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 Newark wins basketball tourney
On November 28, Newark defeated Illion Golden Bombers 61-43. Newark held a early 9-4 lead in the first period before Illion bounced back to just trail 12-11 at the end of the first period. Newark made it 26-16 in the second and Illion trailed 31-22 at halftime. Brian Strait had 14 first half points for the Reds, with seven in the second period. Newark was 9 of 13 from the foul line in the first half. Newark started off strong in the third period thanks to four 3-pointers by senior Luke Peters. The Reds led 50-37 at the end of three quarters. Peters led the Reds with 20 points followed by Strait with 19, Jason Sloane with eight and Tanner Webb with six points. The Reds were 22 of 60 from the field with a 31-21 edge in rebounding. Strait led the Reds with eight rebounds. The Reds advanced to the championship game on November 29 against host Vernon Verona Sherrill. The score was 12-12 at the end of the first period. In the second period, the Reds led 25-18 at one point and extended the lead to 27-18. Newark held a 29-24 lead at the half. Strait led the Reds with eight first-half points followed by Webb's seven, and Greg Ide's five points. Newark held a 42-32 lead going into the final quarter. In the final period VVS climbed back into the game trailing 52-50 with 2:15 left in the game. Matt Crumb hit one of two foul shots to get the Red Devils closer in the game. A late steal by Tanner Webb sealed the win for the Reds. Late in the fourth period the
Reds appeared tired. "The fact that we started a week late this year and lost four
days to the senior trip had an effect on our conditioning and execution. VVS had ten extra
practice days and it certainly showed," said Coach Ceravolo. "I have to give an
awful lot of credit to the determination and courage of our players to win this
tournament. Their effort was outstanding in both games and our execution will be better in
time for the start of the Finger Lakes season."
Newark made 19 of 38 shots from the field but shot three of eight in the final quarter. Newark out-rebounded VVS 28-18. Strait, Sloane, Wage and Webb each had five rebounds a piece. Newark opens up league play next Tuesday at Victor; game time 7:15 p.m. Jennifer Perricone, Katie Antonucci, Jamie Ippolito and Dana Schroeder are always cheering on the basketball Reds. Copyright © 1997 |
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The Newark High School basketball team started the 1997-98 season by capturing
the Vernon Verona Sherrill Tip Off Tournament championship on November 29.
Strait scored 20 points, Webb added 12 and
Peters scored eight. Devin Wage came off the bench to score six. Strait, Webb and Peters
were named to the All-Tournament team; Strait was voted the tournament Most Valuable
Player. Pictured: Peters, Strait and Webb.