Jumping out to a 26-10 half-time advantage, Medina went on to defeat host Barker 47-27 this evening in a Niagara-Orleans League girls basketball lame.

Camri King took game high scoring honors for Medina with 20 points as Tyesha Robinson added 9,Maddie Williams 7 and Kharise Johnson 6.  Williams also dished out 9 assists. King scored 10 quick points in the opening quarter to give the Mustangs a 10-4 lead.

Gabby Baker scored 12 and Sydnie Luckman 9 for Barker.

Medina is now 5-3 and Barker 1-6 in N-O action.

The Mustangs will next visit Tapestry in a non league game Saturday and then host rival Albion at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Photos by Cheryl Wertmn – Medina’s Nate Sherman goes to the basket for a layup against Barker defender Nick Brandt during the Mustangs home court win over the Raiders this evening.

Taking charge with a big second quarter scoring surge, Medina went on to defeat visiting Barker 62-42 this evening to remain in sole possession of the Niagara-Orleans League lead at 7-0.

Nate Sherman scored 14 to lead Medina’s balanced attack as Vincent Montague had 12, Tyler Chinn 11, Izaiah Rhim 10, Jarin Rhim and Joe Cecchini 6 each and Brian Fry 3.

Nick Brandt took game high scoring honros for Barker with 21 and Preston Harris added 11, Shane Gerhardt 4, Hunter Callen 3, Nicholas Guevara 2 and Joey Brandt 1.

Leading by a narrow 9-7 margin at the end of the opening period, Median broke the contest open by outscoring Barker 25-9 in the decisive second quarter.

Medina’s Joe Cecchini goes in for a reverse layup as Barker’s Nick Brandt tries to block.

It was still a close 19-14 game midway through the stanza when the Mustangs exploded for a quick turnover aided 14-0 run.

Five layups off turnovers, including three by Sherman and one each by Izaiah Rhim and Montague, highlighted that surge which helped vault the Mustangs into a commanding 19 point, 34-16, half-time advantage.

Sherman had a total of 8 points in the period, Chinn 5 and Montague, Izaiah Rhim and Cecchini 4 each.

The Mustangs upped the lead to 23, 48-25, after a 14-9 third period surge highlighted by a slam dunk off a steal by Izaiah Rhim.

Medina, which is now 12-2 overall, next visits rival Albion at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The Purple Eagles bested host Roy-Hart 48-63.

Albion 63, Roy-Hart 48
Deyonci Farley scored a game high 25 points and Kevin Hillman netted 12 to lead Albion (4-3) past host Roy-Hart (1-6) 63-48.

Mark Sanders led Roy-Hart with 13 as Gavyn Boyle and Charlie Brigham each added 10.

Up 14-11 after the first period and 30-21 at the half, Albion pulled away to a 47-33 advantage at the three-quarter mark.

Farley scored 9 in the second period and 7 in the third as Hillman and Vincent Zona both chipped in with 4 in the third period.

Wilson 47, Akron 33
Wilson stayed just a game off the pace at 6-1 by downing host Akron (2-5) 47-33.

Jake Miller scored 18, Jon Littere 13 and Steve Frerichs 11 to set the pace for Wilson which led 23-15 at the half.

Barker’s Joey Brandt goes up against Medina defender Brian Fry as Joe Cecchini moves in for the Mustangs.

Contributed Photo – Earning first place honors at this evening’s annual Niagara-Orleans girls All-League Individual swim championship meet were from Roy-Hart Kayla Hagen, Holly DiMayo, Mandy Hill, Jenna Heiser and Madison Ohol; from Akron Rachel PeQueen, Marisa Maggione, Mindy Doktor and Madison Kaczmarek; from Newfane Lauren Gaughran and from Medina Grace Cogovan.

For the second year in a row Roy-Hart has taken top honors in six of 11 events at the annual Niagara-Orleana All-League Girls Individual Swim Championship meet held at Newfane.

Kayla Hagen repeated as an individual event double winner for Roy-Hart in the 100 Freestyle (:55.55) and 100 Backstroke (1:04.74).

Mandy Hill was also an individual event double winner for the Channel Cats repeating in the 200 Individual Medley (2:22.29) and also winning the 500 Free in a league record time of 5:29.22.

Hagen, Hill and Jenna Heiser also teamed up with Holly DiMayo to win the 200 Medley Relay for the second year in a row in a time of (1:59.30).

Hagen, Hill and Heiser also combined with Madison Ohol to repeat as the 400 Freestyle Relay champions in a league record time of 3:51.62.

Newfane’s Lauren Gaughran was also an individual event double winner as she repeated in the 200 Free (2:07.48) and also took the 100 Butterfly (1:05.90).

Medina’s Grace Cogovan won the 100 Breaststroke (1:18.45).

Akron’s Rachel PeQueen won the 50 Free (:26.31).

PeQueen also teamed up with Marisa Maggione, Mindy Doktor and Madison Kaczmarek to give Akron a win in the 200 Free Relay (1:47.06).

Roy-Hart also got second place finishes from Ohol in the 200 Free and 500 Free, Alex Fox in the Individual Medley and DiMayo in the Breaststroke.

Albion’s Michaela Pantano took second in the Butterfly as did Medina’s Hannah Heil in both the 50 Free and 100 Free..

North Tonawanda downed host Medina 43-33 this evening in a non league wrestling match.

Colby Petrie, Noah Skinner and Rashawn Bloom all registered pins for Medina and Davon Shine added a decision win.

Medina next hosts the annual Gary Gross Memorial Tournament on Saturday beginning at 9 a.m.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Brylie Hapeman tries to grab a rebound against Roy-Hart defender Maddie Fry during the host Purple Eagles win over the Lady Rams this evening.

Taking charge with a big second quarter scoring surge, Albion went on to defeat visiting Roy-Hart 57-30 this evening to improve to 6-1 in Niagara-Orlans League girls basketball competition.

In the other N-O game, front-running (9-0) Wilson downed Akron (3-4) 43-39. The Medina at Barker game was postponed .

Trailng 16-14 after the opening period, Albion erupted with a big 20-4 second quarter scoring burst to move out to a 15 point, 34-19 half-time advantage.

Roy-Hart’s Shelby Wolf looks to put up a shot as Albion’s Tess Pettit tries for a block.

Lexi Wolck and Natalie Lathrop both scored three baskets and Brylie Hapeman hit a three to lead that decisive uprising.

Keeping the momentum, Albion went on to outpoint Roy-Hart 15-7 in the third period to open up a commanding 23 point, 49-26, advantage at the three-quarter mark.

Kirsten Struble scored 6, Wolck 4 and Honesty Little added a three to lead that Purple Eagles surge..

Wolck finished with 15, Lathrop 10, Little 9, Struble 8, Hapeman 7, Sarah Gregori 6 and Paige Derisley 2.

Shelby Wolf led Roy-Hart with 9 as Maddie Fry added 6, Rileigh McCabe 5, Lexie Lovewell and Meghan Washington 4 and Mallory Steiner 2.

Fry and McCabe both scored 5 and Wolf 4 in the opening period to key the Lady Rams to what proved to be a short lived 15-14 lead.

Wilson 43, Akron 39
Trailing 23-20 at the half, Wilson used a 16-6 third period scoring surge to key a 43-39 win over Akron.  Skylar Munnikhuysen and Meg Musall both scored 4 to lead that decisive uprising.

Munnikhuysen finished with 10 and Sarah Lewis 8 with 10 rebounds.

Helena Hill scored 12 and Darion Jonathan 11 for Akron.

Roy-Hart’s Rileigh McCabe tries to hold a rebound as Albion’s Honesty Little tries to knock the ball away.

Improving to 9-1 in the league and 14-1 overall, Lyndonville scored a 58-48 victory over host Attica this evening in a Genesee Region contest.

Nathan Hydock scored a game high 23 points and Nathan Dillenbeck netted 13 to lead the Lyndonville attack as Nathan Poler and Russell Stephens both added 7, Zach Johnson 6 and Matt Hess 2.

Dawson Nelson led Alexander with 21.

Lyndonville held leads of 10-8 after one period, 27-20 at the half and 38-31 at the three-quarter mark. Hydock scored 6 in the second and 4 in the third and Dillenbeck 5 in the third.

The Tigers then locked up the win by outpointing the Blue Devils 20-17 in the final stanza as Hydock scored 9 and Dillenbeck hit a pair of threes.

Alexander 64, Kendall 54
Alexander downed visiting Kendall 64-54 to improve to 9-1 in G-R competition.

Ryan Davis scored 19 to pace Alexander which led 33-24 at the half.

Nate Warters took game high honors for Kendall with 22 as Mason Kuhn netted 15, John Rath 7 and Derek Edick 6. Warters also had 8 rebounds and Rath 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

Holley 44, Wheatland-Chili 35
Kohl Morgan scored 17 and Carson Major 13 to lead Holley to a 44-35 G-R win over Wheatland-Chili.

The Hawks led by narrow margins of 22-19 at the half and 33-29 at the three-quarter mark. Major then had five free throws and a basket in the final stanza to help the Hawks lock up the win.

Five pins sparked Holley-Kendall to a 55-18 victory over host Brighton this evening in a non league wrestling match.

Tristyn Moyer, Jayden Pieniaszek, Dawson Custer, Cade Aina and Frank Flynn all registered pins for the Hawks.

Eli Stanton and Austin Berns also earned decision wins for Holley-Kendall which finishes the dual match portion of the season with a 7-1 record.

Pavilion/York 33, Lyndonville 30

In another non league match, Pavilion/York nipped visiting Lyndonville 33-30.

Connor Bell, Chase Stinson and Dillon Burt-Hodgins all registered pins for Lyndonville which also got decision wins from Avery Wilcox and Brennon Munn.

Contributed Photo – The first place finishers at this evening’s annual Niagara-Orleans All-League boys individual swim championships included Thomas Furmanski, Matt Kovaleski, Sam Sanchez, Ryan Krenning, Harrison Brown and Chase Froman from Albion, Will Rickard and Carter Green from Roy-Hart, August Pietrafesa and Hunter Heil from Medina and Jacob Cobti from Akron.

Undefeated (10-0) regular season champion Albion took top honors in six of 11 events at the annual Niagara-Orleans All-League boys individual swim championship meet this evening at Akron.

The Purple Eagles swept all three relays. Thomas Furmanski, Matt Kovaleski, Sam Sanchez and Ryan Krenning teamed up to win the 200 Medley Relay in 1:45.38; Harrison Brown, Sanchez, Krenning and Chase Froman took the 200 Free Relay in 1:35.28 and Sanchez, Brown, Froman and Kovaleski claimed the 400 Free Relay in 3:33.08.

Kovaleski was also an individual event double winner in the 50 Free (:23.16) and 100 Breaststroke (1:05.82) and Sanchez captured the 100 Butterfly (:57.49).

Medina had a pair of winners as August Pietrafesa took the 200 Free (1:58.85) and Hunter Heil the 100 Backstroke (:59.95).

Roy-Hart also had two winners as Will Rickard took the 100 Free (:52.53) and Carter Green the 500 Free (5:27.94)

Akron’s Jacob Cobti took the 200 Individual Medley (2:13.89).

Also for Albion, Brown also took second in the 100 Free and third in the 200 Free, Krenning second in the 50 Free, Furmanski second in the Backstroke and Froman third in the 500 Free.

Ray Paull placed second in the Breaststroke and third in the 100 Free for Medina as Chris Goyette took third in the Individual Medley as did Heil in the Butterfly and Isaac Pace in the Breaststroke.

For Roy-Hart, Michael Miller placed second in the Butterfly and third in the Backstroke and Rickard third in the 50 Free.

Barker’s Ryan Santarsiero placed second in the Individual Medley.

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