Jack Leasure Shooting and Skills Camp Championship Preview: Bloomfield and Dundee/Bradford to clash for spot in regional

By PAUL GOTHAM

Finger Lakes West rivals will tangle for the third time. This meeting will decide Section V’s representative in the New York State Class C Girls’ Far West Regional. Bloomfield and Dundee/Bradford tip-off Tuesday night. Here’s the breakdown:

BLOOMFIELD BOMBERS (22-2/Finger Lakes West)
vs.
DUNDEE/BRADFORD BRAVESCOTS (22-1/Finger Lakes West)
Tuesday, 6:30 PM — Marcus Whitman HS

Scoring offense: Bloomfield (62.0 PPG), Dundee/Bradford (63.0 PPG)

Scoring defense: Bloomfield (31.2 PPG), Dundee/Bradford (29.0 PPG)

Current streak: Bloomfield has won 15 straight. Dundee/Bradford enters play on a seven-game win streak. The BraveScots have won 19 of 22 games by double-digits.

How they arrived here: Bloomfield defeated Clyde-Savannah, 83-48, in the first round of the postseason before downing Pembroke, 68-23, in the quarterfinals, Lyons, 56-55, in the semis and East Rochester, 49-39 in the Class C1 championship game. Dundee/Bradford defeated Naples 77-17, Caledonia-Mumford 50-42 and Keshequa 51-47 to claim the C2 title.

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

Dundee/Bradford: Bruna Crespo Jr. G 11.4 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 4.2 APG, 4.3 SPG; Kendall Parker Jr. G 21.0 PPG, 6.9 RPG, 4.2 APG, 4.9 SPG; Mikayla Schoffner Sr. F 5.2 PPG, 8.2 RPG, 1.2 BPG; Kailey Yeoman Sr. G 10.7 PPG, 2.9 RPG, 1.9 APG, 3.4 SPG

Coaches: Julie Kimball (Bloomfield), Michael Strait and Anthony Yeoman (Dundee/Bradford)

Last time they met: The two teams split a pair of regular season games with both defending home court. Dundee/Bradford took a 63-50 decision on December 21st. Bloomfield avenged that setback with a 55-47 win on February 1st. At that time, Dundee/Bradford was the only unbeaten team remaining in Section V Girls’ Basketball.

History 101: Coming off its 13th sectional title in program history, Bloomfield is looking to make its first regional appearance since 2007 when the Bombers advanced to the NYS Class C title game. The Bombers won back-to-back NYS Class C titles in 1999 and 2000. Dundee/Bradford is looking to make its first trip to regionals as a merged program.

What’s next: The winner will play Section VI champion Frewsburg (20-3) in the New York State Class C Far West Regional.