How close is Genesee Region League girls basketball?
Pretty close.
Both Pembroke and Byron-Bergen have solid squads, but the Bees improve to 5-4 with a 49-47 win over the Dragons, who fall to 5-3.
The game was within five points the entire way, with Pembroke missing a pair of shots to win at the end.
Mary Cocking led Byron-Bergen with 16 points with Rory Partridge chipping in eight
Nicole Sharick led the Dragons with 10 points, six boards and four steals. Kelsey Lewis also had 10 points and Jackie Dubois dished out five dimes.
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Geneseo flat out shocked Elba 40-36.
The Lancers are highly ranked in the state and came into the game 7-1. But it was Geneseo that jumped out to a 5-2 first quarter lead and held on the rest of the way.
Kat Olverd scored 14 points with five dimes and hit the critical shot, a 3-pointer with two minutes left that gave Geneseo an eight point advantage.
Katie Dewar had three points with eight rebounds.
Nobody took over the scoring for the Lancers, with Sarah Schwartzmeyer leading the way with just nine points. Cassy Engle and Julie Webster had seven points apiece.
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Julie Brooks had a huge game for the Hawks as Holley beat Attica 38-23.
Brooks dropped in 20 points with 16 rebounds and four steals. Sh was helped out by Emily Troupe, who had 10 points.
Margaret LaFleur had 10 points for the Blue Devils.
Holley is now 2-5.
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Batavia wrestling continues to win.
The Blue Devils thumped East Irondquoit/Eastridge 72-6 and are now 14-5.
Scott Shea, Troy Ireland, Ryan Darch, Anthony D'Aurizio, Josh Mase, Will Ely, Trey Hendersonm Matt Leaton and Joe Muoio all had wins for Batavia.
