Varsity hoops squad stays perfect with wins over JCS and Litchfield

by Justin Fish

The Pittsford Wildcat boys varsity basketball team show their true colors again by beating one of their toughest opponents of the season, Jackson Christian Royals, 66-57, and moving their record to a perfect 14-0.

Senior Clark Pelham had 27 points, going 6-10 from the 3 point line, 9-14 from the free throw line, and he had six assists. Not far behind was junior Garet Lee with 21 points, 12 rebounds, and four steals. Junior Seth Weber dished out seven assists.

“Our strengths this game was our teamwork, we stuck together and talked together, and our weaknesses were our foul shots,” said junior Brad Beach. “I thought Clark did really good and I thought the way he was able to get those 27 points because of his staying after practice and shooting,” said Beach. “We moved the ball well against their half court trap and he had his feet set and his hands ready and he was hitting shots, and the kids found him,” commented Coach Burger on Pelham’s 27 points.

“[The key] to breaking the half court trap was how well Gamble and Weber handled it at the top against (JCS senior Erik) Austin and their guards and then going from the middle to the wings…I thought that was key,” said Coach Burger.

The guys moved to 15-0 with a blowout victory over the Litchfield Terriers, 76-47. The game started flatly with the Wildcats up by 12 at the half, and then everything erupted from there. “I think that we moved the ball pretty well, but we were flat in the first half. We picked it up in the second and started to play like ourselves,” commented junior Cody Krasny. “I thought we were strong holding onto the ball, sharing the ball, and I thought we shot well. We still have things to work on as far as focusing and playing with intensity against teams that maybe we are a little more talented than,” said Coach Burger.

Lee contributed 22 points, 14 rebounds, three blocks, and three assists. Not far behind him was sophomore Brandon Williams with 14 points and eight rebounds.

“I was very pleased with how well Brandon played, I thought he took a step forward and this stage in the year he should start playing like a junior and he started to last night,” said Coach Burger commenting on Williams’s 14 points.

Wildcats play again next week on Tuesday the 24th to see if they can stay on the road to perfection.