Lady Tigers, Lady Eagles score sectional wins

By Mike Wertman, Sports Writer Posted 25 February 2026 at 8:12 pm

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Lyndonville’s Lilly Raduns puts up a shot during the Lady Tigers home court sectional win over Lima Christian this evening.

A big third quarter scoring surge rallied No. 8 seed Lyndonville to a come-from-behind 46-37 win over visiting No. 9 Lima Christian in a Section V Class D girls basketball playoff game this evening.

Trailing 23-20 at the half, Lyndonville came rallying back with an 18-10 third period scoring edge to rally into the lead for good at 38-33.

Isabella Groves spearheaded that rally with 10 points, including a three, as Alexa Robinson had a pair of baskets and Hannah Fox hit a three.

The Lady Tigers then put a lock on the victory by outscoring the Saints 8-0 over the first seven minutes of the final period to extend the lead to 13 at 46-33.

Fox had two baskets during that spurt as Groves and Lilly Raduns each had one.

Groves finished with 14, Robinson 13 and Fox 10 to lead the Lady Tigers. Leah Costello added 3 as Raduns, Braelynn Dillenbeck and Leah Kenyon each had 2.

Alyssa Marsh and Brielle Hammond each scored 10 to lead Lima Christian.

Improving to 11-10, Lyndonville will next visit top seeded Avoca-Prattsburgh (17-3) on Saturday.

Isabella Groves puts up an off balanced shot in traffic for Lyndonville.

Kendall 63, HAC 41
Building up a 29-19 half-time lead, No. 9 Kendall went on to defeat No.8 HAC 63-41 in a Class C1 contest this evening at HAC.

Mia Price scored 21, Teagan Shaw 15, Sophia Picardo 10, Stella Kwiatek 9, Izzy D’Agostino 6 and Payton Vogt 2 for Kendall.

Kendall will next face the winner of the No. 1 Letchworth vs. No. 16 Rochester Academy game on Saturday.

Section VI Girls Playoffs
No. 5 Akron defeated No. 13 JFK 62-44 in a Section VI Class B game and No. 3 Wilson bested No. 6 Westfield 38-33 in a Class C game.

Section V Boys Playoffs
No. 5 Williamson downed visiting No. 12 Holley 82-57 in a Class B2 contest.

Avante Walker scored 22, Josh Silpoch 12 and Cam Mosier 11 for Holley.

Lyndonville’s Alexa Robinson goes in for a layup.