PORTVILLE, NY – After falling behind early, the Portville boys’ basketball team’s comeback efforts fell just shy against Ellicottville, ultimately losing 50-41.
Facing the Eagles for the second time in five days, the Panthers looked to complete the season sweep after nabbing a 71-59 win on the road on Saturday. However, their offense would misfire early and by the end of the half, the Panthers looked up at a 16-point deficit.
Although they would outscore the Eagles over the course of the next two quarters, Portville’s window had already been shut. By the final buzzer, the Panthers had fallen to
Aidan DeFazio led Portville in scoring with 13 while Chase Armstrong had 11 and Braeden Carter had nine.
AT PORTVILLE
Ellicottville (50)
B. Smith 9 1-4 22, C. Smith 4 0-0 11, Benjamin 3 1-4 8, Mendell 1 0-0 3, John 1 1-3 3, Polino 1 0-0 2, Johnson 0 1-2 1. Totals: 19 4-13 50
Portville (41)
DeFazio 4 3-5 13, Armstrong 5 0-0 11, B. Carter 3 1-2 9, Armstrong 2 0-0 5, C. Carter 1 0-0 3. Totals: 15 4-9 41
Ellicottville 18 32 42 50
Portville 5 16 29 41
Three-point goals: EC (8) C. Smith 3, B. Smith 3, Benjamin, Mendell, PV (7) DeFazio 2, B. Carter 2, P. Carter, Armstrong, Green; Total fouls: EC 13, PV 9; fouled out: Polino (EC).
Williamsville East 49, Olean 48
OLEAN, NY – Despite Dominic Giovine and Mykal Rivera’s big fourth quarter, the Huskies were unable to close the gap against the Flames.
While Olean had trailed for the first three quarters of the game, they found themselves down 12 with just eight minutes to go. After scoring a combined 15 points in the first three quarters, Giovine and Rivera would open up the Huskies offense with 16 points in the final period. Giovine operated inside for eight of his 18 points while Rivera connected on back-to-back 3-pointers on his way to eight clutch points. Unfortunately, using time to their advantage, the Flames sealed the win at the free throw line, shooting 7-for-10 in the final quarter.Â
Rivera would end with 13 points in total while Adrian Bohdanowycz finished with nine points, scoring them all from beyond the arc.
Olean moves to 11-8 with one game left on their schedule. They will finish their season on the road against Pioneer on Thursday, Feb. 20.
AT OLEAN
Williamsville East (49)
Weiss 6 0-0 12, J. Geraci 3 2-2 10, L. Geraci 2 4-6 8, Hardy 3 0-0 8, Singh 3 1-2 7, Sorkin 2 0-2 4. Totals: 19 7-12 49
Olean (48)
Giovine 9 0-0 18, Rivera 4 2-2 13, Bohdanowycz 3 0-0 9, Quinn 1 0-0 3, Tingley 1 0-0 3, Mest 1 0-2 2. Totals: 19 2-4 48
W. East 13 26 42 49
Olean 14 22 30 48
Three-point goals: WE (4) Hardy 2, J. Geraci 2, OL (8) Rivera 3, Bohdanowycz 3, Quinn, Tingley; Total fouls: WE 10, OL 14; fouled out: None.
