CLASS AA
No. 1 VICTOR (20-2) 60
No. 4 MCQUAID (16-7) 61
Taggart’s free throws made the final difference as four-seed McQuaid upset top-seed Victor, 61-60, in the Section V Class AA semifinals on Tuesday night at Blue Cross Arena. Taggart finished with a game-high 26 points to extend his senior season. The win gives the Knights a chance to defend their back-to-back sectional titles, along with a rematch of last year’s final against UPrep. READ MORE.
No. 2 UPREP (16-5) 59
No. 3 RUSH HENRIETTA (16-7) 55
The pecking order doesn’t matter to UPrep, and that’s a big reason why they’re heading back to the Section V Class AA final after a 59-55 win over Rush-Henrietta on Tuesday at Blue Cross Arena. Ross led the way with 15 points and Council had 13, but it was Edwards finishing with 10 and Brandon Moore Jr. with six off the bench that pushed the Griffins over the top. The victory sets UPrep up to meet McQuaid in sectionals for the third-straight year, and the second-straight year in the final. READ MORE.
CLASS B1
No. 1 GENEVA (18-4) 75
No. 5 HORNELL (16-6) 47
Leading 31-17 coming out of the locker room, the top-seeded Panthers scored on nine of their first 11 possessions of the second half en route to a 75-47 victory over No. 5 Hornell in the Section V Class B1 semi-finals from Pittsford Sutherland. READ MORE.
No. 3 WATERLOO (17-5) 51
No. 7 NEWARK (12-11) 49
Kyle Slywka connected on a 3-pointer with 28.7 seconds remaining, and the Waterloo boys’ basketball team advanced to the Section V Class B1 championship game with a 51-49 victory over Newark, Tuesday at Pittsford Sutherland High School. READ MORE.
CLASS D2
No. 1 ELBA (19-3) 79
No. 4 BRADFORD (17-6) 72
Zach Marsceill scored nine points in the fourth quarter to help Elba extend its lead from three points at the beginning of the frame to seven. Marsceill ended with 16 points, including three made threes. Marsceill was one of four Lancers to hit double figures in the contest. Colton Dillon was the team’s scoring leader with 19 points. Collin O’Halloran scored 15 points and Caleb Scouten had 12. CJ Gottler (6), Andrew Hare (4), Jaykob Belluscio (4) and Greyson Huntington (3) also scored for Elba. Jordan Sutryk and Steven Spina both scored in the 20s to lead Bradford’s offense. Sutryk had a team-high 21, while Spina poured in 20. Blai Crespo added 15 points while Blaze Machuga chipped in 12. Joseph Miller (3) and Lane Simpson (1) rounded out the Braves’ scoring. Elba will compete in the Section V Class D2 title game against Prattsburgh.
No. 3 PRATTSBURGH (17-5) 88
No. 7 ROMULUS (9-14) 47
James Crowder scored 14 of his 16 points in the first half as Prattsburgh opened up a 44-22 lead after two quarters. Mason Putnam also had 12 in the half for the Vikings and led his team with 29 points. Putnam poured in 13 points in the third quarter. Sawyer DeVoe’s 15 points represented the only other player from Prattsburgh to reach double figures. Kris Johnson scored nine points and Henry DeVoe had seven to aid the Vikings’ offense. Ammon Anderson (3), Chris Hively (3), Macoy Putnam (2), Caleb Johnson (2) and Caleb Clements (2) also pitched in for Prattsburgh. Camden Derby led Romulus with 12 points. Ben Jessop had 10 points, while Daryl Morrell netted eight and Mike Kaufman registered six. Raul Fuentes (4), Luke Willower (3), Devon Morrell (2) and Dan Reyes (2) rounded out the Warriors’ scoring. Prattsburgh advances to the Section V Class D2 championship game against Elba.
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