Sullivan County Democrat
Callicoon, New York
April 10, 2012 Issue
National Award-winning, Family-run Newspaper
Established 1891
www.sc-democrat.com
info@sc-democrat.com
news | sports | obituaries | archives | classifieds | subscribe | links | contact | tv listings | lottery
Weather

WXPort

Community

"The Wild Gardener"
Peter Loewer's Weekly
Column in the Democrat

"The Mouth That Roars"
Bill Liblick's Weekly
Column in the Democrat

"Inside Out"
Jeanne Sager's Weekly
Column in the Democrat

"Give Us Paws"
Ruth Huggler's Weekly
Column in the Democrat

"Retrospect"
John Conway's Look Back at the History of Sullivan County

Sullivan Renaissance

Sullivan County Chamber
Of Commerce & Industry

Sullivan County
Visitor's Association

Sullivan County
Government Center

Sullivan County
Partnership for
Economic Development

Please visit our
Community Links
section for other
Sullivan County
Organizations

PLEASE NOTE: If you bookmark a particular link from the current news, sports or obituaries offered on our Website, be aware that the URL address will change once it is archived. Bookmarking an archived link is therefore the surest way to retain access to a particular article.

 
 

Lori Brown | Democrat

Liberty’s Yovanni Fields went up for a shot but had it blocked by Goshen’s Manny Ukoh (15) during the third quarter of last Wednesday night’s non-league basketball game.

Deserving or not, unbeaten Goshen gets gutty win over Liberty

By Lori Brown
LIBERTY — With three minutes left in a tie game against Liberty last Wednesday night, Goshen Coach Joe Guarnieir felt his team was doing more to lose than win.
“I told them [during the timeout] we don’t deserve to win because they are playing harder than us,” recalled Guarnieir.
Apparently Goshen’s Manny Ukoh and teammate Ian Schupp got the coach’s stern message. In the final 2:15, Ukoh scored five points and Schupp made two foul shots to key a 7-0 run and close out the 50-43 non-league victory. It was the Gladiators fifth consecutive win to start the season.
“We made plays at the end that we had to,” said a relieved Guarnieir. “The talent came out at the end.”
“We came back in the fourth quarter, but they made the shots and we didn’t,” Liberty Coach Mike Salvia said. “They out-rebounded us 36-17. They out-hustled us, too.”
Guarnieir would disagree about that. “Liberty wanted it more than us,” Guarnieir said. “They were aggressive defensively and they beat us to loose balls. I give credit to them. They are well coached.”
Goshen outscored Liberty 13-7 during the third quarter to take a 36-28 lead into the final eight minutes. But the Indians came storming back in the fourth quarter reeling off 10 unanswered points to take a 38-36 lead. Eddie Byrd, who went a perfect 12-of-12 at the free-throw line in the game, led the charge, making seven foul shots. Ryan Henry hit a big 3-pointer and Yovanni Fields also scored during the Liberty run.
The two teams then exchanged the lead a few times until the Gladiators’ game-winning 7-0 finish.
Ukoh led a balanced Goshen scoring attack with 15 points while Ian Schupp and Dayquan Crandell contributed 11 and 10 points.
Byrd scored 10 of his game-high 25 points in the first quarter as Liberty (1-3) took a 14-5 lead. But Goshen’s Schupp scored five consecutive points to close the gap.
Liberty surged ahead again, 19-12, early in the second quarter before Goshen came back and tied the game 19-19 on a basket by Dayquan Crandell.
Ukoh scored just before the buzzer to give the Gladiators a 23-21 lead at halftime.
“We had a great game,” Liberty Coach Mike Salvia said.  “Both teams played great.”  “Goshen has good talent and is a well-coached team. We got up early, but their zone [defense] gave us a problem in the third quarter."
After the winter break, Liberty faces The Family School and Sullivan West, while Goshen is scheduled to play Monroe.

 
Copyright © 1999-2012 Catskill-Delaware Publications.
The information you receive online from the Sullivan County Democrat Online Edition is protected by the copyright laws
of the United States. Please read our user agreement and our use information
privacy statement.
Internet Services provided by Time Warner, Site Design by Green Enterprises

Please be aware that once a new issue is posted on this site, the immediate previous issue's links change. Check our Archives section to obtain the new links for old issues.
top of page       top of page