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Weekend Wrap: Mendon stays undefeated; Sutherland’s Kevin Ryan reaches 1,000 points

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Hilton’s Noah Malta (4) pushes the ball in transition during Friday’s Monroe County Division I matchup. Hilton beat Fairport, 65-51. (Photo: BONNIE WOOD PRINCE)

SATURDAY

AQUINAS (4-8) 68
VERTUS (0-12) 49
Tyler Warner finished with a career-high 36 points to lead Aquinas to its third win in the last four games. The 6-foot-11 Warner hauled in 20 rebounds to go with five blocks on the afternoon. Warner connected six times from the floor in the third quarter as AQ stretched an 11-point lead into a 26-point advantage going into the final quarter. READ MORE.

RUSH-HENRIETTA (7-6) 62
MENDON (11-0) 94
The Pittsford Mendon Varsity Boys Basketball team continues to be one of the consistently dominant squads in Section V. After defeating Rush-Henrietta, 94-62, Saturday morning at the RAP High School Invitational at East High School, Mendon has now won nine games by double-digits this season. READ MORE.

SUTHERLAND (8-6) 80
LEADERSHIP (8-6) 58
Pittsford Sutherland head coach John Nally didn’t like what he was seeing. Three straight turnovers led to scores for Leadership Academy and after another missed shot became a Rondell Watson 3-pointer down the floor, the 19th-year coach knew a change was necessary. READ MORE.

BLOOMFIELD (9-5) 43
PAL-MAC (1-13) 37

FRIDAY

EARLY COLLEGE (2-11) 83
FRANKLIN (5-8) 96
Franklin defeated the Early College for the second time this season and for their second straight win. Brandon Moore poured in 18 of his game-high 27 points in the first half as the Quakers extended a nine-point first quarter edge into a 53-38 halftime lead. The freshman guard hit two three-pointers, went 6-of-8 from the free throw line, and collected six assists. Anthony Smith connected on four of his six shots from beyond the arc in the first half. The senior forward hit a pair of attempts from the foul line to finish with 20 points. Junior forward Tyrone House netted 11 of his 15 points by halftime. Senior guard Devonte Goins scored five points, dished out 10 assists, and had six steals. Junior forward Tahjir King, playing in his first game back since breaking his wrist on December 7th, contributed nine points, hauled in seven rebounds, and had five steals. Senior guard Tyree Spann, making his season debut after breaking his wrist in a scrimmage, scored two points. Early College’s Marquis Crawford poured in all 22 of his points after the first quarter, including 17 in the second and fourth combined. Junior Jaequon Nesmith netted 21 while Sam Jackson added 19. Freshman guard Jahan Richetts scored 16 of his 18 points in the last three quarters. The Quakers won both games over the Cobras this season by a combined 46 points. Other scorers- Franklin: Kentonio Kelly (6), Malcolm Brown (4), Tehriq Johnson (4), Marcher Spencer (3), Raheim Drisdon (1), Early College: Joe Williams (2)

PITTSFORD SUTHERLAND (7-6) 65
GREECE ATHENA (12-2) 66
Junior guard DeAndre Newsome hit two free throws with 3.3 seconds left for Greece Athena’s fifth consecutive victory. Junior guard Melvin Council, Jr. scored all 22 of his points in the first three quarters, including 20 in the second and third, as the Trojans (No. 22 NYSSWA Class A) held on to a 51-48 lead going into the final period. Kelvin Reaves, Jr. netted 18 of his 20 points after the first quarter, including 13 in the second and fourth combined. The senior guard knocked down three shots from beyond the arc. For the Pittsford Sutherland Knights, Kevin Ryan finished with a game-high 24 points and scored his 1,000th career point. The senior forward has 1,009 points. Ryan scored 13 in the third quarter, including going 7-of-8 at the foul line. The senior forward finished 10-of-14 from the free throw line. Senior guard John Luther knocked down six three-pointers for 18 points. Other scorers- Greece Athena: Johnny Salone (8), Isaiah Brock (8), Newsome (8), Pittsford Sutherland: Ben DiGiovanni (7), Patrick Sanna (6), John Messina (4), Connor Fitzsimmons (4), Matt Panara (2)

VICTOR (3-9) 54
PENFIELD (4-9) 50
Connor Williams topped Victor with 16 points, followed by Matt Caggiano with 14 points and Jeremy Summerson with 11 points. The game stayed tight throughout, as Victor led by just two points, 27-25, at halftime and headed into the fourth quarter knotted at 39 with Penfield. However, Williams, Caggiano and Summerson combined to score nine of the Blue Devils’ 15 points in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Patriots 15-11 to clinch the win. The fight to the finish also featured Summerson hitting one of his trio of three-pointers, helping reach the deciding scoring difference. The win snaps a four-game losing streak for Victor. Patrick Piampiano led Penfield with 18 points, with Javion Monroe adding 13 points. Piampiano has now scored in double-digits in five straight games, while Monroe reached seventh consecutive game in double-digits. Piampiano scored 13 points in the first half, including knocking down all three of his three-pointers for the night. Other scorers: Victor- Will Stone (5), Phil Nwagwo (4), Jaxen Roth (2), Will Tehan (2), Penfield- RJ Green (9), Dan Vercruysse (4), Ethan Fici (4), Jayden Bulger (2)

SPENCERPORT (4-9) 48
WEBSTER THOMAS (7-6) 64
Andrew Mason scored a game-high 22 points and hauled in nine rebounds as the Webster Thomas Titans snapped a three-game losing streak. The junior forward netted 12 in the second half as the Titans outscored the Spencerport Rangers 32-25 in the third and fourth quarters combined. Mason went 4-of-4 at the free throw line and hit four shots from beyond the arc as well. Dannie Palmer netted 10 of his 15 points in the first half for a 32-23 Titans’ lead going into the locker room. The junior forward hit three long-range shots. Sophomore guard Tyler Williams had 13 points and three shots from beyond the arc of his own. Gino Pellett had seven of his team-high 14 points in the second quarter as the Rangers outscored the Titans, 16-11, in the second quarter after trailing, 21-7 at the end of the first period. Junior forward Nick Thibeau hit three shots from beyond the arc and a trio of free throws for 12 points. Sophomore guard Cartier Jefferson scored all 11 of his points in the first three quarters as the Rangers attempted to rally from a 51-41 deficit. Other scorers- Webster Thomas: Garrett Reeves (3), Nick Linder (3), Stephen Katz (3), Evan Mitchell (3), Aristo Visca (2), Spencerport: Patrick Uebelacker (6), Ben Reding (3), Trey Kubitz (2)

IRONDEQUOIT (9-2) 84
CANANDAIGUA (0-13) 53
Keenan Robertson poured in 22 of his 24 points in the first half as the Irondequoit Eagles (No. 16 NYSSWA Class A) surged out to a 42-14 lead and took down the Canandaigua Braves for their fifth win in the last six games. The sophomore guard made 11 shots from inside the arc and a pair of free throws. Senior guard Freddie June, Jr. netted 12 of his 14 points in the first half and hit three shots from beyond the arc. Chris Kurowski scored all 16 of his points in the first three quarters for the Braves. The senior guard knocked down three shots from beyond the arc. Senior forward Andrew Boseck added 10 points of his own. Other scorers- Irondequoit: Josh Rizzo (8), Grayson Smith (7), Luke Melidona (6), Keegan Vankerkhove (5), McGuire Craig (3), Nick Leonardo (3), Kenny Gonzalez (3), Jordan Kimble (3), Connor Shafer (2), Jack Brennan (2), Paris Holmes (2), Josh Stenglein (2), Canandaigua: Ryan Welch (9), Luke Pawlicki (7), Casey Herod (4), Joey Brinza (2), Joey Urlacher (2), Nick Brunelli (2), Hunter Wyand (1)

EASTRIDGE (7-6) 59
BATAVIA (6-6) 64
Holding a 45-41 lead after three, Mason McFollins scored 10 points in the fourth quarter as Batavia held off Eastridge for its third straight win. The senior guard poured in eight three-pointers as part of his game-high 30 points. McFollins hit two long-range shots in each quarter, hauled in seven rebounds, and dished out four assists as well. Andrew Francis netted 13 of his 18 points in the second half as the Blue Devils outscored Eastridge 38-34 in the final two periods. The senior guard grabbed six rebounds and collected six assists. Seniors Adrian Rodgers and Jahmel Demery each scored 14 points for Eastridge. Rodgers netted all of his points after the first quarter and Demery had 10 of his 14 in the second and fourth combined. Junior guard Tony Arnoled added 10. Other scorers- Batavia: Caeden White (7), Camden White (6), Luke Grammatico (3), Eastridge: Terrence Reid (9), Jaden Keech (5), Jalen Rose Hannah (5), Jordan Capers (2)

GATES-CHILI (11-2) 74
CHURCHVILLE-CHILI (6-6) 64
Adam Williams dropped 18 points, including nine in the first quarter, while Devin Walton added a season-high 12 points and seven steals on the evening. The Spartans struck early in the game, building a 17-point lead by halftime, outscoring Churchville-Chili 43-26 in the first half. The victory ran the Spartans winning streak to five consecutive games, its longest of the season. Terrence Wilson and Tylor Allen tied for the Saints lead in scoring, each scoring a season-high 18 points. Allen’s 18 marked his first double-digit scoring performance of the season.  Wilson gained a majority of his 18 points from distance, knocking down four three-pointers, including three during a 10-point third quarter. Other scorers: Gates- Keith Slack (9), Andrew Newcombe (8), Turner Harris (7), Tre Green (6), Traylan McCray (6), Mitchell Harris (4), Sedrick Thomas (2), Hardeep Dhaliwal (2), Chruchville- John Bayley (9), Marcus Postell (8), Marcellus James (5), Garland Akins (4), John Keele (2)

FAIRPORT (9-3) 51
HILTON (9-2) 65
The Hilton Cadets bounced back to defeat the Fairport Red Raiders. READ MORE

WEBSTER SCHROEDER (5-7) 53
RUSH-HENRIETTA (7-5) 62
Shamire Broyld pumped in 14 of his 16 points in the first three quarters as the Rush-Henrietta Royal Comets held on to a 42-33 lead to defeat the Webster Schroeder Warriors and snap a three-game losing streak. The senior forward hit two shots from beyond the arc. Junior guard Charles Bowden scored nine of his 12 points in the second half, including going 7-of-8 at the free throw line, to help the Royal Comets pull away from the Warriors after being tied at 24 at the break. Junior guard Javonte Williams contributed 11. Luke Insley netted 10 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter for the Warriors. The sophomore guard went 6-of-8 at the foul line. Junior forward JoJo Plummer contributed 13 points. Other scorers- Rush-Henrietta: Tyshawn Searight (7), Eddie Beverly (7), Tim Jackson (6), Nyles Goodwin (3), Webster Schroeder: Collin Donnelly (8), Josh Hauman (6), Nick Hauman (4), Evan Ferrari (2), Colin Merkey (2), Ethan Fame (2)

PITTSFORD MENDON (10-0) 101
GREECE ARCADIA (0-13) 38
Daniel Cook netted 22 points, 15 in the first quarter alone, and grabbed 15 rebounds to lead Pittsford Mendon (No. 4 NYSSWA Class A) with a double-double. Michael Harrington added 21 points, scoring 16 points in the first half and hitting three three-point shots over the course of the contest. The Vikings took over the game from the start, taking a 50-11 lead into halftime after outscoring Greece Arcadia 22-9 in the first quarter and 28-2 in the second. The game proved to be one of range, as Mendon and Arcadia combined for 14 total three-pointers, with Mendon finishing with eight and Arcadia with six. The Vikings also went 15-for-22 as a team from the charity stripe. Travers MacNeal topped the Titans with eight points, followed by Kyle Blum with seven points and Jerell Robinson with six points. Other scorers: Mendon- Jacob Shadders (10), Conner Krapf (10), Isaiah Cotton (8), Caleb Arena (8), William Orzell (7), Nate Strauf (6), Kyle Hennessey (6), Kevin Keneally (3), Arcadia- Evan Insley (5), Adam Hurlbutt (4), Casey Amato (4), Evan Caufield (2), Cooper LaValley (2)

GREECE OLYMPIA (6-6) 54
GREECE ODYSSEY (11-2) 79
A huge first half and a tough transition defense by the Greece Odyssey Leopards (No. 14 NYSSWA Class B) led them to a blow out victory over the Greece Olympia Spartans in the battle for Maiden Lane. Senior guard Travon Harper netted 13 of his 18 points in the second quarter as the Leopards surged to a 38-18 halftime lead. Jaden Hansfield scored 16 and Aric Williams contributed 13. The Spartans were led by sophomore forward Collin James, who had all 16 of his points in the second and third quarters combined. Senior guard Jeff Jung, Jr. contributed 14. Other scorers- Greece Odyssey: Romell Griffin (9), Presten Mathis (8), Ray Colbert (7), Khyree Smith (4), Luke Schneider(2), Dylan Kolmetz (2), Greece Olympia: Kris Perez (7), Ehnoc Tossah (4), Darnell Williams (4), Latrell Smith (4), Zahir Greene (3), Makyle Murdock (2).

HONEOYE FALLS-LIMA (5-8) 44
BROCKPORT (7-6) 60
Sophomore forward Patrick Lustyk scored a team-high 20 points for the Honeoye Falls-Lima Cougars. Other scorers- Honeoye Falls-Lima: Hayden Smith (9), Trevor Chamberlain (5), Josh Vogt (4), Derek Childs (4), Reece Joint (1), Sam Tvrdik (1)

 

WAYNE (11-2) 70
PENN YAN (7-7) 53
Wayne defeated Penn Yan for the second time this season for their fifth consecutive victory. Logan Blankenberg tallied a double-double of 15 points and 10 assists. The senior guard grabbed six rebounds and had four steals. Seniors Nick Carmichael and Jaiden Burlee each scored 12 points to go along with a pair of steals. Carmichael had four rebounds and two assists. Burlee grabbed five rebounds of his own. Senior guard Billy Thomson netted nine points and had a team-high eight steals. The Eagles won both games over the Mustangs by a combined 39 points. Other scorers- Wayne: Logan Holgado (8), Louis Reding (3), Caleb Kornaker (3), Nathan McKenna (2), Kyle Russell (2), Max LaRocco (2), Brandon Nowak (2)

ELBA (12-2) 72
BYRON-BERGEN (5-8) 62
Colton Dillon poured in 21 of his game-high 36 points in the second half as the Elba Lancers (No. 4 NYSSWA Class D) held on to a 38-28 halftime lead to defeat the Bees for their eight consecutive victory. The junior guard got to the free throw line 15 times and converted nine. Dillon knocked down five three-pointers in the second half, hauled in 11 rebounds, collected six assists, and had a steal. Senior forward Jon Boyce contributed 11 points, grabbed 11 rebounds, dished out a pair of assists, and blocked a shot. Junior center Chad Green scored 12 to lead the Bees. Senior guard Joshua Hohn added 11 points. Lucas Stucchio and Anthony DiQuattro each scored 10. Other scorers- Elba: Zach Marsceill (8), Collin O’Halloran (7), Tyler Stevens (5), Andrew Hare (3), Evan Hare (2), Byron-Bergen: Travis Lambert (6), Kevin Smith (5), Bryce Yockel (3), Rick Hubbard (3), Nicolas Baubie (2)

ALEXANDER (10-3/No. 20 NYSSWA Class C) 63
BATAVIA-NOTRE DAME (6-8) 52
Senior guard Spencer Misiti scored a team-high 16 points for the Batavia-Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Junior guard Gabe MacDonald contributed 13. Senior guard Zack Cocking added 11 points. Other scorers- Batavia-Notre Dame: Keith Szczepanski (4), Andrew Moore (4), Collin McCulley (3), Mason Randall (2)

PRATTSBURGH (13-0) 55
ADDISON (11-2) 49
Mason Putnam poured in 21 of his game-high 35 points in the second half as the Prattsburgh Vikings (No. 1 NYSSWA Class D) outscored the Addison Knights, 31-24, in the third and fourth quarters combined to remain undefeated on the season. The junior guard went 14-of-18 at the free throw line, including 10-of-11 in the fourth quarter as the Vikings held on to a 36-33 lead. Putnam had six steals as well. Sophomore forward James Crowder added eight points, grabbed 12 rebounds, and collected seven assists. Kris Johnson contributed four points, hauled in 11 rebounds, and blocked three shots. Daniel Ames scored 15 of his 25 points in the first half as the Knights had a 25-24 lead going into the locker room. The senior guard went 10-of-12 at the foul line, including 6-of-7 in the first half, and hit three shots from beyond the arc. Junior center John Stierly pumped in 10 of his 12 points in the second half. Other scorers- Prattsburgh: Ammon Anderson (3), Chris Hively (3), Caleb Clements (2), Addison: Trevor Knapp (6), Blake Driskell (3), Nick Sutryk (2), Gage Ames (1)

ALFRED-ALMOND (6-7) 55
CAMPBELL-SAVONA (6-10) 57
Isaac Little and Dylan Guthrie each scored 17 points for Alfred-Almond. Little hauled in 13 rebounds, blocked three shots, and dished out two assists. Guthrie had four steals, three assists, and two rebounds. Senior forward Davon Bloom netted 13 points, grabbed 11 rebounds, had five steals, collected four assists, and blocked two shots. Other scorers- Alfred-Almond: Jonas Kays (4), Arnold Saint-Phard (2), Kyle Margeson (2)

WAYLAND-COHOCTON (6-8) 57
LIVONIA (5-7) 69
Down 48-38 in the third quarter, Livonia went on an 8-0 run to cut the deficit to 48-46 to start the fourth. The Bulldogs outscored the Wayland-Cohocton, 23-9, in the final period to seal the victory. Alex Minnehan pumped in 13 of his game-high 22 points in the fourth quarter to lead four players in double figures. The sophomore guard dished out four assists. Senior forward Jalen Marshall scored 13 points and hauled in nine rebounds. Noah Fasso swished five three-pointers, including four in the first half, for 15 points. The junior guard collected six assists as well. Junior center AJ Davin added 10 points and seven rebounds. Senior guard Connor Englert had a team-high 19 points for the Wayland-Cohocton. Junior forward Jamie Carman added 15.

LEROY (8-5) 30
AVON (11-2) 57
The Avon Braves (No. 8 NYSSWA Class C) took down fellow Livingston County rival Leroy. READ MORE

YORK (11-4) 63
GENESEO (7-7) 54
Junior forward Riley Stella scored a game-high 19 points to lead the York Knights to their fourth straight win. Sophomore guard David Cuozzo netted 15. Sophomore forward James Kennedy contributed 13 points. Adam Wright had 16 points for the Geneseo Blue Devils, who were down as many as 16 in the second half and cut the deficit to one late in the fourth quarter, but were unable to complete the comeback. The sophomore forward grabbed five rebounds and dished out five assists. Junior forward Noah Reilly scored 14 points, hauled in seven rebounds, and blocked four shots. “I’m really proud of how hard my guys battled in the 2nd half,” Blue Devils head coach Brian Paganin commented. “Credit to Coach Orman and his team for making all the big plays down the stretch to win the game.”

CALEDONIA-MUMFORD (13-1) 66
RIVERSIDE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 56 (5-9)
Senior forward Ethan Pies scored 16 points and hauled in 13 rebounds to lead the Caledonia-Mumford Raiders (No. 11 NYSSWA Class C) to their second straight win. “We did a good job on the boards tonight but struggled with the ball and at the foul line (20-of-40),” Raiders head coach Dan Dickens commented. “Ethan played his best game of the year and that is going to help us for sure.” Senior guard Eric Wilson netted 14. Junior guard Vin Molisani contributed 13 points, grabbed six rebounds, dished out three assists, and had three steals. Kyle Wade and Joe Laursen each grabbed double-digit rebounds. Wade hauled in 12 to go along with seven points. Laursen grabbed 10 rebounds and added six points. Jules Laureano had a game-high 21 points for the Riverside Institute of Technology.

MYNDERSE (6-7) 50
NEWARK (9-3) 43
Mynderse pulls off the upset against (No. 20 NYSSWA Class B) Newark on the road on Friday night. Mynderse’s Darren Miller finished with a team-high 23 points. Jared King scored 10 points and Griffin Herron added 8 points. Other scorers: Mynderse- Nick Jones (3), Troy Kabat (3), Jake Smith (3), Mike Bogart (1), Sal Franzone (1).

MIDLAKES (5-9) 29
GENEVA (10-5) 62
Geneva’s Reid Patchett finished his night with a double-double that included 11 points, 11 rebounds, one assist and a block. Liam Ryan scored 10 points and had three assists and three steals. Jagger Kerr added nine points, four assists, three rebounds and a steal. For Midlakes, Matt Mattoon scored a team-high eight points. Chris Weston had six and Trevor VanNostrand added five. Other scorers: Geneva- Nick King (6), Dante Reid (6), Christian Tapscott (6), Dugan Doeblin (4), Kaya Parara (4), Davonte Johnson (3), Parker Bossard (3). Midlakes- Matt Crouch (3), Kyle McCann (3), Kaleb Mahoney (2), Gavin Lathrop (2).

HONEOYE (3-9) 63
FILLMORE (8-4) 74

PEMBROKE (6-7) 53
WHEATLAND-CHILI (0-12) 43

JASPER-TROUPSBURG (11-4) 59
BRADFORD (4-8) 49

CANISTEO-GREENWOOD (7-8) 73
ANDOVER (6-6) 47

SCIO (8-2) 65
BOLIVAR-RICHBURG (5-8) 40

HORNELL (9-4) 53
DANSVILLE (5-8) 44

WARSAW (4-11) 46
LETCHWORTH (2-10) 49

MOUNT MORRIS (10-3/No. 14 NYSSWA Class D) 54
PERRY (7-6) 49

KESHEQUA (2-13) 52
PAVILION (6-9) 66

OAKFIELD-ALABAMA (6-7) 62
LYNDONVILLE (12-1) 66

HOUGHTON (3-6) 36
LIMA CHRISTIAN (3-9) 38 

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