SMETHPORT — Jay Acker wasn’t entirely sure how to describe Smethport’s 48-47 victory over Port Allegany Thursday night.
He was pleased that his Hubbers beat their longtime rivals and were able to rally from a 10-point deficit, but saw plenty of room for improvement from his charges.
“Our first half was pathetic,” he asserted. “We had zero stats, six total rebounds…it was bad. Maybe my halftime speech was good today, I don’t know. We came out in the third quarter and made shots. And the fourth quarter we clawed our way back in.”
Indeed, the Hubbers (4-4, 3-2) erased a five-point Port A lead heading into the fourth quarter and outscored the Gators 17-11 over the final eight minutes.
The ending was far from dramatic, however, according to Acker.
“Port was down three with probably 20 seconds left and Jordan Card drove in for a layup and brought it within one,” he said.
“(After that), I honestly can’t even make it exciting. We were at the free-throw line and we kept getting rebounds and going back to the line and ran the clock out that way.”
Richie McDowell had a team-high 14 points for the Hubbers, which had a balanced scoring attack that featured four players net at least eight points. Layne Shall had a team-high two 3-pointers and finished with eight tallies.
For Port Allegany (2-6, 1-3), Howie Stuckey had 16 points — including his team’s lone 3-pointer — and Jordan Card added 14. The Gators have lost each of their last three games by eight points or fewer.
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Port Allegany (47)
Jordan Card 6 2-2 14, Archer 1 0-0 2, Howie Stuckey 4 7-8 16, Edgell 3 0-0 6, Moses 1 0-0 2, Guilds 2 3-4 7. Totals: 17 12-14 47
Smethport (48)
Richie McDowell 7 0-0 14, Shall 3 0-0 8, Lent 3 2-4 9, Alfieri 4 1-4 9, Helsley 2 0-0 4, Wilbur 1 0-0 2, Ognen 1 0-0 2. Totals: 21 3-8 48
Port A 8 24 36 47
Smethport 11 16 31 48
Three-point goals: Port A 1 (Stuckey), Smethport 3 (Shall 2, Lent); Total fouls: Port A 14, Smethport 13; fouled out: none
JV: Smethport won 34-17
Coudersport 57, Northern Potter 9
COUDERSPORT — Coudersport dominated from start to finish en route to its 68th consecutive North Tier League victory.
The Falcons (5-2, 4-0) held NoPo (4-5, 1-4) scoreless through the first quarter for a 21-point lead, and then kept that defense up for a wire-to-wire decision.
Dillon Keglovits scored a game-high 16 points and added 12 rebounds for the Falcons, while Hayden Keck scored 13 and Kolby VanWhy chipped in 11. It was the fifth straight game VanWhy has reached double-digits.
Northern Potter was led by Carter Anderson’s six points.
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Northern Potter (9)
Carter Anderson 2 2-2 6, Slawson 1 0-2 2, Benway 0 1-2 1, Langworthy 0 0-0 0, Sprow 0 0-0 0. Totals: 3 3-6 9
Coudersport (57)
Dillon Keglovits 5 5-6 16 Hayden Keck 5 3-4 13, Kolby Vanwhy 4 1-2 11, Easton 2 0-0 6, Frame 1 1-3 4, Daniels 2 0-0 5, Furman 1 0-1 2 Totals: 20 10-16 57
Northern Po. 0 3 7 9
Coudersport 21 38 55 57
Three-point goals: NP 0, Coudy 7 (Easton 2, Vanwhy 2, Frame 1, Keglovits 1, Daniels 1); Total fouls: NP 15, Coudy 11; fouled out: None
JV: Coudersport won
Oswayo Valley 51, Galeton 40
SHINGLEHOUSE — Behind 14 points each from Noah Wichert and Honor Gross, Oswayo Valley earned its first win of the season, a 51-40 NTL decision over Galeton.
Wichert and Gross led all scorers, and also led the Green Wave (1-6, 1-3) in rebounds. Wichert pulled down 16 boards for a double-double, while Gross added eight.
“I think we did a really nice job of learning on the fly with having a lead,” said OV coach Nick Goss. “We did a good job of taking care of the ball at the end. It’s refreshing to get that first win.”
OV led 26-11 at halftime and maintained its double-digit advantage down the stretch.
For Galeton (0-9, 0-4), Ty Stover scored 13 points and Trey Kalacinski added 11.
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Galeton (40)
Ty Stover 3 7-10 13, Trey Kalacinski 4 3-4 11, Shutt 2 3-4 7, Crowell 2 0-0 4, Hulbert 0 1-2 1, Smith 0 1-2 1, Evans 1 0-0 3. Totals: 12 15- 40
Oswayo Valley (51)
Noah Wichert 6 3-4 14, Honor Gross 6 3-4 14, Bean 3 3-4 9, Black 2 3-4 7, Phillips 1 4-6 6, Bilski 0 1-2 1. Totals: 16 17- 51
Galeton 7 11 23 40
OV 11 26 36 51
Three-point goals: Galeton 1 (Evans), OV 2 (Wichert, Gross); Total fouls: Galeton 20, OV 16; fouled out: Crowell (Galeton)
JV: OV won
