Weather-related postponements shortened Thursday night’s Wayne-Finger Lakes high school basketball schedule, but the games that did take place delivered plenty of excitement.
The most thrilling game unfolded in Wayne County, where the Lyons boys secured a three-point home win over Geneva despite nearly blowing an 11-point fourth-quarter lead. It wasn’t the only close finish, as the Clyde-Savannah and Williamson/Marion girls each earned five-point league victories.
Check out the scores, stats, and Friday’s matchups below.
BOYS BASKETBALL (2/6)
Geneva (10-5) 54
Lyons (11-5) 57
Lyons held a slim 14-13 lead after the first quarter and extended it to 29-23 by halftime. Heading into the fourth quarter, the Lions were ahead 47-39 and looked to be in control when they stretched their lead to 11 with just over five minutes remaining, the largest margin of the game. The Panthers refused to go away, clawing back to within one at 52-51 with 1:40 left. Moments later, Geneva had a chance to take the lead, but Andrew Green’s go-ahead layup attempt rimmed out with 1:23 remaining. On the ensuing possession, Lyons’ Jah’Zyree Smith drained a clutch three-pointer to push the lead back to four, only for the Panthers to answer with a three of their own, making it 55-54 with 25.1 seconds to play. Smith then netted two free throws to extend the Lions lead to three. After a timeout, Geneva had one final shot to force overtime, but Green’s contested, off-balance three-pointer missed the mark. Lyons secured the rebound as the buzzer sounded, sealing its fourth consecutive win.
GEN: Kaden Larsen-Porter 23 pts; Andrew Green 11 pts; DePatrick Overstreet 10 pts; Jahzire White 4 pts; Xavier Praylor 4 pts
LYO: Jamire Johnson 17 pts; Ben Bookmiller 11 pts; Stavell LeBrecht 10 pts; Stephen LeBrecht 9 pts; Jah’Zyree Smith 5 pts; Contrell Parker 5 pts
WEBCAST REPLAY: Paul Russo and Kyle Evans had the call on FL1 Radio.
NEXT SLATE OF GAMES (2/7)
East Rochester (13-3)
Marion (0-15)
6 p.m.
Red Jacket (10-4)
HAC (2-14)
6:30 p.m.
South Seneca (14-2)
Naples (6-11)
7 p.m.
Dundee/Bradford (12-4)
Bloomfield (4-12)
7 p.m.
Geneva (10-5)
Penn Yan (1-15)
7 p.m.
Red Creek (11-5)
North Rose-Wolcott (4-12)
7 p.m.
Sodus (5-9)
Williamson (5-9)
7 p.m.
Churchville-Chili (4-11)
Victor (5-10)
7:15 p.m.
Midlakes (4-12)
Palmyra-Macedon (8-6)
7:30 p.m.
Livonia (5-10)
Honeoye (13-1)
7:30 p.m.
Wayne (16-1)
Newark (7-10)
7:30 p.m.
Wellsville (10-6)
Marcus Whitman (11-5)
7:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL (2/6)
East Rochester (9-9) 37
Williamson/Marion (9-9) 42
The Bombers held a two-point lead with 2:49 left in regulation, but the Marauders closed the game on a 10-2 run, capped by Georgie Alexander’s clutch free throws in the final second.
Clyde-Savannah (12-6) 59
Red Creek (9-8) 54
Overtime
The Golden Eagles erased a seven-point third-quarter deficit and tied the game with 3.3 seconds left in regulation, thanks to Bella Smart’s jumper, forcing overtime. In the extra period, Clyde-Savannah outscored the Rams 7-2 to claim their second overtime win of the season.
CS: Taylor Carnevale 15 pts; Larissa Walters 14 pts; Taylor Record 13 pts; Bella Smart 6 pts; Katie Cronin 6 pts; Alexis Tohafjian 5 pts
RC: Taylor Bailey 21 pts
Eugenio Maria DeHostos Charter (3-14) 23
Geneva (12-6) 58
The Panthers have won six of their last seven games, winning all of them by double digits.
EMDC: Brook Jimenez 17 pts
GEN: Katelyn Good 18 pts; Meghan Forbes 16 pts; Trinity Maxon 8 pts
HAC (8-6) 53
Red Jacket (2-13) 27
HAC: Cadence Brecker 16 pts; Baylor Smith 15 pts; Gabbi Giambra 12 pts
RJ: Molly Adams 8 pts; Jenna North 7 pts
NEXT SLATE OF GAMES (2/7)
Bloomfield (11-5)
Penn Yan (7-10)
5:30 p.m.
Naples (7-8)
South Seneca (7-7)
5:30 p.m.
Gananda (9-4)
Sodus (1-13)
6 p.m.
Waterloo (12-4)
Mynderse (7-8)
7 p.m.
Newark (11-5)
Wayne (1-13)
7 p.m.
Honeoye (4-11)
Red Jacket (2-13)
7 p.m.
Victor (6-9)
Webster Thomas (9-6)
7:15 p.m.
Churchville-Chili (6-11)
Canandaigua (11-5)
7:15 p.m.
Palmyra-Macedon (10-5)
Midlakes (5-10)
7:30 p.m.
Kyle leads sports coverage and hosts the Concrete Jungle podcast. Have a lead or question? Send it to [email protected].