On the final night of the regular season for Section V boys basketball teams, several Wayne-Finger Lakes squads were in action. Although all three W-FL league titles had been decided, there were several games of importance heading into postseason play next week.
The biggest game had Wayne visiting Newark in a rematch of a close contest in Ontario that the Eagles won on January 8th. Newark opened up a 28-12 lead in the second quarter behind hot shooting from Newark seniors Mason VanDeMortel and Jayden Peters. Wayne would make a run before the half to close the gap to 35-21. Wayne took the lead after the 3rd quarter, 46-44. But Mason VanDeMortel was too much for the East champion Eagles as Newark handed Wayne their first league loss of the season, 69-63.
Marcus Whitman completed a clean sweep of their league schedule, but it wasn’t as easy as the previous 15 FL West wins. The Wildcats escaped Harley-Allendale Columbia with a narrow 44-38 win. In Wayne County, Gananda defeated rival ER 73-59 to cap an outstanding regular season with a record of 18-2. Their only two defeats were at the hands of Wayne County league champion Lyons.
Full results from Thursday night’s regular season finale are below along with the final W-FL league standings…
Check back at FingerLakes1.com on Saturday morning for Sectional Brackets for all boys and girls classifications in Section V. Then, on Sunday morning at 10:00 AM, be sure to log on for the Upstate Hoops Podcast Sectional Preview special episode. Jim Sinicropi will be joined in studio by Kevin Sharp, Zac Young, Geneva varsity girls head coach Ed Collins and Mynderse varsity girls head coach Jerry Anderson to break down all the tournament brackets.
LAST NIGHT’S BOYS SCOREBOARD:
WAYNE 63
NEWARK 69
WYN – Logan Blankenberg 24; Nick Carmichael 11; Billy Thomson 10; Logan Holgado 10
NEW – Mason VanDeMortel 34, 10 reb; Jayden Peters 10; Josh Green 10
WATERLOO 71
MIDLAKES 56
WAT – Kyle Slywka 25; John Lawrence 16; Julian Ruiz 14; Derek Slywka 7
MID – Kyle McCann 19; Trevor VanNostrand 11; Ryan Spingler 10, Matt Mattoon DNP
MARION 42
LYONS 99
LYO – Justice Smith 38, Justin Smith 20; Aaron Romero 17
SOUTH SENECA 81
ROMULUS 68
SS – Nick Houck 19; Matt Kenyon 18; Nate Knowles 17; Anthony Reff 12
ROM – Spencer John 23; Max Mapstone 19
MARCUS WHITMAN 44
HAC 38
GANANDA 73
EAST ROCHESTER 59
RED JACKET 62
NAPLES 43
DUNDEE 39
HONEOYE 74
RED CREEK 30
SODUS 50
WILLIAMSON 54
NR-WOLCOTT 57
MORE FROM LAST NIGHT IN SECTION V & WAYNE-FINGER LAKES HOOPS:
#senior #hadmorehairwhenhewasafreshmam #ly @jsmith10_11 good luck in the playoffs Lyons! pic.twitter.com/vG264D87QM
— Zac Young (@Zacyoung25ad) February 15, 2019
Looks like it's Geneva-Waterloo Round 3. We promise to come play good, hard, CLEAN basketball. No garbage. In the true spirit of the Section V Tournament. Good luck to both teams. Can't wait for next Saturday. @FingerLakes1 @PickinSplinters @hoopstalkdc pic.twitter.com/WAwPd7Yc7V
— Coach Miller (@coachmillsey) February 15, 2019
Wayne falls to @NewarkAthletics. Good luck to all fingerlakes teams in sectionals. @FingerLakes1
— WayneCSD Athletics (@WCSD_Athletics) February 15, 2019
https://twitter.com/jim_jmiranda/status/1096253900057989120
Congratulations to Lyons seniors honored on Thursday night pic.twitter.com/FMvHKnR1Lc
— FingerLakes1.com (@FingerLakes1) February 15, 2019
Var Boys Basketball closes out regular season with 73-59 win over ER. Up next Sectionals. #GanandaProud @WeAreGananda
— GanandaBluePanthers (@GHSAthletics1) February 15, 2019
Big respect to these guys for putting up with me. They finish the regular season at 15-5 and the 3rd seed going into sectionals. Red Jacket Boys Basketball will get a first round bye and play home next Friday in the quarters! @RJathletics pic.twitter.com/ZS6L6HIkGy
— Coach Gage (@coachgage0306) February 15, 2019
Celebrating these Seniors tonight at The Pound. Congratulations Katie, Morgan, Logan, Joey and Tyler! #BulldogSeniors pic.twitter.com/c5EVZLOyVQ
— BulldogAthleticDept (@HoneoyeSports) February 15, 2019
Avoca won its first Steuben County league title since 1990 with a tight win over Prattsburgh, via @TheLeaderPass https://t.co/uZAiK7iFd3
— Chris Potter (@ChrisPotter413) February 15, 2019
Varsity boys pick up the 81-32 win over Wheatland-Chili. @JCLaursen10 led with 17 pts. @WetWilly03 finished with 14 pts. @MolisaniVinny added 12 pts #CalMumHoops
— Cal-Mum Basketball (@CalMumHoops) February 15, 2019
Andre Starks gets the and-one. 7.3 remaining Starks going to the line. @FCSDSports 56 @Hiltonhoops 55 pic.twitter.com/JkaImKl2er
— Paul Gotham (@PickinSplinters) February 15, 2019
Hilton ends regular season against Fairport with buzzer beater @Hiltonhoops @FCSDSports @13WHAM https://t.co/N6piz7cYFo
— Mike Catalana (@MikeCatalana) February 15, 2019
Great game tonight Bulldogs- you showed hustle, team play, & sportsmanship. Thanks for your class at game’s end! #PAWesome @RDelisanti @HoneoyeSports pic.twitter.com/FkzMaJ9OlM
— David C. Bills (@jdbillscnzm) February 15, 2019
V Boys Basketball made it back to back home wins tonight to finish the regular season beating Cuba-Rushford 40-18!
?Smith 13pts 4 assists
?Roster 9pts 3rebs
?Tresco 8pts 4stls
?Locke 8rebs 2blxsKnights finish 12-8 & await their sectional seeding!#WayToGo
?K Steffenilla pic.twitter.com/16iudEbjZC
— Le Roy Jr.-Sr. High (@LeRoy_Knights) February 15, 2019
https://twitter.com/TimIrvingSports/status/1096266478926643202
Early edition: https://t.co/c3MLzfwpq6
— Paul Gotham (@PickinSplinters) February 15, 2019
W-FL BOYS FINAL STANDINGS
| FL EAST BOYS STANDINGS | W | L | GB | W | L | STK | |||||
| 1 | WAYNE EAGLES * | 13 | – | 1 | – | 16 | – | 4 | L1 | ||
| 2 | NEWARK REDS | 11 | – | 3 | 2.0 | 16 | – | 3 | W7 | ||
| 3 | WATERLOO INDIANS | 10 | – | 4 | 3.0 | 13 | – | 7 | W1 | ||
| 4 | GENEVA PANTHERS | 8 | – | 6 | 5.0 | 11 | – | 9 | L1 | ||
| T5 | MYNDERSE BLUE DEVILS | 5 | – | 9 | 8.0 | 9 | – | 11 | L2 | ||
| T5 | PENN YAN MUSTANGS | 5 | – | 9 | 8.0 | 10 | – | 10 | W2 | ||
| 7 | MIDLAKES SCREAMING EAGLES | 3 | – | 11 | 10.0 | 6 | – | 14 | L4 | ||
| 8 | PAL-MAC RED RAIDERS | 1 | – | 13 | 12.0 | 2 | – | 18 | L3 | ||
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| FL WEST BOYS STANDINGS | W | L | GB | W | L | STR | |||||
| 1 | MARCUS WHITMAN WILDCATS * | 16 | – | 0 | – | 18 | – | 2 | W5 | ||
| 2 | RED JACKET INDIANS | 11 | – | 4 | 4.5 | 15 | – | 5 | W2 | ||
| 3 | BLOOMFIELD BOMBERS | 11 | – | 5 | 5.0 | 14 | – | 6 | W5 | ||
| 4 | NAPLES BIG GREEN | 10 | – | 6 | 6.0 | 12 | – | 8 | L5 | ||
| 5 | H.A.C. WOLVES | 8 | – | 7 | 7.5 | 9 | – | 11 | L2 | ||
| 6 | HONEOYE BULLDOGS | 7 | – | 9 | 9.0 | 7 | – | 13 | W1 | ||
| 7 | SOUTH SENECA FALCONS | 5 | – | 11 | 11.0 | 5 | – | 15 | W2 | ||
| 8 | ROMULUS WARRIORS | 3 | – | 13 | 13.0 | 7 | – | 13 | L4 | ||
| 9 | DUNDEE SCOTS | 0 | – | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | – | 20 | L20 | ||
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| WAYNE CO. BOYS STANDINGS | W | L | GB | W | L | STR | |||||
| 1 | LYONS LIONS * | 16 | – | 0 | – | 18 | – | 2 | W2 | ||
| 2 | GANANDA BLUE PANTHERS | 14 | – | 2 | 2.0 | 18 | – | 2 | W7 | ||
| 3 | EAST ROCHESTER BOMBERS | 12 | – | 4 | 4.0 | 13 | – | 7 | L1 | ||
| 4 | SODUS SPARTANS | 9 | – | 7 | 7.0 | 10 | – | 10 | W2 | ||
| 5 | WILLIAMSON MARAUDERS | 6 | – | 10 | 10.0 | 7 | – | 13 | L1 | ||
| 6 | RED CREEK RAMS | 5 | – | 11 | 11.0 | 5 | – | 16 | L3 | ||
| T7 | CLYDE-SAVANNAH GOLDEN EAGLES | 4 | – | 12 | 12.0 | 5 | – | 15 | L5 | ||
| T7 | NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT COUGARS | 4 | – | 12 | 12.0 | 4 | – | 15 | W3 | ||
| 9 | MARION BLACK KNIGHTS | 2 | – | 14 | 14.0 | 2 | – | 18 | L7 |
W-FL GIRLS FINAL STANDINGS
| FL EAST GIRLS STANDINGS | W | L | GB | W | L | STK | |||||
| 1 | MIDLAKES SCREAMING EAGLES * | 13 | – | 1 | – | 17 | – | 3 | W1 | ||
| 2 | PAL-MAC RED RAIDERS | 11 | – | 3 | 2.0 | 14 | – | 5 | W3 | ||
| 3 | GENEVA PANTHERS | 9 | – | 5 | 4.0 | 13 | – | 7 | W1 | ||
| T4 | WATERLOO INDIANS | 6 | – | 8 | 7.0 | 9 | – | 11 | L6 | ||
| T4 | WAYNE EAGLES | 6 | – | 8 | 7.0 | 11 | – | 9 | L1 | ||
| T4 | MYNDERSE BLUE DEVILS | 6 | – | 8 | 7.0 | 11 | – | 9 | W1 | ||
| 8 | NEWARK REDS | 3 | – | 11 | 10.0 | 4 | – | 16 | L2 | ||
| 9 | PENN YAN MUSTANGS | 2 | – | 12 | 11.0 | 7 | – | 13 | L3 | ||
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| FL WEST GIRLS STANDINGS | W | L | GB | W | L | STR | |||||
| 1 | SOUTH SENECA FALCONS * | 16 | – | 0 | – | 19 | – | 1 | W18 | ||
| 2 | RED JACKET INDIANS | 14 | – | 2 | 2.0 | 15 | – | 5 | W5 | ||
| 3 | MARCUS WHITMAN WILDCATS | 12 | – | 4 | 4.0 | 12 | – | 8 | W2 | ||
| 4 | ROMULUS WARRIORS | 10 | – | 6 | 6.0 | 12 | – | 8 | L2 | ||
| 5 | DUNDEE SCOTS | 7 | – | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | – | 11 | W1 | ||
| T6 | H.A.C. WOLVES | 5 | – | 11 | 11.0 | 6 | – | 14 | L1 | ||
| T6 | BLOOMFIELD BOMBERS | 5 | – | 11 | 11.0 | 5 | – | 15 | L2 | ||
| 8 | NAPLES BIG GREEN | 2 | – | 14 | 14.0 | 3 | – | 17 | L9 | ||
| 9 | HONEOYE BULLDOGS | 1 | – | 15 | 15.0 | 1 | – | 19 | L18 | ||
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| WAYNE CO. GIRLS STANDINGS | W | L | GB | W | L | STR | |||||
| 1 | GANANDA BLUE PANTHERS * | 15 | – | 1 | – | 16 | – | 4 | W1 | ||
| 2 | MARION BLACK KNIGHTS | 13 | – | 3 | 2.0 | 16 | – | 4 | L1 | ||
| 3 | LYONS LIONS | 12 | – | 4 | 3.0 | 13 | – | 7 | W1 | ||
| T4 | RED CREEK RAMS | 9 | – | 7 | 6.0 | 10 | – | 10 | W2 | ||
| T4 | EAST ROCHESTER BOMBERS | 9 | – | 7 | 6.0 | 12 | – | 8 | L1 | ||
| 6 | CLYDE-SAVANNAH GOLDEN EAGLES | 8 | – | 8 | 7.0 | 9 | – | 11 | W4 | ||
| 7 | WILLIAMSON MARAUDERS | 3 | – | 13 | 12.0 | 3 | – | 17 | L5 | ||
| 8 | NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT COUGARS | 2 | – | 14 | 13.0 | 2 | – | 18 | L9 | ||
| 9 | SODUS SPARTANS | 1 | – | 15 | 14.0 | 1 | – | 18 | L2 |
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