Perry at Dansville – – CMAC Girls Co-Game of the Week – – The Bleacher Denizen – – January 29, 2025 – – by Chuck Krafft

Tonight, your Bleacher Denizen’s journey (Someday I hope to earn the gravitas necessary to refer to my travels as an odyssey, but I’m probably not there yet.) takes him to Dansville, where the hometown Aggies will host the Ramblers from Perry. Perry enters this game with a 2-7 record in the CMAC; they are 4-7 overall. Dansville is 1-8 in the CMAC and 1-11 overall.

When I covered Dansville earlier this season, Coach Jesse Skouby provided me with the following information. Ryker Graf is a tough post presence who scores, defends and rebounds well in the post. Kaelee Foreman handles the ball well and defends agressively on the perimeter.

I have also covered Perry earlier this year and got the following information from Coach Greg Hallock.

Abigail Cochrane is a high energy player who defends well, creates turnovers and can score either on drives to the basket or shots from the three point line. Addyson Lampron runs the point. She is a fierce defender and solid passer who keeps the offense flowing. Ruby Simon is a good scorer either on drives to the basket or shots from the three point line.

Teagan Hallock has a good basketball IQ; she shoots and passes the ball well. Sara Austin is long and athletic; she defends really well in the post or on the perimeter. Maddie Kloekner is a good shooter. Ava O’Connor brings quickness to the Rambler perimeter defense and is also a solid shooter. Hannah Kelly is a versatile defender and is solid in the post or on the perimeter.

Tonight, Coach Hallock is sick and can’t be here to coach the Perry team. However the Ghost of John Wooden past, Kris Smith, is an assistant coach who was the head coach of a number of strong teams at Morrice. Perry will still be in good hands tonight.

It is now time to review the events of this game through the tired eyes of an Aging Bleacher Denizen who was never able to escape church league when he attempted to play basketball in the days of yore. It seems that he was never able to learn to only steal the ball from opponents. His coach tired of the Bleacher Denizen disrupting his team’s offense by stealing the ball from his team’s point guard as he tried to set things up. While the Bleacher Denizen loved the attention and even cheers he got from opposing fans, his coach was not amused, so your Bleacher Denizen sat and watched the others more and more as the season went on.

Dansville wins the opening tap. The Aggies miss a ten foot shot in the lane. Lillian Quinn pulls down the offensive rebound for the Aggies. Dansville misses a six foot banked shot from the side of the lane. Ryker Graf forces a Perry dribbler to step on the baseline. Teegan Hallock steals the ball for the Ramblers. Perry misses a three point shot from the corner. Abigail Cochrane steals the ball for the Ramblers. Perry misses a fast break layup. Ryker Graf hits a fast break layup to give Dansville the first two points of the game.

Perry misses a threeball from the corner. Dansville bounces a pass out of bounds. Perry misfires on a triple try from the side. Teegan Hallock grabs the offensive rebound for the Ramblers. Perry misses a ten footer in the lane. Sara Austin hits a putback for Perry to tie the game at 2-2.

Lillian Quinn passes to Ryker Graf, who hits a layup to retake the lead for Dansville. Sara Austin hits a layup for Perry to tie the game. Ryker Graf hits a layup for Dansville. Ryker Graf blocks a Perry layup; the loose ball goes out of bounds and the Ramblers get another opportunity. Perry misses a fifteen foot shot from the side. Kaelee Foreman passes to Brenna St. Amant, who hits a three point shot from the side to give Dansville a 9-4 lead.

Ryker Graf knocks the ball away from Perry. Gracie Cassaday dives and ties the ball up. The Possession Arrow and its Gardening Club are planning next year’s flowers and miss the play. The ball is awarded to Perry. The Ramblers miss a three pointer from the corner. Ruby Simon gets the offensive rebound for the Ramblers. Perry misses a layup.

Ruby Simon steals the ball for the Ramblers. Kaelee Foreman draws an charging foul from Perry. Dansville misses a three pointer from the wing. The rebound goes out of bounds and Perry takes possession. Brenna St. Amant knocks the ball away from Perry, but the Ramblers recover. Perry is fouled on a layup, but misses two free throws. With 1:53 remaining in the opening quarter, Dansville is still holding a 9-4 lead.

Dansville misfires on a triple try from the wing. Abigail Cochrane passes to Sara Austin, who hits a layup for Perry. Dansville misses a three point shot from the wing. Perry misses a layup. Dansville is whistled for a traveling violation. Ruby Simon drives and hits a six foot shot in the lane to cut the Dansville lead to 9-8.

Addyson Lampron steals the ball for Perry and is fouled on a layup. She hits two free throws to give Perry its first lead of the game at 10-9 with 42.1 seconds left in the opening quarter.

Addyson Lampron ties up the ball. The Possession Arrow and its committee are trying to figure out how to make orchids work outside before the weather warms up; they do not see the play and award the ball to Dansville. Teegan Hallock blocks a Dansville shot. Perry misses a three point shot from the wing. Dansville misses a long heave as the first quarter buzzer makes its presence known.

After one quarter, Perry has a 10-9 lead.

Perry has the ball to open the second quarter. Kaelee Foreman knocks the ball away from Perry and Lillian Quinn ties up the ball for Dansville. This time, the Possession Arrow had finished with its order for the florist and saw the play; it loved Ms. Quinn’s and awards the ball to Dansville. Ryker Graf hits a twelve foot banked shot in the lane to give her Aggies an 11-10 lead.

Perry misses a layup. Teegan Hallock grabs the offensive rebound for the Ramblers. Perry throws the ball out of bounds. Dansville misses a layup. Lillian Quinn pulls down the offensive rebound for the Aggies. Dansville is fouled on a layup, but misses two free throws. Perry misses a three point shot from the wing. Teegan Hallock hits a putback to give Perry a 12-11 lead.

Dansville misses a fifteen foot shot off the dribble from the baseline. The rebound goes out of bounds and the Aggies get another opportunity. Dansville misses a three pointer from the wing. Abigail Cochrane passes to Addyson Lampron, who hits a layup for the Ramblers to give her team a 14-11 lead.

Ryker Graf alertly saves a pass to prevent an Aggie turnover. Abigail Cochrane knocks the ball out of bounds, but Dansville retains possession. Dansville misses a three point shot from the corner. Perry misses a driving layup. Dansville drives and dishes a pass out of bounds. Kaelee Foreman knocks a pass out of bounds; Perry retains possession. Sara Austin banks in a jump shot from the free throw line to boost her Ramblers to a 16-11 lead.

Dansville misses a twelve foot shot from the baseline. Madelyn Carter ties up the ball for the Aggies. The Possession Arrow and its gardening committee are arguing about whether to use posies or petunias for a bouquet and miss the play. The ball is awarded to Perry. The Ramblers miss a threeball from the side. The Aggies lose a pass out of bounds. Perry misses a ten foot shot off the dribble from the side. Ruby Simon knocks the ball out of bounds and Perry gets the ball.

Katie Hamel and Lillian Quinn force a Perry dribbler to lose the ball out of bounds. Dansville misses a three point shot from the side. Gracie Cassaday stands tall and tough in the lane and forces Perry to pass the ball back out to the perimeter instead of shooting a layup. Kaelee Foreman ties up the ball. The Possession Arrow and its committee are finished ordering garden tools, see the play, love Ms. Foreman’s hustle and award the ball to Dansville.

The Aggies miss a layup. Kaelee Foreman gets the offensive rebound for the Aggies. Dansville misses a twelve foot shot from the side. Kaelee Foreman steals the ball for the Aggies. Gabby Hollon passes the ball to Ryker Graf, who is fouled on a layup. Ryker Graf hits one of her two free throws to trim the Perry lead to 16-12 with 1:45 to go in the first half.

The rebound goes out of bounds and Perry takes possession. Brenna St. Amant knocks the ball away from a Perry dribbler and out of bounds; the Ramblers get the ball back. Addyson Lampron passes to Sara Austin, who hits a layup for Perry. Dansville throws a pass out of bounds. Perry misses a twelve foot floater in the lane. Sara Austin pulls down the offensive rebound for the Ramblers. Ruby Simon passes to Sara Austin, who hits a layup to give Perry a 20-12 lead.

Dansville commits an offensive foul. Perry misses a three point shot from the corner. Ruby Simon gets the offensive rebound and passes to Addyson Lampron, who hits a three point shot from the top of the key just as the second quarter buzzer announces the end of the half.

At halftime, Perry has a 23-12 lead.

Ryker Graf has 9 points to lead the Dansville scoring.

Sara Austin has 10 points and Addyson Lampron has 7 points for Perry.

Perry inbounds the ball to get quarter number three underway. Madelyn Carter knocks the ball away from Perry and Ryker Graf grabs it for Dansville. The Aggies loses a pass out of bounds. Abigail Cochrane sinks an eight foot shot off the dribble from the baseline for Perry. Ruby Simon steals the ball for the Ramblers. Perry misses a layup. Ruby Simon hits a putback to boost Perry to a 27-12 lead.

Abigail Cochrane knocks a Dansville pass out of bounds; the Aggies retain possession. Abigail Cochrane knocks the ball away from Dansville, but the Aggies are able to recover. Kaelee Foreman passes to Ryker Graf, who hits a layup for Dansville. Kaelee Foreman blocks a Perry six foot shot in the lane. Abigail Cochrane knocks the ball out of bounds; Dansville gets the ball back. The Aggies miss a ten foot shot in the lane. Ryker Graf hits a putback for Dansville to trim the Perry lead to 27-16.

Perry misses a three point shot from the wing. Dansville misses a sixteen foot shot from the side. The rebound goes out of bounds and Perry gets the ball. Sara Austin passes to Abigail Cochrane, who hits a three point shot from the side for Perry. Abigail Cochrane steals the ball and is fouled on a fast break layup. She hits one of her two free throws to push the Perry lead to 31-16 with 4:41 to go in quarter number three.

Sara Austin snags the offensive rebound for the Ramblers. Madelyn Carter steals the ball for the Aggies. Dansville misses a layup. Ryker Graf pulls down the offensive rebound for the Aggies. Dansville misses a layup. The rebound is tied up. The Possession Arrow is spreading fertilizer on its garden, but stops to decree that Dansville shall get the ball. Dansville misses a twelve foot shot from the side. The rebound goes out of bounds, but the Aggies get the ball back. Gabby Hollon inbounds the ball to Ryker Graf, who hits a layup to shave the Perry lead to 31-18.

Perry misses a threeball from the side. Ava O’Connor gets the offensive rebound for the Ramblers. Abigail Cochrane hits a twelve foot shot off the dribble from the sideline for Perry. Gabby Hollon passes to Kaelee Foreman, who throws in a threeball from the side to cut the Perry lead to 33-21.

Ryker Graf steals a Perry pass in the lane. Hannah Kelly knocks the ball out of bounds; Dansville gets another possession. Dansville misses a three point shot from the side. Perry misses a fast break layup. Ryker Graf passes to Brenna St. Amant, who hits a sixteen foot shot from the side for Dansville. Abigail Cochrane passes to Sara Austin, who hits an eight foot shot from the side to give Perry a 35-23 lead.

Sara Austin knocks the ball away from Dansville and Ruby Simon picks it up for Perry. Ruby Simon is fouled on a fast break layup and hits one of her two free throws for Perry. Abigail Cochrane steals the ball and passes to Ruby Simon for a Perry layup. Ruby Simon steals the ball and passes to Addyson Lampron for a Perry layup to push the Rambler lead to 40-23.

Dansville loses a pass out of bounds. Kaelee Foreman gets her hand on the ball, but Perry is able to recover. Perry misses a fifteen foot shot from the wing. Ruby Simon knocks an Aggie pass out of bounds; Dansville gets the ball back. The Aggies miss a sixteen foot shot from the baseline. Ruby Simon hits a fast break layup to boost the Perry lead to 42-23.

Dansville misses a ten foot shot from the side of the lane. Madelyn Carter pulls down the offensive rebound for the Aggies. Ruby Simon steals the ball and passes to Addyson Lampron for a Perry layup. Brenna St. Amant passes the ball to a teammate who is fouled on a six footer in the lane as the third quarter comes to a close. Dansville misses two free throws to end quarter number three.

With three quarters in the books, Perry has a 44-23 lead.

Perry inbounds the ball to start out the final quarter. Brenna St. Amant steals the ball for Dansville. Ruby Simon steals the ball for Perry and passes the ball to Teegan Hallock, who hits a three point shot from the side to give Perry a 47-23 lead.

Dansville turns the ball over. Perry misses a layup. Ruby Simon gets the offensive rebound. Perry misses a layup. Addyson Lampron gets the offensive rebound for the Ramblers. Perry misses a threeball from the corner. The rebound goes out of bounds and the Aggies take possession. Dansville misses a threeball from the side. Kaelee Foreman taps the ball away from Perry and Madelyn Carter picks it up for Dansville. Dansville misses a three pointer from the side. Lillian Quinn gets the offensive rebound for the Aggies. Ryker Graf hits a basket and is fouled on the play, but misses her free throw; she shaves the Perry lead to 47-25.

Addyson Lampron hits a fifteen foot shot from the side for Perry. Dansville misses a three pointer from the corner. Perry misses a three pointer from the side. Hannah Kelly gets the offensive rebound for the Ramblers. Perry commits a traveling violation. Madelyn Carter passes to Kaelee Foreman, who hits a there point shot from the wing for Dansville. Perry misses a threeball from the corner. Dansville misses a threeball from the side. Addyson Lampron passes to Ruby Simon, who hits a three pointer from the corner to boost the Perry lead to 52-28.

Dansville misses a layup. The Aggies get the offensive rebound and miss a three point shot from the wing. Perry misses a three pointer from the side. Teegan Hallock steals the ball and passes to Abigail Cochrane, who hits a layup for the Ramblers. Ava O’Connor knocks a pass out of bounds; the Aggies retain possession. Maddison Kloeckner gets her hand on the ball and Ryleigh Allen picks it up for Dansville.

Gracie Cassaday blocks a Perry layup. Ava O’Connor steals the ball for the Ramblers. Perry misses a fast break layup. Dansville is fouled on a twelve foot shot from the side, but misses two free throws. With 1:28 left on the clock, Peerry has a 54-28 lead.

Perry loses a pass out of bounds. Dansville misses a three point shot from the wing. Perry travels. Dansville misses an eight foot hook shot in the lane. Gracie Cassaday ties up the ball; the Possession Arrow and its garden committee are having a tea and crumpet break; they miss the play. Ms. Cassaday’s aggressive defense goes unnoticed and the ball is awarded to Perry.

Gracie Cassaday blocks a Perry layup. The loose ball goes out of bounds and Dansville gets the ball. The Aggies miss a three point shot from the wing. Hannah Kelly is fouled as she rebounds the ball and hits one of her two free throws for Perry. Paige Lewis passes to Averie Prather, who hits a three point shot for Dansville. Perry misses a jump shot just before the final buzzer blares.

Perry wins this game 55-31.

Dansville’s Ryker Graf led all scorers with 17 points. Kaelee Foreman scored 6 points. Brenna St. Amant put in 5 points and Averie Prather added 3 points.

Perry had a balanced scoring attack with four of their starters in double figures. Addyson Lampron led the way with 13 points. Ruby Simon and Sara Austin each chipped in with 12 points. Ruby Simon tossed in 10 points. Teegan Hallock totaled 5 points and Hannah Kelly tossed in 3 points.

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