Primetime takes 16U boys championship
By Robert Alfonso Jr.
SENECA FALLS, NY – Primetime did not originally have the Finger Lakes Slam Fest on its schedule. It sure is happy it did.
The Rochester-based organization got some revenge and a little bit of bragging rights in route to winning the 16U boys championship at New York Chiropractic College on Sunday. Primetime beat area rival 585 Bobcats 86-79.
“When we paly hard we are very good,” Primetime coach Gerard Iglesias said. “This has to be our effort all the time.”
Primetime was playing a familiar foe in the Bobcats, who is part of the same area. The action from the opening tip was intense where players were not going to let the other get anything easy. Every mistake was capitalized on and both teams went on critical runs. At one point, it just seemed like two guys were having their own one-on-one scoring battle.
Jeenathon Williams knocked down shots, slammed home alley-oops and ran the floor a lot of times faster the any of the guards on the floor. The 6-foot-7 U-Prep product finished with a game-high 38 points for the Bobcats. This was not enough against a loaded Primetime team.
Isaiah Stewart, an eighth grader, is steady growing into a dominating player. The 6-foot-8 player blocked shots, pulled down rebounds and finished inside for a total of a team-high 28 points.
The intensity displayed throughout the game reminded many how this game could have been played on the blacktop in Rochester. Primetime’s mission was to accomplish something more than winning the title.
Primetime did its customary dismantling of opponents in pool play. Things became intense in Final Four against Central Western Red. This was a rematch of the New York State Qualifier several weeks ago, which Central Western won. Primetime managed to avenge the loss with a 54-46 win before advancing to the finals.
“We can’t let anybody play harder than us,” Iglesias said. “We had to take every possession personal.”
About the Author
Alfonso
Robert Alfonso Jr. is a graduate of Mount Sait Mary College. He has more than 20 years of journalism experience. Alfonso has helped build a basketball web brand in Georgia and has covered high school through college sports for publications in New York, North Carolina, and Georgia. His mission has always been to uplift the athletes who play sports providing them the exposure needed in this new media platform.