BY ERIC AHLQVIST
THE COOPERSTOWN CRIER
The boys Tri-Valley Championship
Game Saturday night at
Oneonta State was a story of
depth.
Morris had it, and Cherry Valley-
Springfield did not, and that
was the main difference in the
Mustangs’ 39-30 victory.
Morris won their first T-V title
since 1988 by wearing down
the Patriots, who lost in the
championship game for the
second straight season. Using
a 1-3-1 press and substituting
liberally, the Mustangs closed
the third quarter on a 10-0 run
by forcing steals and disrupting
CV-S’s offense.
One of those bench players,
Jared Weidman, provided
the proverbial dagger, sinking
a three-pointer from the top
of the key at the third quarter
buzzer to put Morris up seven,
27-20, in the low scoring contest.
``We had three bench players
in during most of that stretch,’’
said Morris first year head coach
Dave Sander. ``They were doing
so well, I gave them a few more
minutes than normal.’’
Making things even tougher
for CV-S as they attempted a
fourth quarter comeback was
point guard Shawn Cope’s foul
trouble. Cope picked up his
fourth foul in the third quarter
and fouled out early in the
fourth.
Although CV-S head coach
Terry Brant tried several replacements,
the Patriots were
turnover prone without their
senior leader.
``We struggled against their
press without him,’’ Brant said.
``We couldn’t find any bench
production and we didn’t shoot
the ball well. We play great
defense but our weakness all
year has been shotting the ball.
I think we’re under 20 percent
from three-point range.’’
Morris, which hadn’t allowed
any Tri-Valley opponent to score
50 points against them this season,
held CV-S without a double
digit scorer.
Senior center Kyle Flint had
nine points, 12 rebounds and
four blocked shots in the losing
effort. Alex Shuster also had nine
points.
CV-S led by one at the half and
Cope’s banked in three-pointer
from the wing to start to the second
half put them up four. But the
Mustangs went on an 18-4 run that
stretched the entire third quarter
and half of the fourth to take a
commanding 33-21 lead.
The Patriots kept fighting, scoring
the next six points, capped by
Ben VanAlstine’s driving lay-up, to
make it 35-30 with just over two
minutes left. Despite several opportunities
to draw closer, CV-S failed
to score over the final two minutes.
The loss was the second straight
for the Patriots in the T-V title game,
after losing to Laurens last year.
CV-S was scheduled to host Hunter-
Tannersville in a Section Four Class
D first round game on Tuesday,
but the game was postponed until
Wednesday because of snow.
Local Sports
CV-S boys run out of steam in T-V title game
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MCS girls take advantage of Patriots’ off-night
PEGGY PAFFENROTH PULLS IN a defensive rebound during the Wildcats’ Tri-Valley League win over the Patriots on Friday.
It may have been unseasonably warm outside, but for Cherry Valley- Springfield’s girls, it was a cold night in Milford on Friday. The Patriots went on long stretches without making baskets and the Wildcats took advantage for a 55-31 victory.
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Cooperstown boys show up to play
Cooperstown’s boys scored 33 points in the second quarter and cruised to a 79-58 non-league victory over visiting Sherburne- Earlville in a matchup of Center State Conference division winners Saturday.
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Lady Redskins get non-league win
Nicole Cring had 12 points, eight blocks and seven rebounds as the Cooperstown- High girls basketball team took an early lead and beat visiting New York Mills 55-44 on Tuesday in a non-league game.
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Hall to offer tools to teach dangers of drugs
Students will be taught about the danger of performance-enhancing drugs through a national education and outreach program announced Wednesday by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown. The use of such drugs could affect upcoming balloting for several Hall of Fame candidates.
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Baseball Hall of Fame releases calendar of events
With the crack of bats and sounds of the ballpark beginning to return to Arizona and Florida this week organizers are getting geared up for another season at the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Unatego wrestlers beat C’town, UV; Sidney’s Stafford among top seeds for class tourneys
Austin Ryan and Nate Wilsey won two head-tohead matches apiece last Thursday, helping host Unatego to dual-meet wrestling victories over Cooperstown and Unadilla Valley.
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CCS swimmer finds diving challenging
After a day of highs and lows, Cooperstown’s Aaron Idelson finished in the middle.
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Brothers compete in the pool
Sometimes things are not always as they seem. Just look at Cooperstown’s varsity swimming brothers Sean and Erik Mebust.
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Volleyball team wins tournament at home
The host Cooperstown volleyball team won a six-team round robin tournament last Saturday. The Redskins tied Stockbridge with identical 7-3 records, but owned the tiebreaker by a single point in head-to-head match-ups, winning 25-22 and losing 23-25.
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Lady Redskins come out strong in second half
Nicole Cring’s double, double helped Cooperstown make a decisive second-half run and beat visiting Mohawk 45-28 in a Center State Conference game on Monday. Cring had 12 points, 12 rebounds and five blocked shots as the
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CCS wrestling team competes in championships
Cooperstown teammates Michael Boyle and Jacob Miller had runner-up finishes in the Center State Conference Championships on Saturday at Adirondack.
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Niekro, Ozzie to return for Hall of Fame Classic
The Knucksies and Wizards will go at it again this June in Cooperstown. The Baseball Hall of Fame announced Monday that Hall of Famers Phil Niekro and Ozzie Smith will return as team captains for the fourth annual Hall of Fame Classic at Doubleday Field.
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Redskins hit century mark
If at first you do succeed, try to do even better next time. Dave Bertram led the Cooperstown boys basketball team to its highest points total in his 10 years as head coach Tuesday, when the Redskins thumped visiting Morrisville- Eaton, 106-51, in a Center State Conference Division III game.
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Davine, king of Cooperstown assists
If you need help, try calling Jay Davine. Senior point guard Davine broke Cooperstown’s all-time assists record last Thursday and scored 13 points to lead the Redskins to a 71-43 boys basketball thumping of visiting Westmoreland in a Center State Conference Division III game.
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Fox has big night for Hartwick women
Cooperstown graduate Samantha Fox scored a varsity-high 14 points Friday to lead the Hartwick College women’s basketball team to a 59-49 victory over visiting St. John Fisher in the Empire 8 Conference.
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Patriots hold off Gilbertsville-Mount Upton with score of 59-53
A varsity-high 27 points from Kyle Jaquay led host Cherry Valley- Springfield to a 59-53 Tri-Valley League boys basketball victory Monday over Gilbertsville-Mount Upton.
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CCS wrestles with the ‘Big Dogs’
Cooperstown’s wrestling revival got a reality check on Saturday in the form of visiting Dolgeville. Both teams came in undefeated in the Center State Conference, but only the Blue Devils left that way after a 64-10 win over the Redskins. “Dolgeville is definitely a tough team. Top to bottom, they really don’t have any weak spots on their roster,” Cooperstown coach Micaiah Abts said.
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Coach says he thinks his girls will return to top of their class
Close, but not there yet. That’s the story of Cooperstown’s volleyball team this season, and it played out again on Monday in a 3-1 loss to visiting Waterville in a Center State Conference match.
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Clark Sports Center hosts tournament
The Clark Sports Center recently held its eighth annual Pat Fetterman Memorial Tournament. There were six girls’ teams and six boys’ teams from as far away as West Philadelphia, according to a media release from the sports center.
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Boy one step closer to seeing football dreams come true
Since Cowboy Stadium in Dallas opened in 2010, football fans have marveled at the massive, modernstadium. Over the holidays, Cooperstown Central School freshman Michael Perrino got to play two games in it himself.
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