Dansville at Potterville – – CMAC Boys Co-Game of the Week – – The Bleacher Denizen – – January 27, 2023 – – by Chuck Krafft

Tonight, your Bleacher Denizen had plans to go South to Pittsford, but the snow and slippery driving conditions made your Aging Bleacher Denizen decide to come to a game that is a bit closer to his home. Instead of driving south, he decided to heed Horace Greeley’s advice to young men and go west – – to Potterville. (OK, I concede that Mr. Greeley was talking to young men and not gray haired retirees, but I had to start the article with something.)

Since I’m going west, maybe we can enjoy this old Western standard from my You Tube Channel as we wait for the game to start! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlPaiHsbOnA

I got to Potterville’s gym without any harrowing slippery experiences and got into the gym just as the first quarter of the JV game ended. Potterville had a 19-0 lead after one quarter and went on to win the JV game 54-28.

Wyatt Mosley led the Dansville JVs with 8 points. Quentin Mayes scored 6 points. Cole Hagelberger tossed in 5 points. Austin Hovey added 4 points. Nathan Sherwood put in 3 points. Brian Bradley tallied 2 points.

Reid Jackson led the Potterville JVs with 15 points. Isaiah Woloszyn scored 12 points to join his teammate in double figures. Andrew Wright contributed 8 points. Vissed Vue chipped in with 7 points. Keegan Bennett put in 4 points. Ezzy Taylor, Aaron Crittenden, Elijah Pung and Luke Ward each tallied 2 points.

Dansville’s Aggies enter this game with a 4-7 record. They are on an upswing, however, since losing their first five games, they have won four of their last six.

Drew Frantz is a player who has a creative knack for scoring points in the lane. He is also a strong three point shooter who handles the ball well and is a solid perimeter defender. Calvin VanHartesvelt is an excellent post player who uses his 6′ 4″ height well to block shots, defend in general, get rebounds and score in the lane. Cody Ream runs the point for the Aggies. He is a fine ball handler, slasher to the basket and perimeter defender.

Elijah Neal slashes to the basket well and can shoot the three point shot. Zachary Sykes also defends well and can shoot the threeball. Dylan Ream defends well in the post or on the perimeter. He slashes to the basket well and can also hit three point shots.

The Potterville Vikings bring a 7-6 record into tonight’s game. DaMarion Hicks has recovered from a heart problem over the suffer to resume his role as a tall and incredibly quick and strong athlete who jumps really well and can defend any position anywhere on the floor. He causes a lot of turnovers with his quickness, energy and determination and is able to score on drives to the basket and putbacks.

His brother Chris Hicks is not quite as tall, but is also incredibly quick, strong and athletic. He also terrorizes opposing guards with his size and quickness, thus creating a lot of turnovers. He handles the ball well and runs the point much of the time. He is one of the leading scorers in the area as it is really difficult for opposing defenders to keep him away from the basket.

Bene Vasquez defends well on the perimeter and is a dependable shooter. Jonah Bovee usually mans the middle and brings a strong three point shot to the Vikings, but he is sitting out tonight. Diego Vasquez plays tough perimeter defense. Jacob Bishop is a versatile player who scores and defends well either on the perimeter or in the post.

It is now time to look at the results of this game through the hopefully accurate prism of an aging Bleacher Denizen who was never able to escape church league when he attempted to play basketball in the olden days. He attempted to cover his problem with foot speed by getting the basketball powers that be to require opposing players to wear heavy ankle weights, but somehow, they never got around to passing that proposal.

Jim Smith, the Potterville Band Director, sang the national anthem at the start of the game and did a tremendous job!!

Dansville wins the opening tap. The Aggies misfire on a three pointer from the wing. Drew Frantz gets his hand on the ball, but the Vikings are able to recover. Drew Frantz steals a Viking pass. Dansville misses a layup. Potterville misses an eight foot shot off the dribble in the lane. DaMarion Hicks’ great defense causes an Aggie traveling violation. Potterville misses a three point shot from the wing. Jordon Caudill gets the offensive rebound for the Vikings.

Calvin vanHartesvelt blocks a Viking layup. Potterville grabs the loose ball, but misses a layup. DaMarion Hicks is fouled on a putback and hits one of his two free throws for the Vikings. With 6:06 remaining in the first quarter, Potterville has a 1-0 lead.

Dansville misses a layup. Calvin vanHartesvelt blocks a Viking layup. Cody Ream passes to Drew Frantz, who hits a three point shot from the wing for Dansville. The Vikings miss a layup. Drew Frantz throws in a threeball from the side to make the score Drew Frantz 6 Potterville 1.

Potterville misses a three point attempt from the side. DaMarion Hicks gets the offensive rebound for the Vikings. Calvin vanHartesvelt blocks a Viking layup. Dansville misses a threeball from the side. Zachary Sykes gets the offensive rebound for the Aggies. Dansville misses a threeball from the wing.

Drew Frantz steals the ball for the Aggies. Dansville misses a three point shot from the wing. Zach Sykes steals the ball for the Aggies. Dansville misses a three pointer from the side. Elijah Neal gets the offensive rebound for the Aggies. Drew Frantz passes to Calvin vanHartesvelt, who hits a layup to give the Aggies an 8-1 lead.

Chris Hicks hits a jumper from the free throw line for the Vikings. Dansville misses a three point shot from the wing. Potterville misses a fifteen foot shot from the baseline and is fouled on the rebound. Chris Hicks steals the ball and is fouled on a fast break. He hits one of his two free throws to cut the Dansville lead to 8-4 with 1:29 remaining in the first quarter.

Zachary Sykes drives and hits a layup for Dansville. Potterville misses a layup. Chris Hicks leaps and blocks a Dansville driving hook shot. The loose ball goes out of bounds and Dansville gets it back. Dansville passes the ball out of bounds. Potterville misses a three point shot from the wing at the buzzer.

After one quarter, Dansville has a 10-4 lead.

Potterville has the ball to open the second quarter, but the Vikings are cited for a traveling violation. Zachary Sykes drives and dishes the ball to Calvin vanHartesvelt, who hits a layup for the Aggies. Potterville is assessed with another traveling violation. Diego Vasquez draws a charging foul from Dansville. DaMarion Hicks drives from the side and hits a layup to shave the Dansville lead to 12-6.

Cody Ream drives and dishes the ball to Calvin vanHartesvelt, who makes a post move and hits a hook shot for Dansville. Dylan Ream steals the ball for Dansville. Diego Vasquez steals the ball for Potterville. The Vikings miss a three point attempt from the side. The rebound goes out of bounds and Dansville takes possession. Dansville misses a driving layup. Potterville misses a layup. Elijah Neal passes to Zachary Sykes, who hits a fast break layup to give his Aggies a 16-6 lead.

Elijah Neal gets his hand on the ball, but Potterville is able to recover. The Vikings misfire on a triple try from the corner. Jordon Caudill and Chris Hicks double team the Dansville dribbler and steal the ball. Potterville is fouled on a fast break layup, but misses two free throws. DaMarion Hicks gets the offensive rebound for the Vikings and is fouled on a putback. He hits one of his two free throws to trim the Aggie lead to 16-7 with 4:50 to play in the first half.

Drew Frantz is fouled on a driving layup and hits two free throws for the Aggies. Potterville is called for traveling. Dansville misses a layup. Potterville misses a three point attempt from the side. DaMarion Hicks hits a putback for Potterville. Dansville misses a layup. Chris Hicks drives and dishes the ball to Jacob Bishop, who hits a layup to cut the Dansville lead to 18-11.

Braden Mireles knocks the ball away from Dansville, but the Aggies are able to recover. DaMarion Hicks knocks the ball out of bounds; Dansville gets the ball back. Elijah Neal passes to Drew Frantz, who hits a three point shot from the corner to give the Aggies a 21-11 lead.

Calvin vanHartesvelt blocks a Viking layup; the loose ball goes out of bounds and Potterville gets another opportunity. Potterville misses a three point shot from the side. Chris Hicks pulls down the offensive rebound for the Vikings. Potterville misses a fifteen foot shot from the side. Dansville is fouled on the rebound, but misses the first shot of a one and one free throw opportunity. Potterville misses a three point shot from the side. Drew Frantz is fouled on a driving layup and hits one of his two free throws to give the Aggies a 22-11 lead with 1:57 to play in the first half.

Potterville misses a three pointer from the wing. Diego Vasquez gets the offensive rebound for the Vikings. Potterville is assessed with a traveling violation. DaMarion Hicks steals the ball and hits a fast break layup for the Vikings to trim Dansville’s lead to 22-13.

Dansville misses a driving layup. Dylan Ream gets the offensive rebound for the Aggies. DaMarion Hicks hits the floor to steal the ball for the Vikings. Elijah Neal knocks the ball away from Potterville and Calvin vanHartesvelt picks it up for Dansville. Dansville is fouled, but misses the first shot of a one and one opportunity. Potterville misses a wing triple. Calvin vanHartesvelt has mere seconds to get to the other side and score. He dribbles and rushes a three point shot from the wing that goes in as the first half buzzer makes its presence known.

(I see that there are TV cameras here. I’ll bet that one’s a highlight!)

At halftime, Dansville has a 25-13 lead.

DaMarion Hicks has 8 points to lead the Potterville scoring at halftime.

Drew Frantz has 12 points and Calvin vanHartesvelt has 9 points for Dansville.

While we wait for the second half to start, maybe we can enjoy this ragtime tune from my You Tube Channel. (This one has a comic twist near the end.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUieaBvS38w

Dansville inbounds the ball to get the third quarter started. Chris Hicks knocks the ball away from Dansville and Bene Vasquez picks it up for Potterville. Calvin vanHartesvelt steals the ball for the Aggies. Dansville misses a three point shot from the wing. The rebound goes out of bounds and the Vikings take possession. Bene Vasquez gets the ball to DaMarion Hicks, who drives and hits a reverse layup to trim the Dansville lead to 25-15.

Dansville misses a three point shot from the side. Elijah Neal steals the ball for the Aggies. Chris Hicks steals the ball for the Vikings. Potterville misses a layup. Chris Hicks steals the ball for the Vikings. Potterville misses a threeball from the side. The rebound goes out of bounds and Dansville gets the ball. Cody Ream passes to Drew Frantz, who hits a three point shot from the side to boost the Dansville lead to 28-15.

Calvin vanHartesvelt steals the ball for the Aggies. Jacob Bishop and Chris Hicks use a double team to steal the ball for the Vikings. Drew Frantz draws a charging foul from the Vikings to foil a fast break. Dansville misses a three point shot from the wing. Elijah Neal knocks the ball away from Potterville and Drew Frantz grabs the ball for Dansville. Drew Frantz is fouled on a fast break layup and hits two free throws to give Dansville a 30-15 lead with 4:29 to play in the third quarter.

DaMarion Hicks is fouled on a driving layup and hits two free throws for Potterville. Dansville misses a layup. Chris Hicks is fouled on a layup and hits two free throws for Potterville. With 3:36 to go in the quarter, the Dansville lead is at 30-19.

Jacob Bishop steals a Potterville pass into the lane. Potterville misses a layup. Dansville throws a pass out of bounds. Quinnton Burgett and Calvin vanHartesvelt double team a Potterville ball handler and cause a traveling violation. Dansville misses a three point shot. Jacob Bishop hits a fast break layup for Potterville. The Aggies misfire on a triple try from the side. Calvin vanHartesvelt gets the offensive rebound for Dansville. The Aggies miss a layup. DaMarion Hicks makes a tight spin and drives in for a layup to cut the Dansville lead to 30-23.

DaMarion Hicks blocks a Dansville layup. The Aggies recover the ball, but miss a three point shot from the side. The rebound goes out of bounds and Dansville gets another opportunity. The Aggies commit an offensive foul. Jacob Bishop is fouled on a six footer off the dribble from the baseline and hits one of his two free throws to cut the Dansville lead to 30-24 with 20.9 seconds to go in quarter number three.

Jacob Bishop forces a traveling violation from the Aggies. Potterville misses a driving layup just before the buzzer. Dansville rebounds the ball as the buzzer goes off.

After three quarters, Dansville has a 30-24 lead.

Potterville inbounds the ball to open the fourth quarter. A Viking pass receiver leaps to catch a cross court pass and lands with his foot on the sideline. Chris Hicks’ aggressive defense forces Dansville to call time out to save its possession. Dylan Ream drives the baseline and hits a layup for Dansville. Potterville misses a three point shot from the corner. Chris Hicks hits a putback to trim the Dansville lead to 32-26.

Dansville misses a layup. Calvin vanHartesvelt gets the offensive rebound and zips a pass to Drew Frantz, who hits a three point shot from the wing for the Aggies to give Dansville a 35-26 lead.

Potterville misses a layup; the rebound goes out of bounds and Dansville takes possession. Bene Vasquez steals the Aggie inbound pass for Potterville and passes to Chris Hicks, who hits a fast break layup for the Vikings. Dansville misses a threeball from the wing. The rebound goes out of bounds and Potterville gets the ball. Bene Vasquez passes to DaMarion Hicks, who takes a couple dribbles and hits a layup to cut the Dansville lead to 35-30.

Dansville misses a three point shot from the corner. Calvin vanHartesvelt blocks a Viking layup; the loose ball goes out of bounds and Potterville gets another opportunity. Potterville misses a layup. Chris Hicks hits a putback for the Vikings. Dansville is fouled, but misses the first shot of a one and one opportunity. With 4:11 left on the clock, Dansville has a 35-32 lead.

Potterville misses a three point shot from the corner. Dansville misses a driving layup. DaMarion Hicks is fouled on the rebound and hits one of his two free throws to cut the Aggie lead to two points. The rebound goes out of bounds and Dansville gets the ball. Zachary Sykes drives and dishes the ball to Calvin vanHartesvelt, who hits a layup to boost the Aggie lead to 37-33.

Zachary Sykes steals the ball for the Aggies. Dansville misses a three point shot from the wing. Elijah Neal knocks the ball away from Potterville, but the Vikings are able to recover. Elijah Neal knocks the ball away from Potterville and Zachary Sykes picks it up for Dansville. After an Aggie timeout, DaMarion Hicks blocks an Aggie shot. DaMarion Hicks passes to Jacob Bishop, who hits a three point shot from the side to slash the Aggie lead to one point at 37-36.

Drew Frantz is fouled handling the ball and hits one of two free throws in a one and one opportunity. With 46.7 seconds to play, Dansville has a 38-36 lead.

Potterville travels on a drive in the lane. Dansville is fouled, but misses the first free throw of a one and one opportunity. Potterville fumbles a pass into the lane and Elijah Neal grabs the ball for Dansville. Drew Frantz is fouled and hits one of two free throws to give Dansville a 39-36 lead with 5.8 seconds left on the clock.

Potterville misses a three point shot at the buzzer.

Dansville wins this game by the score of 39-36.

DaMarion Hicks had a fantastic all-around game and led Potterville with 17 points. Chris Hicks joined his brother in double figures with 11 points. Jacob Bishop scored 8 points.

Drew Frantz had 22 points to lead the Dansville scoring. Calvin vanHartesvelt contributed 11 points. Zachary Sykes chipped in with 4 points and Dylan Ream added 2 points.