One school is trying to win back-to-back regional finals. The other is making its fourth regional appearance in program history. It’s a rematch from 2024 as Wayne and Williamsville South meet at Rush-Henrietta High School in the 2025 NYS Class A Far West Regional. Here’s the breakdown:
WAYNE EAGLES (22-2 / Finger Lakes East / No. 7 NYSSWA)
vs.
WILLIAMSVILLE SOUTH BILLIES (19-5 / Erie County Interscholastic Conference II / No. 11 NYSSWA)
Saturday March 15, Rush-Henrietta HS, 4 p.m.
How they arrived here: Wayne defeated Midlakes (78-17), Newark (66-53) and Geneva (46-39) to reach the sectional championship. The Eagles knocked off top-seeded East in the sectional final 61-55 to advance to the Class A regionals. After earning a bye in the first round, Williamsville South cruised to a 82-45 victory over No. 6 South Park. The Billies carried that momentum through the sectional playoffs as Williamsville South defeated No. 2 Amherst 61-45 and No. 1 Grand Island 66-45. The Billies followed up with a 60-48 victory against the A2 champs Lackawanna in the regional qualifier.
Scoring offense: Wayne (66.2), Williamsville South (66.5)
Scoring defense: Wayne (43.7), Williamsville South (55.6)
Trends: Wayne enters regionals having won six in a row with three of those victories coming by 30-plus points. In this stretch the Eagles have outscored its opponents 394-243.Williamsville South also reaches regionals with six straight victories and five by 10-plus points. The Billies have scored 60-plus points in each game during this streak and have held its opponents to 50 or less in the past four outings. In the postseason, Williamsville South has outscored teams 262-183.
Players to watch for Wayne: Cam Blankenberg Jr. (28.5 PPG, six APG, 11 RPG, two BPG); Aiden Twist Jr. (16 PPG); Richie Miles So. (12 PPG); Cory Jones Sr. (5.0 PPG); Kahlen Clark Sr. (5.0 RPG).
Williamsville South: Carter Lampke Sr. F 20.0 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 1.8 SPG; Nathan Wilemski Jr. G 13.5 PPG, 7.8 RPG, 4.0 APG, 2.3 SPG; Stash Foster Sr. G 12.3 PPG, 4.9 RPG, 3.3 APG, 2.1 SPG; Noah Reed Sr. F 8.6 PPG, 7.0 RPG, 1.7 SPG; Sean Munzert Jr. F 7.3 PPG, 7.0 RPG
SECTION VI NOTES COURTESY OF CHAD ANDREWS/VIEW FROM CENTER COURT.
Coaches: Bill Thomson (Wayne), Mike Trzybinski (Williamsville South)
History 101: It’s a rematch of the 2024 Far West Regional that Wayne won 58-41. Wayne is making its second state quarterfinal appearance in program history. Williamsville South makes it to the regional for the fourth time in program history. The Billies sit with a 1-2 record in the Far West Regional with its only win coming in 2016 against Batavia.
What’s at stake: A spot in the NYS Class A semifinals against either Westhill (III) or Glens Falls (II).
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