SMETHPORT — The Smethport Hubbers apparently just needed a few minutes in the locker room to get their offense clicking.
After holding just a 26-23 halftime lead, the Hubbers equaled their first half point total with a 26-point explosion in the third quarter en route to a 67-53 North Tier League win Tuesday.
“We played just a really great third quarter,” Smethport head coach Jay Acker said. “First of all, we made shots which really got us going. Our defense stepped it up, and did a great job on the boards.”
It was an offensive shootout between Smethport’s Caleb Lutz and Northern Potter’s Carter Anderson.
Lutz ended up with a game-high 30 points for the Hubbers (6-5, 6-2), which stayed in third place in the NTL with the victory.
“Caleb, he made his shots tonight,” Acker said. “He handled pressure; he had some good free throws in the fourth quarter to finish.”
Also for Smethport, the Hubbers’ Ian Woodruff picked up a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds.
Smethport travels to Galeton on Thursday.
Anderson sank four 3-pointers and finished with a team-high 27 for Northern Potter (2-12, 1-8).
AT SMETHPORT
Northern Potter (53)
Langworthy 1 0-0 3, Carter Anderson 8 7-10 27, Brown 0 1-2 1, F. Kosa 2 0-0 5, Lehman 1 0-0 2, Slawson 1 1-2 4, W. Kosa 1 0-2 2, Cowburn 2 3-5 7, Byron 1 0-2 2. Totals: 17 12-23 53
Smethport (67)
Ian Woodruff 6 2-4 14, Caleb Lutz 9 8-14 30, Szarowicz 3 0-0 7, Connor Alfieri 4 6-8 14, Peterson 0 1-3 1, Schall 0 1-4 1. Totals: 22 18-33 67
Northern Po. 10 23 37 53
Smethport 13 26 52 67
Three-point goals: NP 7 (Anderson 4, F. Kosa, Slawson, Langworthy), Smethport 5 (Lutz 4,, Szarowicz)
Total fouls: NP 26, Smethport 19; fouled out: F. Kosa, Byron (NoPo)
JV: Smethport won
Coudersport 91, Port Allegany 25
COUDERSPORT — Owen Chambers scored in the 30s and the Coudersport Falcons scored in the 90s — again!
Chambers pumped in a game-high 38 points and for the third straight game the Falcons reached the 90-point plateau in a 91-25 victory over Port Allegany in North Tier League action Tuesday.
Chambers buried 14 field goals, including five from outside the arc, and was 5-of-6 from the free throw line.
Eight other Falcons put points on the board.
“We were able to get three other guys in double digits,” said Coudy coach Brian Furman. Leading the trio was Hayden Keck with 15 points, while Kolby VanWhy added 12 and Dalton Keglovits was good for 10 tallies.
Away from the ball, Dillon Keglovits pulled down 12 rebounds and was credited with five assists.
Coudersport (11-1, 9-0) travels to Northern Potter on Thursday.
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Port Allegany (25)
Card 2 0-0 4, Howie Stuckey 4 0-2 10, Smith 1 0-0 2, Guerrero 2 1-2 7, Amell 1 0-2 1, Totals 10 1-6 25
Coudersport (91)
Lent 1 0-0 3, Furman 1 0-0 2, Dalton Keglovits 3 2-2 10, Frame 1 0-0 3, Chambers 14 5-6 38, Hayden Keck 6 2-2 15, Kolby VanWhy 5 2-4 12, Easton 0 2-2 2, Dillon Keglovits 3 0-0 6. Totals 34 13-16 91
Port Allegany 11 18 23 25
Coudersport 33 60 82 91
Three-point goals: Port A. 4 (Stuckey 2, Guerrero 2), Coudy 10 (Lent, Dalton Keglovits 2, Frame 1, Chambers 5, Keck 1)
Total fouls: Port A. 14, Coudy 8; fouled out: Port A. (Card)
JV: Coudersport
Cameron County 82, Oswayo Valley 23
EMPORIUM — The Red Raiders sank 35 field goals and had nine players find the scoresheet in a 59-point rout over the Green Wave Tuesday.
Jake Walters had a game-high 24 points for the Red Raiders (9-2, 7-1), while teammate Marcus Brown sank six 3-pointers and finished with 22.
Cameron County’s explosive offense got hot early, netting 30 points in the first quarter and totaling 57 over just 16 minutes.
Defensively, the Red Raiders held OV to just five made field goals in the first half.
Honor Gross paced Oswayo Valley (2-12, 0-8) with six points.
Cameron Co. travels to Port Allegany on Thursday.
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Oswayo Valley (23)
Graves 1 0-2 2, Stedman 0 2-4 2, Welch 2 0-0 4, Wichert 2 0-0 4, Honor Gross 3 0-0 6, Buski 1 0-0 2, Bean 1 0-1 3. Totals: 10 2-7 23
Cameron County (82)
Morton 1 0-0 3, D. Brown 2 2-2 6, Marcus Brown 8 0-0 22, Swartz 2 0-0 4, Beldin 4 0-0 9, Ball 1 0-0 3, Harriger 1 0-0 2, Bauer 4 0-0 9, Jake Walters 12 0-0 24. Totals: 35 2-2 82
Oswayo Valley 8 13 19 23
Cameron County 30 57 76 82
Three-point goals: OV 1 (Bean), CC 10 (M. Brown 6, Morton, Beldin, Ball, Bauer )
Total fouls: OV 10, CC 9; fouled out: none
JV: CC won 45-19
Galeton 44, Otto-Eldred 40
DUKE CENTER — Otto-Eldred was within striking range all night long, but Galeton never allowed the visitors to take control and held on for a 44-40 victory over the Terrors in their North Tier League game Tuesday.
O-E led by one, 14-13, at the end of the first period, but fell behind by seven, 26-19, at the half and just couldn’t get the momentum to swing in its favor over the final 16 minutes of play.
Isaiah Shuemaker led the Tigers with 13 points, while teammate Joel Griffen added 12 tallies.
Game scoring honors went to O-E’s Cole Sebastian with 18 points. Andrew Sheeler was credited with four assists for the Terrors (5-6).
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Galeton (44)
Joel Griffen 4 4-8 12, Isaiah Shuemaker 4 3-4 13, Brooks 2 4-5 8, Stover 4 0-0 9, Schutt 1 0-0 2. Totals: 15 11-17 44
Otto-Eldred (40)
Sheeler 4 1-4 9, Grigsby 2 0-0 4, Jimerson 0 0-0 0, Cole Sebastian 8 0-0 18, Maholic 3 0-0 7, Quintero 1 0-0 2. Totals: 18 1-4 40
Galeton 13 26 36 44
Otto-Eldred 14 19 31 40
Three-point goals: Galeton 3 (Shuemaker 2, Stover), O-E 3 (Co. Sebastian 2, Maholic)
Total fouls: Galeton 10, O-E 14; fouled out: none
JV: O-E won
Elk County Catholic 64, Curwensville 48
CURWENSVILLE — Ten Elk Catholic players put points on the board to lead the unbeaten Crusaders to their 13th straight victory, a 64-48 decision over Curwensville on Tuesday.
Leading the winners were Alec Wehler with 11 points and Alex Breindel with 10.
Elk Catholic held a 25 point (55-30) lead after three quarters and the best the Tide could do was draw within 16 at the buzzer and following a 14-point scoring advantage over the final 12 minutes of the game.
Despite the seemingly easy win, Crusaders coach Aaron Straub was not entirely pleased with his team’s overall effort.
“Curwensville played hard and played well. For most of the game we simply went through the motions,” Straub noted. “We always tell the team there are two things that you control, your effort and your attitude.
“We have 9 regular season games left and we are entering the most difficult part of our schedule. If we want to take steps on becoming a better basketball team we certainly have the opportunity to do that over the next four weeks,” he added.
First thing’s first, however. The Crusaders return to action on Friday in a key game at Ridgway.
“It will be interesting to see how we come out on Friday night. It will be interesting to see what improvements we make over the next two practices. We will need to get better. We will need to be at our best. We will need to improve,” Straub emphasized.
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Elk Catholic (64)
Alex Breindel 4 0-0 10, Alec Wehler 3 4-4 11, Lindemuth 2 2-2 7, Hoffman 4 1-2 9, Wortman 4 1-1 9, Schneider 1 3-4 5, Uberti 1 1-1 3, Klawuhn 2 1-2 6, Bauer 1 0-0 2, Gregory 1 0-0 2, Totals 23 13-16 64
Curwensville (48)
Christian Bakaysa 6 5-11 19, Terry 2 0-0 6, Bloom 4 0-1 8, Irwin 2 2-6 6, Giuffre 1 0-0 2, Lansbery 1 0-0 2, Francisco 2 0-1 5. Totals 18 7-19 48
Elk Catholic 15 38 55 64
Curwensville 13 21 30 48
Three-point goals: Elk Catholic 5 (Breindel 2, Lindemuth 1, Wehler 1, Klawuhn 1), Curwensville 3 (Terry 2, Irwin)
Total fouls: Elk Catholic 15, Curwensville 17; fouled out: Curwensville (Bloom, Irwin)
JV: Curwensville won
