by Warren Kozireski
Spencerport’s girls basketball squad led through the early stages of their first round Section V playoff game with Irondequoit, but fell behind late in the first quarter and never recovered in a 40-30 loss ending their season.
Shannon Martin hit a jumper, Christa White a lay-up and freshman Caitlin Broderick knocked down two field goals to give the Rangers an 8-6 lead, but the Eagles went on a 12-0 run at the end of the first and into the second quarter to pull away.
Spencerport junior Emily Leone and White scored the final two baskets of the first half and Broderick drove the lane to open the third quarter to pull the Rangers to within four points. Later in the third they cut the lead to two on a lay-up by Leone off an assist from Sabrina DeBellis, but Irondequoit scored eight of the next twelve points to put the game out of reach.
Broderick and Leone finished with a team-high eight points each, White had six and Martin had four for the Rangers, who last won a girls’ basketball division title in 1996-97.
Seniors Kelly Peer, Amber Matthews, Ashley Alvarez, Martin and Lyndsy Justice all suited up for their final high school game.
