Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Tommy Mattison puts up a shot against Roy-Hart defender Justin Heschke during the Purple Eagles narrow loss to the visiting Rams this evening.

Roy-Hart turned back a late Albion rally to nip the host Purple Eagles 55-53 this evening in a Niagara-Orlesns League boys basketball game.

Medina meanwhile romped to a 76-45 N-O victory at Barker.

Roy-Hart built up a nine point, 48-39, advantage early in the fourth quarter after a three by Ben Maynard and buckets by Andy Xapsos and Matt Borel.

A rebound basket by Justin Heschke, along with a jumper by Jacob Bruning and two free throws by Xapsos, kept the Rams up by eight, 54-46, with just under a minute to go.

However, Allbion battled back to within one at 54-53 after a basket by Evan Pappalardo along with a layup off a turnover and a three by Brady Meakin and several missed Roy-Hart free throw attempts.

The Purple Eagles though could not pull even as a free throw by Xapsos with seven seconds remaining closed out the Rams win.

Xapsos finished with 17, Heschke 12, Maynard 9, Bruning 7, Chris Anderson 6 and Borel and Tim Moriarity 2 each.

Roy-Hart’s Andy Xapsos tries to drive between Albion defenders Kory Reynolds (22) and Tommy Mattison (1).

Tommy Mattison led Albion with 18 as Pappalardo added 13, Meakin 8, Chase Hall 7, Kory Reynolds 5 and Manwell Taylor 2.

Roy-Hart led 14-11 after one period but Albion rallied into a 25-25 tie at the half.

Roy-Hart moved back out to a 41-37 advantage at the three-quarter mark as Heschke scored 7 points, Xapsos 5 and Maynard and Bruning both hit threes to lead the Rams in the third period.

Roy-Hart is now 2-0 and Albion 1-1 in N-O action.

Medina 76, Barker 45
Medina roared out to a 16-0 first quarter lead and went on to defeat host Barker 76-45 to go to 2-0 in N-O competition.

Jalin Cooper scored 9 to lead the Mustangs first quarter uprising.

Medina went on to hold leads of 35-18 at the half and 58-36 at the three-quarter mark.

Cooper, Tyler Ames and Jared Zinkievich each tallied 4 in the second quarter.

Cooper and Daryl Haynes then both netted 6 in the third.

Albion’s Evan Pappalardo drives by Roy-Hart defender Chris Anderson.

Cooper finished with 23 points and 15 rebounds and Ames 16 points and 14 rebounds.

Justin Morgan added 8 points, Brad McPherson 7 and Haynes and Zinkievich 6 each for the Mustangs.

Nate Luckman scored 21 and Eddie Wasnock 11 for Barker which is now 1-1 in N-O action.

Wilson 55, CSAT 36
Wilson improved to 2-1 in N-O competition by posting a 55-36 win over CSAT which slips to 0-2.

Ryan Bradley poured in 27 points to spearhead the attack for Wilson which led 14-8 after one period, 24-13 at the half and 38-17 at the three-quarter mark.

Kendall dropped a 61-40 decision to Elba and Holley bowed 69-34 to Attica this evening in Genesee Region League boys basketball action.

Leading by narrow margins of 32-27 at the half and 40-37 at the three-quarter mark, Elba capitalized on a rash of Kendall turnovers to outscore the Eagles 21-3 in the final period to claim the win.

Henry Pflaumer 16, John Hocmuth 15 and Tucker Bezon 14 to lead the way for Elba.

Jacob Ramsdell scored 15, Colton Breslawski 12 and Nick Manners 6 for Kendall. Ramsdell also had 7 rebounds and 7 blocks and Manners 6 rebounds and 3 blocks.

Attica was led by Owen Thompson with 19.

Dylan Hilabush scored 13 points and Derek McArthur grabbed off 10 rebounds for Holley.

Kendall and Holley are now both 0-5.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Roy-Hart’s Elliott Spitzer in action in the 100 Backstroke during the Channel Cats win over host Medina this afternoon.

Defending champion Roy-Hart took first place in 10 of 11 events to down host Medina 110-54 this afternoon in a Niagara-Orleans League boys swim meet.

The Roy-Hart girls completed the sweep by defeating Medina 96-73.

Individual event double winners Mason Sparks (200 Freestyle, 50 Free) and Tanner Rees (100 Butterfly, 100 Breaststroke) led the way for the Roy-Hart boys squad which also had Patrick Sheelar take the 200 Individual Medley, Nathan Mikoll the 100 Free and Madigan Lang the 500 Free.

Daniel Heil won the 100 Backstroke for Medina.

Roy-Hart stays unbeaten at 3-0 while Medina is now 2-1.

The Roy-hart girls were led by a trio individual event double winners as Alex Hill took the 200 Free and 100 Butterfly, Emily DiMayo the 200 Individual Medley and 100 Breaststroke and Kayla Hagan the 500 Free and 100 Back.

Emma Gardner doubled in the 50 Free and 100 Free for Medina. She also teamed up with Andrea Toussaint, Hannah Heil and Alyssa Beyer to win the 200 Free Relay.

Roy-Hart improves to 2-1 and Medina slips to 0-3.

Medina’s Emma Gardner was a double winner in the 50 and 100 Freestyle events.

Newfane sweeps Barker

Newfane swept to a doubleheader victory over host Barker winning the boys meet 89-76 and the girls competition 104-66.

Now at 1-2, the Newfane boys were led by double winners Andrew Hamelink (200 Individual Medley, 100 Butterfly) and Conor Schultz (200 Free, 500 Free).

Collin Webb doubled in the 50 Free and 100 Free for Barker which is now 1-2.

The defending champion Newfane girls improved to 3-0 as Allie DeBiase doubled in the 200 Individual Medley and 100 Breaststroke and Lydia Gaughran in the 100 Butterfly an 500 Free.

Barker is now 1-2.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Molley Gross puts up a shot over Barker defender Courtney Bodine during the Mustangs win over the visiting Lady Raiders this evening.

Medina put together a big fourth quarter rally to defeat visiting Barker 40-34 this evening in a Niagara-Orleans League girls basketball game.

In other N-O action, Albion defeated host Roy-Hart 51-39, Newfane nipped Akron 34-31 and defending champion Wilson downed CSAT 37-22.

Trailing 28-25 at the three-quarter mark, Medina rallied to outscore Barker 15-6 in the decisive final period to claim the win.

Molley Gross scored 5, Je’ne Brown 4 and Maddie Winters, Holly Heil and Maddie Winters 2 each to key the Mustangs clutch rally.

Gross finished with a total of 13 points, Brown 9, Winters 8, Heil 6 and Kayla Cuadra and Williams 2 each. Gross also grabbed off 11 rebounds, Winters 10 and Heil 7.

Caitlyn Mason led Barker with 16 as Haley Brown added 8, Lindsey Williams 7 and Lydia Dewart 3.

Barker led 8-6 after one quarter but Medina rallied back into a 17-17 half-time deadlock.

Medina and Barker are now both 1-1 in N-O action.

Albion 51, Roy-Hart 39
Chanyce Powell poured in a game high 20 points and grabbed off 15 rebounds to lead Albion past Roy-Hart 51-39.

Caitlynn Snook and Janae Doty both added 6 for the Purple Eagles as Emily Blanchard, Nicole Eldred and Sierra Chudy had 5 and Natalie DiCureia 4. Snook also grabbed off 10 rebounds.

Reilly Albee scored 14 and Ellie Todd 10 to pace Roy-Hart.

Barker’s Haley Brown drives against Medina defender Kayla Cuadra.

Leading by a narrow 10-8 margin after one quarter, Albion used a 13-4 second period scoring surge to open up a 23-12 advantage at the half. Powell scored 5 and Doty 4 during that stretch as Snook and Chudy each chipped in with a basket.

Albion maintained a 37-28 advantage at the three-quarter mark.

Albion is now 1-1 and Roy-Hart 0-2 in N-O action.

Wilson 37, CSAT 22
Leading by a narrow 13-12 margin at the half, Wilson used an 11-1 scoring burst to open the third period to key a 37-22 win over CSAT.

Kayla Neumann had 11 points and 7 steals and Rachel Senek 9 points, 5 steals and 5 assists to lead the way for Wilson. Shea Munnikhuysen and Serina Jaeger also each grabbed off 10 rebounds.

Newfane 34, Akron 31
Olivia Littman scored 13 and Emily Foltz 10 to lead the way for Newfane with led by only 19-17 at the half.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Lyndonville’s Makenzie Muck puts up a shot against Akron defender Neely Abrams during the host Lady Tigers non league win this evening.

Moving on top to stay in the second quarter, Lyndonville went on to defeat visiting Akron 42-31 this evening in a non league girls basketball game.

Makenzie Muck scored 15 points and Aubrey Lewis 14 for Lyndonville as Jasmine Plummer added 6, Miranda Lembcke 3 and Anna Lewis and Stacey Buckland 2 each.

Neely Abrams led Akron with 10 points.

Neely hit three threes in the first period to spark Akron out to a narrow 16-14 lead.

Muck countered with 9 points to keep Lyndonville close in the early going.

Muck, Aubrey Lewis and Buckland then each scored a basket in the second period as Lyndonville used a 7-2 scoring edge to rally into a 21-18 lead at the half.

Lyndonville’s Aubrey Lewis goes hard to the basket as Henryretta Jones defends for Akron.

The Lady Tigers upped the advantage a bit to seven, 32-25, at the three-quarter mark as Aubrey Lewis hit a three and Lembcke, Anna Lewis, Plummer and Muck each chipped in with a basket.

Akron could get no closer than seven in the final stanza as Aubrey Lewis had a basket and four free throws and Muck and Plummer both chipped in with a basket to help keep Lyndonville in control.

Lyndonville is now 2-5 on the season.

Attica 69, Holley 21
Olivia Radford scored 9 points and Courtney Winkley 6 for Holley in the Lady Hawks 69-21 Genesee Region League loss at Attica.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Harrison Brown heads toward win in the 500 Freestyle during the host Purple Eagles win over Akron this afternoon.

Taking first place in all 11 events, Albion romped to a 73-21 victory over visiting Akron this afternoon in a Niagara-Orleans League boys swim meet.

Akron earned a split on the day by downing Albion in the girls meet 62-30.

The Albion boys were led by a trio of individual event double winens as Harrison Brown took the 200 Freestyle and 500 Free, Carlitos Sanchez the 50 Free and 100 Free and Matt Kovaleski the 200 Individual Medley and 100 Breaststroke.

The Purple Eagles also had Tyler Kast win the 100 Butterfly and Bailey Maier the 100 Backstroke.

Matt Kovaleski in route to a win for Albion in the 100 Breaststroke.

In sweeping the three relays Albion had Maier, Kovaleski, Kast and Devin Olles win the 200 Medley; Maier, Kast, Olles and Sanchez the 200 Free and Sanchez, Kast, Olles and Kovaleski the 400 Free.

Albion improves to 2-1 and Akron slips to 0-3.

In the girls competition, Albion had Elizabeth Furmanski double in the 200 Individual Medley and 100 Freestyle and Michaela Pantano win the 100 Butterfly.

Akron improves to 3-0 and Albion slips to 0-3.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Roy-Hart’s Skyler Christopher, right, reaches to grab a rebound from Elba’s Meaghan Kogut during the host Lady Rams non league win this evening.

Leading from wire to wire, Roy-Hart posted a 53-34 victory over visiting Elba this evening in a non league girls basketball game.

Reilly Albee, Skyler Christopher and Ava Bligh each scored 10 points to lead the balanced attack for Roy-Hart which got point product from a total of 11 players.

Albee scored 8 quick points in the first quarter to help spark Roy-Hart out to an 18-10 lead as Christopher, Bligh, Rachael Rausch, Sarah Duewiger and Aylssa Hess each chipped in with a basket.

Keeping the momentum, the Lady Rams extended the lead to 32-19 at the half as Bligh and Delaney Draper both scored a pair of baskets in the second period while Albee, Christopher and Maddy Glena each added one.

Roy-Hart’s Reilly Albee (12) goes up for a layup against Elba defender Carli Bogue.

Now at 2-2 overall on the young season, Roy-Hart maintained a 15 point, 40-25, advantage at the three-quarter mark.

“That is the best game we’ve played,” said Roy-Hart Coach Don Baker. “We got good balanced scoring and points from 11 players which is really good.”

Roy-Hart next hosts Albion at 6:30 p.m. Friday in a Niagara-Orleans League game.

Six pins sparked Holley to a 54-22 victory over host Brighton this evening in a non league wrestling match.

Nate Schoonmaker, Nick Shenck, Dalton Moyer, Pat Purtell, Ross Pinson and Austen Vroman all registered pins for Holley which also got decision victories by Brandon Gardner and Chris Yockel.

Alexander 40, Albion 36
In a sea-saw battle which saw no less than seven lead changes, Albion dropped a narrow 40-36 decision to visiting Alexander in a non league match.

Preston Flugel registered the lone pin for Albion which also got decision wins by Jordan Wolcott and Tim Drake.

Barker posts win over Akron

Jumping out to a 33-19 first quarter lead, Notre Dame went on to defeat visiting Lyndonville 92-79 this evening in a free scoring Genesee Region League game.

Tyler Prospero scored 19 and Luca Zambito 15 to lead the way for Notre Dame which was up 57-43 at the half and 72-59 at the three-quarter mark.

Nick Hinkson took game high honors for Lyndonville with 21 as Eddie Schildt netted 17, Eric Neace 14, Corey Hydock 13, Hunter Ottaviano 4 and Zach Johnson 2.

Lyndonville is now 2-1 in the league and 4-2 overall.

Barker 43, Akron 34
Barker put together a big third period rally to defeat host Akron 43-34 this evening in the Niagara-Orleans League boys basketball season opener for the Raiders.

Trailing 21-17 at the half, Barker rallied to outscore Akron 14-6 in the decisive third period to key the victory.

Nate Luckman hit two threes to highlight that scoring burst which rallied the Raiders into a 31-27 advantage at the three-quarter mark.

Luckman finished with a total of 12 points, Eddie Wasnock 10, Jared Ginther 8 and Jake Arnold 6.

Owen Hill scored 13 and Gates Abrams 11 for Akron which slips to 0-3 in N-O action.

Oakfield-Alabama 65, Holley 39
Leading by a narrow 11-7 margin after one period, Oakfield-Alabama used a big 22-9 second quarter scoring burst to open up a 33-16 advantage at the half and key a 65-39 win over visiting Holley in a G-R League game.

Nick Passarell scored 14 and Dylan Hillabush 11 for Holley which next hosts Attica on Friday.