DUNKIRK, NY – Battling tooth-and-nail for four full quarters, the Olean boys’ basketball team picked up their fifth consecutive win with a road victory over Dunkirk, 50-45.
In each of the first three quarters, the Huskies and the Marauders scored tick-for-tack with Olean holding a slim one-point advantage at the end of every period. In the fourth, the Huskies pulled away with a 14-10 scoring stretch, led by Joe Mest’s four points.
Mest knocked down two 3-pointers on his way to seven points while Mykel Rivera scored a game-high 14 points. Dominic Giovine also reached double-digit figures with 11.
In the midst of a now five-game win streak, Olean improvest to 6-6.
AT DUNKIRK
Olean (50)
Rivera 3 6-8 14, Giovine 5 1-1 11, Quinn 4 1-2 10, Mest 2 1-2 7, Hoffman 1 2-2 4, Bohdanowycz 2 0-0 4. Totals: 17 11-15 50
Dunkirk (45)
McCall 4 2-2 11, Orcutt 3 1-2 10, Tell 4 0-0 10, Martucci 3 0-0 6, Krystotiak 2 0-0 4, Denson 1 0-0 3, Cheverez 0 0-1 1. Totals: 18 4-6 45
Olean 11 21 36 50
Dunkirk 12 20 35 45
Three-point goals: OL (5) Mest 2, Rivera 2, Quinn, DK (5) Tell 2, Orcutt, Denson; Total fouls: OL 10, DK 12; fouled out: None.
Salamanca 57, Southwestern 44
JAMESTOWN WEST, NY – Three Warriors reached double-digit scoring as Salamanca took down the Trojans for their tenth win of the season.
Maddox Isaac and Avery Brown each scored 15 points while Cartlon Farmer ended with 10 points. This win brings the Warriors’ current stretch of success to seven consecutive victories.
AT JAMESTOWN WEST
Salamanca (57)
Isaac 7 1-1 15, Brown 7 1-4 15, Farmer 4 0-0 10, Bradley 3 0-0 6, Herrick 2 0-0 4, Holleran 2 0-4 4, Crouse 1 1-2 3. Totals: 26 3-11 57
Southwestern (44)
Hartnett 7 0-0 18, Hooks 4 0-0 9, Young 3 0-0 7, Larson 2 0-0 5, Waire 0 3-4 3, Fuller 1 0-0 2. Totals: 17 3-4 44
Salamanca 15 35 52 57
Southwestern 5 12 31 44
Three-point goals: SA (2) Farmer 2, SW (7) Hartnett 4, Hooks, Young, Larson; Total fouls: SA 11, SW 18; fouled out: Larson (SW)
Girls Basketball
Otto-Eldred 52, Galeton 19
GALETON, PA – Ten Lady Terrors made their way into the score books at O-E wrapped up their four-game week with a win over Galeton.
Rayel Hakes ended with a team-high eight points while Ayla Van Scoter and Lexi Prince had seven. Baylee Francis had four points alongside six rebounds and four steals followed by Jahden Smith with five rebounds and four steals to go with her six points.
AT GALETON
Otto-Eldred (52)
Hakes 3 2-2 8, Van Scoter 3 0-2 7, Prince 3 0-2 7, Smith 3 0-0 6, Drummond 1 4-4 6, Bell 1 2-4 4, Francis 2 0-2 4, Bickford 2 0-1 4, Edminster 1 0-0 2, Irons 1 0-0 2, Torres 0 2-4 2. Totals: 20 10-21 52
Galeton (19)
Basile 4 5-6 15, Stahley 1 0-0 2, Lehman 1 0-0 2. Totals: 6 5-8 19
Otto-Eldred 18 32 43 52
Galeton 3 8 17 19
Three-point goals: O-E (2) Van Scoter, Prince, GL (2) Basile 2; Total fouls: O-E 8, GL 13; fouled out: None.
Portville 43, Gowanda 41
GOWANDA – Leading the team on back-to-back nights, Ava Jo Edwards and Emma Rhinehart carried the Lady Panthers to a comeback win over Gowanda.
Finding themselves down early, it would take three quarters for Portville to even the score. Then, the already surging Lady Panthers sealed the win with a 10-point fourth quarter.
Edwards finished with a team-high 14 points alongside three assists while Rhinehart ended with 13 points and eight rebounds. Ali Haynes also had eight rebounds to go with her five points.
AT GOWANDA
Portville (43)
Edwards 6 0-0 14, Rhinehart 5 0-0 13, Carls 2 5-6 9, Haynes 2 1-4 5, Isaman 0 2-2 2. Totals: 15 8-12 43
Gowanda (41)
C. John 6 5-6 23, Kelly 3 2-4 8, Lindgren 2 0-0 5, Beaver 1 0-0 3, K. John 1 0-4 2. Totals: 13 7-16 41
Portville 9 21 33 43
Gowanda 15 23 32 41
Three-point goals: PV (5) Rhinehart 3, Edwards 2, GW (8) C. John 6, Beaver, Kelly; Total fouls: PV 11, GW 11; fouled out: None.
Swimming
Olean 106, Panama High School 69
PANAMA – Landon Johnson quadrupled as the Huskies picked up a win on the road.
200 Medley Relay: Olean (L. Johnson, Li, Hillman, Nicholas) 32.95
200 Freestyle: M. Johnson (O) 33.35
200 IM: Wilczewski (O) 36.79
50 Freestyle: L. Johnson (O) 22.87
Diving: Reska (O) 132.45
100 Butterfly: Hillman (O) 1:06.56
100 Freestyle: L. Johnson (O) 50.04
500 Freestyle: Wilczewski (O) 5:23.72
200 Freestyle Relay: Olean (Li, Reska, Hillman, Wilczewski) 1:44.58
100 Backstroke: Conklin (P) 1:04.91
100 Breaststroke: Li (O) 1:15.95400 Freestyle Relay: Olean (Hillman, Wilczewwski, L. Johnson, M. Johnson)
