SHEFFIELD — Port Allegany emerged victorious in a title game in which it never led by more than four points at the end of a quarter.

The Lady Gators held on and finished a 36-33 win over Mercer in the championship game of the Sheffield Tournament on Saturday.

“It was a battle,” Gators coach Jamie Evens said. “They were a really physical team. It was good for us at this point of the season to get that kind of test. We opened up a seven-point lead in the third quarter, and they closed it to one with about a minute left. We hit a couple of free throws. Overall, the line was key. We didn’t shoot well (7-of-17), but we shot better than them (5-of-18).”

Bree Garzel led Port (2-0) with 13 points and seven rebounds, while Cailey Barnett had 11 points and eight boards. Cierra Lannager notched six rebounds and Erin Stauffer three assists.

Darby Miller tallied 18 points for Mercer (1-1).

AT SHEFFIELD

Mercer (33)

P. Miller 2 0-0 5, Balaski 0 0-3 0, Grossman 3 0-2 6, D. Miller 7 4-9 18, Baker 1 1-4 4.Totals: 13 5-18 33.

Port Allegany (36)

Sprankle 2 1-2 5, Stauffer 3 1-1 7, Garzel 4 2-6 13, Cailey Barnett 3 3-6 11, Lannager 0 0-2 0.Totals: 12 7-17 36.

Mercer  7  15 24  33

Port Allegany 11  18 27  36

Three-point goals: Mercer 2 (P. Miller, Baker); Port Allegany 5 (Garzel 3, Barnett 2). Total fouls: Mercer 17, Port Allegany 17. Fouled out: None.

HOLLIDAYSBURG TOURNAMENT

Central Martinsburg 45, Bradford 36

HOLLIDAYSBURG — Erica Marshall totaled 14 points and Hannah Lary 12 as Bradford (0-2) fell in the consolation game.

The Lady Owls return to the court on Tuesday for their home opener against North East.

AT HOLLIDAYSBURG

Bradford (36)

Maley 0 0-1 0, Marshall 5 4-6 14, Moffett 0 3-4 3, Lary 4 2-5 12, Huber 1 3-6 5, Swanson 0 2-2 2.Totals: 10 14-24 36.

Central Martinsburg (45)

Longenecker 3 3-3 10, K. Metzger 1 0-0 2, Mock 5 4-4 15, Snyder 1 0-0 2, Eicher 2 0-0 4, Hauston 0 0-2 0, M. Metzger 5 2-2 12.Totals: 17 9-11 45.

Bradford             3 1421  36

Central Martinsburg10  2129  45

Three-point goals: Bradford 2 (Lary 2); CM 2 (Longenecker, Mock). Total fouls: Bradford 14, CM 18. Fouled out: None.

JOHNSONBURG TOURNAMENT

Johnsonburg 51, Kane 45

JOHNSONBURG — A day after scoring 26 points in a win over Coudersport, Kane’s Ella Marconi put forth another solid performance with 21 points against Johnsonburg.

This time, however, it wasn’t nearly enough to lead her team to victory.

The Lady Wolves fell 51-45 to the Ramettes in the championship game of the Johnsonburg Tournament on Saturday.

Kane fell behind by 10 after the first quarter, but battled nearly all the way back to cut its deficit to two with under two minutes remaining before Johnsonburg ultimately pulled off the win.

Marconi added nine rebounds and four assists for Kane, while teammate Emily Bucheit poured in 16 points — including four three-pointers — for the Lady Wolves.

Cassidy King led the Rammettes with 25 points.

AT JOHNSONBURG

Kane (45)

Ella Marconi 8 5-5 21, Emily Bucheit 6 0-0 16, Buhl 2 0-0 6, Hillman 1 0-0 2, Saf 0 0-0 0  Totals: 17 5-5 45

Johnsonburg (51)

Cassidy King 10 4-6 24, Jones 5 0-0 10, Casilio 2 3-4 7, Williams 3 0-0 6, Kocjancic 1 2-2 4  Totals: 21 9-12 51

Kane  6  18 35   45

Johnsonburg  16 28 40 51

Three-point goals: Kane 6 (Bucheit 4, Buhl 2), Johnsonburg none

Archbishop Walsh 49, Oswayo Valley 44

SHINGLEHOUSE — A monster game from Grace Greer helped Archbishop Walsh not only open its season with a win but also record its first victory in three years.

Greer poured in 38 points, the majority coming on nine 3-pointers.

Walsh had lost 49 straight games dating back to the 2015-16 season.

“I can say that 0-17 last year was difficult not only for me but the girls,” second-year Eagles coach Matthew Kichman said. “We had some moral victories, but it’s really nice to actually have a victory. These girls have worked hard over the summer and the beginning of the year, and hopefully it’s starting to show.”

Also for Walsh, Noella Policastro grabbed seven rebounds; Mykayla Shaw collected six boards, three assists and three steals; and Greer made five steals.

Karina West and Faith Coole scored 16 points apiece for Oswayo Valley (0-2).

AT SHINGLEHOUSE

Archbishop Walsh (49)

N. Policastro 0 0-2 0, K. Policastro 0 1-2 1, Shaw 3 1-4 7, Greer 14 1-2 38, Jerge 0 1-2 1, White 1 0-0 2. Totals: 18 4-12 49.

Oswayo Valley (44)

West 6 4-6 16, Hamon 2 0-2 4, Gross 2 2-4 6, Coole 6 4-8 16, McMichael 1 0-0 2. Totals: 17 10-20 44.

Archbishop Walsh  819   33  49

Oswayo Valley       614   28  44

Three-point goals: Walsh 9 (Greer 9); OV 0. Total fouls: Walsh 13, OV 11. Fouled out: None.

JOHNSONBURG TOURNAMENT

St. Marys 48, Coudersport 29

JOHNSONBURG — Megan Quesenberry scored 21 points for St. Marys (1-1), and Shaelyn Black had 11 for Coudersport (0-2) in a consolation matchup.

No box score was available.

GALETON TOURNAMENT

Williamson 39, Austin 21

GALETON — Williamson (1-1) was blaked 6-0 in the first quarter but then used a 13-0 second to take control in a consolation win.

Kendra Valenti paced Austin (0-2) with 12 points.

AT GALETON

Austin (21)

Brewer 3 1-4 7, Valenti 4 4-8 12, Latimore 1 0-0 2, C. Glover 0 0-0 0, J. Glover 0 0-0 0.Totals: 8 5-12 21.

Williamson (39)

Yusko 6 3-6 15, McCormick 3 1-2 7, Bradshaw 3 0-3 6, Smith 4 1-4 9, Root 1 0-0 2.Totals: 17 5-15 39.

Austin        6 6   10 21

Williamson  013  29 39

Three-point goals: Austin 0; Williamson 0. Total fouls: Austin 14, Williamson 13. Fouled out: Latimore.