EMPORIUM — Ridgway held Cameron County to just three points in the fourth quarter to mount a comeback and upset the Red Raiders, 34-32.
Only three Elkers (4-5) scored, but each did plenty of damage. Dan Park notched a game-high 14 points, while Domenic Allegretto scored 11 and Jack Benninger had nine. Ridgway trailed 29-25 entering the final eight minutes of play.
Cameron County (13-3) picked up 14 points from Caden Beldin, and eight apiece from Dylan Guisto and Gavin Morton.
AT EMPORIUM
Ridgway (34)
Dan Park 6 1-1 14, Domenic Allegretto 5 0-0 11, Benninger 4 1-2 9. Totals: 15 2-3 34
Cameron County (32)
Caden Beldin 6 2-7 14, Guisto 3 0-0 8, Morton 3 0-0 8, Brown 1 0-0 2. Totals: 13 2-7 32
Ridgway 5 15 25 34
Cameron County 8 16 29 32
Three-point goals: Ridgway 2 (Park, Allegretto), CC 4 (Guisto 2, Morton 2); Total fouls: Ridgway 9, CC 8; fouled out: none.
Elk County Catholic 52, Kane 41
ST. MARYS — Carson Whiteman exploded for 26 points, but the Wolves fell at Elk County Catholic.
Zuke Smith added seven points for Kane (5-3), which trailed 30-19 at half.
ECC (13-2) had three players in double figures. Charlie Breindel and Mark Kraus each scored 14 points, while Mason McAllister added 13 points.
AT ST. MARYS
Kane (41)
Carson Whiteman 10 2-2 26, DeLuca 1 0-0 2, Smith 3 1-2 7, Greville 2 1-2 5, Zuzek 0 1-2 1. Totals: 16 5-8 41
Elk Catholic (52)
Charlie Breindel 4 6-9 14, Mark Kraus 4 4-5 14, Mason McAllister 5 3-4 13, DePrator 3 0-0 6, Jansen 2 1-3 5. Totals: 18 14-21 52
Kane 5 19 30 41
Elk Catholic 16 30 38 52
Three-point goals: Kane 4 (Whiteman 4), ECC 2 (Kraus 2); Total fouls: Kane 16, ECC 10; fouled out: None.
Johnsonburg 39, St. Marys 28
JOHNSONBURG — Cam Stelene and Eric Christoff each scored 10 points to send Johnsonburg to an 11-point win over Elk County rival St. Marys.
The Rams improved to 9-3 with the win.
St. Marys (8-5) picked up 15 points from Holden Housler, but no other Dutchman had more than six points.
AT JOHNSONBURG
St. Marys (28)
Holden Housler 6 0-3 15, Caskey 2 0-1 6, Nunes 1 2-3 4, Walker 1 0-0 3, Reider 0 0-4 0. Totals: 11 2-17 28
Johnsonburg (39)
Cam Stelene 5 0-0 10, Eric Christoff 3 2-2 10, Watts 3 2-6 8, Douglas 2 2-3 7, Freeburg 0 4-5 4, Wells 0 0-2 0. Totals: 13 10-18 39
St. Marys 8 17 26 28
Johnsonburg 5 13 23 39
Three-point goals: SM 6 (Housler 3, Caskey 2, Walker 1), Jburg 3 (Christoff 2, Douglas 1); Total fouls: SM 17, Jburg 4; fouled out: None
Austin 63, Oswayo Valley 43
SHINGLEHOUSE — Jackson Glover tallied 19 points as Austin earned a 20-point victory over Oswayo Valley.
Austin led by just six points at halftime before taking an 11-point lead heading into the fourth.
In the fourth, the Panthers (5-7) held the Green Wave to just six points en route to victory. Skylar Crawford and Aydan Nicka each finished with 10 points for Austin.
For Oswayo Valley (0-10), Derrick Bickel was the team’s leading scorer with 12 points, while Carter Stedman finished with 11. Brayden Wiley totaled six assists in addition to his two points.
“Really good effort on our part,” OV coach Nick Goss said. “Credit to Austin. We battled the whole game and they were able to come out with the victory.”
AT SHINGLEHOUSE
Austin (63)
Jackson Glover 8 3-5 19, Skylar Crawford 5 0-0 10, Aydan Nicka 3 4-8 10, Hooftallen 2 3-4 7, Gola 2 1-2 5, Lucas 2 0-1 4, Rees 2 0-0 4, Shupe 1 1-2 4. Totals: 25 12-22 63
Oswayo Valley (43)
Derrick Bickel 5 0-0 12, Carter Stedman 4 2-4 11, Bilski 3 0-0 6, Bell 3 0-0 6, Mertsock 2 2-3 6, Wiley 1 0-0 2. Totals: 18 4-7 43
Austin 17 29 48 63
Oswayo Valley 8 23 37 43
Three-point goals: Austin 1 (Shupe), OV 3 (Bickel 2, Stedman 1); Total fouls: Austin 14, OV 18; fouled out: None
