Paul Gotham

By PAUL GOTHAM EAST ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Four different players combined for 13 3-pointers, and the No. 8 East Rochester girls' basketball team cruised to a 68-46 over No. 9 Avon in Class C1 opening-round action, Wednesday night. Zarriah Eldridge and Emma Romach hit two treys apiece in the second quarter when the Bombers built a 40-17 advantage heading into halftime. … [Read more...] about East Rochester uses long-range attack to oust Avon

By PAUL GOTHAM WEBSTER, N.Y. -- Audrey Hintz and Brooke Wormley combined for eight points as part of a 12-0 run to close the game, and No. 12 Our Lady of Mercy defeated No. 5 Webster Thomas, 46-41 in Section V Class A Girls' Basketball action. Tuesday. Trailing 41-34 with less than seven minutes remaining, Hintz followed an Anna Lynch layup with back-to-back buckets in … [Read more...] about Hintz and Wormley lead; Mercy uses late rally to grab spot in Class A quarterfinals

By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Chris Leysath converted on an offensive rebound with less than 10 seconds remaining, and the Aquinas boys' basketball team held off a late rally to defeat host McQuaid Jesuit, 58-57 on the final day of the Section V regular season. Trailing by one, Leysath slipped behind the defense and was in position when teammate Mykel White's jumper … [Read more...] about Leysath’s late putback lifts Aquinas

By PAUL GOTHAM BRIGHTON, N.Y. -- Sadie Scott scored 19 of her game-high 26 points in the second half as the Brighton girls' basketball team rallied from a double-digit deficit to beat visiting Gates Chili, 46-42 on Wednesday night. Scott's 3-pointer to open the fourth quarter highlighted a 9-0 run and gave the Bruins a lead they did not surrender. "We know she’s … [Read more...] about Brighton erases double-digit deficit in victory over Gates Chili

By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- The last time Chris Cardon roamed the sidelines while Dave Dence ran the floor of the Irondequoit High School gymnasium, Cardon was in his second year coaching at the Monroe County school and Dence was wearing a game jersey. On Tuesday night, Cardon celebrated the last regular season home game of his 37-year hall-of-fame coaching … [Read more...] about Cardon’s regular season home finale includes full-circle tribute