PORTVILLE — While the Portville boys basketball team may have out-scored the visiting Bolivar-Richburg in the second half, it was unable to overcome the deficit it found itself in at halftime, ultimately losing 63-51 to Bolivar-Richburg.
After one frame, the Panthers and Wolverines were only separated by three points. But that all changed in a flash as the latter out-scored the hosts by a 24-5 margin in the second half.
Portville had a mountain to climb in the second half and did manage to cut the lead to 10 after getting its offense to click in the fourth quarter, out-scoring B-R 16-5 in that frame, but it was too late for any comeback.
Chase Armstrong led the Panthers with 12 points and seven rebounds. Zach Green helped him in the scoring department with 10 of his own.
AT PORTVILLE
Bolivar-Richburg (63)
Lowky 12 8-12 29, Barkley 5 7-11 16, Zilker 6 1-3 11, Karnuth 2 3-5 7. Totals: 25 19-3163
Portville (51)
Armstrong 4 3-6 12, Green 4 0-1 10, Benson 3 1-2 7, B. Carter 2 0-2 6, Launcher 2 0-0 4, Edwards 1 2-3 4, Foster 1 0-0 3, Fowler 1 0-0 2. Totals: 18 6-14 51
B-R 17 41 58 63
Port. 14 19 35 51
Three-point goals: B-R (), Port. 6 (Green 2, B. Carter 2, Foster, Armstrong); Total fouls: B-R , Port. ; Fouled out:
Girls Basketball
Bolivar-Richburg 47, Olean 28
OLEAN — Despite hanging in for the first half of its contest against Bolivar-Richburg, the Olean girls basketball team suffered defeat after scoring just three points over the course of the entire second half.
Before the interval, the Huskies only trailed the visiting Wolverines by a score of 28-25, after the break however, the offense ground to just about a halt. Alaina Hirliman scored all three of Olean’s points over the final two quarters and finished with a team-high 13 points. Ava Finch contributed 10 points to the cause, but did all her scoring in the first half.
B-R’s Carmen Crowley finished with a game-high 21 points.
AT OLEAN
Bolivar-Richburg (47)
Crowley 9 3-4 21, Giardini 4 2-4 11, Baldwin 3 0-0 9, SIsson 2 0-0 4, Faulkner 1 0-0 2, Hogen 0 0-2 0. Totals: 19 5-10 47
Olean (28)
Hirliman 5 1-2 13, Finch 3 2-4 10, Lazynska 1 1-2 3, Bates 0 2-2 2. Totals: 9 6-10 28
B-R 10 28 37 47
OL 13 25 28 28
Three-point goals: B-R 4 (Baldwin 3, Giardini), OL 4 (Hirliman 2, Finch 2); Total fouls: B-R 14, OL 14; Fouled out: None.
Bradford 44, Kane 34
BRADFORD, PA – A 25-point performance from Hayley Keane carried the Lady Owls to their fourth win of the season.
After three close quarters, Bradford held a narrow advantage on the scoreboard. Keane, who had scored 15 points up to this point, continued to lead the charge. In the final eight minutes, Keane poured in 10 of the Lady Owls 15 points, including two successful trip to the freethrow line. In the same timeframe, Bradford held the Lady Wolves at bay, allowing just eight points to be added to their side of the scorebooks.
Along with Keane’s 25, Alyssa Johnson and Mackenzie Taylor each scored six points, respectively.
AT BRADFORD
Kane (34)
Thought 6 8-6 18, Sheaffer 2 1–2 6, Bell 2 0-2 4, Saf 1 0-0 2, Olmstead 0 2-2 2, Jekielek 1 0-0 2. Totals: 12 9-14 34
Bradford (44)
Keane 9 7-8 25, Johnson 2 1-2 6, Taylor 3 0-0 6, Long 1 1-2 3, Davis 1 0-0 2, Kicior 1 0-2 2.. Totals: 17 9-14 44
Kane 8 18 26 34
Bradford 8 16 29 44
Three-point goals: KN (1) Sheaffer, BD (1) Johnson; Total fouls: KN 20, BD ; fouled out: None.
