SHEFFIELD — Port Allegany wasted little time getting their potent offense clicking at the start of the 2019-20 season.
One of the top shooting teams in the North Tier League a season ago, the Gators hit 11 3-pointers as part of a 72-49 season-opening victory over Jamestown (Pa.) in the first round of the Sheffield Tournament Friday.
Leading that 3-point barrage for Port Allegany (1-0) was Howie Stuckey with six treys as part of his game-high 33 points. Teammate Jordan Card made four 3-pointers and finished with 26 points.
It was the first career victory for first-year Port Allegany head coach Kyle Babcock.
“We hustled very well and were able to push the ball late in the third quarter and that’s when we extended the lead,” he said. Forced some key turnovers and kept pushing. We forced them to take a timeout and then made quite a few threes.”
Indeed, the Gators outscored the Muskies 37-21 in the second half which helped Port A advance to the championship game of the tournament today.
Darian Keyser had three 3-pointers and led Jamestown with 26 points.
“Howie stepped up and his 3’s definitely helped us,” Babcock said. “Overall we shot the ball pretty well and played with some good intensity.”
AT SHEFFIELD
Port Allegany (72)
Jordan Card (4) 11 0-0 26, Howie Stuckey 12 3-4 33, B. Moses 2 0-1 4, Amell 1 0-0 3, Edgell 3 0-0 6, C. Moses 0 0-2 0, Cramer 0 0-2 0, Guilds 0 0-2 0. Totals: 29 3-11 72
Jamestown (49)
Hill 0 1-3 1, Sean McElhinny 2 2-2 8, P. McElhinny 1 0-0 3, Cameron Keyser 5 1-6 11, Darian Keyser 11 1-2 26. Totals: 19 5-15 49
Port A 13 35 51 72
Jamestown 16 28 38 49
Three-point goals: Port A 11 (Stuckey 6, Card 4, Amell), Jamestown 6 (D. Keyser 3, S. McElhinny 2, P. McElhinny); Total fouls: Jamestown 15, Port A 13; fouled out: none
Cowanesque Valley Tournament
Northern Potter 63, Oswayo Valley 38
WESTFIELD — Trey Slawson hit 3-pointers on three straight possessions in the third quarter to help send his Panthers to a convincing win on opening night.
Slawson had 15 points while teammate Carter Anderson had a game-high 26 that included 12 from the charity stripe.
Leading just 29-19 at the half, Northern Potter’s offense exploded for 21 points in that third quarter to pull away and secure the victory.
Ezra Sprow had a big game in the paint for NoPo (1-0) hauling down 10 rebounds to go with his six points.
“It was a little rough to begin with, but we kind of got the momentum going in the third quarter,” Northern Potter head coach Derek Erway said.
“We are already dealing with injuries, but we played well. Still have to clean up our passing a bit more but it was a good way to start the season off.”
Leading Oswayo Valley (0-1) in double-figures was Caiden Black with 10. Gunner Bean had nine points and went 2-for-6 from the free-throw line in a game that featured 50 fouls.
The game served as the first round of the Jack Bush Tournament at Cowanesque Valley. Because the tourney only had three teams enter, however, Oswayo Valley will play CV today and NoPo will play them on Monday.
AT WESTFIELD
Northern Potter (63)
Lehman 2 5-7 9, Carter Anderson 7 12-16 26, Moore 0 0-2 0, Trey Slawson 5 2-4 15, Wills 2 0-1 5, Snyder 1 0-0 2, Sprow 2 1-6 6. Totals: 19 20-35 63
Oswayo Valley (38)
Wichert 2 0-0 4, Gross 1 1-4 4, Carter Steadman 2 0-1 4, Gunner Bean 3 2-6 9, Caiden Black 3 4-9 10, Phillips 1 0-2 2, Bilski 1 1-1 3, Carpenter 0 0-4 0, Voorhees 1 0-2 2, Bickel 0 0-2 0. Totals: 14 8-31 38
NP 10 29 50 63
OV 7 19 32 38
Three-point goals: NP (Slawson 3, Wills, Sprow), OV 2 (Gross, Bean); Total fouls: NP 24, OV 26; fouled out: Moore (NP)
Galeton Tournament
Williamson 61, Austin 52
GALETON — Trailing by two at the half, Kolby Allen scored 15 points over the final two quarters to lead Williamson to a season-opening win over Austin.
Both teams were hot from 3-point land, with Austin making seven treys and Willamson knocking down six, including four from Carter Strang.
Pacing Austin (0-1) was Jackson Glover with 18 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 steals. Parker Glover was also in double-figures for the Panthers with 10 points.
AT GALETON
Austin (52)
Jackson Glover 7 1-1 18, Parker Glover 4 0-0 10, Joseph Glover 3 0-2 8, Crawford 3 2-4 8, Rees 4 0-0 8. Totals: 21 3-7 52
Williamson (61)
Kolby Allen 12 4-7 29, Carter Strang 8 1-1 21, O’Dell 2 0-0 5, Bolt 2 0-0 4, Gantarz 1 0-0 2. Totals: 25 5-8 61
Austin 11 26 40 52
Williamson 14 24 41 61
Three-point goals: Austin 7 (Jack. Glover 3, P. Glover 2, Joe Glover 2), Williamson 6 (Strang 4, Allen, O’Dell); Total fouls: Austin 11, Williamson 10; fouled out: none
AML North
Elk County Catholic 76, Kane 30
ST. MARYS — Leading by only seven points at halftime, Elk County Catholic outscored Kane 51-14 over the final 16 minutes for a blowout season-opening victory.
Regis Wortman led ECC with 20 points, including 7-for-8 from the charity stripe. Mark Kraus added 11 points, while Carter Lindemuth finished with nine points. Leo Gregory tallied eight points. Isaac Wortman, Mason McAllister and Charlie Breindel each had seven points.
Chad Greville and Mason Zuzek led Kane with eight points each. Matt DeLuca hit the Wolves’ only 3-pointer of the game.
ECC returns to action on Tuesday at Johnsonburg.
AT ST. MARYS
Kane (30)
Greville 2 4-4 8, DeLuca 2 0-0 5, Jekielek 2 1-6 5, Whiteman 1 0-2 2, Zuzek 4 0-0 8, Costanzo 1 0-0 2. Totals: 12 5-12 30
Elk Catholic (76)
Regis Wortman 5 7-8 20, Mark Kraus 5 0-0 11, Lindemuth 2 3-4 9, Gregory 4 0-0 8, Breindel 2 2-2 7, McAllister 3 1-2 7, I. Wortman 3 1-1 7, Deprator 2 0-0 5, Hoffman 1 0-0 2. Totals: 28 14-17 76
Kane 4 16 19 30
ECC 11 23 55 76
Three-point goals: Kane 1 (DeLuca), ECC 6 (Lindemuth 2, R. Wortman 1, Kraus 1, Breindel 1, Deprator 1); Total fouls: Kane: 15, ECC: 16; fouled out: Holt (K)
JV: Elk County Catholic won, 42-26
