The higher seed has won every game in the Class C1 girls' basketball tournament, setting up a matchup between the top two seeds. Both East Rochester and Avon have won their sectional games by double digits, but only one team can win the final. Here's the breakdown: No. 1 seed EAST ROCHESTER BOMBERS (12-1/Wayne County) vs. No. 2 seed AVON BRAVES (11-1/Livingston County Division … [Read more...] about East Rochester and Avon to decide Class C1 girls’ championship
Northstar Christian and Mynderse set to clash for Boys’ Class B2 title
No. 6 Mynderse has taken down a pair of streaking teams on the road to advance to its first sectional final since 2017. Meanwhile, Northstar Christian returns to the finals for the first time since 2018. Here's the breakdown: No. 1 seed NORTHSTAR CHRISTIAN KNIGHTS (14-1/Private-Parochial Division II) vs. No. 6 seed MYNDERSE BLUE DEVILS (9-5/Finger Lakes East) Scoring offense: … [Read more...] about Northstar Christian and Mynderse set to clash for Boys’ Class B2 title
Pavilion and York to meet for third time in Girls’ Class C2 title game
Pavilion and York are all too familiar with each other, as they have already met four times in the last two seasons. On Friday, they will square off for the fifth time to decide who the 2021 Section V Class C2 Girls' basketball champion is. Here's the breakdown: No. 1 seed PAVILION GOLDEN GOPHERS (12-0/Livingston County Division III) vs. No. 7 seed YORK KNIGHTS (9-3/Livingston … [Read more...] about Pavilion and York to meet for third time in Girls’ Class C2 title game
Gates-Chili boys survive early, then turns on jets to cruise into Class AA finals
By PAUL CIFONELLI Gates-Chili head coach Jeffrey LaFave reminded his team at halftime about their 77-72 loss to Rush-Henrietta just five days ago. Even though the Spartans held a 35-27 halftime lead thanks to a 22-12 second quarter, the loss in the regular-season finale served as a reminder of why they need to play all 32 minutes hard. "Less than a week ago, we had a 14-point … [Read more...] about Gates-Chili boys survive early, then turns on jets to cruise into Class AA finals
Emmick stars as Penfield girls advance to Class AA final
By PAUL CIFONELLI Haley Emmick carried No. 3 Penfield's (11-3) offense at different points throughout the game and played lock-down defense to help the Patriots beat No. 2 Gates-Chili (10-4) 60-52 in the Class AA semifinals. Emmick got Penfield going early on offense, scoring 13 of her team's first 16 points. She finished with a game-best 22 points, but only seven of it came … [Read more...] about Emmick stars as Penfield girls advance to Class AA final