ULYSSES, PA – Traveling into enemy territory in search of redemption, the Otto-Eldred girl’s basketball team avenged the only blemish on their North Tier League record, beating Northern Potter 59-41.
Early in their campaign, the Lady Terrors’ suffered an early stumble, losing to NoPo for the first time in seven years in front of their home crowd. While they have been near flawless in the month since, that one league loss remains a stain on the season. Ahead of their rematch, O-E was eager to earn some revenge.
Although they only amassed a four-point lead after the first quarter, the Lady Terrors burst into action in the second, outscoring the Lady Panthers 17-6 before the half. From there, they doubled down with an 18-point third quarter before cruising to their eleventh straight victory.
Baylee Francis led all scorers on the night, coming away with 16 points alongside four assists and two steals while Rayel Hakes scored 14 points, nine rebounds and four steals. Jahden Smith ended with 13 points and nine steals followed by Ayla Van Scoter with 12 points and three assists.
AT ULYSSES
Otto-Elred (59)
Francis 7 1-2 16, Hakes 6 1-2 14, Smith 6 0-0 13, Van Scoter 3 4-5 12, Bickford 1 0-0 3, Prince 0 1-2 1. Totals: 23 7-11 59
Northern Potter (41)
Steele 3 2-4 8, Knowles 3 0-0 8, Kibbe 3 0-0 6, Luce 2 1-2 5, Hyde 2 0-2 4, Haynes 2 0-2 4, Thompson 1 0-0 2. Totals: 18 3-10 41
Otto-Eldred 12 29 47 59
Northern Potter 8 14 27 41
Three-point goals: O-E (6) Van Scoter 2, Hakes, Francis, Smith, NoPo (2) Knowles 2; Total fouls: O-E 13, NoPo 9; Fouled out: None.
Bradford 43, DuBois 40
DUBOIS, PA – Led by Haley Keane, the Lady Owls outlasted DuBois, splitting the season series with a win on the road.
Keane ended with a game-high 23 points, followed by Shavia Long with seven and Olivia Funk with seven.
AT DUBOIS
Bradford (43)
Keane 9 4-8 23, Long 3 1-2 7, Funk 3 0-0 6, Davis 2 0-0 4, Sheeley 1 1-2 3. Totals: 18 6-12 43
DuBois (40)
C. Kennis 7 2-3 16, A. Kennis 3 3-5 12, Gray 3 1-2 8, Daniluk 1 0-0 2, Fontaine 0 2-2 2, Thomas 0 0-2 0. Totals: 14 8-13 40
Bradford 13 22 31 43
DuBois 13 23 30 40
Three-point goals: BD (1) Keane, DU (4) A. Kennis 3, Gray; Total fouls: BD 12, DU 15; Fouled out: Kennis (DU).
Olean 38, Dunkirk 30
OLEAN, NY – The Olean girls basketball team put an end to its four-game losing streak with a resilient performance against Dunkirk.
The Huskies, who had taken a lead into the halftime interval, nearly found themselves putting another tally in the loss column after struggling in yet another third quarter. Olean head coach Chelsea Bowker has noted that third quarters have consistently been the bane of her team this season and against the Marauders, they lost the frame 14-5 and faced a five-point deficit going into the fourth.
Fortunately, her team managed to find a response and swung the result back in their favor with a 16-point fourth quarter.
AT OLEAN
Dunkirk (30)
Lopez 6 1-3 13, Thomas 2 2-10 6, Munson 2 1-2 5, Benjamin 1 0-0 2, Tramuto 1 0-0 2, Buchanan 1 0-0 2. Totals: 13 4-13 30
Olean (38)
Hirliman 8, 3-6 21, Finch 1 3-5 5, Lozynska 1 2-4 4, Bohdanowycz 0 2-3 2, Jones 1 0-0 2, Brown 1 0-2 2, Bates 1 0-0 2, Holland-Kenjockety 0 0-2 0. Totals: 13 10-22 38
Dunkirk 4 13 27 30
Olean 6 17 22 38
Three-point goals: DK 0, OL 2 (Hirliman 2); Total fouls: DK 20, OL 14; Fouled out: Lopez (DK).
Allegany-Limestone 39, Fredonia 34
FREDONIA, NY – Behind a big fourth quarter, the Allegany-Limestone girls basketball team swiped a win out of the hands of Fredonia.
Trailing by three points entering the final frame, the Gators shut down the Hillbillies, allowing just four points while they went ahead and netted 12 of their own to swing the result in their favor.
A-L was led by 17 points from Mya Hayes and 10 points from Maddie Kahm.
AT FREDONIA
Allegany-Limestone (39)
Hayes 8 1-4 17, Kahm 4 0-4 10, Giardini 2 0-0 4, Frederick 0 3-4 3, John 1 0-0 2, Wojewoda-Ko 1 0-0 2, Oretgo 0 1-2 1. Totals: 16 5-14 39
Fredonia (34)
Tonelli 9 0-4 19, Buckley 2 2-4 7, Burrow 1 1-2 4, N. Polhamus 1 0-0 2, M. Polhamus 1 0-0 2. Totals: 14 2-9 34
A-L 12 16 27 39
Fred. 12 24 30 34
Three-point goals: A-L 2 (Kahm 2), Fred. 3 (Tonelli, Buckley, Burrows); Total fouls: A-L 6, Fred. 12; Fouled out: None.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Port Allegany 60, Austin 19
PORT ALLEGANY, PA – Led by Jarrod Funk’s 22 points, the Gators picked up their eleventh NTL win of the season with 41-point win over Austin.
Along with his high scoring production, Funk also came away with five rebounds and two blocks. Isac Amell also reached double-digit points with 12 alongside four rebounds, two steals and two blocks.
AT PORT ALLEGANY
Austin (19)
Ogden 3 0-0 7, Nichols 2 0-0 5, Cortez 2 0-0 4, Glover 1 0-0 3. Totals: 8 0-0 19
Port Allegany (60)
Funk 10 0-0 22, Amell 5 2-2 12, Boyd 2 2-2 8, Wilfong 3 0-0 6, Hawver 2 1-2 5, Kaple 2 0-0 4, Smith 0 2-2 2, Roys 0 1-2 1. Totals: 24 8-10 60
Austin 5 13 17 19
Port Allegany 17 37 51 60
Three-point goals: AU (3) Nichols, Ogden, Glover, PA (4) Funk 2, Boyd 2; Total fouls: AU 9, PA 8; Fouled out: None.
Oswayo Valley 73, Smethport 43
SHINGLEHOUSE, PA – Unable to stop the Green Wave’s relentless assault from long distance, the Hubbers suffered a 40-point defeat on the road.
Colin Okerlund ended with 12 points, followed by Holden Smith with 11.
AT SHINGLEHOUSE
Smethport (43)
Okerlund 3 3-4 12, Smith 4 3-3 11, Riekofsky 4 1-2 9, Burdick 2 0-0 6, Swanson 1 0-0 3, Costa 1 0-0 2. Totals: 15 7-9 43
Oswayo Valley (73)
D. Welch 7 4-5 21, Mesler 5 0-0 13, Vincent 4 0-0 10, Bryant 3 1-2 8, Karr 3 0-0 6, L. Welch 2 0-0 5, Goode 2 0-0 5, Resig 1 0-0 3, McCleaft 1 0-0 2. Totals: 28 5-7 73
Smethport 13 25 30 43
Oswayo Valley 21 40 66 73
Three-point goals: SM (6) Okerlund 3, Burdick 2, Swanson, OV (12) D. Welch 3, Mesler 3, Vincent 2, Resig, L. Welch, Goode, Bryant
