SMETHPORT — The Smethport Hubbers held on late for a 39-35 win over Galeton on Thursday night in a game described by Smethport coach Jay Acker as “a nail-biter”.
Leading the Hubbers’ (2-2, 2-0) attack were Caleb Lutz with 10 points, including a pair of three-pointers, Eric Szarowicz with nine points, and Conner Alfieri with eight.
The Tigers were able to keep the game close courtesy of Evan Brooks’ 15 points and Isaiah Shuemaker’s 11.
“I would say we had the best first half we’ve ever played (this year),” said Acker. “The first half, I don’t think we even made a mistake. Costa and Alfieri were great tonight.”
Acker added that foul trouble in the second half of the game gave Galeton (3-1, 1-1) a shot at taking over the lead , but the Hubbers held on despite getting outscored 11-3 in the fourth quarter.
Acker gave credit to the Tigers and called them “a tough team.”
“They have size, they have good guards, they came to play extremely hard. We came to weather their storm and came out with a really good win,” Acker said.
Smethport returns to the court Monday against Austin.
AT SMETHPORT
Galeton (35)
Griffin 3 0-0 6, Shuemaker 5 0-0 11, E. Brooks 5 5-8 15, Shutt 1 0-0 2, Ward 0 1-2 1. Totals: 14 6-10 35
Smethport (39)
Woodruff 2 1-2 5, C Lutz 3 2-2 10, Szarowicz 4 1-1 9, Costa 1 0-0 2, Alfieri 3 2-4 8, Peterson 1 2-2 5. Totals: 14 8-11 39
Galeton 7 14 24 35
Smethport 6 28 36 39
Three point goals: Galeton 1 (Shuemaker); Smethport 3 (Lutz 2, Peterson 1); Total fouls: Galeton 16, Smethport 16; Fouled out: None
JV game: Smethport won 52-12
Cameron County 68, Port Allegany 48
EMPORIUM — Jake Walters had a game-high 24 points, Caden Beldin added 20, and the Cameron County Red Raiders used a 40-point first half to beat Port Allegany in NTL action on Thursday.
The Red Raiders (2-1, 2-0) had just four players register points against Port A, with Marcus Brown’s 16 and J. Erickson’s eight rounding out Cameron County’s scoring attack.
Walters also was a beast on the glass, picking up 13 rebounds to help Cameron County hold the Gators (1-3, 0-2) to just four points in the first quarter.
Jordan Card led Port A with 20, while Howie Stuckey notched 17.
AT EMPORIUM
Port Allegany (48)
Jordan Card 8 2-2 20, Howie Stuckey 6 2-2 17, Smith 1 0-0 2, Guerrero 2 0-0 6, Amell 1 3, Edgell 0 0-2 0 Totals: 18 4-6 48
Cameron County (68)
Marcus Brown 6 2-2 16, Caden Beldin 8 0-1 20, Erickson 4 0 1 8, Jake Walters 11 2-4 24, Bauer 0 0-2 0 Totals: 29 4-10 68
Cameron County 16 40 59 68
Port Allegany 4 21 35 48
Three point goals: Cameron County: 6 (Brown 2, Belden 4); Port Allegany: 8 (Card 2, Stuckie 3, Guerrero 2, Amell 1);Total fouls: Cameron County 9, Port Allegany 12; Fouled out: No
JV game: Cameron County 46-25
