DUKE CENTER — Trailing by four points entering the fourth quarter, Otto-Eldred rallied back to tie the game at 40 before falling 49-48 in overtime in the opening round of the Randy Stebbins Memorial Tournament late Friday night.
In a competitive game throughout that was tied 10-10 after the first quarter and saw O-E (1-1) leading by just one at halftime, Eisenhower banked in a layup with six seconds remaining in overtime to clinch the victory.
“I thought we gave them some easy looks at the basket and didn’t play good defense in overtime,” Otto-Eldred head coach Dan Dalton noted.
Jake Merry powered the Terror offense with 19 points — including five 3-pointers — while Cole Sebastian and Ethan Smith had seven each.
Jared Martone had a team-high 18 points for Eisenhower, which earned a trip to the championship game of the tournament today against Bradford.
Otto-Eldred, meanwhile, faces Bolivar-Richburg at 1:30 p.m. today in the consolation round.
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Eisenhower (49)
Williams 3 1-2 9, Darling 3 0-0 7, Robinault 1 2-2 4, Alexander 1 0-0 2, Smelko 3 1-2 9, Jared Martone 7 3-7 18. Totals: 18 7-13 49
Otto-Eldred (48)
Jimerson 1 0-0 2, Jake Merry 7 0-0 19, VanScoter 1 1-2 3, Smith 3 1-3 7, Bell 2 0-0 4, Sebastian 3 0-0 7, Maholic 3 0-0 6. Totals: 20 2-5 48
Eisenhower 10 20 32 40 49
Otto-Eldred 10 21 28 40 48
Three-point goals: Eisenhower 6 (Williams 2, Darling, Smelko 2, Martone), O-E 6 (Merry 5, Sebastian); Total fouls: Eisenhower 8, O-E 24; fouled out: none
North Tier League
Smethport 65, Oswayo Valley 35
SHINGLEHOUSE — Behind 21 points from Layne Shall and 16 from Connor Alfieri, the Smethport Hubbers rolled to their first victory of the season.
The 37 combined points from that duo helped Smethport (1-1, 1-1) jump ahead to a 19-3 lead after the first quarter.
Richie McDowell and Hunter Helsley added seven points each for the Hubbers, who hit just six of their 65 points from 3-point range.
For Oswayo Valley (0-4, 0-2), meanwhile, Caiden Black hit one field goal and added seven free-throws for a team-high nine points.
Noah Wichert had 11 rebounds and four points for the Green Wave.
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Smethport (65)
Layne Shall 8 4-4 21, Lent 2 2-2 6, Connor Alfieri 6 4-7 16, McDowell 2 2-5 7, Helsley 2 3-5 7, Burdick 1 0-0 2, Wilbur 2 0-0 4, Howes 0 2-2 2. Totals: 23 11- 65
Oswayo Valley (35)
Wichert 1 2-6 4, Gross 2 0-0 4, Stedman 3 2-6 8, Bean 1 4-6 7, Caiden Black 1 7-11 9, Phillips 1 1-3 3. Totals: 9 1 35
Smethport 19 30 45 65
Oswayo Valley 3 17 25 35
Three-point goals: Smethport 2 (Shall, McDowell), OV 1 (Bean); Total fouls: Smethport 20, OV 18; fouled out: none
JV: Smethport won 46-15
Austin 59, Northern Potter 46
ULYSSES — After a deadlocked first half, Austin outpaced Northern Potter by 13 in the second half for a 59-46 NTL win.
Austin (3-1, 2-0) picked up a double-double from Jackson Glover, who scored 18 points and pulled down 10 rebounds. He also added eight assists and three steals.
Parker Glover scored 15 and posted three rebounds and four assists, while Joseph Glover Jr. pulled down eight boards. Skylar Crawford had nine rebounds for Austin.
For Northern Potter (2-2, 0-2), Carter Anderson sank three treys en route to a game-high 20 points, and Tre Slawson added 10.
The game featured plenty of whistles, as the teams combined for 44 fouls — 25 on NoPo and 19 on Austin.
Austin will host Port Allegany Monday, and NoPo is at Otto-Eldred Tuesday.
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Austin (59)
Jackson Glover 4 9-14 18, Parker Glover 4 6-11 15, Skylar Crawford 6 3-9 15, Jo. Glover 2 0-1 4, Rees 0 1-2 1, Nicka 3 0-0 6. Totals: 19 19-37 59
Northern Potter (46)
Carter Anderson 6 5-7 20, Tre Slawson 3 3-5 10, Benway 0 2-2 2, Moore 1 1-2 3, Brown 1 1-4 4, Sprow 3 1-1 7. Totals: 14 12-20 46
Austin 10 24 40 59
Northern Potter 9 24 35 46
Three-point goals: Austin 2 (Ja. Glover 1, P. Glover 1), Northern Potter 5 (Anderson 3, Brown 1, Slawson 1); Total fouls: Austin 19, Northern Potter 25; fouled out: Tanyon Brown (NP)
D9 League
Elk Catholic 52, Brookville 42
BROOKVILLE — After a deadlocked first quarter, Elk County Catholic took an eight-point advantage into halftime and then maintained a 10-point lead through the second half to earn a 52-42 road victory at Brookville, in D9 League play.
The Crusaders (3-0, 1-0) were led by Regis Wortman’s 14 points, 10 of which came in the first half. Mark Kraus knocked down a trio of threes for ECC as part of a nine-point night.
Three-point shooting proved to be the difference on the night, as ECC outpaced Brookville from deep, 6-3. Kraus’ three treys were a game high, and Will Uberti added a pair.
For the Raiders, Jack Krug scored 10 points.
Elk Catholic is at home Tuesday against DuBois for another D9 League game.
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Elk Catholic (52)
Regis Wortman 7 0-1 14, I. Wortman 1 2-2 4, Lindemuth 2 3-4 8, Hoffman 1 0-0 2, Uberti 2 0-2 6, McAllister 2 0-0 4, Gregory 2 1-1 5, Kraus 3 0-0 9. Totals: 20 6-10 52
Brookville (42)
Jack Krug 4 2-4 10, Keth 2 0-0 5, Park 3 1-2 8, Baughman 1 3-3 5, Cable 1 1-3 4, Miner 2 0-0 4, Byerly 3 0-0 6. Totals: 16 7-12 42
Elk Catholic 11 30 38 52
Brookville 11 22 28 42
Three-point goals: ECC 6 (Kraus 3, Uberti 2, Lindemuth 1), Brookville 3 (Keth 1, Park 1, Cable 1); Total fouls: ECC 15, Brookville 17; fouled out: Logan Byerly (B)
JV: Brookville, 54-37
AML South
Ridgway 66, Curwensville 16
RIDGWAY — Matt Dush had 25 points — including 11 in the first quarter — to send the Elkers to their third straight victory to begin the season.
Dan Park and Zack Zameroski were also in double-figures for Ridgway (3-0) with 16 and 14 points, respectively.
The Elkers’ vaunted defense was on full display Friday, holding Curwensville to just three points in the first quarter and a single made free throw in the fourth.
Ty Terry hit three 3-pointers to lead the Golden Tide with nine points.
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Curwensville (16)
Ty Terry 3 0-0 9, Lansberry 1 0-0 2, Rowles 0 1-2 1, Miller 2 0-2 4. Totals: 6 1-4 16
Ridgway (66)
Matt Dush 12 1-1 25, Dan Park 7 0-0 16, Zack Zameroski 5 2-2 14, Allegretto 1 0-0 2, Miller 4 0-0 8, Young 0 1-2 1. Totals: 29 4-5 66
Curwensville 3 10 15 16
Ridgway 25 40 58 66
Three-point goals: Curwensville 3 (Terry), Ridgway 4 (Zameroski 2, Park 2); Total fouls: Curwensville 7, Ridgway 6; fouled out: none.
