The Class D2 boys’ basketball bracket features four Allegany County teams, three Steuben County squads and two more from the Genesee Region. The tournament opens with quarter-final games on Monday night. 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 AVOCA/PRATTSBURGH (Steuben County)
Record: 8-0
Coach: Brian Putnam
Streak: Won eight straight
Scoring offense: 80.3
Scoring defense: 41.6
Finish last season: Prattsburgh Won Class D2 Sectional Championship 72-64, against Elba. Avoca won Class D1 Sectional Championship 75-60, against Genesee Valley
Opponent: Bradford, Monday at 7 p.m. at Avoca High School
No. 2 seed BELFAST BULLDOGS (Allegany County II)
Record: 10-1
Coach: Joe Hennessy
Streak: Won eight straight
Scoring offense: 41.5
Scoring defense: 31.3
Finish last season: Lost in first round of Class D2 sectionals to Destiny Christian, 53-52
Opponent: Whitesville, Monday at 7 p.m. at Belfast High School
No. 3 seed JASPER-TROUPSBURG WILDCATS (Steuben County)
Record: 6-2
Coach: Louis Zver
Streak: Lost one
Scoring offense: 59.3
Scoring defense: 57
Finish last season: Lost in Class D1 sectional quarterfinals to Batavia-Notre Dame, 71-58
Opponent: Batavia-Notre Dame, Monday at 7 p.m. at Jasper-Troupsburg High School
No. 4 seed SCIO TIGERS (Allegany County II)
Record: 8-3
Coach: Dillon McFall
Streak: Lost one
Scoring offense: 53
Scoring defense: 42.8
Finish last season: Lost in Class D2 sectional quarterfinals to Romulus, 61-49
Opponent: Andover, Monday at 7 p.m. at Scio High School
No. 5 seed ANDOVER PANTHERS (Allegany County II)
Record: 8-3
Coach: John Dougherty
Streak: Won one
Scoring offense: 46.1
Scoring defense: 44.4
Finish last season: Lost in first round of Class D2 sectionals to Romulus, 86-48
Opponent: Scio, Monday at 7 p.m. at Scio High School
No. 6 seed BATAVIA-NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH (Genesee Region II)
Record: 5-6
Coach: Mike Rapone
Streak: Won two
Scoring offense: 64.8
Scoring defense: 63.8
Finish last season: Lost in Class D1 sectional semifinals to Genesee Valley, 59-54
Opponent: Jasper-Troupsburg, Monday at 7 p.m. at Jasper-Troupsburg High School
No. 7 seed WHITESVILLE BLUE JAYS (Allegany County I)
Record: 3-7
Coach: Scott Bledsoe
Streak: Lost four
Scoring offense: 35.2
Scoring defense: 42.8
Finish last season: Lost in first round of Class D2 sectionals to Bradford, 90-36
Opponent: Belfast, Monday at 7 p.m. at Belfast High School
No. 8 seed BRADFORD BRAVES (Steuben County)
Record: 2-6
Coach: Curt Bailey
Streak: Lost six
Scoring offense: 39.5
Scoring defense: 52.6
Finish last season: Lost in Class D2 sectional semifinals to Elba, 79-72
Opponent: Avoca/Prattsburgh, Monday at 7 p.m. at Avoca High School
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