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The Auburn High football team's season looked to be over as the Maroons trailed Indian River 45-13 in the third quarter in a Section III, Class A semifinal on Friday night at General Brown High School near Watertown.

But somehow, some way the Maroons came roaring back from the 32-point deficit to score 32 unanswered points and stun Indian River 61-59 in double overtime to advance to the final against Carthage Friday at the Carrier Dome.

In high school, each team gets a possession, from their opponent's 20. Tied at 45-45, in the first overtime, Indian River's Gabe Lynch scored from the two and then ran in the two-point conversion to make it 53-45.

Auburn then struck back as quarterback Troy Churney threw a 20-yard scoring to Leon Atkins on the first play. Dante Herndon caught Churney's two-point pass to tie it 53-53.

Auburn got the ball to start the second overtime and again Churney struck on the first play, 20 yards to Herndon for the touchdown. Churney then kept for the two-point conversion to give Auburn a 61-53 lead.

Indian River had a touchdown wiped out on a holding penalty but still was able to score when QB Robert Alexander threw a 15-yard TD pass to Rowan Marsell. Auburn stopped聽Guillermo Rosario Acosta on the try for two to end it but the Maroons were flagged for a horse collar tackle giving the Warriors another chance.聽

This time, Alexander tried to pass and was incomplete and the Maroons could finally start celebrating their epic comeback.

Churney finished with 20 completions in 35 attempts for 246 yards and seven touchdowns.

"Troy flipped the switch," Auburn coach Dave Moskov said. "The defense started to make some stops."

The Maroons' rally started late in the third quarter down 45-13.聽Churney threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Owen Spearing. Herndon caught the two-point conversion that made it 45-21 with under a minute left in the quarter.

Herndon recovered an onside kick at the Indian River 31. Auburn drove down to the Indian River seven but a pair of incompletions and a sack left the Maroons with a 4th-and-goal at the 14. Churney found Leon Atkins for the touchdown and then a pass to Spearing for the two-pointer that made it 45-29 with 9:34 left in the game.

"Once we got the ball back, we said we got this," Moskov said. "After that we were unstoppable."

Incredibly, Herndon recovered another onside kick, at the Indian River 26. Auburn got inside the Warriors 10 but a sack and an intentional grounding flag left the Maroons facing a 4th-and goal at the 20. Churney tossed the ball to Shaheed Beal who threw it to Churney for the touchdown. Churney was penalized for taunting on the play, moving the ball back to the 18 for the two-point try. It didn't matter as Beal threw the halfback option to Atkins to make it 45-37 with 5:54 left in the game.

"We practice (onside kicks) every week," Moskov said. "Herndon is at the point of attack, he did a great job."

Auburn's defense came up with its biggest play of the night when Alexander was stopped short on fourth-and-two at the Warriors 39.

The Maroons took over with four minutes left and again Churney came up big, hitting Herndon for a 27-yard touchdown. Churney threw to Beal for the two-pointer than tied it at 45-45 with 3:30 remaining.

Earlier in the third, the Warriors broke it open on the first drive of the second half. It only took four running plays as Rosario Acosta capped the 84-yard drive with a 15-yard scoring run and two-point conversion that gave Indian River a 30-7 lead only 90 seconds into the third quarter.

On the next possession, Auburn tried a fake punt on 4th-and-3 but the pass was incomplete and Indian River took over at the Maroons 41. The Warriors drove down the field and Mike Davis scored on a 12-yard run. The two-point conversion pass made it 38-7 with 6:10 remaining in the third quarter.

Auburn responded on the next drive as Churney rolled out on 2nd-and-goal from the Indian River 14 and found Dante Herndon in the end zone for the touchdown. The pass for two was incomplete and Auburn trailed 38-13 with 3:43 left in the third.

On the ensuing drive, Rosario Acosta busted out for a 54-yard touchdown run and the PAT kick made it 45-13 with 3:42 remaining in the period.

In the first half, Indian River took advantage of some Auburn mistakes at the end of the second quarter.

On 4th-and-6 incompletion near midfield, Auburn was called for a late pass interference penalty that gave Indian River a first down with 1:48 left in the half.

Later, with 17 seconds left, the Warriors faced 4th-and-6 at the Auburn 34 and Robert Alexander's pass went to Tanner Colvard for the first down. An Auburn face mask on the tackle moved the ball to the Maroons nine. The Warriors were going to kick a field goal with five seconds left but the Maroons went offsides and Indian River decided to go for the score on the last play.

Acosta went around the corner for the touchdown as time expired. Indian River then converted the two-point conversion on a Alexander pass to Colvard to give the Warriors a 22-7 halftime lead.

The Maroons drove down to the Warriors' 29 late in the second quarter but Churney's pass in the end zone was knocked down and Indian River took over on downs.

The Warriors blocked an Auburn punt at midfield early in the second quarter. Gabe Lynch did the bulk of the work as he carried four straight times with the last carry from the Auburn 6 into the end zone with 6:31 left. The run for two failed as Indian River led 14-7.

Indian River took the lead near the end of the first quarter. After Auburn had to punt, Rosario聽Acosta broke off a big 74-yard run down to the Maroons' 1 as Beal's tackle saved the touchdown. On the next play, Lynch scored on first-and-goal and made the two-point conversion to make it Warriors 8-7 with 3:53 left.

Auburn scored on its first drive as Churney kept for eight yards to convert a 3rd-and-5 to the Indian River 36.

Four plays later, Auburn faced 4th-and-8 at the Indian River 34. Churney threw a screen pass to聽Beal who weaved his way through the defense for the touchdown. The PAT made it 7-0 Auburn with 7:50 left in the opening period.

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AUBURN 鈥� When it came time to thank his staff, Marc Schulz got emotional.

He and his wife, Dawn, owners of Prison City Pub & Brewery, welcomed an audience of about 50 Tuesday afternoon to 251 North St., future site of their new production facility: Prison City Farmhouse.

Friends, investors and local officials listened as Marc Schulz recounted how the downtown Auburn brewpub grew into the regional destination that will occupy the ground where they stood. From the facility's reveal as part of Auburn's 2016 Downtown Revitalization Initiative proposal to the sites that didn't work out, the process has been one of twists and turns, he said. So he thanked local government and economic development bodies 鈥� and, with cracks in his voice, Prison City's staff of 40 鈥� for their part in making the afternoon's groundbreaking ceremony possible.

"We never anticipated this, ever," Schulz told those gathered at the groundbreaking. "Thanks for being as excited as we are about this project."

In an interview with 新加坡多多开奖记录 Thursday, Dawn Schulz said Prison City Farmhouse is scheduled to open in June or July.

The facility is a pre-engineered 14,000-square-foot metal building that will take four months to arrive and be assembled, she said. The foundation should be poured before winter. The house on the south side of the property, which Prison City considered renovating as a bed-and-breakfast, will be demolished soon due to its poor condition.聽

The new building will house both a brewery and a tasting room with office and retail space. That's phase one of Prison City's expansion, Schulz said. Phase two will add two outbuildings and outdoor activity space to the property, she continued, and renovate its 8,000-square-foot dairy barn. Though the purpose of the outbuildings has yet to be determined, the barn will be available for events like weddings and concerts. It's possible the Prison City tasting room will be moved to one of the outbuildings in phase two, Schulz said, and replaced by a room for aging beer in barrels.

Prison City will also plant fruit and vegetable crops on the property to provide fresh ingredients for beers, Schulz said. That's something the brewery couldn't do at 197-199 North St., where it previously looked to build its expansion until costs exceeded projections. That property was 2.1 acres, Schulz said, while 251 North St. is more than double that size at 5.5 acres.

The facility will create 20-25 jobs and raise production of Prison City's beers from less than 1,000 barrels a year to 10,000, though Schulz said that mark will take about three years to reach. That's because brewer Ben Maeso and his team will have to master their new, bigger brewing system. But they've already gotten a head start on the process of scaling up their beers.

This summer, Maeso and his team brewed a batch of Riot India pale ale on the 30-barrel system at Young Lion Brewing Co. in Canandaigua. That experience, and another set for January, will help the brewers ensure Prison City's beers taste the same on the facility's new 20-barrel system as they did on the downtown brewpub's 5-barrel system. Being located within the city of Auburn will also help on that front, Schulz said, as the facility will share the same water source as the brewpub. Water chemistry can significantly affect the taste and feel of a beer.

Schulz stressed that nothing will change at the brewpub, or its system, after Prison City Farmhouse opens. The smaller system will be used to develop new recipes, she continued, and brew special batches. And because the new facility will only offer small bites for food, it will complement 鈥� not replace 鈥� the full restaurant experience at Prison City's downtown location. The brewpub attracted 110,000 visitors last year, Schulz said, about 65% of which came from outside Cayuga County. With another destination in the form of the production facility, she hopes that number rises.

Prison City expands as regional breweries like and have made headlines in recent months with their business woes. But the Auburn brewery doesn't quite fall into the same category, Schulz said. Not only do those regional breweries produce far more beer, but their business models also include distribution to stores and bars.

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"Even though (10,000 barrels) seems like a big jump for us, it's still a really tiny brewery in the scheme of things, and that's on purpose," she said. "We don't want to get into the regional category and try to compete for shelf space. We want to try to do as much taproom sales vs. distribution as possible. When you get into large-scale distribution, that's where some of that struggle comes."

Prison City also commands a reputation for quality that those regional breweries don't. Beers like Mass Riot IPA and Wham Whams imperial stout have earned the brewery聽No. 1 rankings, medals and festival raves聽nationwide since the brewpub opened in December 2014. The facility will raise production on those beers, and can and bottle them, in order to make them as regularly available as possible, Schulz said, as well as other IPAs in the Riot series (Riot in Vermont, etc.), Crispy Boys lager, sours and more. Cider and nonalcoholic seltzer are also possibilities, she said.

Building the facility will cost roughly $4.25 million, according to documents Prison City filed with the Auburn Industrial Development Authority. The authority granted the brewery a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement in July, with sales, mortgage and property tax relief totaling $460,342. The Schulzes will fund the project with bank financing and equity. In 2017, the expansion was awarded a $900,000 grant from the Central New York Regional Economic Development Council to reimburse Prison City for a portion of machinery and equipment in exchange for creating 20 jobs.聽

Also in July, the facility secured site plan approval from the Auburn Planning Board.聽

"We're beyond excited to get rolling with this," Dawn Schulz said.

Gallery: Prison City Farmhouse production facility groundbreaking

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A benefit for Michelle Feldman, "Strike Up the Bands!" will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10, at Tidal Wave at Falcon Lanes, 75 Pulaski St., Auburn.

Feldman, of Auburn, competed for many years as a professional bowler. Her accomplishments include being named the Professional Women's Bowling Association Player of the Year and the Bowling Digest Bowler of the Year, both in 2002. She was also the first woman bowler to roll a 300 game on American TV, in 1997. Now the co-owner of Falcon Lanes, Feldman has frequently donated use of the space to benefits.

The Nov. 10 event will include music by Chris Terra Band, Bad JuJu, Cruise Control, Str8 On and 8-Traxx, as well as food, raffle baskets, 50-50 and more. Admission is $20 and proceeds support Feldman, who recently had a stroke.

For more information, call (315) 252-2734.

An assistant county prosecutor has accused Cayuga County District Attorney Jon Budelmann of initiating "unwanted physical contact" earlier this month after he informed the DA that he was being activated by the military.

新加坡多多开奖记录 reached out to ADA Joshua Bennett for comment following聽last week鈥檚 debate between district attorney candidates, when Democratic challenger Thomas Turturo alleged that three-term incumbent Jon Budelmann fired Bennett for being activated by the military and got into a 鈥減hysical altercation鈥� with him in his office.

Budelmann responded during the debate that Bennett had been activated by the military and wasn鈥檛 fired, and he also denied that there was a physical altercation in the office.

But in response to 新加坡多多开奖记录's request for comment on the debate exchange, Bennett said he has been on paid administrative leave since Oct. 15 following what he said was 鈥渦nwanted physical contact鈥� initiated by the district attorney after Bennett informed him of upcoming military orders with the New York Army National Guard.

鈥淥n October 10th, 2019, I notified Cayuga County District Attorney Jon Budelmann of imminent military orders commencing on approximately November 1st in accordance with New York Military Law and (. DA Budelmann became upset at this news, initiated unwanted physical contact with me, and told me to leave the office. I immediately notified the HR Administrator for Cayuga County following the incident and I have been on paid administrative leave since October 15th," Bennett wrote in his statement.

"DA Budelmann has attempted to contact members of my chain of command, told a member of law enforcement that I have post-traumatic stress disorder, and reassigned my workload. I have appreciated serving the People of Cayuga County as a Prosecutor and as a Soldier in the New York Army National Guard,鈥� the statement continued.

Budelmann responded to Bennett's allegations, issuing a statement that called Bennett's claims false and politically motivated.

"Neither this Office nor Cayuga County generally comment upon personnel matters. However, in light of Mr. Bennett's comments, I will state for the record that Mr. Bennett's placement on paid administrative leave had no relationship to his military service. Mr. Bennett was hired largely due to his military background, because I believe the military stands for what I stand for Honor and Integrity," Budelmann wrote in his statement.

"I am aware that Mr. Bennett was offered a senior assistant district attorney position in DA candidate Turturo's administration (if elected). I regard these claims as a desperate political stunt orchestrated by my opponent Mr. Turturo. That Mr. Bennett went to the press with false claims right after my opponent's poor performance at the debate speaks volumes. These false allegations are just another attempt to distract the voters from the relevant issue, the fact that Mr. Turturo is grossly unqualified to be District Attorney," the statement continued.

When contacted for comment about Budelmann's response, Bennett wrote in an email, "I have no agreement in place with Mr. Turturo nor any stake in the outcome of Mr. Budelmann鈥檚 election."

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Bennett has served in the National Guard since 2014, after he graduated from Albany Law School. He joined the Cayuga County DA鈥檚 office in February after a year-long deployment to Iraq and Kuwait. Prior to that, he worked in the Onondaga County District Attorney鈥檚 office and the public defender鈥檚 office in Monroe County. Bennett, who is 33 years old and a native of Kingston, also was on active duty status in the Air Force for six years before beginning his career in law.

, a federal statute, protects service members鈥� ability to return to their civilian jobs after a period of military service and prohibits discrimination in the workplace based on military service.

The status of Bennett's report to county human resources department has not been made public. Cayuga County Attorney Christopher Palermo said that he could not comment on human resource complaints because they are county personnel issues.

When contacted for this story, Turturo responded in an email to 新加坡多多开奖记录 on Monday evening, saying, "Mr. Budelmann had an opportunity to tell the truth at the debate and he declined. His outright denial of an assault on a member of his own staff and a service member should tell the people of Cayuga County that Mr. Budelmann cannot be trusted. I for one stand with Mr. Bennett, who has a reputation locally for being an attorney of outstanding integrity."

Bennett's status in the DA's office arose during the debate on Thursday after Budelmann criticized Turturo for filing for bankruptcy in 2013. Turturo responded that he had to reorganize his finances after purchasing The Phoenix Building in downtown Auburn.

鈥淢r. Budelmann鈥檚 comments of course regarding how a bankruptcy works clearly indicate that he doesn鈥檛 really understand the bankruptcy law very much,鈥� Turturo said. 鈥淎nd from his background of exclusively prosecuting crimes, it doesn鈥檛 surprise me that he doesn鈥檛 understand a lot of areas of law outside of what he does every single day. That鈥檚 probably why he didn鈥檛 know that you can鈥檛 fire someone for being recalled to active duty, leading to a physical altercation in his office two weeks ago. But I guess the facts will speak for themselves on that and that explains Mr. Bennett鈥檚 absence.鈥�

When Budelmann denied the allegation, saying that Bennett was activated by the military and was never fired, Turturo asked, 鈥淪o, is it your position that you didn鈥檛 have an altercation with him at your office?鈥�

鈥淎re you that desperate? No, I didn鈥檛 have any altercation with him at my office,鈥� Budelmann said.

Four fights between multiple inmates broke out this month at Auburn Correctional Facility, according to a news release Tuesday from the union representing New York's corrections officers.聽

The first three fights occurred within minutes of each other on the evening of Oct. 12, according to the New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association. The first involved seven inmates fighting one other inmate in the recreation yard. As they were removed from the yard, another fight broke out between four inmates.

A third fight involving three inmates occurred 25 minutes after that incident, which resulted in one inmate requiring treatment for lacerations to his arm, the left side of his face, jaw and ribs. Three officers and a sergeant also suffered minor injuries, NYSCOPBA said.聽

The fourth fight, which occurred in the main yard at 9:30 p.m. on Oct. 22, involved 13 inmates who were seen making "slashing type movements," according to the union. Despite orders from staff, inmates continued to fight and several rounds of pepper spray were used to stop the assault.聽

One inmate was treated by medical staff for a laceration to the back of his shoulder, and a correctional officer suffered minor knee pain. The union revealed a search of the area found five sharpened makeshift weapons.聽

All the inmates face disciplinary measures.

"Without a code of conduct for incarcerated individuals there is virtually nothing standing in the way to stop an inmate from attacking staff or another inmate," said Joe Miano, NYSCOPBA's western region vice president. "This is a very dangerous road to travel when our priority needs to be about protecting staff and inmates from vicious, unprovoked assaults.聽

The string of fights follow a "continued trend" of daily inmate fighting at Auburn prison, Miano said.聽

In the aftermath of the brawls, Miano panned efforts to restrict the use of solitary confinement, or special housing units, in New York prisons. Legislation has been introduced by state lawmakers that would reduce the use of solitary confinement.聽

"On a consistent basis, staff is assaulted, inmate-on-inmate fights occur, all the while opponents of special housing units continue to push for less discipline and accountability for unruly inmates," Miano said.聽

Four former Auburn Doubledays played a role in the Washington Nationals' Game 7 win to capture the franchise's first World Series title.聽

Nationals third baseman Anthony Rendon, who played eight games with the Doubledays in 2012, hit a solo home run in the seventh inning to cut the Nationals' deficit to 2-1.聽

Left fielder Juan Soto, who appeared in six games with the Doubledays three years ago, walked after Rendon's homer. He scored on Howie Kendrick's two-run, go-ahead homer.聽

Catcher Yan Gomes, who played with the Doubledays when the club was affiliated with the Toronto Blue Jays, reached base on a fielder's choice in the ninth inning. Center fielder Victor Robles, a member of the 2015 Doubledays, singled. They both scored on Adam Eaton's RBI single.聽

Soto finished with two hits, a run and RBI. He batted .333 with 3 home runs and 7 RBI in the World Series.聽

Rendon, who went 1-for-5 in Game 7, hit .276 with 2 homers in the World Series.聽

Robles batted .160 in the World Series. However, he made several defensive plays in center to track down deep fly balls hit by Astros' hitters.聽

Gomes batted .188 in the World Series. He was behind the plate for Game 7.聽

Gallery: World Series champion Washington Nationals who played for Auburn Doubledays

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State police said a tractor trailer driver from Jordan is facing criminal charges after using a crowbar to attack a woman who had taken video of him talking on his cell phone while driving.

Michael E. Severin, 59, of Jordan, was charged Saturday with second-degree menacing and fourth-degree criminal mischief, both class A misdemeanors, in connection with an incident at the Indian Castle Service Area in the town of Danube on the New York State Thruway.聽

Troopers said the alleged victim was riding in a tractor-trailer driven by her father on the Thruway when Severin allegedly almost sideswiped them. As the father and daughter continued past Severin's truck, the woman took a picture of Severin on his phone with plans to report the alleged violation.

About 60 miles down the road, the woman and her father entered the service area, and Severin followed them into the area, troopers said. He blocked the other truck in and came after the woman with the crowbar as she was using her phone to record. Troopers said Severin swung at her, causing her to drop the phone, and he then destroyed the phone with the crowbar.

Troopers said Severin ran back to his truck and got back on the highway, but was stopped by state police about 40 miles away and taken into custody.

Businesses at the Fingerlakes Crossing shopping plaza in Aurelius were evacuated Friday after numerous gas leaks were discovered after a rooftop fire.

Firefighters from Aurelius, Fleming and Auburn responded to a fire on the roof on One Main Financial just after 2 p.m. Friday. Gas company workers sent to the scene found several leaks, and that portion of the complex was evacuated.

Gas and electric were shut off to all of the connected units, and fire investigators were called to check out the situation.

The shopping center is located at 1626 Clark Street Road in Aurelius, across from Fingerlakes Mall.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency in 11 New York counties, including Cayuga, after flooding and high winds caused damage and power outages late Thursday and early Friday.聽

Cuomo made the announcement at a cabinet meeting Friday in Albany. State agency employees and resources will be deployed to counties affected by the storm. The state will deploy 200 National Guard soldiers to assist with the response.聽

The other counties covered by the declaration are Chautauqua, Dutchess, Erie, Essex, Hamilton, Herkimer, Montgomery, Oneida, Saratoga and Warren.

"Many of these situations are still ongoing," Cuomo said. "There's going to be a lot of debris to clean up afterwards. Many of the homes are going to be uninhabitable."聽

High winds caused power outages in several counties across New York. Cuomo's office reported that the storm left more than 241,000 businesses and residential buildings without power at one point.聽

There were nearly 300 NYSEG customers without power in Cayuga County early Friday.聽

While the high winds subsided by Friday afternoon, flooding remains a concern in several counties. Cayuga County Sheriff Brian Schenck, who issued a travel advisory for several hours Friday, reported there was flooding in Locke and Moravia. He said the Owasco Inlet crested at about 3 a.m.聽

In the Mohawk Valley region, there have been multiple reports of flooding. More than five inches of rain fell in Hamilton and Herkimer counties. There was nearly four inches of rain in Oneida County.

The state Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services is deploying equipment, including pumps, to counties dealing with flooding.聽

Cuomo visited Herkimer County early Friday to survey the flood damage. While there, he witnessed a swift water rescue of a family whose home was in danger of being swept away.聽

"Think of all the things that have to happen to get to that point," Cuomo said. "You had to have the state police there. You had to have the swift water rescue team. You had to coordinate with the local police. You had to have all the trucks in place. Everything had to be lined up 鈥� ambulance had to be there 鈥� and they did an extraordinary job all through the night and all through this morning."聽

While the storm is winding down, Cuomo advised New Yorkers in the affected counties to exercise caution when driving. He noted there are multiple roads closed due to flooding.

Today we say goodbye to a true Auburn Legend, Billy Kufs. Calling hours for Bill are from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 3, at Pettigrass Funeral Home, 196 Genesee St., and a memorial service with reflections from Billy鈥檚 life will follow immediately.

Bill has been my friend since we were young kids and he sure had a good run! He left his mark on Auburn like none other, and provided more sports, enjoyment and laughter for all of us than just about anyone I can think of. The recent write-up in the paper after his passing was perfect and said it all. But oh boy, if the walls at the old Shortstop Tavern could talk, we鈥檇 all be in trouble! What stories they could tell!

It was a timeless tradition in Auburn during the autumn season, that every Sunday morning, the cars would line up at The Shortstop on State Street so that every guy in town聽鈥� including law enforcement, doctors, lawyers, all of us 鈥� could place our football bets for the day before the games started. And what a fun place it was ... always full of characters and some excitement!

Billy鈥檚 establishment was the place to go in Auburn when it involved sports. Such famous athletes as Tony Galento, boxer; Tom Heinsohn, basketball player; Ray Nitschke, football player; Dave Cowens, basketball player; and Guy 鈥淐hip鈥� Reese, the greatest poker player ever, all graced the Shortstop Tavern.

Bill sponsored countless softball, basketball and bowling teams, both men and women, who won several titles over the years. After a game, they all showed up at the Shortstop in uniforms that Bill bought, and they were treated quite well.

I had the good fortune to coach two of Bill鈥檚 basketball teams with many talented local athletes. One was the Shortstop Tavern and the other was the Auburn Wizards and we played in the Syracuse John Clark League.

Bill put Auburn on the basketball map as he held tournaments at both Central High, and then Mount Carmel鈥檚 gym, and at both they drew the largest basketball crowds to ever grace Auburn with over 800 fans showing up to enjoy them. Jim Boeheim played in Billy鈥檚 tournaments back then. Thanks, Bill, from all of Auburn, for all the good times! You did good!