Dansville at Perry – – CMAC Boys Game of the Week – – The Bleacher Denizen – – December 13, 2023 – – by Chuck Krafft

Tonight, your Bleacher Denizen is at Perry, where the Ramblers will host the Aggies from Dansville in the CMAC Boys Game of the week! Dansville enters the game with a 2-2 record while Perry is at 4-0.

While we wait for this game to start, I hope you will enjoy this rendition of Snoopy’s Christmas from my You Tube Channel!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1pZCnDBHL0

It was a busy day for your Bleacher Denizen as he went to the music studio, did a Christmas show at a senior home and found time for a couple errands. It was a nice drive to Perry (despite the construction on a viaduct a few miles to the west of Perry) and I got to the game in time to see almost all the JV game.

Perry got off to a 15-8 lead after one quarter and expanded their lead to 36-16 at halftime. Perry won the JV game by a 68-47 final score.

Nathan Sherwood led the Dansville JVs with 22 points. Ayden Mayr scored 11 points and Joey McMillan added 10 points. Cash Clark and Kayden Keith each tallied 2 points.

Alex McEwan had 27 points to lead the victorious Perry JVs. Anthony Cochrane also had a fine game with 25. Jacob Adkins joined his teammates in double figures with 10 points. Alex Torrez tossed in 6 points.

Perry Coach Scott Selbig gave me this information about his Rambler players. D.J. Jenks is a versatile scorer with a fine three point shot. He also slashes well to the basket and is a strong perimeter defender. Tristan Krupp is a fine scorer who can score on all three levels as the real basketball analysts put it! He shoots well from three point territory, has a nice midrange shot and can finish at the rim for those of us who are at the Bleacher Denizen’s basketball knowledge level.

Joey McGraw-Allen is a point guard with excellent vision and passing skills. He is also a fine rebounder and perimeter defender. Austin Poirier is an athletic player who is an excellent rebounder and an excellent defender either in the post or on the perimeter. Tanner Selbig is a big man who is a tough defender and rebounder in the post. Tim Hall is a good perimeter defender.

Dansville Coach Ryan Masters had this to say about his Aggie players. Drew Frantz is a creative scorer and ball handler who has an endless supply of moves to free himself for shots. He is able to score from the free throw line and is also a master of using his creativity to find ways to score at the basket. Calvin vanHartesvelt is a big man who is a smooth scorer in the post. He is also a rugged rebounder and post defender.

Elijah Neal has a nice three point shot and is an excellent perimeter defender. He is really tall for a guard; with his quickness and relentless play, he makes it difficult for opposing guards to get going. Dylan Ream is a fine three point shooter and also a solid scorer near the basket. He plays fine defense on the perimeter and is a strong rebounder as well.

Quinnton Burgett is an excellent three point shooter and a persistent perimeter defender. Mayson Burgett is a fine ball handler who runs the point position well. He is a good perimeter defender and a threat from the three point line as well.

Let’s look at the events of this game through the occasionally observent (if occasionally glazed) eyes of an aging Bleacher Denizen who was never able to escape church league when he attempted to play basketball in the medieval times. While many people criticized the Bleacher Denizen’s lack of quickness, in my defense, I’ll state that most people did not exactly move like the Energizer Bunny in the armored uniforms we wore at the time.

The Ramblers win the opening tap. A Perry dribbler loses the ball out of bounds. Elijah Neal passes to Drew Frantz, who sinks a threeball from the side to give Dansville the first three points of the game. Perry misses a three point shot from the side. Dylan Ream passes to Calvin vanHartesvelt, who hits a layup for Dansville. Tristan Krupp hits an eight foot shot in the lane. Quinnton Burnett hits a three point shot from the corner to give Dansville an 8-2 lead.

(I’m not sure of this, but this may be the first time that all five starters for a team did something to be named by the end of the first paragraph. Kudos to Dansville for sharing the wealth!!)

Perry watches a threeball from the side go in and out of the basket. Dansville misses a layup. Joey McGraw Allen hits an eight foot shot off the dribble from the baseline for Perry. Calvin vanHartesvelt passes the ball out to Quinnton Burnett, who drills a three pointer from the corner to give Dansville an 11-4 lead.

Joey McGraw-Allen passes to Tanner Selbig, who hits a layup for Perry. Dansville misses a twelve foot shot in the lane. Joey McGraw Allen passes to Tristan Krupp, who takes a hard dribble and tosses in a threeball from the top of the key for Perry to trim the Dansville lead to 11-9.

Dansville misses a layup. Dylan Ream gets the offensive rebound fror the Aggies. Dansville misfires on a triple try from the corner. The rebound goes out of bounds and the Ramblers get the ball. Perry misses a layup. Dansville misses a three point shot from the side. Tristan Krupp passes to D.J. Jensk, who hits a three point shot from the side to boost Perry to a 12-11 lead.

Dansville misses a three point shot from the wing. Dylan Ream blocks a Rambler layup. Joey McGraw-Allen draws a charging foul from the Aggies. Perry throws a pass out of bounds. Dansville misses a three pointer from the wing; the rebound goes out of bounds and the Aggies get another opportunity. Dansville drives into the lane and misses an eight foot shot. Tristan Krupp passes to Joey McGraw-Allen, who is fouled on a layup and hits two free throws to give Perry a 14-11 lead with 35.1 seconds remaining in the quarter.

Austin Poirier knocks an Aggie pass out of bounds; Dansville retains possesssion. The Aggies miss a three point shot from the wing. Perry misses a fast break layup at the buzzer.

After one quarter, Perry has a 14-11 lead.

Dansville inbounds the ball to start the second quarter. Calvin van Hartesvelt passes to Mason Ruttan, who hits a layup for the Aggies. Perry misses a three point shot from the corner. Mason Ruttan passes to Calvin van Hartesvelt, who if fouled on a layup and hits one of his two free throws to tie the game at 14-14 with 7:10 to play in the second quarter.

Perry misses a running hook shot. Dansville misses a jumper from the free throw line. Calvin vanHartesvelt hits a putback to give Dansville a two point lead. Perry misses a three point shot from the corner. Calvin vanHartesvelt passes to Mason Ruttan, who hits a layup to give Dansville an 18-14 lead.

Tristan Krupp passes to D.J. Jenks, who hits a three point shot from the side for Perry. Dansville misses a fifteen foot jump shot from the side. A Rambler driver gets out of control and flies through the lane with no one to pass to; he sails out of bounds and Dansville takes possession. Elijah Neal passes to Calvin vanHartesvelt, who drives the lane and hits a layup for Dansville. Tanner Selbig passes to D.J. Jenks, who hits a three point shot from the wing for Perry to tie the game at 20-20.

Dansville misses a threeball from the wing. Calvin vanHartesvelt gets the offensive rebound for the Aggies. Dansville misses a driving layup. Perry commits an offensive foul. Dansville misses an eight foot banked shot from the side and fouls on the rebound. Perry misses a layup. Hunter Steiss is fouled on a putback and hits one of his two free throws to give the Ramblers a 21-20 lead with 2:14 remaining in the first half.

Austin Poirier knocks the ball away from Dansville, but the Aggies recover. Dansville misses a three point shot from the side. Drew Frantz draws a charging foul from the Ramblers. Joey McGraw-Allen knocks an Aggie pass out of bounds; Dansville retains possession. Joey McGraw-Allen knocks the ball away from Dansville and Tristan Krupp picks it up for Perry. Austin Poirier hits a fast break layup to give Perry a 23-20 lead.

Hunter Steiss blocks a Dansville layup; the lose ball goes out of bounds and the Aggies get another opportunity. D.J. Jenks steals the ball for Perry. The Ramblers miss a layup. Hunter Steiss gets the offensive rebound for Perry. Camden Graf blocks a Perry layup. Dansville misses a threeball from the side. Quinnton Burgett steals the ball for the Aggies. Dansville misses a half court heave at the buzzer.

At halftime, Perry has a 23-20 lead.

Calvin vanHartesvelt leads the Dansville scoring with 7 points and Quinnton Burgett has 6 points.

D.J. Jenks has 9 points to lead Perry and Tristan Krupp has 5.

Since there is no halftime entertainment, I hope you will enjoy these tunes from my You Tube Channel as we wait for the game to resume.

This song is an original rocker featuring Lansing Legend Frog on the guitar!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1_qnhfMT2k

This song is an original novelty number that explores “the rest of the story” about what happened when Grandma had her unfortunate encouter with the reindeer!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vp3FW5dhL3E

Perry inbounds the ball to get quarter number three underway. The Ramblers misfire on a threeball from the corner. Tanner Selbig gets the offensive rebound for Perry. The Ramblers miss a layup. Tristan Krupp knocks the ball away from Dansville and Austin Poirier grabs it for Perry. D.J. Jenks is fouled on a fast break layup. He hits two free throws to give Perry a 25-20 lead with 7:16 to play in the quarter.

Dansville misses a three point shot from the wing. Dylan Ream knocks the ball away from Perry and Elijah Neal picks it up for Dansville. Drew Frantz hits a fast break layup for the Aggies. Dylan Ream’s tight defense causes a Perry traveling violation. Quinnton Burgett passes to Drew Frantz, who sings a threeball from the wing for Dansville to tie the game at 25-25.

Perry commits an offensive foul. Quinnton Burnett passes to Drew Frantz, who hits a three point shot from the side to give his Aggies the lead. D.J. Jenks passes to Tristan Krupp, who hits a jump shot from the free throw elbow for Perry. Dansville misses a layup. D.J. Jenks is fouled on a driving layup and hits two free throws to give Perry a 29-28 lead with 4:46 to play in quarter number three.

Dansville misses a three point shot from the corner. Dylan Ream hits a putback to give the lead back to Dansville. Perry misses a driving layup. Dansville misses a jump shot from the free throw line. Elijah Neal gets the offensive rebound for the Aggies. Dansville misses a layup. Drew Frantz gets the offensive rebound for the Aggies and passes to Dylan Ream, who hits a sixteen foot shot from the side for Dansville to give the Aggies a 32-29 lead.

Austin Poirier hits a layup for Perry to trim the Aggie lead to one point. Joey McGraw-Allen kicks the ball to prevent an Aggie pass from getting into the lane. Dansville gets the ball back. Dylan Ream passes to Drew Frantz, who hits a three point shot from the side for Dansville. Tristan Krupp is fouled on a driving layup and hits one of his two free throws for Perry. Quinnton Burgett passes to Dylan Ream, who is fouled on a shot and hits one of his two free throws. With 1:36 remaining in the third quarter, Dansville has a 36-32 lead.

Mason Ruttan blocks a Perry shot, but the Ramblers are able to recover and Tristan Krupp hits a layup. Dylan Ream responds with a sixteen foot shot from the side for Dansville. Joey McGraw-Allen is fouled hard on a shot. He leaves the game briefly and Michael Werner shoots his free throws. Michael Werner hits one of the two freee throws to trim the Dansville lead to 38-35 with 35 seconds remaining in the quarter.

Dansville misses a three pointer from the corner. Mason Ruttan knocks the ball away from Perry and Mayson Burgett picks it up for Dansville. Dansville misses a half court heave at the buzzer.

At the end of three quarters, Dansville has a 38-35 lead.

Dansville inbounds the ball to get the fourth quarter underway. The Aggies misfire on a triple try from the corner. Perry throws a pass out of bounds. Dansville misses a six foot banked shot; the rebound goes out of bounds and Dansville gets the ball back. The Aggies miss a six foot shot from the baseline. Quinnton Burgett pulls down the offensive rebound for the Aggies.

Dansville is cited for setting an illegal pick. Perry misses a layup. Austin Poirier pulls down the offensive rebound for the Ramblers. Perry misses a layup; the rebound goes out of bounds and Perry gets the ball back. Quinnton Burgett blocks a Perry layup; the Ramblers recover the loose ball. Perry misses a six foot jumper. Quinnton Burgett throws in a threeball from the corner for the Aggies to give them a 41-35 lead.

Calvin vanHartesvelt blocks a Perry layup. Tristan Krupp gets his hand on an Aggie pass and knocks it out of bounds; Dansville retains possession. Quinnton Burgett drives and dishes the ball to Calvin vanHartesvelt, who hits a six foot shot from the baseline for Dansville. Austin Poirier drives and hits a layup for Perry. Dylan Ream passes to Calvin vanHartesvelt, who hits a layup to give the Aggies a 45-37 lead.

Tristan Krupp drives and hits a layup for Perry. Dansville throws a pass out of bounds. Joey McGraw Allen passes to Tristan Krupp who hits a long three pointer past the top of the key to chop the Aggie lead to 45-42.

Dasville misses a reverse layup. Dylan Ream gets the offensive rebound for the Aggies. Dansville loses control of the ball and ends up kicking it; Perry takes possession. Perry misses a three pointer near the top of the key. Tanner Selbig steals an Aggie pass. Perry misses a fast break layup. D.J. Jenks dives to the floot to snag the offensive rebound for the Aggies. Perry watches a threeball from the side go in and out of the basket. Elijah Neal is fouled and hits two free throws to give Dansville a 47-42 lead with 1:09 left on the clock.

Quinnton Burgett knocks the ball out of bounds; Perry retains possession. Perry watches another threeball from the side go in and out of the basket. Dylan Ream passes to Quinnton Burgett, who hits a fast break layup for Perry. Perry turns the ball over. Dansville is fouled, but misses two free throws. With 27.4 seconds remaining in the game, the Aggie lead remaings at 49-42.

Perry misses a driving layup. The rebound goes out of bounds and Dansville gets the ball. Drew Frantz is fouled and hits one of his two free throws to give Dansville a 50-42 lead with 16.6 seconds to go.

Tanner Selbig passes to Tristan Krupp, who hits a three point shot from the top of the key for Perry. Drew Frantz is fouled and hits one of his two free throws to give Dansville a 51-45 lead with 6.9 seconds left.

Perry is fouled on a long three point shot past the top of the key. Perry misses all three of its free throws with just two seconds left. The final buzzer makes its presence known before either team really secures the rebound.

Dansville wins this game by the final score of 51-45.

Tristan Krupp led the Ramblers with 18 points. D.J. Jenks joined his teammate in double figures with 13 points. Austin Poirier chipped in with 6 points. Joey McGraw-Allen scored 4 points. Tanner Selbig added 2 points. Michael Werner and Hunter Steiss each tallied 1 point.

Drew Frantz led the Aggie scoring with 16 points. Calvin vanHartesvelt and Quinnton Burgett each contributed 11 points. Dylan Ream scored 7 points. Mason Ruttan put in 4 points. Elijah Neal had 2 points.