One team won its second straight sectional title. Another team has gone 16-1 in the past 17 games. Section V meets Section VI on Saturday in the Girls’ Class B Far West Regional. Here’s the breakdown:
HORNELL RED RAIDERS (21-3/Livingston County Division I)
vs.
SOUTHWESTERN TROJANS (17-7/Chautaugua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association West Division I)
Saturday, Finger Lakes Community College, 2 PM
How they arrived here: Hornell defeated Addison, 82-15, in the first round before downing Livonia, 61-53, in the quarterfinals and Wellsville, 71-61, in the semis. A 44-36 win over Dansville clinched a sectional title and a regional spot.
Scoring offense: Hornell (63.5 PPG), Southwestern (64.9 PPG)
Scoring defense: Hornell (46.0 PPG), (42.5 PPG)
Trends: Hornell has won five of six. Southwestern has only lost once in the past 17 games.
Players to watch for Hornell: Payton Bentley So. F 12.5 PPG, 7.7 RPG, 3.1 BPG; Jordyn Dyring So. G 14.9 PPG, 5.1 RPG, 2.4 APG, 1.5 SPG; Raegan Evingham Fr. F 10.5 PPG, 8.5 RPG, 3.5 SPG, 2.5 APG; Lillian Hoyt Jr. G 12.5 PPG, 2.6 RPG, 1.2 SPG, 81 3PM, 40% 3P; Selena Maldonado So. G 9.2 PPG, 6.5 APG, 5.4 RPG, 3.5 SPG
Players to watch for Southwestern: Reece Beaver Sr. G 26.7 PPG, 4.7 APG. 3.8 SPG; Bella Sirianni Jr. G 10.4 PPG, 3.9 APG, 3.7 RPG; Braya Beaver So. G 6.8 PPG, 2.8 RPG; Madi McIntyre Sr. F 7.0 PPG, 8.0 RPG; Lauren Cotter Sr. F 5.0 PPG, 5.7 RPG
Coaches: James Dagon (Hornell), Kay Sirianni (Southwestern)
History 101: This is the farthest Hornell has been in program history. The Red Raiders won their first-ever sectional title in 2023, but fell in the regional qualifier. Southwestern is making its first trip to the Far West Regional since 2005.
What’s at stake: A spot in the Class B state semi-finals against the winner of Albany Academy for Girls (II) and Gouverneur (X).
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