Jack Leasure Shooting and Skills Camp Championship Preview: Elba and Fillmore to decide Girls’ Class D

One side looks to repeat and make Section V history. The other didn’t win a postseason game last year but it currently winners of 10 straight. Elba and Fillmore take the court this weekend to decide the Section V Class D Girls’ Basketball title. Here’s the breakdown:

No. 1 seed ELBA LANCERS (21-0 / Genesee)
vs.
No. 2 seed FILLMORE EAGLES (21-1 / Allegany)
Saturday, Finger Lakes Community College, 11 a.m.

How they arrived here: Elba received a first-round bye before achieving a 71-36 defeat of No. 8 Avoca-Prattsburgh in the quarterfinals. In the semis, the Lancers defeated No. 4 Notre Dame Batavia 52-36 to reach the Class D title game. Fillmore also skipped the first round before wins over No. 10 Mount Morris (61-30) and No. 3 C.G. Finney (48-36) landed the Eagles in the Class D final.

Scoring offense: Elba (64.1), Fillmore (50.6)

Scoring defense: Elba (38.9), Fillmore (32.8)

Trends: Elba hasn’t lost since the 2023-24 state tournament, accumulating 21 consecutive wins this year. The Lancers’ only win by a single-digit margin of victory all season was on Jan. 31 versus York (69-60). The Eagles have only one loss all year with 11 and 10-game winning streaks under their belt.

Players to watch for Elba: Sydney Reilly Sr. 19 PPG, six RPG, five APG; Mariah Ognibene Sr. 10 PPG, five RBG, one BPG; Lydia Ross Jr. 10 PPG, four RPG, four SPG; Brea Smith 11 PPG, seven RPG; Maddie Hall Sr. five PPG, three RPG, two SPG.

Fillmore: Emalyn Mucher Eighth grade 16 PPG, four APG, four SPG; Mattie McCumiskey Jr. 11 PPG, nine RPG; Morghyn Ross Jr. nine PPG, five RBG; Mylee Miller So. six PPG, seven RPG.

Coaches: Charlie Pangrazio (Elba), Tom Parks (Fillmore)

History 101: Elba seeks to repeat as Class D champions, claiming their 17th sectional title in program history. Elba trails only Pittsford Mendon (17) in Section V Girls’ Basketball program championships. Since 2008, the Lancers have been crowned champs 10 times, including five straight years from 2017-2021. Fillmore’s only title was in 2019. The Eagles lost to Notre Dame-Batavia in the 2022 Class D final and this will be their second championship appearance since 2019.

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