Jack Leasure Shooting and Skills Camp Sectional Final Preview: Bloomfield and Canisteo-Greenwood to clash for Class C1 title

One squad is looking to win its third-straight title while the other is searching for its first title as a merged program. Bloomfield and Canisteo-Greenwood are set to battle on Saturday for the Section V Class C1 crown. Here’s the breakdown:

No. 2 BLOOMFIELD BOMBERS/ No. 19 NYSSWA
(18-4 / Finger Lakes West)
vs.
No. 2 CANISTEO-GREENWOOD CHARGERS /No. 2 NYSSWA
(21-2 / Steuben County)
Saturday, Finger Lakes Community College, 12 p.m.

How they arrived here: Second-seeded Bloomfield defeated No. 15 Red Jacket (59-33), No. 7 Geneseo (53-37) and No. 3 Lyons (49-41) to reach the final. No. 4 Canisteo-Greenwood topped No. 13 Alexander (68-19), No. 5 Gananda (85-38) and upset No. 1 Letchworth (46-36) to reach the championship game.

Scoring offense: Bloomfield (48.0), Canisteo-Greenwood (64.8)

Scoring defense: Bloomfield (34.6), Canisteo-Greenwood (34.4)

Trends: Bloomfield enters the title bout on an eight-game win streak, winning six of those games by double-digits. Canisteo-Greenwood has won its last five games all by double figures.

Players to watch for Bloomfield: Calla McCombs Sr. F (22.0 PPG, 13.0 RPG, 3.4 SPG), Addison Falsone So. G (10.9 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 2.4 APG), Sydney Falsone So. G (5.3 PPG, 4.4 RPG, 4.3 APG), Sadie Kachmaryk Sr. F (5.0 PPG, 7.0 RPG).

Canisteo-Greenwood: Kara Mahany eighth grader. G (16.4 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 1.4 APG, 2.8 SPG), Bailey Mullen Sr. G (9.2 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 3.2 APG, 2.3 SPG), Gracen Mahany Fr. G/F (7.8 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 2.0 APG, 1.9 SPG), Mackenna Mullen Fr. G/F (7.6 PPG, 2.3 RPG, 1.3 SPG), Payton Bentley Sr. C (7.5 PPG, 6.7 RPG, 2.0 BPG), Paris May Fr. PG (4.3 PPG, 3.7 RPG, 3.5 APG, 1.8 SPG).

Coaches: Julie Kimball (Bloomfield), Collin Button (Canisteo-Greenwood)

History 101: Winners of the past two C1 titles, Bloomfield is looking to add a 15th sectional championship trophy to its case. Canisteo-Greenwood wants to win a first as a merged program. Greenwood won championships in 1987 and ’88.

What’s at stake: A spot in the Class C Far West Regional Qualifier against either Keshequa or Oakfield-Alabama.