BRADFORD, PA – A near silent third quarter saw the Bradford girl’s basketball team’s first half lead disappear as they fell to DuBois 45-36.
Returning home after three games on the road, the Lady Owls took to their hardwood ready to play. Led by Haley Keane early, Bradford outscored the Lady Beavers by seven in the first quarter and continued to hold that margin going into halftime. However, after the intermission, their offense all but dried up. Going a full eight minutes without a field goal and scoring just one point off a split trip at the free throw line, Bradford saw DuBois not only storm back, but also take a 10-point lead heading into the final quarter of play.
Although they kept the Lady Beavers to just six points, Bradford was unable to mount a comeback of their own, suffering their second loss of the season.
Keane ended with a game-high 16 points while Cami Sheeley finished with nine points.
AT BRADFORD
DuBois (45)
A. Fontaine 4 5-8 15, C. Kennis 4 1-5 9, A. Kennis 4 0-0 9, Gray 2 1-2 7, T. Fontaine 1 1-2 3, Thomas 1 0-1 2. Totals: 16 8-18 45
Bradford (36)
Keane 5 5-10 16, Sheeley 4 1-22 9, Funk 2 1-2 5, Long 2 0-2 4, Kicior 1 0-0 2. Totals: 14 6-16 36
DuBois 9 22 39 45
Bradford 16 28 29 36
Three-point goals: DB (5) A. Fontaine 2, Gray 2, A. Kennis, BD (1) Keane; Total fouls: DB 16, BD 14; Fouled out: None.
Austin 45, Smethport 24
AUSTIN, PA – Facing their second North Tier League opponent of the season, the Lady Hubbers’ slow start snowballed into a loss against the Lady Panthers.
While Smethport was struggling to get their offense off the ground, Austin began pulling away by committee. During their 20-12 first half, four Lady Panthers made their way into the scoring column, with Cailyn Ogden leading the way with eight. Ogden continued to find ways to score as she carried her team to the finish line in the first half with another 10 points.
For the Lady Hubbers, Payton Neff scored 10 points while Mady McKean and Jenna Goodman both had six.
AT AUSTIN
Smethport (24)
Neff 3 2-3 10, McKean 2 1-4 6, Goodman 2 0-0 6, Szuba 1 0-0 2. Totals: 8 3-7 24
Austin (45)
Ogden 6 2-2 18, L. Clinger 5 1-4 11, McKeirnan 3 2-4 8, M. Clinger 2 0-0 4, Kia 0 2-2 2, Burrows 0 2-4 2. Totals: 16 9-16 45
Smethport 6 12 15 24
Austin 13 20 33 45
Three-point goals: SM (5) Neff 2, Goodman 2, McKean, AU (4) Ogden 4; Total fouls: SM 13, AU 8; Fouled out: None.
Boy’s basketball
Salamanca 59, Randolph 47
SALAMANCA, NY – Led by Carlton Farmer’s six triples, the Warriors survived a shootout with the Cardinals.
In the first quarter, both teams battled tick-for-tack from long range. While Farmer found his touch with a pair of 3-pointers, Randolph stormed ahead through the first eight minutes with five triples of their own. However, Salamanca’s defense held down the fort in the second, allowing just five Randolph points while their offense put them in front by five heading into the half.
Although the Cardinals once again found life from beyond the arc after the break, Farmer and Co. kept their foot on the gas, outscoring Randolph 32-25 over the next 16 minutes.
Connecting on six 3-pointers, Farmer ended with 22 points. Alongside him was Dominick Hill with 13 points and Payton Maybee with nine.
AT SALAMANCA
Randolph (47)
Johnson 9 0-0 23, Brooks 5 0-0 13, N. Beaver 1 0-0 3, McElwain 1 0-0 3, M. Beaver 1 0-0 3, Foster 1 0-0 2. Totals: 18 0-0 47
Salamanca (59)
Farmer 8 0-0 22, Hill 7 1-3 15, Maybee 4 1-1 9, Bradley 2 3-5 7, Ghani 2 0-1 4, Farnum 1 0-0 2. Totals: 24 5-10 59
Randolph 19 22 33 47
Salamanca 15 27 45 59
Three-point goals: RD (11) Johnson 5, Brooks 3, N. Beaver, McElwain, M. Beaver, SA (6) Farmer 6; Total fouls: RD 13, SA 5; Fouled out: None.
Johnsonburg 73, Smethport 35
JOHNSONBURG, PA – A first win of the season continued to evade the Hubbers as they were blown out by the Rams.
Colin Okerlund led Smethport with 16 points while Colin Riekofsky ended with nine points.
AT Johnsonburg
Smethport (35)
Okerlund 6 0-0 16, Riekofsky 3 3-3 9, Burdick 1 0-0 3, Wertz 1 0-0 2, Smith 1 0-2 2, Hollowell 1 0-2 2, Walker 0 1-2 1, Wolasewicz 0 0-2 0Totals: 13 4-11 35
Johnsonburg (73)
Schrieber 13 1-3 27, Calla 9 2-3 20, Brunner 2 4-4 8, M. Schreiber 2 0-0 5, Galski 2 0-0 4, Lindberg 1 0-0 3, G. Lehman 1 0-0 3, Sample 1 0-0 2, Elmquist 0 1-2 1. Totals: 31 8-12 73
Smethport 15 20 28 35
Johnsonburg 18 44 64 73
Three-point goals: SM (5) Okerlund 4, Burdick, JB (3) Lindberg, Schreiber, Lehman; Total fouls: SM 11, JB 10; Fouled out: None.
JV: Johnsonburg 31, Smethport 26
