by Logan Romain
On Wednesday, February 26, 2025, Dryden played St. Thomas Moore in the District Semifinals. In the first quarter, Dryden took the lead with 21 points leaving St. Thomas Moore (STM) behind with 2. In the second quarter, Dryden brought in 20 points with STM trying to keep up with 13. Third quarter, Dryden had 20 points and STM stayed behind with 18 points. Fourth quarter, Dryden copped 12 points with STM only gaining 8. Ultimately, Dryden (15-7) won with 73 points against STM (11-8) 41 points. "We were able to play a lot of players and our second group played very well." John DelCampo with the game results.
For Dryden, Sonny Coscione snagged 21 points; Luke Taylor contributed 12; Gianni Coscione executed 8; Rowan Handley scored 7; Tyler Roberts carried off 5; Brady Schneider, Drew Raymond, and David Insley grasped 4 each; Santi Perales and Nick Abromaitis added 3 each; and Dain Raymond sank 2.
On Friday, February 28, 2025, Dryden played Genesee Christian in the District Finals. In the first quarter, Genesee Christian (GC) took the lead with 18 points with Dryden behind with 14. In the second quarter, GC added 10 points to their score while Dryden only had 7. In the third quarter, GC carried off 14 points while Dryden was still behind with 11 points. Fourth quarter Dryden scored 19 with GC 12 points. Sonny Coscione, with 3 seconds left, sank a 3-pointer to even the score, sending the game into Overtime.
In Overtime, GC managed 8 points leaving Dryden behind with only 1. In the end, Genesee Christian (9-14) won the District with 62 points against Dryden (15-8) with 55 points, ending Dryden's season. "It was a great high school game. Both teams played hard." John DelCampo commented on the game, "I am proud of the way our kids came back in the 4th quarter."
For Dryden, Gianni Coscione snagged 18 points; Luke Taylor executed 13; Sonny Coscione brought in 11; Brady Schneider racked up 6; Hayden Blair fulfilled 4; David Insley managed 2; and Nick Abromaitis sank 1.
