Photos: Bulldogs Prance Home With First-Ever State Title
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Digging in his claws: Bulldogs’ Dayne Coates drives past Tigers’ Rocco Briante to get to the basket in the first quarter. Coates had 18 points, two assists, two rebounds, and two steals on Friday.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Easy tap: Bulldogs’ Shane Kirker leaps up and uses his right hand to push the ball back towards the basket. Kirker had 14 points, four assists, five rebounds, and five blocks on Friday. On Saturday he scored his 1,000-point.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Comfortable being the line: Bulldogs’ George Wright leaps up to take a wide-open three-point shot in the second quarter with ease. Wright led the Bulldogs with 21 points, three assists, 14 rebounds, three steals, and a block on Friday.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Fade away: Bulldogs’ Arlen Wright falls away from the hoop as he puts up a shot against Tigers’ Rocco Briante watches. Wright had four points, three assists, one rebound, and two steals on Friday.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Flick of his wrist: Bulldogs’ Matt Dwyer gets off a three-point shot from the corner with no Tigers defenders around him. Dwyer had six points, one assist, three rebounds, and two steals on Friday.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Cutting the air: Bulldogs’ Dayne Coates flies in the air as he looks to attempt a layup in the second quarter on Friday.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Bringing the noise: Kids hold up signs as they cheer on their Bulldogs during the second half.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Couldn’t be stopped: Bulldogs’ George Wright drives past Tigers’ Luca Delconte as he leaps up for a shot in the second half on Friday. Wright led the Bulldogs’ with 21 points, three assists, 14 rebounds, three steals, and one block.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
On a toe: Bulldogs’ Jayden Buie looks to drive on a Tigers’ player in the fourth quarter on Friday. Buie had seven points, three rebounds, three steals, and a block.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
In tight: Bulldogs’ Shane Kirker gets in front of Tigers’ Jack Bamford to go up for a layup in the second half on Friday.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Cheering on his favs: This little boy holds up a sign wanting either Shane Kirker (3), Dayne Coates (1), Jayden Buie (0), or George Wright (23) to shoot a three-point shot.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Hidden identity: This little girl wears a basketball helmet as she watches the game and holds a sign supporting her Bulldogs team.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Lining the street: Students and families lined Helderberg Trail as an Albany County Sheriff’s patrol car and local fire trucks came toward the school ahead of the bus.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Champs are here: Bulldogs’ head coach Andy Wright holds up the state championship plaque as the bus pulls into the parking lot as supporters cheer.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Top dog: Bulldogs’ head coach Andy Wright, while wearing a big gold chain around his neck, proudly shows off the state plaque that he and team won earlier in the evening as the bus stops at the school around midnight.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Undefeated: Berne-Knox-Westerlo fans cheer the school’s basketball team moments after the players stepped from the bus at midnight on Saturday as Coach Andrew Wright holds up the plaque showing the team won its first championship after 26 straight victories. Local fire trucks and a sheriff’s car escorted the bus as it arrived in Berne from Binghamton where BKW defeated Honeoye, 63 to 47, in the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Class C final.