Schenectady boys basketball coach Mark Southville, who returned to the Patriots after leading them for 12 years from 1998 to 2010, said this year’s squad is still getting used to him and showed up at times in the 61-38 tie. -Lost the season opener to Lansingburg on Tuesday.
Playing slightly shorthanded against a taller Knights team, Schenectady found it difficult to win without the ball, committing 24 turnovers and being outrebounded by the Knights.
“We didn’t take care of the ball,” Sausville said. “We were short-manned and I hope we get our size back against Shen, but we got off the dribble early, got the ball over our heads and are learning about the defense.”
“They are learning about me and I am learning about them,” he added. “It’s going to take them a little bit of time to understand what I want defensively.”
The Patriots’ defense was on point early, with six Knights turnovers in the first quarter putting them ahead 13-10.
But from then on Lansingberg was the aggressor. Playing a zone defense that frequently skidded and doubled ball handlers, the Knights forced seven Schenectady turnovers in the second and nine in the third as Lansingburgh took a 29-22 halftime lead to take a 47-27 lead. has been expanded.
Guard Carson Genevieve led Lansingburgh with a game-high 24 points, including five 3-pointers. Elijah Rose added 11 points and nine rebounds.
For Schenectady, Andre Jackson and John Adams each had 16 points. Jackson also grabbed seven rebounds, and Adams drained four 3-pointers.
Schenectady plays at Shenendehowa next Tuesday.
“I think we’re going to be a very good basketball team,” Sausville said. “We need to shoot the ball better. It will take some time. They are learning about me and I am learning to understand what we have. I like the effort, but… There are things we need to improve on and taking care of the basketball is definitely one of them.”
Schenectady 13 9 5 11 — 38
Lansingburg 10 19 18 14 — 61
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