Coleman, Shutts power York past Letchworth
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YORK – York erupted for nine runs in the second inning, highlighted by Tyler Shutts’ towering three-run double, and cruised to a 13-8 win over Letchworth in the Golden Knights’ regular-season finale.
York (9-11) sent 12 batters to the plate and pounded out seven hits, including two doubles, in their explosive second inning.
Shutts finished with two hits and four RBI to lead York at the plate, but the entire lineup contributed, with every starter scoring a run and six different players recording a hit. Dallas Comstock ripped two doubles and drove in one run, and Cody Harris finished with three hits, three runs scored, an RBI and two steals.
Starting pitcher T.J. Coleman benefitted from York’s big offensive night, picking up the win. Coleman gave up four earned runs on five hits during his five innings of work. The righty struck out four and walked three.
Head coach Ryan Conway was pleased with Coleman’s performance on the hill.
“I thought he had excellent command tonight,” he said. “If our pitchers can limit the walks they give up, we’ll be in pretty good shape.”
Conway also said streaky hitting has characterized the team all year, and he said that streakiness can sometimes be a plus.
“Hitting, with us, is extremely contagious,” he said after the game. “If 
one guy hits, the next guy tends to hit and the next guy after that hits. When we do that, we have one big inning. We never have two or three big innings, so we have to make the most of it when we do. Tonight we were able to take advantages of the pitches we were thrown and managed to put up a big number.”
York will likely host Wheatland-Chili in sectionals May 21, and Conway said his team is a bit of a wild card heading into the postseason.
“We always have the ability to play poorly – we’re just that kind of team,” he said. “We’re 9-11 for a reason. We have the ability to beat teams and the ability to lose to anyone we play. But if we come out Monday and bring the kind of effort we did today, we will be fine – we will advance.”
Check back this weekend for confirmation on the date and time of York’s sectional game.
Geneseo outlasts York in 10-inning marathon
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GENESEO – It took 10 innings for York and Geneseo to decide their contest Friday, and the Blue Devils capitalized on a York error to walk off with a 7-6 win.
Connor Ragan started on the mound for Geneseo, but surrendered four runs in the second inning without recording an out and was relieved by senior Taylor Semmel.
Semmel cruised through the Golden Knights’ lineup the rest of the game, allowing only two runs on one hit in nine innings. Semmel mowed down 11 York batters and walked four.
Xavier Copeland had two hits, two runs, two steals and an RBI, and Tony Belfiore added a hit, a steal and three RBIs to pace Geneseo at the plate.
York (2-5) starting pitcher Cody Harris nearly matched Semmel pitch for pitch. Harris threw a 9 2/3 inning complete game in the loss, allowing seven runs and striking out five. T.J. Coleman fished with one hit, one run and two RBIs to lead York.
Head coach Ryan Conway said his team needs work on the offense end to kick start their season.
“We’re good at taking advantage of what the defense gives us,” Conway said after the game. “But I’d like to see us be a little more aggressive at the plate and start turning some of those strikeouts into base hits.”
The Golden Knights’ will look to bounce back Monday when they visit Warsaw at 4:30 p.m., and Geneseo will try to keep rolling Monday, as they visit Caledonia-Mumford.
BOYS BASKETBALL: East Rochester halts York's state-title run
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ROCHESTER – York head coach Ed Orman Jr. said his team picked a bad night to have a bad night, and his anecdote couldn’t have been any more right. The Golden Knights shot just 24 percent from the field in Monday’s 36-33 loss to the East Rochester Bombers in the Class C New York State Far West Regional play-in game.
The offensive woes were unbiased as both teams struggled on the offensive end from the tip, and the two squads finished a combined 6-of-37 (16 percent) from three-point range. Both defenses were aggressive and athletic, which contributed to the low score, but it was clear the proverbial lid was on both baskets all game.
Senior big man Dallas Comstock lead York (18-4) with 10 points and eight rebounds, while fellow senior Matt Graves finished with nine points. Junior point guard Tyler Shutts, who scored a team-high 19 points in York’s 60-50 Class C3 championship win, was cold from the field but benefited from the charity stripe, knocking down 5-of-6 free throws. He finished with 8 points and 3 steals. Junior Nick Curry rounded out the Golden Knights’ offensive attack with six points.
Guard Nick Nadeau lead East Rochester (19-3) with 12 points, and center Miles Boyer added nine points for the Bombers.
Orman said the defensive pressure by both teams stymied the two offenses, and while he was worried about his team’s energy level entering the game, he was happy with the Golden Knights’ effort.
“I was really scared coming up here about what our energy level would be,” Orman said. “But our energy level was terrific.”
Despite the loss, Orman reflected on York’s sectional championship season, the school’s first in boys’ basketball since 1939, and the community’s support for the team.
“The reason this team was so good was that they didn’t ever care who got the credit, and that goes beyond the team to the community and to their parents,” he said. “I think that (unselfishness) is a true testament to all these guys’ families. A lot of places have mom and dad coaching in the stands, and everyone is saying, ‘You should be doing this, and you should be doing that,’ and none of the York kids’ parents do that. They give them support, and they let us coach them.”
York Celebrates Championship Season with Gift from American Rock Salt
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YORK — Fresh off their Section V Class C3 sectional title, the York Golden Knights boys basketball team was honored by the community Saturday.
The team unveiled newly updated league and sectional championship banners at a catered banquet at A-On-Do-Wa-Nuh Sportsman Club in Leicester. Coach Ed Orman praised the community backing his team received throughout their championship season, and accepted a $1,000 check for the York basketball program and a $5,000 check for the York athletic department from American Rock Salt Founder, Co-CEO and Vice Chairman of Operations, Joseph G. Bucci.
"Even though It's been a difficult year at the mine this year with the warm weather, we wanted to do something to help support you," said Bucci as he addressed the community. "We are proud of you guys and hopefully this will help win some more championships."
York will lose 5 Seniors this year:
Dallas Comstock
Matt Graves
Derek Dougal
Chad Eaton
Cody Harris
Bucci also presented each player and coach with a customized, Section V championship jacket embroidered with their name. At the end of the banquet a video was presented buy the GeneseeSun.com of exclusive footage and inteveiws rom their season.
VIDEO: York defeats Honeoye 60-50 for Class C3 title
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ROCHESTER – The York Golden Knights topped Honeoye 60-50 to capture the Section V Class C3 championship, their first sectional title in boys’ basketball since 1938.
York took control midway through the first quarter and used a balanced scoring attack to build a six-point lead at the half. The Golden Knights outscored Honeoye 13-9 in the third quarter to take a 45-35 lead into the final frame. The Bulldogs cut the lead to six at 56-50 with 55.1 seconds left behind Ben Cratsley, but York locked down on Defense in the final minute, and point guard Tyler Shutts hit free throws down the stretch to seal the victory.
Shutts finished with 19 points and 11 rebounds and was named tournament Most Valuable Player. Nick Curry complimented Shutts’ 19 with 13 points of his own. Dallas Comstock and Luke Logsdon finished with eight points each and, along with Shutts, were both named to the all-tournament team.
York head coach Ed Orman Jr. praised Shutts’ relaxed demeanor.
“Tyler is always calm,” Orman said with a chuckle. “I’ve never seen Tyler rattled at anything.”
Orman said Shutts’ laidback, no frills approach sometimes masks his big-time ability and leadership.
“He’s a player that doesn’t garner a lot of individual awards typically because he’s not flashy,” he said. “In a day and age when every point guard tries to be Chris Paul with behind the back passes and flash, he doesn’t, but he’s a tremendous leader, he never panics and I couldn’t be happier for him to receive this honor.”
Shutts’ response to his MVP performance was as easygoing as his game.
“My job as the point guard is to calm everybody down, so I had to slow it down and get everybody focused, especially when they were pressuring us at the end of the game,” he said. “I just wanted to get the ball past half court then try to waste as much time as possible.”
However, even the ever-calm Shutts showed some enthusiasm when the final buzzer blared.
“It’s great. A couple weeks ago I just won my first sectional game in my career, so it’s awesome,” he said.
Shutts was also tasked with defending Cratsley, who finished with a game-high 36 points for Honeoye, but the rest of the Bulldogs combined for just 14 points. Orman said his team’s strength and defensive preparation lead to the Golden Knights’ shutting down the rest of Honeoye’s offense.
“We’re one of the few teams in Section V that pounds the weight room – we’re trying to be as big and strong as we can be,” he said. “We don’t help each other a tremendous amount on defense. You have to take care of your man and keep him out of the house, and we really pride ourselves on giving up only one shot.”
York lived up to their only-one-shot mantra, outrebounding Honeoye 39-30.
The Golden Knights will face the winner of the Class C2 final between Cuba-Rushford and Lyons in the New York State Far West Regional March 5 at 7:00 p.m. The time of that game is TBA.
Orman said he wanted to concentrate on keeping his team loose and well-rested, and added that the bright lights of the Blue Cross Arena didn’t faze his team tonight.
“I didn’t see a touch of nerves out of our guys tonight. They looked like they belonged, and for that, I’m very proud.”
Check back later for video highlights and interviews.
