Section V Class AA heads to the Blue Cross Arena for its final four. All top four seeds remain. Here’s the breakdown:
No. 1 VICTOR (20-1/Monroe County I) vs. No. 4 MCQUAID (14-7/RCAC Upper): 6 PM, Tuesday, Blue Cross Arena
Scoring offense: Victor (67.5 PPG), McQuaid (76.1 PPG)
Scoring defense: Victor (50.6 PPG), McQuaid (64.6 PPG)
Current streak: Victor has won 20 of its last 21 games; McQuaid has won seven straight
How they got here: Victor bounced back from its lone loss of the season and rallied past Fairport in overtime in the sectional quarterfinals.
McQuaid opened with a 71-55 win over No. 13 Webster Schroeder before defeating No. 5 Webster Thomas, 84-68, in a game in which Kobe Long and Jermaine Taggart combined for 46 points.
Last time they met: McQuaid cruised past Victor, 87-56, in last year’s sectional quarterfinals.
Players to Watch for Victor: Matt Caggiano Sr. G 14.3 PPG; Connor Williams Jr. C 13.1 PPG; CJ James Jr. F 10.9 PPG; Chase Dickens Jr. G 10.5 PPG
McQuaid: Kobe Long Sr. G 23.9 PPG, 1,640 career varsity points; Jermaine Taggart Sr. F 21.1 PPG, 1,394 career varsity points; Keith Warren Jr. G 12.0 PPG
Coaches: Tyler Roberts (Victor), Jack Leasure (McQuaid)
What’s at stake: A spot in the sectional final against the winner of UPrep/Rush-Henrietta.
No. 2 UPREP (15-5/Private/Independent) vs. No. 3 RUSH-HENRIETTA (15-6/Monroe County I): 8PM, Tuesday, Blue Cross Arena
Scoring offense: UPrep (79.1 PPG), Rush-Henrietta (66.4 PPG)
Scoring defense: UPrep (64.6 PPG), Rush-Henrietta (57.4 PPG)
Current streak: UPrep has won four of five; Rush-Henrietta has won five straight
How they got here: Melvin Council, Na’Zea Fowlks and Kayshawn Ross combined for 63 points as UPrep cruised past Gates-Chili, 98-63, in the sectional quarterfinals.
Rush-Henrietta opened with an 81-52 win over No. 14 Bishop Kearney and defeated No. 11 Edison Tech, 63-54, in the quarterfinals.
Last time they met: This will be the first meeting between the teams since February 23, 2017 in the Class AA sectional quarterfinals. UPrep won, 62-39.
Players to Watch for UPrep: Melvin Council, Jr. Sr. F 25.7 PPG, 1,036 career varsity points; Kayshawn Ross Sr. F. 17.3 PPG; Na’Zea Fowlks Sr. F 12.1 PPG
Rush-Henrietta: Jevonte Williams Sr. G 14.2 PPG; Eddie Beverly Sr. G 9.0 PPG
Coaches: Demond Stewart (UPrep), Chris Reed (Rush-Henrietta)
What’s at stake: A spot in the sectional final against the winner of Victor/McQuaid.
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