The Class D2 girls’ bracket features three teams each from Allegany County and Steuben County, along with two Private-Parochial League schools and one apiece from Finger Lakes West and the Genesee Region. The tournament opens with two first-round games on Wednesday. Here’s the breakdown:
No. 1 seed NORTHSTAR CHRISTIAN KNIGHTS (Private-Parochial II)
Record: 13-2
Coach: JJ Garwood
Streak: Won five of six
Finish last season: Lost in Class D2 semi-finals against Elba, 42-68
Opponent: Winner of Scio-Friendship / Jasper-Troupsburg, Saturday at 2 p.m. at Northstar Christian Academy
No. 2 seed ANDOVER/WHITESVILLE PANTHERS (Allegany County I)
Record: 16-3
Coach: Jacob Bannerman/Aaron Rawady
Streak: Won six of seven
Finish last season: Lost in Class D2 quarterfinals against Avoca/Prattsburgh, 31-51
Opponent: Winner of Lima Christian/Romulus, Saturday at 2 p.m. at Andover High School
No. 3 seed ELBA LANCERS (Genesee Region II)
Record: 14-6
Coach: Charlie Pangrazio
Streak: Won three of four
Finish last season: Won in Class D2 section final against Avoca/Prattsburgh, 66-27
Opponent: Hammondsport, Saturday at 2 p.m. at Elba Central
No. 4 seed AVOCA/PRATTSBURGH (Steuben County)
Record: 14-6
Coach: Jeff Gilbert
Streak: Won six of seven
Finish last season: Lost in Class D2 sectional final against Elba, 27-66
Opponent: Houghton Academy, Saturday at 3 p.m. at Avoca High School
No. 5 seed HOUGHTON ACADEMY PANTHERS (Allegany County II)
Record: 9-7
Coach: Jeff Prentice
Streak: Lost two of three
Finish last season: Did not qualify for sectionals
Opponent: Prattsburgh/Avoca, Saturday at 3 p.m. at Avoca High School
No. 6 seed HAMMONDSPORT LAKERS (Steuben County)
Record: 10-9
Coach: Kevin Davis
Streak: Won two of four
Finish last season: Lost in Class D1 quarterfinals against Fillmore, 49-69
Opponent: Elba, Saturday at 2 p.m. at Elba Central
No. 7 seed LIMA CHRISTIAN SAINTS (Private-Parochial League II)
Record: 5-9
Coach: Val Coykendall
Streak: Lost of two of three
Finish last season: Did not qualify for sectionals
Opponent: Romulus, Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Romulus High School
No. 8 seed SCIO/FRIENDSHIP TIGERS (Allegany County II)
Record: 7-13
Coach: Ashleigh Lewis
Streak: Lost three of four
Finish last season: Did not qualify for sectionals
Opponent: Jasper-Troupsburg, Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Friendship High School
No. 9 seed JASPER-TROUPSBURG WILDCATS (Steuben County)
Record: 4-16
Coach: Dawn Shanks
Streak: Lost three of four
Finish last season: Lost in Class D1 quarterfinals to South Seneca, 21-58
Opponent: Scio/Friendship, Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Friendship High School
No. 10 seed ROMULUS WARRIORS (Finger Lakes West)
Record: 3-16
Coach: Charlie Luffman
Streak: Lost last ten games
Finish last season: Lost in Class D2 quarterfinals to Elba, 15-70
Opponent: Lima Christian, Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Lima Christian Schools
*In response to COVID-19, 2021 sectionals fields were limited eight teams.
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