High School

By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- A year ago, Mykel White was at best the fourth option on an Aquinas boys' basketball team that advanced to the New York State Class AA Far West Regional. In a lineup surrounded by then seniors Myles Blackwood, Jack Bleier, Robert McCullough and Jordan Jordan, the 6-foot-2 guard served as a complimentary piece. Saturday evening White … [Read more...] about White, Aquinas outlast Greece Athena to claim Dianetti Memorial Championship

WEBSTER SCHROEDER (0-2) 72FRANKLIN (1-1) 75Sha’mere Freeman poured in 37 points to lead Franklin to its first win. Freeman buried seven of  14 three-pointers including four in the first quarter as the Quakers took a 32-31 lead into the second half. The junior added 20 points in the second half. Clarence Thompson (16) added four buckets from outside the arc, hauling down six … [Read more...] about Fusion Digital Saturday Boys’ Basketball Wrap: Brockport’s Nwokonko claims tournament MVP; Gray leads Dansville in season opener

SPENCERPORT (0-2) 36 EASTRIDGE (1-1) 60 Nora Miller led Eastridge with 15 points, three assists and two steals. Teammate Ada Krupa added 14 points, five rebounds and two steals. Madyson Fizer finished with nine points, five rebounds, three assists and three blocks. Myasia Holmes had nine points, eight rebounds and four steals. Ella Scantlin accounted for five points, seven … [Read more...] about Fusion Digital Saturday Girls’ Basketball Wrap: Kingsley and Zinkievich help Pavilion outlast Hornell; Scott and Brighton win Katie Sweeting Memorial Tournament

By PAUL GOTHAM IRONDEQUOIT, N.Y. -- Five players scored during a 16-5 run to close the first half, and the Northeast Panthers went on to defeat Eugenio Maria de Hostos Charter School (EMHCS), 74-53 in the opening round of the Al Masino Tip-Off Tournament at Eastridge High School. Leading 19-16, Michael Cathey converted a rebound and putback to start the run then capped … [Read more...] about Balanced Northeast pulls away from EMHCS

By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- First-year head coach Anthony Givens put his trust in Jayden Ridley-Smith. And the senior guard didn't disappoint. Ridley-Smith scored all 20 of his points in the second half including the go-ahead bucket with less than two minutes remaining as Vertus Academy erased a double-digit deficit to beat host Eastridge, 93-86 in the opening … [Read more...] about Ridley-Smith leads Vertus rally