The 2019-2020 basketball season was full of excitement for two of Olmsted’s Senior players, Marciano Lamar and Gabby McDuffie both reached career milestones during their last season playing for the Olmsted Owls. Marciano Lamar has been a major role player on the court for the Owls over his three-year career on Varsity. Lamar reached a major milestone during the team’s Senior Night on February 4th when he scored his 1000-point. Lamar is only the second player in Olmsted Boys Varsity Basketball history to reach this landmark. Lamar’s remarkable year lead his team to the Section VI B-2 Semifinals at Buffalo State and was named Yale Cup II player of the year.
During the same season, Senior Gabby McDuffie solidified a spot in the record books for her career-high 1,748 points which sets the Olmsted record. McDuffie’s 5 years of hard work as a Varsity Owl led her to reach many accomplishments, in January 2019 as a Junior she was able to score her 1000-point becoming the second player in Olmsted girls’ basketball history to break that mark the same year she led the Lady Owls to the Section VI B-2 finals a Buffalo State, a first in school history. McDuffie has finished out her high school basketball career with many other accolades, she was named Canisius Cup II player of the year in 2018, 2019 and was awarded co-player of the year in 2020. She also led the league in points this year with a total of 558 points and led the 41 points during the Owls’ last game in the Section VI B-2 Semifinals.
The Olmsted Boys Varsity Basketball Team had a spectacular 2019-2020 year, ending their season with a 15-7 record thanks to outstanding play and leadership of 1000 point scorer, Lamar, who was named player of the year for the Yale Cup II as well as an All Western NY honorable mention. Also recognized on Second Team Yale Cup II was Renard Siders and Lawrence Jackson who was awarded Honorable Mention. These standouts will be missed next year along with their senior teammates, Malcom Rice, Jermaine Williams, and Tommie Kilminster.
