SMETHPORT — Down two with 11 seconds to go in double overtime, Smethport head coach Chad Goodman opted to go for three and the win by putting the ball into the hands of senior guard MyKayla Deyarmin.
Goodman drew up a play that had Deyarmin come off of a screen for an open look, and the play worked to perfection as the guard drilled a trey with just 2.6 seconds to go to send Smethport to a heart-stopping 33-32 win over Northern Potter in double OT.
With the win, Smethport improves to 4-3 overall and to an impressive 3-1 mark in the NTL.
“This was a big win for our girls,” Goodman said. “We’ve been battling for two years, and it’s a solid win for us. I also give a lot of credit to Northern Potter (1-3, 1-5). They’re a good team.”
Deyarmin finished with eight points, six steals and six rebounds, while Sabrina Tanner recorded a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
The Lady Hubbers had trailed 21-12 at halftime, but rallied in the third quarter to tie the game at 25 entering the fourth. From there, the teams drew evenly until Deyarmin’s clutch three.
“We struggled in the second quarter and dug ourselves into a hole going into halftime,” Goodman said. “Coming out in the third, we stressed how important it was to just cut the lead in half if we could, but the girls dug in on defense, created some turnovers and outscored (NoPo) 13-4 to tie it going into the fourth.”
Erin Herzog added six points and six rebounds, Danielle Nelson logged three steals and a block and Coryn McClain blocked two shots.
McClain drew high praise from her coach for filling in for Smethport after Tanner had fouled out.
“She really gave us quality minutes off the bench,” he said.
For Northern Potter, Courtney Martin scored 10 points, and Megan Hyde added eight.
Smethport, the No. 3 team in the NTL, travels to No. 1 Port Allegany Friday night, while Northern Potter hosts Coudersport that night.
AT SMETHPORT
Northern Potter (32)
Courtney Martin 4 2-9 10, Burchell 3 0-0 6, Anderson 1 0-0 3, Hyde 4 0-0 8, Hoopes 1 0-0 2, F. Zdrojewski 1 1-4 3. Totals: 14 3-13 32
Smethport (33)
Sabrina Tanner 4 2-4 10, Deyarmin 3 0-0 8, Herzog 2 2-4 6, Lutz 1 0-2 3, Nelson 3 0-0 6. Totals: 13 4-11 33
NoPo 13 21 25 28 30 32
Smethport 10 12 25 28 30 33
Three-point goals: NoPo 1 (Anderson), Smethport 3 (Deyarmin 2, Lutz 1); Total fouls: NoPo 14, Smethport 13; fouled out: Megan Hyde (NP), Sabrina Tanner (S)
Cameron County 60, Austin 16
AUSTIN — Behind a triple-double from Hailey Hilfiger, Cameron County cruised to its second win of the season.
Hilfiger knocked in 20 points, hauled down 11 rebounds and registered 10 steals to help the Lady Red Raiders (2-2, 2-1) explode for a 22-point third quarter to break the game open.
Mallory McKimm had 13 points, six rebounds, six steals and three assists for Cameron County, which reached 60 points with just one 3-pointer.
Kaelee Bresslin added a season-high 20 points for Cameron County.
Taylor Brewer had six points for Austin (1-6, 0-4).
AT AUSTIN
Cameron County (60)
Hailey Hilfiger 9 2-4 20, Kaelee Bresslin 9 2-4 20, Mallory McKimm 5 3-3 13, Farabaugh 2 0-0 6, Goodrow 1 0-0 3, Totals: 26 7-11 60
Austin (16)
Taylor Brewer 3 0-0 6, Welsh 2 0-0 5, Valenti 0 1-2 1, Setzer 2 0-2 4, Totals: 7 1-4 16
Cameron Co. 16 26 48 60
Austin 1 8 14 16
Three-point goals: CC 1 (Goodrow), Austin 1 (Welsh); Total fouls: CC 8, Austin 7; fouled out: None
Coudersport 59, Galeton 29
COUDERSPORT — Coudersport raced out to a 25-point lead after the first quarter and never looked back en route to a 30-point win over Galeton.
The Lady Falcons (4-1, 3-0) led 26-1 after the first quarter and then 40-10 at halftime.
Coudy’s Elizabeth Frame led all scorers with 17 points, and also contributed four assists and six steals for the Lady Falcons.
Lauren Stimaker added five points and seven steals for Coudersport, while Sarah Chambers scored 14 points and Rosalyn Page scored 13.
Chambers and Page have now scored in double-digits in three consecutive games.
For Galeton (1-2, 2-3), Lauren Sauley scored 11 points.
Both teams play Friday night, as Galeton hosts Oswayo Valley and Coudy visits Northern Potter.
AT COUDERSPORT
Galeton (29)
Lauren Sauley 2 6-9 11, Parsell 2 2-2 6, Evans 2 1-4 5, Macensky 1 0-1 3, Rohrbaugh 2 0-0 4. Totals: 9 9-16 29
Coudersport (59)
Elizabeth Frame 8 1-2 17, Sarah Chambers 6 2-2 14, Rosalyn Page 6 1-1 13, Gunn 2 0-0 4, Stimaker 2 0-0 5, E. Chambers 0 1-2 1, Wahlers 1 1-2 3, Pitcher 1 0-0 2. Totals: 26 6-9 59
Galeton 1 10 20 29
Coudy 26 40 55 59
Three-point goals: Galeton 2 (Macensky 1, Sauley 1), Coudy 1 (Stimaker); Total fouls: Galeton 7, Coudy 15; fouled out: none.
