Alaina Forbes, Cara Walker, Macy Kisner and the rest of Coach Nate Rich’s undefeated Midlakes varsity girls basketball team are trying to win their school’s first Sectional title since 1975. Standing in their way is a tough, fellow Finger Lakes East opponent in Pal-Mac who will be playing at full strength for the first time since late January. The winner will advance to the semifinals. The loser will have their season come to an end. Jim Sinicropi and Tane Robinson have the call for FL1 Sports…
The semifinals in Section V basketball are here and Ted Baker helps Jim Sinicropi and Matt Verkey break down all the action in the girls brackets before we take you through all the match-ups in the boys brackets with 11 Wayne-Finger Lakes teams still in action.
A big week of action in the Wayne-Finger Lakes boys and girls high school basketball to recap on this week’s podcast. Huge wins for Lyons, Mynderse and Dundee on the boys side and the Wayne girls stun Geneva and the Romulus Lady Warriors’ 35 game winning streak comes to an end. A big shake up in both our boys’ Power Rankings and girls Super Six revealed at the end of the show.
A full mid-season roundtable discussion on a special extended Sunday morning edition of the Upstate Hoops Podcast featuring FL1 Sports’ Matt Verkey, Mike Alessio, Kevin Korzeniewski and Jim Sinicropi. Topics include evaluations of all the W-FL teams as the season hits the mid-way point and the announcement of the newly updated FL1 Sports Wayne-Finger Lakes Power Rankings and Girls Super Six. Can Red Creek capture the Wayne County title for the first time in school history? Can Pal-Mac, Penn Yan or Mynderse mount a challenge to Newark in the Finger Lakes East? Will the Big Green Machine of Naples be able to fend off Dundee in the West?
A weather shortened week still left for plenty of action in high school gymnasiums across the Wayne-Finger Lakes leagues this week. In a new weekly segment, Ted Baker of Finger Lakes Radio Sports joins the show to talk about the action he called during the week. We also preview the girls teams, give our Players of the Week and reveal the latest edition of our W-FL Power Rankings.
Lyons head coach Zac Young is in-studio to talk about his squad heading into the season and to help us preview the Wayne County League. Also, a recap off the NYCC Tip-Off Classic involving Lyons, Southern Cayuga, South Seneca and Mynderse and we release our first 10 team Wayne-Finger Lakes Power Rankings.
Some surprising results this week in Wayne-Finger Lakes high school basketball as we take you around the leagues as we hit the stretch run of the regular season. Also, we release our latest top 10 W-FL power rankings.
FingerLakes1.com Sports is on hand at Arthur L. Baker Gymnasium in Seneca Falls, NY for the 2012-13 season opener between the Pal-Mac Red Raiders and the Mynderse Blue Devils. Dave Barnick and Matt Verkey have the call as the Blue Devils put their 29 game home winning streak on the line in a classic Finger Lakes East match-up on Tuesday, December 4, 2012.
Lyons varsity boys basketball coach Zac Young and DeSales varsity boys basketball coach Joe Pysnack join us in the FingerLakes1.com studio as they prepare to take their respective squads to the Blue Cross Arena this weekend to compete for a Sectional Championship. Also, Pal-Mac, East Rochester and Honeoye will represent the Wayne-Finger Lakes League at the “Big House”. On the collegiate level, we talk about Syracuse’s final regular season game as the Orange head towards the Big East Tournament and Selection Sunday. Speaking of the Big East Tournament, Brad Conner joins us, as usual, and brings some great BET trivia to the show. It’s officially March… let the Madness begin!Watch the recorded webcast of our latest episode at FingerLakes1.TV | Listen on Stitcher
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00:01:57 Lyons HC Zac Young & DeSales HC Joe Pysnack / Sectionals discussion
00:26:26 Syracuse heads towards the post-season, Dome finale for Scoop & Kris
00:36:01 How many Big East Tournament will get into the NCAA Tournament?
00:39:48 Conner’s Corner – Historical Big East Tournament Trivia
01:01:04 Conner’s Corner – Potential Big East Tournament Seedings
Sectionals are underway as first round games are complete. We’ll take you through all the brackets as we’re just over a week away from Sectional Championship Weekend at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester. Also, a historical Section V trivia session, a look at the end of one of the most incredible regular seasons in Syracuse history, and a conference by conference look at the bubble teams as Selection Sunday draws ever closer. Watch the recorded webcast of our latest episode at FingerLakes1.TV | Listen on Stitcher
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00:03:17 Sectionals Round 1 Results and Bracket Update
00:28:53 Girls Sectionals Update
00:35:25 Syracuse Basketball Discussion
00:43:17 Conner’s Corner
00:44:37 Section V Historical Trivia Session
00:59:01 NCAA Tournament Bubble Watch – Conference by Conference
01:38:47 NCAA Power Rankings
Lyons varsity boys basketball head coach Zac Young is in studio with standout players Derrick Fera and Tre’ Johnson to talk about their big win over Clyde-Savannah last week and discuss the battle for the Wayne County League crown. Also, a recap of Syracuse’s last two wins over Villanova and Marquette, and a look and a wild and crazy week in the Big East on Conner’s Corner. Watch the recorded webcast of our latest episode at FingerLakes1.TV | Listen on Stitcher
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02:30 Interview – Lyons Boys Varsity Basketball
18:40 Section V Report
33:01 Section V Players of the Week
34:10 Syracuse Basketball
47:00 Conner’s Corner – Trivia & Big East Week in Review
This week we welcome Mynderse varsity boys head basketball coach Mike Fields in studio with two of the Blue Devil’s top players, Dylan Verkey and Brandon Passalaqua. Also, a recap of the past week in Section V, Syracuse basketball and the Big East. Watch the recorded webcast of our latest episode at FingerLakes1.TV | Listen on Stitcher
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01:48 Interview – Mynderse Boys Varsity Basketball
16:42 Section V Report with Chris Marquart
30:17 Section V Girls Statistical Leaders
36:15 Syracuse Basketball
53:10 Conner’s Corner – Trivia & Big East Week in Review
