Section VI basketball tourney begins Tuesday

By Mike Wertman, Sports Writer Posted 24 February 2025 at 9:33 am

Section VI basketball tournament competition will get underway on Tuesday with a pair of games involving Niagara-Orleans League teams.

The No. 9 seed Albion girls (5-13) will visit No. 8 Olean (4-14) at 7 p.m. in a Class A2 game. The winner will visit top seeded Depew (17-3) on Thursday.

The No. 11 seeded Barker boys (5-13) will host No. 14 Maple Grove (3-16) at 7 p.m. in a Class C contest. The winner will visit No. 6 Ellicottville (13-7) on Thursday.

On Wednesday, the Albion boys (12-8) will host a Class A2 pre-quarterfinal game at 7 p.m. against the winner of Tuesday’s opening round contest between No. 12 City Honors (4-16) and No. 13 Tonawanda (1-17). The victor will visit No. 4 Buffalo Science on Friday.

In 7 p.m. girls sectional games on Wednesday, No. 8 Medina will host No. 9 Tonawanda in Class B1; No. 7 Roy-Hart will entertain No. 10 Falconer in Class B2 and No. 13 Barker will visit No. 4 Ellicottville in Class C. The Medina vs. Tonawanda winner will visit No. 1 Southwestern on Saturday. The Roy-Hart vs. Falconer winner will visit No. 2 Salamanca also on Saturday.

Two boys games are on top for Thursday at 7 p.m. as No. 10 Newfane visits No. 7 Bennett in Class B1 and No. 12 Roy-Hart visits Riverside Academy in Class B2. The Roy-Hart vs. Riverside winner will visit No. 4 Wilson on Saturday.

The No. 5 seeded Medina boys will visit No. 4 Alden for a Class B1 quarterfinal game at 12 p.m. on Saturday.

Also on Saturday, top seeded Niagara-Orleans League champion Akron (19-1) will host a Class B1 quarterfinal against the winner of the No. 8 East Community vs. No. 9 Southwestern contest.