SMETHPORT — The Smethport Hubbers were less than 16 minutes away from staying unbeaten in the North Tier League on Wednesday night.
But some sloppy play from the Hubbers, and some hot shooting for Otto-Eldred, sent the Terrors to a 44-41 come-from-behind victory on the road.
Otto-Eldred (1-2, 3-3) picked up its first league win by outscoring Smethport 25-18 in the second half. Cole Sebastian hit three 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 20 points for O-E.
Smethport (3-3, 3-1), which erased an early 10-6 deficit with a 17-point second quarter to take that halftime lead, had Caleb Lutz (10) and Eric Szarowicz (13) in double figures.
“It was a hard-fought game,” Smethport coach Jay Acker said. “We had a lot of bad turnovers, and we couldn’t quite overcome those at the end. We had a couple of good opportunities for some shots but those just didn’t go down.”
The Hubbers also committed 18 fouls in the game, leading to nine made free throws from O-E.
AT SMETHPORT
Otto-Eldred (44)
Chase Sebastian 1 0-0 2, Andrew Sheeler 2 1-2 5, Cameron Grigsby 3 2-4 8, Gavin Jimerson 3 2-4 9, Cole Sebastian 7 3-5 20. Totals: 16 9-15 44
Smethport (41)
Ian Woodruff 4 0-0- 8, Caleb Lutz 4 0-0 10, Eric Szarowicz 6 0-0 13, Noah Costa 1 0-0 3, Connor Alfieri 2 0-0 5, Brandon Peterson 0 2-2 2. Totals: 19 2-2 41
Otto-Eldred 10 19 35 44
Smethport 6 23 29 41
Three-point goals: Otto-Eldred 4 (Jimmerson, Cole Sebastian 3); Smethport 5 (Lutz 2, Szarowicz, Costa, Alfieri); Total fouls: Otto-Eldred: 9 Smethport: 18 Fouled out: Smethport (Costa)
JV: Otto-Eldred won 31-29
Coudersport 91, Austin 55
COUDERSPORT — It was just another day at the office for Owen Chambers and the Coudersport Falcons on Wednesday night.
Chambers, who is averaging almost 35 points per game this season, poured in 38 against Austin (1-2, 3-4) as the Falcons stayed perfect and rolled to their fourth straight dominating win.
Chambers got plenty of help against the Panthers as well, as teammates Hayden Keck (19) and Dillion Keglovits (12) were also in double-digits. Keglovits also led Coudy on the glass with 10 rebounds.
Coudersport (4-0, 4-0) exploded for 51 points in the first half, and had 83 at the end of three quarters.
Austin, meanwhile, tried to keep up with the Coudy firepower with seven made three-pointers, and were led by Dempsey Glover’s 19 points.
The Falcons travel to Otto-Eldred on Friday for a final NTL matchup before the holiday break.
AT COUDERSPORT
Austin (55)
Dempsey Glover 9 0-2 19, Mason Valenti 5 1-2 13, P. Glover 3 0-0 8, Burgett 2 0-0 6, Jo. Glover 1 0-0 3, Ja. Glover 1 0-0 2. Totals: 22 3-7 55
Coudersport (91)
Owen Chambers 16 2-2 38, Hayden Keck 8 1-2 19, Kightlinger 1 0-0 2, Vanwhy 1 4-4 7, Easton 1 0-0 3, Haskins 3 0-0 6, Dillion Keglovits 6 0-0 12, Gleason 1 2-2 4. Totals: 37 9-10 91
Austin 19 28 44 55
Coudy 26 51 83 91
Three-point goals: Austin 7 (P. Glover 2, Valenti 2, Burgett 2, D. Glover), Coudy 8 (Chambers 4, Kecks 2, VanWhy, Easton ). Total Fouls: Coudy 12. Fouled out: none
JV: Coudy won
Cameron County 52, Galeton 27
EMPORIUM — Stifling defense and an offensive explosion from Marcus Brown and Caden Beldin sent Cameron County to its fifth straight victory on Wednesday.
Brown hit five three-pointers in the game and led all scorers with 19 points, while Beldin added 16 of his own.
Even more impressively for Cameron Co. (5-1, 4-0) was its defense in the first half. After coming out of the first quarter with a 19-6 advantage, the Red Raiders shut out Galeton in the second frame and went into the halftime break up 29-6.
“I thought we played really well defensively tonight,” Cameron County assistant coach Brian Goode said. “Just good, solid man-to-man defense.”
After losing their first game of the season to Ridgway in double overtime, the Red Raiders have rolled to five consecutive wins and join Coudersport as the lone unbeaten teams left in the NTL.
Evan Brooks paced Galeton (1-3, 3-3) with eight points.
Cameron County looks to keep its streak intact on Friday at Austin.
AT EMPORIUM
Galeton (27)
Griffen 1 3-4 5, Shuemaker 2 0-0 4, Evan Brooks 2 4-4 8, Schutt 2 0-0 4, Stover 3 0-0 6. Totals: 10 7-8 27
Cameron County (52)
D. Brown 1 0-0 2, Marcus Brown 7 0-0 19, Caden Beldin 7 1-4 16, Goode 2 0-0 5, Walters 5 0-2 10. Totals: 22 1-4 52
Galeton 6 6 15 27
Cam Co. 19 29 38 52
Three-point goals: Galeton 0, CC 7 (M. Brown 5, Beldin, Goode); total fouls: Galeton 10, CC 6; fouled out: none
JV: CC won 54-38
Northern Potter 55, Oswayo Valley 44
SHINGLEHOUSE — A balanced scoring attack and a strong game rebounding led visiting Northern Potter to its first NTL road win in nearly two seasons.
Foster Kosa had 12 points, while Tristan Byron (11) and Ezra Sprow (9) powered the Northern Potter (1-3, 2-3) offense.
Sprow also chipped in 10 rebounds for NoPo, which captured its first win against a league opponent since January 2016.
Carter Stedman poured in 14 and Noah Wichert had 11 for Oswayo Valley (0-3, 1-6).
Despite the loss, Green Wave head coach Nick Goss thought his team played a
“OV came out and played our best game of the season tonight,” Goss said. “Credit to NoPo for finishing the game off and handling our pressure.”
AT SHINGLEHOUSE
Northern Potter (55)
Ryan Langworthy 1 0-0 3, Foster Kosa 5 0-3 12, A.J. Lehman 3 2-5 8, Tre Swanson 3 0-2 8, Wyatt Kosa 0 2-2 2, Tristan Bryon 6 1-2 11, Wills 1 0-0 2, Ezra Sprow 3 3-6 9. Totals: 20 8-21 55.
Oswayo Valley (44)
Camden Graves 1 1-2 4, Gunner Bean 1 2-2 4, Noah Wichert 4 2-2 11, Honor Gross 1 0-0 2, Carter Stedmen 6 2-7 14, Welch 1 4-5 7, Pablo Vidal 1 0-0 2. Totals: 15 12-17 44.
NoPo 16 29 48 55
Oswayo 8 22 31 44
Three-point goals: NoPo 5 (F. Kosa, Slawson 2, Langworthy), OV 3 (Graves, Wichert, Welch); total fouls: NoPo 18, OV 20; fouled out: none
JV: NoPo won
