PORT ALLEGANY, PA – Shaking off a slow start, the Port Allegany girl’s basketball team bounced back in the second half, pulling off a season sweep over Smethport, 39-23, as they tallied their seventh consecutive win.
After misfiring early and finding themselves just narrowly ahead at 16-14 going into the halftime break, the Lady Gators responded with a flurry of offense in the third quarter. Knocking down a pair of long balls in the period, Port outscored the Lady Hubbers 11-4 before sealing their win with their strongest scoring quarter of the night, tallying 12 points to Smethport’s five.
Brynn Evens led the Lady Gators in the win, scoring 14 points alongside her seven rebounds, five assists, three blocks and three steals. Joanna Darush had nine points, six rebounds and four blocks while Maddy Errick came away with seven points.
For Smethport, Payton Neff had a team-high 10 points, eight rebounds and three blocks, while Madey McKean had six points, eight rebounds, four steals and three blocks.
Port improves to 11-5 overall and 9-1 in the North Tier league. Their next challenger comes in the form of the Lady Falcons out of Coudersport on Thursday. That game will be played in Coudersport at 7:30 p.m.
AT PORT ALLEGANY
Smethport (23)
Neff 3 1-2 10, McKean 2 2-2 6, Szuba 2 0-0 5, Tanner 1 0-0 2. Totals: 8 3-4 23
Port Allegany (39)
Evens 4 4-10 14, Darush 4 1-3 9, Errick 3 0-0 7, Fillhart 1 2-4 5, Fillhart 1 0-0 2, Mahon 1 0-0 2, Renner 0 1-2 1, . Totals: 14 8-20 39
Smethport 8 14 18 23
Port Allegany 5 16 27 39
Three-point goals: SM (4) Neff 3, Szuba, PA (3) Evens 2, Errick; Total fouls: SM 19, PA 11; Fouled out: Tanner (SM).
Otto-Eldred 49, Cameron County 34
EMPORIUM, PA – Traveling into hostile territory, the Lady Terrors maintained their spot atop the league, securing a season sweep over Cam Co behind Ayla Van Scoter’s 16 points.
O-E’s offense arrived ready to set the tone. Led by Van Scoter and Baylee Francis, the Lady Terrors amassed a lead before putting it out of reach early, building up a 20-point advantage before the break. From there, O-E coasted to their ninth NTL win of the season.
Alongside her 16 points, Van Scoter came away with three rebounds, three assists and a pair of steals, while Francis totaled 10 points and Rayel Hakes had seven points and six rebounds.
AT EMPORIUM
Otto-Eldred (49)
Van Scoter 4 4-4 16, Francis 4 2-3 10, Hakes 3 1-2 7, Edminster 3 0-0 6, Bickford 2 0-0 6, Prince 1 0-0 3, Smith 0 1-4 1. Totals: 18 8-13 49
Cameron County (34)
Hilfiger 3 3-6 9, Bresslin 3 0-0 6, Magaro 3 0-2 6, Kulek 2 1-1 5, Clark 2 0-0 4, McAulay 1 0-0 2, Earle 0 2-2 2. Totals: 13 6-11 34
Otto-Eldred 16 30 39 49
Cameron County 3 10 22 34Three-point goals: O-E (5) Van Scoter 2, Bickford 2, Prince, CC (0); Total fouls: O-E 8, CC 12; Fouled out: None.
