By BILLY HEYEN ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Twelve seniors lined up at one free-throw line before Tuesday night’s game. They could’ve made up a single basketball team, but instead they were members of two rival squads posing for a photograph. Bishop Kearney and Mercy had a rivalry game to play, but first, it was Senior Night — for both the Lady Kings and Monarchs. “Mercy’s Mercy,” BK … [Read more...] about Bishop Kearney, Mercy add to storied rivalry with combined Senior Night
Bishop Kearney girls basketball
Bishop Kearney overcomes Wilson’s absence, Ibezim’s dominance to beat Gates Chili
By BILLY HEYEN ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Twice with less than two minutes to play, Gates Chili pulled within one score. Both times, Marianna Freeman had the answer for Bishop Kearney. First, Freeman nailed a 3-pointer from the top of the arc. Then, after a Spartans bucket, Freeman drove left and finished. She refused to lose the first game of her senior season. “(Marianna) stayed … [Read more...] about Bishop Kearney overcomes Wilson’s absence, Ibezim’s dominance to beat Gates Chili
Bishop Kearney’s usual 2nd half surge secures 3rd-straight sectional title
By BILLY HEYEN GATES, N.Y. — Bishop Kearney’s Saniaa Wilson was first to grab the sectional trophy Friday night. The 6-foot tall center extended the block toward the ceiling in her right hand. Next to her, her classmate and point guard Marianna Freeman gestured and asked Wilson to lower it. Freeman wanted to hold it, too. Considering that Freeman had just been named MVP after … [Read more...] about Bishop Kearney’s usual 2nd half surge secures 3rd-straight sectional title
‘Third quarter’s our quarter’: Second-half run leads BK to win over Mercy
By BILLY HEYEN ROCHESTER, N.Y. — When Camille Wright found Kaia Goode for a 3-pointer to open the second half, it seemed like just another basketball play for Bishop Kearney. But for the past few weeks, BK has dominated third quarters. After a low-scoring, even first half, Goode’s 3 was the start of a second-half onslaught. “Third quarter’s our quarter,” BK’s Saniaa Wilson … [Read more...] about ‘Third quarter’s our quarter’: Second-half run leads BK to win over Mercy