Playoff basketball: Albion boys and Medina girls win
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Liam Ward goes in for a layup against Alden defender Lucas Bush during the host Purple Eagles sectional win over the Bulldogs this evening.
No. 11 seed Albion won 68-40 over visiting No. 14 Alden in the opening round of the Section VI Class B1 boys basketball playoffs.
Albion now visits No. 6 seed Niagara-Orleans League foe Newfane at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
The Medina girls basketball team also won this evening to advance. No. 7 seed Medina defeated visiting No. 10 Tonawanda 44-31 this evening in the opening round of the Section VI Class B1 girls basketball playoffs.
Improving to 12-9, Medina next visits No. 2 seed East Aurora in the quarterfinals at 7 p.m. Thursday.
Medina’s Tyesha Robinson takes a shot against Tonawanda during the Mustangs sectional opening win over the visiting Lady Warriors this evening.
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