EMPORIUM — If there were any jitters for Otto-Eldred freshman Katie Sheeler playing in one of her first big North Tier League games on Friday night, she sure didn’t show it.
After Cameron County tied the game on a 3-pointer with less than 30 seconds to play, Sheeler was fouled with nine seconds remaining.
The 5-foot-4 guard then calmly sank both of her attempts and the Lady Terrors hung on late for a 47-45 win over Cameron County Friday.
Sheeler had a game-high 20 points for Otto-Eldred (5-2, 3-1), including a 9-for-11 performance from the charity stripe in the final eight minutes.
The Lady Red Raiders (2-3, 2-2) took a double-digit lead early in the game before Otto-Eldred rallied back to trail by just two at halftime.
The game went back-and-forth from there, with the score knotted up at 32 heading into the fourth quarter.
Cameron County head coach Dave Sullivan was pleased with his team’s performance, particularly with how they responded after an uncharacteristically sluggish start to the year.
“Quite frankly we haven’t played good as a team so far this year,” Sullivan noted. “Really this is the first game that I thought we played well.”
Mallory McKimm hit three 3-pointers as part of her team-high 15 points and teammates Hailey Hilfiger (13 points) and Kaelee Bresslin (10) were also in double-figures.
Jade Spinney had 13 points for Otto-Eldred, which went 14-for-23 from the free-throw line as a team in the game.
AT EMPORIUM
Otto-Eldred (47)
Katie Sheeler 3 12-15 20, Cousins 1 0-2 3, Raught 2 0-0 4, Jade Spinney 5 0-0 13, Dalton 1 0-2 3, K. Heller 1 2-4 4. Totals: 13 14-23 47
Cameron County (45)
Hailey Hilfiger 5 3-3 13, Kaelee Bresslin 4 0-0 10, E. Farabaugh 1 0-0 2, Mallory McKimm 5 2-6 15, Goodrow 2 0-1 5. Totals: 17 5-10 45
Otto-Eldred 9 18 32 47
Cameron Co. 18 20 32 45
Three-point goals: O-E 7 (Sheeler 2, Cousins, Spinney 3, Dalton), CC 6 (Bresslin 2, McKimm 3, Goodrow); Total fouls: O-E 15, CC 17; fouled out: Bresslin, Goodrow (CC)
JV: O-E won
Port Allegany 56, Smethport 10
PORT ALLEGANY — Port Allegany showed why it’s in the driver’s seat of the North Tier League standings with a resounding victory over Smethport.
The Lady Gators (7-1, 4-0) jumped out to a 25-4 lead after the first quarter and led 33-6 at halftime. The win keeps Port A tied atop the NTL standings with Coudersport.
The usual duo of Bree Garzel and Cailey Barnett paced Port A. Garzel (7 rebounds, 6 steals, 4 assists) led all scorers with 18 points, while Barnett (6 rebounds, 4 steals, 3 assists) scored 17 and hit three treys on the night.
Barnett has scored in double-digits in all but one of Port A’s games now, and Garzel has scored at least 10 in each of the Lady Gators’ last seven games.
For Smethport (4-4, 3-2), which entered the night as the NTL’s No. 3 team, Abby Lutz and Sabrina Tanner each scored four. The Lady Hubbers now stand at fourth in the league.
AT PORT ALLEGANY
Smethport (10)
Abby Lutz 1 1-2 4, Sabrina Tanner 2 0-3 4, Deyarmin 0 2-4 2, Herzog 0 0-2 0. Totals: 3 3-11 10
Port Allegany (56)
Bree Garzel 5 7-10 18, Cailey Barnett 6 2-4 17, Archer 1 0-0 2, Stauffer 4 0-0 9, Daniels 1 0-0 2, Budd 2 0-0 4, Evens 2 0-0 4, Causer 0 0-2 0. Totals: 21 9-16 56
Smethport 4 6 10 10
Port Allegany 25 33 48 56
Three-point goals: Smethport 1 (Lutz), Port A 5 (Barnett 3, Garzel 1, Stauffer 1); Total fouls: Smethport 10, Port A 9; fouled out: none.
JV: Port A won 27-22
Coudersport 41, Northern Potter 22
ULYSSES — Leading by seven going into the fourth quarter, Coudersport held Northern Potter to just one basket in the period en route to a 41-22 win.
Sarah Chambers had a game-high 12 points, and Rosalyn Page added 11 for Coudersport (5-1, 4-0), which didn’t allow a single Northern Potter three-pointer in the game.
The Lady Falcons jumped out to a 22-10 halftime advantage before NoPo drew to within 27-20 entering the fourth quarter.
With the win, Coudersport keeps pace with Port Allegany for first place in the NTL.
Lydia Zdrojewski led the Lady Panthers (1-6, 1-4) with five points.
AT ULYSSES
Coudersport (41)
Sarah Chambers 3 6-8 12, Rosalyn Page 4 3-6 11, Gunn 2 1-2 6, Stimaker 1 1-4 3, Frame 3 3-6 9. Totals: 13 14-26 41
Northern Potter (22)
Lydia Zdrojewski 2 1-2 5, Anderson 1 1-3 3, Martin 1 2-2 4, Hyde 2 0-0 4, Hoopes 0 4-4 4, F. Zdrojewski 0 2-2 2. Totals: 6 10-13 22
Coudersport 11 22 27 41
Northern Potter 2 10 20 22
Three-point goals: Coudy 1 (Gunn), NoPo 0; Total fouls: Coudy 16, NoPo 18; fouled out: Courtney Martin (NP)
JV: Northern Potter won
