NO. 5 MCQUAID JESUIT (9-13) 57
NO. 1 RUSH HENRIETTA (19-2) 65
A 26-point night from Jalen Taggert and 21 points from Avery Council was enough for Rush Henrietta to clinch a spot in the Class AAA Final. READ MORE HERE
NO. 3 AQUINAS (13-9) 70
NO. 2 FAIRPORT (18-3) 71
NO. 4 BATAVIA (16-7) 46
NO. 1 EAST (17-1) 64
Zion Parson netted 10 of his team-high 14 points in the second half to help East advance to the Class A Final. Six of Parson’s 10 points in the half came in the final quarter of the game, connecting on three shots from the floor. Kesean Leonard (13), Micah Johnson-Breedlove (10), Shawn Jones (10) and Percy Robinson (10) all recorded double digit points for the Eagles. Leonard and Johnson-Breedlove led the squad with three buckets from distance, with both players netting two treys apiece in the second half. Jackson’s two three-pointers came in the third quarter to help East record 16 points in the frame to pull away from Batavia. Jhayden Holmes (4) and Markell Kingston-Johnson (3) rounded out the scoring. Casey Mazur led the Blue Devils with 19 points. Eight of his points came in the third quarter alone. Mazur led Batavia with four makes from distance. Gavin White netted 10 points with nine of them coming in the first half and four of them coming off of free throw makes. Justin Smith (8), Carter Mullen (7) and Brady Mazur (2) were the others to score for the Blue Devils. East will go against No. 2 Wayne for the Class A Final on Saturday.
NO. 3 GENEVA (17-6) 39
NO. 2 WAYNE (21-2) 46
Cam Blankenberg dropped 10 of his team-high 16 points in the first half to help Wayne earn a win over Geneva. Six of Blankenberg’s points came in the second quarter and he had a game-high eight makes from the field. Aidan Twist scored 12 points with 10 of them coming in the second half. Cory Jones (7), Richie Miles (6), Malachi Kuhn (3), Isaac White (2) and Kahlen Clark (2) were the others to score for Wayne. DePatrick Overstreet led Geneva with 16 points, eight of which came in the first quarter. Overstreet led the Panthers with seven makes from the field. Kaden Larsen-Porter recorded 12 points with six of them coming in the fourth quarter. Prodigy Irvin (3), Jahzire White (3), Andrew Green (3) and Xavier Praylor (2) completed the scoring. Wayne will take on No. 1 East for the Class A Final on Saturday.
NO. 4 RED CREEK (15-7) 37
NO. 1 GENESEO (18-4) 46
Oren Ray netted eight of his game-high 21 points in the fourth quarter to help Geneseo come back from a 29-28 deficit at the end of the third frame. Ray made four of his nine makes from the field in the fourth quarter when Geneseo had an 18-8 advantage. Jackson Willis scored 10 points with seven of them coming in the first quarter. Eight of Caleb Rice’s nine points came on free throw makes with all of them being netted in the final frame. Avery Hepler scored six points to round out the scoring for the Blue Devils. Joseph Decker and Jerry Mosqueda III both led Red Creek with nine points apiece. Five of Decker’s points came in the second quarter and four of Mosqueda’s points came in the third frame. Jame Carr V netted eight points with seven of them coming in the first half. The others to score were Duke Wright (4), Connor Hopp (4) and Eoin Wynne (3). The Blue Devils will take on No. 2 Alexander for the Class C1 Final at Blue Cross Arena on Friday at 9 p.m.
NO. 3 GANANDA (17-6) 61
NO. 2 ALEXANDER (18-4) 75
Kingston Woods netted nine of his game-high 30 points in the fourth quarter to help Alexander pull away from Gananda. Leading 52-48 entering into the final frame, Woods connected four times from the floor including one of his team-high four makes from distance. Jacob Brooks and Dylan Pohl both scored 14 points apiece in the win, with Brooks scoring nine of his points off three three-pointers. A dozen of Pohl’s points came from the field. Austin Wakefield dropped 11 points with seven of them coming off of free throw makes. He had three in the fourth quarter to support Alexander’s effort in extending their lead. Mason Snyder was the other player to score for the Trojans with six points for the night. Cooper Grassel led Gananda with 25 points with 14 of them coming in the third quarter alone. He ended the night with a game-high seven three-pointers, four of which came in the third frame. Hunter Vogt netted 14 points, 10 of which came in the first half. Owen Switzer (10), Braeden Caviness (7), Adho Magee (3) and Dylan Strang (2) completed the scoring for Gananda. Alexander will face-off against No. 1 Geneseo for the Class C1 Final at Blue Cross Arena on Friday at 9 p.m.
NO. 4 BOLIVAR-RICHBURG (17-6) 38
NO. 1 DUNDEE/BRADFORD (16-6) 35
NO. 7 YORK (12-11) 71
NO. 3 NOTRE DAME BATAVIA (15-7) 68
A double-double night from Parker Bonefede who posted 21 points and 10 rebounds helped York advance to the Class C2 Final. A 35-25 lead at halftime was enough for the Golden Knights to hang on to win. Ryan Brady also posted a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds. Yeriel Diaz-Pena dropped 13 points and John Ayers netted 10, which was a career-high for him in a game. Mykell Walker led Notre Dame Batavia with 20 points on the night. Chase Antinore (16), Aiden Bellavia (14) and TJ Cephus (10) all recorded double-digit points for the Fighting Irish. York will go against No. 4 Bolivar-Richburg at Blue Cross Arena on Friday at 7 p.m for the Class C2 Final.
NO. 5 CHARLES G. FINNEY (13-9) 50
NO. 1 HONEOYE (21-1) 60
Landon Washburn scored 13 of his game-high 33 points in the third quarter when Honeoye erased a halftime deficit and went on to clinch a spot in the Section V Class C3 championship game. Trailing by two, Washburn connected four times from the floor including once from behind the 3-point arc and converted 4-of-6 free throws as the Bulldogs used an 11-point advantage to take a 48-39 lead into the final eight minutes of play. Owen Cuba added 16 points in the win. Braiden Schneider (5), Dylan Washburn (4) and Owen Reynolds also scored for Honeoye. Finney’s Ethan Krog scored six of his team-high 14 points in the second quarter when the Falcons built a 28-26 lead heading into the locker room. Braelen Broome added 11 points while Ethan Snavely and Eli Drake scored 10 apiece for Finney. Olin Pickins (3) and Pablo Molleja (2) rounded out the scoring. Honeoye will face league rival South Seneca in Friday’s championship game. The two teams split their regular season meetings.
NO. 3 WHEATLAND-CHILI (16-6) 41
NO. 2 SOUTH SENECA (20-2) 51
Kenny Halsey scored six of his team-high’s 21 points in the fourth quarter to help South Seneca maintain their lead and secure the victory. The Falcons had a 36-26 lead entering the final frame. Halsey dropped 12 points in the second half and 20 of his points came off a game-high 10 makes from the field. Five of Logan Laverack’s 11 points came off of free throw makes with four of them coming in the fourth quarter. The other Falcons to net points were Taj Amisano (8), Kyle Kempf (7) and Kyan Miller-Hopkins (4). Leighton Williams Jr. dropped 21 points for Wheatland-Chili, scoring eight of them in the second quarter. He led the team with nine buckets from the field. Five of A’nari Trotter’s 10 points came in the final frame. Jackson Semmel (6), Paris Williams Jr. (2), Javier Ellington (1) and Kiev Elzey (1) finished off the scoring for the Wildcats. South Seneca will face-off against No. 1 Honeoye at Blue Cross Arena on Friday at 5 p.m. for the Class C3 Final.
NO. 5 AVOCA-PRATTSBURGH (7-15) 40
NO. 1 FILLMORE (19-3) 88
Jonah Bialek poured in 28 of his game-high 30 points in the first half when Fillmore built a 53-22 lead heading into the locker room. Bialek connected seven times from behind the 3-point arc in the opening 16 minutes to give the Eagles a lead they did not surrender. Isaiah Sisson (13), JD Bialek (11) and Cam Mucher (10) also reached double figures in the win. Jameson Rhett (9), Tyler Voss (6), Carson Sanasith (4), Connor McCumiskey (3) and Jordan Bialek (2) rounded out the scoring for Fillmore. Austin Swift and JJ Crowder led Avoca-Prattsburgh with 14 and 13 points respectively. Bryan Heale (4), Colin Zurlick (3), AJ Underhill (2), Noah Hoffman (2) and Carter Button (2) also scored for the Titans. This is Fillmore’s first trip to the finals since losing the D1 championship in 2013. The Eagles are looking for their first title since 2010. They will play No. 3 Jasper-Troupsburg on Saturday.
NO. 3 JASPER-TROUPSBURG (12-10) 57
NO. 2 ANDOVER-WHITESVILLE (15-7) 53
James Ainsworth scored seven of his game-high 17 points in the fourth quarter to help Jasper-Troupsburg squeeze by Andover-Whitesville. Five of Ainsworth’s seven points in the frame came at the free throw line and the junior forward 11-of-11 at the line. Landon Zver had 15 points with 10 of them coming in the first half. Zver had a game-high three buckets from distance. Jackson Hayes (8), Gage Hall (8), Braylon Lawson (3), Nolan Vallieres (3) and Xavier Remchuk (3) rounded out the scoring. Brody Vance led Andover-Whitesville with 14 points with 10 of them coming in the second half. Vance scored five apiece in the last two quarters. Colton Calladine netted 13 points with seven of them coming in the second half. Vinny Joyce led the team with five buckets from the field that made up 10 of his 11 points. Gage Putnam (6), James Miller-Young (5) and Jon Vallieres (4) completed the scoring. Jasper-Troupsburg will take on No. 1 Fillmore on Saturday for the Class D Final.
COACHES: To report scores and game details, please email scores@pickinsplinters.com
Leave a Reply