Fairport rally ends Corning boys' season in NYSPHSAA Class AAA semis
Corning finished with a 21-2 record, falling one victory short of reaching a state championship game.
The deepest run in Corning Hawks boys basketball history came to a close Friday, March 20 in large part because of a significant in-game run by Fairport at Visions Veterans Memorial Arena in Binghamton. Section 5 titlist Fairport went on a 35-11 surge that extended from the second quarter into the third before holding off the Hawks' own comeback effort in a 79-72 win in a New York State Public High School Athletic Association Class AAA semifinal. Corning faced a 68-60 hole midway through the final quarter and closed within three.
A backdoor layup from Fairport's Alex Grejda produced a five-point advantage with 30 seconds left. The Hawks finished with a 21-2 record and made their first appearance in a state final four. "We had our chances," Corning head coach Mike Johnston Jr.
said. "We were ahead, we blew a lead early. We started turning the ball over a little bit, not stepping to meet passes, fundamentals.
Missed some free throws down the stretch that would have cut the margin. "I think it was a well-played game by both teams. Really proud of my guys.
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