Class of 2003

John A. Baynes, Sr.

Mary Ellen Burt

Douglas J. Farrell

Chris Fox

Gordon Joseph

Gina Montesano

Andy Moore

Amy Reynders

Michael R. Ruff

William J. O'Rourke Sr.

Robert Paul Rose

Bettina Love

Richard G. Blackwell

Jim Boeheim

Claude Williams

Hall of Fame Class of 2003

Note: Class photo for 2003 is   missing. If one exists, please email   pkabel@frontiernet.net. Thank you.

John A. Baynes, Sr. - Coach

Although his legacy to Section V is that of a   superior coach, had records been as accurate in the 1930's as they are today,   he would be remembered as a hardwood star for Aquinas in the late 1930's and   the unbeaten University of Rochester team in 1942. After his country's call   took him to the Pacific theater in 1943, he received All Upstate New York   Collegiate honors in 1947, and scored a then record 32 points in a single   game at the U of Rochester.

He was a 34 year social studies teacher and   guidance counselor at Clyde and East Rochester and was a highly successful   basketball coach at the two schools, winning five Section V titles; two at   Clyde (1952, 1955) and three at East Rochester (1959, 1962 and 1963). His   teams won 11 county championships; five at Clyde (Wayne) and six at E. R.   (Monroe). His teams won 36 consecutive games to close out his career in Clyde   and 43 consecutive wins from 1961-1963 in East Rochester. He also coached   baseball and football. His career basketball coaching record was 317-140.

He is a member of the University of Rochester   Hall of Fame and the East Rochester Wall of Fame.

Mary Ellen Burt - Player

A 1978 graduate of Webster's R. L. Thomas High   School, she earned an unprecedented 16 Varsity athletic letters; four each in   field hockey, basketball, volleyball and softball.

Her basketball honors included All Monroe   County honors in 1976, 1977 and 1978, and was named to the Section V All   Tournament Team the same three years. She was one of the first quality women   in Section V to be awarded a four year scholarship to a NCAA Division I   school, choosing to play for Southern California of the Pac-10, where she was   a NCAA Final Four participant in 1981.

At the time of her induction (2003), she was   enjoying a successful coaching career at Union College in Schenectady, NY,   where her 10 year career to date had distinguished her as the coach with the   most career wins in the school's history, including the most wins in a season   (22). She was recognized by the New York State Women's Collegiate Athletic   Association with their Service Award in 2001, and was the East Region's   Women's Basketball Coach of the Year in 2003.

She also represents Section V well off the   court by volunteering with a number of organizations, including Northeast   Parent and Child Foster Care, the YWCA, Girls Incorporated, Big Brothers and   Big Sisters, and a number of AAU and CYO basketball teams.

Douglas J. Farrell - Player/Official

Considered by many to be one of the few   natural athletes of his day, he was a hidden secret, as private schools did   not play in Section V championships when he stared at Cardinal Mooney. He was   a graduate of Cardinal Mooney in 1969, and excelled both in basketball and   baseball.

In his senior year at Cardinal Mooney, he was   a major part of his team's 20-1 record, leading his team to their second   consecutive Catholic Diocesan Tournament championship (1968, 1969). During   those two years, he and his teammates accumulated 39 wins and only four   losses. In both 1968 and 1969, he was recognized by the Democrat and   Chronicle as one of the area's best in what has come to be known as the All   Greater Rochester Team.

He received a full scholarship to Division I   Niagara University, where he stared in both basketball and baseball. He was a   part of the 1972 Niagara University team which took runner-up honors in the   NIT tournament at the end of the season. That year also found him as a   participant for Niagara U. in the NCAA Baseball Championships. He pitched a   no-hitter that year, and was later drafted for the fourth consecutive year by   a major league baseball team.

He coached basketball at Bishop Kearney   (1975-1980), and in 1981 began a 21 year career as a basketball official   under the auspices of the International Association of Approved Basketball   Officials (IAABO Board 60). During his 21 years, he served eight years on the   Executive Committee, was the 1999 Official of the Year and the number one   rated official in the area. That same year, he was chosen to represent Board   60 and Section V as an official for the New York State Basketball   Championships at Glens Falls.

Chris Fox - Player

He was a 1997 graduate of McQuaid Jesuit High   School, where he twice was a member of New York State Class A Championship   teams (1995, 1997). At the time of his induction, he ranked as the third   all-time scorer in McQuaid's history with over 1500 career points.

In 1995, he was named in national publications   as one of the top 100 sophomore basketball talents in the United States.

He was a member of the Democrat and Chronicle's   All Greater Rochester Team three times (1995, 1996 and 1997), and was named   the Rochester area's Player of the Year in 1997. As he and his teammates won   their second state title in three years, he was named the state tournament's   Most Valuable Player (1997).

A highly recruited basketball talent, he chose   to play his college ball for NCAA Division I Colgate University, where a   series of injuries limited his college playing days.

He participated in the National Association of   Basketball Coaches' Reading Program initiative, volunteering with elementary   students while attending Colgate. He also has shared his basketball talents   and skills by working a variety of basketball camps and teaching skills to   12-18 year olds.

Gordon Joseph - Coach

Even though his election into the Hall of Fame   was in the coaching division, he was also an accomplished player in Section   V, having been a member of the two-time Class C Champion Naples High School   in 1954 and 1955. He was a Finger Lakes League All Star both of those two   years and scored a league single game record 50 points in 1955. he averaged   23.5 points a game that year.

After graduating from Cortland State, he   embarked on a long career of teaching, coaching and Athletic Director Duties.   Five times he was Section V Coach of the Year (1974, '75, '76, '77 and 1990),   and his teams won three consecutive Section V titles in the late 70's (1976,   1977 and 1978). He led his Bloomfield Bombers to the 1978 New York State   Class B Finals, eventually dropping a hard-fought triple overtime game to   Schuylerville.

In 1977 he was named the Democrat and   Chronicle's All Greater Rochester Coach of the Year. His 30 year basketball   coaching career ended with 421 wins and 179 losses; a .702 winning   percentage.

In honor of his contribution to the community   and the school, the community sponsored Gordon Joseph Day January 31, 1992.   He would eventually be selected for induction into the first Bloomfield Hall   of Fame in 1995.

Gina Montesano - Player

She was a 1995 graduate of Mercy High School   and played an important role in leading her team to two Section V titles   (1992, 1993). She scored 1,406 points in her career at Mercy, and in her   senior year, while playing point guard, averaged 23 points a game, 6.1   rebounds a game, 5.4 assists and 2.7 steals a game.

She was rewarded for her efforts on the courts   by being named to the Section V All Tournament Team in 1992, 1994 and 1995,   and was a McDonalds All American in 1995. While playing in the McDonalds   Exceptional Senior All Star Game, she ended her career at Mercy by being   named the MVP of the game.

The Rochester media also recognized her   accomplishments by naming her to the All Greater Rochester Team in 1993, 1994   and 1995, elevating her talent even higher by naming her the female 1995   Player of the Year for the Section V Region. Radio station WVOR continued the   post-season awards her senior year by naming her the WVOR Sportswoman of the   Year.

She was also a soccer standout while at Mercy,   earning four letters while at center forward and playing a key role in two   Section V titles (1991, 1993). She scored 41 goals during her sophomore   season, and was named the Democrat and Chronicle's Section V Player of the   Year (1993).

At the time of her induction, she held the   position of Director of Sports, Fitness and recreation at the Boys and Girls   Club of North Lake Tahoe, California.

Andy Moore - Player

A 1981 graduate of Cuba Central, he was a   four-year starter for Greenwood (1977-1978), then Cuba (1978-1981), scoring a   career total 1,987 points. He was a member of the 1979 and 1980 Cuba   Greyhounds team which won Section V Class C titles, and went on to win the   New York State Championship in Class C in 1979.

He was recognized for his abilities by being   named to the Section V All-Tournament Team three times (1979, 1980, 1981),   and was the Tournament Most Valuable Player in 1980. Democrat and Chronicle's   All Greater Rochester honors were sent his way in 1980 and 1981. New York   State honors included All-State third team, 1979, second team in 1980 and New   York State First Team honors in 1981. Additionally, he was named as New York   State's Small Schools Player of the Year in 1981.

He went on to play his college basketball for   NCAA Division I St. Bonaventure University (1981-1983) and Division II   Mansfield State (1984-1986). While at Mansfield, he set a single season   scoring record in 1986.

At the time of his induction, he was the Men's   Basketball Coach at the University of Pittsburgh-Bradford Campus, where his   overall coaching for 10 years was 177-96 and held membership in the National   Association of Basketball Coaches and the Eastern Collegiate Athletic   Conference's Men's Basketball Committee.

Amy Reynders - Player

She is a 1992 graduate of Aquinas Institute,   where she gained the Times Union Super 15 honors three times (1990, 1991 and   1992) and also was named to the Democrat and Chronicle's All Greater   Rochester Teams in 1991 and 1992.

She was recognized for Player of the Year   honors in 1992. Her Aquinas team won the 1991 Section V Class BB Championship   and lost in the final game for the New York State Class B Championship.

In 1992, her name appeared in Dick Vitale's   Basketball Magazine, where she was rated as one of the top five female   basketball players in the northeast. She won Empire State gold medals for   basketball in 1990 and 1991, receiving the accolades as Outstanding Empire   State Games Athlete in 1991.

She chose NCAA Division I Rutgers University   to play her collegiate basketball, and was a three-year starter and two-year   team captain. During her play at Rutgers, she played in two NCAA tournaments,   and was awarded the Big East/Gillette Post-Grad Scholar Athlete Award in   1995-1996.

At the time of her induction, she was a   medical doctor of Otolaryngology, serving her third year of residency at   Upstate Medical University in Syracuse.

Michael R. Ruff - Player

He was a 1975 graduate of Fairport High   School, where his Red Raiders captured the Section V AAA Championship in his   senior year. As a co-captain of his team, his play on the court earned him   Most Valuable Player honors for the Section V tournament.

Other honor collected included First Team All   Monroe County (1975) and First Team All Greater Rochester in the same year.   He was a member of the select Section V All-Stars which played the Junior   National Team of the former USSR (1975). He was given a full basketball   scholarship to LeMoyne College, where he was the starting point guard all   four years.

He graduated from LeMoyne with honors in 1979   and returned to Section V as a coach, beginning at Aquinas Institute in 1982   and moving to Bishop Kearney in 1986, where he led his team to the finals of   the annual tournament. The Democrat and Chronicle named him Coach of the Year   for 1986.

At the time of his induction, he was a   professor of Business at Monroe Community College, where he was honored their   Outstanding Teacher Award in 1998. He also was a successful Realtor with   Re/Max Realty Group and received entrance into the Re/Max Realty Hall of   Fame.

His community involvement activities include   work as a Compeer volunteer, religious education at his home parish, the   fresh Air Fund and the Big Brother/Big Sister Program

William J. O'Rourke Sr. - Coach

When he came to Webster High School in 1950,   the basketball program was not a strong one. It took four or five years to   establish Webster as a formidable opponent in Monroe County and another five   years to establish Webster as a power in Section V. He laid the groundwork   for the rich tradition that has made Webster basketball fans proud for over a   half century.

His coaching career at Webster spanned 28   years (1950-1978), in which time he amassed a strong 343-193 record. His   teams won eight Monroe County Championships and played in five Section V   Championship games ('61, '70, '72, '75, '78), winning the Class AA Championship   in 1961 with a team that would later (1996) be named as Section V's All-Time   Best Team. He was a recipient of the Section V Coach of the Year Award in   1969 and coached the Section V All Star Team, which played the Junior   National Team from USSR in 1975.

Honors were won both on and off the court,   symbolic of the life he encouraged his players to live. He won the National   High School Athletic Association's Coach of the Year in District 1 (1975),   and the New York State Coaches Honor Award (1978). Locally, he was an   inaugural inductee into the Frontier Walk of Fame. His community of Webster   named him Man of the Year in 1972. In that same year, the Webster Chamber of   Commerce presented their annual Civic Award to him, "In recognition of   many years of working with the youth of the community of Webster." In   1975, the Webster Town Board Award was given him for "….years of   successful coaching and honors to the Webster community."

Once asked to state his Rules of Life, he   responded: "1. Give 100%. 2. Be a gentleman on and off the court. 3.   Show respect for others. 4. Never embarrass others. 5. Treat everyone as an   individual 6. Embrace Faith." In his gentle way, he lived and taught his   Rules of Life.

Robert Paul Rose - Player

A 1982 graduate of Cardinal Mooney High   School, he led his team to its first and only Section V basketball title,   winning the Class AAA crown in his senior year. He was named MVP of the   Section V AAA tournament, and was one of Section V's elite performers, as   determined by the Democrat and Chronicle, when he was chosen a member of the   All Greater Rochester Team. The Times Union named him as a member of its   "Super 15" squad, capping a stellar senior year.

He spent his college days as a four-year   starter for NCAA Division I George Mason University, and was twice named the   team's Player of the Year (1984, 1986), receiving his league's recognition   twice, including first team selection in 1986.

He was drafted in the fourth round by the   Continental Basketball League's Jacksonville Jets and was runner-up for the   CBA's Rookie of the Year honors (1986). He spent five years in the CBA, one   in the United States Basketball League and a short stint with the NBA Los   Angeles Clippers before finding a home in Australia's NBL in 1992, where at   the time of his induction he was playing his 12th NBL season with the   Townsville McDonalds Crocodiles, and had two years remaining on his contract.   In his 12 seasons with the NBL, his teams played in the championships three   times, winning one title. He was selected for league honors ten times,   winning the NBL MVP award once, and his team's MVP award eight times. His   career NBL statistics show an offensive average of 21.5 points per game and   5.7 assists per game. He also was averaging 7.4 rebounds per game. In 2003,   he was awarded the prestigious Centenary Medal, celebrating the contributions   made to the community and nation of Australia. His certificate, signed

by Australia's Prime Minister, recognizes his   contribution to Australian society through the sport of basketball.

Bettina Love - Player

She is a 1997 graduate of Rochester's Edison   Technical School, where she was instrumental in leading her team to two   Section V titles in Class BB (1995, 1996), and four City-Catholic League   Championships ('94, '95, '96 and '97). She scored 1,897 points and gathered   949 rebounds in her four-year career, and improved her game each year, capped   by her stellar senior year, when she averaged 32 points and 14 rebounds a   game. She once scored a career-high 49 points in a single game, and was the   Section V Tournament Class BB Most Valuable Player in 1996, and was named to   the All-Tournament Team in two other Section V tournaments.

She was named to the All-City Team all four   years she played, and her solid play was recognized by the Democrat and   Chronicle, which selected her to the All Greater Rochester Team three times.   She was chosen to play in the annual McDonald's Exceptional Senior Game, and   was the game's MVP (1997). She was also recognized for the quality of her   character, when she received the 1997 Youth Citizen of the Year Award in   Rochester.

She played Division I basketball for the   University of Pittsburgh, winning various awards, including the University's   Scholar Athlete Award (2000-2003), and Big East Player of the Week. She   became involved with the community in Pittsburgh, teaching Sunday School for   two years and participating in the "Read-to-Win" program, where she   visited Pittsburgh area schools and read grade appropriate books to the   classes. At the time of her induction, she was enrolled at the University of   Georgia in the PhD. program in Educational Policy Studies.

Richard G. Blackwell - Coach

He was a legendary coach in the Wayne County   League, coaching the Lyons Lions for 15 years. In a time when Lyons chose to   play in a higher classification "with the big boys," he amassed a   16 year career coaching record of 210 wins and 80 losses, for a .724 winning   percentage. His team went undefeated in his first season of coaching, winning   the Class A Section V title in 1952 with a record of 18-0. In 1954, the Lions   won their second Section V crown in three years. His teams won nine Wayne   County titles and were regular Sectional tournament participants, with a run   of seven years where they received a tournament invitation each year.

During that time, they made it at least to the   semi-finals every year. During the last six years of his coaching career   (1961-1966), his teams had an astounding 110 win, 13 loss cumulative record,   for a .894 % winning percentage. His 20-1 team is often regarded as one of   Section V's all-time finest, entering the finals of the tournament undefeated   and losing a close decision to undefeated East Rochester. He was the   recipient of Coach of the Year honors several times, and coach several Lions   who went on to play Division I basketball in college.

In addition to his coaching career, he also   was the President of the Wayne County Athletic Association for two years and   was the Basketball Assigner of officials for six years, and the Athletic   Director at Lyons for 10 years. An avid golfer, he was Section V's Golf   Chairman for 12 years and coached the Lyons golf team to their only Section V   title in that sport.

Always known as the consummate gentleman both   on and off the court, he was a role model for those he coached, setting the   example for playing the games of basketball and of life.

Jim Boeheim - Player

He was a 1962 graduate of Lyons Central, where   his three-year varsity career included action in all but one of the team's 58   games. During that period, the team rang up a 48-10 record. He scored 1,012   points in his 57 games, giving him a 17.8 points per game scoring average. He   increased his scoring output each year, culminating with 520 points and a   24.8 points per game average. During his time of play, Lyons chose to play in   a large school division, and met success.

The Lions won the Wayne-Finger Lakes League   Championships in his junior and senior years, with records of 15-1 and 14-0,   respectively. During those two years, he was second in league scoring as a   junior (19.3 ppg.) and led the league as a senior. The Lions made the   eight-team Sectional playoffs both years ('61 and '62), when only the top   eight schools in each classification could participate, and were undefeated   (20-0), going into the 1962 Class AA Championship game, where they lost a one   point double-overtime decision to undefeated East Rochester, also 20-0.   (Information courtesy of the Finger Lakes Times.)

His talents took him to the court of NCAA   Division I Syracuse University, where he scored 745 points in his three-year   career ('63-'64 - '65-'66). The Orangemen were 55-24 (.696) during the time   he was on the school's roster. After graduating with a B.A. in Social Science   (1966), he embarked on a professional basketball career with Scranton of the   Eastern League. He played for four years and was a member of two championship   squads. Personally, he was named as a second-team All-Star. He became a   graduate assistant coach at Syracuse in 1969 and coached the freshman team to   a 16-2 record. He became a full-time assistant in 1972, and took over the   Head Coach position for the Orangemen in 1976, the beginning of a journey,   which, in the 27 years up to the time of his induction, would see him   accumulate a coaching record of 653-226 (.743). During those 27 seasons, his   teams have received 26 post season invitations ( NIT or NCAA). His 22 NCAA   appearances show 12 years attaining the Sweet Sixteen, three Final Fours and   the 2003 NCAA National Collegiate Basketball Championship.

He is actively involved with the Kidney Foundation,   Coaches vs. Cancer, and the father of four.

Claude Williams - Player

He was a 1983 graduate of Rochester's   Charlotte High, where he was a part of the 1982 and 1983 Section V Champions   in Class A, both times being named to the All-Tournament Team. In his senior   year ('83), his team went on to capture the New York State Class A   Championship and played in the Federation Cup. In both of those tournaments,   he gained recognition by being named to both All-Tournament teams. He   completed his high school career at Charlotte with 18 points per game, eight   rebounds and eight assists averages. In both 1982 and 1983, local media   recognized him as a member of the All Greater Rochester squads.

He went on to play his college ball at   Division I North Carolina A&T, where he compiled career stats of 17   points, 9 rebounds and six assists per game. His teams at A&T won the   Mid-East Athletic Conference titles each year, and in his senior year, he was   both the team and the conference MVP.

He played professional basketball in Europe   for nine years, including a year each in Belgium and Holland, and seven years   in France, where he played in the French Independent Basketball Association.   His highlight year was 1995, when was second in his league, averaging 22   points a game, and gathered an average 14 rebounds per game. He was the   team's MVP that year and finished second in the league in scoring.

At the time of his induction, he was working   for the New York State Department of Youth in Rochester.