G-R sweeps N-O in Senior doubleheader

By Mike Wertman, Sports Writer Posted 14 March 2025 at 9:39 pm

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Kendall’s Ava LaMay puts up a shot for the Genesee Region League against Niagara-Orleans League defenders Kenzi Snook (Albion) and Anna Chunco (Newfane) during this evening’s Exceptional Senior games at Albion.

The Genesee Region League rolled to a sweep over the Niagara-Orleans League in the annual Exception Senior basketball doubleheader this evening at Albion.

Making it five straight wins in the series, the G-R girls downed the N-O 61-34.

The G-R boys completed the sweep by romping to a 94-55 victory over the N-O for their seventh straight win in the series.

G-R Girls 61, N-O Girls 34
Alea Groff (Oakfield-Alabama) led the G-R with 11 points as Janessa Amesbury (Byron-Bergen), Emily Pietrzykowski (Alexander) and Emily Harmon (Attica) each added 9, Piper Hyde (Oakfield-Alabama) 7, Ava LaMay (Kendall) 6, Jessica Sosnowski (Oakfield-Alabama) and Addison Dillenbeck (Lyndonville) 4 each, and Lillian Szymkowiak 2.

Paige Miller (Newfane) scored 8 and Honesty Hill (Medina) 7 to lead the N-O as Kenzi Snook (Albion) added 6, Emily Phillips (Wilson), Sienna Bowers (Newfane) and Anna Chunco (Newfane) each and Kami Boyer (Newfane) and Rachel Samson (Barker) 2 each.

The G-R built up leads of 18-6 after one quarter, 37-12 at the half and 50-28 at the three-quarter mark.

G-R Boys 94, N-O Boys 55
Alexander’s Dylan Pohl scored a game high 21 to lead the G-R as Carter Gorski (Attica) had 18, Destin Kuyal (Holley) 15, Maykell Walker (Notre Dame) 12, Avery Watterson (Oakfield-Alabama) 11, Vinny Golisano (Holley) 5, Jayden Bridge (Pembroke) 4,Craig DiQuattro (Byron-Bergen) 3, William Kludt (Kendall) and Carson Warner (Oakfield-Alabama) 2 each and Aiden Bellavia (Notre Dame) 1.

Kyle Radder (Albion) scored 14 and Dan Aquilina (Roy-Hart) 10 to lead the N-O as Isaiah Riley (Albion) added 9, Erique Powell (Roy-Hart) 6, Isaac Monaco (Barker) 5, Cole Callard (Medina), Owen Harris (Barker) and Colton Frerichs (Wilson) 3 each and Braden Ricker (Roy-Hart) 2.

The G-R roared out to a 55-30 lead at the end of the first of the two 20 minute halves. Pohl scored 13, Gorski 12 and Kuyal 11 to lead that uprising.

Kendall’s William Kludt drives against Roy-Hart’s Erique Powell.