PORT ALLEGANY, PA – On a night where ten Gators made their way into the score books, the Port Allegany boy’s basketball team kept their hot streak alive, beating Smethport 66-26.
Port got off to a hot start and didn’t look back. Led by a flurry of offense in the first quarter that put the Gators up by 15, Jarrod Funk then took the reins in the second, scoring eight of their 18 points to build up a 41-14 lead by halftime.
From there, they cruised to another victory as they picked up their ninth win of the year. The Hubbers, on the other hand, were sent back to the drawing board as they searched for an answer to their struggles.
Funk led all scorers on the night with 18, also contributing five rebounds, four steals and three assists. Isac Amell ended with 13 points, four assists and three steals while Chase Boyd tallied 11 points – accompanied by three 3-pointers – and two assists.
For Smethport, Holden Smith had 10 points and Colin Okerlund had nine.
AT PORT ALLEGANY
Smethport (26)
Smith 5 0-0 10, Okerlund 4 0-0 9, Swanson 1 0-0 3, Benson 1 0-0 2, Hollowell 1 0-0 2. Totals: 12 0-0 26
Port Allegany (66)
Funk 9 0-1 18, Amell 5 3-4 13, Boyd 3 0-0 11, Hawver 3 1-1 7, Wilfong 2 0-0 4, Smith 2 0-0 4, Babcock 1 2-2 4, Carlson 1 0-0 2, Roys 1 0-0 2, Simes 0 1-4 1. Totals: 28 7-12 66
Smethport 7 14 20 26
Port Allegany 22 41 61 66
Three-point goals: SM (2) Swanson, Okerlund, PA (3) Boyd 3; Total fouls: SM 10, PA 4; Fouled out: None.
JV: Smethport 44, Port Allegany 43
Bolivar-Richburg 77, Portville 46
BOLIVAR, NY – Unable to stop Kingston Loucks’ prolific scoring performance, the Panthers suffered their seventh loss of the season, dropping to 4-7.
Despite relatively holding their own through the first two quarters, Portville watched their hopes of a comeback quickly fall beyond reach as the Wolverines outscored them 24-8 in the third quarter. Loucks scored 12 of his 33 in that period, then hitting another pair of 3-pointers in the fourth as B-R pulled away for good.
Zach Green led the Panthers with 17 points while Cody Hitchcock came away with seven points in the loss. Portville stays on the road for their next challenge, a road trip to Randolph (7-1) on Friday. The game against the Cardinals is slated for a 7:30 p.m. start.
AT BOLIVAR
Portville (46)
Green 8 1-3 17, Hitchcock 4 0-0 7, Carter 4 0-0 6, DeFazio 3 0-2 5, Camp 2 0-2 4, Torrey 2 0-0 4, Van Buskirk 0 2-2 2, Knittle 0 1-2 1. Totals: 23 4-11 46
Bolivar-Richburg (77)
Loucks 12 4-5 33, Zilker 5 1-2 14, Pettit 2 1-1 6, Lipyanoe 2 0-0 5, Baldwin 2 0-0 5, Shelley 2 1-1 5, Schoppecher 2 0-0 4, Rodriguez 1 1-1 3, Baker 1 0-2 2. Totals: 29 8-12 77
Portville 12 21 29 46
Bolivar-Richburg 14 30 54 77
Three-point goals: PV (4) Carter 2, DeFazio, Hitchcock, B-R (11) Loucks 5, Zilker 3, Pettit, Baldwin, Lipyanoe; Total fouls: PV 12, B-R 15; Fouled out: None.
College Basketball
Penn St.-Behrend 70, Pitt-Bradford 48
BRADFORD, PA – A poor first half steamrolled into the Panthers worst loss of the season as they fell to the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference-leading Lions.
Unable to get their offense off the ground, Pitt-Bradford only managed to put 15 points on their side of the scoreboard through the first 20 minutes of play. Even though they were able to outscore St.-Behrend in the second, albeit by just three points, the Panthers were unable to erase the deficit, instead losing by 32.
Only two Panthers reached double-digit scoring in the loss. Jeremy Rodriguez scored 13 points alongside his four rebounds and three steals while Coby Farley finished with 10 points and three rebounds.
With the loss, Pitt-Bradford falls to 9-7 overall and 4-3 in AMCC play.
