BUFFALO, NY – Falling behind in the second half, the No. 7 seed Salamanca boy’s basketball team was unable to buy a return ticket to the Section 6 Class B1 semifinals, instead losing to Olmstead 49-34.
Taking the almost two-hour ride north, the Warriors arrived at the doorstep of No. 2 Olmstead. Having sharpened their talents in their 65-49 win over JFK just a few days earlier, Salamanca initially kept in stride with Olmstead. However, as they entered the second half, the Warriors quickly began falling behind, being outscored 21-6 in the third and 30-14 in the second half altogether.
Payton Bradley led the Warriors in scoring with 14, followed by Adrian Taylor with 12.
AT BUFFALO
Salamanca (34)
Bradley 7 0-3 14, Taylor 6 0-2 12, Farmer 1 0-0 3, Hill 1 0-0 3, Maybee 1 0-0 2. Totals: 16 0-5 34
Olmstead (49)
Wood 7 0-0 16, McCray 5 5-8 16, Price 3 0-0 6, Morrison 2 0-0 5, Patterson 2 0-0 4, Taylor 1 0-0 2. Totals: 20 5-8 49
Salamanca 13 20 26 34
Olmstead 9 19 40 49
Three-point goals: SA (2) Farmer, Hill, OL (4) Wood 2, Morrison, McCray; Total fouls: SA 10, OL 8; Fouled out: None.
No. 1 Tapestry 86, No. 9 Allegany-Limestone 48
BUFFALO, NY – Facing the top seeded team in Class B2, the Gators’ season came to an end far from home as an early deficit snowballed into a 38-point loss to Tapestry.
Ryan Callen ended with a game-high 13 points, followed by Nolan O’Brien with 11 and five rebounds and Nash Brady who finished with eight points.
AT BUFFALO
Allegany-Limestone (48)
Callen 4 5-7 13, O’Brien 4 3-3 11, Brady 3 1-2 8, Peck 1 3-8 6, Owen 2 0-0 5, Crowley 0 3-4 3, Amore 1 0-0 2, Margeson 0 0-2 0. Totals: 15 15-26 48
Tapestry (86)
Funderburk 5 2-2 13, Dean 5 0-2 11, Bell 5 0-0 11, Rodgers 4 0-0 11, Dixon 3 0-0 7, Blackwell 3 0-0 6, Triplette 3 0-0 6, Coleman 1 2-4 4, Worthy 2 0-0 4, Wimes 2 0-0 4, C. Schroeder 2 0-0 4, Sadler 1 1-2 3, Spencer 1 0-2 2, Williams 0 0-2 0, Musa 0 0-2 0. Totals: 37 5-16 86
Allegany-Limestone 11 24 40 48
Tapestry 20 46 68 86
Three-point goals: A-L (3) Peck, Brady, Owen, TP (7) Rodgers 3, Funderburk, Dean, Bell, Dixon; Total fouls: A-L 12, TP 24; Fouled out: Schroeder (TP).
GIRLS BASKETBALL
No. 1 Depew 52, No. 8 Olean 34
DEPEW, NY – The No. 8 seed Olean girls basketball team officially saw its season come to a close at the hands of No. 1 seed Depew.
The Wildcats jumped out to an early lead over the Huskies and managed to carry the advantage through all four quarters. Olean won the third quarter by a 13-12 margin, but scored single digit points in each of the other frames in the defeat.
