PUNXSUTAWNEY — Ethan Blose scored 16 points and Dylan Byers poured in 14 to key Punxsutawney’s 62-58 defeat of Bradford in a D9 League game Friday.
The loss sent the Owls (9-12, 2-7) to their fourth consecutive defeat.
Leading Bradford were Caleb Nuzzo with 16 points and Tyler Gigliotti with 12 points, while Donny Pattison scored seven points and added nine rebounds. Nuzzo also had six rebounds and five assists for the night.
“In the second quarter, we just struggled again for whatever reason. We gave up 21 points to Punxsy (in that quarter). We also sent them to the foul line too much, and they went 20-28 from there,” said Brian Hobbs, Bradford coach.
Bradford outscored Punxsy 37-28 in the second half, but just couldn’t erase a 13-point halftime deficit.
“Nuzzo did a real good job in the third quarter and Gigs did good in the fourth. It was just too late. With another minute and a half, we would have had them. We ran out of timeouts and struggled to get our composure.”
Punxsutawney (10-12, 3-7) avenged a 56-44 loss to the Owls earlier in the season.
Bradford concludes its regular season on Monday at home against St. Marys.
AT PUNXSUTAWNEY
Bradford (58)
Manion 1-0-0-2, Babcock 3-0-1-8, Pattison 2-3-6-7, Knowlton 3-0-0-7, Schmidt 1-0-0-2, Tyler Gigliotti 5-0-1-12, Caleb Nuzzo 4-6-10-16, Bryant 2-0-0-4. Totals: 21-9-18-58
Punxsutawney (62)
Wehrle 2-1-4-5, Young 2-0-0-4, Newcomb 0-6-8-6, Dylan Byers 4-4-7-14, Humble 2-2-2-8, Kriebel 3-3-3-9, Ethan Blose 6-4-4-16. Totals: 19-20-28-62
Bradford 8 21 37 58
Punxsy 13 34 46 62
Three-point goals: Bradford (Babcock 2, Knowlton 1, Gigliotti 2, Nuzzo 2), Punxsy (Byers 2, Humble 2); total fouls: Bradford 20, Punxsy 19; fouled out: Bradford – Evan Schmidt
JV: Punxsutawney won
Coudersport 106, Oswayo Valley 35
SHINGLEHOUSE — Owen Chambers used his 31-point contribution to claim the title of the North Tier League all-time leading scorer during Friday’s game, meanwhile powering Coudersport to a 106-35 victory over Oswayo Valley in a North Tier League contest.
Friday was Chambers’ fifth game in a row scoring over 30 points. Also leading the Falcons were Kolby VanWhy with 15 points, Dillon Keglovits with 15 and Hayden Keck with 10.
“Coudersport has great ball movement,” said Nick Goss, OV coach. “I’m proud of my guys for coming out and competing. They put on a good show for our lone senior (Friday), and I was proud of the guys.”
Carter Stedman powered the OV offense with 10 points, while Michael Welch added nine tallies.
OV finishes the season with a record of 2-10.
While Coudersport (20-1, 15-0) travels to Smethport today to finish its regular season.
AT SHINGLEHOUSE
Coudersport (106)
Matt Daniels 5-0-0-13, Dalton Keglovits 1-0-0-2, Daniel Frame 1-0-0-2, Owen Chambers 13-1-1-31, Hayden Keck 5-0-0-10, Brandt Kightlinger 2-1-1-3, Kolby VanWhy 8-0-0-18, Dillon Keglovits 7-1-1-15, Travis Gleason 4-4-5-12. Totals: 45-7-10-106
Oswayo Valley (35)
Camden Graves 1-0-0-2, Gunner Bean 1-0-0-2, Carter Stedman 3-3-4-10, Noah Wichert 1-0-0-2, Michael Welch 3-0-0-9, Honor Gross 2-1-2-6, Pablo Vidal 1-0-0-2, Ian Bliski 1-0-0-2. Totals: 13-4-6-35
Coudy 37 65 91 106
OV 8 20 26 35
Three-point goals: Coudersport 9 (Daniels 3, Chambers 4, VanWhy 2), OV 5 (Welch 3, Stedman 1, Gross 1); total fouls: Coudy 7, OV 8; fouled out: none
JV: Coudersport won
