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Home Page   Local News   Local Sports   Community Calendar   Opinion   Editorials   Columns   Letters to the Editor   Archives   News Archives   Sports Archives	12-20-2007 Milford boys proving to be a stingy group By ERIC AHLQVIST Editor MILFORD - Someone forgto to tell the Milford boys basketball team this is the season of giving. The Wildcats used their trademark smothering manto- man defense to defeat Tri- Valley East foe Worcester, 43- 28 on Friday night. It was the second straight game the Wildcats held their opponent under 30 points, as Cherry Valley-Springfield scored 29 in a lopsided loss last Tuesday. "That's pretty impressive," said Milford head coach Frank Spurchise. "Worcester had been scoring a lot of points and we completely shut down their offense." Like they had against CVS, Milford held Worcester to one shot most times down the floor. "We work on rebounding for as much as 45 minutes during practice," Spurchise said. "We aren't a big team, but sometimes rebounding isn't about height, it's about desire." Junior Brian Edelstein had a team-high 13 points for the Wildcats, who led 18-7 after one quarter. Sean Huffstickler added 10 points and nine rebounds for Milford. With the win, Milford improved to 3-2 overall and 2-1 in Tri-Valley play. They are 2- 0 in T-V East play. "We're in the mix, and that's what I wanted heading to January," Spurchise said. "If we got off to a slow start, we could have been out of it early. We have a long way to go, but right now I feel very good about this team." The Wildcats will play in a Christmas Tournament in Laurens on Dec. 26 and 27. They will play South Kortright in one first round game at 6 p.m. "They are big and athletic and well-coached," Spurchise said of the Rams. "They like to press full court and we'll have to deal with that. It will be good competition, and that's what you want in tournaments." Milford will host Schenevus on Jan. 4 and Edmeston on Jan. 11. The Milford girls basketball team will get a big test right before Christmas break when they host Cherry Valley- Springfield in a key Tri-Valley East game on Thursday at 7 p.m. Milford won the T-V east last year, but the Lady Patriots beat them in a Section Four Class D quarterfinal game last February. CV-S already has a win at Schenevus, and a win at Milford Thursday would put them in great position in the East race.
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