When basketball fans learned that Clyde-Savannah would drop from Class C2 to Class D1 this season, many assumed a Sectional title would be a given. After winning the Wayne County League for a second consecutive season, the Golden Eagles turned their sites towards sectionals, and a trip to the Blue Cross Arena.
Waiting for C-S, was a surprising Finger Lakes West squad, the Honeoye Bulldogs who boasted two 1,000 point scorers and had their eyes on an upset after jumping out to a 13-8 lead at the outset of Saturday’s Section V Class D1 Championship Game.
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With the Bulldogs leading by 5, senior leader Jon Marble suffered a horrible leg injury that stopped play for several minutes and resulted in Marble being taken off the court on a stretcher as the Golden Eagles retreated to their locker room and left several Honeoye players visibly shaken.
After play resumed, Clyde-Savannah took full control of the game, eventually cruising to a 69-47 victory for the school’s first Sectional Championship since 2014. They will move on to face Class D2 Champion Prattsburgh in the Section V Class D NYS play-in game next week.
Derrick Chance was named the tournament MVP after leading all scorers in the game with 26 points. Fellow senior Dru Carnevale finished with 20 and Marcus Chance scored 12 points.
- Listen to the full broadcast of the Class D1 title game on FL1 Sports with Brendan Harrington & Tane Robinson on the call
- WATCH THE VIDEO REPLAY of this game on Sunday evening beginning at about 9:30 pm on FingerLakes1.com
Class D1 All-Tournament Team:
Josh Hart – Mt. Morris
Cole Rathbun – Naples
Marcus Chance – Clyde-Savannah
Max Yale – Honeoye
Dru Carnevele – Clyde-Savannah
Tyler Rudolph – Honeoye
Sportsmanship Award:
Jon Vieira – Honeoye
Patrick Marchitell – Clyde-Savannah
Tournament MVP Award:
Derrick Chance – Clyde-Savannah
FROM SOCIAL MEDIA:
https://twitter.com/TaneRobinson/status/970037493595869184
Chance scored nine in the third quarter when Clyde-Savannah turned a single-digit game into a double-digit affair. https://t.co/zkTy7PjS9T @CSGoldenEagles
— Paul Gotham (@PickinSplinters) March 3, 2018
Chance scored nine in the third quarter when Clyde-Savannah turned a single-digit game into a double-digit affair. https://t.co/zkTy7PjS9T @CSGoldenEagles
— Paul Gotham (@PickinSplinters) March 3, 2018
https://twitter.com/TaneRobinson/status/970037493595869184
Bulldogs of @HoneoyeSports getting warmed up for D1 boys hoops final against Clyde-Savannah ar the War Memorial pic.twitter.com/2eMaIrahXZ
— Bob Chavez (@MPN_bchavez) March 3, 2018
Clyde-Savannah and Prattsburgh win Class D boys basketball titles https://t.co/tKkaixw6Ou #ROC
— Democrat & Chronicle (@DandC) March 3, 2018
Boys win the Sectional Title over Honeoye, 69-47!! Great Game to Clyde.. That one was FOR THE C 🦅🦅
MVP – @d_nice522 w/ 26points
All-Tourney Team – @Dru_Carnevale12 w/ 20 points
All-Tourney Team – @marcus_chance w/ 12points— CS Student Section (@ClydeSavannah1) March 3, 2018
Your Section V D1 Champs Clyde-Savannah Golden Eagles. #CSATHLETICS #CSRocks #BeMoreEagle pic.twitter.com/YYYaMOmuTt
— CS Athletics (@CSGoldenEagles) March 3, 2018
