One team is seeking its second sectional title in the last four years. The other is looking for its second straight championship. Fillmore and Notre Dame Batavia will meet in sectionals for the second time in the last three years on Friday to decide the 2022 Section V Class D1 Girls’ Basketball Championship. Here’s the breakdown: No. 1 seed FILLMORE EAGLES (22-0/Allegany … [Read more...] about Luxury Vacation Rentals Championship Preview: Fillmore and Notre Dame Batavia to decide Girls’ Class D1 title
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Balanced Kearney clinches 12th straight finals appearance
By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Five players scored in double figures, and the top-seeded Bishop Kearney girls' basketball team defeated No. 4 Victor, 65-44 in Section V Class AA semi-final action, Wednesday night. Kaia Goode and Amaia Jackson paced a 9-0 start to the third quarter as Kearney built a double-digit lead that it did not surrender. Jackson opened the … [Read more...] about Balanced Kearney clinches 12th straight finals appearance
Fairport presses into AA final
By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Finding the most effective defense. That's what it took. Facing a six-point deficit early in the third quarter, Patrick Muldowney's Fairport girls' basketball team made one last adjustment. With that move, the Red Raiders went on to clinch a spot in a sectional final for the first time in more than a decade. Ne'vaeh Buntley and Bella Pucci … [Read more...] about Fairport presses into AA final
Mullin makes game-winner, Pisanelli scores 21 as young Sutherland team upends Eastridge
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO John Nally would have preferred a standard rebound, like his Pittsford Sutherland players had grabbed all game to that point. But Eastridge big man Caquan Wester’s 3-point attempt did not fall on its own, instead being wedged between the side of the rim and backboard. The ball being stuck, resulting in a jump ball, is a common occurrence in the sport. But … [Read more...] about Mullin makes game-winner, Pisanelli scores 21 as young Sutherland team upends Eastridge
Big third quarter leads East past Wayne in Class A2 semifinal
By TIM IRVING “It’s the NCAA Tournament, it’s our NCAA Tournament and we’ve gotta show up and play.” East High coach Darrell Barley watched his team fall behind by 15 points early and rally to beat Wayne in the Class A2 semifinals, 60-56 and advance to Saturday’s final. Third-seeded Wayne built a 15-point lead, working the ball into the paint for P.J. Ostrowski and … [Read more...] about Big third quarter leads East past Wayne in Class A2 semifinal