Section V Semifinals Preview: Girls' Basketball Class AA

Top: Penfield’s Nyara Simmons scores 18.0 points per game (Photo: DENNIS JOYCE). Bishop Kearney’s Camille Wright averages 9.8 points (Photo: SUE KANE). Our Lady of Mercy’s Hannah Chaffer (12) scores five per game (Photo provided). Chloe Whittier averages 12 points a game for Victor. (Photo: DENNIS JOYCE). Bottom: No. 7 Victor knocked off second-seeded Gates-Chili in the quarter-finals. (Photo: DENNIS JOYCE). Emily Tabone (12) scores 12 a game for Our Lady of Mercy (Photo provided). Taylor Norris averages 14.4 points and 13.9 rebounds per game for Bishop Kearney. (Photo: SUE KANE). Fordham commit Baylee Teal has averaged 11.6 points for Penfield since retuning from a knee injury in mid-January (Photo: DENNIS JOYCE).

Victor joins three of the top four seeds in Penfield, Bishop Kearney and Our Lady of Mercy when Girls Class AA action continues Monday night. Here’s the breakdown:

No. 1 PENFIELD PATRIOTS (19-2/Monroe County Division I) vs. No. 4 OUR LADY OF MERCY MONARCHS (17-5/Private-Parochial Division I)

When: Monday, March 2 at 7:45 p.m.

Where: Webster Schroeder High School

When they last met: The Patriots defeated Mercy 65-39 on January 18.

How they match up: Penfield has won its last three games, after suffering one of its two season losses to Bishop Kearney. Penfield averages 63.6 points per game and allows 42.5. Mercy has won three of its last five, including a 95-10 win in round one of sectionals. The Monarchs average 57 points per game, while allowing 43.2.

VIEW MORE DENNIS JOYCE PHOTOS HERE.

Players to watch for Penfield: Nyara Simmons Sr. F 18.0 PPG; Baylee Teal Sr. G 11.6 PPG; Jessica Rinere Sr. G 10.2 PPG; Haley Emmick Jr. F 7.7 PPG

Mercy: Emily Tabone Sr. G 11.9 PPG; Katie Whitaker Jr. C 9.4 PPG; Karli Harnischfeger So. G 7.3 PPG

Coaches: Mark Vogt (Penfield), Tom Vasey (Mercy)

What’s at stake: The winner will advance to Section V Class AA finals, against the winner of Victor and Bishop Kearney.

No. 7 VICTOR BLUE DEVILS (12-10/Monroe County Division I) vs. No. 3 BISHOP KEARNEY KINGS (18-3/Independent)

When: Monday, March 2 at 6:00 p.m.

Where: Webster Schroeder High School

How they match up: Victor has won four of its last five. The Blue Devils average 46.9 points per game and allow 69.1 points. The Kings have won nine straight, losing only to out-of-section teams all season. They average 61.6 points per game, while holding opponents to a 48.3 average.

VIEW MORE SUE KANE PHOTOS HERE.

Players to watch: Victor — Chloe Whittier Sr. G 11.95 PPG; Kaitlin Murphy 6′ So. C/F 8.5 PPG, Emily Power Jr. G 8.3 PPG; Eva Pronti So. G 7.4 PPG

Bishop Kearney — Saniaa Wilson Jr. C 15.7 PPG, 16.0 RPG and 4.7 BPG; Taylor Norris Jr. F 14.4 PPG, 13.9 RPG; Marianna Freeman Jr. G 14.0 PPG; Camille Wright Jr. G 9.8 PPG

Coaches: Blake Smith (Victor), Kevan Sheppard (Bishop Kearney)

What’s at stake: The winner will advance to the Class AA tournament finals against the winner of Penfield vs. Mercy.

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