Purple Eagles edge past Bulldogs

By Mike Wertman, Sports Writer Posted 5 January 2024 at 9:08 pm

Albion nipped host Barker 57-56 this evening as the Purple Eagles go to 1-2 in Niagara-Orleans League boys basketball competition.

Kyle Radder blocked a last second Barker shot to preserve the narrow win for Albion.

Blake Preston led Albion with 24 including all 6 of the Purple Eagles points in the decisive final quarter. Radder added 10, Isaiah Riley and Seth Krenning 7, Wesley Olles 5 and Brody Vercruysse 4.

Luey Castro took game high honors with 25 for the Bulldogs as Aidan Mescall had 12 and Logan Murrell 8.

Newfane 67, Wilson 54

Newfane downed rival Wilson 67-54 to stay unbeaten at 3-0  in N-O action as Ben Dickinson scored 23 and Brayden Seitz 15. Dickinson also grabbed off 15 rebounds.

Aidan Neumann scored 25 and Blake Martin 17 for Wilson which trailed 35-25 at the half and 56-25 after three quarters.

Kendall 72, Lyndonville 25
All 10 players broke into the scoring column as Kendall downed visiting Lyndonville 72-25 in a Genesee Region League game.

Hunter Richards scored 15, Austin Werth 13 and Jacek Kwiatkowski 10 to lead the way for Kendall as Nick Cole added 9, Jonas Rhodes 8, Noah Clark 6, Austin Wakefield 5 and Will Kludt, Louis Conte and Seth Pray 2 each.

Justin Higgins led Lyndonville with 8.

Notre Dame 72, Holley 53
Notre Dame bested host Holley 72-53 in another G-R contest as Jayden Sherwood scored 30 and Ryan Fitzpatrick 13 to lead the Irish.

Vinny Golisano scored 25, Josh Silpoch 10 and Destin Kuyal 8 for Holley.

Girls Basketball
Alden 35, Roy-Hart 26
Trailing 26-21, Alden rallied to outscore visiting Roy-Hart 14-0 in the final quarter to claim a 35-26 non league win.

Adella Dukes scored 9 and Courtney Aquilina 7 to lead Roy-Hart.