Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Kendall’s Nick Manners puts up a rebound shot as Jake Fioco (30), Reece Holahan (14) and Rodney Delyser (10) defend for Marion during the host Eagles sectional win this afternoon.

Breaking the contest wide open with a huge second quarter scoring surge, No. 15 seed Kendall went on to defeat visiting No. 18 Marion 64-36 this afternoon in the opening round of the Section V Class CC boys basketball playoffs.

The victory advances Kendall to a Tuesday meeting with No. 2 seed Geneseo (15-5) at Geneseo at 7 p.m.

Colton Breslawski scored a game high 20 points, Nick Manners 16 and Jacob Ramsdell 12 to spearhead attack for Kendall. Brandon Miller and Mickey Gardner both chipped in with 4, James Longrod and Keaton Freitag 3 and Ben Frasch 2 for the Eagles.

Manners also had 12 rebounds, Ramsdell 9 rebounds an 4 blocks, Miller 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks and Collin Lewis 6 assists and 6 steals.

Rodney Delyser led Marion with 10.

Kendall jumped out to a 13-6 first period lead on threes by Breslawski and Longrod along with a jumper and bound bucket by Ramsdell and a layup by Breslawski.

Kendall’s Colton Breslawki drives against Marion’s RJ Sturtz.

The Eagles then took command by blitzing Marion 27-4 in the decisive second quarter.

A three-point play and a three by Breslawski ignited that uprising quickly doubling the Eagles lead to 13 at 19-6.

Manners also had a big quarter with three threes and a three-point play as Ramsdell chipped in with a layup and a rebound basket.

The scoring barrage vaulted the Eagles out to a commanding 30 point, 40-10, advantage at the half.

Two more threes by Breslawski in the third period helped the Eagles maintain a 33 point, 55-22, lead at the three-quarter mark.

Kendall improves to 5-15 while Marion finishes the season at 0-20.

Kendall’s Collin Lewis battles for a rebound with Jake Fioco of Marion.

Girls Basketball

Wilson 38, Mt. Mercy 25

Rachel Senek had 13 points, 7 rebounds and 7 steals, Kayla Neumann 11 rebounds and 6 points and Serina Jaeger 6 points to lead Niagara-Orleans League champion Wilson to a 38-25 non league win over Mt. Mercy.

Wilson led 18-10 at the half.

Contributed Photo – Lyndonville’s quartet of top four place finishers at today’s Section V championships include, from left, Jeff Gress Jr., Tom Follman, Dustin Joy and Dustin Hinkley.

Lyndonville had a quartet of top four place finishers at the Section V Division 2 (small schools) wrestling championships held today at SUNY Brockport.

Dustin Joy placed second at 138 lbs. to lead the way for the Tigers.

Joy dropped an 11-3 decision to Adam Wagner of South Seneca in the title bout after scoring a 7-5 sudden victory decision over Mike Galton of Warsaw in the semifinals. He opened the competition with a pair of decision wins.

Three other Lyndonville wrestlers, Jeff Gress Jr. (120), Tom Follman (152) and Dustin Hinkley (160), also all advanced to the semifinals.

Gress opened the competition with a pin and a major decision win, Follman two pins and Hinkley a technical fall win and a decision victory.

In the semis, Gress was pinned by John Lauricella (LeRoy) in 5:54, Follman lost 6-1 to Mason Compton (Attica) and Hinkley was pinned in 5:05 by Hammond Raes (Midlakes). All three Tiger matmen ended up placing fourth.

Holley’s Nick Shenck also advanced to the semifinals. He dropped a 6-4 decision to Mason Gray (Warsaw) and ended up placing fifth. He scored a pair of pins to open the competition.

This afternoon’s heavy burst of snow has caused the cancellation of this evening’s scheduled Albion vs. Akron boys and girls Niagara-Orleans League basketball games.

Akron was scheduled to host the girls game at 4:45 p.m. and Albion was to host the boys contest at 6 p.m. in what are the final N-O games of the season to be played.

Albion Athletic Director Randy Knaak stated that the games may be rescheduled at a later date.

The Albion boys and girls teams are both 6-7 in N-O action while the Akron boys are 0-13 and the girls 2-11.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Kendall’s Brandon Miller and his Eagle teammates will host Marion on Saturday to tipoff the Section V basketball tournament.

Postseason boys basketball playoff competition will tipoff on Saturday as No. 15 Kendall hosts No. 18 Marion at 3 p.m. in a Section V Class C2 play-in game.

Kendall brings a 4-15 regular season record into the sectionals while Marion is 0-19.

The winner will visit No. 2 seed Geneseo (15-5) at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the pre- quarterfinals.

In Class D1, No. 3 seed Lyndonville (16-4) will host No. 14 Hammondsport (5-15) at 7 p.m. Tuesday.

The streaking Tigers bring an 11 game winning streak into the sectionals.

The victor will then face a quarterfinal matchup on February 19 against the winner of the No. 11 Honeoye (9-11) vs. No. 6 C.G. Finney (13-7) game.

In Class B2, No. 10 Holley (2-18) will face No. 7 Rochester Career Mentoring Charter School (8-12) at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at C.G. Finney.

The winner will then visit No. 2 Mynderse (16-4) in the quarterfinals on February 19.

Section V girls playoff competition will begin on Wednesday.

In Class C2, No. 9 Kendall (6-14) visits No. 8 Bradford/Dundee (8-11) at 7 p.m.

In Class D1, No. 11 Lyndonville (5-15) travels to No. 6 Arkport (12-8) at 7 p.m.

In Class B2, No. 9 Holley (0-19) visits No. 8 Marcus Whitman (1-17) at 6 p.m.

The pairings for the Section VI boys and girls basketball tournaments are scheduled to be announced on Saturday.

Roy-Hart trims Barker

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Je’ne Brown puts up a shot over CSAT defenders Surenaty Davis-Patterson (4) and Kiara Davis-Patterson (34) during the Mustangs home court loss to the Eagles this evening.

Trailing 29-20 after three quarters, CSAT put together a big 19-9 fourth period scoring surge to nip host Medina 39-38 this evening to close out the Niagara-Orleans League girls basketball lseason.

Dashanique Lowert ignited CSAT’s comeback by scoring 11 of her 16 points, including two threes, over the first three and a half minutes of the decisive fourth quarter rally the Eagles back to within two, 33-31.

Medina did still hold a 37-33 lead with 1:45 remaining after a layup by Molley Gross but CSAT rallied with a key 6-0 run to claim the win. Back-to-back layups off turnovers by Surenaty Davis-Patterson keyed that run. She finished with 12.

Gross scored 12, Je’ne Brown 9, Emily Kams 8, Maddie Williams 7 and Holly Heil 2 for Medina which led 11-7 after one quarter and 17-16 at the half.

Two jumpers by Kams followed by a late layup by Heil gave the Mustangs the slender half-time lead.

The Mustangs built the lead to nine, 29-20, at the three-quarter mark as Brown had two buckets, Williams a three and Kams and Gross layups during the third quarter.

However, CSAT outscored Medina by 10 down the stretch to claim the win.

CSAT finishes the N-O season at 9-5 and Medina at 7-7.

Medina’s Molley Gross looks to drive to the basket against CSAT defender Kiara King.

Roy-Hart 61, Barker 56
A big 23-9 second period scoring edge keyed Roy-Hart to a 61-56 victory at Barker as the Lady Rams avenged an earlier season 41-34 loss to the Lady Raiders.

Emma Lindke scored 10 of her game high 22 points to lead that uprising as the Lady Rams took a 36-24 lead at the half.

Ellie Todd and Ava Bligh both added 9 points and Reilly Albee and Skyler Christopher 6 each for the Lady Rams.

Christopher also grabbed off 11 rebounds and Lindke 10.

Lindsey Williams scored 18, Caitylnn Mason 15, Haley Brown 8 and Lydia Dewart 7 for Barker.

Williams scored 9 in the final period as Barker battled back to within two but could not pull even.

Roy-Hart and Barker both finish the N-O season at 3-11.

N-O Standings

Wilson 14-0, Newfane 11-3, CSAT 9-5, Medina 7-7, Albion 6-7, Barker 3-11, Roy-Hart 3-11, Akron 2-11.

Friday’s Game: Albion at Akron, 5 p.m.

Medina romps past CSAT to claim crown outright at 13-1

Contributed Photo – Medina Coach Tom Forrestel and his players celebrate after defeating host CSAT this evening to lock up sole possession of the Niagara-Orleans League championship.

Racing out to a 17 point first quarter lead, Medina went on to defeat host CSAT 58-32 this evening to claim outright possession of the Niagara-Orleans League boys basketball championship.

The victory caps off a 13-1 league campaign for Medina which claimed the N-O crown for the first time since the 2008-09 campaign.

Johnny Salone scored 16 while Justin Morgan and Tyler Ames both had 10 to lead Medina’s attack as Ronnie Koonce added 6 and Dylan Lewis 5.

Getting point production from seven different players Medina raced out to a 19-2 first quarter lead and was never headed.

Salone tallied 10 in the second period to help boost the Mustangs advantage to 25, 37-12, at the half.

CSAT finishes the N-O season at 5-9.

The Mustangs look to be the No. 2 seed for the upcoming Section VI Class B1 playoffs and are expected to host a quarterfinal game on February 19.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Roy-Hart’s Ben Maynard puts up a shot between Barker defenders Nate Luckman (4) and Eddie Wasnock (2) during the Rams win over the visiting Raiders this evening.

Celebrating Senior Night, Roy-Hart bested visiting Barker 57-36 this evening to cap off a 12-2 Niagara-Orleans League season.

Chris Anderson scored 22 and Andy Xapsos 18 to spark the attack for Roy-Hart. Justin Heschke added 6, Ben Maynard 3 and Jacob Bruning, Brendon Hess, Eric Fitch and Zack Srock 2 each for the Rams.

Nate Luckman scored 17 and Michael Snell 11 for Barker which finishes the N-O season at 6-8.

Chris Anderson puts up shot for Roy-Hart as Kyle Secore (10) and and Jacob Arnold (3) defend for Barker.

Roy-Hart grabbed a 14-7 lead at the end of the first quarter by closing with a 6-0 run on two rebound buckets by Anderson and a layup by Heschke.

Anderson then tallied 9 points on four layups and a free throw and Xapsos 6 on three jumpers in the second quarter to help the Rams extend the lead to 14, 32-18, at the half.

The Rams maintained a commanding 18 point, 46-28, advantage at the three-quarter mark.

Barker’s Jacob Arnold tries to drive by Roy-Hart defender Jacob Bruning.

Barker’s Eddie Wasnock, left, and Roy-Hart’s Justin Heschke battle for a rebound.

Newfane 56, Wilson 46

Chad Gilson scored 12, Albert Kramp 11, Kyle DeVoogel 9 and Max Weber 8 to lead a balanced attack as Newfane downed rival Wilson 56-46.

Ryan Bradley scored 14 and Andrew Eames 11 for Wilson.

Up 29-27 at the half, Newfane outscored Wilson 16-11 in the third period to extend the advantage to 45-38 heading into the final stanza.

Newfane winds up the N-O season at 6-8 and Wilson at 7-7.

N-O Standings

Medina 13-1, Roy-Hart 12-2, Wilson 7-7, Albion 6-7, Newfane 6-8, Barker 6-8, CSAT 5-9, Akron 0-13.

Friday’s Game: Akron at Albion, 6 p.m.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Lyndonville’s Jeff Gress Jr., who won a Section V Class B title last weekend, will be one of nearly three dozen area wrestlers who will be competing  in the sectional championships this weekend.

A berth in the state championships will be the goal of nearly three dozen area wrestlers will be competing in the sectional championships this weekend.

Lyndonville, Holley and Kendall wrestlers will be competing in the Section V Division 2 (small schools) championships at SUNY Brockport while Albion, Medina and Barker/Roy-Hart grapplers will be taking part in the Section VI Division 2 championships at Jamestown Community College.

Holley has the largest local contingent having advanced a total of 10 wrestlers from last weekend’s Section V Class BB Tournament led by Nick Shenck who captured the 132 lb. title.

The Hawks delegation, and their finishing positions at the Class BB Tournament, also includes Austen Vroman (2nd at 285), Zach Day (3rd at 170), Erik Balys (4th at 145), Patrick Purtell (4th at 152), Chris Yockel (4th at 138), Cameron Thorn (5th at 220), Dalton Moyer (6th at 152), Nate Schoonmaker (6th at 99) and Ross Pinson (6th at 195).

Lyndonville has advanced seven matmen from the Class B Tournament led by Jeff Gress Jr. who won the 120 lb. weight class. The Tigers contingent also includes Dustin Joy (2nd a 138), Tom Follman (2nd at 152), Dustin Hinkley (2nd at 160), Garren Bayne (4th at 126), Reese Ledford (5th at 106) and Chase Stinson (5th at 113).

Kendall has advanced three from the Class B Tournament including Tristyn Mayer (3rd at 99), Paul Urquhart (4th at 113) and Jeremy Browe (6th at 152).

Barker/Roy-Hart has advanced five wrestlers from last weekend’s Section VI Class C Tournament led by individual weight class champions Cameron Swick (160) and Kirk Fay (285). Also advancing are Brent Bachman (2nd at 132), Ryan Ulrich (4th at 145) and Matt Steves (4th at 285).

Medina advanced a quartet of wrestlers from the Class C Tournament led by Joe Velez who won the 126 lb. weight class and earned the Most Outstanding Wrestler Award.

The Mustangs also had Colby Petrie (106) and Elijah Sones (170) both place fourth and Charles Beach earn a medical wildcard entry to the state qualifier.

Albion likewise has advanced four wrestlers from the Class B Tournament including Tim Drake (195), Blake Aina (145) and Preston Flugel (125) who all placed third and Cade Aina (120) who took fourth.

The Section V State qualifier will get underway at 1:30 p.m. Friday. The semifinals are scheduled for noon on Saturday with the finals at 5 p.m.

The Section VI state qualifier will be held on Saturday beginning at 10 a.m. with the finals slated for 6:30 p.m.

Closing out the regular season on a high note, Lyndonville romped to a 68-34 victory over host Rochester Academy Charter this evening in a non league game.

Aubrey Lewis scored 18, Makenzie Muck 11 and Abi Rodriguez 10 to spearhead the offense for Lyndonville as Jasmine Plummer added 8, Anna Lewis 7, Stacey Buckland 6, Miranda Lembcke 5 and Alecia Hinkson 3.

Muck also grabbed off 10 rebounds and Aubrey Lewis 9.

Lyndonville roared out to a 20-7 first quarter lead over the Racers as Aubrey Lewis scored 9 and Muck 5.

In posting their highest point total of the season, the Lady Tigers advantage ballooned to 41-13 at the half and to 59-24 at the three-quarter mark. Rodriguez tallied 6 and Aubrey Lewis 5 in the second period.

Medina High graduate Alba Perez took game high honors with 18 points and 12 rebounds in helping to lead the Niagara County Community College women’s basketball team to its 25th win of the season this evening, a 73-47 romp over Mercyhurst NE.

Jenna Faulkner and Alliyah Gillespie both added 10 points for NCCC which is 6-1 in the league and 25-2 overall on the season.