smaller Upstate NY cities and towns/African American communities

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by ckhthankgod

Class A NYSPHSAA State Title game between Poughkeepsie and Pittsfield Mendon: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?sto...composer=false

Class AA NYSPHSAA State Title game between Camillus West Genesee and Brentwood: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?sto...47583778618385

More for the Basketball junkies...

Class C championship game between Buffalo's Middle Early College and Cooperstown: https://www.facebook.com/NFHSNetwork...4809400294829/

Class D game between Harrisville and Oppenheim Ephratah-St. Johnsville: https://www.facebook.com/NFHSNetwork...8112758950502/

Class B game between Glens Falls and Lowville: https://www.facebook.com/NFHSNetwork...7125185361213/

In terms of the NCAA Men's Tournament

Temple: https://owlsports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=11005 (team's 2nd leading scorer and assist man, leader in steals)

Fairleigh Dickinson: https://fduknights.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4915 (team's leading scorer; 2nd in assists and steals; top 3 point shooter in terms of makes, shoots 89.3% from the free throw line(about 91% for his career))
https://fduknights.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4953

Vermont: https://uvmathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6085 (team's leading scorer, rebounder and shot blocker; 2nd in steals; America East Conference Player of the Year(award named after late Buffalo Hutch Tech and Vermont star Kevin Roberson))

Louisville: https://gocards.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=8776 (attended the Park School in Amherst before prep school, dad is a coach at Erie CC; team's leading scorer, rebounder and steals guy)

Northeastern: https://nuhuskies.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5547 (team's second leading scorer, leads team in steals and 3 point makes)

St. Louis: Hasahn French Bio - SLUBillikens.com (team's leading rebounder and shot blocker; 4th in scoring)

Washington: https://gohuskies.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7193 (5th in scoring)
https://gohuskies.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7201 (2nd on team in shot blocks)

Buffalo: Jeenathan Williams - Buffalo
Colby Moultrie - Buffalo
Dontay Caruthers - Buffalo (5th in scoring, 2nd in free throw %, 3 point % and steals off the bench)
Giambattista Davis - Buffalo

Syracuse: https://cuse.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=15830
https://cuse.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=15841 (also attended City Honors for part of HS, out due to health reasons)
https://cuse.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=15839 (team's 2nd leading scorer, leads team in 3 point makes(3rd in %), 3rd in rebounding and steals)

[ckhthankgod]

Another NCAA Tournament related reference, Old Dominion: Ahmad Caver Bio - ODU Monarchs (originally from Buffalo; 2nd in scoring and 3 point makes, leads team in assists, steals, 3rd in terms of rebounds)
https://basnnewsroom.com/2018/08/28/...r-on-the-rise/ (Shout out to Mr. Freeman for the story)

[ckhthankgod]

Professional reference in the Buffalo area: https://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/...president.html
https://www.entrepreneur.com/author/dasheeda-d-dawson

[ckhthankgod]

From Johnson City: https://www.pressconnects.com/story/...ge/3201672002/

https://wbng.com/news/top-stories/20...demic-mapping/

Also, Pittsford Mendon/Binghamton Seton: https://www.rochesterfirst.com/sport...tle/1855862845

West Genesee/Ossining: https://www.localsyr.com/sports/loca...532/1856977370
Griffin's dad: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Griffin
Her brother: https://n.rivals.com/content/prospec...griffin-209805

[ckhthankgod]

Women's NCAA Tournament references...

Quinnipiac: https://quinnipiacbobcats.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7684

Fordham: https://fordhamsports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9521

Marquette: https://gomarquette.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2700

Buffalo: Summer Hemphill - Buffalo (team's second leading scorer, leads team in blocks and rebounds, second in steals; is also Seneca)
Cierra Dillard - Buffalo (leads team in scoring, assists, steals and 3 point makes)
Marissa Hamilton - Buffalo
Head coach: Buffalo

Syracuse: https://cuse.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=15550
https://cuse.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=15547 (team's second leading scorer and in terms of steals, leads team in 3 point makes and percentage)

[ckhthankgod]

An artist reference originally from Buffalo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laylah_Ali
https://www.buffalorising.com/2017/1...-at-hallwalls/
https://art21.org/artist/laylah-ali/

another one from Rochester: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deana_Lawson
John Simon Guggenheim Foundation | Deana Lawson

This artist that was mentioned before in the thread was from what is now the city of Rensselaer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmonia_Lewis

This artist actually has a residence in Syracuse: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrie_Mae_Weems
Carrie Mae Weems

This artist was born in Albany: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pheoris_West
https://art.osu.edu/people/west.1

This artist grew up in Goshen: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horace_Pippin

[ckhthankgod]

Sports reference from Williamsville South(shout out to Stand Still Media):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AY28...&feature=share

[ckhthankgod]

In regards to Poughkeepsie HS's NYSPHSAA championship win: https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/...ty/3225329002/
A top player from the team:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XGrM5kmIpQ

West Genesee HS in Camillus: https://cnycentral.com/sports/high-s...live-in-studio

From Troy(shout out to Umoja 2 TV):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qr4hXWv3Krw


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObsA5BNxzgs

Albany's Christian Brothers Academy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7A-b95vS6I

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by ckhthankgod

More for the Basketball junkies...

Class C championship game between Buffalo's Middle Early College and Cooperstown: https://www.facebook.com/NFHSNetwork...4809400294829/

Class D game between Harrisville and Oppenheim Ephratah-St. Johnsville: https://www.facebook.com/NFHSNetwork...8112758950502/

Class B game between Glens Falls and Lowville: https://www.facebook.com/NFHSNetwork...7125185361213/

In terms of the NCAA Men's Tournament

Temple: https://owlsports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=11005 (team's 2nd leading scorer and assist man, leader in steals)

Fairleigh Dickinson: https://fduknights.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4915 (team's leading scorer; 2nd in assists and steals; top 3 point shooter in terms of makes, shoots 89.3% from the free throw line(about 91% for his career))
https://fduknights.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4953

Vermont: https://uvmathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6085 (team's leading scorer, rebounder and shot blocker; 2nd in steals; America East Conference Player of the Year(award named after late Buffalo Hutch Tech and Vermont star Kevin Roberson))

Louisville: https://gocards.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=8776 (attended the Park School in Amherst before prep school, dad is a coach at Erie CC; team's leading scorer, rebounder and steals guy)

Northeastern: https://nuhuskies.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5547 (team's second leading scorer, leads team in steals and 3 point makes)

St. Louis: Hasahn French Bio - SLUBillikens.com (team's leading rebounder and shot blocker; 4th in scoring)

Washington: https://gohuskies.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7193 (5th in scoring)
https://gohuskies.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7201 (2nd on team in shot blocks)

Buffalo: Jeenathan Williams - Buffalo
Colby Moultrie - Buffalo
Dontay Caruthers - Buffalo (5th in scoring, 2nd in free throw %, 3 point % and steals off the bench)
Giambattista Davis - Buffalo

Syracuse: https://cuse.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=15830
https://cuse.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=15841 (also attended City Honors for part of HS, out due to health reasons)
https://cuse.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=15839 (team's 2nd leading scorer, leads team in 3 point makes(3rd in %), 3rd in rebounding and steals)

Another reference from the bolded team: https://uvmathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6297

[ckhthankgod]

A potential representative in the Cayuga County Legislature: https://auburnpub.com/news/local/web...4da59fc3e.html

As mentioned in the article, the Carthage HS grad’s parents were in the Jefferson County Legislature(Watertown area). https://www.watertowndailytimes.com/...inner-20180809