NEWFANE, NY – Opening their postseason with a matchup against top-seeded Newfane, the Portville football team overcame a back-and-forth affair to take home a 34-21 victory in the Section VI Class C quarterfinals.
The Panthers entered the playoffs as the eight seed at 7-2. Despite being the underdogs, however, they didn’t wait to take their cues from Newfane. After a scoreless first quarter, Portville got on the scoreboard first with a touchdown from Maxx DeYoe. While Newfane would counter, a 93-yard pass from Eli Sleggs to Mekhi Muhyee would keep Portville on top going into the break.
Newfane would open up the third with two scores to take their first lead of the game at 21-14. However, Sleggs would call his own number from the one-yard line to put up six before DeYoe crashed in the endzone for the 2-point conversion to go up 22-21. Coming down to the fourth quarter, Portville dominated the late game, scoring two touchdowns from DeYoe and Sleggs to secure the win.
Sleggs ended with 118 passing yards on 5-for-9 completion. DeYoe recorded 188 rushing yards in the win, scoring twice along with Sleggs, who rushed for 57 yards. Breckham Hunt anchored the Panthers’ defense with a team-high five tackles.
Next, Portville will face Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Brocton on the road next Friday at 7 p.m.
Health Sciences/BASC/Charter 34, Olean 7
BUFFALO, NY – The Huskies season came to a close after dropping to the No. 3 Falcons in the Class B quarterfinals.
The Falcons laid it on thick in the first half, scoring six points in the first quarter and 16 in the next. In the third, they only doubled down, putting the game far from reach with 12 unanswered points. Olean’s lone score came in the fourth, when Manoah Miketish crossed the plain on a 21-yard rush.
Miketish ended with 57 yards on the ground for the Huskies while quarterback Joe Mest completed nine of his 24 passing attempts for 49 yards.
No. 3 Union/AC Valley 64, Otto-Eldred 0
RIMERSBURG, PA – The Terrors’ season came to a sudden halt as they were crushed by the No. 3 Falcons in the District 9 Class A quarterfinals.
VOLLEYBALL
Portville 3, Cattaraugus-Little Valley 0
PORTVILLE, NY – The top seeded Lady Panthers earned yet another trip to the Class C Championship match with a sweep over the Lady Timberwolves, winning 25-20, 25-9 and 25-13.
Ali Haynes led the way with 17 kills, two aces and 10 digs, followed by Laney Vincent with 11 kills, two aces and six digs. Mia Rhinehart had 18 digs, one ace and two assists while Adriana Ensell had nine kills, 11 digs and four aces. Adeyln Walker had 37 assists, reaching 2037 career assists.
CROSS COUNTRY
Section VI Cross Country Championships – Olean, 13th, Salamanca 14th
JOHNSTOWN, NY – The Huskies concluded their season with a 13th place team finish at the Sectional Championships.
Cruz Clark crossed the finish line for Olean, completing the 3.1 mile track in 39th place overall with a time of 19:17.55. Salamanca’s Aiden George finished not too far behind, finishing in 43rd at 19:30.32 while Declan Boutillette came in 53rd for the Huskies at 19:50.33.
