The top-seeded Midlakes Screaming Eagles defeated the three-seeded Wellsville Lions, 51-41, to win the Section V Class B2 championship on Friday night at Rush-Henrietta High School.
ORANGE GAME WEEK: Syracuse football returns home to host Louisville Saturday night (preview) It’s the fourth title in school history for the Screaming Eagles and first since 2019 when they defeated Batavia.
Midlakes led 19-16 at the half and never looked back as they outscored Wellsville 32-25 in the second half to earn the victory.
Junior Grace Murphy led the Screaming Eagles with 11 points while junior’s Kate Mahoney and Callie Walker each added. Stella DelPapa, Hanna Godkin, Cate Peacock and Camryn Ford also scored in the win.
Midlakes will face Waterloo in the NYS Far West Regional Qualifier next week.
– Radio Replay: Ted Baker and Jason Hunt had the call on FL1 Radio
FROM SOCIAL MEDIA:
https://twitter.com/MidlakesSchools/status/1499905869701603332?s=20&t=6yF3eR2abQaexWxXIr-H_w
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Midlakes 51
Wellsville 41
FinalIn a competitive, pretty evenly played game, it was the top seed that made plays late & hit free throws to close out a Section V Class B2 title. 3 in double digits for Midlakes led by Grace Murphy’s 11; Makenna Dunbar 11 for Wellsville. The B2s ✔️ pic.twitter.com/xHV5ulhU1H
— Empire State Takeover (@NYSTakeover) March 5, 2022
Congratulations to the #1 Midlakes Screaming Eagles – the 2021-22 Class B2 Champion! pic.twitter.com/2EfODSe6zG
— Section V Girls Basketball (@SecVGBasketball) March 5, 2022
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Kyle leads sports coverage and hosts the Concrete Jungle podcast. Have a lead or question? Send it to kyle@fingerlakes1.com.
