BOYS
CLASS AA
No. 8 RUSH-HENRIETTA (10-12) 72
No. 1 VICTOR (19-2) 64
Tyler Simmons splashed a trio of three-pointers and scored 13 points in the second half to help spring Rush Henrietta to the victory. After trailing by three points going into the second quarter, Rush outscored Victor in the next two quarters by a combined total of eighteen points to bring a 15-point lead into the final frame. Rush was then able to withstand a 24-point fourth quarter Victor surge led by seven points from Cam Ryan and another seven from Phil Nwugwo to hang on to the win. Tyler Simmons ended up with 21 points on the night, a team high for Rush. Tobey Wright was able to put up a 17-point performance for Rush, with nine fourth-quarter points to help drive off the Victor comeback. Nasir Hunter knocked down eight from the stripe and totaled sixteen points on the night. Mason Giorgione also hit three three-pointers and wound up with 12 points. Abdul Bori netted six points. Phil Nwugwo scored a game-high 24 points to lead Victor. Nick Leonard had a pair of three-pointers and totaled 12 points. Cam Ryan and Garrett Clar both finished with nine points. Other scorers with Victor were AJ Queri (5), Ryan Dodge (3), and Jonah Whittier (2). Rush Henrietta will play Hilton in the AA semifinals.
No. 5 UNIVERSITY PREP (11-9) 47
No. 4 HILTON (13-8) 48 OT
With the UPrep up 29-26, Preston Prince went on a tear, scoring 12 points in the third and the Cadets built a 38-31 lead. READ MORE.
No. 6 McQUAID (11-10) 49
No. 3 EDISON TECH (14-6) 51
Mike Morgan used a high-ball screen set by teammate Jabari Johnson to get to the left side of the lane where he stopped and scored over a pair of defenders. READ MORE.
No. 7 FAIRPORT (11-10) 52
No. 2 AQUINAS (17-3) 75
AQ senior Jack Bleier scored 28 points, making five 3-pointers while also dishing three assists, to lead all scorers. Bleier hit his team’s first 3 of the game and, after being held scoreless for the rest of the first quarter, made another basket from long range to extend Aquinas’s lead to 27-19 with 3:31 until halftime. The player LaFave called the “most underrated” in Section V supported his coach’s claim with his play, and when he missed a shot, teammates Mason Blackwood and Jordan Jordan were there for the putback. READ MORE.
CLASS A1
No. 8 CHURCHVILLE-CHILI (10-12) 53
No. 1 PITTSFORD MENDON (20-1) 84
Jackson Green and Caleb Lewis posted a double-double apiece as Mendon cruised to a 17-point halftime lead and went on to win its eighth straight game. Lewis accounted for eight of his 16 points in the second quarter when the Vikings outscored Churchville-Chili 21-8. Lewis grabbed 10 rebounds in the game. Green scored 13 points and handed out 10 assists. Kidder Lindley had a game-high 20 points. Matt Woods scored 13. Ryan Deuel added seven points. London Hoyser scored six while Eric Krowl (5), Tyler Shadders (2), Luke Smith (1) and Michael Bischoping (1) rounded out the Vikings’ scoring. Jason Gibbs and Ricardo Lagares scored 13 apiece to lead the Saints. Robert Munding and Michael Sardou both scored eight points. Amir Thomas (5), Cam Taylor (3) and Joaquon Thomas (3) also scored for C-C. Mendon advanced to the semi-finals and will face Irondequoit.
No. 5 CANANDAIGUA (15-6) 45
No. 4 IRONDEQUOIT (15-6) 64
Ryan Heath and Xavier Gissendanner paced Irondequoit’s offense with 24 and 17 points respectively. The Eagles led a closely-played first quarter 10-9. In the second, Irondequoit cranked up the defensive pressure and went on a 17-6 run to gain a double-digit lead that they maintained and built on for the remainder of the game. Heath scored eight second quarter points while Gissendanner had 10. Canandaigua big man Nick Ferris picked up two first-quarter fouls that impacted his play on the defensive end as Heath and Gissendanner were able to score in the paint. Bryce Ceravolo had 10 of his 14 points in the first half for the Braves. The Eagles went into the fourth with a 13-point lead as Heath added six more to his ledger, all at the rim. Canandaigua cut the lead to 10 early in the fourth quarter, but Heath and Charles Barnes combined to score the next six points to give the Eagles a 16-point edge that put the game out of reach. Barnes finished with eight points. Damon Brumfield had seven. Owen Salerno (3), Evan Leonardo (3) and Quinn VanKerkhove (2) rounded out the scoring for Irondequoit. Ferris had 10 of his 15 points in the second half for the Braves who finished their season at 15-6. Creavolo added 14 points. Callum Outhouse had five. Derek Andrews (4), Kenyon Mahoney (3), Patt Pawlicki (2) and Conner McKenna (2) also scored for Canandaigua. Irondequoit plays top-seeded Mendon on Tuesday night.
CLASS B1
No. 11 BISHOP KEARNEY (2-19) 74
No. 3 GREECE OLYMPIA (14-7) 77
Joe Tisa had one trick left up his sleeve, and it was enough to change the momentum of a game. After Tisa’s Greece Olympia boys’ basketball team fell behind 17-5 in Friday’s Class B1 quarter-final, Tisa knew a change was in order. The eighth-year coach made the right move. Anthony Starks scored 24 points, and Jahod Faison added 21 to lead the No. 3 Spartans. READ MORE.
CLASS C1
No. 9 MARCUS WHITMAN (7-15) 54
No. 1 ROCHESTER ACADEMY (19-0) 65
Deonte Major scored a team-high 17 points and handed out six assists to lead Rochester Academy into the semi-finals to face No. 4 Canisteo-Greenwood. The senior guard connected on 6-of-9 shots from the floor including 2-of-3 from behind the 3-point arc. Major also collected two steals. Fellow senior Josiah Heyward added 15 points, eight steals and five rebounds. Heyward and Major combined for 15 points in the third quarter when RACS outscored Whitman 19-13 to take an eight-point lead into the fourth quarter. Joe Aikens scored eight points in the win. Christian Coleman had seven points and seven rebounds. Ja’seir Samuels also had seven points. Jaylin Duval (4), Kam McDonald (4), Evariste Omebe (2) and Perry Washington (1) also scored for the Racers. Marcus Whitman’s Connor Tomion led all scorers with 22 points. Nolan Lee and Brody Royston added 12 apiece. Bryce Tomion had six points, and Myles Prendergast had two.
No. 5 EAST ROCHESTER (13-8) 32
No. 4 CANISTEO-GREENWOOD (14-6) 66
Canisteo-Greenwood will play top-seeded Rochester Academy CS in the semi-finals.
No. 6 BLOOMFIELD (15-7) 46
No. 3 GENESEO (15-6) 64
Geneseo will face No. 2 Avon in the semi-finals.
No. 7 LETCHWORTH (10-12) 39
No. 2 AVON (18-3) 54
Zach Colvin posted a double-double, and Avon outscored Letchworth 14-5 in the third quarter to pull away and reach the semi-finals. Colvin had 19 points and 10 rebounds. Michael Rowland grabbed 12 boards and scored seven points in the win. Andrew Rowland and Josh Harter had nine points apiece in the win. Kaden Colt (6) and Jack Browner (4) rounded out the scoring for the Braves. Johnny Mertsock led Letchworth with 14 points. Austin Shearing had eight points, and Nik Eustace scored seven.
CLASS C2
No. 8 WARSAW (8-14) 36
No. 1 LYONS (20-1) 64
JC Walker poured in 14 of his game-high 29 points in the third quarter when Lyons outscored Warsaw 18-9 to take a commanding 16-point lead into the final eight minutes of the game. Walker connected five times from the floor in the third and converted 4-of-5 free throws. Teammate Jacob Sides added 18 points in the win. Jaiden Lopez and CyQuire Norvell added four apiece. Matt Briggs hit a 3-pointer while Jamir Johnson, Quintin Franklin and Mike Briggs each scored two points. Warsaw’s Matt Auble scored 21 points in the game. Bailey Schell added five. Mason McClurg and Ty Joy scored three apiece while Jake Sawdey and Pat Klump had two points. Lyons will play No. 5 Campbell-Savona in the semi-finals.
No. 5 CAMPBELL-SAVONA (13-9) 56
No. 4 GANANDA (13-7) 49
Kade Cochran scored 19 points to lead Campbell-Savona. Teammate Kaden Bolt had 10 points, eight rebounds and six assists in the win. Cain Simpson accounted for 10 points, five rebounds and three blocks. Campbell-Savona will play top-seeded Lyons in the semi-finals.
No. 11 PAVILION (4-18) 45
No. 3 PEMBROKE (15-6) 68
Cayden Pfalzer led the way for Pembroke with 23 points. Jon Suro stuffed the stat sheet with 14 points, 10 rebounds, and eight assists. Tyson Totten contributed 13 points, and Avery Ferreira had 10 points. Zach Tillotson scored a team high 18 points for Pavilion, while Colton Dziekan finished with eight points. Pembroke will play Oakfield-Alabama in the C2 semifinals.
No. 10 KENDALL (7-15) 40
No. 2 OAKFIELD-ALABAMA (20-1) 82
Oakfield-Alabama will play Pembroke in the semi-finals.
CLASS C3
No. 8 BYRON BERGEN (12-9) 62
No. 1 EUGENIO MARIA de HOSTOS (13-4) 73
Antoine McFadden finished with 23 points, 16 rebounds and six blocks to lead EMHCS into the semi-finals. Eighth-grader Knekose Mack added 20 points in his first varsity start. Julier Ruiz had 13 points 10 rebounds in the win. Jamuel Guzman (6), Sheltere Matos-Cox (4), Bryant Seda (3) and David Thomas (3) rounded out the scoring for the Hornets who will face York in the semi-finals. Ryan Muscarella connected on six 3-pointers and finished with 23 points to lead Byron-Bergen. Teammate Bradeyn Chambry added 22 points for the Bees. Gianni Ferrara had 11. David Brumsted (4) and Gordon Zimmerman (2) also scored for Byron-Bergen.
No. 5 BOLIVAR-RICHBURG (13-8) 70
No. 4 YORK (15-6) 81
Maddox Timothy scored 23 points and teammate Tyler Brad added 20 to lead York. Adam Swede had 12 points in the win, and Connor Rodwell accounted for 11. York will face top-seeded EMHCS in the semi-finals. Bolivar-Richburg’s Landon Danaher scored 20 points in the loss. Camdyn McDowell added 16. Wyatt Karnuth (13) and Aydan Sisson (12) also scored for the Wolverines.
“Bolivar is a tough team and we had to battle 32 minutes,” said York head coach Ed Orman, Jr. “We were far from perfect but battled hard and we’re excited to play in the sectional semi-final on Monday.”
No. 6 HARLEY-ALLENDALE-COLUMBIA (13-8) 54
No. 3 DUNDEE/BRADFORD (16-5) 59
Dundee/Bradford will face No. 2 Caledonia-Mumford in the semi-finals.
No. 7 RED CREEK (12-9) 43
No. 2 CALEDONIA-MUMFORD (16-5) 81
Kyle Wade finished with a game-high 28 points to go with eight rebounds and five assists as Cal-Mum advanced to the semi-finals. Teammate Scott Essig added 15 points and eight rebounds while Evan Raniewicz collected 10 points, three rebounds, three assists and three steals in the win. Alex Carnes had five points, four steals and three rebounds. Cam Reed accounted for five steals, five assists and two points. Jeremey Raymond (9) and Donny Peet (5) also scored for the Raiders. Jace Brown led Red Creek with 20 points. Tyler Cooper had nine while Brayden Chambers (8) and Jordan Verburg (6) also scored for Red Creek. Cal-Mum will face Dundee/Bradford in the semi-finals.
“Really pleased with the energy we played with tonight, especially out of the locker room in the third quarter when we went on a 20-5 run to start the quarter,” Cal-Mum head coach Dan Dickens commented. “Every round it gets tougher and we need to keep playing hard and smart.”
CLASS D2
No. 8 HOUGHTON (5-13) 31
No. 1 BATAVIA NOTRE-DAME (18-3) 79
No. 5 SCIO/FRIENDSHIP (11-10) 30
No. 4 ROMULUS (12-9) 67
Zach Butler powered his way to a game high 22 point outing in the Romulus win. Romulus started off blazing hot, taking a 40-6 lead into the halftime break. Connor Frankling knocked down six three-pointers to reach 18 points. Henry Morse scored 10 points. Other scorers for Romulus were Ben Jessop (8), Felix Flores (5), Mike Kaufman (2), and Jaden VanDuran (2). Ethan Davenport led Scio/Friendship with 10 points, all in the second half. Brendan Loveks tallied up nine points. Taylor Moore had five points, all in the fourth quarter. Gabbin Benhassine finished with four points. Jacob Golden scored two. Romulus takes on Batavia Notre-Dame in the D2 semifinals.
No. 6 JASPER-TROUPSBURG (10-9) 58
No. 3 BELFAST (12-8) 35
Colby Cornish’s 11 fourth-quarter points helped Jasper-Troupsburg pull away. Cornish finished with 19 points, as Jasper-Troupsburg outscored Belfast 23-5 in the final quarter of play. J-T also received 16 points from Cosh Bouton, who had 12 of his 16 in the second half. Louie Zver ended up with 14. Other scorers for JT were Gage Guerin (5), Connor Flint (2), Zach Baker (2). Tony Logue scored a team-high 15 points for Belfast, including three three-pointers. Connor Stork added nine points. Matt Weaver tallied six points, and Kadin Logue scored five. Jasper-Troupsburg takes on Elba in the D2 semifinals.
No. 7 ANDOVER/WHITESVILLE (8-14) 30
No. 2 ELBA (14-7) 67
Mike Long and Angelo Penna scored 14 points apiece to lead Elba into the semi-finals. CJ Gottler connected on three 3-pointers and finished with 12 points for the Lancers which led 31-10 at halftime. Zach Marsceill added 10 points in the win while Nate Esten had eight. Jake Engle (3), Jake Walczak (3), Connor Scott (2) and Caden Muehlig (1) also scored for the Lancers who will face Belfast in the semi-finals. CJ Estep scored 13 points to lead Andover/Whitesville. Luke Erdman added six points. Cormac Brown had four.
GIRLS
CLASS A
No. 8 BRIGHTON (10-12) 48
No. 1 PITTSFORD MENDON (21-1) 68
Anaya Coleman scored 10 of her game-high 19 in the first quarter, and teammate Lily Kennedy added six of her 18 in the second stanza as Mendon grabbed a 14-point lead heading into halftime. Danielle Strauf accounted for 12 points in the win, and Bridget Miller had 10 for the Vikings. Kate Hennessey scored nine. Mendon will face cross-town rival Pittsford Sutherland in the semi-finals. Sadie Scott led Brighton with 14 points. Kiara Anglin had 11. Avery Hopkin added eight points. Olivia Rush (5), Melinda Lazenby (3), Ireland Mistretta (3), Katie Hardie (2) and Lucy Lederman (2) also scored for the Bruins.
No. 5 BROCKPORT (16-6) 45
No. 4 PITTSFORD SUTHERLAND (17-5) 58
Ellie Bergin finished with a double-double of 11 points and 14 rebounds to lead Sutherland. Leora Cook paced the offense with 19 points while collecting four rebounds, three steals and two assists. Lara Brandt added 16 points and six rebounds. Annie Dodge added nine points while Petra Hunt had three for the Knights who will face top-seeded Pittsford Mendon in the semi-finals.
No. 6 HONEOYE FALLS-LIMA (15-6) 33
No. 3 WEBSTER SCHROEDER (14-6) 68
Mariah Watkins put up a monster performance, scoring a game-high 42 points for Webster Schroeder. Schroeder got off to a blazing start taking a 21-4 first quarter lead and never looked back. Both Julia Perales and Ava Gallup netted six points apiece. Other scorers for Schroeder were Bria Watkins (4), Racheal DeMocker (3), Andraia DiPisa (3), Sarah Ferruzza (3), and Molly Broccolo (2). Teagan Kimm led Honeoye Falls-Lima with a 12 point effort, with 10 of her points coming from the free throw line. Both Marlee Green and Clare Rutt both added six points. Other scorers for HFL were Emma Huffman (2), Whitley Easton (2), and Maddy Schirbach (2). Schroeder will face Canandaigua in the class A semifinals.
No. 10 IRONDEQUOIT (9-13) 31
No. 2 CANANDAIGUA (21-1) 71
Mya Herman led the way for Canandaigua with 14 points. Kyleigh Chapman scored 12 points. Macy Bacon added 11 points. Abbey Herod contributed nine points. Other scorers for Canandaigua were Liv Schorr (8), Eily Hubler (5), Ari Buchiere (3), Julia Geitner (3), Macy Falk (2), Kayla Taylor (2), and Brooke Rizzo (2). Canandaiugua will take on Webster Schroeder in the class A semifinal.
CLASS B1
No. 5 AQUINAS (9-11) 42
No. 4 PALMYRA-MACEDON (12-9) 58
No. 6 NEWARK (9-12) 68
No. 3 GREECE OLYMPIA (11-10) 48
Isabel Robson scored 16 points while Ciana Galvin and Jayda Solomon scored 14 apiece to lead Newark. TaKyla Vaughn added 10 in the win. Malia Brown (6), Brooklyn Graham (4), Victoria Ward (2), Naomi Jones (2) and Anna Verdina (2) also scored for the Reds who will face No. 2 Hornell in the semi-finals. Olympia’s Tehilyah Murray led all scorers with 25 points. Miciyah James, Kyleigh Bathe and Nondja Nelson scored six apiece for the Spartans. Madelyn Kielkowicz had five points.
CLASS B2
No. 8 DANSVILLE (10-11) 45
No. 1 MIDLAKES (17-5) 58
Grace Murphy spearheaded the Midlakes effort with a career-high 23 points. She also brought down nine rebounds in the winning effort that saw Midlakes hop out to a 31-14 halftime lead. Mary Givens and Kate Mahoney both scored 10 points. Madison Lee scored 11 points for Dansville, and Chelsie Tyler tallied up 10 points. Midlakes will play Penn Yan in the B2 semi-finals. Madison Lee led Dansville with 11 points. Teammate Chelsie Tyler scored 10. Erin Patanella had four points. Aynsley Belcher, Megan Tyler and Abby Belcher each scored two points.
No. 5 PENN YAN (13-8) 42
No. 4 MYNDERSE (13-7) 37
Penn Yan will play Midlakes in the B2 semi-finals.
No. 6 ATTICA (14-7) 39
No. 3 WELLSVILLE (16-4) 49
CLASS D1
No. 8 WHEATLAND-CHILI (3-19) 31
No. 1 FILLMORE (21-0) 53
No. 5 ARKPORT/CANASERAGA (12-9) 59
No. 4 FINNEY (13-7) 58
No. 6 SOUTH SENECA (10-12) 56
No. 3 GENESEE VALLEY/BELFAST (16-5) 62
No. 7 HONEOYE (4-18) 7
No. 2 BATAVIA NOTRE-DAME (16-5) 55
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