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BOYS CLASS A2 NO. 1 EASTRIDGE (19-3) 37NO. 5 PITTSFORD SUTHERLAND (13-9) 39John 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, … [Read more...] about Doyle Security Wednesday Wrap: Goodness leads Pal-Mac into B1 final; Marvin posts double-double in Gananda win

SEE MORE PHOTOS BY CHRIS CECERE HERE By TIM IRVING There is something magical about Gates Chili’s basketball court for Rush-Henrietta. Last year, the Royal Comets rallied from 14 points down to beat the eventual Section V Champion Spartans and earn a home Sectional game. This year, they took it a bit further. Down 14 against number four Hilton in the Class AA … [Read more...] about Giorgione’s OT buzzer-beater sends Rush-Henrietta to Class AA Final

BOYS CLASS AA NO. 8 RUSH-HENRIETTA (11-12) 66 NO. 4 HILTON (13-9) 65 (OT) Down 14 against number four Hilton in the Class AA semifinals, Rush-Henrietta rallied to tie the game and then win it in overtime, 66-65, in dramatic fashion. Tobey Wright hit a pair of free throws with 35 seconds left to tie the game at 56. Both teams missed free throws from there and the game went to … [Read more...] about Doyle Security Tuesday Wrap: Avoca/Prattsburgh remains unbeaten; Parker paces Dundee/Bradford to title game

BY PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Any game plan that Jeff LaFave had for his Aquinas Li'l Irish heading into Tuesday's Class AA semi-final needed re-focusing after a little more than six minutes of game action. That's how much time it took for Edison Tech's Marcqell Freeman to establish that the rim looked a lot larger than usual to him on this night. Freeman scored Edison's … [Read more...] about Aquinas pulls away in second half to clinch spot in AA final

By PAUL GOTHAM VICTOR, N.Y. — Less than three minutes remained in the fourth quarter of Monday’s Class A semi-final when Codi Mrozek walked down the sideline trying to get the attention of a game official. The first-year Webster Schroeder head coach didn’t get the desired timeout. Seconds later, Andraia DiPisa buried a 3-pointer from the opposite side of the floor to give … [Read more...] about Schroeder outlasts Canandaigua, reaches A final