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2-07-2007 By ERIC AHLQVIST Editor The Cooperstown girls basketball team clinched a Center State Conference division title, on Senior Night, against a Sherburne- Earlville team that gave them a tough game last week. After the 56-34 victory, Cooperstown players and first-year head coach Mike Niles took turns cutting down the net as a souvenir of their Division II title and memorable regular season, which is one win away from a perfect 20-0. With a win at Mt. Markham tonight (Thursday), the Lady Redskins can wrap up the second undefeated regular season in program history, the first coming in 1988. "When it's time to play, these girls take it very seriously and they're always ready," said first year head coach Mike Niles. "Mt. Markham could be a dangerous team, but I think we'll be ready to take care of business." As they were last Monday, Cooperstown's Samantha Fox and Jen Wehner proved to be too much to handle on the inside for the Marauders. Fox (12 points) and Wehner (8 points) combined for 12 firstquarter points, and fellow senior Katie Cring added 12 points. Cooperstown led by 15 at halftime, then sealed the game with a 19-4 third quarter run that put them up by 30 and allowed the reserves to play the fourth quarter. "We had a physical game with Sherburne last Monday and we were pretty motivated to play," Niles said. "Their press gave us trouble last week but we were much more organized tonight. They knew where they had to improve, and they did it." After Thursday's game, Cooperstown will await their seeding in the Section Three Class C tournament. Like Cooperstown, defending Section Three Class C champion Little Falls is also likely to finish the season undefeated. The first round is scheduled for Feb. 15 and 16, and CCS is likely to get a first round bye, Niles said. Niles said he was unsure who get the top seed if both teams are undefeated, and it could be decided by a coin flip. "It seems like we're onn a collision course to meet at some point," Niles said. "It probably won't be until either the C-1 or C final at a neutral site. From everything I've heard, we should be very evenly matched." Coop boys also clinch The Cooperstown boys basketball team bounced back from last Tuesday's non-league loss to Richfield with two big league wins, including Tuesday night's 71-37 dismantling of Sherbrune on Senior Night. The victory clinched Division II of the Center State Conference for the Redskins, who improved to 17- 3 overall and 9-1 in league play. Cooperstown senior Quinn Snyder set a program record single season rebounding mark with 11 rebounds Tuesday to give him 187 on the season. Billy Hribar set the previous mark of 186 in the 2002- 03 season. Snyder is averaging 9.5 rebounds-a-game, and had a season- high 21 rebounds against Canastota earlier this season. Snyder also had 12 points while fellow senior Luke Tirrell added 13 points. Cooperstown also won at Sauquoit last Saturday. Cooperstown may be off for as long as two weeks as they await their seed in the Section Three Class C tournament. CCS head coach Dave Bertram said his team is likely to get a first round bye and likely won't play until either Feb. 12 or 13. |
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