CLASS AAA No. 7 GREECE ARCADIA/OLYMPIA (4-17) 43No. 2 EDISON (10-10) 41 (F/OT)Janyah Reaves had 19 to lead Arcadia/Olympia. The Lightning advance to the semifinals to play against No. 3 Aquinas. No. 6 RUSH-HENRIETTA (4-16) 17No. 3 AQUINAS (10-9) 74Loren Green scored 27 points, and Aquinas clinched a spot in the AAA semifinals. The win was the Li'l Irish’s sixth straight … [Read more...] about Saturday Girls’ Basketball Wrap: Newark’s Natale scores 1,000th point to take the Reds to semifinals; Mahany and Canisteo-Greenwood advance
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Balanced Kearney pulls away late to advance in AAA
By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Claire Spears scored on back-to-back possessions to close the third quarter as No. 5 Bishop Kearney pulled away from a single-digit game to defeat No. 4 Greece Athena-Odyssey, 80-51 in Section V Class AAA action on Saturday. Spears took a lead pass from teammate Tamia McCadney and finished a layup. She then grabbed a defensive rebound and … [Read more...] about Balanced Kearney pulls away late to advance in AAA
Levi pulled, Amerks ’embarrassed’ as Laval scores nine
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA With 10 minutes remaining in Friday’s Rochester Americans game, around half of the 7,063 fans were long gone, starting goalie Devon Levi was on the bench and the Laval Rocket were no longer attacking with their trademark ferocity. It’s obviously never a good sign when the opponent has called off the dogs with half a period still remaining, so, yeah, it … [Read more...] about Levi pulled, Amerks ’embarrassed’ as Laval scores nine
Big second half helps Canandaigua cruise into AA2 semis
by TYLER HATHAWAY CANANDAIGUA, N.Y-- Third-seeded Canandaigua turned an eight-point halftime lead into a 52-21 win over No. 6 Brockport during Section V girls' playoff basketball on Friday night. It's the seventh win in the past eight games for a Gray Wolves squad that is in the sectional semifinals for the first time since 2023, a year that saw them reach the Class A state … [Read more...] about Big second half helps Canandaigua cruise into AA2 semis
Delisanti Wealth Management Friday Boys’ Basketball Wrap: McCulley and Antinore lead second half comeback for Notre Dame Batavia; Vogt and Grassel fourth quarter heroics lift Gananda
CLASS AA2 NO. 5 CANANDAIGUA (11-10) 45NO. 4 GATES CHILI (15-6) 80Jaylen Givens finished with a game-high 24 points, three assists and three rebounds to pace Gates Chili to its fourth victory in the last five outings. The senior netted 18 in the first half as the Spartans took a 36-23 lead for their fourth victory by 30 or more points. Joey Vigerzi posted 18 points, seven … [Read more...] about Delisanti Wealth Management Friday Boys’ Basketball Wrap: McCulley and Antinore lead second half comeback for Notre Dame Batavia; Vogt and Grassel fourth quarter heroics lift Gananda