Let's add a little nightly thing, too. The podium, short for the award podium. We'll give you our gold, silver, and bronze awards nightly for the top performances. Start with the boys!
Gold: Down at halftime and after 3 quarters, Herkimer junior Mitchell Scherer led the Magicians to a comeback win over Canastota on their home court, 57-54. He had a career-high 30 in the W, topping an old high of 28 from last season. He's now averaging 27 on this very young season. It's the first time a boy in a Magician uniform has scored 30 since Jon Adamson 9 years ago, and it's also the first time Herkimer boys have started 2-0 in 8 years... my sophomore year of high school! Shoutout to me.
Silver: A year ago, as a sophomore, Ryan Schmadel had a night in Oriskany's opener that he'll never forget. 47 points in a 90-81 shootout over Hamilton. No, I won't forget it either. 47 tonight was a little out there, but he certainly did do enough to garner the silver for tonight. 28 points, including 2 on a hammer, in his squad's 61-50 W over lifetime rival Westmoreland. The junior's moving ever-so-much closer to 1,000 points, should be there midway through the season.
Bronze: Worthy of being in this discussion is yet another junior, Weedsport's JJ O'Connor. He had 20 in the opener and followed it up with 26 tonight, a 65-44 W over rival Port Byron. A big-bodied guard that I called Boy Wonder since he's probably been in the weight room since he got out of the womb, he's a horse against Class C competition. Oh yeah, I think today's total pushed him over 800 points. He'll be at 1,000 soon too...
Anddd for the girls.
Gold: Bruh, Lexi Tubbs went in. I don't care what class it is. She set new career highs in each of her last 2 games, this one being 35 in Madison's 58-50 W over Otselic Valley. I haven't found any other stats, but I'm gonna guess she was out there getting boards too. She's now averaging 31.5 on the young season. I wonder who I'm trying to stop if I'm playing the Blue Devils this season?
Silver: I mean, dropping 31 is pretty cool too. Samantha Doupe did just that for Phoenix, and in a close game which makes it even better. They were tied after 1.. after 2.. after 3.. but got the edge to beat Solvay 66-62. The only other double-digit scorer for Phoenix had 11 - she was able to outduel Delperuto (20) and DeGonzaque (14). Guys, by the way... she's a freshman. Look out.
Bronze: I'll let you take your pick, because by the numbers, Shiane Irwin and Mikayla Blumenstock both had a huge impact for Poland in their 62-57 comeback W over Frankfort. Although Frankfort has a legitimate Division I prospect in Danielle Migliore (the junior standout had 26 tonight), the Tornadoes - whose top returning player, Kara Morrison, is out for the season - answered with major contributions from these two. Shiane led them in scoring with 21 and added 5 boards, 4 assists, and 2 steals; Mikki was right with her, finishing with 20 points, 9 rebounds (team-high), 2 assists, and 4 steals (team-high). Not bad, not bad at all!
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