PORT ALLEGANY — As Elizabeth Hungiville and Abby Lutz turned it on in the second half, the Smethport girls basketball team’s offense came alive.
After a slow offensive start by the Lady Hubbers, Hungiville and Lutz combined for 32 points, including 22 of which came in the second half, to lead Smethport over Port Allegany, 40-27.
“We picked it up in the third quarter, created some turnovers that led to extra possessions on offense and were able to stretch the lead out,” Smethport coach Chad Goodman said. “Games are won and lost in the third quarter.”
Smethport carried a 12-point lead into halftime of Friday’s victory, but hadn’t found its offensive stroke in the first 16 minutes. Lutz found her mark from beyond the arc in the second stanza, however, helping the Lady Hubbers combat Port’s stingy zone defense.
“(Lutz) shot the ball well from the perimeter,” Goodman said. “Their zone created some early problems for us, and against the zone, if the 3-ball isn’t going down, it’s tough to score. Abby got it going in the second half and stretched the floor for us a bit.”
Hungiville added seven rebounds and four steals to her stat line, while Coryn McClain pulled down nine rebounds.
Leigha Nelson led Port in scoring with eight points, while Ella Moses tacked on two points, six rebounds and three assists. Kayleigha Dowell added six points and nine rebounds.
“(Smethport is) a big and aggressive defensive team, and we struggled to match their physicality,” Port coach Jamie Evens said. “We didn’t do a very good job of taking care of the ball in the first half and never got in an offensive flow. But at halftime, we were in the game.”
Smethport improved to 7-5 overall and 7-3 in league play, as the Lady Hubbers aim to set themselves up for a playoff berth. Their recent performances, Goodman said, have been inspiring.
“I feel like we’re playing some of our best basketball right now, and we just need to keep building momentum here through the rest of the season.”
Lutz 5 0-0 13, Hungiville 8 3-5 19, Learn 1 0-0 2, Tanner 1 0-2 2, Nelson 1 0-0 2, McClain 1 0-0 2. Totals:
Port Allegany (27)Stauffer 0 0-2 0, Nelson 2 3-6 8, Moses 1 0-2 2, Simpson 2 0-0 5, Sauers 1 0-0 2, Dowell 3 0-0 6, Errick 2 0-0 4. Totals:
Three-point goals: Smethport 3 (Lutz 3), Port 2 (Nelson, Simpson); Total fouls: Smethport 11, Port 7; fouled out:
Otto-Eldred 51,
Northern Potter 23
ULYSSES — Katie Sheeler poured in 17 and Anna Merry racked up 14 points, leading the Otto-Eldred girls to their league-leading ninth North Tier win.
Merry’s four 3-pointers helped the Lady Terrors build a sizable lead early. Bri Heller added 12 points and six rebounds for O-E, while Rebecca Martin led Northern Potter with seven points.
“Our starters really came out with energy and enthusiasm and took it to them tonight,” said O-E coach Shawn Gray. “All five of them had great games, some of which doesn’t show up in the box score.”
Merry 5 1-4 14, Close 1 1-2 3, Sheeler 7 1-2 17, Drummond 1 0-0 2, Sebastian 0 1-2 1, Gordon 1 0-0 2, Heller 4 3-8 12. Totals:
Northern Potter (23)Chapman 1 0-0 2, C.Martin 0 0-2 0, Cady 2 0-2 4, Hyde 2 0-2 4, Thompson 1 2-2 4, Lampman 1 0-0 2, R. Martin 2 3-7 7. Totals:
Three-point goals: O-E 7 (Merry 4, Sheeler 2, Heller), NoPo 0; Total fouls: O-E 16, NoPo 11; fouled out:
NON-LEAGUE
St. Marys 48,
Clearfield 36
ST. MARYS — Izzy Catalone scored 11 points and Maura and Isabelle Caskey each added seven, leading St. Marys over Clearfield.
The Lady Dutch trailed after one period of play, but held Clearfield scoreless in the second before building a double-digit lead in the third.
Erich 3 0-0 6, Anthony 3 0-0 6, Catalone 4 2-2 11, Snelick 4 1-2 11, M. Caskey 2 3-4 7, I. Caskey 1 5-6 7. Totals:
Clearfield (36)Hudson 1 0-0 2, Glunt 4 0-0 12, Winters 1 0-0 2, Walker 0 0-2 2, Hipps 3 6-7 13, Kitchen 2 0-0 5. Totals:
Three-point goals: St. Marys 3 (Catalone, Snelick 2), Clearfield 6 (Glunt 3, Hipps, Kitchen); Total fouls: St. Marys 9, Clearfield 14; fouled out:
JV:
BOYS
DISTRICT 9 LEAGUE
Punxsutawney 54, Bradford 41
PUNXSUTAWNEY — Three double-digit scorers led Punxsutawney over Bradford.
And, despite not making a field goal in the fourth quarter, the Chucks sank 15-of-16 free-throw attempts in the final stanza to hold off an Owl comeback. The loss, Bradford’s third in a row on the heels of a five-game win streak, dropped the Owls to 6-7.
Cam Austin scored a game-high 18 points for the Owls, sinking 6-of-7 free-throw attempts along the way, while Jake Franz added 16 points and Dalton Dixon chipped in with six. Gabe Kengersky scored 16 points for Punxsy, while Noah Weaver added 11 points and Donnie Neese recorded 10.
Austin 5 6-7 18, Dixon 1 4-5 6, Ruolo 0 1-2 1, Ward 0 0-2 0, Franz 6 1-1 16. Totals:
Punxsutawney (53)Kengersky 3 7-8 16, Weaver 4 3-4 11, Neese 5 0-0 10, Herbstreit 3 2-2 8, Johns 0 1-2 1, Hallman 0 4-4 4. Totals:
Three-point goals: Bradford 5 (Austin 2, Franz 3), Punxsy 3 (Kengersky 3); Total fouls: Bradford 15, Punxsy 16; fouled out:
NORTH TIER
Smethport 72, Austin 26
AUSTIN — Smethport followed up its high-scoring win over Coudersport with another impressive offensive performance Friday, again eclipsing 70 points en route to a win over Austin.
Alex Ognen scored 22 points for the Hubbers, while John Adamoski added 18 points and Alex Cole chipped in with 10. Smethport built a 20-point lead after the first quarter, similar to the 14-point advantage it held after one quarter the night before.
Jacob Hooftallen scored 13 points to lead Austin.
Ognen 8 5-6 22, Alfieri 1 1-2 3, Higley 2 0-0 5, Adamoski 9 0-0 18, Williams 3 1-2 7, Leet 1 1-2 3, Dunn 2 0-0 4, Cole 5 0-0 10. Totals:
Austin (26)Lucas 2 0-0 4, J. Hooftallen 6 1-4 13, D. Hooftallen 1 2-5 4, Stuckey 2 0-0 5. Totals:
Three-point goals: Smethport 2 (Ognen, Higley), Austin 1 (Stuckey); Total fouls: Smethport 17, Austin 12; fouled out:
NON-LEAGUE
Cameron County 44, Kane 41 OT
KANE — Hayden Brown could not be stopped, carrying Cameron County to an overtime win.
Brown had 32 points on the night and scored from all over. He made two 3-pointers, he scored six buckets in the paint and he shot 14-of-17 from the free throw line. Brown scored 10 points in the third quarter to turn a six point CC deficit into a one-point CC lead.
“(Brown) carried us down the stretch as he was pretty dominant down low,” said CC head coach Marcus Brown. “Everyone else played a great role around him.”
Kane was led by Andy Jekielek who scored 12 points. The team was more balanced, with Sam Lundeen adding seven and Jon Mishic and Landon Darr providing six points apiece.
But they didn’t have an answer for Brown, nor could they make the most of their trips to the charity stripe. The Red Raiders shot 16-for-24 from the line, while the Wolves went just 6-for-14.
AT KANE Cameron County (44)Brown 8 14-17 32, Allison 3 2-2 8, Farren 1 0-0 2, Beer 1 0-0 2. Totals:
Kane (41)Jekielek 4 4-4 12, Lundeen 3 0-2 7, Mishic 2 0-0 6, Darr 2 0-0 6, Bell Jr. 1 2-3 4, J. Mishic 1 1-3 3, Greville 1 1-2 3. Totals:
Three-point goals: CC 2 (Brown 2), Kane 5 (Mishic 2, Darr 2, Lundeen); Total fouls: CC 12, Kane 19; fouled out:
Elk County Catholic 46, Ridgway 44, 2 OT
ST. MARYS — Charlie Breindel scored 17 points and made 10-of-11 free-throw attempts as Elk County Catholic out-lasted Ridgway in double overtime.
Tied at 36 at the end of regulation, Dan Park and Jack Benninger each scored for Ridgway in the first overtime period, while Jordan Wasko and Luke Jansen each produced a bucket for the Crusaders. From there, Benninger and Aaron Sorg would find buckets in the second extra stanza, but ECC’s free-throw shooting provided the difference.
Jansen scored again in the second OT period, while Wasko and Breindel each hit a pair of shots from the charity stripe to propel the Crusaders over their Elk County rival. Wasko finished with 14 points, while Sorg and Benninger each scored 13 points for Ridgway, and Dom Allegretto added 10.
Allegretto 4 2-2 10, Sorg 6 0-1 13, Park 3 2-2 8, Benninger 6 1-1 13. Totals:
Elk County Catholic (46)Wasko 5 2-2 14, Jansen 2 1-2 6, Nussbaum 1 0-0 2, Straub 2 2-2 7, Breindel 3 10-11 17. Totals:
Three-point goals: Ridgway 1 (Sorg), ECC 5 (Wasko 2, Jansen, Straub); Total fouls: Ridgway 15, ECC 8; fouled out:
JV:
Johnsonburg 53,
Port Allegany 36
JOHNSONBURG — Kole Asti’s 16-point performance powered Johnsonburg over Port Allegany.
Isaiah Jackson added 13 points for the Rams, while Luke Zimmerman tacked on nine points via three 3-pointers. Blaine Moses and Braylon Button each scored seven points for Port.
Green 1 0-3 2, Moses 2 3-4 7, Button 1 5-7 7, Evens 2 0-2 6, Archer 3 0-0 6, Ruding 1 0-0 2, Guilds 1 4-4 6. Totals:
Johnsonburg (53)Asti 8 0-0 16, Myers 1 0-0 2, Lobough 2 0-0 6, Zimmerman 3 0-0 9, Jackson 6 1-5 13, Freeburg 1 0-0 2, Elmquist 1 0-0 2, Lewis 1 1-2 3. Totals:
Three-point goals: Port 2 (Evens 2), Jburg 5 (Lobough 2, Zimmerman 3); Total fouls: Port 9, Jburg 16; fouled out: None.
