The Medina youth basketball team defeated Albion 23-9 today to improve to 8-0 on the season.

Jarin Rhim led Medina with 12 points as Aiden Pitts, Lavonn Guy and Caden Lilleby each added 2.

Amari Jones led Albion with 5 points.

Medina next hosts Wilson at 10 a.m. on February 27.

In a regular season ending matchup of highly nationally ranked teams, No. 2 Monroe Community College defeated visiting No. 12 Niagara County Community College 98-52 this afternoon in women’s basketball action.

Medina High graduate Alba Perez had 13 points and 9 rebounds for NCCC which finishes the regular season at 8-2 in the league and 27-3 overall.

Next up for the teams will be the Region III Final Four at Monroe next Saturday and Sunday.

Avenging a loss in last fall’s sectional soccer title game, top seeded South Seneca defeated visiting No. 9 Kendall 59-19 this afternoon in the quarterfinal round of the Section V Class C2 girls basketball playoffs.

South Seneca, which dropped a 4-1 decision to Kendall in the Class C2 soccer championship game, was sparked offensively by three members of that squad as Kelsey Shaulis and Mackenzie Kenyon both scored 13 and Emily Larvanway 7.

Kendall, which suffered a setback when point guard Lizzie Rath injured an ankle just two minutes in and was unable to return, trailed 35-4 at the half.

Taylor ReQua led Kendall in scoring with 7 points as Maya Rutland had 6 andTaylor Rutland 4.

South Seneca advances to the semis with an 18-3 record while Kendall finishes the season at 7-14.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Lyndonville’s Nick Hinkson goes in for a layup for two of his 35 points past C.G. Finney defenders Max Harris (23) and Cameron Odum (2) during the host Tigers sectional loss to the Falcons this evening.

A big 40-22 scoring edge over the middle two quarters keyed No. 6 C.G. Finney to a 71-62 upset win over host No. 3 Lyndonville this evening in a Section V Class D1 quarterfinal game.

Trailing 17-14 after one period, Finney outscored Lyndonville 24-16 in the second quarter to rally into a 38-33 lead at the half.

Keeping the momentum, the Falcons then outpointed the Tigers 16-6 in the third period to extend the advantage to 54-39.

However, Lyndonville came battling back down the stretch led by Nick Hinkson who exploded for 17 points including three threes.

The Tigers did cut the deficit to just four, 66-62, after Corey Hydock made a three-point play with 50 seconds to go and then a basket with 24 seconds remaining.

Lyndonville though could get no closer as Finney closed out the win with five free throws in the final seconds.

Hinkson finished with a career high 35 points while Eddie Schildt had 14, Hydock 9 and Eric Neace 4. Schildt also grabbed off 17 rebounds.

Simeon Harris scored 25 to lead Finney as Max Harris and Dylan Ocorr 12 each.

Lyndonville finishes the season at 17-5.

Eddie Schildt puts up a shot for Lyndonville over Finney defender Xavier Smith.

Jumping out to a 17-8 first quarter lead, No. 2 seed Roy-Hart went on to defeat visiting No. 7 MST Seneca of Buffalo 57-45 this evening in the quarterfinal round of the Section VI Class B2 playoffs.

Andy Xapsos scored 22, Justin Heschke 13 and Chris Anderson 10 to spark the attack for Roy-Hart which will next face No. 6 Fredonia in the B2 semifinals next Wednesday at Buffalo State College.

Anderson also grabbed off 10 rebounds and Heschke 8.

Xapsos scored 6, Heschke 4 and Ben Maynard hit a big 3 to spark Roy-Hart out to the 17-8 first period lead as the Rams made good on 8 of 11 field goal attempts during that stretch.

The Rams went on to hold leads of 25-20 at the half and 41-31 at the three-quarter mark.

Xapsos then scored 7, including 5 of 6 from the line, and Anderson 4 in the final period to help the Rams lock up the win.

Roy-Hart will take a 16-5 record into the semifinals.

Class C2

Randolph 78, Barker 35
In a Class C2 quarterfinal, No. 5 Barker lost 78-35 to No. 4 Randolph.

Nate Luckman scored 16 and Jake Arnold 8 for Barker.

Medina, Lyndonville and Roy-Hart will all host sectional quarterfinal round boys basketball playoff games at 7 this evening.

Seeded No. 2 Medina will host Niagara-Orleans League foe No. 10 CSAT in a Section VI Class B1 contest.

The playoff game will be the third in as many nights for CSAT which nipped No. 15 Eden 54-51 on Wednesday and then upended No. 7 Albion 71-59 Thursday.

Medina swept a pair of games from CSAT during the N-O season. The Mustangs edged past the Eagles 69-60 at home and then romped to a 58-32 win on the CSAT court in the regular season finale.

No. 2 Roy-Hart will host No. 7 MST Seneca of Buffalo in a Section VI Class B2 game.

No. 3 Lyndonville will host No. 6 C.G. Finney in a Section V Class D1 contest.

Lyndonville, which is 17-4 on the season, advanced by downing No. 14 Hammondsport 78-53 on Wednesday while C.G. Finney ousted No. 11 Honeoye 63-43.

In girls playoff competition on Saturday, No. 9 Kendall will visit top seeded South Seneca in a Section V Class C2 quarterfinal contest at 2 p.m.

No. 2 Medina advances to Class B1 semis

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Jalin Cooper goes up for a shot as Jahleel Burks tries to block for CSAT during the host Mustangs sectional win over the Eagles this evening.

Surviving an ice cold shooting night, No. 2 seed Medina edged past visiting No. 10 CSAT 54-46 this evening in the quarterfinal round of the Section VI Class B1 playoffs.

It took a late 13-2 scoring surge, which broke a 41-41 deadlock, to finally earn the victory for Medina which advances to the February 25 semifinals against No. 2 East Aurora which ousted No. 6 Newfane 62-47.

Jalin Cooper scored 14, Tyler Ames 12, Justin Morgan 11, Dylan Lewis 8, Daryl Haynes 6, Ronnie Koonce 2 and Johnny Salone 1 for the Mustangs.

Shaun Wilson took game high scoring honors with 20 for CSAT. He hit a pair of threes to help the Eagles grab an 11-9 first period lead.

However, despite going only 5 of 31 from the field and 8 of 17 from the free throw line, Medina managed to grab a slender 18-16 lead at the half. Ames had a pair of layups and Morgan went 4 for 4 from the line to lead the Mustangs in the second period.

Two jumpers and a pair of layups by Cooper boosted the Medina lead to six, 24-18, at the outset of the third period.

Tyler Ames looks to shoot for Medina as Shaun Wilson defends for CSAT.

Late threes by Morgan and Lewis kept the Mustangs up 34-31 at the three-quarter mark after CSAT had briefly rallied into a 31-31 tie after back-to-back threes by Juan Verdjo.

Two layups by Haynes, the first off a turnover, put Medina back up by five, 38-33, at the outset of the final period.

A jumper off a turnover by Cooper kept the Mustangs up by five, 41-36, with five minutes to go but the Eagles answered back with s 5-0 run to rally into a 41-41 tie with 2:45 remaining.

However, Medina turned back that challenge with what proved to be a game clinching 13-2 run.

Three free throws by Lewis started that scoring spurt, Cooper followed up with a layup and Ames a rebound bucket as four free throws by Morgan and two by Ames capped off the run giving the Mustangs a commanding 52-43 lead with only 25 seconds to go.

Medina, which improves to 15-6, also downed CSAT twice during the Niagara-Orleans League season by scores of 69-60 and 58-32.

No. 9 Kendall used a barrage of 14 three-point field goals to defeat host No. 8 Bradford/Dundee Wednesday in a Section V Class C2 girls basketball game.

Taylor ReQua scored 17 points, including five threes, to lead the Kendall attack.

Daniela Volkmar added three threes as Lizzie Rath, May Rutland and Taylor Rutland each chipped in with twp.

ReQua finished with a triple-double as she also grabbed off 10 rebounds and had 12 steals.

Rath added 6 assists and 5 rebounds.

Kendall, which next faces South Seneca on Saturday, led 28-14 at the half.

Arkport 41, Lyndonville 24
No. 6 Arkport downed visiting No. 11 Lyndonville 41-24 in a Class D1 contest.

Aubrey Lewis scored 10 points and Makenzie Muck grabbed off 14 rebounds for Lyndonville.

The Niagara County Community College women’s basketball team romped to a 102-51 victory over Jamestown Community College this evening to improve to 8-1 in the league and 27-2 overall.

Medina graduate Alba Perez scored 16 points for NCCC whose leading scorer was Taliyah Hopkins with 21.

Photos By Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Tommy Mattison (1) puts up a shot as Jahleel Burks (2) tries to block for CSAT during the host Purple Eagles sectional loss to the Eagles this evening.

A big second half comeback bid fell short as No. 7 seed defending champion Albion dropped a 71-59 decision to visiting No. 10 CSAT this evening in the pre-quarterfinal round of the Section VI Class B1 boys basketball playoffs.

Trailing by as many as 20, 32-12, midway through the second period, Albion began to rally by closing the quarter with a 10-4 run on tallies by Tommy Mattison, Manwell Taylor, Kory Reynolds and Evan Pappalardo to cut the deficit to 13, 38-25 at the half.

Keeping the momentum, the Purple Eagles then put together a big 22-8 scoring surge in the third period to rally into the lead for the first time at 47-46.

Brady Meakin had four threes and a rebound bucket and Taylor three baskets, including a fast break layup and a layup off a turnover, to key that rally.

Albion upped the advantage a bit to three, 53-50, at the outset of the final period after two free throws by Reynolds, a layup off a steal by Mattison and a rebound bucket by Taylor but the Purple Eagles could not hold the lead.

Manwell Taylor (10) looks to shoot for Allbion as Juan Verdejo (3) tries to block and Shaun Wilson (22) goes over the top for CSAT.

CSAT answered the challenge with what proved to be a decisive 13-0 run, including 8 by Shaun Wilson, to regain control by 10 at 63-53. Albion could get no closer than nine after that.

Wilson finished with a game high 22 points to lead CSAT as Jahleel netted 19 and Juan Verdejo 13.

Verdejo scored all of his points in the first 12 minutes which helped the Eagles jump out to leads of 18-8 after one period and 32-12 midway through the second quarter.

Taylor finished with 18, Meakin 14, Mattison 11, Reynolds 10 and Pappalardo 6 for Albion.

Albion and CSAT had split a pair of regular season Niagara-Orleans League meetings.

CSAT will now visit No. 2 Medina at 7 p.m. Friday in the B1 quarterfinals.