The Journal Register (Medina, NY)

February 22, 2010

Mustangs to open playoffs at home

Purple Eagles to face Lafayette

Staff Reports

They don’t know their opponent yet, but the Medina Mustangs know they will be home Friday to begin Section VI Class B-1 playoff competition.

Seeded No. 4 Medina, which finished in the runner-up spot in the Niagara-Orleans League standings at 12-2 (13-5 overall), will host a B-1 quarterfinal contest at 7 p.m. Friday against one of three possible opponents — Grover Cleveland of Buffalo, Springville or Eden.

No. 13 Eden (0-18) will visit No. 12 Springville (2-16) this evening with the victor to face No. 5 Grover Cleveland (12-6) on Wednesday. The winner of that game will travel to Medina on Friday night.

Albion (10-4, 13-5) will begin Section VI Class A-2 playoff action at 7 p.m. Friday, as the No. 6 Purple Eagles visit No. 3 Lafayette in the quarterfinals.

Also in Class B-1, No. 9 Newfane (7-11) will visit

No. 8 Dunkirk (7-11) at

7 p.m. Wednesday with the winner traveling to No. 1 Olean (16-2) Friday.

In Class B-2, No. 11 Roy-Hart (4-14) visits No. 6 Southwestern (7-11) at 7 p.m. Wednesday with the victor facing No. 3 Cleveland Hill (11-5) in the quarterfinals Friday. Also, No. 4 Akron (11-&) will host the winner of Wednesday’s Burgard vs. Emerson game in the quarterfinals Friday.

N-O champion Wilson (16-2) is the No. 1 B-2 seed and will host the winner of Wednesday’s Buffalo Arts (6-11) vs. City Honors (6-11) game on Friday.

In Class C, No. 13 Barker (5-13) travels to No. 12 Silver Creek (7-11) at 7 this evening with the winner to visit No. 5 Portville (13-5) Wednesday.

Lyndonville begins Section V Class D-1 competition at 8:15 p.m. Wednesday at Letchworth against No. 5 Jasper-Troupsburg (13-5). The victor will play the winner of the No. 13 Genesee Valley (4-14) vs. No. 4 Arkport (14-4) game on Saturday in the quarterfinals.

In Section V Class C-2 action, No. 16 Kendall will face No. 1 Dundee (15-3) at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Bloomfield.

Holley (13-5), which is seeded No. 3 in Class B-2, will host No. 6 Wayland-Cohocton (9-9) at 7 p.m. Saturday.