KANE — Something must have clicked for the Port Allegany girls basketball team as the fourth quarter began, as the Lady Gators put up 23 points in the final eight minutes to secure a narrow, 39-34 comeback win at Kane on Wednesday.
“We were much more aggressive offensively in the second half and took the ball to the basket strong,” Port Allegany coach Jamie Evens said. “When we didn’t finish, we were fortunate to draw fouls.”
Eight of those 23 fourth-quarter points came from Ella Moses, who scored 12 points before fouling out. Kayleigha Dowell also scored 12 points for Port.
After falling behind 21-4 at halftime, the Lady Gators allowed just three points in the third quarter and 10 in the fourth.
Maya Smith led the Lady Wolves in scoring with 11 points.
Whistles flew throughout Kane’s gym, as the two teams combined for 46 free throws. Kane struggled at the line, shooting just 3-of-15. While Port missed more opportunities at the stripe, the Lady Gators were able to draw enough fouls to shoot 31 free throws.
Stauffer 2 5-9 9, Nelson 1 4-6 6, Moses 4 3-4 12, Borowsky 0 0-2 0, Dowell 3 4-10 12. Totals:
Kane (34)Jekielek 2 2-4 6, Smith 5 1-4 11, Anderson 4 0-0 8, Walter 2 0-0 5, Danielson 1 0-0 2, Tigani 0 1-2 1, Hillman 0 1-5 1. Totals:
Three-point goals: Port (), Kane 1 (Walter); Total fouls: Port , Kane 21; fouled out:
Elk County Catholic 44, Bradford 23
ST. MARYS —Syd Alexander took over the game for Elk County Caholic with her 21 points, which led to a convincing win over Bradford.
An early 14-3 lead set the tone for the remaining three quarters as the Lady Owls were never able to bring the margin within single digits.
Kalie Dixon led Bradford in scoring with 12 points. No other Lady Owl scored more than three points.
Included in Alexander’s hot-shooting night were four 3-pointers, with three of them coming in the first half.
Neither team was able to get to the foul line with any frequency, but both shot efficiently from the stripe. Bradford shot 7-of-11, and ECC shot 3-of-4 on free throws.
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Cameron County 59, Austin 27
EMPORIUM — It was the Hayden Brown show in Emporium as he went for 21 points en route to a 59-27 thrashing of Austin.
The Red Raiders built their lead exponentially through each quarter, leading by five after one, 11 after two, 20 after three and 32 when the final buzzer sounded.
Cameron County knocked down eight 3-pointers in the contest, with five different players scoring from beyond the arc.
Aiding the efforts of Brown was Camdyn Allison, who finished with 12 points.
Adam Lucas led the Panthers in scoring with 12 points, adding four rebounds, as well.
Lucas 5 2-4 12, J. Hooftallen 2 0-0 4, Bundy 2 0-2 4, D. Hooftallen 1 1-3 3, Shupe 2 0-0 4. Totals:
Cameron County (59)Allison 2 6-6 12, Erickson 2 0-0 6, Lewis 2 0-0 4, Fowler 1 0-0 3, Brown 9 2-2 21, Farren 1 1-1 3, Beer 1 0-0 2, Smith 1 0-0 2, Novak 2 0-0 6. Totals:
Three-point goals: Austin 0, CC 8 (Allison 2, Erickson 2, Fowler, Brown, Novak 2); Total fouls: Austin 9, CC 7; fouled out:
Smethport 55,
Northern Potter 31
ULYSSES — Alex Ognen scored 33 points to lead Smethport to a runaway victory over Northern Potter.
Ognen spread his offense across all four quarters, scoring at least three buckets in each stanza. He knocked down three treys, as well. Northern Potter was led by Michael Moore, who scored eight points.
Ognen 14 2-5 33, Alfieri 1 0-1 3, Higley 1 0-2 2, Adamoski 2 0-0 4, Williams 2 0-3 4, Dunn 2 0-0 4, Pelchy 2 1-3 5. Totals:
Northern Potter (31)Kibbe 1 0-0 2, Daniels 2 1-4 5, Moore 3 1-2 8, Brown 3 0-6 6, Smith 1 4-6 6, Bartoo 1 2-4 4. Totals:
Smethport 16 27 36 55Northern Potter 5 11 22 31Three-point goals: Smethport 4 (Ognen 3, Alfieri), NoPo 1 (Moore); Total fouls: Smethport 20, NoPo 18; fouled out:
Otto-Eldred 51,
Oswayo Valley 31
SHINGLEHOUSE — Five 3-pointers from Manning Splain pushed Otto-Eldred past Oswayo Valley in convincing fashion, 51-31.
Splain, who finished with 17 points, four rebounds and three steals, balanced his scoring over all four quarters. Landon Francis provided aid on both ends of the floor with eight points, six rebounds and four assists.
The Green Wave were led by Cayden Black, who did all he could with 17 points. No other OV player scored over five points.
Jimerson 3 1-3 7, Cousins 2 2-2 6, Max. Splain 1 0-0 2, Man. Splain 5 2-4 17, Francis 3 0-0 8, Maholic 1 0-0 2, Thomas 3 1-2 7, Walker 1 0-2 2. Totals:
Oswayo Valley (31)Black 8 1-2 17, Skiver 2 0-2 4, Dailey 1 0-0 3, Resig 2 0-0 5, Mertsock 1 0-0 2. Totals:
Three-point goals: O-E 7 (Man. Splain 5, Francis 2), OV 1 (Dailey); Total fouls: O-E 10, OV 13; fouled out:
JV:
Penns Valley 48,
St. Marys 36
SPRING MILLS — Maclain Welshans put on a show in Spring Mills, knocking down four 3-pointers and totaling 16 points in Penns Valley’s 48-36 victory over St. Marys.
Zach Braucht chipped in 10 points for the Rams in the winning effort.
St. Marys was led by Quin Gavazzi, who finished with 13 points. Zach Thorwart was close behind, finishing with nine points.
The game seemed to be in hand from the first quarter, where PV jumped out to a 16-4 lead. St. Marys fought back to win the second quarter by one but could never pull back within single digits in the second half.
Fox 2 0-0 5, Nedzinski 1 0-0 2, Mitchell 0 2-4 2, Gavazzi 5 0-0 13, Coudriet 1 0-0 2, Spangler 0 1-2 1, Hetrick 1 0-0 2, Thorwart 3 0-0 9. Totals:
Penns Valley (48)Welshans 6 0-0 16, Romig 2 0-0 4, Culver 1 3-4 6, K. Niewinski 1 1-2 3, Crater 3 0-0 9, Braucht 4 1-2 10. Totals:
Three-point goals: St. Marys 7 (Fox, Gavazzi 3, Thorwart 3), PV 9 (Welshans 4, Culver, Crater 3, Braucht); Total fouls: St. Marys 9, PV 7; fouled out: None.
