Basketball Recap: Colonie Central Starts Season with Defeat at Home

By Team Reports Dec 12, 2024, 6:09pm

Basketball Recap: Colonie Central Raiders vs. Cardinal O'Hara Hawks

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Colonie Central unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of the Cardinal O'Hara Hawks by a score of 60-58 on Friday.

Peter Tenney

Points (Career)

11/29/24 vs Cardinal O'Hara11
01/26/24 vs Ballston Spa10
01/23/24 @ Christian Brothers Academy10
01/05/24 @ Niskayuna9
12/12/23 @ Saratoga Springs8

Colonie Central's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Lucas Seaver, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 12 boards, and Peter Tenney, who posted 11 points and six assists. Those 11 points gave Tenney a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Julius Semedo, who earned six points.

Cardinal O'Hara had a senior duo take command as Gavin Johnson went 8 of 14 on his way to 19 points and five rebounds and Mickel Ivey went 8 of 14 on his way to 17 points and six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Elijah Chaney, who had seven points in addition to seven rebounds and six assists.

Colonie Central will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Columbia at 7:00 p.m. on December 13th. As for Cardinal O'Hara, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, an 81-49 loss against Niskayuna on the 30th.

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