Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Lyndonville’s Colton Smith drives in for a layup against Marion defenders Ayden Proseus (20) and Jack Edlind (33) during the Tigers home court win this afternoon.

Capping off the regular season on a high note, Lyndonville posted a 56-41 Senior Day victory over visiting Marion this afternoon in a non league boys basketball game.

Colton Smith scored 14 and Juan Alberdi and Lane Woodworth both tallied 13 to lead the offense for Lyndonville as Quincy McClinsey added 6, Austin Fonda 4 and Jacob Pitcher 3.

Blake Mayville took game high scoring honors with 25 for Marion which had only five players. The Black Knights played the last four and a half minutes with just four players after one fouled out.

Trailing 10-7, Lyndonville took control with a 21-11 second period scoring surge to rally into a 28-21 half-time advantage.

Smith scored 7, including a three, Alberdi 7, including a three-point play, and McClinsey 4 to lead that Tigers uprising.

Lyndonville then broke the game open with a 14-5 third period scoring edge to extend the advantage to 16 at 42-26. Smith scored 7, including a three, during that stretch.

Woodworth then hit two threes and Fonda had a pair of baskets in the final period to cap off the Tigers win.

Lyndonville finishes the regular season at 2-18 and Marion at 0-19.

Lyndonville’s Juan Alberdi goes up for a layup ahead of Marion defender Jack Edlind as Jacob Pitcher (23) moves in for the Tigers.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Kendall’s Addison Kludt goes in for a layup as Jayna Burris defends for Holley during the host Lady Eagles win over the rival Lady Hawks this afternoon.

Leading from wire to wire, Kendall downed visiting rival Holley 40-27 this afternoon to close out the Genesee Region League girls basketball season.

Lia Larson scored 9 points and Stella Kwiatek and Izzy D’Agostino 8 each to lead the balanced attack for Kendall. Brooke Rodas and Ava LaMay both added 4. Sophia Picardo 3 and Addison Kludt and Mia Price 2 apiece for the Lady Eagles.

Alivia Wolf took game high scoring honors for Holley with 17 as Zoey Wolf and Hanna Ostrom both had 3 and Alexis Vanameron and Ella Turpyn 2 each.

Kendall jumped out to a 14-2 first quarter lead as five players contributed baskets including threes by Kwiatek and Larson.

The Lady Eagles maintained leads of 27-11 at the half and 30-19 at the end of the third quater. Five players contributed baskets in both the second and fourth quarters.

Kendall finishes the regular season at 9-6 in G-R competition and 11-8 overall.

Holley winds up at 2-13 and 5-14 overall.

Alivia Wolf drives to the basket for a shot against Kendall defender Sophia Picardo.

Kendall nipped host Byron-Bergen 49-47 in a Genesee Region League girls basketball game this evening.

A rebound basket by Brooke Rodas with 31 seconds remaining proved to be the game winner for Kendall as it put the Lady Eagles up 49-47.

Rodas also had a key three late which gave Kendall a 46-44 lead.

Addison Kludt also had a big free throw for the Lady Eagles which knotted the contest at 47-47.

Izzy D’Agostino led Kendall with 11 as Rodas finished with 9, Lia Larson 8, Kludt 7, Ava LaMay and Mia Price 6 each and Sophia Picardo 2.

Janessa Amesbury took game high honors for Byron-Bergen with 25.

Holley 39, Attica 30
Holley bested visiting Attica 39-30 in a G-R contest as Alivia Wolf had 20 points, 6 rebounds and 3 steals; Zoey Wolf 9 points and 9 rebounds and Jayna Burris 5 points and 3 rebounds.

Elba 60, Lyndonville 44
Sydney Riley scored 21, Breah Smith 16 and Mariah Ognibene 13 to lead Elba to a 60-44 G-R win at Lyndonville.

Addison Dillenbeck scored 21, Isabella Groves 10, Alexa Robinson 7 Lilly Raduns 4 and Hannah Fox 2 to pace Lyndonville.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Isaiah Riley puts up a shot for Albion against Newfane defender Kasey Wheat during the Purple Eagles home court win over the Panthers this evening.

Surging Albion rolled to a 58-43 victory over visiting Newfane this evening as the Purple Eagles capped off the Niagara-Orleans season with a seventh straight league victory.

The long winning streak has rebounded the Purple Eagles from a 2-3 start to the N-O campaign into a 9-3 finish.

Wesley Olles scored 17, Tyler Cody 13 and Isaiah Riley 12 to lead the Albion offense. Kyle Radder added 6, Kwame Riley and Nate Gibson 3 each and Seth Krenning and Luke Bell 2 apiece.

Kasey Wheat shared game high honors with 17, including five fourth quarter threes, and Mac Capen had 10 to set the pace for Newfane. Isaac Zachery and Camryn Stover each added 5, Miles Czekaj 4 and Camlo Flowers 2 for the Panthers.

Trailing 6-4, Albion rallied into the lead for good by closing the first period with a 12-2 run. Six players contributed baskets, including two each by Olles and Cody, for Albion during the opening period which finished with the Purple Eagles up 16-8.

The Purple Eagles then used a big 21-4 second period scoring surge to extend the advantage to 25, 37-12 at the half.

Isaiah Riley scored 8 in the second period, including a pair of threes, as Olles and Cody both had a pair of baskets and Kwame Riley a three.

Albion maintained a 29 point, 50-21, advantage at the ed of the third period.

Olles and Cody both had 4 points and Gibson a three for the Purple Eagles in the third period.

Final N-O standings: Akron 11-1, Albion 9-3, Wilson 8-4, Medina 7-5, Barker 3-9, Newfane 2-10, Roy-Hart 2-10.

Pembroke 55, Holley 42
Leading by a narrow 31-29 margin at the half, Pembroke used a 24-13 second half scoring edge to post a 55-42 win over visiting Holley in a Genesee Region League game.

Destin Kuyal scored 13 for Holley as Vinny Golisano and Chris Mosier both added 7.

In another G-R game Elba downed Lyndonville 57-45.

Peyton Robinson, at left, puts up a shot for Albion over Newfane’s Camlo Flowers. At right, Albion’s Elliott Trapiss goes up for a shot as Isaac Zachery defends for Newfane.

Roaring out to a 26 point half-time lead, Wilson went on to down visiting Roy-Hart 71-49 this evening in the Niagara-Orleans League boys basketball season finale for both teams.

Aidan Neumann scored 21 of his game high 27 points, including five threes, and Ryan Hough netted 12 of his 14 in the first half as Wilson raced way to a commanding 40-14 half-time advantage.

Erique Powell scored 17, Dan Aquilina 11 and Vinny Fazzio 9 to lead Roy-Hart.

Wilson finishes the N-O season at 8-4 and Roy-Hart at 2-10.

The N-O season will wrap up on Wednesday evening as Albion hosts Newfane at 6:30 p.m.

N-O Standings: Akron 11-1, Albion 8-3, Wilson 8-4, Medina 7-5, Barker 3-9, Newfane 2-9, Roy-Hart 2-10

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Akron’s Olivia Novak looks to drive against Roy-Hart defender Millie Owens during the Lady Tigers win over the host Lady Rams this evening.

Akron closed out the Niagara-Orleans League girls basketball season with a 62-30 win over host Roy-Hart this evening.

Olivia Novak scored 17, Abby Gerstung 16 and Clara Bogdan 11 to lead the way for Akron. Lexie Ground and Marissa Brege both added 5, Kylie Mangione 4 and Cara Swader and Kenadee Jonathan 2 each for the Lady Tigers.

Adella Dukes led Roy-Hart with 14 as Mille Owens added 6, Kylie McOmber and Mackenzie Landers 4 each and Bella Rhinehart 2.

Akron jumped out to a 17-8 first quarter lead as Brege scored 5, Novak 4 and Ground and Bogdan both hit threes.

The Lady Tigers upped the advantage to 21, 32-11, at the half as Gerstung scored 7, including a three, and Novak 4 in the second period.

Akron finishes the N-O season at 9-3 and Roy-Hart at 6-6.

Final N-O Standings: Newfane 10-2, Wilson 10-2, Akron 9-3. Roy-Hart 6-6, Albion 4-8, Medina 3-9, Barker 0-12.

Roy-Hart’s Adella Dukes defends against Akron’s Abby Gerstung.

Weather issues have caused several local high school basketball games that were scheduled for the evening to be postponed..

Those postponements include the Newfane at Albion and Attica at Holley boys games as well as the Holley at Kendall and Elba at Lyndonville girls contests.

Two of the contests have been rescheduled for Wednesday.

The Newfane at Albion boys game will now be at 6:30 p.m. and the Elba at Lyndonville girls contest at 7 p.m. on Wednesday.

Update – The Attica at Holley boys game has now been rescheduled for Friday at 5:30 p.m.

The Niagara-Orleans League boys and girls basketball season is scheduled to wrap up on Tuesday with a trio of make-up games.

On the boys side, Roy-Hart will visit Wilson at 6 p.m. and Albion will host Newfane at 6:30 p.m.

The Lakemen trimmed the Rams 47-41 in an early season meeting while the Purple Eagles, which are riding a six game N-O win streak, downed the Panthers 58-48.

The outcome of those two games will determine the second place finisher, or finishers, behind champion (11-1) Akron.

On the girls side, Akron will visit Roy-Hart at 6 p.m.

Three games postponed today
The snowy, windy weather has caused the postponement of the three local boys basketball games that were scheduled for today. Those games include Marion at Lyndonville, Holley at Pembroke and Kendall at Pavilion.

N-O Basketball Standings
Boys – Akron 11-1, Albion 8-3, Wilson 7-4, Medina 7-5, Barker 3-9, Roy-Hart 2-9, Newfane 2-9.
Girls – Newfane 10-2, Wilson 10-2, Akron 8-3, Roy-Hart 6-5, Albion 4-8, Medina 3-9, Barker 0-12.

Contributed Photo – Medina’s Brody Fry, left, and Reece Senske both finished second at the Section VI tournament today to advance to the state championships.

Albion, Medina and Roy-Hart/Barker have all advanced wrestlers to the upcoming state Division 2 championships by posting top two finishes at the Section VI state qualifier which concluded this evening at SUNY Fredonia.

Albion eight grader Stryker Sanders (108) rebounded from a quarterfinal round loss to win five straight matches earning second place honors and a trip to the states.

Sanders captured his decisive final two matches in exciting fashion first with a 6-3 sudden victory win in the consolation final and then with a narrow 4-3 decision victory in the True Second bout for second place honors.

Medina seniors Reece Senske (131) and Brody Fry (190) also both earned second place finishes to advance to the states.

Roy-Hart/Barker senior Ronan Klug captured the 170 lb. title to gain a spot at the state championships.

Senske opened with three straight victories by pin in times of :43, 3:31 and 1:24 in the semifinals before dropping a technical fall decision in the finals. Advancing to the finals though was enough to gain him a second straight trip to the states where he placed 8th a year ago.

Contributed Photos – Roy-Hart/Barker’s Ronan Klug, left ,won the 170 lb. title and Albion’s Stryker Sanders placed second at 108 advancing both wrestlers to the state championships.

Fry likewise opened the competition with three straight pins in times of 1:03, :46 and 2:24 in the semifinals. However he also dropped a technical fall decision in the finals. Rebounding he posted a 10-8 decision win in the True Second bout to earn second place honors and advance to the states.

Klug opened with technical fall win and then scored pins of 2:38 in the quarterfinals and 3:06 in the semifinals. Keeping the momentum, he scored a 10-2 major decision win over Jake Zeigler (Portville) in the title bout to punch his ticket to the state championships.

Niagara-Orleans League champion Newfane advanced a trio of wrestlers to the states as Ayden Buttery and Aidan Gillings finished 1-2 at 145 and Jake Morello took second at 160.

Wilson’s Jacob Stephenson won at 160 to advance to the states as did his Lakemen teammate Hamza Merrick with a second place finish at 285.

Medina also had Luke Duffina place 5th at 131.

Albion had Justin Mengs (101) and Jaxon Lynch (145) both place sixth.

Roy-Hart/Barker had Luke Fay place fourth at 138.

The state championships will be held at Albany February 28-March 1.

Monday
Boys Basketball – Marion at Lyndonville, 1 p.m.; Holley at Pembroke, 4 p.m.; Kendall at Pavilion 7 p.m.

Tuesday
Boys Basketball – Roy-Hart at Wilson, 6 p.m.; Newfane at Albion, 6:30 p.m.; Attica at Holley, 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball – Holley at Kendall, 5 p.m.; Akron at Roy-Hart, 6 p.m.; Elba at Lyndonville, 7 p.m.

Wednesday
Boys Basketball – Lyndonville at Elba, 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball – Attica at Holley, Kendall at Byron-Bergen, 7 p.m.

Thursday
Boys Basketball – Holley at Attica, Byron-Bergen at Kendall, 7 p.m.

Saturday
Basketball – Section V and Section VI seeding meetings for boys and girls basketball