THURSDAY ROUNDUP: Port Allegany’s playoff run closes out against Clarion; Warriors LAX earns spot in title game

ST. MARYS, PA – Coming just one game away from a trip to the District 9 Class A championship, the Port Allegany baseball team’s playoff run came to an end as they fell to top-seeded Clarion. 

Fresh off a marathon match in the quarterfinals on Tuesday, the Gators faced an uphill battle, taking on the No. 1 seeded and fully rested Bobcats. While their initial efforts found production, with Kellen Veilleux cracking a lead-off double and scoring two batters later, Port’s defense was unable to keep Clarion in check. 

Veilleux and Aidan Bliss combined for all of Port’s four hits. Veilleux ended 2-for-2 with one run while Bliss finished his high school baseball career 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI. On the mound for five frames, fellow senior Nick Wilfong threw for four strikeouts. 

AT ST MARYS

Port Allegany 100 001 R:2 H:4 E:3

Clarion 320 115 R:12 H:13 E:0

Port Allegany: Wilfong (4 SO, 2 BB), Veilleux (6) (0 SO, 2 BB), Bliss (6) (0 SO, 2 BB), Fillhart (6) (0 SO, 0 BB) and Boyd

Clarion: Smail (7 SO, 1 BB) and Weber

GIRLS LACROSSE

Salamanca 10, East Aurora 5

SALAMANCA, NY – Stepping onto their home field for the final time of the season, the Warriors emerged with a win, downing the Blue Devils in the Section VI Class D semifinals. 

Leilen McComber and Amilia McComber both posted four points each, recording three goals and one assist throughout the win, while Breille Massagli and Keira Bova each found the back of the net twice. Bova also tallied an assist, followed by Maliyah Foster with three. 

Advancing to the championship game, Salamanca will look to take home a title against No. 1 Eden/North Collins. That match will take place at Williamsville South on Wednesday at 5 p.m.

UNIFIED BASKETBALL

Salamanca 49, Dunkirk 39

DUNKIRK, NY – Jacob Johnson-Drain led the Salamanca unified basketball team in its double-figure win over Dunkirk.

Johnson-Drain scored a team-high 16 points for the Warriors. Also scoring in the win was Makya Jimerson (8 points), Logan Abrams (7 points), John Holmes-Pierce (6 points), Jarvis Crowe (2 points), David Dunn (2 points), Ernest Pinnecoose (2 points) and Ashton Smith (2 points).