Greffrath Sets School Records

GREFFRATH BREAKS SCHOOL RECORDS                                               

  Tri-Valley senior point-guard Katlynn Greffrath keeps breaking basketball records and in an exclusive interview with the Sullivan County Democrat she calmly admitted when asked if she could do better and attempt another record, "I'm not going to push that and would rather just get a win over scoring another record."

  This very modest and soft-spoken athlete set a pair of school records last Thursday night in Tri-Valley's 76-22 win over Chapel Field.

  She swished the nets making nine 3-pointers and broke her previous three-point scoring record of 7 scored on January 9, 2013 in a Bears 53-35 win over Tuxedo.

  Prior to the seven scored on January 9 the varsity three-point record had been held by Amanda Krum who sank 6 three-pointers during the 2004 season.  

  In last Thursday nights game Katlynn with her 43 total points passed Jackie Pugh's single game record of 37 points scored during the 2010-2011 season.

  The previous total points in one game record is held by Mary Lou Terbush Vernooy who had 46 points during the 1974 season. 

  Greffrath when asked for her evaluation of this record setting game said, "I was hitting everything," and she credited her team mates and coach "for pushing me and that without my team mates I couldn't have done this."

  Asked if she felt that she had found the right rhythm for scoring three-pointers Katlynn said, "after I hit my second one I felt it, took advantage of it,  and continued looking for open shots."

  In commenting on decisions that have to be made if the three-point  shot is not falling she noted, "if they are not falling you have to take the ball to the rim and look for assists."

  Her coach, Jason Closs, when asked for a comment about the records Katlynn had set,  noted, "she did a tremendous job both offensively and defensively and she's a workhorse for us on both sides of the ball."

  In talking about her offensive efforts Coach Closs added, "efficiency is the best way I could describe it being 9 for 11 from the three-point range and only missed one other field goal the whole game so with approximately  20 shots she scored 43 points and to me that's exceptional."

  "For all those shots I can't think of one that was forced and I sensed that she was definitely in a rhythm and would have a big game as I could see that in her demeanor, Coach Closs added. 

  An amazing factor pointed out by the coach was "that the 43-points were scored in approximately two and one half quarters,  sitting a minute and a half in the first half and sat down for the rest of the game in the middle of the third quarter."

  Coach Closs concluded by saying "her scoring was in a fashion that it overall  was just a dominating performance."

  With the win Tri-Valley is now 9-0 and as of the January 14 New York State Sportswriters Association is ranked number four in Class C.                                                                      

                                                                       

Tri-Valley senior point-guard Katlynn Greffrath, right, shares a moment with close friend and fellow team mate junior guard Caroline Martin who scored four points and had eight steals for the now 9-0 Bears.