Pioneer 37, Salamanca 28
YORKSHIRE — Hampered by an inconsistent offensive output, the Salamanca girls basketball team suffered a loss on the road to Pioneer on Jan. 25.
The Warriors scored just four points in the second quarter and three in the fourth, a contrast to the double-figure points they put up in the first and third frames.
What didn’t help their cause was a 14-point performance courtesy of the Panthers’ Jayden Leederman.
Bailei Hopkins added nine points to the hosts’ total and Celsy Colombo, who, Salamanca coach Joe Hinman noted, the Warriors aimed to slow down, scored seven points.
Leilene McComber scored the team-high in points for Salamanca with nine. Makenzie Crouse contributed seven points as well.
“I thought we executed our defensive game plan of trying to shut down Colombo,” Hinman said. “She’s a tough player and draws a lot of attention. They just hit more shots than us on the offensive end. In the end, we will take this as a solid effort and learn from it moving forward.”
AT YORKSHIRE
Salamanca (28)
McComber 4 1-5 9, Crouse 2 2-4 7, Lafferty 3 0-0 6, Foster 1 2-3 4, Wass 1 0-0 2. Totals: 11 5-12 28
Pioneer (37)
Leederman 4 4-8 14, Hopkins 3 0-0 9, Colombo 3 0-0 7, Mason 1 0-2 3, Bull 1 0-0 2, Edwards 1 0-0 2, Edwards 0 0-2 0. Totals: 13 4-12 37
Sala. 11 15 25 28
Pio. 13 21 26 37
Three-point goals: Sala. 1 (Crouse), Pio. 7 (Hopkins 3, Leederman 2, Colombo, Mason); Total fouls: Sala. 10, Pio. 8; fouled out: None.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Olean 52, Depew 43
OLEAN — On Jan. 25, Mykel Rivera powered the Olean boys basketball team to its sixth win in a row with his 21-point performance against Depew.
Through the first seven games of the season, the Huskies sat with just one tally in the win column. Now, with their sixth win in as many games, they have pushed their record positive. Helping Rivera in the scoring department was Joe Mest, who finished as the only other Olean player to reach double figures with 10 points against the Wildcats.
Dominic Giovine and Taylor Teachman contributed seven points apiece in the win as well.
AT OLEAN
Dunkirk (43)
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Olean (52)
Rivera 9 0-0 21, Mest 3 2-2 10, Giovine 3 1-2 7, Teachman 3 0-0 7, Quinn 2 0-0 4, Bohdanowycz 1 0-0 2, Hoffman 0 1-2 1. Totals: 21 4-6 52
Dunk. 10 19 31 43
OL 19 32 42 52
Three-point goals: OL 6 (Rivera 3, Mest 2, Teachman); Total fouls: OL 9.
BOYS WRESTLING
Salamanca boys wrestling team places fourth at Gowanda Tourney
GOWANDA — The Salamanca wrestling team improved by 10 spots from last year’s performance in the Gowanda Round Robin tournament, taking in fourth place at this year’s event on Jan. 25 with a score of 184.0 points.
Noah Longley (124) and Conner Seeley (152) walked away from the event with first-place finishes in tow.
Kasen Hardy (285) took second place and Wyatt Bialaszewski (116) took third in their respective weight classes as well.
Also winning matches for the Warriors was Ryder Jimerson (124), Jack Merrill (160) and Everett Atwood (215).
GIRLS WRESTLING
Bacelli picks up two wins at Gowanda Open Girls Round Robin
GOWANDA — Maelonnee Bacelli was one of two Salamanca girls wrestlers that participated in the Gowanda Open Girls Round Robin, collecting two wins in the process.
Bacelli finished with a record of 2-3 on the day and took fourth place. Madison Mohr went 0-2 at the tourney and placed third.
TRACK AND FIELD
Salamanca boys set six PRs at Houghton
HOUGHTON — The Salamanca boys indoor track team saw six personal records set and six changes on the program’s top-10 lists at its meet at Houghton University on Jan. 24.
Preston Smith broke his own school record in the 3200m by six seconds, finishing with a time of 11:53.35.
“His confidence continues to grow, and I don’t think we have seen his best yet this year,” Salamanca boys indoor track and field coach Michelle Hill said of Smith.
Payton Bigler set a PR of 3:10.29 in the 1000m, shaving 3.5 seconds off from his previous best.
“Payton’s confidence has grown tremendously from last year,” Hill said. “With continued focus and grit, I think he has a chance of running for the school record.”
George Parsons (3:26.59) and Aiden George (5:25.50) each recorded personal-best times in the 1000m and 1600m respectively.
The 3200m relay team of Smith, Denver Parsons, Bigler and George finished with a time of 10:25.13, its best time of the season, and moved up to second in Salamanca’s top-10 in the event.
The 1600m relay team of Remy Follman, Dakota Colts, Knox Johnson and Kyle Dibble also set a PR with a 4:19.86 time.
In the field events, Zayivious Hope jumped his way to eighth on the program’s top-10 list in the long jump with a distance of 14-02.75
