COUDERSPORT —It had been an uncharacteristically slow start for the Coudersport girls basketball team.

But after losing their coach and leading scorers from last season, it was easy to forgive the Falcons for struggling to an 0-3 start. That rough stretch, however, seems firmly behind them now.

Sarah Chambers recorded 17 points and Rosalyn Page totaled 13 to lead Coudersport to a 46-49 victory over Otto-Eldred in a North Tier League matchup Thursday night. Coudy (4-3, 4-1) not only won its fourth straight, but handed the Terrors their first league loss in the process.

Sarah Chambers led the Lady Falcons with 17, while Rosalyn Page chipped in 13.

“This was a good, competitive basketball game,” said Coudersport coach Bob Tingley. “We got a little separation with our pressure in the second half, which is what ended up being the key to the game. They turned the ball over against our pressure.”

Those turnovers helped Coudy erase a five-point halftime deficit and outscore the Lady Terrors (5-2, 3-1) 26-14 over the game’s final 16 minutes.

Otto-Eldred didn’t have a player register double-digits, though Reilly Raught (9 points) and Morgan Dalton (8) led the Terror offense.

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OTTO-ELDRED (39)

Lauren Cousins 1-0-0-2, Haley Cousins 1-0-0-3, Reilly Raught 4-1-2-9, Autumn Smith 2-0-0-5, Britney Greeley 0-0-0-0, Jadelyn Spinney 2-2-2-7, Morgan Dalton 3-0-0-8, Kayley Heller 2-1-2-5. Totals: 15 4-6 39

COUDERSPORT (46)

Mikayla Gunn 1-2-4-4, Tianna Bowser 0-2-2-2, Dana Dubots 2-2-5-6, Sarah Chambers 7-2-2-17, Shaelyn Black 2-0-0-4, Roselyn Page 5-3-4-13. Totals: 17 11-17 46

O-E      8 25 32 39

Coudy 6 20 33 46

Three-point goals: O–E 5 (H. Cousins 1, Smith 1, Spinney 1, Dalton 2), Coudersport 1 (Chambers); Total fouls: O-E 18 , Coudersport 12

JV: no game

Cameron County 48, Austin 12

EMPORIUM — Kamme Guisto scored 21 of Cameron County’s 48 points to key a 48-12 victory over Austin to keep the Lady Red Raiders unbeaten on the season.

Hailey Hilfiger also had a strong showing for the Lady Red Raiders, with 10 boards and four assists.

Cam County held Austin to just seven first-half points and four field goals total in the game. At halftime, the Lady Red Raiders were up 37-7.

After Otto-Eldred’s loss to Coudersport, Cameron Co. (5-0, 5-0) is the lone unbeaten team in the NTL.

The Lady Red Raiders returns to action tonight as they travel to Ridgway.

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AUSTIN (12)

Brewer 1-1-2-3, Welsh 1-0-0-2, Watson 0-1-2-1, Glover 0-0-2-0, Valenti 1-1-3-3, Latimer 1-0-0-3. Totals: 4 3-9 12

CAMERON COUNTY (48)

Hilfiger 3-0-0-6, Bresslin 2-0-2-5, Kamme Guisto 8-1-1-21, Smith 3-0-0-6, M. McKimm 0-1-2-1, A. McKimm 3-0-0-7, Goodrow 1-0-0-2, Farabaugh 0-0-2-0 Totals: 20 2-5 48

Austin 3   7 10 12

Cameron Co. 16 37 48 48

Three-point goals: Austin: 1 (Latimer), Cameron County: 5 (Bresslin 1, Guisto 4, A. McKimm 1); Total fouls: Austin:10, Cameron County: 6

Oswayo Valley 28, Galeton 26

SHINGLEHOUSE — Karina West posted 12 points to power Oswayo Valley to its first NTL win of the season with a close win over Galeton Thursday.

Galeton led 16-13 at the half, and each team recorded 20 points at the end of the third quarter before OV (2-6, 1-2) did just enough to enter the holiday break as winners.

Haylee Ludington netted seven points for Galeton (3-4, 1-4).

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Galeton (26)

Katelyn Pagano 0 2-2 2, Haylee Ludington 3 1-2 7, Brielle Kalacinski 2 0-0 4, Cara Parsell 3 0-0 6, Jessie Evans 3 0-2 6, Makayla Shuemaker 0 1-2 1 Totals: 11 4-8 26

Oswayo Valley (28)

Macy West 0 4-4 4, Karina West 3 6-11 12, Mackenzie Gross 3 0-0 7, Faith Coole 1 2-6 5 Totals: 7 12-21 28

Galeton    10 16 20 26

Os. Valley 9 13 20 28

Three-point goals: Oswayo Valley 2 (Gross, Coole), Galeton 0; total fouls: Galeton 14, Oswayo Valley 9; Fouled out: None

Port Allegany 61, Northern Potter 44

PORT ALLEGANY — Cailey Barnett scored 18 points, grabbed six boards and had four steals to key Port Allegany’s victory over Northern Potter, 61-44, Thursday.

Also leading the Lady Gators were Cierra Lannager with six rebounds and Bree Garzel with three steals.

Port Allegany held NoPo to 15 points in the first half and kept the lead through all four quarters to ensure the victory. The Lady Gators also were 18 for 27 from the free throw line.

“We continued our strong defense that we’ve shown throughout the year so far,” said Jamie Evens, Port Allegany coach. “I’m very happy with our improvement from the free throw line, as tonight was the first time we were over 50 percent for the year. It was good to see that improvement.”

Offensively for NoPo, Abbi Anderson had 19 points and Mirissa Bliss had 14 points.

Port Allegany is now 5-1 and 2-1 in Northern Tier League play. The Lady Gators are idle until Jan 2, when they face off with Galeton.

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NORTHERN POTTER (44)

Abbi Anderson 4-10-12-19, Burchell 0-0-2-0, Mirissa Bliss 6-2-4-14, Martin 2-3-6-7, Hyde 1-2-5-4. Totals: 13 17-29 44

PORT ALLEGANY (61)

Rush 1-1-2-3, Sprankle 2-1-2-5, Stauffer 1-7-10-9, Garzel 2-0-0-6, Preston 1-2-2-4, Daniels 3-0-0-6, Cailey Barnett 5-7-11-18, Evens 2-0-0-4, Lannager 3-0-0-6. Totals: 20 18-27 61

NoPo 9 15 27 44

Port Allegany 19 31 49 61

Three-point goals: NoPo: 1 (Anderson), Port: 3 (Garzel 2, Barnett 1)

Portville 77, Smethport 10

PORTVILLE, N.Y. — Karly Welty totaled 13 points, eight steals and seven assists and five players finished in double figures as Portville cruised to a fifth straight win.

Bryne Milne had 11 points and eight rebounds, Sydney Colligan had 16 points and Mia Welty and Kyla Heary had 12 and 10 points, respectively, for the Panthers.

Shayla Wilhelm also pulled down eight boards for Portville. MyKayla Deyarmin had seven points for Smethport (1-4).

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Smethport (10)

Deyarmin 3 0-0 7, Herzog 0 1-2 1, Sanderson 1 0-0 2, Todd 0 0-0 0, Gilbert 0 0-0 0. Totals: 4 1-2 10.

Portville (77)

Ma. Welty 2 2-3 7, Milne 3 5-6 11, Mi. Welty 5 1-1 12, Funden 1 0-0 2, K. Welty 5 0-0 13, Keim 1 0-0 2, Kyla Heary 4 2-2 10, Colligan 6 2-2 16, Wilhelm 2 0-2 4. Totals: 29 12-16 77.

Smethport2     2 5   10

Portville24 4357  77

Three-point goals: Smethport 1 (Deyarmin); Portville 7 (Ma. Welty, Mi. Welty, K. Welty 3, Colligan 2). Total fouls: Smethport 9, Portville 6. Fouled out: None.