Kendall downs B-B in sectional opener

By Mike Wertman, Sports Writer Posted 24 February 2026 at 9:45 pm

Steadily pulling away, No. 6 seed Kendall downed Genesee Region League foe No. 11 Byron-Bergen 70-46 in the opening round of the Section V Class C1 boys basketball playoffs this evening at Kendall.

CJ D’Agostino scored 23 and Vinnie D’Agostino 17 to lead the offense for Kendall as Noah Morehouse and Sammy Conte both had 9, Jonny Conte 5, Ryan Gaesser 3 and Jonas Rhodes and Aiden Fisken 2 each.

Byron-Bergen was led by Andrew White with 17, Joel Lamb 11 and Cody Carlson 10.

Kendall grabbed a slender 17-16 lead at the end of the opening period as CJ D’Agostino scored 6, Sammy Conte 5 and Vinnie D’Agostino 4 in the early going.

The Eagles went on to hike the advantage to 20, 31-21, at the half and to 19, 51-32, at the three-quarter mark. CJ D’Agostino scored 6 in the second period while Vinnie D’Agostino had 8 and Morehouse 5 in the third quarter. CJ D’Agostino also tallied 8 in the final stanza.

Kendall will next face No. 3 Pembroke, a 50-30 winner over vs. No. 14 Letchworth, on Friday.

Hinsdale 33, Lyndonville 22
No. 8 Hinsdale downed No. 9 Lyndonville 33-22 in a Class D contest this evening at Fillmore.

Lane Woodworth led Lyndonville with 9 as Quincy McClinsey and Atticus Mank both had 4, Colton Smith 3 and Devon Babcock 2.