Bishop Kearney and Penfield will meet in the Class AA sectional final, Friday, for the third straight year. Here’s the breakdown:
No. 1 seed BISHOP KEARNEY LADY KINGS (9-0/Private-Parochial) vs. No. 6 seed PENFIELD LADY PATRIOTS (11-3/Monroe County Division II)
Scoring offense: Bishop Kearney (68.2 PPG), Penfield (58.9 PPG)
Scoring defense: Bishop Kearney (53 PPG), Penfield (43.2 PPG)
Current streak: Bishop Kearney has won nine straight. Penfield has won four straight.
How they got here: Bishop Kearney defeated No. 8 Victor, 63-55, in the quarterfinals before downing fourth-seeded Webster Schroeder, 60-55, in the semis.
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Penfield beat Fairport by a 60-48 score in the quarterfinals and took down Gates-Chili, 60-52, in the semis.
Last time they met: Bishop Kearney defeated Penfield, 54-44, in last year’s Class AA sectional final.
Players to Watch for Bishop Kearney: Marianna Freeman Sr. G 22.8 PPG, 1.5 SPG; Kaia Goode Jr. G 14.4 PPG, 7.4 APG, 3.3 SPG; Taylor Norris Sr. F 23.8 PPG, 12.8 RPG, 3.3 SPG
Penfield: Haley Emmick Sr. F 10.9 PPG; Elisa Faklaris 10 PPG Jr. G
Coaches: Kevan Sheppard (Bishop Kearney), Mark Vogt (Penfield)
History 101: Bishop Kearney defeated Penfield in the 2019 Class AA sectional final, 58-54. The Lady Kings are making their 11th consecutive sectional final appearance and seeking their eighth title in 12 years. The Lady Patriots have accumulated a 42-8 record over the past three seasons.
A 7 p.m. tip off is scheduled at Bishop Kearney High School.
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