![]() They ride guys out of the post, they double and triple team you.” “It was really hard to get to the basket. “They were better at what we do, going up-and-down, than we were,” Randall said. Randall said the Spartans may have caught the Dutchmen off guard in the first before settling down in the second. Tappan Zee took a 24-20 lead into the locker room. New Hartford tallied just two points in the second, with the lone basket – a layup from Suriano – not occurring until about a minute left in the quarter. In the second quarter, Tappan Zee showed everyone how it only allowed 15 points in the Class A Section I Final. Smoldering Spartan startįollowing the first quarter, many Spartan fans inside Cool Insuring Arena likely asked what all the hype was surrounding this Dutchman defense? “It was expected, but not for 32 minutes. “They were a lot more impressive live than they were on film,” Randall said. NH scored 18 points in the first quarter, and 30 the final 24 minutes. ![]() The Dutchmen’s ferocious defense devasted the Spartans for the final three quarters. Tappan Zee (25-2), meanwhile, advanced to the Class A final Saturday night at 8:45 p.m. New Hartford fell to Section I’s Tappan Zee 58-48 in the Class A state semifinals at Cool Insuring Arena. ![]() Two Class A Section III titles, two regional crowns, two trips to Glens Falls for the NYSPHSAA State Championships.īut, on Friday night, the curtain closed on Philipkoski and Suriano’s Spartan journey. ![]() In the past two seasons, the two seniors orchestrated an adventure never before witnessed by the New Hartford basketball faithful. GLENS FALLS – Coach John Randall soaked in the last few moments he had on the court with seniors Zach Philipkoski and Colton Suriano. View Gallery: Tappan Zee basketball advances to Class A final ![]()
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