Huskies edge Purple Eagles in A2 contest

In a tight sea-saw battle No. 7 Olean edged visiting No. 10 Albion 56-48 in a Section VI Class A2 boys basketball playoff game this afternoon.

There were 9 ties and 10 lead changes in the tightly contested game before Olean closed with an 8-1 run to claim the slender win. Up 48-47 the Huskies made good on six free throws during that decisive final run.

Mykel Rivera scored 14 of his game high 25 points and Taylor Teachman 7 of his 11 in the decisive final quarter for Olean which saw the Huskies outscore the Purple Eagles 23-13.

Elijah Doxey scored 17, Tyler Cody 12, Wesley Olles 7, Adam Burgio 5, Nate Gibson 4 and Elliot Trapiss 3 for Albion.

Albion grabbled a slender 8-7 lead at the end of the first period as Cody and Gibson both hit threes.

The Purple Eagles went on to maintain narrow two point leads of 21-19 at the half and 35-33 at the end of the third quarter.

Doxey scored 7 in both of the middle two periods while Olles had 4 in the second and Cody 5 in the third.

Albion’s last lead came at the outset of the final period as a three by Trapiss put the Purple Eagles back up 38-36.

However, Olean answered with a decisive 20-10 scoring edge to close and claim the win as Rivera had 11 and Teachman 7 to key that Huskies surge. Two three-point plays by Rivera and one by Teachman ignited the big quarter.

Olean will next face No. 2 Maryvale in the A2 quarterfinal on Wednesday.

The Huskies are now 15-5 and the Flyers 13-6.

The Purple Eagles close the season with a 10-10 record.