Cooperstown basketball will be riding high into the Section Three Class C tournaments as the boys and girls programs will play a doubleheader at home Friday.
Cooperstown's boys (17-1) are seeded first for the Section Three Class C Tournament and have the only first-round bye. The Redskins will host No. 9 Sauquoit Valley (11-7) or No. 8 Tully (14-4) in a sectional quarterfinal at 7:30 p.m. Friday.
SV will visit Tully for a first-round game at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Cooperstown beat Sauquoit Valley, 76-34 and 74-54, during the regular season but has not played Tully.
Cooperstown is the state's third-ranked team in Class C, behind No. 1 Tuckahoe (16-0) of Section One and No. 2 Pine Plains (13-0) of Section Nine.
The sectional tournament's fourth seed _ Syracuse Institute of Technology (15-3) _ is ranked 12th in Class C, followed by third-seeded Beaver River (15-2) at No. 14 and second-seeded Mohawk (17-1) at No. 15.
The Redskins' loss was a 67-55 setback at Albany Academy, the state's ninth-ranked team in Class A, in December.
Quarterfinal winners will advance to a semifinal at a date, time and site to be announced. Syracuse's Carrier Dome will host the Section Three Class C championship game at 4:30 p.m. March 4.
Girls No. 2 in C-2
Cooperstown's girls (15-3) earned the No. 2 seed in the Section Three Class C-2 Tournament and will host a quarterfinal against seventh-seeded Waterville (8-10) at 6 p.m. Friday. The Redskins beat Waterville, 50-48, on Jan. 3 at home.
The winner will advance to a semifinal against No. 6 Lafayette (9-9) or No. 3 Fabius-Pompey (14-4) at a date, time and site to be announced. F-P will host Lafayette in a quarterfinal at 7 p.m. Friday.
Semifinal winners will play for the C-2 title Feb. 28 at a time and site to be determined.
The C-1 and C-2 champions will play for the overall Section Three Class C crown at 5 p.m. March 2 at the Carrier Dome.
Cooperstown, which fell to Unatego, Little Falls and Hamilton this season, is the state's 20th-ranked team in Class C. Other state-ranked teams in the C-2 tournament are top-seeded Weedsport (18-0, ranked ninth) and third-seeded Fabius-Pompey (14-4, 13th).
The top two seeds for the C-1 tournament _ Thousand Islands (16-2) and Little Falls (13-5) _ are ranked 14th and 25th, respectively, in the state.
Cooperstown is 1-1 against Center State Conference foe Little Falls this season, following a 51-41 victory in December with a 48-38 loss in January.
The seedings for the Section Four boys and girls basketball tournaments will be released later this week.
SECTION THREE BOYS BASKETBALL
CLASS C TOURNAMENT
Feb. 14 First Round
1-Cooperstown (17-1) bye
9-Sauquoit Valley (11-7) at 8-Tully (14-4), 7 p.m.
12-Port Byron (10-8) at 5-Syracuse Academy of Science (14-4), 7 p.m.
13-Waterville (9-9) at 4-Syracuse Institute of Technology (15-3), 7 p.m.
11-West Canada (10-8) at 6-Pulaski (14-4), 7 p.m.
10-Fabius Pompey (11-7) at 7-Little Falls (14-4), 7 p.m.
15-Watertown IHC (7-10) at 2-Mohawk (17-1), 7 p.m.
Feb. 15 First Round
14-Thousand Islands (9-9) at 3-Beaver River (16-2), 7 p.m.
Feb. 17 Quarterfinals
9-SV/8-Tully at 1-Cooperstown (17-1), 7 p.m.
12-PB/5-SAS vs. 13-Waterville/4-SIT at TBA, TBA
14-TI/3-BR vs. 11-WC/6-Pulaski at TBA, TBA
10-FP/7-LF vs. 15-WIHC/2-Mohawk at TBA, TBA
TBA Semifinals
Quarterfinal winners at TBA, TBA
March 4 Championship
Semifinal winners at Syracuse Carrier Dome, 4:30 p.m.
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SECTION THREE GIRLS BASKETBALL
CLASS C-2 TOURNAMENT
Feb. 16 Quarterfinal
5-Dolgeville (9-9) at 4-West Canada Valley (13-5), 7 p.m.
Feb. 17 Quarterfinals
8-Mohawk (8-10) at 1-Weedsport (18-0), 7 p.m.
6-Lafayette (9-9) at 3-Fabius-Pompey (14-4), 7 p.m.
7-Waterville (8-10) at 2-Cooperstown (15-3), 6 p.m.
TBA Semifinals
6-Lafayette/3-F-P vs. 7-Waterville/2-Cooperstown at TBA, TBA
8-Mohawk/1-Weedsport vs. 5-Dolgeville/4-WCV at TBA, TBA
Feb. 28 Championship
Semifinal winners at TBA, TBA
March 2 C-1/C-2 Championship
Semifinal winners at Syracuse Carrier Dome, 5 p.m.
Delaware League championships
The 2012 Delaware League basketball championships will begin with the junior varsity girls crossover at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Margaretville.
The host Blue Devils will play South Kortright, followed by the JV boys championship game between Stamford and South Kortright at 7 p.m.
Admission is $3 for adults and $2 for students. Senior citizens (65-and-older) and youths ages 10 and under will be admitted for free.
SUNY Delhi will host the Delaware League's varsity championships Friday, beginning with the Davenport and South Kortright girls at 5:30 p.m. SK's varsity boys will follow against Hunter-Tannersville at 7:30 p.m., following a ceremony to present championship trophies and recognize Joseph P. Beck Scholar Athletes.
Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for students (senior citizens and youths are free).
Parking at Delhi's Manes Fieldhouse will be restricted to team buses and those with handicapped tags. Others may drop off passengers at the field house but must park elsewhere. A shuttle bus will run to and from lots D, F, and G on the campus throughout the night.
