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The Wolves defeated Port Byron 95-44 to advance to the championship game at Cayuga Community College Saturday. 

Union Springs set the tone early with a 16-0 run to open the game. Rocco Testa had 13 of his game-high 27 points in the opening frame, which was capped off by Aaron Johnson's half-court shot to put the Wolves up 29-14 after one. 

The Wolves padded their lead in the second quarter, with Testa adding three early buckets and Nevin Brown scoring 8 points in the period. 

Union Springs put the game away in the third quarter, outscoring Port Byron 29-10. Testa opened the second-half scoring with a 3-point play. Cooper DeChick sank three threes to give the Wolves a 40-point advantage. 

With a 76-33 lead heading into the final quarter, Union Springs flirted with triple figures. Johnson had a pair of buckets and DeChick drained the last of his five 3-pointers. As the lead grew to 50, though, the Wolves opted to run out the clock instead of continuing its offensive assault. 

Four Union Springs players scored in double figures — Testa (27), Brown (17), DeChick (17) and Johnson (17). Travis Stuart had a team-high 13 points for Port Byron, who also had 10-point efforts from Arlen Jarabek and Sawyer Rooker. 

The final game of the night at CCC's Spartan Hall was the best one, with Southern Cayuga and Weedsport needing overtime to decide who would advance to the title game. 

Southern Cayuga had a 7-point lead, 19-12, after the first quarter. Weedsport opened the game with two Alessandro Sorci triples, but Southern Cayuga answered with threes by Brozon and Jordan Heiman to end the quarter on a 10-run. 

Southern Cayuga's lead grew to 10 early in the second quarter, but Weedsport erased the deficit with Mason Kocur scoring 10 in the period. Emmanuel Vasquez hit a jumper with one second left in the quarter to give Southern Cayuga a 31-29 lead at halftime. 

Weedsport grabbed the lead early in the third quarter, with Sorci hitting a pair of threes and Kocur adding a bucket. Brozon responded with a trey and a 3-point play to put Southern Cayuga ahead again. 

Southern Cayuga upped its lead to seven in the fourth quarter after Benjamin Kermidas scored 5 quick points, including a 3-point play. After another Brozon three, Kocur answered with a three of his own. The teams exchanged buckets until Weedsport converted two free throws to tie it at 58. 

That set the stage for a memorable ending. Sorci hit a corner three with 25.3 seconds left to put Weedsport ahead by three, 61-58. Southern Cayuga had one chance to tie the game and turned to its best player, Brozon, who delivered a clutch three with 5.9 seconds left to tie the game. 

In overtime, Brozon capped off his game-high 36-point performance with two more makes, including a three, and a free throw. Southern Cayuga won 68-64. 

Kermidas had 13 points and Kyler Colton scored 8 points for Southern Cayuga. Kocur (27) and Sorci (20) were the top scorers for Weedsport. 

Southern Cayuga, the defending champion, will face Union Springs in the title game at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at CCC's Spartan Hall. Port Byron and Weedsport will play in the consolation game at 4:30 p.m.