BAINBRIDGE – The Class C New York State Tournament field is now down to 10 teams. After their recent win over Watkins Glen in the Section IV Championship game, the Bobcats of Bainbridge-Guilford are one of the 10 remaining.
The Lady Bobcats are set up to face winner of Section III, the Syracuse Academy of Science (SAS) Atoms on Saturday, March 10 at the SRC Arena on the campus of Onondaga Community College.
Currently, the 21-1 Bobcats sits at the top of the NYSSWA rankings while SAS comes in at number 5 with their 18-4 record.
Bainbridge-Guilford will need to be ready to face a defense that is known for basketball. Between a plethora of zone defenses the Atoms will be throwing at them or the full-court man-to-man, the Bobcats will have to be ready for any defense from SAS.
The Atoms will switch often to make an offense panic and turn the ball over. So far this season, SAS has taken 286 balls from their opponent this season. B-G will have to take care of the ball, limiting their turnovers.
Defensively, the Bobcats will need to contain Lyrik Jackson, SAS’s senior standout guard who is currently averaging 18.1 points per game.
As a total of 399 points have been scored by Jackson this season, 90 have come from behind the arc. This means that Jackson is willing and can score from anywhere on the court.
Other scoring threats from the Atoms are Xyel Bradford and Diamonne Harris. Bradford and Harris average 10 and 13.4 points per game. Bradford also has good amount of three-point made attempts as well.
The Bobcats will need to keep the Atoms off the glass as two players are averaging a combined 14 rebounds per game. Erykah Pasha is pulling in an average of 7.4 boards per game while Freey Pleasants grabs 7.3 per game.
Bainbridge-Guilford will also have to keep Jackson boxed out when a shot goes up as she is pulling down 9.2 rebounds per game.
The Atoms share the ball well as they dish out an average of 10.7 assists per game. Cutting off the passing lanes while containing their scores will help the Bobcats shut down the SAS offensive attack.
