The Class A2 boys basketball sectional bracket features five RCAC teams, two Monroe County squads, another two from the Private/Independent division and one from the Finger Lakes East. The bracket opens with two first-round games on Wednesday evening. Here’s the breakdown:
No. 1 seed EAST HIGH EAGLES (RCAC Lower)
Record: 18-2
Coach: Darrell Barley
NYSSWA ranking: No. 4
Streak: Won five straight
Scoring offense: 83.1
Scoring defense: 61.9
Finish last season: lost in Class A2 sectional final to Pittsford Sutherland, 53-49
Opponent: Winner of Vertus/Wilson Magnet, Saturday at 7 p.m. at East High School
No. 2 seed NORTHSTAR CHRISTIAN KNIGHTS (Private/Independent)
Record: 19-1
Coach: JJ Garwood
NYSSWA ranking: No. 27
Streak: Won 14 straight
Scoring offense: 83.5
Scoring defense: 61.8
Finish last season: lost in Class A2 sectional quarterfinals to Wilson Magnet, 76-68
Opponent: Winner of NE Douglass/Monroe, Saturday at 7 p.m. at Northstar Christian Academy
No. 3 seed WAYNE EAGLES (Finger Lakes East)
Record: 18-2
Coach: Bill Thomson
Streak: Won four straight
Scoring offense: 61.0
Scoring defense: 44.5
Finish last season: lost in Class A2 sectional semifinals to East, 53-36
Opponent: Honeoye Falls-Lima, Saturday at 7 p.m. at Wayne High School
No. 4 seed SCHOOL OF THE ARTS SILVERHAWKS (RCAC Lower)
Record: 14-6
Coach: Al Nash
Streak: Won five straight
Scoring offense: 73.1
Scoring defense: 64.4
Finish last season: lost in first round of Class A2 sectionals to Wilson Magnet, 88-50
Opponent: Pittsford Sutherland, Saturday at 5 p.m. at School No. 33
No. 5 seed PITTSFORD SUTHERLAND KNIGHTS (Monroe County III)
Record: 12-8
Coach: John Nally
Streak: Won two of three
Scoring offense: 59.8
Scoring defense: 54.5
Finish last season: lost in NYSPHSAA Class A regional qualifiers to Pittsford Mendon, 74-53
Opponent: School of the Arts, Saturday at 5 p.m. at School No. 33
No. 6 seed HONEOYE FALLS-LIMA COUGARS (Monroe County IV)
Record: 10-10
Coach: Kevin Neenan
Streak: Won four straight
Scoring offense: 60.2
Scoring defense: 57.9
Finish last season: lost in first round of Class A2 sectionals to Leadership Academy, 66-52
Opponent: Wayne, Saturday at 7 p.m. at Wayne High School
No. 7 seed NE DOUGLASS PANTHERS (RCAC Lower)
Record: 9-11
Coach: Kyle Crandall
Streak: Won two of three
Scoring offense: 68.5
Scoring defense: 69.5
Finish last season: lost in Class A2 sectional quarterfinals to Pittsford Sutherland, 57-55
Opponent: Monroe, Wednesday at 5 p.m. at School No. 33
No. 8 seed VERTUS WARRIORS (Private/Independent)
Record: 9-11
Coach: Darren Franklin
Streak: Won four of five
Scoring offense: 55.4
Scoring defense: 58.7
Finish last season: lost in first round of Class A2 sectionals to Pittsford Sutherland, 76-45
Opponent: Wilson Magnet, Wednesday at 7:15 p.m. at Vertus High School
No. 9 seed WILSON MAGNET WILDCATS (RCAC Upper)
Record: 5-15
Coach: Brendan O’Toole
Streak: Lost seven of eight
Scoring offense: 64.6
Scoring defense: 71.0
Finish last season: lost in Class A2 sectional semifinals to Pittsford Sutherland, 60-45
Opponent: Vertus, Wednesday at 7:15 p.m. at Vertus High School
No. 10 seed MONROE RED JACKETS (RCAC Lower)
Record: 4-16
Coach: Matthew McCormick
Streak: Lost six straight
Scoring offense: 62.2
Scoring defense: 76.1
Finish last season: lost in Class A2 sectional quarterfinals to Wayne, 55-50
Opponent: NE Douglass, Wednesday at 5 p.m. at School No. 33
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