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Section V Playoff Preview: Boys’ Basketball Class B1

March 7, 2021 by John Likanje Leave a Comment

Clockwise: Wayne’s Mason Blankenberg, Livonia’s Alex Minnehan, Batavia’s Zach Gilebarto and Vertus senior Quanmay Early. (Photo contribution: CHRIS WASHINGTON)

The Class B1 boys’ bracket features three Livingston County teams, two Finger Lakes squads and one each from Monroe County, Private-Parochial and the RCAC. The tournament opens with quarterfinal games on Monday evening. Here’s the breakdown:

*In response to COVID-19, Section V has limited the field in each classification to the top eight teams.

No. 1 seed BATAVIA BLUE DEVILS (Monroe County Division IV)
Record: 12-0
Coach: Buddy Brasky
Streak: Won 12 straight
Scoring offense: 68.1
Scoring defense: 46.7
Finish last season: lost in Class B1 sectional quarterfinals to Newark, 63-58
Opponent: NE Douglass, Monday at 6 p.m. at Batavia High School

No. 2 seed WAYNE EAGLES (Finger Lakes East Division)
Record: 12-0
Coach: Bill Thomson
Streak: Won 12 straight
Scoring offense: 61.3
Scoring defense: 40.6
Finish last season: lost in Class A2 sectional semifinals to NE Douglass, 71-68
Opponent: Dansville, Monday at 6 p.m. at Wayne Central High School

Bracket courtesy of Section V Athletics.

No. 3 seed LIVONIA BULLDOGS (Livingston County Division I)
Record: 10-1
Coach: Matt Young
Streak: Won one
Scoring offense: 65
Scoring defense: 43.4
Finish last season: lost in first round of Class B1 sectionals to Greece Olympia, 54-53
Opponent: Vertus, Monday at 6 p.m. at Livonia High School

No. 4 seed PALMYRA-MACEDON RED RAIDERS (Finger Lakes East Division)
Record: 8-4
Coach: Trevor Sanders
Streak: Won three of four
Scoring offense: 53.7
Scoring defense: 53.3
Finish last season: lost in Class B1 sectional quarterfinals to Geneva, 61-56
Opponent: Hornell, Monday at 6 p.m. at Palmyra-Macedon High School

No. 5 seed HORNELL RED RAIDERS (Livingston County Division I)
Record: 7-4
Coach: Kirk Scholes
Streak: Won three of four
Scoring offense: 52.6
Scoring defense: 52.4
Finish last season: lost in Class B1 sectional semifinals to Geneva, 75-47
Opponent: Palmyra-Macedon, Monday at 6 p.m. at Palmyra-Macedon High School

No. 6 seed VERTUS WARRIORS (Private-Parochial)
Record: 6-5
Coach: Darren Franklin
Streak: Won three straight
Scoring offense: 66.8
Scoring defense: 61
Finish last season: lost in first round of Class A2 sectionals to Wilson Magnet, 58-47
Opponent: Livonia, Monday at 6 p.m. at Livonia High School

No. 7 seed DANSVILLE MUSTANGS (Livingston County Division I)
Record: 5-5
Coach: Dave Moodie
Streak: Lost three straight
Scoring offense: 54.2
Scoring defense: 60.4
Finish last season: lost in first round of Class B2 sectionals to Bath-Haverling, 54-45
Opponent: Wayne, Monday at 6 p.m. at Wayne Central High School

No. 8 seed NE DOUGLASS PANTHERS (RCAC Lower)
Record: 4-6
Coach: Kyle Crandall
Streak: Lost two straight
Scoring offense: 55.4
Scoring defense: 56.4
Finish last season: lost in Class A2 sectional final to East High, 69-60
Opponent: Batavia, Monday at 6 p.m. at Batavia High School

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