SALAMANCA – A 22-point scoring night from Leilene McComber helped the Salamanca girls’ basketball team collect their third consecutive win of the season, beating Franklinville 40-25.
After suffering a loss to Jamestown to open their season, the Lady Warriors have bounced back with back-to-back wins over Pioneer and Springville. Having the momentum behind them, they entered the meeting with a head full of steam.
McComber carried the offensive weight through the first two halves, opening with nine of Salamanca’s 11 first quarter points and four of their six in the second. Holding a slim lead at halftime, the Warriors widened it to six points in the third before scoring by committee to seal the win in the fourth. Six Lady Warriors scored in the final quarter as they outscored Franklinville 15-6.
“Franklinville was a very physical team and gave us some problems down low,” said Salamanca head coach Joe Hinman. “We had some issues finishing the easy ones early but made some adjustments and they started falling in the second half, thankfully.”
McComber ended with a career-high 22 points as Salamanca move to 3-1.
AT FRANKLINVILLE
Salamanca (40)
McComber 7 6-12 22, Dowdy 2 0-0 5, Crouse 2 0-0 4, Foster 1 1-2 3, Stahlman 1 0-0 2, Lafferty 1 0-0 2, Wass 1 0-0 2. Totals: 14 7-14 40
Franklinville (25)
T. Chase 2 1-4 6, Cornell 2 0-4 6, Herman 1 1-2 4, M. Chase 1 1-2 3, Rzuck 1 1-2 3, Sullivan 1 1-2 3. Totals: 8 5 -18 25
Salamanca 11 17 25 40
Franklinville 6 13 19 25
Three-point goals: SL (3) McComber 2, Dowdy, FK (4) Cornell 2, Chase, Herman; Total fouls: SL 17, FK 14; fouled out: None.
Boys Basketball
Otto-Eldred 69, Galeton 11
GALETON, PA – Hitting seven 3-pointers along the way, Landon Francis’ 28 points drowned the Tigers as the Terrors tackled their fourth North Tier League opponent of the season.
While Manning Splain opened the game with 12 points in the first quarter, Francis would follow with 16 in the second, including a stretch of four consecutive 3-pointers. From there, O-E cruises to win No. 6 and NTL win No. 4.
Alongside Francis’ 28, Splain ended with 23 and both Davey Schenfield and Shene Thomas scored eight points, respectively.
AT GALETON
Otto-Eldred (69)
Francis 10 1-2 28, Splain 10 0-0 23, D. Schenfield 3 0-0 8, Thomas 2 4-5 8, M. Schenfield 1 0-0 2. Totals: 26 5-7 69
Galeton (11)
Malaczewski 1 0-0 2, Shutt 1 0-0 2, Sykora 1 0-0 2, Rachiele 1 0-0 2, Shaffer 0 1-2 1, Holcomb 0 1-2 1, Martin 0 1-2 1. Totals: 4 3-8 11.
Otto-Eldred 28 47 63 69
Galeton 3 9 9 11
Three-point goals: O-E (12) Francis 7, Splain 3, D. Schenfield 2, GLT (0); Total fouls: O-E 8, GLT 12; fouled out: None.
Girls Bowling
Salamanca 3, Allegany-Limestone 1
Junior Emelia Prey led the team with a hi-game of 162 and series of 414. Senior Jaz Smith has a 145 game and junior Kailey Scnittger had a of game of 154.
The Lady Warriors move to 8-8 overall and 2-2 in league play.
Boys Bowling
Allegany-Limestone 4, Salamanca 0
Freshman Cayden Lafferry led the Warriors with a 487 total while eighth grader Howard Crouse had a hi-game of 179.
With the loss, Salamanca falls to 2-14 in the season.
