CLASS A1
No. 8 GATES-CHILI (7-15) 51
No. 1 GREECE ATHENA (17-4) 81
I’Zick Reaves scored a team-high 17 points in addition to grabbing six rebounds and piling up four assists to help guide Athena. Zee Johnson knocked down two three-pointers and finished with 15 points. I’zayah Reaves also scored 15 points, in addition to swiping four steals. Khorie Reaves tallied 14 points and six assists. Jovon Barfield added seven points. Connor Osier scored six points, while grabbing 10 rebounds and dishing out nine assists. Rocco Prota tallied five points. Brandon Kraut scored two points. Jeremy Tantalo led the way for Gates-Chili with 15 points. Anthony Dicesare added four three-pointers and finished the night with 14 points. Kani Mitchem scored 11 points. Joey Vigerzi added five points. Darquinn Johnson scored four points, while Brandon Randolph scored two. Greece Athena moves on to face No. 4 seed Brockport in the A1 semi-finals.
No. 5 CHURCHVILLE-CHILI (9-12) 58
No. 4 BROCKPORT (12-9) 59
Francis Nwonkonko hit the go-ahead bucket inside the final minute to lift Brockport which has won four straight and six of seven games. Nwonkonko finished the game with 17 points, and eight rebounds. Kaeden Laureano netted a career-high 16 points and had four three-pointers including one in the final two minutes. Drew Wilson ended his night with a double-double, scoring a dozen points as well as grabbing a dozen rebounds. Justin Sillen scored seven points. Owen Cummings added four points, Peter Leicht scored two, and Dan Dailey had one point. Brockport will face No. 1 seed Greece Athena in the A1 semis.
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No. 6 SPENCERPORT (8-13) 34
No. 3 WEBSTER THOMAS (15-6) 58
Webster Thomas boys’ basketball entered the postseason holding opponents to a Class A1-best 46.9 points per game. The Titans looked the part Saturday night in their sectional opener.Thomas limited No. 6 Spencerport to a season-low offensive output. READ MORE.
Steal, layup and-one from Shane Talbot. @HoopsTitans has scored 11 straight, leads 17-6. pic.twitter.com/3rTxnGclJx
— Paul Gotham (@PickinSplinters) February 25, 2023
No. 7 CANANDAIGUA (7-14) 37
No. 2 IRONDEQUOIT (17-4) 60
On the first possession of the game, Quinn Vankerkhove hit the first of his four triples on his way to a game0high 14 for the Eagles. Kenyen Lovett then chipped in back-to-back buckets followed by a basket from Isaiah Ballard to give the Eagles a lead they did not surrender. READ MORE.
CLASS A2
No. 8 EASTRIDGE (9-13) 77
No. 1 MONROE (19-2) 80 (OT)
Jaquan Shears scored 27 of his 33 points in the second half to help Monroe to an overtime victory. DaiQuon McKinney splashed three three-pointers and finished with 15. Felton Gray tallied 14 points. Davion Jones scored a dozen. Will McKinney added four points, and Ronnie Moore added two more. Cordell Young led Eastridge with 33 points of his own. Zy Switzer knocked down five three-pointers and finished with 20 points. Jalonie Pittman scored all nine of his points from the charity stripe. Ty Kunzer and Ayden Pomales hit a three-pointer each. Amere Rodgers scored two points. Monroe advances to the A2 semifinals to play Pittsford Sutherland.
No. 5 PITTSFORD MENDON (13-8) 46
No. 4 PITTSFORD SUTHERLAND (14-7) 49
Max Michalski, Luke Fliss, and Chandler Reynolds combined to score 36 points for Sutherland which erased a six-point halftime deficit. Fliss and Reynolds connected on a 3-pointer apiece in the fourth quarter as the Knights advanced to face top-seeded Monroe in the A2 semifinals. Michalski led the way with 14 points while Reynolds and Fliss added 12 and 10 points respectively. Dutch Pestorius scored all five of his points in the third quarter. Everett Wilcox and Sam Pisanelli scored four points apiece. Jackson Green spearheaded the offense for Mendon with 16 points. Ryan Deuel chipped in seven points. Josh Shadders (4), London Hoyser (3), and Nick Wilson (2) also scored for the Vikings.
No. 6 HONEOYE FALLS-LIMA (9-12) 54
No. 3 WAYNE (17-4) 64
Alec Gilbert scored six of his team-high 24 points in the fourth quarter when Wayne erased a deficit to advance. Trailing 43-42, Gilbert converted 4-of-6 free throws and connected once from the floor as the Eagles outscored HF-L by 11 (22-11) over the final eight minutes of play. Cam Blankenberg added 16 points including seven in the fourth. PJ Ostrowski contributed 11 points in the win. Alek Reynolds scored seven, and Sean Nellis totaled six points. Nolan Smith led HFL with a 25-point outburst. Carson Joint contributed 14 points. Sam Vogt finished with five points. Quinn Kalibourne scored four points. Aidan Neenan and Owen Smith each scored three points. Wayne advances to play No. 2 East in the A2 semi-finals.
No. 7 SCHOOL OF THE ARTS (9-13) 57
No. 2 EAST (17-3) 84
Quentin Smith used his five three-point makes to help accrue 25 points during the win. Kollin McCullough hit four three-pointers and ended up with 16 points. KeSean Leonard scored 13 points. Zymier Jackson scored all nine of his points during the first half. Kemel White and Zion Parson each scored six points. Nigel Copeland had five points, and Kani McNeil had two. Aness Jaff scored a team-high 23 for the School of the Arts. Tyree Moore contributed with a dozen points. Latrell Ingram added nine points. Ishmael Gonzales scored seven points, and Sam Howland had six points.
CLASS B1
No. 8 LIVONIA (10-12) 42
No. 1 BATAVIA (17-4) 79
Javin McFollins poured in 16 of his game-high 26 points in the first quarter as Batavia jumped out to 24-9 lead. Sawyer Silvering added 15 points in the win, while Carter McFollins had a dozen. Rashawd Christie accounted for seven points. Aiden Bellavia scored six points. Cruze Rapone scored all of his five points in the fourth quarter. Estavon Lovett (2), Joey Morranco (2), Justin Smith (2), and Gavin White (2) rounded out the scoring for Batavia. Connor Feehan’s 10 points led Livonia in scoring. Owen Weterrings, Nick Coyle, and Chris Coyle scored eight points apiece. Jack Kearney added four points. Gavin Woolston contributed three points. Tommy Stewart scored one point. Batavia plays No. 4 seed Bishop Kearney in the next round.
No. 5 VERTUS (14-8) 65
No. 4 BISHOP KEARNEY (15-6) 72
Colin Gentile scored 10 of his team-high 23 points in the fourth quarter as Kearney held off Vertus to advance. With the Kings leading 54-48, Gentile connected three times from the floor including once from behind the 3-point arc and converted 3-of-4 free throws in the final stanza. He also handed out four assists in the game. Russell Ellis accounted for eight points in the win including four free throws in six attempts during the fourth quarter. Ellis also had seven assists and four rebounds. Eric Hillsman finished with 20 points, 10 rebounds and four assists. Jahmez Reaves added nine points, five rebounds and five assists. Zidean Henry knocked down a pair of second quarter three-pointers for his six points. Alejandro Aguilar scored four points, and Rocco Barbieri had two points and 10 rebounds. Vertus guard Jayden Ridley-Smith scored 17 of his game-high 24 points in the second half. Trailing by 11, Ridley-Smith connected on two of his six 3-pointers in the third quarter to help the Warriors pull within six. Nashon Wade added a dozen points of his own. E’mere Fulton used five free throws to help get to 11 points on the night. Terrance Clark, Marcus Ridley, and Talhah Ali all scored five points apiece. Reginald Pough scored one point. Kearney moves on to play the No. 1 seeded Batavia in the semi-finals.
No. 6 WATERLOO (14-8) 37
No. 3 PALMYRA-MACEDON (15-6) 34
Devin Mulvey-Salerno led the way for Waterloo, scoring a game-high 16 points. Nolan Slywka added nine points. Ian Goodness led Pal-Mac with 15 points. Ethan Ely had seven points. Waterloo will face No. 2 Newark in the semis.
No. 7 GENEVA (12-10) 36
No. 2 NEWARK (17-4) 43
After trailing at halftime, Kellen Foster scored 12 of his 15 points in the second half to help rally Newark. Raeshawn Howard scored nine in the second half and finished with 13 points. Brayden Steve added nine points. Daveon Wright scored all five of his points in the fourth quarter. Carlos Bueso scored two points. Anthony Torres topped the box score for Geneva with 15 points. Brian Whitley tallied six points, and so did Gavin Brignall. Quadere Lawson scored five points. Xavier Praylor added four points. Newark takes on No. 6 Waterloo in the B1 semi-finals.
CLASS B2
No. 9 PENN YAN (4-18) 51
No. 1 HORNELL (17-4) 75
No. 5 WORLD OF INQUIRY (10-12) 60
No. 4 WELLSVILLE (12-9) 72
No. 6 HAVERLING (10-12) 47
No. 3 Le ROY (12-9) 77
With the game tied at 14 late in the first quarter, Merritt Holly, Jr. scored five points including an and-one before setting up teammate Andrew Pocock for a bucket to give the Oatkan Knights a seven-point advantage after eight minutes of play.The junior forward scored the first eight points of the second quarter. Le Roy had a double-digit lead and did not allow Haverling any closer for the remainder of the contest. READ MORE.
Merritt Holly, Jr. finds Jean Agosto ahead. Le Roy 66-45. Class B2 @SecVBBasketball pic.twitter.com/IHPf6XUsaP
— Paul Gotham (@PickinSplinters) February 25, 2023
No. 7 ATTICA (10-11) 52
No. 2 DANSVILLE (13-7) 58
The three-headed monster of Ethan Canfield, Collin Gray and Dawson Wadsworth spearheaded Dansville. The trio combined for 56. Canfield led the team in scoring with 23 points, while also grabbing 10 rebounds. Gray scored 22 points, while also pulling down seven rebounds and tallying three assists. Wadsworth scored 11 points, and racked up six assists. Reid Martin scored two points. Aazan Sohail had five rebounds and a pair of steals, Tyler Harris had three steals, and Nate Gardner picked up both a pair of rebounds and a pair of steals. Cole Harding scored a team-high 16 points for Attica. Noah Wheeler added nine points. Jack Janes scored eight. Ethan Meyer, Landyn Thomas, and Clayton Bezon scored five points apiece. Ethan Harmon had two points. Geoff Eisensmith added two points. Dansville advances to the B2 semi-finals, and plays No. 3 seed Le Roy.
CLASS D1
No. 8 GENESEE VALLEY/BELFAST (7-15) 27
No. 1 AVOCA/PRATTSBURGH (19-2) 85
Sawyer Devoe led all scorers with 22 points, in addition to grabbing seven rebounds for Avoca/Prattsburgh. Haden Abbott added 19 points. Macoy Putnam had nine points, five assists, five steals, and three blocks. Evan Campbell scored eight points, and tallied five steals, five rebounds, and five assists. Chris Abbott had six points, and so did Connor Hammond. Dayton Putman had five points. James Forte scored four points. Josiah Stison, Jamel Crowder, and Daniel Stilson each had two points. Thai Norasethaporn had five points for GV/Belfast. Brayden Cooper had four points. Kadin Louge added four points. Max Wedge scored four points. Jacob Borden contributed four points. Elden Aquila and Ian Mackenzie had three points each. Avoca/Prattsburgh takes on No. 4 seed HAC in the D1 semi-finals.
No. 5 KESHEQUA (11-10) 59
No. 4 HARLEY-ALLENDALE-COLUMBIA (11-10) 63
Theo Colosimo finished with 16 points and four assists while Thomas Riveros had16 points and nine rebounds to HAC into the semifinals. The Wolves will face top-seeded Avoca/Prattsburgh with a spot in the finals on the line. Cassius Chestnut scored a career high 24 points for Keshequa. Bryan Flanagan scored 10 points. Nathan Thayer had nine points. Aiden Upright (6), Ian Hinrich (4) and Jaiden Buchinger (2) also scored for Keshequa.
No. 6 HONEOYE (10-11) 45
No. 3 NOTRE DAME-BATAVIA (15-6) 78
No. 7 ARKPORT-CANASERAGA (10-11) 51
No. 2 FILLMORE (16-5) 64
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