Still dancing: How former Rochester players fared in the NCAA tournaments
Most of the former Section V stars advanced in the NCAA Tournament.
Three of the five Rochester area players in the men's tournament won their first-round games and advanced to the weekend for a crack at the Sweet 16.
Buffalo's Cierra Dillard extended her fabulous career and helped the Bulls move on to face perennial powerhouse Connecticut in the women's tournament.
Here is how they performed on the big stage in March Madness:
Nahziah Carter, Washington
Win: No. 9 Washington 78, No. 8 Utah State 61
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How he played: The Bishop Kearney graduate came up huge off the bench for the Huskies and finished with 13 points, 4 assists, 1 steal and 1 block. Washington's lead was just one point when Carter knocked down back-to-back 3-pointers to push the lead to 60-53 with under nine minutes left. Carter nearly through threw down a dunk over 6-foot-11-inch Portugal national team member member Neemias Queta.
What's next: Washington (27-8) advances to play the winner of No. 1 North Carolina (27-6) /No. 16 Iona (17-15) on Sunday.
Dontay Caruthers, Buffalo
Win: No. 6 Buffalo 91, No. 11 Arizona State 74
How he played: Caruthers was his usual high-energy, tenacious self on defense in the Bulls' convincing win. Caruthers, a former All-Greater Rochester Player of the Year at East, had 9 points, 3 rebounds and 1 steal in 19 minutes off the bench. He converted a three-point play in the second half to give UB a 60-42 lead.
What's next: Buffalo (32-3) advances to play No. 3 Texas Tech (27-6) on Sunday.
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Jeenathan Williams, Buffalo
Win: No. 6 Buffalo 91, No. 11 Arizona State 74
How he played: Williams, who was an AGR player at UPrep before transferring to Prolific Prep in Napa, California, scored three points in nine minutes of action. Williams' three-point play brought Buffalo into a 14-14 tie with 12:02 to play in the first half.
What's next: Buffalo (32-3) advances to play No. 3 Texas Tech (27-6) on Sunday.
Anthony Lamb, Vermont
Loss: No. 4 Florida State 76, No. 13 Vermont 69
How he played: Lamb led Vermont with 16 points and added 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks but it wasn't enough to upset Florida State. Lamb, a two-time AGR Player of the Year at Greece Athena and the America East Player of the Year at Vermont, struggled from the field. He was 4-for-13 from the field and 3 of 10 from 3-point range. The junior has played in the NCAA Tournament in two of his three seasons with the Catamounts.
Quinton Rose, Temple
Loss: No. 11 Belmont 81, No. 11 Temple 70 in First Four game
How he played: Rose had 10 points and 3 rebounds but never got into a groove, going 4 of 13 from the field.
Women's Tournament
Cierra Dillard, Buffalo
Win: No. 10 Buffalo 82, No. 7 Rutgers 71
How she played: The nation's second-leading scorer had 24 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals in the Bulls' upset, if you can call it an upset. Dillard, who was the 2014 AGR Player of the Year and won two Section V titles at Gates Chili, shot 6 of 17 from the field but made four 3-pointers. Dillard had two steals in the final two minutes with Buffalo ahead 76-71.
What's next: Buffalo advances to play No. 2 UConn (32-2) on Sunday. The Bulls will try to make their second straight Sweet 16.
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