Wilson girls win Class C semifinal
No.3 seed Wilson turned back a late comeback bid by No. 7 Cassadaga Valley to earn a 51-45 victory in the semifinal round of the Section VI Class C girls basketball playoffs this evening at Jamestown Community College.
Wilson built up leads of 17, 32-15, at the half and 21, 46-25, at the end of the third period but weathered a 20-5 Cassadaga Valley fourth quarter rally to claim the narrow win.
Lucy Madan scored 14, Rowan Simpson 12 and Bella Thrush 9 to lead the way for Wilson.
Cassadaga Valley was led by Breonna Hopkins with 17 and Madison Debo with 14. Hopkins hit three threes and Debo scored 8 in the final quarter to lead the Lady Cougars rally.
Wilson will now face top seeded Frewsburg in the Class C championship game at noon Saturday at Jamestown Community College. Frewsburg downed No. 5 Randolph 61-38 in the other semifinal.
