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Roy-Hart/Barker/Medina icers tie W. Seneca
The Roy-Hart/Barker/Medina club hockey team battled to a 5-5 overtime tie with West Seneca on Sunday.
Trevor Lock scored three goals for RBM as Andrew Vaeth and Ryan Mettler each netted one. Joel Harris dished out two assists and Lock one.
West Seneca jumped out to a 2-1 first period lead but RBM answered with a 3-1 second period scoring edge to take a 4-2 lead.
However, West Seneca rebounded with a 2-1 scoring edge in the third period knotting the contest at 5-5 to force an overtime period in which neither team could find the net.
Kendall youth wrestlers open tourney season
The Kendall Youth Wrestling Club attended their first tournament of the year at Battle of the Thrones in East Rochester on Sunday
Kendall had six place finishers including David Prate who took first, Ryan Haines who took second, Jeffery Lutes and Danny Shuler who took third and Mason Cady and Andrew Cole who took fourth.
Also competing for Kendall were Caden Bauer, Landen Perry, Luke Maguire-Mackin, Bryson Shuler, Carson Cady and Gerard Ferrara.
Tigers face a busy week on the hardwood
Lyndonville is facing a busy pre holiday week of boys basketball with three games over the next four days.
The Tigers will visit Newfane Monday, Elba Tuesday and host Notre Dame on Thursday.
The lone pre New Year’s Niagara-Orleans League basketball contest will take place on Tuesday as Roy-Hart will host Wilson in a boys contest. The full N-O schedule will begin on January 4.
Monday
Boys Basketball – Medina at Middle Early College, Barker at Tonawanda, Lyndonville at Newfane, 6:30 p.m.; Holley at Byron-Bergen, 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball – Oakfield-Alabama at Albion, 6:30 p.m.
Wrestling – CSAT at Medina, 6 p.m.
Tuesday
Boys Basketball – Wilson at Roy-Hart, 6:30 p.m.; Lyndonville at Elba, Alexander at Kendall, 7 p.m.
Wrestling – Lyndonville at Wilson, Holley-Kendall at Attica, 6 p.m.
Swimming – Albion at Medina, Roy-Hart at Akron, Newfane at Barker, 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday
Boys Basketball – Albion at City Honors, 6:30 p.m.
Girls Basketball – CSAT at Roy-Hart, 6:30 p.m.; Attica at Holley, Kendall at Alexander, 7 p.m.
Wrestling – Medina at Wilson, Newfane at Albion, Roy-Hart at Akron, 6 p.m.
Thursday
Boys Basketball – Notre Dame at Lyndonville, 7 p.m.
Wrestling – Pavilion/York at Lyndonville, 6 p.m.
Swimming – Medina at Roy-Hart, Newfane at Albion, Barker at Akron, 4:30 p.m.
Fast start sparks Elba to win over Albion
Building up a 25-13 half-time advantage, Elba went on to defeat visiting Albion 49-23 in a non league girls basketball game this evening.
Dakota Brinkman scored 9 and Rachel Walls 8 to spark Elba which led 18-4 after the first quarter.
Skoi Sanders scored 7, Abby Scanlan 6 and Madison Hughson 5 for Albion which next hosts Oakfield-Alabama at 6:30 p.m. Monday. Sanders also had 11 rebounds.
Medina, Albion have All-WNY honorees

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Three of Medina’s All-WNY selections, from left, Xander Payne, Noah Skinner and Greg Thompson.
Section VI Class C champion Medina has placed six players on the All-Western New York Football squad.
Junior running back Noah Skinner and senior defensive back Greg Thompson have both been named to the third team while senior quarterback Xander Payne, senior defensive lineman Joe Cecchini, junior defensive lineman Chris Johnson and senior defensive back Iverson Poole have all earned Honorable Mention.
Wilson senior punter Tyler Yousett has also been named to the third team.
Albion junior defensive back Javon Jones and senior defensive lineman Jahmeek Riley have both earned Honorable Mention.

Albion’s All-WNY honorees Javon Jones, left, and Jahmeek Riley.
Several other local players also received Honorable Mention including Akron quarterback Travis Fry and lineman Matt Covell, Wilson defensive back Luke Atlas and linebaxker Xavier Fitzgibbon and Newfane defensive back Ben Dickinson.
Skinner rushed for 740 yards and 11 touchdowns. On defense he had 73 tackles, 6 sacks and 2 fumble recoveries.
Thompson had 5 interceptions, 26 tackles and a fumble recovery. On offense he caught 24 passes for 494 yards and 6 touchdowns and rushed for 559 yards and 5 TDs.
Payne threw for 1,636 yards and a school record 22 touchdowns and rushed for 417 yards and 7 TDs.
Cecchini had 12 sacks, 58 tackles and 3 forced fumbles. Offensively he caught 20 passes for 308 yards and 4 touchdowns.
Poole had 4 interceptions and 39 tackles. On offense he rushed for 576 yards and 10 touchdowns and caught 10 passes for 117 yards and 4 TDs.
Johnson made 55 tackles and had 4 sacks, 3 forced fumbles and an interception.
Riley had 46 tackles and 3 sacks. Offensively he caught 14 passes for 238 yards and 2 touchdowns and also had 2 rushing TDs.
Jones had 5 interceptions and 28 tackles. On offense he had 509 yards receiving and 6 touchdowns and 117 yards rushing and 4 TDs.

Medina’s All-WNY honorees, from left, Chris Johnson, Joe Cecchini and Iverson Poole.
Holley rallies to edge rival Kendall

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Holley’s James Tette puts up a shot against Kendall defenders Louie Conte (33) and Braxton Zarpentine (23) during the host Hawks win over the rival Eagles this evening.
Rebounding from a 40 point road loss on Tuesday, Holley used a strong stretch run to down visiting rival Kendall 56-50 in a Genesee Region League game this evening.
“That was huge for our confidence after the other night,” said Holley Coach Wil Prince whose Hawks bounced back strongly after the 87-47 G-R loss at Pembroke.
Broek Ostrom spearheaded the Holley attack with 29 points, 21 of which came in the second half. James Tette added 10, Joseph Silpoch 5 and Vinny Golisano, Mason Neale and Erik Lang 4 each.
Zach Barrett and Jacek Kwiatkowski both scored 15 and Braxton Zarpentine 11 to lead Kendall as Louie Conte chipped in with 4, Devin Edick 3 and Jeffrey Pratt 2.

Broek Ostrom, who poured in a game high 29 points, puts up a shot against Kendall defender Jeffrey Pratt.
Kendall took a 45-40 at the outset of the final period after Barrett completed a three point play.
However, Holley answered with a key 7-0 run on a rebound basket by Tette followed by a layup and a three point play by Ostrom.
Kendall did retie the contest at 47-47 on a jumper by Barrett but could not regain the lead as the Hawks outscored the Eagles 9-3 over the final five minutes.
Holley quickly regained the lead for good at 49-47 on a jumper by Ostrom and Neale followed up with a layup upping the Hawks advantage to four with 4:45 to go.
A three point play by Kwiatkowski did pull Kendall back to within one at 51-50 but the Eagles could not find the range again.
In fact it would be nearly four minutes before either team could score again.
Two free throws by Ostrom with 45 seconds to go finally ended that drought giving Holley a 53-50 led. Two more three throws by Ostrom, who had a total of 11 points in the decisive final stanza, and one by Golisano then put a lock on the victory for the Hawks.
Kendall did jump out to a 17-9 first quarter lead highlighted by a 13-1 run which included three threes by Kwiatkowski and a pair of jumpers by Zarpentine.
The Eagles maintained a five point, 31-26, lead at the half as Edick, Barrett and Zarpentine all hit threes in the second period. Tette, Lang and Silpoch each had a pair of baskets and Golisano a three in the stanza to keep the Hawks close.
“They were on fire in the first half,” said Prince.
Holley finally pulled even at 31-31 at the outset of the third period on baskets by Ostrom and Tette.
Kendall answered with an 11-4 run, including two baskets by Zarpentine and a three by Kwiatkowski to regain a seven point, 42-35 lead.
However, Holley closed the period with a 5-0 run on a layup off a steal and a three by Ostrom to slice the deficit to just two at 42-40.
Keeping the momentum, the Hawks then outpointed the Eagles 16-8 in the final period to claim the win as Kendall managed only three points over the final four and a half minutes.
Holley, which is now 2-3, next visits Byron-Bergen on Monday while Kendall, which is 2-2, hosts Alexander on Tuesday.

Kendall’s Braxton Zarpentine (23) and Zach Barrett (11) battle with Holley’s James Tette for a rebound.

Kendall’s Jeffrey Pratt puts up a shot against Holley defender Broek Ostrom as Erik Lang (3) moves in for the Hawks and Jacek Kwiatkowski (22) for the Eagles.
Starpoint girls post win over Roy-Hart
Jumping out to a 25-3 first quarter lead, Starpoint went on to defeat host Roy-Hart 61-40 in a non league girls basketball game this evening.
Kaitlin Mettler scored 12, Ava Owens 7, Julianna Buscarino 6 and Claire Halstead 5 for Roy-Hart which trailed 39-11 at the half.
Now at 1-3, Roy-Hart next hosts CSAT in another non league contest at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Lady Tigers romp to improve to 4-1; Lady Eagles down rival Lady Hawks
Steadily pulling away, Lyndonville rolled to a 73-38 win over visiting Rochester Academy Charter this evening in a non league girls basketball game.
Addison Dillenbeck scored 17, Lorelei Dillenbeck 15, Haley Shaffer 10, Ella Lewis and Karlee Rounds 8 and Ashlee Stephens 7 to lead the way for Lyndonville which improves to 4-1.
Lyndonville jumped out to a 21-8 first quarter lead as Addison Dillenbeck scored 8 and Shaffer and Lorelei Dillenbeck 4 each.
The Lady Tigers increased their advantage to 39-20 at the half and 57-29 after three quarters.
Kendall 40, Holley 22
Breaking away from a tight 13-10 score at the half, Kendall used a big 27-12 scoring surge over the final two quarters to defeat rival Holley 40-22 in a Genesee Region League game.
Libby Snyder had 12 points, 11 rebounds and 5 blocks, Alezya Brown 7 points and 6 rebounds and Grace Levett 6 on two threes to lead the way for Kendall which improves to 6-0.
Sam Bates led Holley with 10 points.
Trojans late surge downs Mustangs
Pulling away in the final period, West Seneca East posted a 48-34 win over visiting Medina in a non league boys basketball game this evening.
Leading 37-30 after three quarters, the Trojans outpointed the Mustangs 11-4 in the final stanza to claim the win.
The Trojans led 17-11 after one period and 33-22 at the half.
Anthony Bowman and Joe Cecchini each scored 11 for Medina as Davis Berry added 8, Jarin Rhim 3 and Amari Soule 2.
Medina is now 1-3.
RAC 73, Lyndonville 35
Building up a 32-14 half-time lead, Rochester Academy Charter went on to defeat host Lyndonville 73-35 in a non league contest.
Noah Poler scored 16 and Trenton Muck 14 for Lyndonville.
Roy-Hart 62, Cleve Hill 55
Vinny Buscarino scored 24, Aiden Petrie 17 and Jamel Johnson Jr. 14 to lead Roy-Hart past Cleveland Hill 62-55 in non league game.
The Rams, which led 27-20 at the half, next host Wilson on DEcember 21 in the Niagara-Orleans League opener.
Medina wrestlers down Holley-Kendall; Lyndonville bests Akron

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Noah Skinner works toward a pin over Holley-Kendall’s Ryan Blodgett during the Mustangs home mat win this evening.
Five first period pins sparked Medina to a 45-30 victory over visiting Holley-Kendall in a non league wrestling match this evening.
The Mustangs quick falls were registered by Dominick Callara (102) in :17, Noah Skinner (215) in :43, Gavin Ciarfella (126) in 1:30, Brody Fry (172) in 1:50 and Conor Crandall (160) in 1:55.
Gabe Casanova (285) also earned a decision win for the Mustangs.
Holley-Kendall registered three pins by Will Kruger (118) in :21, Dylan Clemons (138) in :40, and Bruce Rasmusson (110) in 2:38.
Lyndonville 54, Akron 20
Pins by Noah Neff, in just nine seconds, Payton Grabowski, Sam Doolan, Christian Garver and Ty Holmes led Lyndonville to a 54-20 non league win over visiting Akron.

Bruce Rasmusson of Holley-Kendall works to earn a pin over Medina’s Liam Castricone.





