HAMBURG — Powered by Avery Brown’s 25-point performance, the Salamanca boys basketball team was able to wrap up its regular season with a narrow 62-58 win over Double-A Frontier.
Brown, who has been a force in the paint for the Warriors all season, found himself a great deal of success down low once again, dropping in nine buckets from within the 3-point arc.
He received significant support from the likes of Jacob Herrick, who scored 18 points, and Maddox Isaac, who added 13 to the team’s tally as well.
However, for the second game in a row, Salamanca struggled to get significant points from other sources, leading to the slim margin of victory.
Matt Siener led Frontier with 18 points.
AT HAMBURG
Salamanca (62)
Brown 10 4-8 25, Herrick 6 3-5 18, Isaac 4 4-9 13, Bradley 1 4-6 6. Totals: 21 15-28 62
Frontier (58)
Siener 7 0-0 18, Bishop-Marriott 4 0-0 12, Cox 4 1-2 12, Chido 5 0-0 10, Kibler 2 0-0 5, Dunz 0 1-2 1. Totals: 22 2-4 58
Sala. 6 18 42 62
Front. 6 21 40 58
Three-point goals: Sala. 5 (Herrick 3, Isaac, Brown), Front. 12 (Bishop-Marriott 4, Siener 4, Cox 3, Kibler); Total fouls: Sala. 10, Front. 22; fouled out: Dunz (Front.), Chido (Front.), Siener (Front.).
Olean 53, Pioneer 47
ARCADE — Mykel Rivera scored more than half of Olean’s points on the night as it put a bow on its regular season after surviving a big fourth-quarter push from Pioneer.
Rivera scored a game-high 26 points for the Huskies, 12 of which came from beyond the arc. He was the only Olean player to finish in double figures, but Dominic Giovine, Joe Mest, Caedyn Tingley and Adrian Bohdanowycz all combined for 21 points in support.
The Panthers had two quarters in which they struggled to score but put up 25 points in the final frame to prevent Olean from grabbing a blowout win.
Sam Platt scored 22 points for Pioneer in the loss.
AT ARCADE
Olean (53)
Rivera 7 8-12 26, Giovine 3 0-0 6, Mest 2 0-0 5, Tingley 1 2-2 5, Bohdanowycz 2 1-4 5, Teachman 1 1-2 3, Hoffman 1 0-0 2, Ruggles 0 1-2 1. Totals: 17 13-22 53
Pioneer (47)
S. Platt 9 2-2 22, George 4 0-0 9, I. Platt 3 1-1 8, Schwab 1 0-0 3, Colombo 1 0-0 3, J. Platt 1 0-0 2. Totals: 19 3-3 47
OL 14 25 36 53
Pio. 2 16 22 47
Three-point goals: OL 6 (Rivera 4, Mest, Tingley), Pio. 6 (S. Platt 2, I. Platt, Colombo, George, Schwab); Total fouls: OL 9, Pio. 17; fouled out: Giboo (Pio.).
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Portville 32, Franklinville 25
PORTVILLE — In a relatively low-scoring affair, Portville emerged victorious over Franklinville.
Emma Rhinehart’s 17 points paced the Panthers, who brought their regular season to a close with their third win in a row.
Rhinehart was the only Portville player to finish in double figures, but Ashley Carls and Ali Haynes did their part, contributing six points apiece in the win.
