East Rochester is riding into the championship game with only one loss, an 11-point road defeat against Lyons in the final week of the regular season. Alexander, has suffered nine losses this season, but is going into the championship having won seven of its past nine games. With the championship set for this Saturday, here’s the breakdown:
No. 1 seed EAST ROCHESTER BOMBERS (21-1/Wayne County) vs. No. 7 seed ALEXANDER TROJANS (13-9/Genesee County I)
Scoring offense: East Rochester (68.1 PPG), Alexander (52.1 PPG)
Scoring defense: East Rochester (35.4 PAPG), Alexander (42.4 PAPG)
Current streak: East Rochester has won three straight; Alexander has won five in a row.
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How they arrived here: East Rochester started off sectional play with an 81-19 win over No. 9 seed Rochester Academy. The Bombers followed it up with a semifinal win over No. 5 seed Geneseo, 53-35. Alexander took down No. 11 seed Marcus Whitman in the first round, 47-34 and then pulled off a win against No. 2 seed Canisteo-Greenwood by a score of 50-44. In the semifinals, the Trojans won against No. 6 seeded Addison, 51-50.
Last time they met: These teams have not played each other this season. They have recently met in 2021 when East Rochester defeated Alexander in the C1 semifinals, 63-34.
Players to Watch
East Rochester: Samantha Lewis Sr. 17.5 PPG, 9.0 RPG, 3.6 APG, 3.4 SPG; Lily Funk Jr. 14.8 PPG, 8.9 RPG, 2.4 APG, 2.5 SPG, 3.5 BPG and Zarriah Eldridge So. 11.1 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 3.8 APG, 4.1 SPG.
Alexander: Natalie Whitmore Sr. 14.0 PPG; Alyssa Kramer So. 9.3 PPG and Melanie Pohl Jr. 7.3 PPG.
Coaches: Mark Florack (East Rochester) and Marcia Hirsch (Alexander)
History 101: East Rochester won last year’s C1 title, ending a 29-year drought. Alexander is looking for its first sectional title since the 1978 Class C crown.
What’s at stake: A spot in the NYS Far West Regional Qualifier against the winner of the C2 versus C3 sub-regional.
A 3 p.m. tip off is scheduled Saturday, at Rush-Henrietta High School.
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