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FRIDAY HS BASKETBALL SECTIONAL REPORT: Halsey joins 1000-point club as South Seneca moves on; Penn Yan girls stun Waterloo

The quarterfinal round of the 2025 Section V boys’ and girls’ tournaments kicked off Friday night, with several Wayne-Finger Lakes teams advancing to the semifinals while others saw their seasons end.

The slate featured another milestone moment as senior Kenny Halsey became the latest player to reach the 1,000-point mark, scoring a game-high 17 points to lead South Seneca past Northstar Christian. Meanwhile, the Penn Yan girls made headlines with a stunning double-digit road victory over Waterloo.

Check out the scores, stats, Saturday’s matchups, and updated brackets below.

Finger Lakes Partners (Billboard)

BOYS BASKETBALL (2/28)

Class A
No. 10 Newark 53
No. 2 Wayne 66

NEW: Terrell Jenkins 20 pts; Jahnor Allen 10 pts; Levar Moore 6 pts; Blake Steve 6 pts; Collin George 5 pts

WAY: Cam Blankenberg 33 pts; Richard Miles 12 pts; Aidan Twist 10 pts; Cory Jones 9 pts

Class A
No. 6 Greece Odyssey 68
No. 3 Geneva 80

GO: Michael Cathey 25 pts; Jayson Figueroa 14 pts; Gavin Williams-Clemons 9 pts; Kingston Santiago 8 pts

GEN: Kaden Larsen-Porter 29 pts; Andrew Green 17 pts; DePatrick Overstreet 11 pts; Jahzire White 8 pts; Xavier Praylor 8 pts

Class C1
No. 5 Eugenio Maria DeHostos Charter 38
No. 4 Red Creek 64

Class C1
No. 11 Rochester Academy 55
No. 3 Gananda 60

RA: Joseph Aiken 28 pts; Jacob Rybrzynski 10 pts; Shamere Hamilton 10 pts; Ahmed Haji 5 pts

GAN: Hunter Vogt 21 pts; Maddox Stoughton 11 pts; Braeden Caviness 10 pts; Owen Switzer 8 pts; Adho Magee 6 pts

Class C2
No. 9 Kendall 38
No. 1 Dundee/Bradford 51

DB: Chris Clancey 17 pts; Aidan Webster 16 pts; Alex Goltry 12 pts

Class C2
No. 5 Red Jacket 45
No. 4 Bolivar-Richburg 62

Class C3
No. 9 Mount Morris 48
No. 1 Honeoye 67

MM: Anthony Hightower 17 pts; Benjamin Canary 12 pts; Shawntez Brown 10 pts

HON: Landon Washburn 25 pts; Owen Cuba 17 pts; Braiden Schneider 13 pts; Owen Reynolds 9 pts

Class C3
No. 7 Northstar Christian 36
No. 2 South Seneca 47

NC: Jay Garwood 11 pts; Kingston Downs 7 pts; Johnny Daby 6 pts; Max Skolen 5 pts

SS: Kenny Halsey 17 pts (reached 1,000 career pts); Taj Amisano 12 pts; Logan Laverack 8 pts; Kyan Miller-Hopkins 8 pts

South Seneca advances on Friday night
Photo by Chad Hotchkin, Hotchkin Clicks 

NEXT SLATE OF GAMES (3/1)

Class AA1
No. 5 Victor
No. 4 Irondequoit
5 p.m.

Class AA2
No. 7 Brockport
No. 2 Canandaigua
2 p.m.

Class B1
No. 7 Haverling
No. 2 Waterloo
6 p.m.

Class B1
No. 6 Mynderse
No. 3 Le Roy
7 p.m.

Class B2
No. 5 Marcus Whitman
No. 4 Lyons
2 p.m.

LISTEN LIVE: Paul Russo and Kyle Evans will have the call on FL1 Radio.

Class B2
No. 7 Bishop Kearney
No. 2 East Rochester
2 p.m.

Class B2
No. 8 Williamson
No. 1 Avon
4 p.m.


GIRLS BASKETBALL (2/28)

Class AA
No. 6 Canandaigua 42
No. 3 Aquinas 73

CAN: Eily Hubler 23 pts; Ava Read 7 pts; Julia Geitner 4 pts

AQU: AJ Orr 25 pts; Loren Green 18 pts; Molly O’Toole 16 pts; Carle Thomas 10 pts

Class B1
No. 8 Mynderse 61
No. 1 Young Women 55

MYN: Chelsea Korzeniewski 21 pts (5 three-pointers); Hannah O’Brien 15 pts; Alessandra Nigro 12 pts; Peyton Verkey 7 pts

YW: Jah’Zell Strong 24 pts; Diamondnik Foster 21 pts; NiYhanah Marshall 5 pts; DaZaria O’Neill 5 pts

Class B1
No. 7 Penn Yan 40
No. 2 Waterloo 29

PY: Corinne Barden 15 pts (5 three-pointers); Madisen Pierce 14 pts; Bailey Cooper 10 pts

WAT: Addison Bree 9 pts; Gwyn Panek 9 pts; Maci Muller 4 pts; Delainey Battin 4 pts

With her five three-pointers, Barden raised her career total to 104.

Class B2
No. 9 Attica 37
No. 1 Lyons 58

ATT: Emily Harmon 14 pts; Alyssa Elmore 11 pts; Hailey Mills 5 pts

LYO: Jayla Bell 28 pts (6 three-pointers); Car’Mella Parker 19 pts; Ja’Niyah Bell 4 pts

Class B2
No. 5 Williamson/Marion 37
No. 4 Canisteo-Greenwood 46

WM: Kate Campbell 13 pts; Ellie Alexander 8 pts; Kayla Vellefontaine 7 pts; Keira Robinson 4 pts

CG: Bailey Mullen 19 pts; Paris May 8 pts; Anna Mitchell 8 pts; Addie Andrus 7 pts

Class B2
No. 7 Holley 34
No. 2 Marcus Whitman 58

HOL: Alivia Wolf 23 pts; Zoey Wolf 5 pts; Desiree McCormack 4 pts

MW: Madison Daggett 24 pts; Sophia Snyder 9 pts; Aliysiah Clark 9 pts; Lily Carroll 7 pts; Evelyn Royston 6 pts

NEXT SLATE OF GAMES (3/1)

Class A
No. 5 Palmyra-Macedon
No. 4 Pittsford Sutherland
2 p.m.

Class A
No. 7 Geneva
No. 2 Eastridge
2 p.m.

Class A
No. 6 Newark
No. 3 Our Lady of Mercy
2 p.m.

Class C1
No. 12 Geneseo
No. 4 Clyde-Savannah
4:30 p.m.

Class C1
No. 11 East Rochester
No. 3 Bloomfield
2 p.m.

Class C2
No. 10 Genesee Valley-Belfast
No. 2 Dundee/Bradford
2 p.m.

UPDATED BRACKETS

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