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No. 2 Saugerties advances to regionals
The down-and-up season of the Beacon boys’ basketball group got here to an finish at Mount Saint Mary Faculty on Friday (March 1) when it was overwhelmed by No. 2 Saugerties within the Part IX, Class A title recreation, 61-52.
The Bulldogs trailed for practically your entire recreation and a chilly third quarter put the competition out of attain. Seeded No. 5, Beacon had reached the ultimate — its first since 2003 — by upsetting No. 4 Crimson Hook on Monday (Feb. 26), 56-54, and No. 1 New Paltz on Wednesday, 61-52.
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After two video games in 4 days, Beacon appeared to expire of gasoline towards Saugerties, struggling to maintain up with the quick and bodily Sawyers. Saugerties took a 41-26 lead into the fourth quarter after a number of minutes of sloppy play from the Bulldogs. Beacon’s solely lead got here two minutes within the first quarter.
Derek Fortes led the scoring for the Bulldogs with 10 factors, adopted by Ryan Landisi with eight.
The Bulldogs began the 12 months 2-7 earlier than successful 10 of their final 11 common season video games and two playoff video games to complete 14-8.
“We’re constructing one thing particular, and I’m excited concerning the future,” mentioned Coach Patrick Schetter. The run was “unbelievable however we have now set a normal now of what we wish for postseason basketball, and we might be again.”
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Nick Robbins, a 2023 graduate of the College of Alabama, the place he majored in information media with a focus in sports activities journalism, covers Beacon athletics. Most not too long ago, he lined highschool soccer for the Alabama Media Group and was a sports activities author for the Crimson and White, the college’s pupil newspaper.
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