By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Khorie Reaves departed from his usual pre-game routine. With top-seeded Greece Athena set to host No. 8 Brighton in the Section V Class AA quarterfinals on Saturday, the senior wanted to soak up one last contest on the home court. Instead of heading to the team room after shoot-around, the 6-4 foot guard lingered in the gymnasium. … [Read more...] about Athena marches into AA semis
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West Herr Saturday Girls’ Basketball Wrap: Mustangs advance with Tyler’s 35-point night; Hodgins posts double-double pushes Pal-Mac to semifinals
CLASS AAANo. 6 FAIRPORT (6-15) 67No. 3 FRANKLIN/NORTHEAST (7-14) 21Lola Pucci scored a career and game-high 20 points to push Fairport into the next round. Pucci registered 10 points in the third quarter alone. Courtney Merlo also reached double figures with 12 points. Samara Rizzo and Amiya Johnson both added seven points. Jada Crocker (4), Jullia Stuart (4), Livea Amadori … [Read more...] about West Herr Saturday Girls’ Basketball Wrap: Mustangs advance with Tyler’s 35-point night; Hodgins posts double-double pushes Pal-Mac to semifinals
Chambry powers Byron-Bergen into semis
By MIKE ROSE BERGEN, N.Y. -- Braedyn Chambry poured in 17 of his game-high 26 points in the second half as the No. 1 seed Byron-Bergen Bees buzzed past the No. 8 Eugenio Maria de Hostos Charter Hornets to advance to the Class C2 semifinals, 67-39. After earning a bye in the first round the Bees were a little slow out of the blocks before ultimately exploding from the … [Read more...] about Chambry powers Byron-Bergen into semis
Big third quarter sends Aquinas to Class A semis
By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- AJ Orr and Molly O'Toole combined for all the offense in an 18-5 third-quarter while Loren Green finished with a game-high 21 as No. 6 Aquinas defeated No. 14 Our Lady of Mercy, 64-42 in Section V Class A Girls' quarterfinal action, Saturday afternoon. Leading 27-23 early in the third quarter, O'Toole, who was held to one field goal over … [Read more...] about Big third quarter sends Aquinas to Class A semis
Webb’s putback sends UPrep to Class AAA semifinal
By PAUL GOTHAM CHILI, N.Y. -- Alex Webb scored four of his 15 points over the final two minutes including the game winner in the closing seconds as No. 4 UPrep advanced to the semifinals with a 58-56 victory over No. 5 Rush-Henrietta in Section V Class AAA Boys' basketball action, Friday at Roberts Wesleyan University. Webb's putback off teammate Gavin White's missed … [Read more...] about Webb’s putback sends UPrep to Class AAA semifinal