shooting team. They play hard at all times. Speed is a concern of theres that could cost them a game or two.

Geneva - A very speedy team. Have good shooters on the outside in Derrious Thomas, Mike Sapp and Jeremiah Allen. John Archibald is a good player who plays fast pace and gets to the bucket.

Aquinas - Have a great talent in both Matt Jones and Jonathan Jones. They play very good basketball and are very strong with the ball.

Batavia - Have great shooters on this team and a very deep bench. The Hoy brothers will shoot the lights out. And if they dont hit from outside they have bench members who will.

[section5fan]

I'm not sure if you've seen Batavia play this year, but they don't have much of a bench in terms of scoring. Their fourth leading scorer is just over 4ppg.

With that said, I don't know if I can vote for a team. All five of those teams can win the championship. What's going to happen before the semis though?

Sutherland-AQ matchup in the 2nd round, Batavia-Marshall, Geneva-HFL as well. Those are going to be great 2nd round games.

[DSport]

I'm not sure if you've seen Batavia play this year, but they don't have much of a bench in terms of scoring. Their fourth leading scorer is just over 4ppg.

With that said, I don't know if I can vote for a team. All five of those teams can win the championship. What's going to happen before the semis though?

Sutherland-AQ matchup in the 2nd round, Batavia-Marshall, Geneva-HFL as well. Those are going to be great 2nd round games.

Five very qualified teams.

[ERVB5]

i agree that most of the teams could win but now that Aq is at full strength i feel like they have a little more than the rest and will go home with a sectional block.

[sectionVhoops30]

will win class A.

ER and greeceman, couldnt agree more
AQ scrimaged athena yesterday and looked impressive
yes i know it is just a scrimage but it seems as tho AQ might be going with a big lineup during sectionals, or at least thats how they started in the scrimage with 3 players over 6'3" or 6'4"

[hilly]

I can't belive Sutherland hasn't gotten a vote yet.
I voted for Batavia because I'm being a homer, but Sutherland took one of two with the Blue Devils and led Rush by 13 points before losing.
How didn't they get a vote?

[superheroaj]

All 5 of these teams have their strong points and weak points.

Newark - Javon McCrea is a monster in the post. He plays well on both sides of the ball. His teammates find a way to get him the ball. When Javon is not at his best Tyshun Stevens steps it up.

Sutherland - A very good shooting team. They play hard at all times. Speed is a concern of theres that could cost them a game or two.

Geneva - A very speedy team. Have good shooters on the outside in Derrious Thomas, Mike Sapp and Jeremiah Allen. John Archibald is a good player who plays fast pace and gets to the bucket.

Aquinas - Have a great talent in both Matt Jones and Jonathan Jones. They play very good basketball and are very strong with the ball.

Batavia - Have great shooters on this team and a very deep bench. The Hoy brothers will shoot the lights out. And if they dont hit from outside they have bench members who will.

Nice write up.

I love Newark as Coach Ceravolo's teams always play hard and are very tough defensively. I was always like teams that are "just playin" when it comes sectional time... things are loose, rhythm is good, focused. Being undefeated puts a lot of pressure on kids and in such a traditionally strong power like Newark, the stakes are even higher. I love their talent, Stephens might be the most underrated player in Section V but too much at stake leads to mistakes. Lose to Aquinas in the Semis.

I am not a big fan of Sutherland. They have outstanding shooters and play hard but their athleticism and ability to stop other teams in this bracket will be their downfall. Good team, low ceiling, very tough draw as they will face and lose to Aquinas in the second round.

Geneva is loaded with athletes and can put the ball in the hole and defend. It just seems something is missing or they're just that second tier of team. But you cannot discredit the importance of kids knowing what it takes to win in Sectionals as their football success could very easily roll over. They easily handle both Wayne and HF-L but lost to Batavia, in a game I can't wait to see.

Aquinas is obviously talented and I won't reopen earlier discussions about their ability to put outstanding teams together. Their success in football could transfer over just like Geneva. DJ Wing, IMO, carried them in the final last year and will be sorely missed. Karma working... they lose to Batavia in the finals.

Batavia is obviously my pick as they're peaking at the right time and have the profile of a sectional champion. Can shoot, handle and defend. Mike Hoy will be the MVP of the tournament but brother Andrew will make key shot after key shot to lift them to a Sectional Title. Could be Andrew first of four All-Tournament teams joining only Calvin Betts, Brian Hoyt and I believe Chris Sullivan.

Of course.... I could be wrong.

[monctybbfan]

did you know benson and goff didnt play n the scrimmage?

[crashtest]

Curious...why didn't they play ?

[monctybbfan]

not sure.

[buster]

We shouldn't forget about experience, other than Mike Hoy,and Anderson from Bat. Has any other players on any A team been to states for basketball.?Does it mean anything.?

[sectionVhoops30]

We shouldn't forget about experience, other than Mike Hoy,and Anderson from Bat. Has any other players on any A team been to states for basketball.?Does it mean anything.?

i dont think it means that much at THIS stage only for the fact that it is sectionals.. i obviously think it would come into play after sectionals when the winner plays the team from buffalo

[BJ Murray]

i go to aq we will win even tho i run track

[fpt16]

Sutherland over AQ in second round. The Knights will outduel them on their home court

[BJ Murray]

you must be out of your mind watch AQ win it all with jj back. MAtt,dwayne,tyler,powers,tim,nick,annon.... nasty team and they lucky todd and al aint playin cuz it would of been a rap

[fpt16]

just dont come cryin Fri, when sutherland tops them

[BJ Murray]

thats funny

[buck22]

sutherland is not as good as AQ idk what you are smoking

[Berask]

you must be out of your mind watch AQ win it all with jj back. MAtt,dwayne,tyler,powers,tim,nick,annon.... nasty team and they lucky todd and al aint playin cuz it would of been a rap

Where did you grow up? Dictionaries' tissue?

[section5fan]

From here on out, Class A will have great games across the board. The 2nd round will be just as great as the semis and finals. Here's the breakdown:

Newark-Eastridge: I saw Eastridge against Batavia a few weeks ago and they have potential to be competitive with Newark. However, Newark is better coached and I think that will be evident Friday night.

Sutherland-AQ: This is probably the best game of the 2nd round. If Corletta is on, Sutherland will be in the game late. If AQ wants to have a repeat, they have the toughest road of any team in Class A.

Batavia-Marshall: I think this is Batavia's game to lose, as they've proven to beat similar teams in the past (Eastridge twice, R-H). If they can limit Charles Jones' production and rebound, they will win.

Geneva-Monroe: This is an intriguing matchup, as Monroe is better than what their record indicates (11-10). Geneva has played a tough schedule and is also a well coached team. I wouldn't be surprised if Monroe wins, but I would love to see a Batavia-Geneva game in the semis.

What does everyone else think?

[crashtest]

This will a great rematch.

[section5fan]

I forgot to mention that the Batavia-Marshall game will be broadcast on AM 1490 WBTA in Batavia. Also, it will be streamed online at www.wbta1490.com

[sectionVhoops30]

aq lost to sutherland by 3 without tim crilly dwayne smith and jonathan jones earlier this season

[mendonngga]

The Games In The Second Round Are

1. Newark vs. 9. Eastridge

4. Sutherland vs. 5. Aquinas

2. Batavia vs. 7. Marshall

3. Geneva vs. 11. Monroe


What Are Your Predictions?

[crashtest]

newark, sutherland, batavia , geneva

[ERVB5]

The Games In The Second Round Are

1. Newark vs. 9. Eastridge

4. Sutherland vs. 5. Aquinas

2. Batavia vs. 7. Marshall

3. Geneva vs. 11. Monroe


What Are Your Predictions?


newark by 15
aquinas by 9
batavia by 13
geneva by 6

[buster]

Does anyone think Newark has been battle testsed yet?. I asked for opinions on another thread and no real responses. Please drop some insight on me .

[Giles]

Ya, I think Newark has been tested.

They've beat Canandaigua twice, Geneva twice, Pittsford Sutherland once, Franklin once and even a solid B team in Mynderse.

Now, that's not the same as Batavia beating Rush but those wins, especially the first five are very good wins.

Newark is an excellent team, who has been tested but Sectionals is the ultimate test... one that is going to be even harder with potential games against Aquinas and Batavia. Tough tough road.

[UNCTarheels]

Javon McCrea | Newark basketball

Age: 15. Class: Sophomore. Hometown: Newark.

Position: Center. Uniform number: 30.

Height: 6-foot-6.

The scoop: McCrea has fit in well with the Reds (21-0), one of nine unbeaten boys teams remaining in the state. He averages 18 points, 11.6 rebounds and 5 blocked shots going into tonight's Section V Class A quarterfinal against East Irondequoit Eastridge (10-11) at Newark.

McCrea had double-digit points and rebounds during three wins for Newark, including a 22-point game against Canandaigua.

Family: Jareth Thomas (uncle, 20), Shannon Nash (mother).

Bright future: Vermont and St. Bonaventure are among six colleges that have contacted his family.

Academics: B student. "I'm striving to be an A-student. If you're smart, more things will come to you. You'll make better decisions."

[LivingstonCNTYfan]

Great quote from the 15 year old. "I'm striving to be an A-student. If you're smart, more things will come to you. You'll make better decisions." It is good to see a youngster saying things like this.

[section5fan]

He will go far in life, that's for sure. I wish more young people were like that.

[mendonngga]

Newark Sutherland Marshall Monroe

[coachstew]

Newark, Aquinas, batavia, and geneva

[B-TownStriker11]

Newark, Aquinas, batavia, and geneva

Will Masrshall give Batavia a hard time tonight?

[fpt16]

Solid good defensive game, and Sutherland only led by 1 after the 3rd quarter before opening the game up. Tonight Sutherland was definetly the better team, and i felt as though they wanted it more.

youre thoughts...

[fpt16]

was the game close?

[fpt16]

I was thinking the same thing about AQ with the exception to football.
Anyways...
Now that AQ is out of it, who are you guys picking to win Class A. Im gonna stay with Newark, but they shouldnt look past Sutherland. They played each other earlier in the season at Newark, and they won by 8 points. Could be a game thats closer than expected

[fpt16]

Batavia, Geneva won also...all seeds have held up going into the Semis on
Mondays at the BCA

[crashtest]

Let's see.....

Their soccer and hockey team's make it to the sectional semifinal game.

Their football team wins a state title.

Their bball team lost in the sectional quarterfinal game.

Well, it guess it could have been a bit better, but at least no one should be complaining about open enrollment.

[z10man31]

like i had been saying earlier in this thread.....AQ IS OVERRATED they lost to pittsford sutherland and i still stand behind what i said earlier in this thread....have fun watchin bishop kearney win our 3rd straight title while u guys sit at home and watch newark win class A

[pittsfordfootball8791]

was much closer then you probably think, it really did come down to the wire and should again on monday, if sutherland can stop McCrea down low i think they will have a chance.

[buster]

with aquinas back to a 100% though, It will be tough for a team around here to beat them.

I think pitts-sutherland forgot to read your post.:rolleyes:

[section5fan]

should win it easy now.

Newark is undefeated, but I watched Batavia defeat a good Marshall team tonight by 18. Batavia is peaking at the right time and is playing amazing defense.

Let's not forget, Batavia beat an undefeated Newark team in 1998 for the Class BB title. I think we'll see a rematch on March 1st.

[fpt16]

Anyone have any info on Geneva? I havent heard anyone talking about them, but they are the #3 seed in a very good class.

[buster]

look who it buster,when asked questions about east before and there weak schedule, you didn't respond.

Better read again.I never questioned East's sch.,and does it matter who i am?
Gotta go here comes a prision guard , i'm not suppost to be using the wardens computer.I'll be back!!!

[superheroaj]

Newark won this mismatch 67-40 it wasn't even that close. Javon McCrea quietly dominates every game they play. He is going to be very hard for P-S and Batavia to guard. Newark quietly dominated the entire game, just building on their lead quarter after quarter. The third quarter, they put the game away early and never looked back. Again I was very impressed with the supporting cast around McCrea. Yakim Overstreet had a nice game on both ends and Jace Havrilla could really hurt people in this tournament because he can flat out shoot. I picked Batavia to win Class A but might have to change my pick to Newark because of one reason: Tyshaun Stephens. He is super athletic, can score, defend and hustle. All the games I've seen of Newark, Stephens has provided that spark to start a run and hit a big shot or two. There were no big shots to hit last night but there will be in the very near future. I'm rooting for a Newark/Batavia final to see the McCrea/Anderson and Hoy/Stephens matchups. It could be a phenomenal game!

[section5fan]

They are a good M-M defense team, but aren't like the teams they had back in '03-'05.

[mendonngga]

Nice Calls Crashtest. Now How About The Semifinal

1. Newark vs. 4. Sutherland

2. Batavia vs. 3. Geneva

Anyone Calling A Possible upset?

[fpt16]

No upsets, but i think Sutherland might give Newark a run for their money

[B-TownStriker11]

Nice Calls Crashtest. Now How About The Semifinal

1. Newark vs. 4. Sutherland

2. Batavia vs. 3. Geneva

Anyone Calling A Possible upset?

I dont think it would be an upset if the lower seeds won. Can't really call it an upset when the top 4 seeds make it to the semis

Newark over Sutherland

Batavia over Geneva

[section5fan]

Batavia-Geneva will be broadcast on the internet at www.wbta1490.com @ 7:15pm

[B-TownStriker11]

Batavia-Geneva will be broadcast on the internet at www.wbta1490.com @ 7:15pm

Thats cool. Thanks

[section5fan]

Batavia won 56-45. Bryan Anderson was a beast and scored 26pts. No one could stop him.

[Section5sportsguy]

Who does Batavia have in the finals?

[section5fan]

Winner of Newark/Sutherland. They are playing right now.

[section5fan]

Winner of Newark/Sutherland. They are playing right now.

[Rams15]

I was trying to get the Newark-Sutherland game on the radio and thought I heard someone say; like 26-16 at half: Sutherland ahead. Can anyone confirm ??

[DrewVT6]

www.1420wack.com has the game.

Newark is down 51-24 with 4:28 remaining. Newark is done. Sutherland is going to the final. Sounds like Ykeem Overstreet didn't even dress.

[section5fan]

Thanks man.

[Rams15]

Thanks Drew. Wow. A much bigger score disparity than I expected.

[section5fan]

Sutherland up 51-27. I can't believe it - Not that Sutherland is winning, but that they are winning by over 20.

[pittsfordfootball8791]

UNDERRATED!! clap, clap, clap, clap, clap!!!

[DrewVT6]

55-31. wow.

[section5fan]

So who do you have? Batavia or Sutherland?

I saw the 2nd game of the year between this team and I hope it's as good Saturday as it was that game.

[DrewVT6]

Well Sutherland beat Batavia who beat RH who beat Sutherland.

in other words...should be a great game!

[monctybbfan]

sutherland lose by 30 to athena? Then beat batavia by double digits? Is aa that much better?

[pittsfordfootball8791]

No, Athena is just amazing, Sutherland beat every other AA team they played besdies them

[sectionVhoops30]

No, Athena is just amazing, Sutherland beat every other AA team they played besdies them

not many other AA teams compare to athena though, besides east and wilson no one else in the class virtually had a shot