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By DYLAN O'LOUGHLIN HOPEWELL, N.Y. -- The top-seeded Cuba-Rushford/Bolivar-Richburg Rebels and No. 6 LeRoy Oatkan Knights went head-to-head at Finger Lakes Community College for the Section V Class B2 title. The game needed more than four quarters to decide a champion, as Tournament MVP Bailey Caton scored six of her team-high 12 points in overtime to lift the Oatkan Knights … [Read more...] about LeRoy survives late rally to earn the Class B2 title

By PAUL GOTHAM GATES, N.Y. -- Coming out of a fourth-quarter timeout trailing by six points, the No. 3 Wayne Eagles (19-3) closed on an 18-5 run to clinch a spot in the Section V Class A final with a 52-45 victory over No. 2 Geneva (19-3), Wednesday night at Gates Chili High School. Richie Miles sparked the decisive run with his second 3-pointer of the night. "We ran a … [Read more...] about Wayne closes out Geneva, clinches spot in A final

CLASS AAA No. 5 BISHOP KEARNEY (7-14) 40No. 1 FAIRPORT (15-6) 47Fairport will play No. 3 Aquinas in the Class AAA championship on Saturday. VIEW MORE PHOTOS FROM STEVEN TWARDZIK. No. 7 GREECE ARCADIA/OLYMPIA (4-18) 32No. 3 AQUINAS (11-9) 79Loren Green led Aquinas to the Section V Class AAA final with a game-high 22 points. AJ Orr ended with 14 points and five steals. … [Read more...] about Wednesday Girls’ Basketball Wrap: Green nets 22 for Aquinas; Waterloo and Le Roy claim titles

CLASS AA1 No. 4 CHURCHVILLE-CHILI (11-11) 55No. 1 PENFIELD (20-1) 66Jackson Green hit nine of his 23 points in the third quarter, including one of his three 3-pointers, to propel Penfield from a 28-26 deficit at the half to a 41-37 lead en route to a semifinal victory. Penfield was a combined 12-for-13 from the free throw line in the fourth quarter to help clinch the … [Read more...] about Delisanti Wealth Management Wednesday Boys’ Sectional Basketball Wrap: Green and Johnson lead Penfield; Monroe and Wayne advance in Class A

By PAUL GOTHAM GATES, N.Y. — Terrell Cunningham will have to change his plans. The Monroe High basketball coach, who also led the school’s football team to the NYS Class B title last fall, was due to receive Coach of the Year honors at a banquet in Oneida, New York this Friday. After Wednesday’s Class A semifinal, Cunningham will now have a practice to run in … [Read more...] about Monroe uses third-quarter run to clinch spot in Class A final