Jameson Motyka scores a goal early in the first period for BND United. Photo by Steve Ognibene
A packed house on Thursday for the Section V Class B quarterfinal in hockey had plenty of reasons to cheer as Batavia Notre Dame United dominated Churchville-Chili for an 8-1 win.
United outshot CC 38-17.
Jameson Motyka scored 5 goals, a hat-trick, coming within in the first eight minutes.
"In the first couple minutes, we started off kind of slow, but once we put the first one in, they just started coming real quick," Motyka said. "In the second period, we kind of took a step back, and then we went back at it in the third. It was a good period to end on going into the next game."
Churchville-Chili’s lone goal was in the second period on a shot by Anthony Indiano.
Point totals for BND United:
Jameson Motyka – 5 goals, 2 assists
Brady Johnson – 1 goal, 3 assists
Jake Hutchins – 1 goal, 1 assists
Sam Pies – 3 assists
Cadan Shamp - 1 goal
Chase Cummings - 1 assist
Will Stevens - 1 assist
Maggie Buchholz - 1 assist
Luke Staley - 1 assist
Goalie- Rhys Tanner - 1 assist, stopped 16 shots in net
BND United, seeded second in the tournament, plays this Wednesday at home vs #3 seed Webster Schroder at 6 p.m.
As a result of the ongoing extreme winter weather that has impacted all of western New York over the past week, Batavia Downs management has canceled the live card of harness racing scheduled for Thursday (Feb. 20) in an abundance of caution for the safety and welfare of all the participants.
Live racing will resume on Monday (Feb. 24) at 3 p.m., which will be the last card of the winter meet.
Pembroke picked up its fifth-straight win in Boys Basketball on Wednesday beating Holley 55-42.
Pembroke scoring:
Nolan Peterson, 17 points
Landon Suro, 10 points
Caleb Felski, 8 points
Owen Shultz, 8 points
"We didn't play great on the defensive side in the first half. Holley has some kids who can really score so they make it tough on you," said Coach Matt Shay. "In the second half, we really buckled down and held them to 7 in the third and 6 in the fourth."
Notre Dame finished the regular season 15-5 with a 58-28 win in Girl's Basketball over Wheatland-Chili.
Leading the Irish was Sofia Falleti with a game-high double-double of 31 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Shirley Thompson added 12 points, Lucia Fiorentino 8 points and 8 rebounds, and Gianna Falleti with 6 points, 6 assists, and 4 steals.
“Tonight, Wheatland gave us a good fight. We were able to pull away in the second half and get all of our Irish involved offensively. It was a solid effort by all, and I’m proud of how the girls persevered,” said Coach Vinny Falleti.
Batavia needed a win on Wednesday night in its final Boys Basketball game of the regular season to clinch a Monroe County Division league championship.
A loss would mean they were co-champions.
The Blue Devils improved to 14-6 with a 76-45 win over Greece Odyssey.
"It was a big game for us in that respect. We didn't want to be co-champions," said Coach Buddy Brasky. "We wanted to be sole champions. And they've been one of the hottest teams in Monroe County over the last month, and they've been playing really good basketball, scoring a lot of points. So we really emphasized in practice leading up to this game defense and toughness."
In the second half, Odyssey (11-9) didn't help their cause, committing five technical fouls.
"They lost their composer, which was just a shame because they're a good team, and it's just too bad that that happened to them," Brasky said. "I just warned our kids, don't retaliate. Don't talk back if they're talking trash to you. Let them do all of that, and we'll just keep playing basketball, and the score on the scoreboard will be your answer to them."
Brasky is feeling good about his team heading into the postseason.
"Well, it's just what we've been preaching all year," Brasky said. 'It's, we've got to become a defensive first team, and we have struggled with that at some times this year, and we've got to be a tougher team. Toughness and defense are the things that will lead us there, and we've had a good step forward in that way tonight."
Scoring for Batavia:
Carter Mullen, 20 points
Casey Mazur, 19 points
Justin Smith, 15 points
Gavin White, 12 points
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Gavin White going to the hoop in second half to keep batavia ahead. Photo by Steve Ognibene
Pittsford-Sutherland beat Batavia in Boys Basketball 72-66 on Monday.
The teams exchanged leads throughout the first half, with the Blue Devils up by one at the end of the second quarter, and a 10-point run in the third quarter made it 55-50. Sutherland dominated, scoring early in the fourth quarter to take a 10-point lead, which Batavia cut to five. The Blue Devils struggled in the closing minutes, letting Sutherland get away with a win.
Scoring for Batavia:
Carter Mullen, 17 points
Casey Mazur, 17 points
Gavin White, 17 points
Justin Smith, 10 points
Batavia is now 13-6 and plays their final regular season game on Wednesday against Greece Odyssey at 7:15 p.m.
As a result of an extreme winter storm that has produced high winds, heavy snow, sub-zero wind chills and treacherous driving conditions to all of western New York, the management of Batavia Downs has canceled the live card of racing scheduled for Monday (Feb. 17) in an abundance of caution for the safety and welfare of all the participants.
Live racing will resume on Thursday (Feb. 20) at 3 p.m., which will be the second last card of the winter meet that ends on Monday, February 24.
"This was a great opportunity for my team to see a very good opponent on the college floor at GCC," said Coach Jeff Schlagenhauf. "It's great preparation as we prepare for Sectionals next week.
"This is the 2nd year of the GR/NO Showcase. It is a great event. Many thanks to GCC for hosting the girls' event."
After holding the Dragons scoreless in the first quarter, Wilson beat Pembroke 39-23 at GCC on Friday on the first day of the Genesee Region vs. Niagara/Orleans Showcase.
Jayden Hootman scored 11 points and had seven steals for Pembroke.
Abby Faery lead Wilson with 13 points.
Photos by Kristin Smith.
Also at GCC on Friday, Wheatland-Chili beat Medina 45-38.
Allie Williams scored a career-high 21 points as Oakfield-Alabama beat Wheatland-Chili 69-23 in Girls Basketball on Thursday.
Williams also had 16 rebounds.
Remaining O-A stats:
Piper Hyde, 14 points, 4 steals, 3 assists
Raine Denny, 10 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists
Allison Harkness, 8 points
Emma Moeller, 5 points
Rylee Denny, 4 points, 5 assists
Alea Groff-- 4 points, 8 rebounds, 6 steals
Aimee Demmer-- 2 points
Alexa Clark 1 point, 7 rebounds
"This was a great win and a wonderful way to celebrate our three seniors (Piper Hyde, Jess Sosnowski and Alea Groff) on Senior Night, said Coach Jeff Schlagenhauf. "They have meant so much to our program The girls played a really strong final 3 quarters at both ends of the floor.
He added, "Coach Annis had his girls ready to play. They are a very young group that will be a very good team in the near future."
