Perry looks to make third time a charm when the Yellowjackets meet Lyons in C2 final

What: Section V Class C2 final

Who: No. 1 seed PERRY (21-2/Livingston County) vs. No. 3 seed LYONS (20-3/Wayne County).

When: Monday, March 5th 7 PM

Where: Blue Cross Arena at the Rochester Community War Memorial

How they got here: Perry opened with a 72-40 win over No. 17 Keshequa before beating No. 8 Rochester Academy, 67-45 and No. 4 C.G. Finney, 47-45 to reach the finals.

Lyons beat No. 14 Rochester Prep, 73-61 in the opening round. The Lions defeated No. 11 Warsaw, 84-59 in the quarters and No. 7 Cuba-Rushford, 92-50 to reach Monday’s final.

History 101: Perry is making its third straight finals appearances. The Yellowjackets won the 2014 C3 title. Perry beat Lyons in the 2016 Class C2 quarter-finals. Lyons won its 17th all-time title in 2015. The Lions rank second only to East High (24) in all-time program titles.

Trends: Perry ranked No. 6 in the most recent NYSSWA Class C poll. Lyons grabbed No. 12.

Players to Watch for Perry: Tyler Cowie Sr. G/F 27.0 ppg, Austin Croll Sr. G 17 ppg and Mike Hockey So. G 9.0 ppg.

Players to Watch for Lyons: Justice Smith Jr. G/F 22 ppg, 8 rpg, 6 apg and David Weaver Jr. G 13 ppg (hit 10 threes in one game this season).

Coaches: Phil Wyant (Perry) and Zac Young (Lyons).