Hamburg’s historic girl’s basketball season ended in an unforgettable way.

The Bulldogs claim a scoring error was made during their Class A Far West Regional game against Canandaigua this weekend, one that ultimately cost them the win and a trip to the state semifinals.

“During the third quarter of Saturday’s game, our bookkeeper noticed a discrepancy in the score,” Hamburg Superintendent Michael Cornell said in a statement released Tuesday afternoon. “He brought it to the attention of the official bookkeeper and the officials at the moment it happened and during the next stoppage of play, which is the rule. It’s very disappointing that neither the official bookkeeper, nor any of the other section officials at the table, were open to a more complete conversation to resolve the discrepancy at that moment. After watching the game film the next day, it was obvious that a mistake was, in fact, made in the scorekeeping. The film shows Hamburg was not awarded a point on a free throw during the third quarter; a point that our team should’ve been awarded.”

The game went to overtime, with Hamburg falling 53-47.

“We raised this issue with Section VI and the New York State Public High School Athletic Association the very next morning and we were told unequivocally there is no recourse at this point, despite the fact that we raised the objection during the game,” Cornell said in the statement. “Our disappointment with the official bookkeeper and the other officials at the scorer’s table is in no way meant to diminish the accomplishment of the Canandaigua Braves. They are a great team with well-coached players and should be congratulated for their great season. We wish them luck moving forward.”

Section VI policy for protesting the procedure of a game states: “At the earliest possible time-out following an alleged rule or regulation infraction, the coach must inform the referee and game chairperson, if applicable, that the game is being played under protest. The specific rule or regulation must be stated at this time then entered in the score book (or so noted in writing). The signatures of both coaches, officials and the game chairperson, if applicable, shall be entered in the score book (or so noted in writing) along with the game score and time remaining.”

Because this was not done, the outcome of the game cannot be changed.

Canandaigua plays in the Class A state semifinals Friday afternoon.