Cooperstown boys advance to state basketball semis with three-point win

SYRACUSE -- The Cooperstown Hawkeyes have taken their boys basketball season one step further this year. The Hawkeyes (25-0), undefeated Class C champions of Section III for the second season in a row, beat Section IV's Elmira-Notre Dame Crusaders 60-57 in regional play at SRC Arena on Sunday and earned a spot in the state semifinals. Cooperstown's 2024-25 season had ended at 24-1 with a regional playoff loss to Section IV Moravia in Binghamton. "Crazy," a relieved Cooperstown coach John Lambert said. "It was a game where the ball was not going in the basket. You've got to find a way to get your points." Section III's highest scoring team at 81.5 points per game, Cooperstown had its...