A huge 46-19 scoring edge over the middle two periods key Kendall to a 79-61 victory over visiting rival Holley this evening in a Genesee Region League game.

Breaking away from a 17-17 deadlock, Kendall moved on top to stay by outscoring Holley 24-11 in the second period as Brandon Miller led the way with 10 points.

Keeping the momentum, the Eagles then outpointed the Hawks 22-8 in the third period to race away to a commanding 63-36 advantage at the three-quarter mark. Five players each had at least 4 points to lead the Eagles balanced attack during that stretch.

Miller finished with 22 points, Nate Warters 21, James Longrod 15, Hunter Menze 8 and Mickey Gardner 7 for the Eagles. Miller also had 11 rebounds, Menze 9 and Gardner 7 as John Rath chipped in with 6 assists.

Andrew Moseman scored 22, Patrick Bower 11 and Derek McArthur 10 for Holley. McArthur also had 8 assists and Moseman 6.

Moseman scored 13 in the opening period while Warters countered with 10 to help keep the Eagles even.

Alexander 69, Lyndonville 51
Jumping out to a 26-18 first period lead, Alexander went on to defeat visiting Lyndonville 69-51 in another G-R contest.

Dustin Schmieder poured in a game high 33 points to spark Alexander which went on to hold leads of 41-28 at the half and 55-42 after three-quarters.

Jacob Hoffee scored 18 and Eric Neace 15 for Lyndonvlle as Corey Hydock added 9, Matt Hess 5 and Nathan Poler and Dylan Nicholson 2 each.

A big stretch run scoring burst keyed Barker to a 70-61 victory over visiting Albion this evening in a Niagara-Orleans League basketball game.

Trailing 46-44 after three quarters, Barker rallied to outscore Albion 26-15 in the decisive final stanza to claim the win. Nate Luckman scored 12, Eddie Wasnock 8 and Jake Arnold 5 to lead the Raiders down the stretch.

Leading by a narrow 64-61 margin, Barker got 6 clutch free throws by Luckman to lock up the win.

Luckman finished with a game high 34 points, including 8 threes, as Wasnock tallied 18 and Arnold 10. Luckman also grabbed off 13 rebounds.

Lamar Chambers scored 19 for Albion as Kory Reynolds and Chase Hall both added 12.

Barker improves to 3-1 and Albion slips to 1-4 in N-O competition.

Roy-Hart 48, Akron 41
Jake Bruning scored 13, Brendon Hess 12 and DJ Davis 10 to lead Roy-Hart to a 48-41 win over Akron in another N-O contest.

Trailing 34-33 at the three-quarter mark, Roy-Hart rallied with a 15-7 fourth prior scoring edge to claim the win. Bruning had a three and 4 free throws during that stretch as Hess and Matt Borel also both hit threes.

Austin Ladd led Akron with 3.

Roy-Hart is now 2-3 and Akron 0-4 in N-O action.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Jalin Cooper and Newfane’s Chad Dunbar battle for a rebound during the Mustangs key win over the host Panthers this evening.

Taking over sole possession of first place Medina posted a 77-65 victory over host Newfane this evening in a key early season Niagara-Orleans League clash of unbeatens.

Jalin Cooper scored a game high 23 points, Alex Allis 16 and Izaiah Rhim 11 to lead the way for Medina which improves to 4-0 in N-O action. Johnny Salone added 9, Tyrellis Atkins 7, Vincent Montague 6, Mason Lewis 3 and Trenton Jones 2.

Max Weber tallied 21 and Kyle DeVoogel 11 for Newfane which slips to 3-1. Andrew Boudeman and Connor Hill both added 7, Brandon Gross 6, Chad Dunbar 5 and Caleb Russell and Sam Klline 4 for the Panthers.

Medina’s Alex Allis drives around Newfane’s Andrew Boudeman.

Medina jumped out to a an 8-2 lead at the outset on two layups by Rhim, a rebound bucket by Salone and a fastbreak layup by Montague.

Back-to-back threes by Lewis and Allis helped boost the Mustangs lead to 13, 21-8, at the end of the first period.

A fastbreak layup by Montague then helped up the Medina advantage to 16, 24-8, at the outset of the second period but Newfane came battling back.

The Panthers rallied back into a 24-24 tie by outscoring the Mustangs 16-0 over the next five minutes as Weber poured in 11 during that stretch including two threes and a pair of layups off turnovers.

Turning back the challenge, Medina regained 7 point, 33-26, advantage at the half by closing the period with a 9-2 run capped off by a three by Cooper at the buzzer.

The Mustangs then outscored the Panthers 24-12 in the third period capped off by a burst of three straight threes by Allis to open up a 19 point, 57-38, advantage at the three-quarter mark.

Layups by Cooper and Salone kept Medina up by 19, 61-42, early in the final period but Newfane came battling back one last time.

The Panthers closed the gap to 8, 65-57, with just under two minutes to play after a 15-4 run including two buckets by Dunbar and one each by Weber, DeVoogel and Gross.

However, the Mustangs again turned back the challenge as back-to-back layups by Rhim and Atkins quickly upped the lead back to 12, 70-58.

The Mustangs then closed out the win at the free throw line as four foul shots by Cooper and three by Allis put a lock on the victory.

In the JV game, Medina nipped Newfane 42-41 as Tyler Chinn scored 12, Nate Sherman 9, Emmanuel Taylor 7 and Brian Fry 6.

Johnny Salone puts up a shot for Medina as Caleb Russell tries for the block for Newfane.

Building up a 29-8 half-time advantage, Kendall went on to defeat rival Holley 52-21 this evening in a Genesee Region League girls basketball game.

Taylor ReQua scored 16 points and Daniela Volkmar 12 to lead the Kendall offense as Lizzie Rath and Lyndsay Wright both added 6. ReQua also had 11 rebounds and 7 steals, Wright 7 rebounds and Rath 4 rebounds.

Olivia Radford scored 8 and Delilah Grathouse 6 for Holley.

Alexander 59, Lyndonville 33
Alexander likewise jumped out to a 29-8 half-time lead in route to posting a 59-33 G-R win over host Lyndonville.

Aubrey Lewis scored 13 and Alecia Hinkson 9 for Lyndonville which was hampered when starting center Makenzie Muck injured an ankle on the opening tipoff.

Wrestling
Holley-Kendall 60, McQuaid 22

Benefitting from seven forfeit wins, Holley-Kendall posted a 60-22 victory over McQuaid in a non league wrestling match.

Jeremy Browe and Brandon Stewart both registered pins for the Hawks as Erik Balys and Dalton Moyer had decision wins.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Maddie Winters drives against Newfane defender Paige Emborsky during the Mustangs win over the visiting Lady Panthers this evening.

Maintaining sole possession of first place, Medina posted a 55-37 victory over visiting Newfane this evening to improve to 4-0 in Niagara-Orleans League competition (9-1 overall).

Je’ne Brown scored a game high 24 points to lead the Medina attack as Maddie Williams added 11, Maddie Williams, Kayla Cuadra and Molley Gross 6 each and Emily Kams 2. Brown also had 14 rebounds while Williams and Winters both had 7. Kams added 10 assists and Williams 5 steals.

Emily Foltz and Paige Emborsky both scored 11 for Newfane which slips to 2-3.

Kayla Cuadra puts up a shot for Medina.

Two rebound buckets by Winters and one by Kams, along with a three and a layup by Brown and a layup by Gross, sparked Medina out to a 14-3 lead at the outset.

Up 15-7 lead at the end of the opening period, the Mustangs boosted their advantage to 16, 26-10, midway through the second quarter after an 11-3 run sparked by a burst of three straight baskets by Cuadra.

Newfane did cut the deficit in half to 29-21 at half-time as Emborsky had a three and Foltz a three-point play. However, the Lady Panthers would get no closer.

Medina moved back out to a 17 point, 38-21, advantage by opening the third period with a 9-0 run including two rebound buckets by Brown, a three by Williams and a jumper by Gross.

Up 42-26 at the three-quarter mark, Medina hiked the advantage to 23, 49-26, with a 7-0 run to open the final period.

Albion 42, Barker 14
Albion improved to 4-1 in N-O action with a 42-14 win over Barker which slips to 0-4.

Natalie DiCureia led Albion with 10 as Emily Blanchard and Janae Doty both had 7, Caitlynn Snook, Brylie Hapeman and Chanyce Powell 4 and Sierra Chudy and Cassidy Wolcott 2.

Albion led 25-6 at the half.

Akron 48, Roy-Hart 41
Akron regained the .500 mark in N-O action at 2-2 with a 48-41 win over Roy-Hart (0-5) as Neely Abrams scored 22 and Darion Jonathan 14.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Roy-Hart’s Emily DiMayo heads toward a win in the 100 Breaststroke during this afternoon’s victory over host Medina.

Roy-Hart’s Elliott Spitzer competes in the 100 Backstroke.

The defending champion Roy-Hart boys swim team scored a 108-61 victory over host Medina this afternoon to stay perfect at 8-0 in Niagara-Orleans League competition.

Tanner Rees doubled in the 200 Individual Medley and 100 Breaststroke and Nate Mikoll in the 50 Free and 100 Free to lead the way for the Channel Cats as Jack Daly added a win in the 200 Free and Madigan Lang took the 500 Free. Rees, Mikoll and Daly were each also on two winning relays.

Jack Hill won the 100 Butterfly and Daniel Heil the 100 Backstroke for Medina which slips to 3-5.

Completing the sweep, Roy-Hart won the girls meet 116-54 as Kayla Hagen doubled in the 50 and 100 Free and Madison Ohol the 200 Individual Medley and 100 Backstroke.

The Channel Cats, which took first place in all 11 events, also had Alex Hill win the 200 Free, Amanda Hill the 100 Butterfly, Sandy Sparks the 500 Free and Emily DiMayo the 100 Breaststroke. Alex and Amanda Hill were also both on all three winning relays.

Roy-Hart improves to 6-2 while Medina slips to 2-6.

Medina’s Hannah Kenward in action in the 200 Freestyle Relay.

Barker splits with Akron
The Barker boys squad bested Akron 114-53 to regain the .500 mark at 4-4 as Adam Wagner doubled in the 200 Free and 100 Free, Andrew Jenks in the 200 Individual Medley and 500 Free and Collin Webb the 50 Free and 100 Backstroke.

The Akron girls downed Barker 106-64 to go to 5-3 as Julia Dieble doubled in the IM and 100 Backstroke.

Sara Gendrue doubled in the 200 Free and 100 Breaststroke and Natalie Menz in the 50 Free and 100 Free for Barker which is now 3-5.

Albion, Newfane split
The Albion boys team improved to 7-1 by downing Newfane 97-66.

Newfane had a trio of double winners including Drew Hamelink (50 Free, 100 Free), Thomas Schultz (200 Free, 500 Free) and Nicholas Connolly (IM, 100 Breaststroke).

The defending champion Newfane girls clinched at least a tie for the title by downing Albion 119-48 to improve to 8-0.

Lauren Gaughran doubled in the 200 Free and 100 Free for the Lady Panthers.

Chris Goyette competes for Medina in the 100 Breaststroke.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Lyndonville’s Corey Hydock puts up a shot against Holley defender Nate Towne during the Tigers win over the host Hawks this evening.

Roaring out to a 14-0 lead at the outset, Lyndonville went on to defeat host Holley 57-38 this evening in a Genesee Region League boys basketball game.

Corey Hydock erupted for 10 quick points on two threes and a pair of jumpers to spearhead the early uprising for the Tigers which led 19-6 at the end of the opening period.

Lyndonville’s Eric Neace goes in for a layup as Isaiah Flow and Patrick Bower defend for Holley.

Despite going the first seven minutes of the second quarter without a field goal Lyndonville maintained a 12 point, 26-14, lead at the half on a late three by Hydock and jumper by Nate Poler.

Holley did cut the deficit to 8, 32-24, midway through the third period after an 8-2 run on two baskets by Dylan Hillabush and one each by Patrick Bower and Andrew Moseman. However, the Hawks would get no closer.

Lyndonville answered back with a key 13-0 run to close the period and pull away for good by a 21 point, 45-24, margin at the three-quarter mark. Eric Neace had a layup off a steal, a layup and two free throws, Hydock a three and a layup and Poler a jumper during that surge.

Hydock finished with a game high 20 points and Neace 17 as Jacob Hoffee added 8, Matt Hess 6, Poler 5 and Brody Brown 1.

Hillabush led Holley with 12 as Moseman, Bower and Isaiah Flow each added 6, Derek McArthur and Mike Passarell 3 and Brandon Dillenbeck and Matt DeSimone 1.

Lyndonville improves to 1-3 in the league and 5-5 overall while Holley slips to 0-6, 0-10.

Byron-Bergen 57, Kendall 32

Building up a 34-18 half-time advantage, Byron-Bergen went on to defeat Kendall 57-32 in another G-R contest.

Brandon Burke scored 15, Ryan Richardson 13 and Derek Cooper 10 to lead Byron-Bergen’s balanced attack.

John Rath scored 10 and Brandon Miller 8 for Kendall.

Holley’s Andrew Moseman looks to shoot against Lyndonville defender Jacob Hoffee.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Sam Slick works toward a pin over Medina’s Tim Roy during the Purple Eagles victory over the host Mustangs this evening.

Medina’s Jacob Bensley in route to scoring a pin over Albion’s Chase Carlton.

A big barrage of pins powered Albion to a 60-30 victory over host Medina this evening in a Niagara-Orleans League wrestling match.

Breaking away from an early 12-12 deadlock, Albion took control by registering seven straight pins. Second period pins by Hunter Albright (145) and Ugene Harrison (152) ignited that uprising which were followed by consecutive falls by Jessy Cruz (160), Sam Slick (170), Ben Restivo (182), Donamic Farley (195) and Myles Brewer (220). Restivo’s pin in just 33 seconds was the quickest during that barrage.

Preston Flugel (132) also had a quick 36 second pin for the Purple Eagles first points of the evening.

Jake Bensley (126) registered the lone pin for Medina.

Albion is now 2-2 and Medina 0-4 in N-O competition.

In another N-O match, Newfane (4-0) defeated Barker/Roy-Hart (2-2) 58-17.

Nick Fazzolari and Ben Schwab both had pins and Brent Bachman a technical fall win for Barker/Roy-Hart.

Contributed Photo – Holley-Kendall’s Erik Balys works toward a pin over Byron-Bergen’s Hunter Leach during the host Hawks key title clinching victory this evening.

Undefeated (3-0) Holley-Kendall edged past Byron-Bergen (2-1) 39-37 this evening to lock up the Genesee Region League wrestling title.

Sub minute pins by Tristyn Moyer in 48 seconds and by Erik Balys in 50 seconds highlighted the victory for the Hawks which also included a pin by Dalton Moyer and a major decision win by Jeremy Browe.

Registering pins for Byron-Bergen were Justin Hannon, Chad Toal, Jake Hixenbaugh and Chase Toal.

In another G-R match, Alexander defeated host Lyndonville 54-36, a contest which saw 11 of the 15 bouts decided by forfeits.

Jeff Gress Jr. and Alex Doran both registered pins for Lyndonville.

Building up a 22-10 half-time advantage, Lyndonville went on to defeat visiting Holley 44-17 this evening in a Genesee Region League girls basketball game.

Aubrey Lewis scored 17 and Makenzie Muck 13 to lead the way for Lyndonville as Alecia Hinkson added 6 and Anna Lewis 5. Muck also grabbed off 10 rebounds and Aubrey Lewis had 9 steals.

Delilah Grathouse led Holley with 6.