Jack Leasure Shooting and Skills Camp Championship Preview: Canisteo-Greenwood and Oakfield Alabama to decide Girls’ C1 title

The two top-seeded teams will be face off for the first time this year with the Class C1 title on the line. Canisteo-Greenwood is seeking its first sectional championship, while Oakfield-Alabama is aiming to capitalize on its second finals appearance since 2019. Both teams will meet on Saturday in the 2023 Section V Class C1 Girls’ Basketball Championship. Here’s the breakdown:

No. 1 seed CANISTEO-GREENWOOD REDSKINS (22-0/Steuben County)
vs.
No.2 seed OAKFIELD-ALABAMA HORNETS (19-3/Genesee County Division I)

Scoring offense: Canisteo-Greenwood (54.4 PPG), Oakfield-Alabama (49.5 PPG)

Scoring defense: Canisteo-Greenwood (31 PPG), Oakfield-Alabama (32.9 PPG)

Current Streak: Canisteo-Greenwood has won 20 games by double digits. Oakfield-Alabama has won its last four and seven of the last eight.

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How they arrived here: Canisteo-Greenwood defeated No. 8 East Rochester, 48-29 in the quarterfinals before downing No. 5 Alexander, 46-31 in the semifinals. Oakfiled-Alabama opened with a 54-26 win over No. 15 Red Creek and proceeded to beat No. 7 Addison, 44-37 in the quarterfinals. The Hornets outlasted No. 6 Bloomfield, 59-56 in the semifinals to earn a spot in the finals.

Players to Watch  

Canisteo-Greenwood: Brooke Burd 6-foot-1 Sr. C 12.5 PPG, 8.5 RPG, 2.5 BPG; Bailey Mullen 5-foot-4 Fr. G 8.7 PPG, 5.5 RPG, 1.8 SPG; Lillian Mullen 5-foot-4 Jr. G 18.6 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 3.7 APG, 3.8 SPG; Peyton Peters 5-foot-8 Jr. F 7.6 PPG, 5.2 RPG, 2.1 SPG; Elaine Roach 5-foot-10 Jr. C/F 2.3 PPG, 4.2 RPG.

Oakfield-Alabama: Alea Groff 5-foot-5 So. G 9.9 PPG, 4.5 RPG; Piper Hyde 5-foot-6 So. G 4.6 PPG 1.5 SPG; MaKena Reding 5-foot-1 Sr. G 7.7 PPG, 2.6 APG, 2.3 SPG; Caitlin Ryan 5-foot-8 Jr. G 11.3 PPG, 5.4 RPG, 2.4 SPG; Emma Wray 5-foot-5 Sr. F/G 6.5 PPG, 3.1 RPG, 1.6 SPG.

Coaches: Les York (Canisteo-Greenwood), Jeff Schlagenhauf (Oakfield-Alabama)

History 101: This will mark the first meeting between the two teams this season. Canisteo-Greenwood has never won a sectional championship as a merged program. Greenwood won back-to-back Class D2 titles in 1987 and 1988. Oakfield-Alabama has won two sectional titles with its last being in 2019.

What’s Next: The winner will play the Class C2 champion (either Pavilion or Dundee/Bradford) in the NYS Class C Far West Regional Qualifier.

A 6 p.m. tip-off is scheduled at Rush-Henrietta High School.

*Time of game has been changed to reflect updated schedule.