Moshier: More magic from Kramer

As a football quarterback, Ryan Kramer came close to leading Oneida’s Indians to a state championship. Now, the senior is trying to help his basketball team win a Tri Valley League West Division title.

 

Friday’s dramatic, 68-67 win at Notre Dame High School certainly was a giant step in that direction. The Indians bolted to an 18-4 lead, fell behind by five points early in the fourth quarter, and then rode Kramer’s heroics to a last-second victory.

 

In the last 61 seconds, Kramer scored Oneida’s last seven points, including a 3-pointer from NBA range, a twisting layup under extreme duress, and a 19-footer with two Notre Dame defenders draped all over him that beat the buzzer and the state-ranked Jugglers.

 

It was another dazzling display of Kramer’s willingness, and ability to make something happen in the heat of the moment. He did it on the football field and he’s doing it on the basketball court, helping the Indians maintain a one-game lead over Vernon-Verona-Sherrill in the TVL West.

 

On the same night VVS coach Al Knapp won his 520th game, tying him for the all-time Section III record, Kramer finished with 23 points and led Oneida to a victory that prevented VVS from tying the Indians for the TVL West lead. Notre Dame’s loss, meanwhile, helped Whitesboro take a half-game lead over the Jugglers in the TVL East.