Jack Leasure Shooting and Skills Camp Championship Preview: Newark and Pittsford Sutherland meet in Girls’ Class A final

Both teams are entering the contest in search of q fifth title in program history. FLCC will see a rematch of a Class A semi finals matchup from last year where Pittsford Sutherland defeated Newark 56-43. These two teams will decide who is crowned the Section V Class A Girls’ Basketball champion. Here’s the breakdown:

No. 4 seed PITTSFORD SUTHERLAND KNIGHTS (17-6 / Monroe County Division IV)
vs.
No. 6 seed NEWARK REDS (17-6 / Finger Lakes East)
Saturday, Finger Lakes CC, 5 p.m.

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How they arrived here: No. 4 seed Pittsford Sutherland opened the postseason with a 67-41 win over Batavia and then took down Pal-Mac 51-39. Sutherland then defeated No. 1 seed East 74-54 in the semi finals to advance to the Class A final. Newark defeated Midlakes (63-35), Our Lady of Mercy (60-56) and Eastridge (61-58) to reach the Class A final

Scoring offense: Pittsford Sutherland (59.7), Newark (59.0)

Scoring defense: Pittsford Sutherland (59.0), Newark (46.4)

Trends: Pittsford Sutherland has won eight straight games all by double-digits coming into the title match. Sutherland closed out the season winning 12 of its last 13 games. Newark has won 11 of its last 12 games.

Players to watch for Pittsford Sutherland: Petra Hunt So. G 20.1 PPG, 5.9 RPG; Lucy Bush So. G 17.9 PPG, 8.0 RPG, 4.0 APG; Maddie Littlefield Jr. G 6.2 PPG, 3.8 RPG; Taylor Hamilton Jr. G 5.6 PPG; Kenzie Dermody So. F 3.2 PPG, 4.6 RPG

Newark: Karina Natale So. 13.6 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 4.5 APG; Naomi Jones 11.6 PPG; Malia Brown 5.1 PPG, 8.1 RPG, 4.2 APG; Arizona Chapple   7.1 PPG, 7.9 RPG; TaKyla Vaughn  12.9 PPG,   9.9 RPG.

Coaches: Daniel Judd (Pittsford Sutherland), Diane Kirnie (Newark)

History 101: Pittsford Sutherland is making its fourth straight title appearance. The Knights are looking for their fourth title and first since 2014. The Knights went on to win the 2014 NYS Class A championship, defeating Jamesville-Dewitt (III) 57-41. Newark has won four sectional titles and its last came in 2009. The Reds went on to win a state title that year. Newark has not been back to sectional championship since 2009.

What’s at stake: Winner advances to face the Section VI Class A champion in the state quarterfinals.