Delaney: No plans for Section III girls basketball team to experiment with two halves

There are no plans at this point for Section III girls basketball teams to follow the boys experiment of playing two 16-minute halves instead of four eight-minute quarters. Several Utica-area boys teams have experimented with the 16-minute halves this season and the reviews are positive, according to a notebook in Monday's paper written by colleague Ron Moshier.

Mohawk girls basketball coach Linda Ptak would not be in favor of the girls playing two halves, even though the format would speed up the games.

"It's harder than you think," said Ptak, whose team improved to 6-1 after a Monday win over New York in the first round of the Oriskany Holiday Tournament. "Two 16-minute halves is too big of a change. It's hard to play and not get a break. It's a different mindset."