Senior and four-year starter Rachel Benedict scored a game-high 26 points including six of her team’s eight fourth quarter points as Brockport hung on for a 42-40 victory over Churchville-Chili in the final regular season girls basketball game for both teams.
The Blue Devils built a 16-9 first quarter lead before both teams went cold in the second quarter scoring a combined nine points. Brockport held an eight-point lead at the half.
The Saints came out of the locker room with energy and scored eight of the first ten points in the half with senior captain Abigail Tabone scoring twice and Emily Tabone and Kristen Gawron each adding a bucket.
The fourth quarter opened Abigail Tabone tying the contest 34-34 with a lay-up, but the Blue Devils countered scoring on three trips as Benedict hit two of the buckets with a free throw and Ashlyn Raines knocking down a jumper to make it a seven-point lead.
The Saints returned volley as Tiffany Binion and Emily Tabone hit free throws sandwiching a jumper from Jamilyn Keele to bring them back to within three.
A pair of free throws by Skylar Burgess cut the Brockport lead to just one point with 1:14 remaining, but the Saints made only three of eight free throws overall in the fourth quarter.
“The key was the way we moved the ball and we played great defense,” Benedict said. “And the big crowd for senior night was a big advantage.”
Benedict, who surpassed the 1,000 career point mark at Brighton January 12 and was tied for sixth in Section V with 397 points this season, added five rebounds and two steals to her 26 points while Madison Byrne had eight points with seven rebounds. Freshman Bryn Hayes added four points.
Churchville-Chili was led by Abigail Tabone’s 14 points. Burgess had nine points and Binion added eight.
The Saints entered the Section V playoffs seeded tenth in Class AA with a 4-16 record. Brockport, at 3-17, was also seeded tenth but in Class A1.
Bright Raven Gymnastics takes home three winning titles
More than 800 gymnasts competed in the 2016 Nickel City Classic held in West Seneca January 29 through 31 where Bright Raven Gymnastics took home three first place team banners and earned many individual honors.
The Level 3 team captured first place with Kylie Montague of Avon earning first place on the uneven parallel bars, first in floor exercise and first all around in the Junior A Division. Nyla Ragland of Spencerport earned first on the balance beam and second all around in the Junior B Division.
In the Senior A Division, Kendall Mesh of Spencerport won first on bars, beam, floor and all around. Caroline Garbe of Webster was second all around. In the Senior B Division, Jordan Robinson of Ogden earned first on floor and first all around. Abby Pastorella of Spencerport won first on balance beam and second all around. Baily Flynn of Churchville earned first on vault and Katie Bradfield of Spencerport won first on the uneven bars.
The Level 4 team finished in third place where Aliyah Gibson of Chili took first on vault, beam, floor and all around in the Senior B Division. Emily Post of Spencerport was third all around.
In the Junior A Division, Camryn Trybuskiewicz of Chili won first on balance beam.In the Junior B Division, Natalie Wood of Henrietta took first on vault and Grace Gocher of Churchville earned first on beam and second all around.
The Level 5 team achieved first place with Carly Liberman of Pittsford winning beam, floor and all around in the Junior A Division. Ashley Wood of Henrietta took first on vault and second all around. In the Junior B Division, Megan Robinson of Geneseo won first on vault, floor and all around. Madison Isenberg of Brockport earned first on bars and second all around.
In the Level 6 competition, Naimah Muhammad of Rochester earned first place on vault in the Senior A Division and Joceyln Taggart of West Henrietta was first on vault in the Junior B Division.
The Level 7 Team captured first place with Liliana Sack of Spencerport taking first on vault, bars and all around in the Junior A Division. Madeline Pitts of Victor took first on beam and floor exercise and second all around. In the Senior B Division, Abby Wilkins of Pittsford won first on bars and second all around. Maeve O’Brien of Rochester earned first on vault and third all around.
Both the Level 8 and 9 teams earned second place team awards. In the Level 8 Senior A Division, Jada Moore of Gates earned first on vault, beam and all around. Emily Field of Greece won first on bars and third all around. In the Level 9 Junior Competition, Madison Conn of Gates took first on vault, bars and around. In the Level 9 Senior Competition, Anneka Haber of Pittsford won first on bars, beam, floor and all around.
In the Xcel Diamond competition, coaches Carly King won vault and Emily Thomas achieved second all around.
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