FIGHTING TIGERS DROP REGULAR SEASON FINALE TO HVCC 110-104
IN OVERTIME

In their 2007-08 regular season finale the SUNY Cobleskill men’s basketball team fell to NJCAA Division III number one ranked Hudson Valley Community College in overtime by a 110-104 margin in front of a packed Iorio Gymnasium Friday night. The Mountain Valley Conference loss drops the Fighting Tigers to 22-6 on the season with an 11-5 mark in conference play. Cobleskill had entered the contest ranked eighth in the latest NJCAA Division III National Poll.

Senior forward Stanley Francois, Valley Cottage, NY, Suffern High School, led the way for the Fighting Tigers posting a double/double with a season high of 24 points to go with 10 rebounds while freshman guard Michael Knight, Spring Valley, NY, Spring Valley High School, posted career highs in: points with 22, rebounds with nine and assists with five on the evening. Senior point guard Harley Fuller, Gloversville, NY, Broadalbin-Perth High School, also had a double/double for the Fighting Tigers with 16 points and 11 rebounds and freshman guard Nyquan Bellamy, Poughkeepsie, NY, Poughkeepsie High School, chipped in 16 points in the contest.

Cobleskill also received double figure scoring efforts from senior power forward Anthony Armstead, Schenectady, NY, Schenectady High School, who had 14 points and four rebounds and senior guard Darryl Burns Jr., Brooklyn, NY, High School of Art & Design, who added 12 points and three rebounds on the night.