Wilson posts win over Albion

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Molley Gross puts up a shot over Newfane’s Laura Auernhamer during the Mustangs loss to the visiting Lady Panthers this evening.

Newfane turned back comeback bids by host Medina in both the third and fourth quarters this evening to claim a 54-44 Niagara-Orleans League girls basketball victory.

Improving to 7-1 with the win, Newfane stays within in a game of undefeated (8-0) front-running Wilson which posted a 49-33 victory at Albion.

In the other N-O games, CSAT (5-3) trimmed Roy-Hart (1-7) 51-46 and Akron (1-7) edged past Barker (3-5) Barker 56-52.

Paige Emborsky poured in a game high 29 points to spearhead the offense for Newfane as Olivia Littman added 9 and Emily Foltz 8.

Molley Gross scored a season high 18 points and Je’ne Brown added 10, Maddie Williams 6 and Maddy Winters 5 for Medina which slips to 3-5.

Newfane jumped out to a 16-12 first quarter lead as baskets off turnovers by Katie Kneeland and Halie Hambruch, along with a three-point play by Foltz, keyed an 8-2 Lady Panthers scoring burst at the outset.

Newfane upped the advantage to 12, 30-18, at he half as Emborsky had a run of 8 straight points to highlight the Lady Panthers 14-6 scoring edge in the second quarter.

However, Medina came battling back with a big 15-5 scoring burst to slice the deficit to just two, 35-33, late in the third quarter.

Williams had a three and Gross a pair of baskets to lead that Mustangs rally which also included buckets by Winters, Brown, Holly Heil and Kayla Cuadra.

Newfane though answered back with four straight free throws by Emborsky to regain a seven point, 40-33, lead at the three-quarter mark. Emborsky had a total of 9 points in the period including a perfect 7 for 7 from the free throw line.

Medina again came battling back early in the final stanza closing the gap to three at 41-38 after back-to-back layups by Brown and Gross.

The Mustangs though could get no closer as the Lady Panthers again answered right back, this time with a 5-0 run to regain an eight point, 46-38, advantage. Emborsky had a jumper and a layup to key that spurt.

Emborsky then helped close out the Newfane victory by scoring six more points in the final couple of minutes on two layups and a jumper.

Medina’s Emily Kams against Newfane defender Paige Emborsky.

Wilson 49, Albion 33
Building up a 32-14 half-time advantage, Wilson went on to defeat Albion 49-33 as Kayla Neuman scored 18 and Serina Jaeger 14 to lead the way.

Neumann also had 7 steals and 6 rebounds, Jaeger 10 rebounds and 6 steals and Leah Herman 6 rebounds to go along with 6 points.

Chanyce Powell scored 20 for Albion as Sierra Newton added 7 and Emily Blanchard 4.

CSAT 51, Roy-Hart 46
A fourth quarter rally fell just short as Roy-Hart dropped a narrow 51-46 decision to CSAT.

Trailing 45-29 at the three-quarter mark, the Lady Rams put together a big 19-6 fourth quarter scoring burst but could get no closer than four.

Emma Lindke scored 9 of her 14 points to lead that late Roy-Hart rally.

Ellie Todd added 9 , Reilly Albee 7 and Ava Bligh and Maddie Fry 5 each on the evening for the Lady Rams.

Kiara King led CSAT with 13 as Kiara and Surenaty Patterson added 12 and 10 respectively.

Akron 56, Barker 52
Neely Abrams scored 24 and Darion Jonathan 13 to lead Akron past Barker 56-52 for the Lady Tigers first N-O win of the season.

Lindsey Williams scored 17 and Lydia Dewart 13 for Barker.

N-O Standings

Wilson 8-0, Newfane 7-1, CSAT 5-3, Albion 4-4, Medina 3-5, Barker 3-4, Roy-Hart 1-7, Akron 1-7.

Byron-Bergen 50, Lyndonville 32
Byron-Bergen put together a huge fourth quarter scoring surge to defeat host Lyndonville 50-32 in a Genesee Region League game.

Breaking away from a 26-26 tie at the three-quarter mark, Byron-Bergen outscored Lyndonville 24-6 in the decisive final period to claim the win.

Makenzie Muck scored 8 and Anna Lewis, Aubrey Lewis and Abi Rodriguez each added 6 for Lyndonville which led 22-14 at the half.

Barker defeated visiting Akron 108-57 this afternoon in a makeup meet to improve to 3-4 in Niagara-Orleans League boys swim action.

Collin Webb doubled in the 50 Freestyle and 100 Free and Andrew Jenks in the 200 Individual Medley and 500 Free to lead the way for Barker.

The Akron girls nipped Barker 87-83 to go to 6-1 on the season as Julia Deibel doubled in the Individual Medley and 100 Backstroke and Madison Harris in the 200 Free and 500 Free.

Natalie Menz doubled in the 50 Free and 100 Free for Barker which is now 4-3.

Maintaining sole possession of first place, Medina edged past host Newfane 59-56 this evening in a key Niagara-Orleans League boys basketball game.

Improving to 7-0 in N-O action, Medina maintains a one game lead over runner-up Roy-Hart (7-1), which downed host CSAT (2-5) 48-43.

In the other N-O contests, Wilson regained the .500 mark at 4-4 by defeating visiting Albion (4-3) 61-54 and Barker (3-5) downed Akron (0-7) 55-31.

Medina jumped out to a 17-9 first quarter lead over Newfane as Justin Morgan hit two threes and Tyler Ames and Jared Zinkievich both added a pair of rebound baskets.

Morgan finished with a total of 12 while Ames and Zinkieivch both netted 9 as did Jalin Cooper.

The Mustangs maintained leads of 34-22 at the half and 44-36 at the three-quarter mark.

Daryl Haynes scored all 14 of his points in the second half to help keep Medina on top.

Max Weber scored 16, Kyle DeVoogel 13 and Chad Gilson 11 for Newfane which slips to 3-5.

Wilson 61, Albion 54
Alex Fox scored 19,, Ryan Bradley 14 and Andrew Eames 12 to lead Wilson to the 61-54 victory over Albion.

Breaking away from a 14-14 deadlock at the end of the first quarter, the Lakemen opened up leads of 29-22 at the half and 43-33 at the three-quarter mark.

Tommy Mattison and Evan Pappalardo both scored 16 and Kory Reynolds 12 for Albion.

Roy-Hart 48, CSAT 43
Andy Xapsos poured in a game high 26 points and Chris Anderson added 10 to lead Roy-Hart past host CSAT 48-43.

Roy-Hart held a narrow 26-24 lead at the half as Xapsos scored 8 in the second period.

CSAT rallied into a 33-33 tie at the three-quarter mark but Roy-Hart answered the challenge by outscoring the Eagles 15-10 in the final period, including 7 by Xapsos.

Barker 55, Akron 31
Eddie Wasnock scored 22 and Nate Luckman 17 to pace Barker past Akron 55-31.

Austin Ladd led Akron with 18.

Barker built up a 28-15 half-time advantage as Wasnock helped ignited that surge by scoring 11 in the first quarter.

The Raiders then used a big 26-12 third period scoring edge, including 8 by Luckman, to put a lock on the victory.

N-O Standings

Medina 7-0, Roy-Hart 7-1, Albion 4-3, Wilson 4-4, Newfane 3-5, Barker 3-5, CSAT 2-5, Akron 0-7.

Medina High graduate Alba Perez helped lead the Niagara County Community College women’s basketball team to an 81-50 victory over Mercyhurst NE this evening.

Perez had game high totals of 19 points and 13 rebounds as the Thunderwolves improved to 21-1 on the season.

Ana Valerie Odom and Peyton Butts both tallied 11 points for NCCC which next hosts unbeaten Monroe Community College at 5:30 p.m. Thursday.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Lyndonville’s Eddie Schildt, who had the game winning steal and free throw in the final second, puts up a layup against Oakfield-Alabama defender Ryan Douglas. The action took place during the Tigers narrow win over the host Hornets this evening.

In a down to the wire thriller, Lyndonville nipped host Oakfield-Alabama 66-65 this evening to make it five straight Genesee Region League victories.

Eddie Schildt capped off a huge 30 point scoring night when he made a free throw with just nine tenths of a second remaining to snap a 65-65 tie and give Lyndonville the victory.

Schildt, who has been battling an illness, set up the game winning tally himself as he stole an Oakfield-Alabama inbounds pass attempt with two seconds to go, went straight to the hoop and was fouled on the layup attempt.

“Our play was for Eddie to try and get a tip and a steal and that’s just what happened and he went right to the basket and got fouled. Then he made that first free throw which was huge,” said Lyndonville Coach Lee Dillenbeck.

Lyndonville had rebounded from a 65-62 deficit to rally into a tie as Eric Neace scored on a layup with 1:12 remaining and Schildt made one of two from the foul line with 27 seconds to go.

The teams then traded turnovers in the hectic final 10 seconds before Schildt made his clutch steal and ensuing game winning free throw in the final second as the Tigers improve to 7-2 in the league and 10-4 overall.

“We gutted it out in the fourth quarter,” said Dillenbeck. “We’ve been battling some sickness and Eric was in foul trouble but down the stretch we went to Eddie and Eric. I’m really proud of the way we stuck together.”

Neace finished with 14 for the Tigers as Nick Hinkson added 10, Corey Hydock 9 and Zach Johnson 3.

Jon Harris scored 16, Reice Woodward 15, Dalton Carlsen 12 and Allen Chatt 10 for Oakfeld-Alabama’s balanced attack.

Lyndonville’s Nick Hinkson puts up a layup past Oakfield-Alabama’s Reice Woodward.

The Hornets grabbed a 12-9 lead at the end of the first period but the Tigers answered back with a big 23-11 scoring burst in the second quarter to rally into a 32-29 half-time advantage.

Dominating play inside, Lyndonville got 10 points from Schildt during that stretch on four layups and a rebound bucket, along with two layups each by Hinkson and Neace and a three by Johnson.

The Tigers seven point lead of 32-25 late in the period was the largest by either team all night.

The Hornets went back up by four, 46-42, late in the third period after a three by Carlsen but the Tigers answered with a 7-0 run on back-to-back layups by Schildt followed by a three by Hydock to move back on top at 49-46 and the contest was tight the rest of the way.

The Hornets regained a 52-49 lead at the three-quarter mark on a last second three-point play by Woodward.

Eric Neace scores on a layup for Lyndonville as Jordan D’Alba tries for the block for the Hornets.

Lyndonville again answered the challenge by opening the final period with a 6-1 run to regain the lead at 55-53. Two layups by Schildt ignited that rally.

A three-point play by Schildt upped the Tigers lead to three at 58-55 but the Hornets countered with a 10-4 run to rally back into a 65-62 lead with a minute and a half to play. Woodward had five points to lead that rally which also included baskets by Jordan D’Alba and Harris.

However, the last rally and the victory belonged to Lyndonville as the Tigers used a basket by Neace and a free throw by Schildt to pull even at 65-65 and then a steal and free throw by Schildt with just 0.9 remaining to claim the wild victory.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Brady Meakin and his Purple Eagle teammates face key Niagara-Orleans League road tests this coming week at Wilson and Roy-Hart.

Battling to stay in the Niagara-Orleans League title chase, the Albion boys basketball squad faces a pair of key tests on the road this coming week.

Currently at 4-2 and two games off the pace, Albion will visits Wilson (3-4) on Tuesday and runner-up Roy-Hart (6-1) on Friday.

The Purple Eagle nipped the Lakemen 61-58 earlier in the season but lost an equally close 55-53 decision to the Rams.

Roy-Hart also faces a key road test on Tuesday at CSAT (2-4) which lost a close 69-60 decision at front-running Medina on Friday night.

Medina, which is currently in first place at 6-0, likewise faces a key road test at Newfane (3-4) on Tuesday. The Mustangs downed the Panthers 65-57 in their earlier meeting.

Lyndonville, which at 6-2 is in the thick of the chase for the Genesee Region League Division 2 title, also faces a pair of key road tests at Oakfield-Alabama on Monday and at Byron-Bergen on Wednesday.

In N-O swim action, the undefeated (7-0) Roy-Hart boys squad will be looking to lock up outright possession of a 10th straight title when the Channel Cats hosts Medina on Wednesday.

In wrestling action, Lyndonville will host Holley in a G-R match and Medina will entertain Barker/Roy-Hart in an N-O contest on Wednesday. Medina will also host the second annual Gary Gross Memorial Tournament on Saturday.

The week’s schedule

Monday
Boys Basketball – Holley at Attica, Lyndonville at Oakfield-Alabama, 7 p.m.

Tuesday
Boys Basketball – Albion at Wilson, Roy-Hart at CSAT, 6 p.m.; Medina at Newfane, Akron at Barker, 6:30 p.m.
Girls Basketball – CSAT at Roy-Hart, 6 p.m.; Newfane at Medina, Barker at Akron, 6:30 p.m.; Wilson at Albion, Kendall at Pembroke, Byron-Bergen at Lyndonville, Notre Dame at Holley, 7 p.m.
Swimming – Akron at Barker, 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday
Boys Basketball – Holley at Notre Dame, Pembroke at Kendall, Lyndonville at Byron-Bergen, 7 p.m.
Swimming – Medina at Roy-Hart, Barker at Newfane, Albion at Akron, 4:30 p.m.
Wrestling – Barker/Roy-Hart at Medina, Wilson at Albion, Newfane at Akron, Holley at Lyndonville, Kendall at Alexander, 6 p.m.

Thursday
Girls Basketball – Medina at Barker, 6:30 p.m.; Oakkfield-Alabama at Lyndonville, Attica at Kendall, Holley at Lima Christian, 7 p.m.
Wrestling – Lyndonville at Eastridge, 6 p.m.

Friday
Boys Basketball – Albion at Roy-Hart, Wilson at CSAT, 6 p.m.; Barker at Medina, Akron at Newfane, 6:30 p.m.; Kendall at Attica, 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball – CSAT at Wilson, 6 p.m.; Newfane at Akron, 6:30 p.m.; Roy-Hart at Albion, 7 p.m.
Swimming – Albion at Medina, Roy-Hart at Barker, Newfane at Akron, 4:30 p.m.

Saturday
Girls Basketball – Lyndonville at Wheatland-Chili, 7 p.m.
Wrestling – Medina’s Gary Gross Memorial Tournament, 9 a.m.

N-O Standings

Boys Basketball – Medina 6-0, Roy-Hart 6-1, Albion 4-2, Newfane 3-4, Wilson 3-4, CSAT 2-4, Barker 2-5, Akron 0-6.
Girls Basketball – Wilson 7-0, Newfane 6-1, Albion 4-3, CSAT 4-3, Barker 3-4, Medina 3-4, Roy-Hart 1-6, Akron 0-7
Boys Swimming – Roy-Hart 7-0, Allbion 4-3, Medina 4-3, Newfane 3-4, Barker 2-4, Akron 0-6.
Girls Swimming – Newfane 7-0, Akron 5-1, Barker 4-2, Roy-Hart 3-4, Medina 1-6, Albion 0-7.
Wrestling – Newfane 4-0, Barker/Roy-Hart 3-1, Akron 2-2, Albion 2-2, Medina 1-3, Wilson 0-4.

The Medina youth basketball team defeated Albion today to improve to 3-0 on the season.

Jarin Rhim scored 20 and Emmanual Taylor 19 to lead the way for Medina as Lavonn Guy and Hassan Barulich both chipped in with 4.

Michael Walker led Albion with 8.

Medina next visits Lyndonville at 1 p.m. next Saturday.

Barker/Roy-Hart’s Cameron Swick took top honors in the 160 pound weight class today at the Lockport Wrestling Tournament.

Swick pinned Owen Lawther of Fairport in 5:28 in the title bout.

Medina’s Charles Beach placed second at 220 dropping a narrow 3-1 decision to William Bolia of Fairport in the finals. Beach pinned Freddie Nixon of St. Joe’s in 1:40 in the semifinals.

Newfane’s Jake Kubala won the 182 lb. title nipping Zach Breeden of Grand Island 3-2 in the finals.

Barker/Roy-Hart also had Brent Bachman place second at 132 and Ryan Ulrich 4th at 145.

In the JV Tournmaent, Elijah Sones (170) and Ian Joseph (182) both placed third for Medina while Nick Fazzolari (195) placed first, Murphy Lang (128) second and Andrew Schafer (145) third for Barker/Roy-Hart.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Kendall’s Jacob Ramsdell takes a shot over Northstar defender Nate Wade during the Eagles loss to the visiting Knights this afternoon.

Roaring out to a commanding 19-0 lead at the outset, Northstar went on to defeat host Kendall 73-46 this afternoon in a non league boys basketball game.

Three baskets off turnovers, a three by Trey Roberts and two layups by Patrick Medeiros, ignited that decisive early uprising by the Knights which improve to 10-0 on the season.

Patrick Medeiros scored all 10 of his points in the opening stanza which finished with Northstar in command by 18 at 23-5.

The Knights, which went on to hold leads of 40-19 at the half and 54-30 at the three-quarter mark, also had Roberts with a total of 14, Matt Medeiros 13 and Miles Brown 12.

Jacob Ramsdell took game high scoring honors with 17 and Brandon Miller had 13 to lead the way for the undermanned Kendall squad which had only seven players in uniform for the contest. Ramsdell tallied 8 in the second period and Miller 7 in the fourth.

Collin Lewis and John Rath both added 5, Nathan Warters 4 and James Longrod 2 for the Eagles which next host Pembroke on Wednesday in a Genesee Region League game.

Kendall’s Brandon Miller grabs a rebound over the Northstar duo of Matt Medeiros and Takashi Sen.

Contributed Photo

Seven young area basketball enthusiasts earned top honors today at the Lockport Knights of Columbus Free Throw Contest held at the newly refurbished DeSales Catholic School gymnasium. The winners who ranged in age from 9 to 14, included, from left, CJ Masters (14), Christopher Goyette (13), Carson Ransom (12), Cole Meller (11), Grant Harrer (10), Olivia Masters (10), and Henry Genewick (9). The winners, who received KofC medallions, will next compete in the District competition. In all 25 boys and girls participated in the competition.