(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
-centercourt
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