A fourth-quarter run by Byron-Bergen on Monday wasn't enough for the Bees to overcome Attica's game-long lead.
The Blue Devils won the Boys Basketball contest 49-45.
Braedyn Chambry scored 22 points for the Bees.
Also in Boys basketball on Monday, Pembroke beat Kendall 68-44. Jayden Bridge scored 19 points, Tyson Totte, 18, and Avery Ferreira, 11.
Photos by Jennifer DiQuattro.
Batavia and Notre Dame faced off against each other in both Girls and Boys Basketball in support of a good cause at Genesee Community College.
The Hoops for Hope Tournament benefited the Michael Napoleone Memorial Foundation.
The Notre Dame girls won the first game 29-24. For the Irish, Sofia Falleti scored eight points and had five rebounds. Emma Sisson scored seven points and had 17 rebounds. For the Blue Devils, Isabella Walsh scored 15 points.
In the nightcap, Batavia beat Notre Dame 53-49. Carter Mullen led the Blue Devils with 17 points. Casey Mazur scored 12 points and Gavin White and Justin Smith each scored eight. For the Irish, Jaden Sherwood scored 20 points.
Photos by Pete Welker.
Merritt Holly became Le Roy's all-time leading scorer in a home game against Avon on Friday night.
Holly scored 21 points on the night, moving him to 1,575 career points. The record was previously held by Brendan Fulmer, at 1,559 points, set in 2003.
"It's a great accomplishment," Holly said. "I'm really happy we got it. I got it, and we got it. It's not just a personal goal. It's really a team goal. I would like to thank all my prior teammates, too. It's great for Le Roy. This hasn't been broken in like 20 years, so it's right to finally break it."
The record-breaking goal did come, however, in a 61-46 loss to #1 ranked Avon.
Besides the 21 points, Holly had 10 rebounds. Adam Woodworth, seven points, Jake Higgins, seven points, and Jean Agosto, four points and six rebounds.
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Elba trailed Oakfield-Alabama through more than three-quarters of Girls Basketball on Friday, and one point falling behind by 13 points, only to come roaring back in the fourth quarter with 21 points to secure a 44 to 39 win.
Sydney Reilly scored 19 points for the Lancers, and Lydia Ross scored 14. Mariah Ognibene scored seven.
For the Hornets, Alea Groff scored 15 points.
Photos by Debra Reilly.
The Genesee Community College Cougars beat Clinton CC in overtime on Friday, 99-96.
The Cougars are ranked #11 in the nation and is riding a five-game winning streak. The team is 17-4 on the season.
Friday's stats:
Photos by Pete Welker.
Oakfield-Alabama beat Elba on Thursday evening 64-45.
Avery Watterson scored 27 points for the Hornets. Gavein ARmbrewster scored 8, and Kyler Harkness scored eight, as did Nate Schildwaster.
Ashley Bezon scored 15 points for the Lancers and Mike Long scored 11.
Also, in Boys Basketball on Thursday, Pembroke beat Notre Dame 60-54. Tyson Totten scored 24 points for the Dragons.
Photos by Debra Reilly.
Byron-Bergen beat Lyndonville on Thursday night 69-15.
Braedyn Chambry scored 24 points, and Colin Martin scored 10.
It was the Bees' 11th win of the season.
Byron-Bergen fell to Notre Dame in Boys Basketball on Monday, 62-58.
For Notre Dame, Jaden Sherwood scored 20 points, Ryan Fitzpatrick, 16, and Makyell Walker, 10.
Braedyn Chambry scored 21 for the Bees, and Brody Baubie scored 10.
In other Boys Basketball action, Batavia beat HFL 61-57. Carter Mullen scored 19 for the Blue Devils. Casey Mazur and Aiden Bellavia each scored 12.
Photos by Jennifer DiQuattro.
Byron-Bergen's Braedyn Chambry has been tough to stop all season, but Wheatland-Chili found a way to hold him to only eight points on Friday as the Wildcats cruised to a 61-45 win.
The loss was only the second one on the year for the Bees, now 11-2.
Colin Martin scored 13 points for Byron-Bergen, and Brody Baubie scored eight.
Also in Boys Basketball, Cheektowaga beat Pembroke, 72-63. Tyson Totten scored 29 points and Avery Ferreira, 14.
Photos by Jennifer DiQuattro.
Elba improved to 11-2 in Girls Basketball on Friday with a 59-36 win over Attica.
Sydney Reilly scored 16 points. Lydia Ross scored 15, and Brea Smith scored nine.
Photos by Debra Reilly.
Janessa Amesbury's 25 points lifted Byron-Bergen over Wheatland-Chili in Girls Basketball on Thursday, 34-30.
In boys basketball on Thursday,
Batavia beat Honeoye Falls-Lima 55-50. Carter Mullen scored 24 points and Justin Smith scored 14.
Le Roy beat York 78-73. Merritt Holly, for the fourth time this season, topped 40 points in a game, scoring 41. He had 14 rebounds. Jean Agosto scored 15 points and had 10 rebounds. Jake Higgins scored nine points and had nine rebounds. The game went into two overtimes. The Knights are 11-2 and on a seven-game win streak.
Photos by Jennifer DiQuattro
Press Release:
A full slate of both girls and boys basketball is scheduled for Jan. 27 and we hope to see you there. Batavia High School will take on the Notre Dame Irish for a full day of both JV and Varsity girls and boys basketball. All proceeds from this event will benefit the Michael Napoleone Memorial Foundation.
Game times are as follows:
- JV Girls: 2:30 p.m. Batavia High School Gymnasium
- JV Boys: 4 p.m. Batavia High School Gymnasium
- Varsity Girls: 6:30 p.m. GCC Gymnasium
- Varsity Boys: 8 p.m. GCC Gymnasium
Admission will be Adults $5 & Students $2, Children 5 & under - free! There will be a 50/50 raffle at each game.
The Foundation will be running concessions and is looking for donations of soda, water, pizza, candy, and chips! All donations assist our fundraising efforts! Please call Laurie for any donations or questions @ 585-409-3275.
The Michael Napoleone Memorial Foundation was established in 2007 in memory of Michael Napoleone who died at the age of 8 of Burkitts Lymphoma, a form of pediatric cancer. Since its start, the Foundation has given over $725,000 to families facing the challenges of a pediatric cancer diagnosis. They have donated over $75,000 to Youth programs from their grant funding, and supported research in the amount of $95,000. They also donated $50,000 to Golisano Children's Hospital and recently just completed their $25,000 gift to United Memorial Medical Center in Batavia.
The Foundation depends solely on volunteers and less than 3% of monies raised are applied to administrative costs.
Come out and watch your hometown teams and support a great cause!
Sydney Reilly's double-double helped propel Elba over Holley 58-31 in Girls Basketball on Tuesday.
Reilly scored 29 points and grabbed 16 rebounds.
Lydia Ross scored 14 points. Mariah Ognibene scored five points and five rebounds.
Photos by Debra Reilly.
Oakfield was held scoreless in the fourth quarter on Tuesday night, but was so dominant earlier in the game, including scoring 18 points in the third quarter, that they were able to hold onto a big lead and beat Alexander 39-29 in Girls Basketball.
Caitlin Ryan scored 13 points for the Hornets and Alea Geoff scored eight.
Hayden Bezon scored eight for the Trojans.
Also in Girls Basketball on Tuesday:
In Boys Basketball, Le Roy beat Batavia 65-51. Merritt Holly scored 21 points. Jake Higgins, 13 points. Jean Agosto, nine points and 13 rebounds. No stats were provided for Batavia.
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Byron-Bergen's Braedyn Chambry was dominant again, scoring 34 points, to lead the Bees to an 80-60 win over Albion on Saturday afternoon.
Brenden Pimm and Colin Martin each scored 12 points. Brody Baubie scored nine points.
The Bees are now 9-1 on the season.
Photos by Jennifer DiQuattro
Eastridge proved a tough opponent for the Batavia Blue Devils on Saturday afternoon, taking the game 64-40.
Jamin Macdonald scored 12 points, Isabella Walsh, 10, and Karizwa Wescott, nine.
Liv Green scored 19 for Eastridge.
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Elba beat Pembroke 54-46 on Friday in Girls Basketball.
Sydney Reilly scored 16 points for the Lancers. She also has seven assists. Lydia Ross scored 14 points, and Mariah Ognibene scored 12 points. Ognibene also had 11 rebounds for a double-double.
Jayden Hootman scored 12 points for the Dragons. Elle Peterson scored eight.
Also, in Girls basketball on Friday, Notre Dame, for the second consecutive game, won in OT, beating Kendall 32-28. Sofia Falleti scored 13 points with nine rebounds. Emma Sisson scored seven and had six rebounds. Nina Barts scored six points and nabbed nine rebounds.
In Boys Basketball, Le Roy beat Warsaw, 76-48. Merritt Holly had another big game, getting a double-double with 26 points and 11 rebounds. Jean Agosto scored 20 points and had seven rebounds. Le Roy is now 9-2 and riding a five-game win streak.
Photos by Debra Reilly.
For the second straight game, Merritt Holly scored more than 40 points, leading Le Roy to a 70-53 win over Geneseo in Boys Basketball.
With 44 points, it's the third time this season that Holly scored more than 40 points in a game.
Holly also had 14 rebounds and was 21-28 from the field.
Jean Agosto also notched a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds, adding four assists and two steals.
Adam Woodworth, six points and eight assists, Matthew Hockey, six points.
Jackson Willis scored 32 points for Geneseo, hitting four three-pointers.
Elba walked away with the win against Kendall in Girls Basketball on Wednesday.
The final: 56-11.
Sydney Reilly scored 14 points, grabbed nine rebounds, six assists and four steals. Brea Smith had 13 rebounds to go with five points. Ava Buczek and Maddie had nine points each.
Photos by Debra Reilly.
Notre Dame squeaked by Byron-Bergen in Girls Basketball in overtime on Wednesday, 37-36.
The game was tied at the end of the fourth quarter at 32-32. The Irish were down by one with 4.9 seconds left when Sofia Falleti drove to the lane, missed the layup and Emma Sisson came in with a put-back at the buzzer for the win.
Falleti posted a double-double with 20 points and 14 rebounds. Sisson added eight points and 10 rebounds.
Olivia Senf scored 13 points for the Bees.
The Irish are now 5-4 on the season.
Submitted photo.
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