Pine Pieces

By PAUL GOTHAM HILTON, N.Y. -- Ella Clark jumped into a passing lane and batted down a ball with her left hand. After using one dribble to gather her feet, the Hilton senior raced into the open court. Four dribbles later, she left the floor and finished a shot off the backboard. Like so many times in the past, the 6-foot guard/forward converted a textbook layup. … [Read more...] about Clark scores 1,000th point; Hilton rolls to ninth win

By STEVE BRICKLER PENFIELD, N.Y. -- Victor led from start to finish and held off a late Penfield rally to earn a 53-46 victory in a key Monroe County Division I matchup at Penfield.  Victor (12-1) won the first matchup as well by a 43-40 margin. The Blue Devils jumped out to a quick start, taking a 5-0 lead on a free throw by Devin Livingston and two-point buckets by … [Read more...] about Victor improves to 12-1 with wire-to-wire win

FRANKLIN (9-4) 72EDISON (7-7) 61Shawn Goins drained nine shots from the floor, including four from three-point range as Franklin won its third-straight game. Gains scored 17 of his 25 points in the first half and dished out five assists. Clarence Thompson followed with 18 points. Thompson converted a pair of three-pointers in the last two quarters and went 2-for-2 at the line. … [Read more...] about Robb Delisanti APG/American Portfolios Friday Boys’ Basketball Wrap: Franklin unloads 11 from deep in third-straight win; Avon’s Rowland, Bloomfield’s Smith join 1,000-point club

FAIRPORT (3-9) 37HILTON (9-3) 62Mallory Heise led all scorers with 18 points for Hilton. Senior guard Ella Clark added 17 points and hit the 1,000-point mark for her career in the win. Clark is the fourth girl in Hilton history to do so. Leah Thomspon finished with 10 points. Tea Cosman (5), Elena Graziano (3), Ava Heise (3), Paige Siciliano (3) and Brooke Bell (1) all scored … [Read more...] about Friday Girls’ Basketball Wrap: Grisham dials long distance in East’s eighth straight win; Mai and Mendon avenge earlier loss