Jack Leasure Shooting and Skills Camp Championship Preview: Bloomfield and East Rochester to decide Girls’ Class C1 title

One team is seeking its first sectional title in 17 years. The other is looking for its third championship in the last four seasons. Bloomfield and East Rochester will meet Friday to decide the 2024 Section V Class C1 Girls’ Basketball Championship. Here’s the breakdown:

No. 2 seed BLOOMFIELD BOMBERS (21-2/Finger Lakes West)
vs.
No. 4 seed EAST ROCHESTER BOMBERS (17-6/Wayne County)

Scoring offense: Bloomfield (59.6 PPG), East Rochester (56.4 PPG)

Scoring defense: Bloomfield (29.4 PPG), East Rochester (41.5 PPG)

Current streak: Bloomfield has won 15 straight. East Rochester has won four of five.

How they got here: Bloomfield defeated No. 18 Clyde-Savannah, 83-48, in the first round before downing No. 7 Pembroke, 68-23, in the quarterfinals and No. 6 Lyons, 56-55, in the semis. East Rochester beat No. 13 Avon by a 79-27 score in the first round, took down No. 5 Byron-Bergen, 62-55, in the quarterfinals and defeated top-seeded Gananda, 55-54, in the semis.

Players to Watch

Bloomfield: Lily Baughman Jr. G 18.4 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 4 SPG, 3.2 APG; Annie Dodge Jr. G 11.8 PPG, 4.8 APG, 3.6 RPG, 3.4 SPG; Calla McCombs So. F 15.7 PPG, 12 RPG, 3.5 SPG, 1.9 APG, 1.8 BPG; Abby O’Brien 3.5 PPG, 1.8 RPG, 1.6 SPG, 0.6 APG; Ashlyn Wright Jr. F 9.8 PPG, 7.3 RPG, 1.7 SPG, 1.6 APG

East Rochester: Aaliyah Carmichael Sr. 8.3 PPG, 7.0 RPG; Aniyah Eldridge So. 12.0 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 5.0 SPG, 3.0 APG; Zarriah Eldridge Sr. 18.0 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 4.0 SPG, 2.0 SPG; Emma Romach Sr. 7.0 PPG, 7.0 RPG, 3.0 SPG, 2.0 APG, 2.0 BPG; Gianna Romach Sr. 6.0 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 3.0 APG, 2.0 SPG, 1.0 BPG

Coaches: Julie Kimball (Bloomfield), Liz Davis (East Rochester)

Last time they met: Bloomfield defeated East Rochester, 57-39, in their head-to-head matchup on January 20th.

History 101: Bloomfield is seeking its 13th sectional title in program history and first since 2007. The Bombers reeled off four consecutive championship runs between 1998 and 2001 before hoisting the 2007 block – all in Class CC. East Rochester is looking for its third Class C1 title in the last four years and eighth overall. The Bombers went back-to-back in 2021 and 2022. In 2022, the Bombers advanced to the state semifinals before falling to eventual Section IX champion, Millbrook.

What’s next: Winner will the Class C2 champion (either Dundee/Bradford or Keshequa) in the NYS Class C Far West Regional qualifier.

An 8 p.m. tip off is scheduled at Finger Lakes Community College.