(Jordan Buell lets the game-winning 3-pointer fly, which sent the Billies to Glens Falls / Photo by Harry Scull)

 

Class A:  Williamsville South 53, Batavia 51

 

The Billies got a 3-pointer from Jordan Buell with 10 seconds left to advance to the state semifinals – the school's first ever appearance in Glens Falls.

 

"So many emotions right now," said Buell.  "We knew it wasn't over…this is just amazing."

 

South:    13 – 13 – 15 – 12 = 53

Batavia:  6 – 14 – 16 – 15 =  51

 

FG%:  South 37.7%, Batavia 37%

3-Point %:  South 31%, Batavia 35.7%

Points in Paint:  Batavia 24, South 18

Second Chance Points:  Batavia 13, South 1

Bench Points:  South 5, Batavia 0

Rebounds:  Batavia 41, South 32

Assists:  South 11, Batavia 9

Steals:  South 7, Batavia 3

 

Williamsville South

Greg Dolan – 17 Pts, 6 Asts, 6 Rebs, 3 Stls

Graham Dolan – 16 Pts, 8 Rebs, 2 Blks, 1 Ast, 1 Stl

Myles Hall – 9 Pts, 3 Rebs, 2 Ast, 1 Stl

Jordan Buell – 6 Pts, 3 Rebs, 1 Ast

Ryan Philipps – 5 Pts, 5 Rebs, 1 Ast, 1 Stl

Matt Foster – 3 Rebs, 1 Blk

Cody Sanford – 1 Stl

 

Batavia

TeeSean Ayala – 20 Pts, 6 Rebs, 1 Stl

Malachi Chenault – 12 Pts, 5 Rebs, 1 Ast, 1 Stl

Trevor Sherwood – 8 Pts, 14 Rebs, 3 Ast, 1 Stl

Jake Schrider – 6 Pts, 4 Rebs, 1 Blk

Ryan Hogan – 5 Pts, 3 Rebs, 3 Ast

Greg Mruczek – 5 Rebs, 2 Ast

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Class B:  Olean 54, Wellsville 30

 

The Huskies started and slow faced a 10-point deficit, just five minutes into the game.  However, a 30-3 run followed when four of its first five field goals were 3-pointers, as Olean improved to 25-0 on the season and advance to Glens Falls for the 5th time in the last 10 seasons.

 

"We knew they packed it in, so we figured if we could get going from the outside, that would open things up for the penetration," Olean coach Jeff Anastasia said.  "In reality, we scored off our defense."

 

Olean –        10 – 15 – 16 – 13 = 54

Wellsville – 12 –  3 – 10 –  5 = 30

 

FG%:  Olean 41.7%, Wellsville 25.6%

3-Point %:  Wellsville 33.3%, Olean 29.4%

Points in Paint:  Olean 30, Wellsville 8

Points Off Turnovers:  Olean 25, Wellsville 10

Bench Points:  Wellsville 5, Olean 4

Rebounds:  Wellsville 32, Olean 30

Assists:  Olean 10, Wellsville 5

Steals:  Olean 13, Wellsville 3

 

Olean

Elijah Ramadhan – 20 Pts, 5 Rebs, 4 Ast, 4 Stl

Ben Eckstrom – 9 Pts, 7 Rebs, 4 Blks, 3 Stls, 1 Ast

Derek Schmidt – 8 Pts, 6 Rebs, 1 Blk

Jake Cavana – 7 Pts, 7 Rebs, 2 Ast, 1 Stl

Monty Shoemaker – 6 Pts, 3 Stls, 2 Rebs

Mike Schmidt – 2 Pts, 3 Ast, 1 Reb, 1 Stl, 1 Blk

Malakye Wofford – 2 Pts, 1 Stl

 

Wellsville

Liam Ebert – 11 Pts, 3 Rebs, 2 Ast

Dylan Griffiths – 6 Pts, 8 Rebs, 2 Stl

David Lawson – 4 Pts, 7 Rebs

Nick Brown – 3 Pts, 1 Reb

Cooper Buckley – 2 Pts, 4 Rebs, 1 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk

Mike Giopulos – 2 Pts, 5 Reb, 1 Ast

Carter Hoffman – 2 Pts, 1 Reb

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Class C:  Middle College Kats 62, Early College Cobras 58

 

After taking a 10-point lead by halftime, the Kats saw Early College fight back and threaten to end their season.  But unlike last year when Middle College went out in the regional, the Kats got clutch free throw shooting from Amir Jemes down the stretch, as the senior point guard calmly sank his last six attempts.  Middle College heads back to Glens Falls for the fourth time since 2010.

 

"When I first got to the line, I was a little shaky because I missed my first one & one," said Jemes.  "But when I got back there I had to make them…I couldn't go back to the same position I was in last year."

 

Middle College – 18 – 17 –  7 – 20 = 62

Early College –    15 – 10 – 14 – 19 = 58

 

FG%:  Kats 44.4%, Cobras 33.3%

3-Point %:  Kats 21.4%, Cobras 15.8%

Points in Paint:  Cobras 38, Kats 32

Points Off Turnovers:  Kats 9, Cobras 2

Bench Points:  Kats 4, Cobras 0

Rebounds:  Cobras 46, Kats 35

Assists:  Kats 8, Cobras 8

Steals:  Kats 5, Cobras 3

 

Middle College Kats

Jojo Staton – 20 Pts, 3 Reb, 1 Stl

Gary Foster 13 Pts, 6 Reb, 3 Blk, 2 Stl, 1 Ast

Brian Johnson – 12 Pts, 8 Rebs, 4 Ast, 1 Blk

Amir Jemes – 8 Pts, 3 Rebs, 2 Ast, 1 Stl

Billy Rivera – 5 Pts, 7 Reb, 1 Ast

Hakeem Dobbins – 4 Pts, 1 Reb

Lorenzo Truitt – 1 Reb, 1 Stl

 

Early College Cobras

Tajmin Holt – 23 Pts, 5 Reb, 2 Blk, 1 Ast

Bryan Harrell – 22 Pts, 17 Reb, 1 Blk

Jagdeep Drumgoole – 8 Pts, 5 Reb, 3 Ast, 2 Stl

Anthony Clermanso – 5 Pts, 7 Reb, 1 Ast

Jamonte Forrest – 5 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl

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Class D:  Panama 70, CG Finney 57

 

Despite being able to recruit from the City of Rochester, CG Finney, a private school located in Penfield, hides behind its enrollment numbers and competes against legitimate public schools from Class D.  After leading by nine points in the first half, CG Finney cooled off and watched Panama win the third quarter 23-10, as the Panthers overtook the Falcons, reaching Glens Falls for the first time in school history.

 

"They came out shooting lights out," Panama coach Ed Nelson said.  "In the second half, we had to work harder on defense, we had to make sure we closed out better and contested.  This is special right now – it's the first time Panama has been to the show and I'm proud of them."

 

Panama –     18 – 14 – 23 – 15 = 70

CG Finney – 18 – 16 – 10 – 13 = 57

 

FG%:  Panama 55.6%, CG Finney 38.9%

3-Point %:  Panama 50%, CG Finney 44.8%

Points in Paint:  Panama 24, CG Finney 14

Points Off Turnovers:  CG Finney 20, Panama 13

Bench Points:  CG Finney 15, Panama 0

Rebounds:  Panama 38, CG Finney 21

Assists:  Panama 13, CG Finney 12

Steals:  CG Finney 4, Panama 3

 

Panama

Josh Odell – 22 Pts, 4 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl

Chris Blose – 17 Pts, 10 Reb, 5 Ast

Jack Payne – 13 Pts, 3 Ast, 2 Reb, 1 Stl

Josh Eddy – 12 Pts, 16 Rebs, 2 Blks, 1 Ast

Jarett Yuchnitz – 6 Pts, 5 Rebs, 2 Ast, 1 Stl

 

CG Finney

Simeon Heard – 24 Pts, 3 Rebs, 2 Ast, 2 Stl

Dylan Ocorr – 12 Pts, 1 Reb

Xavier Smith – 7 Pts, 3 Rebs, 1 Ast

Max Harris – 6 Pts, 6 Asts, 2 Reb, 1 Blk, 1 Stl

Keegan Ocorr – 3 Pts, 2 Reb

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Class AA:  Aquinas 65, Niagara Falls 42

 

An early 3-pointer from Breon Harris gave Niagara Falls a 3-1 lead, before the Lil Irish quickly took over and soon had the game out of reach.  Aquinas led by 25 points at halftime and led by as many as 30 points in the third quarter, to earn a return trip to Glens Falls where they will face defending state champion Shenendehowa in the semifinals.

 

"What could go wrong did go wrong," Niagara Falls coach Sal Constantino said. "At the end we didn’t want to quit…the final score is not going to dictate our season."

 

Aquinas –         18 – 20 – 15 – 12 = 65

Niagara Falls – 7  - 6  - 14 – 15 = 42

 

FG%:  Aquinas 51%, Niagara Falls 34%

3-Point %:  Aquinas 44.4%, Niagara Falls 13.3%

Points in Paint:  Aquinas 32, Niagara Falls 20

Points Off Turnovers:  Aquinas 20, Niagara Falls 11

Bench Points:  Niagara Falls 12, Aquinas 4

Rebounds:  Aquinas 34, Niagara Falls 28

Assists:  Aquinas 13, Niagara Falls 5

Steals:  Aquinas 5, Niagara Falls 5

 

Aquinas

Jason Hawkes – 20 Pts, 6 Reb, 3 Ast, 2 Blk, 1 Stl

Earnest Edwards – 16 Pts, 5 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl

David Vito – 15 Pts, 3 Reb, 3 Ast

Jalen Pickett – 10 Pts, 3 Ast, 2 Reb, 1 Blk, 1 Stl

Graycen Carter – 2 Pts, 3 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Blk

Sincere Alston – 2 Pts, 1 Reb

Jamir Jones – 3 Reb, 1 Ast

 

Niagara Falls

Breon Harris – 10 Pts, 3 Reb, 2 Stl, 1 Ast

Qeyion Williams – 9 Pts, 3 Ast, 1 Reb

Charles Lamar – 8 Pts, 3 Reb

Syquan Ralands – 5 Pts, 4 Reb

Devin Sanders – 4 Pts, 2 Stls, 1 Reb

Cortese Myles – 2 Pts, 3 Reb

Marquise Miller – 2 Pts, 1 Reb

Jamel Burton – 2 Pts, 1 Ast

Tyler Sanders – 1 Reb, 1 Blk

 

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