Putting together a big second half rally, Medina defeated host Akron 49-29 this evening to regain the .500 mark at 3-3 in Niagara-Orleans League girls basketball competition.

Trailing 22-19 at the half, Medina used a 12-4 third period scoring edge to rally into the lead for good.

Maddie Williams scored 5 points and four other players each added a bucket during that Mustangs surge.

The Mustangs then closed out the victory by outscoring the Lady Tigers 18-3 in the final stanza. Maddie Winters lead that uprising with 10 points.

Winters finished with a total of 14, Molly Gross 12, Je’ne Brown 9, Williams 8 and Holly Heil 6. Winters and Gross also each grabbed off 10 rebounds and Brown 7.

Ashley Mietz scored 10 for Akron, which slips to 0-6.

CSAT 42, Albion 41
CSAT scored a last second basket to nip host Albion 42-41 and improve to 3-3 in N-O action.

Albion, which slips to 3-3, rallied into a 41-40 lead on a three by Emily Blanchard with seven seconds remaining.

However, CSAT, answered right back with the game winning basket by Kiara King with only three seconds to go.

King finished with a total of 11 points and Chelsea Carrier 10 for CSAT.

Chanyce Powell scored 10, Blanchard and Sierra Newton 8, Nicole Eldred 7 and Natalie DiCureia and Caitlynn Snook 4 each for Albion which led 32-29 after three-quarters.

CSAT led 22-18 at the half.

N-O Standings

Wilson 6-0, Newfane 6-0, Albion 3-3, CSAT 3-3, Medina 3-3, Barker 2-4, Roy-Hart 1-5, Akron 0-6.

Snapping a five game losing streak, Kendall downed visiting Rochester Academy Charter 42-28 this evening in a non league girls basketball game.

Kendall, which roared out to a 26-7 half-time advantage, improves to 3-7.

Elizabeth Rath scored 15 to lead the Kendall offense as Daniela Volkmar added 8, Taylor ReQua 6, Lyndsay Wright and Rachael Bakutis 4, Taylor Rutland 3 and Emily Mattle 2.

Rath also had 10 rebounds and 3 steals, ReQua 8 assists, 5 rebounds and 3 steals and Wright 5 rebounds.

Kendall next hosts Byron-Bergen in a Genesee Region League contest at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Roy-Hart’s Emma Lindke drives by Wilson’s Rachel Senek during the Lady Rams loss to the visiting Lakewomen this evening.

Earning a milestone 50th straight league victory, undefeated (6-0) six time defending champion Wilson downed host Roy-Hart 62-33 this evening in a foul filled Niagara-Orleans girls basketball game.

Rachel Senek scored 16 and Kayla Neumann 10 to spearhead the offense for Wilson, which last lost in N-O competition in the 12th game of the 2011-12 season, a 47-36 setback at the hands of Albion.

Shea Munnkhuysen added 7, Lauren Couturier 6, Serina Jaeger and Jodie Vincent 5, Jen Darlak and Emily Kelly 4, Leah Herman 3 and Zipporah Barrett 2 for the Lakewomen.

Emma Lindke tallied 7, Skyler Christopher 6, Ellie Todd, Sarah Duewiger and Maddy Glena 4, Reilly Albee 3, Ava Bligh and Delaney Draper 2 and Maddie Fry 1 for Roy-Hart which slips to 1-5.

Wilson, which used a 9-2 edge in made free throws to key a 16-10 first period scoring edge, made good on 21 of 38 from the foul line on the night while Roy-Hart was 9 of 20.

Trailing 6-5, Wilson used an 11-2 scoring burst on 8 free throws and a three by Senek, to take the lead for good in the opening period.

Roy-Hart’s Skyler Christopher tries to take a rebound away from Wilson’s Serina Jaeger.

The Lakewomen extended the lead a bit to 10, 28-18, at the half before breaking the contest wide open with a big 17-5 third period scoring edge. Seven different players contributed to the point product during that stretch as Wilson opened up a commanding 22 point, 45-23, advantage at the three-quarter mark.

Wilson next visits rival Newfane in a key battle of the unbeatens for the N-O lead. Newfane bested Barker 45-25 to also improve to 6-0.

Newfane 45, Barker 25
Paige Emborsky scored a game high 19 points to lead the way for Newfane in the 45-25 win over visiting Barker.

Olivia Littman added 10, Katie Kneeland 8 and Emily Foltz 6 for the Lady Panthers. Emborskey also grabbed off 11 rebounds.

Caitlyn Mason scored 9 for Barker which slips to 2-4.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Holley’s Isiah Flow and his Hawk teammates will face both Lyndonville and Kendall this coming week.

Holley will take on local Genesee Region League rivals Lyndonville and Kendall in both boys and girls basketball to highlight the upcoming week of local high school sports action.

The Hawks will visit Lyndonville on Tuesday and host Kendall on Thursday in boys basketball while the Lady Hawks will host Lyndonville on Wednesday and visit Kendall on Friday.

Undefeated at 5-0 in league action, the Medina boys basketball squad will close out the first half of the Niagara-Orleans season by hosting Akron on Tuesday and CSAT on Friday.

The Mustangs, after posting key wins over both Wilson and Albion last week which were 2-1 and 3-1 respectively at the time, now hold a one game lead over 4-1 Roy-Hart which visits Wilson on Tuesday and Barker on Thursday.

First place in the N-O girls basketball standings will be on the line Thursday when defending champion Wilson visits rival Newfane in a matchup of 5-0 squads.

The N-O wrestling lead will also be on the line Wednesday when defending champion Newfane hosts Barker/Roy-Hart in a clash of 3-0 teams.

Weekly Schedule

Monday
Girls Basketball – Wilson at Roy-Hart, 6 p.m.; Medina at Akron, Barker at Newfane,; RAC at Kendall, 6:30 p.m.; CSAT at Albion, Pembroke at Holley, 7 p.m.

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

Wednesday
Girls Basketball – Lyndonville at Holley, Byron-Bergen at Kendall, 7 p.m.
Wrestling – Wilson at Medina, Akron at Albion, Barker/Roy-Hart at Newfane, 6 p.m.

Thursday
Boys Basketball – Roy-Hart at Barker, 6:30 p.m.; Kendall at Holley, Alexander at Lyndonville, 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball – Medina at CSAT, 6 p.m.; Wilson at Newfane, 6:30 p.m.; Akron at Albion, 7 p.m.
Swimming – Barker at Albion, Roy-Hart at Newfane, Medina at Akron, 4:30 p.m.
Wrestling – Holley at McQuaid, Wilson Magnet at Kendall, 6 p.m.

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

Saturday
Boys Basketball – Northstar at Kendall, 2:30 p.m.

N-O Standings

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

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Kendall’s Elizabeth Rath brings the ball up court against Elba defender Tatiana Draper during the Lady Eagles loss to the host Lady Lancers this afternoon.

Plagued by turnovers throughout, Kendall dropped a 37-27 decision to host Elba this afternoon in a Genesee Region League girls basketball game.

Emily Reynolds took game high scoring honors with 17 points and Tatiana Draper tallied 11 to lead the way for Elba which improves to 7-4. Madison Howard added 4, Carli Bogue 3 and Leah Bezon and Meaghan Kogut 1 each for the Lady Lancers.

Taylor Rutland scored 9 for Kendall as Taylor ReQua added 6, Maya Rutland 5, Lyndsay Wright 3 and Elizabeth Rath and Daniela Volkman 2 each for the Lady Eagles.

Kendall’s only lead came at 5-2 midway through the first quarter after a three by ReQua and a layup by Rath.

A three by Taylor Rutland kept Kendall even at 10-10 with three minutes to go in the second quarter. However, Elba answered with a layup by Reynolds and a rebound bucket by Howard as the Lady Lancers regained a narrow 16-15 lead at the half.

Elba’s Nicole Boldt blocks a shot attempt by Kendall’s Bailee Nelson.

Elba finally pulled away in the third quarter outscoring Kendall 12-3 to move out to a 10 point, 28-18, lead at the three-quarter mark.

Reynolds scored 7 and Draper 5 to lead that scoring burst by the Lady Eagles.

Kendall’s only score in the period was a three by Taylor Rutland which briefly cut the deficit to three at 21-18.

The closest Kendall could get in the final stanza was six at 30-24 after a three by Maya Rutland and three free throws by Wright. The three was the Lady Eagles only field goal of the period.

Draper scored 6 down the stretch to help the Lady Lancers close out the win.

Kendall, which is now 1-5 in the league and 2-7 overall, hosts RAC on Monday.

Kendall’s Maya Rutland goes to try to keep the ball in bounds as Taylor ReQua tries to help.

Medina’s Charles Beach (220) and Barker/Roy-Hart’s Cameron Swick (160) both captured individual weight class titles at the Officials Tournament held today at Niagara County Community College.

Going 4-0 for the tournament, Beach decisioned Mason Mastrenlo from Lancaster 7-5 in the championship bout. He decisioned Noah Siesto from Webster Schroeder 9-2 in the semifinals.

Swick decisioned Jacob Smeader from Hamburg 6-3 in his title bout.

Medina also had Joe Velez (126) place third as he decisioned Jacob Page from Eden 4-3 in the consolation finals.

Barker/Roy-Hart also had Brent Bachman place fourth.

Going 4-1, Holley placed second at the Caledonia-Mumford Wrestling Tournament today.

Holley defeated Kendall 72-12, Wilson Magnet 76-6, Pavilion 72-12 and Cal-Mum 60-21 but lost to Avon 49-33.

Nick Shenck, Braxton Leary-Hart and Austen Vroman all went 5-0 on the day for Holley as Nathan Schoonmaker, Brandon Gardner, Erik Balys, Dalton Moyer, Pat Purtell, Zach Day and Ross Pinson all went 4-1.

Holley next hosts Byron-Bergen at 6 p.m. Tueaday for Senior Day and Staff Day.

Victor Tournament

Albion went 4-1 at the Victor Tournament.

Tim Drake went 5-0 for Albion including four pins.

Blake Aina, Ricky Monroe and Preston Flugel all went 4-1 for the Purple Eagles while Tim Wolcott and Tim Wells were both 3-2.

Alexander Tournament

Placing sixth as a team, Lyndonville had a quintet of individual weight class place finishers at the Alexander Tournament.

Reese Ledford, Cullen Heveron and Dustin Hinkley all placed second for the Tigers as Jeff Gress Jr. and Tom Follman both took third.

Ledford, Heveron, Hinkley and Gress all went 4-1 and Follman 3-2.

Medina High graduate Alba Perez helped spark Niagara County Community College to a 81-57 victory over host Villa Maria this afternoon as the Thunderwolves improve to 19-1.

Perez had game high totals of 17 points and 15 rebounds.

NCCC had a total of five double figure scorers as Taliyah Hopkins and Payton Butts both tallied as while Tamia Jones and Alliyah Gillespie each netted 10.

Rebounding from as much as a 15 point half-time deficit, Lyndonville rallied to nip host Pembroke 54-52 this evening in a Genesee Region League boys basketball game.

Down 35-20 at the half, Lyndonville used a 20-9 third period scoring edge to get back in the game.

Nick Hinkson scored 9, Eddie Schildt 6, Eric Neace 3 and Corey Hydock 2 to lead that rally which pulled the Tigers to within four, 44-40, at the three-quarter mark.

Keeping the momentum, Lyndonville then outpointed Pembroke 14-8 down the stretch to claim the win.

Zach Johnson hit two big threes to help ignite that Tigers surge.

A basket by Hunter Ottaviano pulled Lyndonville even at 52-52. Ottaviano then made what proved to be two clutch game winning free throws with 24 seconds remaining giving the Tigers a 54-52 lead.

“That was a real solid win for us, a huge win,” said Lyndonville Coach Lee Dillenbeck who noted that Pembroke had been ranked No. 1 in Class C1 until earlier this week.

Hinkson finished with 15 points, Schildt 12, Hydock 8, Ottaviano 7, Johnson 6, Neace 5 and Jacob Hoffee 1.

Improving to 4-2 in the league and 7-4 overall, Lyndonville next hosts Holley on Tuesday.

The loss drops Pembroke to 8-3.

Elba 67, Holley 27
Leading by a narrow five point, 18-13, margin late in the second quarter, undefeated (11-0) Elba hit four threes to open up a 30-13 half-time advantage and key a 67-27 G-R win over visiting Holley.

Henry Pflaumer, who hit two of those threes, finished with a school record 11 threes and a total of 34 points. John Hochmuth chipped in with 16.

Derek McArthur scored 9, Dylan Hillabush 8 and Chris Balys 5 for Holley.

Rams nip Panthers

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Jared Zinkievich goes in for a layup against Albion defender Brady Meakin during the Mustangs key win over the host Purple Eagles this evening.

Turning back a fourth quarter challenge, Medina bested rival Albion 56-41 this evening in a key Niagara-Orleans League boys basketball game before a boisterous near capacity crowd on the Purple Eagles hardwood.

The victory keeps Medina unbeaten in N-O action at 5-0 and a game ahead of Roy-Hart (4-1), which nipped Newfane 62-61. Albion slips to 3-2.

Medina built up as much as a 20 point lead late in the third period, saw Albion cut the deficit to nine with less than three minutes to go in the final quarter, but closed with a 6-0 run to claim the victory.

Albion’s Chase Hall goes in for a shot against Medina’s Johnny Salone.

Jalin Cooper scored a game high 19 points and Jared Zinkievich netted 11 to lead Medina as Tyler Ames added 8, Justin Morgan 7, Daryl Haynes 6 and Ronnie Koonce 5.

Tommy Mattison tallied 14 and Manwell Taylor 10 to spark Albion as Brady Meakin chipped in with 6, Chase Hall 4, Kory Reynolds and Jacob Buzard 3 and Tyler Rotoli 1.

Taking the lead for good Medina jumped out to a 15-8 first quarter lead as Haynes made three layups while Ames had a pair of rebound buckets, Morgan a three and Cooper a crowd pleasing slam dunk.

Mattison scored all 8 of Albion’s points in the opening stanza.

Medina’s Johnny Salone grabs a rebound over the Albion duo of Tyler Rotoli and Tommy Mattison.

Dominating on the boards, the Mustangs maintained a 7 point, 25-18, advantage at the half as Ames had a pair of rebound baskets and Cooper and Zinkievich one each in the second period.

Medina then extended the lead to as much as 20, 45-25, late in the third period off a big 20-7 scoring surge.

A three-point play by Zinkievich and a three by Morgan ignited that uprising which featured a burst of 10 straight points by Cooper on a layup, two free throws, two jumpers and another dunk.

The Mustangs matinained a 17 point, 45-28, advantage at the three-quarter mark.

Taylor tallied all 10 of Albion’s points in the third quarter.

A layup by Zinkievich kept Medina up by 15, 47-32, two minutes into the final period but Albion came battling back.

Clicking from long range, the Purple Eagles got three-point baskets from Buzard, Meakin and Mattison, to cut the deficit to 9, 50-41, with 2:42 remaining.

However, Albion could get no closer as two costly turnovers helped to stymie the Purple Eagles comeback bid.

Medina capitalized on the second of those turnovers to score on a basket by Koonce to go back up by 12, 53-41, with just 1:12 remaining. Koonce had two buckets and Cooper and Morgan each chipped in with a free throw during the Mustangs clinching game ending 6-0 run.

Medina next hosts Akron and Albion visits CSAT on Tuesday.

Albion’s Kory Reynolds drives between Medina defenders Johnny Salone and Tyler Ames.

Roy-Hart 62, Newfane 61
Roy-Hart stayed within a game of the league lead by nipping host Newfane 62-61 as Andy Xapsos scored 11 and Chris Anderson 8 in the fourth quarter to help lock up the Rams narrow victory.

Xapsos finished with a game high 30 points while Anderson had 13 and Ben Maynard 12. Maynard hit three big threes in the third quarter for the Rams which trailed by one, 54-53, at the three-quarter mark.

The loss drops Newfane to 2-3.

Wilson 74, Barker 52
Up by only six, 36-30, at the half, Wilson used a big 21-9 third period scoring surge to key a 74-52 win over visiting Barker.

Ryan Bradley scored 16, Connor Seeley 15 and Alex Fox 14 to lead the way for Wilson which improves to 3-2.

Mike Snell scored 16, Eddie Wasnock 14, Nate Luckman 9 and Jake Arnold 8 for Barker which is now 1-4.

Jalin Cooper dunks for Medina.

Albion’s Tyler Rotoli tries to drive through Medina defenders Jared Zinkievich and Ronnie Koonce.