Prattsburgh breezes to Class D2 Championship

By PAUL GOTHAM

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Tournament MVP Mason Putnam and Garrett Socola combined for 51 points as the Prattsburgh Vikings defeated the Bradford Braves, 78-45 to claim the 2018 Section V Class D2 title Saturday afternoon at the Blue Cross Arena at the Rochester War Memorial.

Putnam scored 23 points including career point 1,ooo in the contest. He hit 7 of 15 shots from the floor and 8 of 12 from the free throw line. The sophomore guard handed out a game-high six assists and grabbed five rebounds.

Socola netted a game-high 28 points to lead Prattsburgh to its 10th Section V title all-time and first since 2015.

Socola scored 11 points and handed out one assist in the first quarter as Prattsburgh jumped to a 24-9 lead.  The senior forward connected on 13 of 18 shots from the floor for the contest including two of four from behind the 3-point arc. He added seven rebounds and five steals.

Kris Johnson registered a double-double scoring 13 points and grabbing 11 rebounds.

Prattsburgh outscored Bradford in the paint (46-16) and off turnovers (35-15).

Nathaniel Barber paced Bradford with 16 points and game-high 13 rebounds. Joseph Miller had nine points and five rebounds. Bradford outscored Prattsburgh on second-chance points 19-10.

Johnson and Socola joined Putnam on the all-tournament team. Barber and Miller represented Bradford. Avoca’s Nathan Nunn and Belfast’s Isaiah Leiseur rounded out the team.

Prattsburgh will play the winner of Clyde-Savannah vs. Honeoye matchup in Wednesday’s regional qualifier.

PRATTSBURGH 78, BRADFORD 45
BRADFORD (13-11)
Nathaniel Barber 8-20 0-0 16; Joseph Miller 3-9 3-4 9; Nick Bailey 2-7 2-3
7; Kobi Wakeman 2-8 0-1 6; Jacob Scott 2-3 0-0 5; Blaze Machuga 1-7 0-2 2;
Jordan Sutryk 0-1 0-0 0; Ben Lucas 0-1 0-0 0; Maurcie Kopka 0-0 0-0 0;
Steven Spina Jr. 0-5 0-0 0; Michael English 0-4 0-0 0; Ryan DeGraw 0-0 0-0
0. Totals 18-65 5-10 45.
PRATTSBURGH (20-3)
Garrett Socola 13-18 0-0 28; Mason Putnam 7-15 8-12 23; Kris Johnson 6-10
1-3 13; James Crowder 3-5 0-0 7; Troy Sanford 1-4 1-2 3; JT Campbell 0-0 2-2
2; Austin Rosell 1-4 0-0 2; Sheldon Lass 0-0 0-0 0; Chris Hively 0-0 0-0 0;
Ammon Anderson 0-1 0-0 0; Tommy Morse 0-2 0-0 0; Mo Anderson 0-3 0-0 0.
Totals 31-62 12-19 78.
Bradford………………….    9   14    9   13  –   45
Prattsburgh……………….   24   16   22   16  –   78
3-point goals–Bradford 4-21 (Kobi Wakeman 2-5; Nick Bailey 1-4; Jacob Scott
1-2; Steven Spina Jr. 0-5; Michael English 0-2; Blaze Machuga 0-3),
Prattsburgh 4-17 (Garrett Socola 2-4; Mason Putnam 1-5; James Crowder 1-1;
Austin Rosell 0-1; Ammon Anderson 0-1; Tommy Morse 0-1; Mo Anderson 0-3;
Troy Sanford 0-1). Fouled out–Bradford-None, Prattsburgh-None.
Rebounds–Bradford 51 (Nathaniel Barber 13), Prattsburgh 35 (Kris Johnson
11). Assists–Bradford 7 (Steven Spina Jr. 3), Prattsburgh 14 (Mason Putnam
6). Total fouls–Bradford 15, Prattsburgh 16. Technical
fouls–Bradford-None, Prattsburgh-None.