The Section V Class C1 boys’ basketball tournament heads to Newark HS for its semifinals. The tournament has gone to chalk at this point, with the top four seeds all in the semis. Here is the breakdown:
No. 1 RED JACKET (20-1/Finger Lakes West) vs. No. 4 BYRON-BERGEN (14-7/Genesee Region Division 1)
When: 6:30 PM Monday, Newark HS
Scoring offense: Red Jacket (68.90 PPG), Byron-Bergen (62.75 PPG)
Scoring defense: Red Jacket (42.85 PPG), Byron-Bergen (55.75 PPG)
Current streak: Red Jacket has won seven in a row, Byron-Bergen has won four of five
How they got here: Red Jacket had a big win in the Class C1 quarterfinals over No. 8 C.G. Finney, 75-40. Chase Rizzo, Matt Record and Adam Borst all had big days for the Indians.
Byron-Bergen took down No. 5 Rochester Academy 71-63.
Last time they met: Red Jacket edged Byron-Bergen 75-71 on December 27.
Players to watch for Red Jacket: Adam Borst 6-foot Sr. G; Matt Record 6-foot-1-inch Sr. G; Chase Rizzo 6-foot-3-inch Sr. F
Byron-Bergen: Nicolas Baubie 6-foot-4-inch Jr. F/G; Travis Lambert 6-foot-5-inch Sr. C; Alexander Brumstead 5-foot-11-inch Sr. G; Chad Green 6-foot-4-inch Sr. C
Coaches: Trevor Gage (Red Jacket) and Roxanne Noeth (Byron-Bergen)
What’s at stake: A spot in the Class C1 championship game against the winner of Marcus Whitman/Gananda
No. 2 MARCUS WHITMAN (15-6/Independent) vs. No. 3 GANANDA (16-5/Wayne County) 8:15 PM Monday, Newark HS
Scoring offense: Marcus Whitman (57.90 PPG), Gananda (65.35 PPG)
Scoring defense: Marcus Whitman (51.60 PPG), Gananda (55.45 PPG)
Current streak: Marcus Whitman has won six of its last seven. Gananda has won five of its last six.
How they got here: Noah Hildreth, Liam Prendergast and Seth Benedict all scored in double figures as Marcus Whitman beat Sodus 67-25.
Gananda got 17 points from Jerry Brongo and 14 from Sampy Gill as the Blue Panthers edged Williamson 57-55.
Last time they met: Gananda defeated Marcus Whitman 56-43 in the Class C1 quarterfinals in 2017.
Players to watch for Marcus Whitman: Liam Prendergast 6-foot-4-inch Sr. F; Seth Benedict 5-foot-10-inch Sr. G; Aidan Royston 5-foot-8-inch Jr. G
Gananda: Jerry Brongo 5-foot-8-inch Jr. F/G; Sampy Gill 5-foot-10-inch Jr. C; Andrew Gabbard 5-foot-10-inch Jr. G
Coaches: Greg O’Connor (Marcus Whitman) and Jeff Thomson (Gananda)
What’s at stake: A trip to the Class C1 championship game against the winner of Red Jacket/Byron-Bergen.
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