The Batavia girls basketball team is already feeling the impact of hiring Bill Wade.
The Blue Devils were down 22-14 at halftime, but went on a 12-0 run in the third quarter and went on to beat Alexander 57-48 in the opening round of the Attica Tournament Friday.
Brittany Mazurkiewicz scored all 16 of her points in the second half and Jaycee Shirk pitched in 19 points with 10 rebounds, five steals and three blocks. Mazurkiewicz also dished out five dimes and had six steals.
Brittany Wormley and Kristen Klein added six points apiece for the Blue Devils (1-0), who will play Dansville in the finals.
Anna Dominick had 16 points to pace the Trojans (0-1), with Chelsea Turcer adding 11 points and Rachel Pettys finishing with 10.
The Mustangs (1-0) advance to play Batavia after thumping host Attica 55-25.
Ashley Amidon led the way with 17 points, with Margaret Infantino pitching in 14.
Jackie Algiers scored seven points to lead the Blue Devils (0-1).
The finals are at 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
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The Pembroke boys opened up with a non-leaguer against host Penn Yan and fell short, losing 57-54.
The Dragons got big games from stars Ken Babcock and Andrew Wright, but not much else. Wright had 23 points with seven boards and Babcock poured in 21 points with nine rebounds, but the only other players to score were Kyle Stocking (7 points) and Andy Gabbey (3).
James Wilson led Penn Yan (1-0) with 18 points and 13 boards.
Pembroke starts off 0-1.
