One team enters having won 16 of its past 17 games, while the other has come out on top in 13 straight games. Top-seeded Lyons and No. 2 seed Geneseo will meet Saturday at Blue Cross Arena in a battle of Wayne County and Livingston County Division II. Here’s the breakdown:
No. 1 seed LYONS LIONS
(21-2/Wayne County/No. 4 NYSSWA Class C)
vs.
No. 2 seed GENESEO BLUE DEVILS
(21-2/Livingston County Division II/No. 7 NYSSWA Class C)
Saturday, Blue Cross Arena, 5:00 p.m
How they arrived here: Lyons kicked off its postseason run with a 116-51 win over No. 17 Red Jacket before beating No. 8 Bloomfield 90-47. In the semifinals, the Lions defeated No. 4 seed Gananda 72-58. Geneseo blasted past No. 14 seed Clyde-Savannah 87-38 in the opening round before taking down No. 7 seed Alexander 67-65 in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, the Blue Devils took down third-seeded Pembroke 54-31.
Scoring offense: Lyons (82.6 PPG) Geneseo (67.5 PPG)
Scoring defense: Lyons (52.3 PPG) Geneseo (45.3 PPG)
Trends: Lyons has won six straight games, and 16 of its past 17 games. The Lions have scored 90 or more points in four of their past six outings. Geneseo has won 13 straight games, 10 of which have been by double digits. The Blue Devils have kept their opponents under 40 points in two of their sectional games.
Players to watch for Lyons: JJ Johnson Sr. (18.0 PPG, 12.0 RPG), Contrell Parker Jr. Sr. (14.4 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 4.0 APG, 3.0 SPG), Steven LeBrecht Sr. (14.3 PPG, 7.0 RPG), Jah Jah Smith So. (10.3 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 3.0 APG), Kaywon Butler So. (9.2 PPG), Stavell LeBrecht Sr. (5.0 PPG, 3.0 APG)
Players to watch for Geneseo: Oren Ray Sr. (14.6 PPG, 8.4 APG, 5.6 RPG, 3.3 SPG), Avery Hepler Sr. (17.4 PPG, 4.3 3PM, 2.0 SPG), Shay Hepler So. (8.1 PPG, 6.9 RPG, 1.9 SPG, 0.7 BPG), Cam Caroccio Sr. (6.4 PPG, 5.3 RPG), Nick Connor (6.5 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 0.9 BPG), Evan Sorge So. (5.8 PPG, 4.2 RPG, 0.7 BPG)
Coaches: Zac Young (Lyons), Gregg Hepler (Geneseo)
History 101: A win would give Lyons its 23rd sectional championship in program history and sixth since 2018. Geneseo is looking to win its first sectional title since 2017 and seventh in program history. The Blue Devils defeated Lyons in the sectional semifinals that year.
What’s at stake: A spot in the NYS Class C Far West Regional Qualifier against the winner in Class C2, either Honeoye or York.
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