Saturday, February 28, 2009

Sunrise Conference Basketball Tournament - Day One

Hello all of you who are watching the continuous updates. Its just about 5 minutes before the start of game one here in Concord, NH where your Lady Falcons are taking on the top ranked Maine-Fort Kent Lady Bengals.

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Here are the starting line ups.

Fisher College
#33 Mackenzie Peeler
#50 Jackie Streeter
#15 Tiffany Beckman
#24 Briana Roberts
#23 Kianesha Dennis

Maine Fort Kent
#42 Kristen Violette
#20 Amber Garrison
#32 Geniece Bassue
#50 Ashley Ames
#34 Talisha Herring


Women's Game Recap:
During the first half, Maine-Fort Kent has dominated as #42 Kristen Violette scored 18 points and #50 Ashley Ames chipped in 10 points to pace the Lady Bengals. That trend continued into the 2nd half as UMFK really pulled away and solidified their spot in the championship game. Violette finished with 18 points and Ames' final total was 12 points. Other Lady Bengals scoring in the double digits were #20 Amber Garrison (15 points) and #34 Talisha Herring (10 points) . For the Lady Falcons, #15 Tiffany Beckman scored 18 points in the loss. Maine-Fort Kent advances to the Championship game versus the winner of SUNY-Canton/Maine-Presque Isle tomorrow afternoon (Mar. 1) at 1pm.


Men's Game Preview:

The top ranked Fisher College basketball team will take on the #4 seed College of Saint Joseph's who are led by Sunrise Conference Player of the Year Tyler Herrington. Last weekend these two teams got together in Rutland, VT. College of Saint Joseph's came away with a 10 point win. Fisher College is led by Sunrise Conference All-Conference First team members, sophomore Louis Williams (Burlington, VT) and senior Brandon Hamilton (Sarasota, FL). Fisher has three guys who average double digit points per game. They are Hamilton (20.7), Williams (17.7) and sophomore Casey Pursell (Seattle, WA) (11.9). Hamilton is also the team leader in rebounds with 266 and averaging 11.5 a game. Game is set to tip off at 3pm.

Here are the starting line-ups for the men's game.

College of Saint Joseph's Fightin' Saints (12-16 / 8-6)
Senior from Washington Heights, NY #1 Victor Valdez
Junior from Queens, NY #5 Doug Childs
Senior from Monkton, NY #14 Ryan Kimball
Junior from New York, NY #25 Oscar Parada
Senior from Cambridge, NY #21 Tyler Herrington


Fisher College Falcons (19-11 / 12-2)
Senior from Sarasota, FL #2 Brandon Hamilton
Senior from Roxbury, MA #15 Stephen Rice
Sophomore from Seattle, WA #20 Casey Pursell
Sophomore from Burlington, VT #23 Louis Williams
Freshman from New Haven, CT #24 Dennis Norford

Halftime Update:

The score at halftime here from NHTI in Concord, NH is Fisher 40, College of Saint Joseph's 25. Louis Williams is the scoring leader with 14 points for your Falcons while Brad Drysdale has 10 for the College of Saint Joseph's. Stick around for second half action!

Time Left - Play Description (2nd Half)
20:00 - College of Saint Joseph's inbounds ball (Herrington to Valdez)
19:40 - Herrington shot missed, rebound Fisher
19:10 - Pursell shot missed rebound by Valdez
19:00 - Pursell makes a layup
18:42 - Doug Childs foul (1st)
18:31 - Hamilton shot missed dead-ball rebound CSJ
18:06 - Jump Ball! Fisher wins (CSJ has arrow)
17:41 - Pursell (FC) 3pt shot missed rebound Herrington (CSJ)
17:20 - Valdez (CSJ) basket made
17:09 - Valdez called for a foul (2nd) / Pursell at the line (makes both)
16:49 - Turnover CSJ
16:31 - Foul called on Parada (CSJ) his 1st team 3rd / Williams at the line (makes both)
16:05 - Foul called on Dennis Norford, his 3rd team 1st
16:00 - Doug Childs (CSJ) makes a layup
15:42 - Pursell (FC) makes a three pointer
15:25 - Drysdale (CSJ) makes a jump shot
15:10 - Williams (FC) makes a jump shot
15:04 - Foul called on Parada (CSJ) his 2nd team 4th
14:53 - Childs (CSJ) called for a foul. His 2nd team 5th / Pursell at the line (makes 1 of 2)
14:30 - Drysdale (CSJ) dunks over Hamilton (FC)
14:02 - Turnover by Fisher, Herrington 2pt shot assisted by Valdez
13:52 - Drysdale called for a foul (his 2nd team 6th) / Hamilton (FC) makes 1 of 2
13:37 - Childs (FC) makes a three pointer
13:26 - Rice (FC) makes basket and is fouled by Drysdale (CSJ) his 3rd team 7, misses free throw but is rebounded by Fisher.
13:11 - Hamilton (FC) makes a jumper assisted by Rice
12:59 - Herrington (CSJ) makes a layup
12:48 - Fisher College takes a full timeout
12:29 - Turnover Rice (FC) traveling
12:19 - Foul called on Oscar Brown (FC) his 1st team 2nd
12:15 - Childs (CSJ) shot missed rebounded by Pursell (FC)
12:05 - Rice (FC) made basket
11:58 - Turnover CSJ
11:33 - Williams (FC) three point good assisted by O. Brown
11:15 - Childs (CSJ) layup good
11:07 - Maurice Pye (CSJ) fouled Pursell (FC). Pursell makes all three.
10:47 - Childs (CSJ) missed 2pt shot, rebounded by Pursell.
10:30 - Williams (FC) three pointer assisted from Pursell.
10:24 - Hamilton (FC) steals and scores a layup
10:09 - Holmes (FC) checks in for Rice
10:00 - Drysdale (CSJ) makes good basket
9:47 - O. Brown (FC) good basket
9:36 - Valdez (CSJ) good basket
9:26 - Williams (FC) good layup
9:00 - Pye (CSJ) good 2pt shot
8:33 - Pye (CSJ) steal, shot and missed, Valdez (CSJ) rebound and put back
8:14 - Foul called on Hamilton (FC) his 3rd team 4th
8:00 - Herrington (CSJ) shot missed rebounded by Holmes (FC)
7:46 - Valdez (CSJ) shot good and fouled by O. Brown (FC). Free throw missed and rebounded by Hamilton
7:25 - Hamilton (FC) shot missed rebounded by O. Brown (FC) put back good.
7:20 - Foul on Childs (CSJ)
7:13 - O. Brown (FC) shot good and fouled by Herrington (CSJ). Makes free throw.
7:00 - Drysdale (CSJ) good basket
6:34 - Pursell (FC) three point good assisted by Hamilton (FC)
6:17 - Jump ball won by CSJ (Fisher now has possession arrow)
6:00 - Herrington (CSJ) three point missed rebound by Hamilton (FC)
5:48 - O. Brown (FC) basket made with the assist from Hamilton (FC)
5:42 - W. Brown (FC) commits foul
5:38 - Fisher calls 30 second timeout
5:35 - Traveling called on CSJ
5:26 - Williams (FC) good 2pt shot
5:15 - Valdez (CSJ) 2pt shot good. Foul called on Holmes (FC). Valdez makes free throw.
5:02 - O. Brown (FC) basket good assist to Holmes (FC)
4:55 - Valdez (CSJ) shot good. Foul on O. Brown (FC) Valdez (CSJ) makes free throw.
4:31 - Foul called on Righter (CSJ). Hamilton (FC) makes both free throws.
4:20 - Pye (CSJ) three pointer good
4:11 - Turnover Fisher
4:00 - Herrington (CSJ) missed shot, O. Brown (FC) rebound
3:50 - W. Brown (FC) makes good 2pt shot
3:40 - Righter (CSJ) makes basket
3:34 - Valdez (CSJ) called for a foul. O. Brown (FC) goes 1 for 2
3:22 - Drysdale (CSJ) basket good
3:12 - O. Brown (FC) travels
3:08 - Nance (FC) called for a foul. Drysdale at the line makes 1 of 2
2:57 - Henry (FC) makes good basket from Laurent (FC)
2:45 - Radja (CSJ) makes good basket
2:34 - Nance (FC) turnover
2:30 - Double Technical Foul called on Nance (FC) and Drysdale (CSJ)
2:18 - Righter (CSJ) makes good basket
2:04 - Foul on Righter (CSJ). Laurent (FC) at the line where he misses both
1:50 - Foul called on Nance (FC). Small (CSJ) at the line where he makes both
1:28 - Henry (FC) shot missed rebounded by CSJ
1:12 - Heiser (CSJ) makes basket
1:00 - Henry misses basket, rebound by CSJ
45.8 - Backcourt violation called on W. Brown (FC)
39.6 - Turnover CSJ
20.0 - Henry (FC) makes basket
4.0 - Pye (CSJ) makes basket
0:00 - Game Over Fisher wins 97-80

Post-Game Recap:

Fisher College dominates the 2nd half and secures a spot in the Championship Game. Fisher was led by sophomore Louis Williams (Burlington, VT) with 28 points. Also scoring in the double digits for the Falcons were senior Brandon Hamilton (Sarasota, FL) with 15 points, sophomore Casey Pursell (Seattle, WA) with 14 points and sophomore Oscar Brown (Buffalo, NY) who had 12 points. For the Fightin' Saints, Brad Drysdale was the leading scorer with 21 points. Fisher will take on the winner of the 7pm game which features Maine-Machias and Maine-Fort Kent. Championship game time is at 3pm.


Louis Williams (#23) scored 28 points in a 97-78 win over College of Saint Joseph's.
Helping Fisher advance to the Sunrise Conference Championship Game. Fisher's fourth trip in the last five years.




Friday, February 27, 2009

2008-2009 Sunrise Conference Basketball Awards Banquet


Tonight at the Sunrise Conference Basketball Awards banquet, quite a few of our Falcons were honored. On the women's side, Junior Jessica DiCicco (Arlington, MA) was named to the Sunrise Conference All-Conference First Team and Head Coach Troy Smith was named the Sunrise Conference Coach of the Year. Also receiving an award was Sophomore Sonya Newton (Winchendon, MA). She was named a Sunrise Conference Scholar-Athlete.


On the men's side, Sophomore Louis Williams (Burlington, VT) and Senior Brandon Hamilton (Sarasota, FL) were named to the Sunrise Conference All-Conference First Team. The 2008-2009 Men's Basketball team also captured the Sunrise Conference Regular Season Championship Award.

The tournament games start tomorrow with the Women's team tipping off at 1:00pm versus #1 Maine-Fort Kent. The Men's team will play in the 3:00pm game against #4 College of Saint Joseph's.