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By STEVE BRICKLER ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- All five Victor starters reached double figures in points as the No. 7 seed Blue Devils posted a convincing 86-56 win over No. 6 Irondequoit in the Class AA semi-finals at Gates-Chili High School, Tuesday night.  The defending Class AA State Champions move on to play undefeated and No. 1 seed Greece Athena which is also currently ranked … [Read more...] about Victor leaves no doubt, cruises into Class AA final

CLASS AAANo. 5 GREECE ARCADIA/OLYMPIA (7-14) 49No. 1 RUSH-HENRIETTA (9-10) 47Shania Estrich tallied 17 points to lead Greece Arcadia/Olympia to the Class AAA final. Maddy Kielkowicz followed with 12 points. For Rush Henrietta, Ashlyn Roberts led with 15 points. Greece Arcadia/Olympia will face Fairport in the AAA championship. No. 6 FAIRPORT (6-15) 73No. 2 EDISON/WOIS/SWW … [Read more...] about West Herr Tuesday Girls’ Basketball Wrap: Fairport explodes for 24-point quarter; Edison’s Lopez Gonzalez reaches career milestone

By STEVE BRADLEY WEBSTER, N.Y. – Supporters of the Aquinas girls basketball team have been wearing custom-made T-shirts to games this season. The front of the shirts feature the words “Revenge Tour” while the back lists the 2023-24 regular-season schedule. A dominant defense and the sharp shooting of freshman Loren Green and junior Molly O’Toole on Tuesday night made sure … [Read more...] about Green, O’Toole carry Aquinas past Palmyra-Macedon

CLASS AA No. 5 PENFIELD (16-7) 57No. 1 GREECE ATHENA (23-0) 61Greece Athena will play No. 7 Victor in the Class AA championship. No. 7 VICTOR (15-8) 86No. 6 IRONDEQUOIT (15-8) 86Victor will face unbeaten and top-seeded Greece Athena in the Class AA championship. CLASS C1 No. 4 GANANDA (17-6) 53No. 1 LYONS (20-2) 71Mikey Briggs turned in 10 points, 10 assists, seven rebounds, … [Read more...] about Robb Delisanti APG/American Portfolios Tuesday Boys’ Basketball Wrap: Lyons guard Briggs flirts with triple-double; Sherwood and Fitzpatrick combine for 44 to aid Notre Dame Batavia

By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Jermelle Cotton scored eight of his 10 points over the final 3:50, and No. 4 UPrep erased a late deficit to beat top-seeded Aquinas, 58-55 Monday night at Gates-Chili High School. With the win, UPrep advances to Section V Class AAA championship game where the Griffins will face No. 3 Franklin. Cotton grabbed the rebound off his own … [Read more...] about Cotton fuels late run; UPrep outlasts Aquinas to clinch spot in AAA final