Season Ends in State Semifinals for Rye Boys Basketball

A magical playoff run came to an end Friday for Rye’s boys basketball team.

Playing in their first state semifinal since 1989, the Garnets lost 63-54 against Amsterdam in Binghamton.

Amsterdam (23-2), the Section 2 champions, pushed its win streak to 16 games and will face Penfield on Saturday for the Class AA championship.

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Rye led 9-8 after the first quarter, but the Rams caught fire before halftime, hitting five second-quarter 3-pointers for a 27-15 lead.

The Garnets briefly cut the deficit to six points in the third quarter, then Amsterdam answered with a run of its own to push the lead to 20. Nearly half of Rye’s points came in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Rams 26-17 in the final eight minutes, but it was too little too late.

Rye (21-6) entered the postseason as the No. 5 seed in the section, before rattling off six straight playoff wins to claim Section 1 and regional championships. The Garnets played their best basketball of the season over the past couple of weeks, eliminating five teams in a row with better records before coming up short against the Rams.

Visit ryerecord.com later for more details on Friday’s game.