One team is making its 12th straight finals appearance. The other reached the championship for the first time in more than a decade. Bishop Kearney and Fairport will meet on Saturday to decide the 2022 Section V Class AA Girls’ championship. Here’s the breakdown:
No. 1 seed BISHOP KEARNEY KINGS (18-3/Private-Parochial I) vs. No. 2 seed FAIRPORT RED RAIDERS (18-4/Monroe County Division I)
Scoring offense: Bishop Kearney (71.8 PPG), Fairport (60.2 PPG)
Scoring defense: Bishop Kearney (39.9 PPG), Fairport (47.8 PPG)
Current streak: Bishop Kearney has won 14 straight games – all by double digits. None of BK’s losses this season have come to a Section V opponent. Fairport has won 11 consecutive, eight of those wins have been by 10 points or more.
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How they got here: Bishop Kearney opened sectionals with a 91-29 win over No.8 Rush-Henrietta before beating No. 4 Victor, 65-44, in the semis.
Fairport beat No. 7 School of the Arts, 97-36 in the quarterfinals and defeated No. 3 Penfield, 80-67, in the semis.
Players to Watch
Bishop Kearney: Kaia Goode Sr. G 20.4 PPG, 4.1 APG, 4.2 SPG; Klarissa Goode Ninth-grade G 8.6 PPG, 2.1 SPG; Caydence Hadley Jr. F 9.9 PPG, 6.7 RPG; Amaia Jackson Ninth-grade G 14.1 PPG, 2.2 APG, 1.9 SPG; Aniya Rowe So. G 12.5 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 3.6 APG, 1.9 SPG.
Fairport: Ne’vaeh Buntley So. F/G 13.8 PPG, 6.8 RPG, 1.9 SPG, 1.1 BPG; Riley DeRue Sr. F/G 4.6 PPG, 7.9 RPG, 1.9 BPG; Ella Meabon Jr. G 14.0 PPG, 8.1 RPG, 3.7 APG; Bella Pucci Jr. G 17.5 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 3.5 APG, 2.2 SPG; Abigail Smith Sr. G 2.6 PPG, 3.4 APG, 2.7 SPG.
Coaches: Kevan Sheppard (Bishop Kearney), Patrick Muldowney (Fairport)
History 101: Bishop Kearney is making its 12th straight finals appearance. The Kings have won seven titles since 2012 – including three consecutive AA championships from 2018-20. Fairport will make its first finals appearance since winning the Class AAA crown in 2010. The Red Raiders have won six titles in their program history.
What’s at stake: A spot in the New York State Far West Regional against the Section VI champion.
A 7:00 p.m. tip off is scheduled Saturday at Rush-Henrietta High School.
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