Delaney: Hamilton on the move in Class D

The Hamilton Central girls basketball team defeated West Canada Valley, 52-19 on Saturday in a CSC III game. There is more to the lopsided league win for the Emerald Knights, who remain undefeated. With Rome Catholic and New York Mills having lost most of its points to graduation, Hamilton looks to be a Section III Class D title contender. Richfield Springs, last year's Class D runner up, was upset at New York Mills earlier in the week. The win was the Marauders' first big AS victory (after Szkotak). Hamilton has yet to face New York Mills and Rome Catholic, which beat West Canada by six, but so far first-year coach Jessica Poole likes what she sees.

"We've started off great," said Poole, a 2001 Whitesboro graduate. "We haven't played our toughest competition yet, but the games we've played, we've played excellent as team. I thought we'd be successful."