Elk Catholic 56, Johnsonburg 38
JOHNSONBURG — Gabe Kraus’s game-high 17 points paved the way for unbeaten Elk Catholic’s 16th straight win Friday night, a 56-38 decision over Johnsonburg in their Allegheny Mountain League basketball game.
Kraus’ point total included three of the Crusaders’ six 3-point field goals. Backing him was Ryan Newton’s 10 tallies, while Frank Singer accounted for the remaining treys and nine points on the night.
ECCH held a 16-7 lead at the end of the first quarter and pushed that to 28-13 at the break. The Crusaders’ defense prevented the Rams from mounting any type of comeback in the final two quarters.
High scorer for Johnsonburg was Drew Akers with 16 points.
Elk Catholic (16-0) is back in action on Monday at home with Sheffield.
At JOHNSONBURG
Elk Catholic (56)
Singer 3 0-0 9, Hoffman 1 0-0 2, Dippold 1 1-4 3, Stauffer 3 1-1 7, Kraus 5 4-5 17, Newton 5 0-0 10, DaCanal 3 2-2 8, Totals 21 8-12 56
Johnsonburg (38)
Kilhoffer 2 2-2 6, Sheldon 0 1-2 1, Raubenstrauch 1 1-2 3, Lobaugh 1 0-0 2, Drew Akers 6 0-0 16, Singer 4 0-0 8, Freeburg 0 2-2 2, Totals 14 4-6 38
ECCH 16 28 44 56
Johnsonburg 7 13 27 38
Three-point goals: ECCH 6 (Singer 3, Kraus 3) , Johnsonburg 4 (Akers 4)
Team fouls: ECCH 11, Johnsonburg 12
JV Score: ECCH 27-20
Cameron County 43, Galeton 39
GALETON – Cameron County held off Galeton in a North Tier League matchup on Friday night.
The Red Raiders came out on top in a defensive battle thanks to solid performances from Jake Walters (10 points, eight rebounds), Adam Shaffer (10 points) and Marcus Brown (nine points, three 3-pointers).
D. Steadman led Galeton with 10 points on the night.
Cameron County (9-6, 8-2 NTL) hosts Smethport on Tuesday, while Galeton (6-9, 3-7 NTL) hosts Williamson this afternoon.
At GALETON
Cameron County (43)
Yarborough 1 0-0 2, Brown 3 0-1 9, Adam Shaffer 5 0-0 10, Horning 1 0-0 2, Rieder 4 0-1 8, Bauer 0 2-2 2, Jake Walters 5 0-0 10. Totals 19 2-4 43.
Galeton (39)
Griffen 4 1-2 9, Shuemaker 3 0-3 8, Brooks 2 2-5 6, D. Steadman 5 0-0 10, Reinhart 3 0-0 6. Totals 17 3-10 39.
Galeton 9 20 29 39
Cameron County 10 18 29 43
Three-point goals: Galeton 2 (Shumaker 2), Cameron County 3 (Brown 3)
Total fouls: Galeton 10, Cameron County 11. Fouled out: none
JV score: Cameron County 48-14
Oswayo Valley 42, Smethport 21
SMETHPORT – A strong defensive performance propelled Oswayo Valley to victory over Smethport in a North Tier League game on Friday night.
Theo Henry led the way for the Green Wave with a game-high 18 points. Garrett Babcock added 11 of his own. Oswayo Valley sunk six 3-pointers in the contest.
“We shot 15 percent and you’re not going to win many games playing like that,” Smethport coach Jay Acker said.
Smethport (3-11, 2-8 NTL) travels to Cameron County on Tuesday. Oswayo Valley (9-7, 5-5 NTL) travels to Austin on Monday.
At SMETHPORT
Oswayo Valley (42)
Garrett Babcock 4 0-0 11, Theo Henry 7 2-5 18, Gavin Babcock 1 0-0 3, Karr 1 5-6 7, Black 1 0-0 2, Bryant 0 0-2 0, Graves 0 1-2 1, Totals 13 8-13 42.
Smethport (21)
Szarowicz 2 0-0 6, Lutz 1 2-4 5, Southard 2 0-1 4, Pearson 1 0-0 3, Costa 0 1-2 1, Prentiss 1 0-0 2, Totals 7 2-7 21.
Oswayo Valley 8 26 31 42
Smethport 2 11 13 21
Three-point FGs: Oswayo Valley 6 (Gar. Babcock 3, Henry 2, Gav. Babcock), Smethport 4 (Szarowicz 2, Lutz, Pearson)
Total fouls: Oswayo Valley 8, Smethport 17. Fouled out: none
JV score: Smethport, 42-24
Coudersport 79, Otto-Eldred 44
COUDERSPORT – A huge first half boosted the Coudersport boys to a blowout victory over Otto-Eldred on Friday.
Zach Layag and Owen Chambers both finished with 23 points for the Falcons, with Jared Green (16 points) and Aaron Wolfinger (14) also finishing in double figures.
Dylan Close scored a team-high 14 points for the Terrors.
The two teams combined for a whopping 17 3-pointers.
“We were sharp, especially in that first half,” Coudy coach Brian Furman said. “We used our defense to transition into offense.”
Coudersport (16-0, 11-0 NTL) travels to Oswayo Valley on Tuesday, while Otto-Eldred (8-7, 7-3 NTL) hosts Port Allegany on Tuesday.
At COUDERSPORT
Otto-Eldred (44)
Drummond 0 1-2 1, Dylan Close 5 3-3 14, Palmer 5 0-0 9, Ramiro 3 0-1 9, Sherwood 1 0-2 2, Bisker 1 0-0 2, Miller 1 0-2 2, Baldwin 1 0-0 3, Shealer 1 0-0 2, Totals 16 4-10 44.
Coudersport (79)
Zach Layag 10 0-2 23, Aaron Wolfinger 4 4-5 14, Owen Chambers 9 1-1 23, Keglovits 0 1-2 1, Murray 1 0-0 2, Jared Green 6 4-6 16, Totals 31 10-16 79.
Otto-Eldred 16 25 30 44
Coudersport 27 53 66 79
Three-point FGs: Otto-Eldred 8 (Close, Palmer 3, Ramiro 3, Baldwin), Coudersport 9 (Layag 3, Wolfinger 2, Chambers 4)
Total fouls: Otto-Eldred 14, Coudy 10. Fouled out: Otto-Eldred – Drummond
JV score: Coudersport
Port Allegany 70, Northern Potter 42
PORT ALLEGANY — Brandon McCaslin tied a career high with 29 points and Port Allegany bounced back from its loss to Coudersport earlier this week by rolling past Northern Potter 70-42 on Friday in their North Tier League game.
McCaslin led all scorers in the game and his points included an 8-of-11 night at the freethrow stripe.
“Brandon drives to the basket and goes to the foul line a lot. He’s real solid there,” said Jeff Stuckey, Port Allegany coach.
The Gators had a solid offensive attack with three other players putting double digit point totals in the book. Supporting McCaslin were David Talkington with 14 points, Howie Stuckey with 11 and Jordan Bell with 10 tallies.
“Tonight we got our balanced scoring back,” Coach Stuckey pointed out. “After the loss to Coudersport, which stopped our win streak, we’re back on track. Everyone passed the ball around and that’s the reason why we’ve had balanced scoring this season.”
Port Allegany led by three points at the end of the first quarter, 11-8, and then took control of the game with a 25-point second period and 36-16 advantage at halftime.
High scorer for NoPo was Tucker Kosa with 21 points.
Port Allegany (9-3 NTL, 11-7 overall) travels to Otto-Eldred on Tuesday.
At PORT ALLEGANY
Northern Potter (42)
Outman 2 0-0 4, Tucker Kosa 6 5-7 21, Jeffers 1 2-2 4, Potter 2 3-5 9, Holbrook 1 1-2 4, Buck 0 0-0 0, Totals 12 11-16 42
Port Allegany (70)
Card 2 0-0 5, David Talkington 5 4-4 14, Brandon McCaslin 10 8-11 29, Howie Stuckey 5 0-0 11, Elliott 0 1-2 1, Jordan Bell 2 6-8 10, Totals 24 19-25 70
Northern Potter 8 16 27 42
Port Allegany 11 36 54 70
Three-point goals: Northern Potter 7 (Kosa 4, Potter 2, Holbrook), Port Allegany 3 (Card, McCaslin, Stuckey)
Team fouls: Northern Potter 18, Port Allegany 17
JV Score: Port Allegany 32-25
Kane 63, Sheffield 44
SHEFFIELD – The Kane boys used a barrage of 3-pointers to defeat Sheffield 63-44 on Friday night.
The Wolves hit seven shots from beyond the arc, including four from Chad Greville (14 points). He and Andrew Bucheit (15 points) were the team’s leading scorers.
Kane (10-4, 5-2 AML) will visit Curwensville on Monday. Sheffield (7-10, 1-4 AML) will travel to Elk Catholic on Monday.
At SHEFFIELD
Kane (63)
Frank Truden 4 0-4 10, Davis Gardner 5 2-3 12, Maze 1 0-0 2, Rounsville 2 4-6 8, Andrew Bucheit 4 6-7 15, Chad Greville 5 0-0 14, Walters 0 2-2 2. Totals 21 14-22 63.
Sheffield (44)
M. Dunham 2 1-2 5, Albaugh 1 0-0 2, R. Dunham 4 0-0 9, Simmer 3 0-2 6, Higby 5 1-3 12, Leichtenberger 2 0-4 4, Retterer 2 2-5 6. Totals 19 4-16 44.
Kane 13 35 50 63
Sheffield 6 19 28 44
Three-point goals: Kane 7 (Greville 4, Truden 2, Bucheit); Sheffield 2 (R. Dunham, Higby)
