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RazorSharks ready to knock the stuffing out of Niagara

November 21, 2005 - American Basketball Association (ABA)
Rochester RazorSharks News Release


(Rochester, N.Y.)Å The Rochester RazorSharks will host the Niagara Daredevils in a special Thanksgiving Night game at The Blue Cross Arena this Thursday, November 24, with tip-off scheduled for 7:05 p.m. The RazorSharks, with a 4-1 record, are in second place in the American Basketball Association's Connie Hawkins Division, trailing only the NE Pennsylvania Breakers, who are 4-0.

The RazorSharks defeated the Montreal Matrix last Saturday night at home 101-79 behind the efforts of James Reaves (28 points) and Chris Carrawell (22 points, 7 rebounds)

The Daredevils, who beat the Newark Express 118-116 last weekend to bring their record to 2-1, feature 6'8" center Eric Walton (San Jose State) and 6'8" forward Joe Buck, a standout at the University of Southern California.

On Thanksgiving Night the RazorSharks, the City of Rochester and The Blue Cross Arena will have free parking at the Court Street parking lot on the south side of the Arena. Tickets for the Thanksgiving Night game are available at The Blue Cross Arena Box office, all TicketMaster locations, via phone by calling (585) 232-1900 or on the internet at www.ticketmaster.com.

RAZORSHARKS LEADERS

Points Rebounds Assists

James Reaves - 23.6 James Reaves - 10.2 Lazarus Sims - 6.6

Chris Carrawell - 16.8 Troy Brown - 7.2 Julian Blanks - 4.0

Demond Stewart - 16.8 Chris Carrawell - 5.4 Chris Carrawell - 3.4

RazorSharks Practice Schedule November 21-26 DATE TIME LOCATION

Mon., November 21 9:30 a.m. - 12 noon MetroCenter YMCA

Tue., November 22 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. MetroCenter YMCA

Wed., November 23 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. MetroCenter YMCA

Thu., November 24 7:05 p.m. vs. Niagara Daredevils

at The Blue Cross Arena

Fri., November 25 9:30 a.m. - 12 noon MetroCenter YMCA

Sat., November 26 7:00 p.m. - at Strong Island Sound

SHARK BITES:

Thursday's game will be broadcast live on WHTK AM-1280 at 7:00 p.m. with Gene Battaglia handling the play-by-play and former Syracuse University great Roosevelt Bouie providing color commentaryÅ The RazorSharks head to Long Island Saturday, November 26 to tip-off against the Strong Island Sound at 7:00 p.mÅ .Next home game after Thanksgiving for Rochester is Saturday, December 10 at The Blue Cross Arena against the Maryland Nighthawks at 7:35 p.m.

Note: OurSports Central no longer actively covers the American Basketball Association (ABA) as a professional league due in part to its inability to publish and play a schedule and the transitory nature of many of its teams. For information on professional minor leagues, please see OSC's basketball section.

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