The top four seeds advanced in Class C3. Semifinal action tips off Monday. Here’s the breakdown:
No. 1 CALEDONIA-MUMFORD (20-1/Livingston County Division II) vs. No. 4 NAPLES (14-8/Finger Lakes West) Tuesday, Feb. 26, 6:00 PM at Letchworth High School
Scoring offense: Cal-Mum (65.79 PPG), Naples (52.15 PPG)
Scoring defense: Cal-Mum (52.95 PPG), Naples (54.55 PPG)
Current streak: Cal-Mum has won nine straight; Naples has won two straight.
How they got here: Vinny Molisani poured in a career-high 30 points as Cal-Mum beat No. 8 Clyde-Savannah 79-38 in quarterfinals.
Behind 23 points and five assists from Cole Rathbun, Naples defeated No. 5 Oakfield Alabama 55-42 in quarterfinals. The Big Green forced 22 turnovers and shot 53 percent from the floor.
Players to watch for Cal-Mum: Vinny Molisani Jr. G 15.2 PPG, 5.2 RPG, 5.3 APG, 2.1 steals; Eric Wilson Sr. G 14.7 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 2.3 steals; Joe Laursen Jr. F 10.3 PPG, 8.6 RPG; Kyle Wade Fr. G 8.1 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 2.9 APG; Ethan Pies Sr. F 7.2 PPG, 6.5 RPG.
Players to watch for Naples: Cole Rathbun Sr. G; Adam Quarterman Sr. G; Ben Gordon Sr. G; Nick Green Sr. F; Ben Green So. G.
No. 2 LYNDONVILLE (18-3/Genesee Region Division II) vs. No. 3 YORK (15-6/Livingston County Division III) Tuesday, Feb. 26, 5:30 PM at Batavia High School
Scoring offense: Lyndonville (66.56 PPG), York (60.56 PPG)
Scoring defense: Lyndonville (53.61 PPG), York (56.61 PPG)
Current streak: Lyndonville has won three of its last four; York has won three straight.
How they got here: Lyndonville took down No. 7 Harley-Allendale-Columbia 83-61 in quarterfinals.
Matt McFarland led York with 25 points, 19 in the second half, as York defeated No. 6 Pavilion 68-52 in quarterfinals. Riley Stella and James Kennedy also racked up double-digits with 16 and 13, respectively.
Players to watch for Lyndonville: Matt Hess Sr., Nathan Hydock Jr., Zach Johnson Sr. and Nathan Poler Sr.
Players to watch for York: Matt McFarland Sr. 12.7 PPG, 9.0 RPG, 4.0 APG; Riley Stella Jr. 18 ppg, 7.0 RPG; James Kennedy So. 8.2 PPG, 5.0 RPG; Josh Davis Jr. 7.4 PPG, 4 RPG; David Cuozzo So. 7.0 PPG.
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