KANE, PA – Opening the new year with a dominant performance on the road, the Port Allegany boy’s basketball team found their second win of the season via a wire-to-wire 46-28 win over Kane.
Jarrod Funk took to his usual spot at the top of the Gators’ scoring column, finishing with a game-high 17 points alongside five rebounds and four blocks. Liam Hawver came away with eight points and five rebounds while Chase Boyo tallied seven points, three rebounds and a team-high three steals.
The Gators (2-4) now have the weekend off before seeing the Hubbers on Monday. That game will be played in Smethport at 7:30 p.m.
AT KANE
Port Allegany (46)
Funk 7 2-3 17, Hawver 2 3-4 8, Boyo 3 0-0 7, Amell 3 0-0 6, Kaple 2 0-0 4, Wilfong 1 2-2 4. Totals: 18 7-9 46
Kane (28)
K. Chamberlain 3 0-0 7, P. Chamberlain 2 2-2 6, Jamerson 2 1-3 5, McCormick 2 0-0 4, Novosel 0 2-2 2, Smith 1 0-0 2, Payne 1 0-0 2. Totals: 11 5-7 28
Port Allegany 14 26 39 46
Kane 6 12 20 28
Three-point goals: PA (2) Funk, Boyo, KN (1) Chamberlain; Total fouls: PA 8, KN 18; Fouled out: Smith (KN).
Olean 85, Pioneer 41
OLEAN, NY — Behind a complete team performance, the Olean boys basketball team scored a lopsided win over Pioneer.
Mykel Rivera’s 16 points led the Huskies who finished with nine different scorers on the night. Joe Mest, Adrian Bohdanowycz and Connor Hogle joined Rivera with double figures in the score column, netting 15, 13 and 12, respectively. Dominik Myers and Drew Guenther tallied eight points apiece.
Cooper Marrs led the Panthers with 17 points. He was the only Pioneer player to reach double figures.
AT OLEAN
Pioneer (41)
Marrs 6 5-6 17, Calbo 4 0-0 9, Rhodus 3 0-2 6, George 1 2-3 4, Call 1 0-0 3, Weigan 1 0-1 2. Totals: 16 7-12 41
Olean (85)
Rivera 4 7-8 16, Mest 5 0-0 15, Bohdanowycz 5 3-3 13, Hogle 6 0-0 12, Guenther 3 1-2 8, Myers 4 0-1 8, Teachman 1 4-6 6, B. Ruggles 2 0-0 5, L. Ruggles 1 0-0 2. Totals: 31 15-20 85
Pio. 7 14 29 41
OL 23 49 68 81
Three-point goals: Pio. 2 (Call, Calbo), OL 8 (Mest 5, Rivera, Ruggles, Guenther); Total fouls: Pio. 18, OL 11; Fouled out: Rhodus (Pio.).
Elk County Catholic 51, Otto-Eldred 24
DUKE CENTER, PA – In a rematch of last year’s District 9 Class A championship, the Crusaders were able to exact revenge, subduing the Terrors with stifling defense as they planted their flag in the Terror Dome with a 27-point win.
ECC jumped out in front early, outscoring O-E by 10 in the first quarter, then expanding on their lead by allowing just two Terror points in the following eight minutes. Although O-E had their best scoring quarter in the third, their efforts fell short of closing the gap.
Michael Sheeler and Jack Sherry both scored nine points in the win, while Wyatt Blendinger ended with two.
The Terrors (8-3) have five days until they next take the hardwood. That game, on Wednesday at 7:30, will take place as a North Tier League contest as they travel to Smethport to take on the Hubbers.
AT DUKE CENTER
Elk County Catholic (51)
Simbeck 6 0-0 13, Breindl 6 0-0 12, Gilmore 4 0-1 8, Smith 2 0-0 5, Wasko 1 2-2 4, Songer 1 0-0 3, Williams 1 0-0 2, Brem 1 0-0 2, Geci 1 0-0 2. Totals: 23 2-3 51
Otto-Eldred (24)
Sheeler 4 1-1 9, Sherry 3 3-3 9, Blendinger 1 0-0 2, Splain 1 0-0 2, Schenfield 1 0-0 2. Totals: 10 4-4 24
Elk County Catholic 17 35 45 51
Otto-Eldred 7 9 19 24
Three-point goals: ECC (3) Smith, Simbeck, Songer, O-E (0); Total fouls: ECC 12, O-E 5; Fouled out: None.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Salamanca 58, Ellicottville 16
SALAMANCA, NY — The Salamanca girls basketball team, in its annual Swish Away Cancer game against Ellicottville, rolled to a comfortable win.
It was a complete team performance for the Warriors, who got nine different players on the scoresheet. Netting 11 points apiece and leading the way for the hosts were Ella and Makenzie Crouse. Behind them, Liana Jimerson and Addison Earley each tallied nine points.
Kynleigh Wass stuffed the stat sheet with seven points, a game-high nine rebounds, four assists and three steals. Arabelle Reynolds shared the game-high in rebounds with Wass with nine to her name.
Ande Northrup’s nine points was the team-high for Ellicottville.
AT SALAMANCA
Ellicottville (16)
A. Northrup 3 2-4 9, Whitmer 1 0-0 3, O’Connell 1 0-0 2, Crowley 1 0-0 2. Totals: 6 2-4 16
Salamanca (58)
E. Crouse 4 0-0 11, M. Crouse 4 3-4 11, Jimerson 3 0-0 9, Earley 4 0-0 4, Wass 2 2-4 7, Reynolds 1 2-3 4, Ellis 1 0-0 3, Foster 0 2-2 2, Ross 1 0-0 2. Totals: 20 9-13 58
Eville 0 7 9 16
Sala. 11 21 39 58Three-point goals: Eville 2 (A. Northrup, Whitmer), Sala. 9 (E. Crouse 3, Jimerson 3, Wass, Ellis, Earley); Total fouls: Eville 12, Sala. 13; Fouled out: Whitmer (Eville).
