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2-14-2007 Staff Report Cooperstown, 17-3 overall, will play the winner of the Port Byron- Westmoreland opening round game. Second seed Onondaga and third seed Pulaski both received first round byes as well. If the Redskins win Friday, they will play either fourth seed Mohawk or fifth seed Sandy Creek next Tuesday or Wednesday at a site and time to be determined. "If we play with intensity every night, this is a group that could go on a run and win a few games," said CCS basketball coach Dave Bertram. "We're pretty balanced offensively, and we play good defense." If Cooperstown meets Onondaga in the C-1 final, they will go up against 1,000-point scorer Latavius Murray, a 6' 4" senior who is going to Central Florida University next fall on a Division One football scholarship, where he will play running back. The Redskins won Division II of the Center State Conference with a 9-1 league record. "We had a little lull in the middle of the season, but we finished strong," Bertram said. "I'm looking forward to sectionals." West Canada is the top seed in C-2, and owns a perfect 20-0 record. Coop girls get second seed The undefeated Cooperstown girls are the second seed in the Section Three Class C-1 tournament, and will also play at home Friday at 6 p.m. against Port Byron. If CCS, 20-0, wins that game, they will likely face third seed Bishop Ludden next Friday or Saturday at a neutral site. "If first round games are postponed a day or two the girls game could be moved to Saturday or next Tuesday," said CCS athletic director Mike Cring, who urged fans to check viewmyschedule.com for updates. Little Falls, also 20-0, was awarded the top seed in C-1 based on their superior record to Cooperstown against Class C schools. "We definitely got a tougher draw by being the second seed," said Cooperstown girls coach Mike Niles. "We'll play Bishop Grimes, who are 17-3, in the second round." Grimes beat Cooperstown in the Section Three Class C-1 semifinal two years ago, and are a quick, pressing style team. "Hopefully, if we play Friday I'll get a chance to scout them on Saturday and Little Falls on Tuesday," Niles said. "I don't think it makes that much of a difference who we play, we're ready to go." CV-S girls get first round home game The Cherry Valley-Springfield girls basketball team has received the third seed in the Section Four Class D Tournament, and a first round bye. They will host the winner of the Hunter-Tannersville- Gilboa first round game at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. The Milford girls are the eighth seed, and will host ninth seed Schenevus on Wednesday, Feb. 20. The Tri-Valley rivals met three times during the regular season, with Schenevus winning two of the three. Davenport is the number one seed and South Kortright is seeded second. The Milford boys basketball team will play at Tri-Valley foe Worcester in the first round of the Section Four Class D tournament on Tueday, Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. Milford (10-8) edged Worcester (10-7) for the T-V East title, but the Wolverines beat Milford last week. The winner of that game will play another Tri-Valley team, second seed Laurens, on Friday at 7 p.m. in Morris. Hunter-Tannersville is the top seed, and Roxbury and Afton are the third and fourth seed, respectively. The Section Four Class D final will be held Saturday, March 1 at the Broome County Arena in Binghamton. |
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