Nine Wayne-Finger Lakes high school basketball games were played on Wednesday night, with most of the action coming from the girls’ side.
Senior Jayla Bell headlined the night, dropping 26 points to lead Lyons past Williamson/Marion, extending their win streak to seven. Meanwhile, the Marcus Whitman boys blew past Midlakes.
Check out the scores, stats, and Thursday’s matchups below.
GIRLS BASKETBALL (1/29)
Clyde-Savannah (10-6) 36
Gananda (9-3) 56
The Panthers came out strong, building a 22-8 lead in the first eight minutes and extending their advantage to 19 by halftime. Their dominance continued in the third quarter, stretching the lead to as many as 31 points as Gananda rolled to a bounce-back victory, splitting the season series with the Eagles. Clyde-Savannah has lost three of its last four.
CS: Taylor Carnevale 16 pts; Larissa Walter 9 pts; Taylor Record 5 pts; Katie Cronin 4 pts
GAN: Avery Hoffmann 24 pts; Leah Buffan 22 pts (4 three-pointers); Ava VanAntwerp 7 pts
Lyons (11-1) 47
Williamson/Marion (7-8) 42
The Lions never trailed and held a nine-point lead entering the fourth quarter. The Marauders mounted a late comeback, trimming the deficit to one with 1:42 remaining. However, senior Jayla Bell took over in the final moments, scoring nine points in the last 70 seconds to help Lyons pull away and complete the season sweep.
LYO: Jayla Bell 26 pts; Car’Mella Parker 8 pts; Ja’Niyah Bell 6 pts
WIL/MAR: Ellie Alexander 21 pts; Kayla Bellefontaine 8 pts; Lia McArthur 4 pts; Keira Robinson 4 pts
Newark (9-5) 49
Penn Yan (7-8) 39
The Reds have won three straight and five of six.
NEW: Naomi Jones 15 pts; TaKyla Vaughn 14 pts; Karina Natale 7 pts; Sofia Delfs 5 pts
PY: Mady Pierce 10 pts; Makenna Mullins 9 pts; Bailey Cooper 8 pts; Corinne Barden 7 pts
Honeoye (4-9) 42
Geneva (9-5) 59
The Panthers have tallied three consecutive wins.
HON: Emily King 15 pts
GEN: Trinity Maxon 24 pts; Katelyn Good 13 pts; Meghan Forbes 9 pts
Naples (6-6) 34
Wayland-Cohocton (1-12) 59
East Rochester (8-8) 58
Sodus (1-11) 21
ER: Aniyah Eldridge 18 pts; Lily Silva 12 pts; Alex LaBounty 7 pts; Elizabeth Grbic 7 pts
NEXT SLATE OF GAMES (1/30)
Red Jacket (1-10)
HAC (5-6)
5 p.m.
Mynderse (5-7)
Midlakes (3-9)
7 p.m.
Geneva (9-5)
Attica (2-9)
7 p.m.
Canandaigua (10-4)
Brockport (9-5)
7 p.m.
BOYS BASKETBALL (1/29)
Midlakes (4-11) 44
Marcus Whitman (9-5) 67
The Wildcats came out strong, racing to a dominant 28-4 lead in the first eight minutes and extending their advantage to 41-9 by halftime. Despite missing Diallo Lewis, the Screaming Eagles fought back in the second half, outscoring Marcus Whitman 35-26. However, the 32-point halftime deficit was too much to overcome. With the victory, the Wildcats have won two straight following a season-long three-game losing streak.
MID: Dylan Baldwin 8 pts; Jesse Bennett 8 pts; Blake Starkweather 7 pts; Connor Tripp 6 pts; Jackson Nurse 5 pts; Nathan Lathrop 5 pts
MW: Tariku Blueye 22 pts (5 three-pointers); Brody Royston 14 pts; Logan Storms 9 pts; Brayden Amadeo 8 pts; Gianni DeLeo 6 pts
Campbell-Savona (4-10) 34
Naples (5-9) 64
CS: Chance Miller 14 pts; Tavion Mathis 6 pts; Jackson Payne 6 pts; Dawson Shoemaker 5 pts
NAP: Maddox Mannella 20 pts; Oliver Bruen 12 pts; Landon Gleichauf 9 pts; Colin Kenney 8 pts; Matthew Lincoln 6 pts
Victor (5-8) 71
Fairport (12-2) 86
VIC: Griffen Hopkins 18 pts; Owen Dake 9 pts; Brody Burgess 7 pts; Colin Barber 6 pts; Everett Webb 6 pts
NEXT SLATE OF GAMES (1/30)
Red Creek (9-4)
Marion (0-12)
6 p.m.
Wellsville (8-6)
Palmyra-Macedon (7-4)
6 p.m.
Honeoye (11-1)
Dundee/Bradford (11-3)
7 p.m.
HAC (2-11)
South Seneca (12-2)
7 p.m.
Gananda (11-3)
Lyons (7-5)
7 p.m.
Clyde-Savannah (5-8)
Williamson (4-8)
7 p.m.
Penn Yan (0-13)
Bloomfield (3-10)
7 p.m.
North Rose-Wolcott (3-10)
Early College (1-11)
7:15 p.m.
East Rochester (10-3)
Sodus (5-6)
7:30 p.m.
Also, in this week’s edition of the Upstate Hoops Podcast, the FL1 Sports team takes a look at all the Sectional Classifications and how Wayne-Finger Lakes teams are stacking up for the post season sectional run:
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