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Boys Basketball: Alexander tops Byron-Bergen 72-37

By Staff Writer
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The Alexander Trojans won the team's 14th game of the year on Monday, beating Byron-Bergen 72-37.

Scoring for the Trojans:

  • Dylan Pohl, 29 points (14-14 on field goals)
  • Austin Wakefield, 11 points 
  • Kingston Woods, 6 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists

For the Bees:

  • Cole DiQuattro, 11 points
  • Craig DiQuattro, 9 points

Photos by  Melissa Brooks.

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Boys Basketball: Le Roy beat by Spencerport 70-60

By Staff Writer

Spencerport beat Le Roy, knocking the Knights down to 13-4, in Boys Basketball on Monday, 70-60.

LeRoy Stats:

  • Jean Agosto, 14 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block
  • Matthew Hockey, 13 points, 3 three-pointers, 4 assists, 2 steals
  • Adam Woodworth, 12 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists
  • Jake Higgins, 9 pts 8 rebounds, 1 block
  • Grady Gilligan, 6 points, 2 three-pointers, 7 rebounds, 1 assists

Boys Basketball: Pembroke beats Medina 55-41

By Staff Writer

Pembroke beat Medina 55-41 in Boys Basketball on Monday.

Scoring for Pembroke:

  • Jayden Bridge, 20 points, 9 rebounds
  • Nolan Peterson, 17 points
  • Josh vonKramer, 10 points
  • Caleb Felski, 8 points, 6 assists

"We did a great job defending tonight, and I was really pleased, especially with how Landon Suro defended their shooter tonight, holding him to three points," said Coach Matthew Shay. 


 

Hoops for Hope: Blue Devils top Fighting Irish in Boys Basketball

By Staff Writer
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In a special second-annual battle of hometown rivals, Batavia topped Notre Dame in Boys Basketball at GCC on Saturday, 63-53.

Hoops for Hopes benefits the Michael Napoleone Memorial Foundation.

Batavia's Buddy Brasky, head coach, conceived of the idea for the tournament in 2024 and after a successful tournament last year, the foundation hosted it again for 2025.

Batavia scoring: 

  • Carter Mullen, 22 points
  • Gavin White, 16 points
  • Justin Smith, 10 points

Notre Dame scoring:

  • TJ Cephus, 19 points
  • Aiden Bellavia, 15 points
  • Chase Antinore, 8 points

The Blue Devils are now 12-4 on the season. The Fighting Irish are 10-6.

Photos by Pete Welker.

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Hoops for Hope: Notre Dame tops Batavia in Girls Basketball

By Staff Writer
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Notre Dame beat Batavia 44-22 in Girls Basketball at GCC on Saturday in a match-up that benefited the Michael Napoleone Memorial Foundation.

All proceeds from the Hoops for Hopes Tournament, which matches all eight Batavia and Notre Dame basketball teams (boys and girls, JV and varsity), go to fighting pediatric cancer.

This was the second year the schools participated in the tournament.

“This is a special night in our community to remember Michael Napoleone and raise money for pediatric cancer with a hometown rivalry,” said Notre Dame coach Vinny Falleti.

Sofia Falleti led the Irish with a game-high 15 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, and 4 blocks. Gianna Falleti scored 14 points and had three steals. Also contributing was Shirley Thompson with 7 points, Lucia Fiorentino 4 points 10 rebounds, and Penny Jo Thompson 4 points.

Photos by Pete Welker.

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Girls Basketball: Byron-Bergen beats Lyndonville 49-43

By Staff Writer
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Byron-Bergen beat Lyndonville in Girls Basketball on Saturday 49-43.

"We played a nice first half, taking a 30 to 23 lead into halftime" said Bees Coach Rick Krzewinski. "Only scoring four in the third quarter almost cost us the game. Fortunately, we put up 15 in the fourth quarter to pull out the 49-43 win.  With the win, we move to 13-2 with Senior Night against Holley coming up on Tuesday."

For the Bees, Janessa Amesbury scored 24 points. Riley Shallenberger scored 12.

Addison Dillenbeck scored 16 points for Lyndonville.

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Girls Basketball: Elba beats Alexander 82-43

By Staff Writer
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Elba beat Alexander 82-43 in Girls Basketball on Saturday.

Scoring for Elba:

  • Mariah Ognibene, 21 points
  • Ava Buczek, 14
  • Sydney Reilly, 14, 
  • Brea Smith, 11
  • Lydia Ross, 8

Emily Pietrzykowski scored 20 points for Alexander.

Photos by Debra Reilly

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During pre-game warmups, Elba wore blue t-shirts in honor of students who have died recently in Batavia and Kendall.

Boys Basketball: Attica beats Byron-Bergen 62-51

By Staff Writer
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Attica beat Byron-Bergen 62-51 on Friday in Boys Basketball.

Scoring for the Bees:

  • Noah Clare, 23 points
  • Cole DiQuarttro, 7
  • Adam Cardenas, 5

Carter Gorski scored 18 for Attica.

Photos by Jennifer DiQuattro

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Boys Basketball: Alexander rights earlier loss to Holley with 69-56 win

By Staff Writer
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The Alexander Trojans came into Friday's game with only three losses, one of them to a team with a losing record, the Holley Hawks.

With a chance to set the record straight, the Trojans took care of business in Friday's game, winning 69-56.

Alexander is now 13-4.

Scoring:

  • Dylan Pohl, 25 points 
  • Austin Wakefield, 11 points 
  • Tony Pellegrino, 9 points 

Photos by Melissa Brooks.

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Boys Basketball: Oakfield-Alabama beats Elba 78-51

By Staff Writer
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Oakfield-Alabama beat Elba in Boys Basketball on Friday, 78-51.

Stats for O-A:

  • Gavin Armbrewster, 24 points, 7 rebounds
  • Carson Warner, 15 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals
  • Avery Watterson, 15 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block
  • Jack Cianfrini, 7 rebounds, 5 steals, 2 assists, 1 block
     

Elba:

  • Ryan Marscuil, 15 points
  • Bing Zuber, 14 points
  • Nicholas Scott, 8 points

Photos by Jordyn Tobolski.

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Boys Basketball: Pembroke beats Kendall 37-32

By Staff Writer

Pembroke beat Kendall in Boys Basketball on Friday, 37-32.

Scoring:

  • Nolan Peterson, 12 points
  • Josh vonKramer, 9 points
  • Owen Shultz, 8 points
  • Caleb Felski, 5 assists

Boys Basketball: Le Roy beats Letchworth 74-44

By Staff Writer

Le Roy led through all four quarters on the way to a 75-44 win over Letchworth on Friday in Boys Basketball.

Le Roy improves to 13-3. Letchworth is now 8-8.

Stats:

  • Jean Agosto, 20 points, 8 rebounds
  • Jake Higgins, 16 points,4 rebounds, 4 ast
  • Matthew Hockey, 8 points, 8 assists, 3 rebounds, 3 steals
  • Adam Woodworth, 7 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists
  • Jaggar Smith, 7 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 block
  • Jace Jedrewski, 5 points, 1 assists
  • Grady Gilligan, 4 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks, 2 steals
  • Zander Staba, 4 points, 4 rebounds
 

Girls Basketball: Elba wins on Senior Night

By Howard B. Owens
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Elba beat Wheatland-Chili on Thursday in Girls Basketball on Senior Night at Elba.

Elba scored 66 points to 20 points for Wheatland.

Scoring:

  • Sydney Reilly, 16 points
  • Brea Smith, 14
  • Mariah Ognibene, 10
  • Lydia Ross, 9

Photos by Debra Reilly

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Girls Basketball: ND beats OA in OT

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Notre Dame beat Oakfield-Alabama in overtime in Girls Basketball on Thursday 53-51.

The Hornet's Piper Hyde hit the game-tying three with 2 seconds left to tie the game and send it into overtime.

Sofia Falleti led the Irish with a team-high 19 points and five rebounds. Also contributing for the Irish were Shirley Thompson with 9 points, six rebounds, Lucia Fiorentino with 8 points, six rebounds, and Gianna Falleti with 7 points and three steals.

Scoring for O-A:

  • Piper Hyde, 19 points, 8 rebounds, 4 steals
  • Alea Grof, 13 points, 7 rebounds, 6 steals
  • Allie Williams, 10 points, 9 rebounds
  • Allison Harkness, 6 points, 3 assists
  • Alexa Clark, 3 points, 9 rebounds

“Tremendous GR win for us tonight in overtime," said Coach Vinny Falleti. "It was a battle the whole game back and forth with a very well-coached, balanced OA team. Our girls never gave up and kept fighting on offense and defense. The whole team contributed."

Photos by Jordyn Tobolski

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Girls Basketball: Byron-Bergen overcomes first quarter to win 51-33 over Pembroke

By Staff Writer

After getting off to a slow start in the first quarter, Byron-Bergen rallied to beat Pembroke in Girls Basketball on Thursday 51-33.

At the end of the first, the Bees were trailing 16-11 but shutout the Dragons in the second quarter for a 19-16 lead, a lead the Bees never relinquished.

Byron-Bergen scoring:

  • Janessa Amesbury, 21 points
  • Riley Shallenberger, 14 points
  • Ava Goff, 8 points
Pembroke:
  • Seneca Calderon, 9 points
  • Morgan Coniber, 8 points
     

 

Boys Basketball: Alexander beats Attica 79-42

By Staff Writer
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Alexander beat Attica on Wednesday in Boys Basketball 79-42

Scoring for the Trojans:

  • Austin Wakefield 17 points
  • Kingston Woods 15 points
  • Dylan Pohl 12 points 
Photos by Melissa Brooks.
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Boys Basketball: LeRoy's second half team effort proves to defeat York 54-42

By Steve Ognibene
 Jean Agusto drives to the hoop, scores 19 for the Knights in the win versus York.  Photo by Steve Ognibene
 Jean Agosto drives to the hoop, scores 19 for the Knights in the win versus York.  Photo by Steve Ognibene

Le Roy improved to 12-3 on the season in Boys Basketball with a 54-42 win over York at home on Wednesday.

Scoring:

  • Jean Agosto, 19 points
  • Matthew Hockey, 12 points
  • Aarie Luce, 10 points

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Boys Basketball: Notre Dame tops Oakfield-Alabama 64-47

By Staff Writer
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Notre Dame beat Oakfield-Alabama 64-47 in Boys Basketball on Wednesday at O-A.

Scoring for Notre Dame:

  • Chase Antinore, 20 points
  • Makyell Walker, 14 points
  • Aiden Bellavia, 12 points
The Hornets:
  • Brady Williams, 15 points
  • Avery Watterson, 11 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, 1 block
  • Jack Cianfrini, 8 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals
  • Gabe Smith, 6 rebounds, 5 blocks
Photos by Jordyn Tobolski
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Boys Basketball: Byron-Bergen beats Pembroke with three-pointer in closing seconds

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Cole DiQuattro has a three-pointer with 4.8 seconds left in the game to give Byron-Bergen a 54-51 win over Pembroke  in Boys Basketball on Wednesday.

For the Bees:

  • Cole DiQuattro 21 points
  • Cody Carlson 11 points
  • Noah Clare 13 points

Pembroke:

  • Jayden Bridge 13 points, 11 rebounds
  • Owen Shultz 12 points

 Photos by Jennifer DiQuattro

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Boys basketball: Batavia beats Livonia 82-46

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Batavia outscored Livonia in every quarter in Boys Basketball on Wednesday on its way to a 82-46 win.

For the Blue Devils, Carter Mullins scored 23 points, Justin Smith, 16, and picking up 11 apiece were Casey Mazur and Brady Hemer. Gavin White scored nine.

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