PORTVILLE, NY – Fresh off of winning yet another state championship in volleyball, the duo of Ali Haynes and Emma Rhinehart teamed up once again to lead the Portville girls’ volleyball season to a winning start, defeating Cuba-Rushford 49-38.
The Lady Panthers came out of the gates warmed up. Pushing the pace early with Haynes scoring six and Ava Jo Edwards knocking down a pair of 3-pointers, Portville built up a lead early. However, C-R would respond in the following two quarters to knot the game at 31 heading into the fourth.
With the game on the line, Rhinehart took over. Although she had been relatively quiet up to this point, only scoring three points in three quarters, Rhinehart drilled a pair of triples as well as a shot inside and at the charity stripe. Leading the charge, she carried the Lady Panthers to their first win of the season, outscoring C-R by 18-7 in the fourth quarter.
Haynes ended with 17 points while Rhinehart tallied 15. Edwards recorded eight points in the season-opening win.
AT PORTVILLE
Cuba-Rushford (38)
Lavery 6 1-4 18, L. Tompkins 4 3-6 11, Farwell 2 1-2 5, K. Tompkins 1 0-0 3, Williams 0 1-2 1. Totals: 12 6-14 38
Portville (49)
Haynes 7 3-6 17, Rhinehart 5 1-2 15, Edwards 3 0-0 8, Schoonover 3 0-1 7, Carls 1 0-0 2. Totals: 19 4-9 49
Cuba-Rushford 9 19 31 38
Portville 15 21 31 49
Three-point goals: C-R (5) Lavery 5, PV (7) Rhinehart 4, Edwards 2, Schoonover; Total fouls: C-R 15, PV 15; fouled out: None.
Falconer 38, Olean 31
FALCONER, NY – Three days after tallying their first win of the season, the Lady Huskies were unable to close out a back-and-forth affair, falling to 1-2.
Alaina Hirliman led the Lady Huskies in scoring for the third game in the row, finishing in double-digits with 13. Ava Finch and Viktoriia Lazynska each scored seven points in the loss.
AT FALCONER
Olean (31)
Hirliman 4 5-8 13, Finch 2 3-7 7, Lozynska 3 0-2 7, Bettle 1 0-0 3, Maull 0 1-2 1. Totals: 10 9-19 31
Falconer (38)
Krenzer 4 1-5 9, Snow 4 0-0 8, Holmsberg 4 0-0 8, Neal 2 1-2 6, Swanson 1 0-0 2, Callmeri 1 0-2 2, Baglia 0 2-4 2, Helms 0 1-4 1. Totals: 16 5-17 38
Olean 8 19 24 31
Falconer 6 22 29 38
Three-point goals: OL (2) Bettle, Lozynska, FC (1) Neal; Total fouls: OL 20, FC 20; fouled out: Finch (OL), Callmeri (FC)
Boys Basketball
Jamestown 74, Olean 37
JAMESTOWN, NY – Despite all but one Huskie making it to the scorebooks, the Olean boys’ basketball team opened their season with a blowout loss on the road.
Joe Mest and Caedyn Tingley led the Huskies in scoring, each totaling nine points in the loss.
AT JAMESTOWN
Olean (37)
Mest 3 1-4 9, Tingley 3 1-2 9, Giovine 2 0-2 4, Teachman 1 2-2 4, Racana 1 0-0 3, Ruggles 1 0-0 2, Sosa 0 2-2 2, Hoffman 1 0-1 2, Bohdanowycz 1 0-0 2. Totals: 13 6-15 37
Jamestown (74)
Farmer 7 4-6 18, Gonzalez 5 2-2 17, J. Johnson 5 4-4 16, G. Johnson 4 0-0 10, Panebianco 1 0-0 3, Thagard 1 0-0 2, Cruz 1 0-0 2, Milne 1 0-0 2, Watson 1 0-0 2, Braun 1 0-0 2. Totals: 27 10-12 74
Olean 4 7 20 37
Jamestown 24 51 72 74
Three-point goals: OL (5) Mest 2, Tingley 2, Racana, JT (10) Gonzalez 5, G. Johnson 2, J. Johnson 2, Panebianco; Total fouls: OL 12, JT 14; fouled out: None.
New Life Christian 47, Portville 33
PORTVILLE, NY – Opening their season at home, the Panthers were unable to keep up with NLC’s shooting from beyond the arc as they dropped to 0-1.
While able to keep in stride with NLC, Nii Narku Hanson-Nortey would begin to expand the deficit in the second. Surrounded by shooters, Hanson-Nortey and NLC would take the game out of reach.
Chase Armstrong would lead the Panthers in their debut, scoring a team-high 13 points. Peyton Carter followed with seven while Braeden Carter had six.
AT PORTVILLE
New Life Christian (47)
Hanson-Nortey 9 3-5 24, Selikem 3 2-2 10, Quampah 2 0-0 6, Botchway 3 0-0 6, Allen 0 1-2 1. Totals: 17 6-9 47
Portville (33)
Armstrong 5 2-2 13, P. Carter 2 2-4 7, B. Carter 3 0-0 6, Keim 1 0-0 3, Fowler 1 0-0 2, Loncher 1 0-0 2. Totals: 13 4-6 33
New Life Christian 8 19 35 47
Portville 5 9 22 33
Three-point goals: NLC (7) Hanson-Nortey 3, Quampah 2, Selikem 2, PV (3) Carter, Keim, Armstrong; Total fouls: NLC 12, PV 12; fouled out: None.
