Small G-R girls squad thumps N-O seniors

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Lyndonville’s Isabella Groves puts up a shot for the Genesee Region League against Niagara-Orleans League defenders Millie Owens (Roy-Hart) and Cara Swader (Akron) during the G-R’s Exception Senior game victory this evening at Albion.

Playing with only seven players, the Genesee Region League romped to a 79-40 win over the Niagara-Orleans League in the 25th Exceptional Senior girls basketball game this evening at Albion.

Lyndonville’s Isabella Groves poured in a game high 27 points and Pembroke’s Peyton Liss scored 23 to spearhead the attack for the G-R which has now won five in a row to take a 13-12 lead in the series. Ashanti Caton (Wheatland-Chili) added 9, Ava Yax (Alexander) 6 and Simone Scharvogel (Byron-Bergen) 1.

Olivia Novak (Akron) led the N-O with 14 as Kylie McOmber (Roy-Hart) added 9, Leah Pawlak (Albion) 6, Millie Owens (Roy-Hart) 6, Roswyn Oakes (Medina) 3 and Tatianna Maxon (Medina) 2.

Up by only three, 20-17,  at the end of the first quarter, the G-R broke the game open by outscoring the N-O 22-2 in the second period to race away to a 42-19 half-time advantage. Groves and Caton both scored 7 and Liss 6 in the period.

Keeping the momentum, the G-R outscored the N-O 25-5 in the third period to extend the advantage to 43, 67-24, at the three-quarter mark. Groves scored 10, including two threes, Liss 9 and Yax 6 on two threes to lead that uprising.

Roy-Hart’s Kylie McOmber grabs a rebound for the N-O between G-R defenders Simone Scharvogel (Byron-Bergen) and Peyton Liss (Pembroke). Medina’s Roswyn Oakes moves in to support.