Jack Leasure Shooting and Skills Camp Sectional Final Preview: Keshequa and Oakfield-Alabama set to battle for Class C2 title

One squad is looking to win back-to-back titles while the other is searching for its second in four years. Keshequa and Oakfield-Alabama are set to battle on Saturday for the Section V Class C2 crown. Here’s the breakdown:

No. 1 KESHEQUA WILDCATS/No. 7 NYSSWA
(21-1 / Livingston County III)
vs.
No. 2 OAKFIELD-ALABAMA HORNETS/No. 6 NYSSWA
(22-0 / Genesee County II)
Saturday, Finger Lakes Community College, 2 p.m.

How they arrived here: Top-seeded Keshequa topped No. 8 Genesee Valley/Belfast (61-26) and No. 4 York (64-61) to reach the title game. No. 2 Oakfield-Alabama defeated No. 10 Pavilion (46-39) and No. 3 Fillmore (57-31) to reach the championship bout.

Scoring offense: Keshequa (65.1), Oakfield-Alabama (55.1)

Scoring defense: Keshequa (39.3), Oakfield-Alabama (30.9)

Trends: Keshequa enters the final on a four-game win streak while winning 18 games by double-digits on the season. Oakfield-Alabama enters the title match as the only undefeated team in Section V (boys or girls) and has won the last seven games by double-digits.

Players to watch for Keshequa: Braelyn Isaman Jr. G (18.0 PPG, 9.4 RPG, 7.0 APG, 5.1 SPG), Alicia Wood Fr. C (15.0 PPG, 6.5 RPG, 2.1 SPG, 1.5 BPG), Ryley Benner Jr. G (11.3 PPG, 2.9 RPG, 3.5 APG, 1.9 SPG), Bree Benner So. G (7.2 PPG, 2.0 RPG, 2.1 APG, 1.5 SPG), Riley Nageldinger Sr. F (4.0 PPG, 6.5 RPG, 1.5 APG, 2.1 SPG, 1.5 BPG).

Oakfield-Alabama: Hadley Hicks seventh grader. G (12.5 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 2.5 APG, 3.0 SPG), Allie Williams Jr. F (10.7 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 1.0 SPG), Allison Harkness So. G (7.8 PPG, 4.1 RPG, 2.0 APG), Alexa Clark Jr. F (7.8 PPG, 7.0 RPG, 1.5 SPG), Raine Denny Jr. G (5.5 PPG, 3.0 RPG), Harper Hicks seventh grader. F (5.5 PPG, 5.0 RPG).

Coaches: Pete Piraino (Keshequa), Jeff Schlagenhauf (Oakfield-Alabama)

History 101: Keshequa is looking to win back-to-back C2 championships and its third in four years having taken the Class D championship in 2023. A win and Keshequa joins the ranks of those with double-digit Section V Girls’ Basketball titles. Oakfield-Alabama took the 2023 C1 crown. That was the Hornets third block in program history.

What’s at stake: A spot in the Class C Far West Regional Qualifier against either Bloomfield or Canisteo-Greenwood.