Fredonia junior goes off against Southwestern...Sabres look for fourth straight win...and a familiar face in the NFC East lands in the Big Apple. More details from Greg Larson on today's Saturday Sports Update...
Saturday Sports Update
Top left: Fredonia High School's Tyler Putney put together an incredible performance Friday against Southwestern. The junior, who entered the contest averaging 13.7 points per game on the season, cranked it up a few notches by scoring a career-high 40 points, which included nine made three-pointers. He also grabbed 13 rebounds as the Billies went on to win comfortably 96-55. It was the first 40-point game by a Fredonia boys basketball player in at least a decade. Photo by the Observer
Top right: The Buffalo Sabres seem to have fixed their goaltending woes, and it has resulted in a three-game winning streak. During that span, Linus Ullmark has allowed only four goals and has a .948 save percentage. The Sabres will look to extending their win streak to four when they face the Nashville Predators tonight in the music city. Photo by USA Today
Bottom left: Many Dallas Cowboys fans got what they wanted when Jason Garrett was relieved of his head coaching duties after the team missed the playoffs this season. Now those same fans will get to see him on another sideline in the same division. On Friday, the New York Giants hired Garrett as their new offensive coordinator. Photo by USA Today
Bottom right: Is the NFL's Rooney Rule working? The rule requires at least one minority candidate to be interviewed for each open head coaching position. However, only three minorities are currently head coaches in the NFL, like Miami's Brian Flores. According to Neil Payne of FiveThirtyEight, the league needs to start hiring minorities as assistant coaches so they gain experience to become head coaches. Photo by USA Today
