WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) – The Thousand Islands Spirits met Oneida for the NABLL Upstate East division title at the Town of Alexandria Recreation Center Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n
The Spirits reached the title game with a 21-11 win over Oswego on Friday night.<\/p>\n
Spirits open the scoring, Orris Edwards goes low for the tally, Thousand Islands up 1-nothing<\/p>\n
A bit later, Edwards goes in all alone and scores his 2nd of the game, 2-nothing Spirits.<\/p>\n
Tied at 2 in the 1st quarter, Edwards goes up and over for the hat trick, Spirits back up 3-2.<\/p>\n
2nd quarter Jack Clough unloads a blast and dents the net, 4-2 Spirits.<\/p>\n
Tied at 4, Daniel Lazores worm burner splits the pipes, Spirits back in front 5-4.<\/p>\n
The Spirits would take a 6-5 lead to the locker room at halftime and lead 9-8 after 3.<\/p>\n
The Spirits complete the 3-peat as they beat Oneida 14-12 in overtime.\u2019<\/p>\n
The Watertown Red and Black picked up a forfeit win over the Lake Erie Power Pines Saturday night.<\/p>\n
Earlier in the week, Lake Erie forfeited the game due to a lack of players.<\/p>\n
The win moves the Red and Black\u2019s record to 6-2 on the season with a big home contest versus Buffalo set for this coming Saturday night in the regular season finale.<\/p>\n
\u201cA forfeit like this, it\u2019s not gonna help us because I felt like this game could have gotten a lot of people who sometimes don\u2019t get enough playing time or get playing time like they think they should get to get into the game. I felt like this kind of game would have gotten a lot of the younger players, which could help us in the playoffs,\u201d said Josh Lear.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s great because we get extra time to regroup and just come back together as a team, fully get back on our track and do what we need to do,\u201d said Cory Smith.<\/p>\n
The Thousand Islands Hoop Fest wrapped up on Sunday, with Victory Basketball getting ready for another hoop event at JCC.<\/p>\n
A 3 on 3 outdoor tournament will take place this coming Saturday from 4 pm to 9 pm at JCC on the outdoor courts.<\/p>\n
Boys and girls will be competing in 4 divisions: 12-U, 14-U, 16-U, and 18-U.<\/p>\n
So far, 10-12 teams have signed up, but there is still time to register.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe first year that we\u2019ve done something like this with Victory Basketball. Nelson Schorr, way back when, used to run 3 on 3 events here at this college. I participated in a couple of those, and I know there\u2019s a 3 on 3 league at Swish 365. It\u2019s just a great form of basketball where you can get more touches. It\u2019s a great way to learn. We\u2019re encouraging everyone to email us to register. It should be a great event,\u201d said Jeff Ventiquattro.<\/p>\n
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