By PAUL GOTHAM
Forty-two days ago, Palmyra-Macedon girls’ basketball made the trip to Seneca Falls for a season-opening matchup with Mynderse. The Red Raiders left with a 62-37 victory that night.
Since then those Finger Lakes East rivals have combined for 16 wins and 2 losses.
Friday night, the Blue Devils (5-1/9-2) head west with revenge on their minds.
A 7:30 PM tipoff is scheduled Friday night as Mynderse (9-2/No. 15 NYSSWA Class B) looks to avenge that earlier loss when it faces Pal-Mac (8-1/No. 9 NYSSWA Class A).
Mynderse’s only loss since that game on December 8th. That setback came the last unbeaten girls team in Section V: Dundee/Bradford (12-0/No. 19 NYSSWA Class C). The Blue Devils have won three straight.
Pal-Mac has won seven in a row including victories over Pittsford Mendon (10-2/ClassAA) and reigning Class B NYS and Federation champ Waterloo (7-6). The Red Raiders only setback this season came to Hornell (No. 1 NYSSWA Class B), 63-59.
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Peyton Verkey averages 10.5 points and 7.5 rebounds for a Mynderse squad that scores 51.5 points per game while allowing 43.1. Pal-Mac scores 58.8 and holds opponents to 39.7. Taryn Goodness scored 24 points in Pal-Mac’s recent 54-53 victory over Newark.
Speaking of Hornell, the Red Raiders (9-1) will travel to Section IV and play Waverly (No. 25 NYSSWA Class B) on Friday. Hornell’s only loss this season came to Aquinas (80-61). The Red Raiders have won five in a row.
Technically not a state-ranked tilt, but Victor (11-1/No. 8 NYSSWA AA) paying a visit to Penfield (7-5) Friday night has all the makings of an enticing matchup. Victor took the first meeting 43-40. A Penfield win on Friday could go a long way in helping the Patriots climb into the rankings. Penfield has won five in a row including a 53-45 victory over Hilton (No. 4 NYSSWA AA).
Gananda (No. 4 NYSSWA C) hosts Waterloo (7-6) for a 1 PM tip-off, Saturday. Waterloo is not currently listed among the best in the state. That doesn’t mean the Tigers won’t provide a stern test for the Blue Panthers who have won five consecutive.
Other state-ranked teams in action this weekend:
Class AA
Fairport at Hilton (No. 4), Friday 7:00 PM
Brighton at Webster Schroeder (No. 14), Friday 7:15 PM
Canandaigua (No. 17) at Webster Thomas, Friday 7:00 PM
Class A
Pittsford Sutherland (No. 8) at Pittsford Mendon, Friday 7:15 PM
Class B
Haverling at Dansville (No. 6), Friday 7:00 PM
East High at Livonia (No. 23), Friday 7:00 PM
Class C
Keshequa (No. 5) at York, Friday 7:00 PM
Bloomfield at East Rochester (No. 10), Saturday 2:00 PM
Addison at Dundee/Bradford (No. 19), Saturday 4:00 PM
Caledonia-Mumford (No. 20) at Pavilion, Friday 7:00 PM
Class D
Elba (No. 8) at Attica, Friday 7:00 PM
State-ranked teams not in action this weekend: Bishop Kearney (No. 5 AA/6-3), Aquinas (No. 5 A/9-2), Eastridge (No. 22 A/9-4), Oakfield-Alabama (No. 14 C/10-1), Alexander (No. 17 C/9-3).
REMAINING WEEKEND SCHEDULE
FRIDAY
Young Women’s College Prep at Wilson/Early College 4:30 PM
Eugenio Maria DeHostos Charter at Franklin/Northeast 5:00 PM
Churchville vs. Greece Athena/Odyssey at Spencerport 5:00 PM (Coach Chow Classic)
Alfred-Almond at Hammondsport 6:30 PM
Victor at Penfield 7:00 PM
Fairport at Hilton 7:00 PM
Canandaigua at Webster Thomas 7:00 PM
Penn Yan at Wayne 7:00 PM
North Rose-Wolcott at Geneva 7:00 PM
Wayland-Cohocton at Warsaw 7:00 PM
Haverling at Dansville 7:00 PM
Avon at Geneseo 7:00 PM
Letchworth at Le Roy 7:00 PM
Caledonia-Mumford at Pavilion 7:00 PM
Mount Morris at Perry 7:00 PM
Keshequa at York 7:00 PM
East High at Livonia 7:00 PM
Elba at Attica 7:00 PM
Edison/WOIS/SWW at Rush-Henrietta 7:00 PM
Hornell at Waverly (IV) 7:00 PM
Williamson/Marion at Cato-Meridian (III) 7:00 PM
Pittsford Sutherland at Pittsford Mendon 7:15 PM
Brighton at Webster Schroeder 7:15 PM
Irondequoit at Gates Chili 7:15 PM
Brockport at Spencerport 7:15 PM (Coach Chow Classic)
Mynderse at Palmyra-Macedon 7:30 PM
Andover-Whitesville at Cuba-Rushford 7:30 PM
Friendship-Scio at Bolivar-Richburg 7:30 PM
SATURDAY
Waterloo at Gananda 1:00 PM
Jasper-Troupsburg at Perry 1:30 PM
Bloomfield at East Rochester 2:00 PM
Coach Chow Classic consolation game at Spencerport 2:00 PM
Rush-Henrietta at Wellsville 2:30 PM
Addison at Dundee/Bradford 3:30 PM
Coach Chow Classic championship game at Spencerport 4:00 PM
Albion (VI) at Byron-Bergen 4:30 PM
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