January Basketball and Hockey

I want to catch up now that winter session is beginning to slow down. Saturday, Jan. 16th the Gates-Chili hockey team took on the Liverpool Warriors from Section 6. The game was very physical with a surplus of penalties and Liverpool had a very difficult time controlling the puck on the offensive end. The Spartans offense was too quick to the puck and put a lot of pressure on the Warriors goalie (who was outstanding). Click here for the rest of the pics from the game...

On Wednesday, January 20th, I was at Gates-Chili's gym to shoot both JV and Varsity boys basketball games. The Spartans were taking on the Brockport Blue Devils. This game was fairly easy for Gates once Imes, Brockport's big man, got in foul trouble early. Not sure how much better of a game it would have been if he was able to play more. The Spartans win big 75-34. Click here for the rest of the pics from the JV and Varsity game...

Two days later, Gates played Friday night against the Hilton Cadets. This was a great game as both teams played hard and it seemed to be a tale of two halves. Hilton started hot beating Gates to the basket and scoring often. Gates didn't seem to have the scoring touch until the second half where they fought back to take the lead. They held on to the lead and played like a different team in the second half to win 43-36. Click here for the rest of the pics from the game...

Thursday the 28th of January, there was another great hockey game involving the Gates and Greece teams. This time it was the Lightning facing the Spartans at Lakeshore Ice Rink. Gates-Chili led for most of the game but Greece tied it up in the third and went ahead with a little over 3 mins left in the game. The Lightning held on to win 4-3. Click here for the rest of the pics from the game...

Girls basketball played on Friday the 29th against Greece Arcadia. Gates girls fought hard through this game and almost pulled off the upset as they lost 53-52. This was the most physical girls basketball game I have ever witnessed. The inside girls battled for every loose ball and rebound. The young Gates' guards were great again for the Spartans. I also photographed the JV game before the varsity. Click here for the rest of the pics from the JV and Varsity game...