SOURCE: www.lockportjournal.com

January 29, 2023

NEW for @GNN_Sports_:@StarpointWrest2 still felt the pain from last year's semifinal loss versus Section IX's Minisink Valley.

The two met again Saturday in @NYSPHSAA Division I finals with the Spartans completing its redemption against the Warriors.https://t.co/Jm3nnAwY6h

— Joe Kraus (@ByJoeKraus) January 29, 2023

SYRACUSE - One of the common storylines in sports is the idea of redemption.

One team comes up short in a high-stakes situation the year before, which fuels them to train even harder in the offseason, all with the hopes of having a rematch the following year.

That could describe how the Starpoint Spartans viewed their opportunity when they returned to the NYSPHSAA state duals on Saturday held inside the SRC Arena on the campus of Onondaga Community College, still feeling the pain of last year's semifinal loss against Section IX?s Minisink Valley.

Now ranked number two in the Division I bracket one year later, the Spartans did redeem themselves by defeating the top-seeded Warriors, 35-27, to bring home the state title to Pendleton. For the Spartans, all the hard work over the last calendar year certainly paid off.