Jack Leasure Shooting and Skills Camp Championship Preview: Aquinas and Webster Schroeder to battle for Class AA title

One squad is looking to win a title after moving up a class. The other squad is looking for its second title in the last three years. FLCC will be the home of a clash between Aquinas and Webster Schroeder for the Section V Class AA Girls’ Basketball title. Here’s the breakdown:

No. 3 seed AQUINAS LI’L IRISH (21-1 / Private Parochial)
vs.
No. 4 seed WEBSTER SCHROEDER WARRIORS (17-6 / Monroe County Division II)
Saturday, Finger Lakes CC, 7 p.m.

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How they arrived here: Aquinas defeated Churchville-Chili 74-47 to open the tournament and then topped Canandaigua 73-42. The Li’l Irish defeated Pittsford Mendon 57-53 to move onto the Class AA final. Webster Schroeder beat Irondequoit (62-34), Bishop Kearney (43-38) and top-seeded Hilton (73-54) to advance to the Class AA final.

Scoring offense: Aquinas (73.2), Webster Schroeder (57.1)

Scoring defense: Aquinas (52.7), Webster Schroeder (45.0)

Trends: Aquinas enters the Class AA final on an 18-game win streak. The Li’l Irish have won 13 of those games by double-digits. Webster Schroeder has won six of its last seven games coming into the Class AA final.

Players to watch for Aquinas: Molly O’Toole Sr. G 21.0 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 2.0 APG; Loren Green So. G 21.0 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 3.0 APG, 3.0 SPG; AJ Orr Jr. G 17.0 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 5.0 SPG; Carlee Thomas Fr. G 9.0 PPG, 2.0 RPG, 2.0 SPG; Jade Harvey So. G 4.0 PPG, 5.0 RPG; Samiyah Wright Sr. F 4.0 PPG, 8.0 RPG

Webster Schroeder: Bria Watkins Sr. G 24.1 PPG, 10.1 RPG, 2.8 APG, 2.0 SPG; Addie Morgan Sr. G 13.1 PPG, 5.4 RPG, 2.0 APG, 2.7 SPG; Kylie Clement Jr. F 8.8 PPG, 7.9 RPG, 2.0 APG; Avery Kroening Eighth grade. F 5.7 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 2.4 APG; Mya Perales Sr. G 4.8 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 2.4 APG, 1.9 SPG

Coaches: Mark Loria (Aquinas), Codi Mrozek (Webster Schroeder)

History 101: Aquinas is looking to go back-to-back after winning the Class A title last year. Aquinas returns all five starters from that team which advanced to the NYS Class A semifinals. With a win, it will be the program’s sixth Section V title. Webster Schroeder can win its third title in program history and second in the last three years. Schroeder won the NYS Class AA title in 2023. Aquinas took a 66-62 decision when the two teams met in late January. Codi (Battaglia) Mrozek graduated from Aquinas in 2012 and was a member of the school’s basketball team.

What’s at stake: Winner advances to face the Section VI Class AA champion.