Bath at Dansville – – CMAC Boys Game of the Week – – The Bleacher Denizen – – January 20, 2023 – – by Chuck Krafft

Tonight, your Bleacher Denizen is off to Dansville where the Aggies will host the Fighting Bees from Bath in the CMAC Boys Game of the Week!

In this You Tube Video, I let people know that you never know where the Red River Valley will lead you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w03AhhNk1M8

Unfortunately, it does not lead to Dansville, but fortunately for the Bleacher Denizen and (hopefully) his readers, M-36 does, so I was able to get to Dansville High without too much trouble!

Bath is coming off a season where they won their regional; most of those players have graduated. This year, Bath is 1-6 entering this game.

DeVondre Chandler is one of the quickest, strongest and best leaping players in the CMAC. He is solid at all phases of the game, but his athletic ability makes him nearly unstoppable on drives to the basket. His athletic ability combined with a lot of intensity on defense makes him a threat to steal the ball from any player at any time. Jacob Kuhn is a solid inside scorer.

Dansville is 3-7 coming into this game; this is a bit misleading because after an 0-5 start, Dansville has won three of its last five games. Aggie Coach Ryan Masters provided me with this information about this years’ players.

Cody Ream runs the point for the Aggies. He is a fine ball handler who slashes to the basket well and plays impressive perimeter defense. Elijah Neal slashes to the basket well and is a strong perimeter defender. Zachary Sykes is another perimeter defender with an accurate three point shot.

Drew Frantz is a clever player who is really creative with moves to score in the lane over bigger players. He is also a solid ball handler, three point shooter and perimeter defender. Calvin vanHartesvelt is a big guy who defends and rebounds well in the post. He is also a fine scorer near the basket. Dylan Ream is able to defend in the post or on the perimeter. He slashes to the basket well and can hit the three point shot.

I was excited to see one of my favorite Aggie players from the past, Brad Chattaway, who was the most energetic player I have ever seen in thirteen years of blogging these games. Early in this article from 2016, I compare his energy to a toddler with an unlimited sugar supply. He was an amazing player at what he did best. I’ll give an extra tribute to him with a link to the article where I used the “sugar supply” line. https://thebleacherdenizen.blogspot.com/2016/01/dansville-at-fowler-boys-basketball.html

Mr. Chattaway now coaches the Dansville JV.

I got to the JV game at halftime. The Bath JV had a 27-10 lead at halftime and controlled the rest of the game on their way to a 46-20 win.

Wyatt Mosley, who is also an excellent baseball pitcher led the Aggie JVs with 8 points. Nathan Sherwood scored 6 points. Quinnton Burgett, who is also a varsity fifth quarter player, added 5 points. Quentin Mayes tallied 1 point.

Andy Wonch led the victorious Bath JVs with 11 points. Ethan Wicks contributed 9 points. Jay Kreisler chipped in with 7 points. Brayden Teachworth scored 6 points. Mitchell Hammond and Aiden Wolf each tossed in 4 points. Aden Briggs and Calvin Smith each added 2 points. Brady Smith tallied 1 point.

It is now time to look at the results of the varsity game through the occasionally clear lenses of an Aging Bleacher Denizen who was never able to escape church league when he attempted to play basketball back in the day. While people criticized his ball handling, in his defense, I will point out that few people could get the boulders we had to use for basketballs in ancient times to bounce predictably.

Dansville wins the opening tap. While they are moving around Bath’s Bradley Uhlmann falls and has to leave the game. I hope this is not a serious injury.

When play resumes, Dansville misses a threes point shot from the wing. Calvin VanHartesvelt gets the offensive rebound for the Aggies. Zach Sykes passes to Drew Frantz, who hits a three pointer from the side to give Dansville the first three points of the game.

Drew Frantz knocks the ball out of bounds, but Bath retains possession. Cody Ream knocks the ball out of bounds; Bath again gets the ball back. Drew Frantz tips the ball away from Bath and Cody Ream picks it up for Dansville. Cody Ream passes to Elijah Neal, who quickly relays the ball to Calvin VanHartesvelt, who hits a layup to give the Aggies a 5-0 lead.

Zach Sykes blocks a Bee layup. Calvin VanHartesvelt passes to Drew Frantz, who throws in a threeball from the top of the key for Dansville. Bath misses a three pointer from the wing and fouls on the rebound. Jacob Kuhn knocks the ball out of bounds; Dansville gets it back. Bradlee Uhlmann gets back into the game. It’s great to see that he wasn’t hurt worse! Dansville misfires on a threeball from the wing. Zach Sykes knocks the ball away from Bath and Drew Frantz picks it up for Dansville. Drew Frantz passes to Zach Sykes, who hits a layup to give Dansville a 10-0 lead.

Zach Sykes harasses the Bath dribbler and Drew Frantz grabs the ball for Dansville. Dansville misses a fast break layup. Brayden Bennett drives and hits a layup to give the Bees their first points of the game. Bradlee Uhlmann steals the ball for Bath. The Bees miss a fast break layup. Calvin VanHartesvelt hits a layup for Dansville to boost the Aggie lead to 12-2.

Bath loses the ball out of bounds. Drew Frantz drives and hits a layup for Dansville. Bath misses a three point shot from the side. Drew Frantz hits a fast break layup for the Aggies. Calvin VanHartesvelt and Shane Broughton team up to knock the ball away from Bath and Dansville gains possession. Dansville is whistled for carrying the ball.

Elijah Neal’s tough defense results in a Bee traveling violation. Dansville misses a driving eight foot shot in the lane. Calvin VanHartesvelt knocks the ball out of bounds; Bath retains possession. Cody Ream knocks the ball away from Bath and Shane Broughton picks it up for Dansville. Cody Ream hits a fast break layup for the Aggies at the buzzer.

After one quarter, Dansville has an 18-2 lead.

Bath inbounds the ball to open the second quarter. Shane Broughton steals the ball for the Aggies. DeVondre Chandler knocks the ball out of bounds; Dansville retains possession. Dansville misses a reverse layup. Shane Broughton steals the ball for the Aggies. Dansville loses the ball out of bounds on a too fast break. DeVondre Chandler goes coast to coast for a Bee layup that trims the Aggie lead to 18-4.

Dansville misses a layup. Camden Graf is fouled on a putback and hits one of his two free throws for the Aggies. Zach Sykes knocks the ball away from Bath and Drew Frantz picks it up for Dansville. Jacob Kuhn steals the ball for Bath. Drew Frantz draws a charging foul to foil a Bee fast break. Calvin VanHartesvelt passes to Dylan Ream, who hits a three point shot from the wing to boost the Aggie lead to 22-4.

Drew Frantz knocks the ball out of bounds; Bath retains possession. The Bees miss a layup. Dansville misses a driving layup; Calvin VanHartesvelt tips the rebound to Dylan Ream to give the Aggies another possession. Dansville misses a ten foot shot in the lane. Calvin VanHartesvelt gets the offensive rebound for the Aggies. Draw Frantz hits a layup to give Dansville a 24-4 lead.

Calvin VanHartesvelt blocks a Bee shot. Dansville misses a shot on the fast break. Bath misses a layup. Dansville is fouled driving the lane, but misses the first shot of a one and one free throw opportunity. Bath loses the ball out of bounds. DeVondre Chandler knocks the ball away from Dansville, but the Aggies recover. Colten Hinsman stands tall in the lane on an Aggie drive and forces a traveling violation.

Elijah Neal knocks the ball away from Bath, but the Bees recover. Sam Wonch passes to Jacob Kuhn for a Bee layup. Zach Sykes passes to Calvin VanHartesvelt for an Aggie layup. Bath misses a three pointer from the top of the key. DeVondre Chandler steals the ball for Bath. Bath misses a three pointer from the corner. Sam Wonch pulls down the offensive rebound for the Bees. Bath misses a threeball from the corner. Elijah Neal drives and dishes the ball to Cody Ream, who hits a three point shot from the corner to give Dansville a 29-6 lead.

Elijah Neal steals the ball for Dansville. Dansville misses a ten foot shot from the side of the lane. Brayden Bennett drives and hits an eight foot shot in the lane for Bath. Dansville misfires on a triple try from the side. Bath misses a driving layup. Cody Ream drives and hits a layup for Dansville with one second to play in the half. He is fouled on the play and makes his free throw. Bath has no time to shoot before the halftime buzzer makes its present known.

Dansville has a 32-8 halftime lead.

Brayden Bennett has 4 points at halftime to lead Bath.

Drew Frantz leads the Aggies with 12 points at halftime. Cody Ream and Calvin vanHartesvelt each have 6 points.

It is Winter Homecoming tonight for the Aggies. There is a nice ceremony where the entire Homecoming Court is introduced to the fans. Brian Root was named Homecoming King and Kourtney Mack, (who is also a fine basketball player) was named Homecoming Queen!

As the readers can’t see the ceremony, we can hopefully get some entertainment from this Ragtime video from my You Tube Channel! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUieaBvS38w

Dansville inbounds the ball to get quarter number three underway. Cody Ream drives and dishes the ball to Calvin VanHartesvelt, who hits a layup, is fouled and makes his free throw for Dansville. Brayden Bennett alertly tosses the ball off an Aggie player to avoid a Bee turnover. Bath misses a six foot shot from the baseline. Max Parry hits a putback to trim the Aggie lead to 35-10.

Dansville drives into the lane and loses the ball out of bounds. Max Parry passes the ball to Jacob Kuhn, who relays the ball to DeVondre Chandler for a Bee fast break layup. Elijah Neal drives and hits a layup for Dansville. Calvin VanHartesvelt blocks a Bee layup. Zach Sykes passes to Calvin VanHartesvelt for an Aggie layup to boost the Dansville lead to 39-14.

DeVondre Chandler passes to Bradlee Uhlmann, who hits a twelve foot shot from the side of the lane for Bath. Max Parry steals the ball for Bath and hits a six foot shot from the baseline. Zach Sykes passes to Cody Ream for an Aggie layup to give his team a 41-18 lead.

Drew Frantz steals the ball for the Aggies. Dansville misses a fifteen footer off the dribble from the wing and fouls on the rebound. Bradlee Uhlmann passes to Remington McCrimmon, who is fouled on a three point shot from the corner. He hits two of his three free throws to trim the Aggie lead to 31-20 with 2:53 remaining in the third quarter.

DeVondre Chandler rebounds the missed free throw for the Bees. Bath misses a layup, gets the offensive rebound and misses another layup. Dansville turns the ball over on a too fast break. Bath misses a layup. Sam Wonch gets the offensive rebound for the Bees. Bath misses a layup. Sam Wonch gets another offensive rebound for the Bees. Bath misses a jump shot from the three point line. Drew Frantz passes to Dylan Ream, who hits a three point shot from the corner to give Dansville a 44-20 lead.

Calvin VanHartesvelt blocks a Bath threeball from the corner. Zach Sykes passes to Elijah Neal, who hits a three point shot from the side for Dansville. Bath misses a jump shot. Dansville misses a three point try from the corner. Calvin VanHartesvelt gets the offensive rebound for the Aggies. Cody Ream drives and hits a layup to give Dansville a 49-20 lead.

Bath misses a three point shot from the side. DeVondre Chandler blocks an Aggie layup. The loose ball goes out of bounds and Dansville gets another possession. The Aggies miss a threeball from the side. Bath does not have time to shoot before the buzzer blares.

With three quarters in the books, Dansville has a 49-20 lead.

Bath inbounds the ball to open the fourth quarter. Cody Ream knocks the ball away from Bath and Dylan Ream picks it up for Dansville. Jacob Kuhn blocks an Aggie layup; the loose ball goes out of bounds and Dansville gets it back. Sam Wonch steals the ball for Bath. Bath misses a three point shot from the side and fouls on the rebound. Dansville misses a jump shot from the free throw line.

Quinnton Burgett steals the ball for the Aggies. Sam Wonch steals the ball for Bath and passes to DeVondre Chandler for a Bee layup. Jacob Kuhn knocks the ball away from Dansville and Brayden Bennett picks it up for Bath. Shane Broughton’s tough defense causes a Bath traveling violation. Dansville is whistled for a double dribble violation. DeVondre Chandler passes to Remington McCrimmon, who hits a layup for Bath, is fouled and hits his free throw. With 4:34 left in the game, Dansville has a 49-25 lead.

Dansville misses a ten foot shot off the dribble in the lane. Bath misses a three point shot from the side. DeVondre Chandler pulls down the offensive rebound for the Bees. Cole Chamberlain passes to Remington McCrimmon, who hits a jump shot from the free throw line for Bath. The Aggie lead is at 49-27 at this point.

Dansville misses a jump shot from the side. Bath misses a three point shot from the side. Bryce Proctor steals the ball for Bath. Bath misses a threeball from the wing. Dansville misses a threeball from the side; the rebound goes off the top of the backboard and out of bounds. Bath takes possession. The Bees miss a three point attempt from the side. Chris O’Dell fights and pulls down the defensive rebound for the Aggies.

Dansville misses an eight foot shot in the lane. Andrea Magnani steals the ball for the Aggies. Quinton Burgett is fouled on a fast break layup and hits two free throws to give Dansville a 51-27 lead with 1:59 left on the clock.

Bath misses a three point shot from the wing. Dylan Ream passes to Andrea Magnani, who hits a three point shot from the side for Dansville. Bath misses a three pointer from the side. Dansville misses a three point shot from the wing. Seager Kennedy snags the offensive rebound for the Aggies. Dansville misses a fifteen foot shot from the baseline. Bath loses the ball out of bounds. Dansville dribbles out the last few seconds of the game.

Dansville wins the CMAC Boys Game of the Week by a 54-27 score!!

DeVondre Chandler led the Bath scoring with 8 points. Remington McCrimmon scored 7 points. Brayden Bennett and Max Parry each tossed in 4 points. Bradlee Uhlmann and Jacob Kuhn each tallied 2 points.

Cody Ream and Drew Frantz each had 12 points to lead the Dansville scoring. Calvin VanHartesvelt joined his teammates in double figures with 11 points. Dylan Ream contributed 6 points. Elijah Neal chipped in with 5 points. Andrea Magnani added 3 points. Zach Sykes and Quinnton Burgett each scored 2 points. Camden Graf tallied 1 point.