LE ROY PENNYSAVER & NEWS - FEBRUARY 13, 2022 by Ric Vangalio GLOWREGION- 4th GRADE BOYS BASKETBALL: The boys 4th Grade Le Roy Knights basketball team were looking to keep their undefeated season going while facing off against the Wildcats of Wheatland-Chili. The Knights who were coming off another dominating win last week, were looking to stay hot (and unbeaten) before their big showdown against fellow undefeated team Geneseo, next week. The Knights were playing without leading scorer Ryker Vangalio, but the best part of this team is it’s depth. That depth allowed them to not miss a beat in this game as they got off to their usual hot start again in this game. Dylan Loftus’ 6 first quarter points allowed the Knights to take an early 12-4 lead at the end of the period. Great defense by Harrison Porter, Kypton Cone and Andrew Sibley in the second quarter allowed the Knights to widen that margin even more. That defense, combined with Carter Mclurg chipping in 6 first half points, allowed the Knights to go up 18-4 at the midway point of the game. The second half was much like the first half. Shutdown defense provided by Thomas Englerth and the offense of Blake Biracree who scored 4 of his 6 points helped seal the victory and keep the Knights undefeated season alive. With the win, the Knights moved to 5-0 on the season. They play Geneseo next week in a game that could clinch the regular season championship for the Knights with a victory. Dylan Loftus led the Knights in scoringwith 14 points. Other offensive contributors were Carter McClurg (11 points) and Blake Biracree (6 points) KTA COED BASKETBALL LEAGUE: 3rd/4th Grade League Game #1: Lakers vs Knicks The first game of the 3rd/4th Grade division was a match-up of the winless Lakers (0-4) vs the Knicks (2-2). The Lakers were looking for their first win of the season, while the Knicks were looking to stay in the hunt for the top seed with only 2 weeks left before the KTA playoffs. The Knicks got off to a great start with a 7-2 lead at the end of the first period. The Lakers were hoping to get back in the game in the 2nd period but the Knicks defense only tightened even more. After pitching a shutout in the 2nd quarter, the Knicks led at the half 11-4. The Knicks were not going to let the momentum slip away, as they ran away with the lead and the game in the 2nd half. In the end it was the Knicks with a 23-4 victory to move to 3-2 on the season. The Lakers were left still looking for their first win of the season and dropped to 0-5. The Knicks were led by Blake Biracree with 6 points. Other offensive contributors were Eli Fortuna (4 points), Ben Biracree (4 points), Thomas Englerth (4 points), Jackson Hubbard (2 points) and Blake Fetzer (2 points). The Lakers were led by Eden Bailey and Addy Stells with 2 points each. Game #2: Lakers vs Celtics The second game of the night came withmajor playoff ramifications. With both teams tied at 3-1, the winner would take the lead in the race for the top seed in the playoffs. The Celtics knew they had their work cut out for them with a tough Bulls team. On top of that, they would be playing without team and league scoring leader Ryker Vangalio. In a game that matched up the highest scoring teams in the league, it was the defense that came to play. In a combination of great defense and unforgiving rims on both ends of the court the Bulls finished the 1st half with a 6-2 lead. Both teams were determined to get the offense rolling in the 2nd half. Both teams left disappointed. They say the month of March comes in like a lion and leaves like a lamb. The same could be said for the 2nd half of this game. The 3rd quarter came in like a lion with 8 combined points, but left like a lamb. Actually a sedated, elderly, debilitated lamb. No points were scored in the 4th quarter. After all was said and done, the Bulls came away with a 11-5 victory to move to 4-1 on the season. The Celtics fell to 3-2 on the season. The Bulls are now in control of their own destiny and can clinch the #1 seed in the upcoming playoffs with a win next week. The Bulls were led in scoring by Carter McClurg with 5 points. Other offensive contributors were Dylan Loftus (4 points) and Harrison Porter (2 points) The Celtics were led by both Paul Winters and Kypton Cone with 2 points each. Other offensive contributors were Cole Cray with 1 point. 1st/2nd Grade League Game #1: Blazers vs Rockets The first game of the 1st/2nd Grade League was between the Blazers and the Rockets. The Rockets were still looking for their first win of the season while the Blazers were hoping to go over .500 for the year. In what proved to be a very entertaining game, both teams came out hot in the first half. Trenton Alford started off the scoring with two nice jump shots to put the Blazers in the early lead. The game went back and forth pretty much the entire game as Payson “Don’t call me Steph Curry” Keller provided most of the offense for the Rockets. Keller hit multiple times from the outside to score 10 points in the first half. Tarick Vangalio got in on the action by scoring two buckets in transition for the Blazers, while Ameaus Largeroy answered with 2 points for the Rockets in the first half. The first half ended deadlocked in a 12-12 tie. The 2nd half was just as entertaining as the first, as Alley Loftus did what Alley Loftus does, SCORE BUCKETS, as she scored 6 points with some nice shooting for the Blazers. Aaron Bailey proved that sometimes big scoring comes in tiny packages as he scored 4 points in the half for the Blazers. Raelyn Cosimeno continued laughing all the way to the bank as she scored 4 points as well. But much like the first half, Le Roy Youth Basketball
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