Section X & Section III action continues

(WWNY) – Sectionals resumed Wednesday in both basketball and hockey.

Top-seed General Brown hosted Oneida in a girls’ Class B, Section III basketball quarterfinals by Dexter.

– Kori Nichols discards 2 from the opening tip. General Brown is in the lead 2.

– Lady Lions Running: Ainsley Fuller with the bucket. General Brown extends his lead to 4.

– Away from turnover, Nichols is ahead of Fuller for the bucket. The Lady Lions are up front 6.

– Fuller stops and pops, yarn breaks. General Brown is still in the top 6. She had 16.

– Second Quarter: It’s Nichols driving the lane for the basket. It’s the Lady Lions at 12.

– Madelyn Ferris goes down heavily for the hoop.

General Brown advances to the Tier B semifinals with a 42-28 win over Oneida.

On the boys’ side, leaders Sackets Harbor hosted Oriskany in the Section III Class D Quarterfinals.

– First quarter: Austin Griner hits the swimmer in the paint. It’s the Patriots at 2.

– From the inbounds, Ethan Shi drills the 3 out of the corner. It’s Sackets Harbor at 3.

– A little later, it’s Shi from the wing for another 3-pointer. The Patriots are up to 6.

– Shi burns with his third 3-pointer of the quarter. It’s Sackets Harbor at 9.

– Griner splits the defenders and drops the shot. The Patriots are up to 8.

– Second Quarter: Marcus Castine discards 2 from turnover.

– Sackets Harbor advances and beats Oriskany 53-50

It was the Bulldogs’ battle as Chateaugay and Heuvelton met in a girls’ Section X Class D basketball semifinals.

– From the opening tap, eighth grader Madison McComb gets the first shot. Kaelyn Morgan sets up the rebound. It’s 2-0 Chateaugay.

– After a missed 3, McComb gets the putback and increases the lead to 5.

– Class 8 classmate Irelynn LaPlante steals and falls in 2. It’s 7-0 Chateaugay.

– Heuvelton comes on the board during a free throw from Allison Trathen.

– As the defense falls back, LaPlante sinks a 14-footer.

– Lakin Martin to Rylin McAllister for the corner 3, ripping yarn.

– LaPlante for the open 3.

Chateaugay led all the way, beating Heuvelton 41-30.

It was Hermon-DeKalb against the top seed and number one state ranked Hammond in the other Class D girls semifinals.

– Zoey Cunningham goes to the layup. It’s 2-0 to Hammond.

– Oliver Simser turns inside and falls in 2 to tie the game. She scored 15.

– Landree Kenyon on the rebound with the bucket. It’s 8-6 Hammond.

– Hailee Manning invades for 2.

– Jayla O’Donnell with the inner sweater. The demons are within 4.

– Kenyon splits defense for 2 of their powerful 31 points.

– Kenyon to Ava Howie on fast break layup.

Hammond beats Hermon-DeKalb 56 to 32.

Canton was in Potsdam for a boys’ Section X Division I ice hockey semifinal.

-First period: Tyler Berkman’s Ryan Rutley, waves forward, pins the puck home. It is 1-0 Potsdam.

– At the start of the second period, Berkman feeds the cross-ice to Cooper Grant’s stick to score the goal. It’s 2-0 Sandstoners.

– Above the blue line, Rutley’s shot bounces off the glass between the goaltender’s skates. John Duffy buries it to 3-0.

Canton would score three goals in the third period to level the game, but Tyler Berkman netted with just 24 seconds remaining.

Potsdam went through 5-4 and returned to the Division I Finals for the first time in eight years.