The Class D1 girls’ bracket features three Finger Lakes West teams along with two apiece from Allegany County and the Genesee Region as well as one each from the Private-Parochial League, Livingston County Athletic Association, Steuben County and Wayne County. The tournament opens with three first-round games on Tuesday. Here’s the breakdown:
No. 1 seed FILLMORE EAGLES (Allegany County I)
Record: 20-0
Coach: Tom Parks
Streak: Won eight of the past nine by double digits.
Finish last season: Lost in Class D1 semi-finals against South Seneca, 35-45
Opponent: Winner of Wheatland-Chili/Mount Morris, Friday at 7 p.m. at Fillmore High School
No. 2 seed BATAVIA-NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH (Genesee Region II)
Record: 15-5
Coach: Tom McCulley
Streak: Won three of four
Finish last season: Beat South Seneca, 55-48 to win Class D1 championship.
Opponent: Winner of Honeoye/Marion, Friday at 7 p.m. at Notre Dame High School
No. 3 seed GENESEE VALLEY/BELFAST JAGUARS (Allegany County II)
Record: 15-5
Coach: Jim Schneider
Streak: Won two of four
Finish last season: Did not qualify for sectionals
Opponent: Winner of South Seneca/Naples, Friday at 7 p.m. at Genesee Valley High School
No. 4 seed C. G. FINNEY FALCONS (Private-Parochial League Division II)
Record: 13-6
Coach: Tim Blew
Streak: Won two of four
Finish last season: Lost to Notre Dame-Batavia, 50-67 in the Class D1 semi-finals.
Opponent: Arkport/Canaseraga, Friday at 7 p.m. at C. G. Finney High School
No. 5 seed ARKPORT/CANASERAGA WOLVES (Steuben County)
Record: 11-9
Coach: John Lieb
Streak: Won two of three
Finish last season: Lost in to Fillmore, 31-39 in the Class D1 quarterfinals.
Opponent: C. G. Finney, Friday at 7 p.m. at C. G. Finney High School
No. 6 seed SOUTH SENECA FALCONS (Finger Lakes West)
Record: 9-11
Coach: Charity Couch
Streak: Won three of four
Finish last season: Lost to Notre Dame-Batavia, 48-55 in the Class D1 final.
Opponent: Naples, Tuesday at 7 p.m. at South Seneca High School
No. 7 seed HONEOYE BULLDOGS (Finger Lakes West)
Record: 3-17
Coach: Tracy Belanger
Streak: Lost three of four
Finish last season: Did not qualify for sectionals
Opponent: Marion, Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Honeoye High School
No. 8 seed WHEATLAND-CHILI WILDCATS (Genesee Region II)
Record: 2-18
Coach: Mark LaMere
Streak: Lost last nine games
Finish last season: Did not qualify for sectionals
Opponent: Mount Morris, Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Wheatland-Chili High School
No. 9 seed MOUNT MORRIS BLUE DEVILS (Livingston County III)
Record: 2-18
Coach: John Koronas
Streak: Lost last ten games
Finish last season: Did not qualify for sectionals
Opponent: Wheatland-Chili, Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Wheatland-Chili High School
No. 10 seed MARION BLACK KNIGHTS (Wayne County)
Record: 1-15
Coach: Lori DeLyser
Streak: Lost last ten games
Finish last season: Did not qualify for sectionals
Opponent: Honeoye, Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Honeoye High School
No. 11 seed NAPLES BIG GREEN (Finger Lakes West)
Record: 0-16
Coach: Megan Trippi
Finish last season: Did not qualify for sectionals
Opponent: South Seneca, Tuesday at 7 p.m. at South Seneca High School
*In response to COVID-19, 2021 sectionals fields were limited eight teams.
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