Albion will visit Olean in sectional opener

By Mike Wertman, Sports Writer Posted 20 February 2026 at 1:20 pm

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Wesley Olles and his Albion teammates will visit Olean on Saturday for the Section VI Class A2 playoff opener.

No. 10 seed Albion will open Section VI Class A2 boys basketball playoff competition on Saturday by journeying to the Southern Tier to face No. 7 Olean at noon.

Albion brings a 10-9 overall regular season record into the sectionals while Olean is 14-5.

The victory will visit No. 2 Maryvale on Wednesday February 25.

Offensively, the Purple Eagles have been led by the quartet of Elijah Doxey (313 points, 16.5 average), Tyler Cody (291 points, 15.3 ave.). Nate Gibson (212 points, 11.2 ave.) and Wesley Olles (172 points, 9.1 ave.) Olles has also grabbed off 143 rebounds, Cody 114, Doxey 100 and Gibson 87.

Leading the Huskies on offense have been Mykel Rivera (236 points, 12.4 ave.) and Joe Mest (178 points, 9.4 ave.)

Saturday will also be a busy day for Niagara-Orleans League girls basketball as six of the seven teams will be in action, mostly against each other.

In Class B, No. 12 Roy-Hart will visit No. 5 Akron and in Class C No. 3 Wilson will host No. 14 Barker. In addition, in Class B No 14 Medina will visit No. 3 Salamanca and No. 6 Newfane will face No. 1 Olmsted. All of the games are scheduled for noon.