(Randolph's Tyler Hind dropped a game-high 33 points in the Class C semifinal win)
(3) Tapestry 62, (2) Allegany-Limestone 57
After falling behind by six points in the third quarter, Allegany-Limestone used a 15-3 run to put themselves in the lead by a six points as the game headed to the final stanza. Once there, the excitement of playoff basketball treated the fans at JCC to a battle in the fourth quarter that left the game tied at 54-54 with under two minutes to play.
A turnover by the Gators in their own end led to Cameron Wilson sending a long pass to a streaking Mike Towns, who went straight to the rack, finished against a hard foul, and earned the 'And 1". Tapestry took a 57-54 lead and never trailed again, earning a trip to the Class C Final against Randolph on Friday night. The Thunderhawks last appearance in a Section VI Final came in 2015, when DeJuan Owens & JaQuoine Fogan led the team to a title.
Tapestry 9 - 21 - 12 - 20 = 60
All-Lime 11 - 17 - 20 - 9 = 57
Point Totals
Tapestry: Dorian Plummer 22, Mike Towns 12, Emmanuel Trueheart 11, Dayshawn Nance 6, Cameron Wilson 6, Tariq Eubanks 4, Frank Williams 1
Allegany-Limestone: Sam Flanders 26, Michael Wolfgang 12, Conner Golley 8, Casey Curran 7, Sean McAfee 4
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(1) Randolph 74, (4) Chautauqua Lake 59
The defending champions of Class C2 at Randolph faced the Class C1 defending champions from Chautauqua Lake, who ended the Cardinals season last year, before a packed house at JCC. This year, it was Randolph who ended the Thunderbirds campaign to advance to a second consecutive Section VI Final. In a game that featured Chautauqua Lake's 2,000 point scorer Devin Pope against Randolph sophomore Tyler Hind, who recently eclipsed 1,000 points and is on pace join Pope in the 2K Club, it was the underclassman and his even younger teammate who stole the show.
Hind erupted for a game-high 33 points, including five 3-pointers, while 8th grader Gabe McCoy added 17 points to lead the Cardinals to victory. A one-point game heading into the second quarter, Randolph outscored the Thunderbirds 22-5 in the second frame to take a 20-point lead into halftime. Chautauqua Lake would never get back within striking distance the rest of the way, as Randolph dominated the boards and found other offensive options after Chautauqua Lake made stopping Hind its main focus. For McCoy, his performance was a culmination of steady improvement throughout the season that came together for one of his finest outings of the season in a crucial playoff test. The Cardinals face Tapestry, ranked #7 in NYS Class C, for the Section VI crown and the right to advance to the Far West Regionals.
Randolph 23 - 22 - 16 - 13 = 74
C. Lake 20 - 5 - 16 - 18 = 59
Point Totals
Randolph: Tyler Hind 33, Gabe McCoy 17, Andrew Bernard 10, Calvin George 5, Kaleb Stweard 4, Isaac Wakefield 3, Dakota Donaldson 2
Chautauqua Lake: Devin Pope 16, Zach Fischer 13, Kyler Majka 11, Alex Gleason 8, Nate Adams 8, Bryan Anderson 2, Collin Wood 1
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