PORT ALLEGANY, PA – Tallying one final league win, the Port Allegany boy’s basketball team officially earned the North Tier League title, beating Northern Potter 59-21.
Looking to close their regular season on a high note, the Gators brought the offense early. Opening with a flurry of scores, including a trio of triples, Port quickly jumped out to a double-digit lead. Holding it through the half, they then doubled down, outscoring NoPo 20-4 in the third before cruising to one last victory at home.
Jarrod Funk, who scored 11 of the Gators’ 20 third-quarter points, ended with a game-high 19 points alongside nine rebounds and two steals. Isac Amell and Liam Hawver both also ended in double-digit scoring, with Amell tallying 13 points, four rebounds and four assists and Hawver ending with 11 points, and two steals.
While the Gators end the regular season, their serious work now begins. Before making an appearance in the District 9 Class 2A postseason, Port will first look towards the North Tier League Tournament. As the top seed in the bracket, they will host Coudersport in the semis before hopefully playing in the finals at Bradford on Saturday.
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Northern Potter (21)
Elmadollar 2 0-1 5, Martin 1 2-2 4, Hamilton 1 0-0 3, Daniels 0 1-2 3, Shope 0 2-2 2, Houghtaling 1 0-0 2, Cady 1 0-0 2. Totals: 7 5-7 21
Port Allegany (59)
Funk 8 1-2 19, Amell 4 4-4 13, Hawver 5 0-0 11, Boyd 3 0-0 7, Kaple 2 0-0 5, Carlson 0 2-2 2, Crum 1 0-0 2, Roys 0 0-4 0. Totals: 23 7-11 59
Northern Potter 7 10 14 21
Port Allegany 19 29 49 59
Three-point goals: NoPo (2) Hamilton, Elmadollar, PA (6) Funk 2, Kaple, Amell, Hawver, Boyd; Total fouls: NoPo 12, PA 10; Fouled out: None.
Frewsburg 68, Portville 58
FREWSBURG, PA – Falling behind in the final two quarters, the Panthers suffered their eleventh loss of the season at the hands of the Bears.
Aiden DeFazio ended with 21 points, followed by Peyton Carter with 12 and Zach Green with 10.
At 6-11 overall, Portville has two games left on the season. First, they return home to host Randolph (14-2) on Friday before finishing their campaign on the road against Cuba-Rushford (15-2) the following Tuesday. Both games are slated for 7:30 starts.
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Portville (58)
DeFazio 8 0-3 21, Carter 5 0-0 12, Green 5 0-0 10, Foster 2 0-0 6, Camp 1 2-2 4, Truman 2 0-0 4, Knittle 0 1-2 1. Totals: 23 3-7 58
Frewsburg (68)
Lewis 13 0-2 31, Beckstrom 6 1-4 13, Weaver 3 0-2 7, Hultberg 3 1-2 7, Signorino 3 0-0 6, Munday 2 0-0 4. Totals: 30 2-10 68
Portville 15 32 42 58
Frewsburg 18 31 54 68
Three-point goals: PV (9) DeFazio 5, Carter 2, Foster 2, FW (6) Lewis 5, Weaver; Total fouls: PV 14, FW 11; Fouled out: None.
Coudersport 51, Otto-Eldred 35
COUDERSPORT, PA – Falling behind in the second half, the Terrors end their 2025-2026 campaign in defeat, suffering their fourth NTL loss of the season at the hands of the Falcons.
Hitting all five of O-E’s shots from behind the arc, Mason Rees ended with a team-high 17 points, followed by Wyatt Blendinger with 10 and Jack Sherry with seven.
As the third seed in the NTL, the Terrors will take to Emporium on Thursday, seeing Cameron County for the third time in as many weeks as part of the NTL tournament semifinals. That game is slated for a 7 p.m. start.
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Otto-Eldred (35)
Ree 6 0-0 17, Blendinger 5 0-0 10, Sherry 2 3-4 7, Sheeler 0 1-2 1. Totals: 13 4-6 35
Coudersport (51)
Wetzel 9 6-10 26, Van Why 2 4-4 9, Taylor 2 0-0 5, Fowler 2 1-1 5, Wahlers 2 0-0 4, Horne 0 2-2 2. Totals: 17 13-17 51
Otto-Eldred 6 14 25 35
Coudersport 13 17 39 51
Three-point goals: O-E (5) Rees 5, CD (4) Wetzel 2, Van Why, Taylor; Total fouls: O-E 21, CD 13; Fouled out: Bledinger, Sherry (O-E).
Smethport 46, Galeton 43, OT
SMETHPORT, PA – Capitalizing on their trips to the charity stripe, the Hubbers finished off their basketball season with an overtime thriller, narrowly overcoming the Tigers at home.
Colin Okerlund ended with a team-high 20 points, followed by Mason Swanson with 10 and Colin Riekofsky with seven.
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Galeton (43)
Skyora 10 2-5 22, Schloegel 3 0-0 7, Shutt 2 0-2 4, Basile 2 0-0 4, Shaffer 1 0-2 2, Holcomb 1 0-2 2, Martin 1 0-0 2. Totals: 20 2-11 43
Smethport (46)
Okerlund 7 5-6 20, Swanson 2 4-4 10, Riekofsky 3 1-2 7, Burdick 3 0-0 5, Smith 1 0-1 2, Holowell 1 0-0 2. Totals: 17 10-13 46
Galeton 14 20 32 43 43
Smethport 13 20 30 43 46
Three-point goals: GT (1) Schloegel, SM (5) Burdick 2, Swanson 2, Okerlund; Total fouls: GT 18, SM 11; Fouled out: Schloegel (GT).
JV: Smethport 49, Galeton 20
Falconer 51, Allegany-Limestone 48
FALCONER, NY – Unable to contain Maximus Parmentier in the second half, the Gators suffered their 13th loss of the season.
Ryan Callen ended with a team-high 20 points, followed by Nolan O’Brien with 10 and Tayden Margeson with eight.
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Allegany-Limestone (48)
Callen 6 6-9 20, O’Brien 3 3-4 10, Margeson 3 0-0 8, Wilczewski 2 1-2 6, Peck 1 2-2 4, . Totals: 15 12-17 48
Falconer (51)
Mx. Parmentier 12 2-3 27, Carlson 3 2-2 9, Delaney 3 1-2 8, Nutt 2 1-2 5, Bianco 1 0-0 2 Totals: 21 6-9 51
Allegany-Limestone 11 24 37 48
Falconer 13 18 34 51
Three-point goals: A-L (6) Callen 2, Margeson 2, Wilczewski, O’Brien, FC (3) Delaney, Carlson, Parmentier; Total fouls: A-L 14, FC 15; Fouled out: None
Girl’s Basketball
North Clarion 42, Bradford 39
BRADFORD, PA – Losing hold of a late lead, the Lady Owls were unable to defend their home court against the visiting Lady Wolves.
Haley Keane ended with 21 points, followed by Shavia Long and Cami Sheeley, who both finished with eight points, each.
Bradford has just one game left in the regular season. On Wednesday, they will stay on the road for the season finale against Elk County Catholic. That game is slated for a 7:15 p.m. start.
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North Clarion (42)
Baumcratz 5 4-4 18, Freeman 4 8-8 12, Thompson 3 0-0 6, Cani 1 2-2 4, Hannold 1 0-0 2. Totals: 14 10-14 42
Bradford (39)
Keane 8 4-6 21, Long 3 2-4 8, Sheeley 4 0-2 8, Funk 1 0-0 2, Kicior 0 0-2 0. Totals: 16 6-14 39
North Clarion 8 15 28 42
Bradford 11 18 31 39
Three-point goals: NC (4) Baumcratz 4, BD (1) Keane; Total fouls: NC 15, BD 13; Fouled out: Keane (BD)
Boy’s Indoor Track and Field
HOUGHTON, NY – On Saturday, the Salamanca boy’s team finished their regular season with a flurry of personal bests and seasonal highlights.
Senior thrower Evan Spruce set the tone, shattering both of his own school records as he placed 12th out of 50 competitors in the weight throw, registering a distance of 43-08.5. In the shot put, he ended in sixth with a throw of 43-08.5. Sophomores Remy Follman (55m, 300m) and Knox Johnson (600m) both also ended the weekend with personal bests on the track.
In the distance events, Preston Smith cut six seconds off his time in the 1,600 meter, moving him into the Top 2 in the Warriors Top 10 list, while also slimming his 3,200 meter dash by five seconds.
The Warriors now turn their attention to the Team Championship meet next week, where they will compete in the small school division for a chance to qualify for the State Qualifying meet on Saturday, Feb. 28.
Unified Bowling
Salamanca 9, Southwestern 0
Three Warriors had season bests as they shutout the Trojans.
David Dunn registered a personal record at 110, followed by Ashton Smith with a 99 and finally Ernest Pinnecoose, who ended with a 98.
With the win, Salamanca improves to 2-1 overall.
