DUKE CENTER — Otto-Eldred got off to a fast start, scoring 23 points in the first quarter, and never looked back, cruising past Oswayo Valley 61-32 in North Tier League action on Monday.

Trey Dalton notched a double-double for O-E, finishing with 22 points and 10 rebounds. Jordan Sherwood (10 points) and Dylan Close (nine points, five assists) also had solid games for the Terrors, who hit 11 3-pointers in the game.

“We shot the ball very well in the first half,” O-E coach Dan Dalton said. “We also really picked up the defensive intensity the whole game.”

Both teams will be back at it again tonight: Otto-Eldred (10-5 overall, 6-4 NTL) hosts Smethport, while Oswayo Valley (9-7 overall, 5-5 NTL) visits Northern Potter.

D9 LEAGUE

Elk Catholic 64, Punxsutawney 43

ST. MARYS — The Crusaders rebounded from a sluggish first half to dominate the Chucks in the second half en route to a big D9 League win on Monday.

ECC outscored Punxsy 44-23 in the second half, as four different players scored at least eight points.

Alec Wehler scored a game-high 19 points, while Alex Breindel (11), Logan Hoffman (10), and Ryan Newton (eight) also chipped in.

Brandon Matthews led Punxsy (5-9 overall, 0-6 D9 League) with 12 points.

Elk Catholic (15-2 overall, 7-0 D9 League) visits DuBois on Wednesday.

AT DUKE CENTER

Oswayo Valley (32)

Theo Henry 6 8-11 21, Black 0 2-2 2, Babcock 3 0-0 7, Prouty 1 0-0 2, Bryant 0 0-0 0, Karr 0 0-0 0. Totals: 10 10-13 32

Otto-Eldred (61)

Drummond 3 1-3 7, Chase Sebastian 1 1-2 3, Sheeler 1 0-0 2, Close 3 0-2 9, York 2 0-0 5, Cole Sebastian 1 1-2 3, Trey Dalton 8 1-1 22, Jordan Sherwood 4 0-0 10. Totals: 23 4-10 61

OV    7 15 23 32

O-E 23 37 52 61

Three-point goals: OV 2 (Henry 1, Babcock 1), O-E 11 (Close 3, York 1, Dalton 5, Sherwood 2); Total fouls: OV 9, O-E 11; fouled out: none

JV: O-E won 41-25

AT ST. MARYS

Punxsutawney (43)

Hoover 2 3-5 7, Richardson 2 0-0 4, Constance 2 2-6 6, Stouffer 1 1-1 3, Brandon Matthews 5 1-3 12, Ethan Blose 5 0-0 11. Totals: 17 7-15 43

Elk Catholic (64)

Alec Wehler 7 0-0 19, Mader 1 2-2 4, Logan Hoffman 4 2-2 10, Gregory 2 2-3 6, Newton 3 2-2 8, Schneider 3 0-0 6, Alex Breindel 4 2-2 11. Totals: 24 10-11 64

Punxsy 11 20 27 43

ECC       6 20 38 64

Three-point goals: Punxsy 2 (Matthews 1, Blose 1), ECC 6 (Wehler 5, Breindel 1); Total fouls: Punxsy 18, ECC 15; fouled out: none

JV: ECC won 59-16