The Geneva Panthers defeated the Avon Braves 84-56 in the Class B State Play-In game at Bloomfield High School on Wednesday night. They will advance to the NYSPHSAA Far West Regional for the first time in program history. They will face Section 6 Class B Champion Olean on Saturday at Buffalo State College. (UPDATE: The NYSPHSAA has postponed their winter championships indefinitely)
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.@SecVBBasketball B Regional Qualifier – Avon vs. @BoysGeneva: Final score: Geneva 84 Avon 56. Panthers will make their 1st Regional appearance in program history on Saturday at Buffalo State against Olean. @PickinSplinters pic.twitter.com/ZEj5cDct8l
— John Mitchell Likanje Junior (@jml5798) March 12, 2020
Geneva led after every quarter, but didn’t pull away until the second half. Avon trailed by just three points at the end of the first quarter and nine at the break. Geneva outscored Avon 30-15 in the third quarter and 17-12 in the fourth. The Panthers won by 28 points.
MORE FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN BLOOMFIELD:
.@SecVBBasketball B Regional Qualifier – Avon vs. @BoysGeneva from Bloomfield High School. @PickinSplinters pic.twitter.com/aW3f3X7ghm
— John Mitchell Likanje Junior (@jml5798) March 11, 2020
.@SecVBBasketball B Regional Qualifier – Avon vs. @BoysGeneva: Halftime: Geneva 38 Avon 29. Panthers outscored the Braves, 23-17, in the quarter and have hit 7 3's compared to 0 for the Braves. @PickinSplinters pic.twitter.com/CT3dyzFp5y
— John Mitchell Likanje Junior (@jml5798) March 12, 2020
.@SecVBBasketball B Regional Qualifier – Avon vs. @BoysGeneva: Devon Martin leads Nasir Harrison. End of 3: Geneva 68 Avon 44. @PickinSplinters pic.twitter.com/O49zgR6Wyw
— John Mitchell Likanje Junior (@jml5798) March 12, 2020
The buzzer sounds as @BoysGeneva wins 84-56! pic.twitter.com/Way7DJvHJA
— FL Times Sports (@FLTimesSports) March 12, 2020
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