JAMESTOWN, NY — After trading punches through all four quarters, the Salamanca girls basketball team avenged its loss to Southwestern from earlier this season, claiming a 52-47 victory.
The Trojans had been unbeaten through 11 games in the CCAA Div. I. But behind a near triple-double from Kynleigh Wass (11 points, nine rebounds, seven assists), and an 11-point, seven rebound game from Liana Jimerson, the Warriors provided the first blemish on their host’s pristine record.
Mackenzie Crouse tallied nine points and eight rebounds in the win as well.
For Southwestern, Charlotte Beaver led the scoring with a game-high 17 points. Marlana Cresanti and Gianna Sirianni netted 14 and 10 points in the loss as well.
“I’m so incredibly proud of this group,” Salamanca head coach Joe Hinman said. “It was a game of runs but we were in control the whole game and never backed down. This was one of the biggest wins in our program’s recent history.”
AT JAMESTOWN
Salamanca (52)
Wass 5 2-6 11, Jimerson 3 4-4 11, M. Crouse 3 3-4 9, Reynolds 3 1-2 7, Foster 2 2-6 6, Earley 1 1-1 4, Ross 1 0-2 2, E. Crouse 1 0-0 2. Totals: 19 13-25 52
Southwestern (47)
C. Beaver 7 0-0 17, Cresanti 5 4-6 14, Sirianni 3 1-2 10, B. Beaver 1 2-2 4, Edwards 1 0-0 2. Totals: 17 7-10 47
Sala. 13 18 37 52
SW 7 14 30 47
Three-point goals: Sala. 2 (Jimerson Earley), SW 6 (Sirianni 3, C. Beaver 3); Total fouls: Sala. 10, SW 21; Fouled out: Sirianni (SW).
Cuba-Rushford/Bolivar-Richburg 46, Olean 44
BOLIVAR, NY — Despite a strong 22-point fourth quarter, the Olean girls basketball team fell just short in its pursuit of a comeback over Cuba-Rushford/Bolivar-Richburg.
Alaina Hirliman led the Huskies with a game-high 17 points on the night, 10 of which came in the fourth quarter as she attempted to will her team to victory. Jabreyah Brown’s eight points was the next highest point tally for Olean.
Aubrey Williams led CR/BR with 14 points. She was assisted by a 13-point and a 12-point contribution from Lilly Farwell and Lily Tompkins, respectively.
AT BOLIVAR
Olean (44)
Hirliman 7 1-1 17, Brown 4 0-0 8, Finch 1 4-6 6, Jones 2 0-2 5, Bohdanowycz 1 2-2 4, Lazynska 1 1-2 3, Bates 0 1-2 1. Totals: 16 9-15 44
CR/BR (46)
Williams 4 3-6 14, Farwell 4 5-8 13, L. Tompkins 4 4-8 12, K. Tompkins 2 1-2 5, Brooks 1 0-2 2. Totals: 15 13-26 46
OL 8 18 22 44
CR/BR 14 20 34 46
Three-point goals: OL 3 (Hirliman 2, Jones), CR/BR 3 (Williams 3); Total fouls: OL 24, CR/BR 14; Fouled out: Jones (OL), Lazynska (OL).
Randolph 69, Portville 38
RANDOLPH, NY — The Portville girls basketball team fell on the road to Randolph as the latter put together a consistent offensive performance.
Scoring at least 17 points in each quarter, the Cardinals surged ahead to a lopsided victory. Ava Sears scored a game-high 29 points for Randolph.
For Portville, Ali Haynes recorded a double-double with a team-high 17 points and 12 rebounds. Emma Rhinehart chipped in 11 points and Ava Scanlon provided five points and a team-high 15 rebounds.
AT RANDOLPH
Portville (38)
Haynes 6 5-10 17, Rhinehart 6 1-4 11, A. Scanlon 1 2-2 5, E. Scanlon 2 0-0 5. Totals: 13 8-16 38
Randolph (69)
Sears 11 3-3 29, Bowles 7 1-4 15, Brown 4 0-0 8, Hill 2 1-5 5, Beaver 2 0-0 4, Bushey 1 0-0 3, Stone 1 0-0 3, Conley 1 0-0 2. Totals: 29 5-12 69
Port. 8 15 27 38
Rand. 17 34 51 69
Three-point goals: Port. 4 (Rhinehart 2, A. Scanlon, E. Scanlon), Rand. 6 (Sears 4, Stone, Bushey); Total fouls: Port. 9, Rand.19 ; Fouled out: None.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Warren 59, Bradford 54
WARREN, PA — The season has officially come to an end for the Bradford boys basketball team as their loss at Warren saw them fall just short of the .500 mark to qualify for the postseason.
A hot start saw the Owls take a nine-point lead after the first quarter. But a slow second frame saw that advantage flip and at the half, they trailed by five.
From then on, Bradford was chasing the Warren, and in the end, was just about unable to turn the scoreline back in its favor.
Tarren Reese led the Owls with 14 points. Danny Marasco and Carter Roulo chipped in 12 and 10 points apiece in the loss as well.
AT WARREN
Bradford (54)
Reese 6 2-3 14, Marasco 5 2-4 12, Roulo 5 0-0 10, Terwilliger 4 0-1 9, Simmons 2 2-2 8. Totals: 22 6-10 54
Warren (59)
Eaton 4 7-8 17, Crissey 6 3-5 15, L. Thrift 5 2-2 13, McMeans 2 1-2 7, J. Thrift 1 0-0 3, Manning 1 0-0 2, Wood 1 0-0 2. Totals: 20 13-17 59
Brad. 19 26 38 54
Warr. 10 31 41 59
Three-point goals: Brad. 4 (Simmon 2, Terwilliger, Reese), Warr. 6 (McMeans 2, Eaton 2, L. Thrift, J. Thrift); Total fouls: Brad. 13, Warr. 9; Fouled out: Roulo (Brad.).
GIRLS WRESTLING
SECTION 6 STATE QUALIFIERS
BUFFALO, NY — The Salamanca girls wrestling team saw three qualify for Day 2 of the Section 6 State Qualifiers after reaching the final eight.
Kendra Bova-Redeye (132), Arianna Acosta (165) and Emma Domres (235) will each move on to the second day of the Qualifiers and each will start in the consolation rounds, hoping to finish third after losing in the quarterfinals.
Madison Mohr and Ella Martens each gained a win for the Warriors as well before losing their last matches.
Salamanca had seven girls compete on the day which is a new team-best.
