It was a second quarter Saturday that the Bradford boys basketball team would rather soon forget.
Leading by 10 after the first, Warren outscored the Owls 16-3 in the second frame and then pulled away in the second half to defeat Bradford 61-49.
Jake Kupchella led Warren with 15 points, Caleb Ei added 14 and Devin McMeans scored 12, all on his four three-pointers.
Tyler Gigliotti paced the Owls with 21 points, nine rebounds and two steals.
“The second quarter kind of got us tonight,” Bradford coach Brian Hobbs said. “We gave up all four of McMeans’ three-pointers and we only scored three points there.
“They were able to chip away at our lead and went up three at halftime. Then they started to pull away in the third quarter and we had to press and scramble and they found some guys in transition for easy baskets.”
Following his Owls’ third consecutive loss, Hobbs is hoping that his team can rally in time for the postseason — especially on the defensive end.
“Quite honestly, I think we are just not trusting each other defensively,” he said. “We are giving up too much on the perimeter because we are trying to help off guys and just not playing together. It’s disappointing to not have faith in each other at this point in the season.”
Next up, the Owls will try to play spoiler to Elk County Catholic on Tuesday night.
The Crusaders have a perfect 21-0 mark coming into the game, with the Owls the last challenger left on the schedule.
Bradford lost to ECC 55-31 in St. Marys earlier this season.
“Hopefully (the losses) create some motivation to get out of this funk, and there is no better time than Tuesday,” Hobbs said.
“It is a game we always get up for. They will be ready to go as far as intensity and energy. The third part is the execution and that’s what makes the difference in the game.”
AT BRADFORD
Warren (61)
Morrison 2 5-5 9, Cupchella 7 1-1 15, McMeans 4 0-1 12, Berdine 2 0-0 5, Funari 1 0-0 2, Caleb Ei 7 0-1 14, Suppa 1 2-3 4. Totals: 24 8-11 61.
Bradford (49)
Manion 1 0-0 2, Babcock 3 0-0 8, Pattison 1 2-2 4, Knowlton 2 0-0 5, Schmidt 2 1-2 5, Gigliotti 7 7-7 21, Nuzzo 1 0-0 2, Bryant 1 0-0 2. Totals: 18 10-11 49.
Warren8244661
Bradford18213749
Three-point goals: Warren 5 (McMeans 4, Berdine), Bradford 3 (Babcock 2, Knowlton). Total fouls: Warren 10, Bradford 12. Fouled out: None.
JV: Warren, 80-56.
NORTH TIER
Coudersport 83, Galeton 45
COUDERSPORT— Senior Owen Chambers dropped 37 points to lead Coudersport (18-1) in a runaway victory.
Hayden Keck added 17 points and Dillon Keglovits led the Falcons with nine rebounds. As a team, Coudy marked 23 assists on its 33 field goals.
“We moved the ball pretty well today and found the open guy,” said Coudy coach Brian Furman.
For Galeton, Joel Griffin scored 20 points while Evan Brooks had 12.
GIRLS
NORTH TIER
Port Allegany 49, Austin 14
AUSTIN— Cailey Barnett paced Port Allegany with nine points, eight steals, six rebounds and four assists in a victory.
Erin Stauffer added eight boards and three steals, Bree Garzel had five rebounds and five steals and Cierra Lannager a team-high 10 rebounds. Jade Evens had seven rebounds and three blocks, while Jenna Sprankle and Maleah Daniels both had five rebounds and four steals.
