The Journal Register (Medina, NY)

February 22, 2010

Albion faces road test

Medina girls to face Tonawanda on Tuesday

Staff Reports

Albion and Medina will both open Section VI girls basketball playoff action on the road this week.

Seeded No. 6, Albion, which went 10-4 in Niagara-Orleans League action and 12-6 overall during the regular season, will visit No. 3 Amherst (10-2) at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Class A-2 quarterfinals. The winner advances to Saturday’s semifinals at Lockport.

Seeded No. 11, Medina (3-11, 4-14) begins Class B-1 competition at

7 p.m. Tuesday at No. 6 Tonawanda (7-5). The winner will visit No. 3 Fredonia (10-2) on Thursday.

Tuesday’s Class B-1 openers will also have No. 10 Alden at No. 7 Newfane.

A trio of N-O teams will be in action in the Class B-2 playoffs at

7 p.m. Thursday with No. 3 Roy-Hart (11-3) hosting No. 6 Falconer (4-8), No. 5 Akron (8-6) at No. 4 Allegany-Limestone (9-3) and top-seeded league champion Wilson (14-0) hosting the winner of Tuesday’s game between No. 9 JFK and No. 8 Gowanda.

In Class C, No. 11 Barker faces No. 6 Tapestry Charter on Tuesday at

St. Mary’s School for the Deaf.

Lyndonville, which is seeded

No. 12 at 7-11, begins Section V Class D-1 playoff action at 7 this evening at Warsaw against No. 5 Bolivar-Richburg (13-5).

Holley opens Class B-2 playoff action at home at 7 p.m. Friday as the No. 2-seeded Hawks (11-7) host the winner of the No. 10 Sodus (5-13) vs. No. 7 LeRoy (6-12) preliminary round contest.

Kendall opened Class C-2 sectional competition Friday as the No. 16 Lady Eagles were defeated 53-11 by No. 1 Keshequa (16-3). Sam D’Agostino scored nine for Kendall, which finishes the season at 1-18.

Keshequa led 12-2 after one quarter and 27-7 at the half.

Wilson tuned up for sectional competition by defeating Holy Angels 36-28 Friday as Jessica Curry scored 12 and Lindsay Frauen 10.

Wilson held an 18-10 lead at the half.