Alexander moves on to semifinals after beating Lyndonville
The Alexander girls basketball team earned the top seed in Class C because the team has so many solid players. Rachel Pettys is without a doubt one of them.
The senior forward led a big second half rebounding effort to lead the Trojans to a 65-44 win over No. 9 Lyndonville Wednesday.
Pettys had 11 points, 14 rebounds and six assists in the contest.
"Rachel is everywhere," Alexander coach Marcia Hirsch said. "She had an amazing game tonight and really is the heartbeat of our team, along with Anna Dominick. They work and do what it takes. They are on the floor and fighting for every rebound."
Alexander was on the losing side of the rebounding numbers at the half by 10, but had an eight board advantage after the third quarter.
"They haven't been outrebounded yet this year," Hirsch said. "We have a sticker board in the locker room and they get a sticker every time they outrebound somebody. They take a lot of pride in their rebounding."
The Trojans had a very slim 12-11 lead after the first quarter and a 27-20 lead at halftime, but outscored the Tigers 20-9 in the third to pull away.
Dominick led all scorers with 15 points as all five Alexander starters finished in double figures.
Anni Lehtola had 13 points, nine rebounds and five assists with Katie Kochmanski and Chelsea Turcer getting 10 points apiece.
Samantha Skryp and Molly Burgess had 10 points each for Lyndonville, which ends up 10-12.
Alexander (16-4) will face No. 4 Lyons (11-9) in the semifinals at Pittsford Sutherland.
Hirsch hasn't seen the Lions play this season, but will be doing her homework over the next couple of days. But she also says that once you get to this level, it is all about how your team performs.
"Sometimes you just have to play and not worry about the other team," Hirsch said.
