Akron scored a doubleheader victory over Lyndonville this evening in non league basketball action.

The Akron boys posted a 52-42 home court win over Lyndonville as Weylon Abrams scored 14 and Nelson Logan 8 to lead the way.

Abrams scored 12 in the second period as Akron outpointed Lyndonville 21-8 to turn a 10-7 first quarter deficit into a 28-18 half-time advantage.

Akron maintained a 39-28 lead at the three-quarter mark and then got a key three down the stretch from Logan to help lock up the win and improve to 3-0 on the young season.

Zach Johnson and Matt Hess each scored 12, Nathan Poler 10, Ricky Forder 6 and Nathan Dillenbeck 2 for Lyndonville.

The Akron girls trimmed host Lyndonville 43-39. Trailing 28-27, Akron rallied to outpoint Lyndonville 16-11 down the stretch to claim the win.

Darion Jonathan led Akron with 22.

Ella Lewis scored 20 to set the pace for Lyndonville as Miranda Lembcke and Anna Lewis each added 7.

Lyndonville led 9-6 after the first period but Akron rallied into a 15-11 half-time advantage.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Camri King reaches for a rebound against Health Sciences’ Tashanay Brooks during the Mustangs home court win this evening.

Jumping out to a 15-0 lead at the outset, Medina went on to defeat visiting Health Sciences 53-30 this evening in a non league girls basketball game earning new Coach Larry Lash his first victory at the Mustangs helm.

Je’ne Brown and Camri King each scored 6 points on a three layups to key that early surge for Medina which led 16-3 at the end of the opening period.

Medina’s Je’ne Brown puts up a shot against Tashanay Brooks of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences, which cut the deficit a bit to 20-11 at the half, rallied to within four, 20-16 at the outset of the second half but would get no closer.

Medina answered back with a huge 24-3 scoring burst over the rest of the period to regain a commanding 25 point, 44-19, advantage at the three-quarter mark.

Brown scored 12 points to lead that uprising as King, Maleyah Brewer and Kharise Johnson each added 4.

Je’ ne Brown finished with a game high 22 points as King had 10, Kharise Johnson 7, Brewer 4,  Divere Brown 3, Shamara Howard 3, Sarah Cochrane 2 and Brianna MacFarland 2.

Jasmine Rose led Health Sciences with 19.

Now at 1-1, Medina next hosts Nardin at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in a non league contest.

A pair of late pins earned Holley-Kendall a 44-33 non league wrestling win over Brighton this evening at Kendall.

Trailing 33-32, Holley-Kendall rallied into the lead for good at 38-33 on a pin of 1:12 by Cade Aina and then to lock up the victory on a pin of 1:46 by Jeremy Browe to make the final 44-33.

Dylan Spellan and Frank Flynn also both had pins and Erik Balys a technical fall victory for Holley-Kendall which also got key decision wins by Hunter McLean 1-0, Brandon Gardner 8-6 in overtime and Jayden Pieniaszek.

Legion used the combination of a 41-29 win over JR Wilson with Sacred Heart’s 36-34 loss to Vets Club Monday to regain sole possession of the Medina Euchre League lead.

Now on top by seven points, Legion is 379-321 on the season followed by Sacred Heart at 372-328, JR Wilson at 325-375 and Vets Club at 324-376.

League competition continues on December 11 with Sacred Heart at Legion and Vets Club at JR Wilson.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Barker’s Zachary Richbart puts up a shot as Elba’s Ben Pflaumer tries for the block. The action took place during the host Raiders loss to the Lancers this evening.

Closing with a big 13-0 scoring burst, Elba rallied to defeat host Barker 54-44 this evening in a non league game.

Trailing 44-41, Elba regained the lead for good at 47-44 on a three-point play by Jon Boyce and a three by Colton Dillon.  The Lancers then put a lock on the victory as Collin O’Halloran scored the last seven points on two layups and three free throws.

Elba’s Collin O’Halloran puts up a shot against the block attempt by Barker’s Nick Brandt.

O’Halloran and Boyce both finished with a game high 17 points and Dillon 13 as Owen Scouten chipped in with 4 and Ben Pflaumer 3.

Zachary Richbart scored 12 to lead Barker as Austin Sullivan added 9, Evan Ecker and Nick Brandt 6, Malik Smith and David Ober 4 and Preston Harris 3.

Barker jumped out to an 18-12 first period lead highlighted by threes by Ecker, Preston, Sullivan and Richbart.

Elba rallied into a 27-25 led late in the second quarter after a 7-0 run on a three by Dillon and layups by Boyce and O’Halloran.

However, Barker regained a slender 28-27 lead at the half on a three by Sullivan at the buzzer.

The Raiders maintained a narrow 40-38 lead at the end of a sea-saw (6 lead changes) third period as Sullivan again hit a late three.

Another three by Richbart kept Barker up 44-41 early in the decisive final period.

That lead though proved to be the last one for the Raiders as the Lancers answered with the deciding 13-0 run to close the game.

Now at 0-3, Barker next visits Holley at 7 p.m. Wednesday for another non league contest.

Barker’s Preston Harris tries to drive by Elba’s Collin O’Halloran.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Taylor ReQua

Kendall High senior Taylor ReQua has been named to the first team of the Class D All-State girls soccer squad.

A five year varsity player and a four-time Genesee Region League All-Star, ReQua scored 18 goals and added 11 assists for the Lady Eagles this past season. She finished her varsity career with totals of 71 goals and 65 assists.

Niagara-Orleans League and Section VI Class B champion Newfane is represented by two players on the Class B All-State squad.

Senior midfielder Emily Foltz has been named to the first team and senior forward Kayleigh Daniels to the second team. Foltz had 26 goals and 11 assists and Daniels 29 goals and 17 assists on the season for the Lady Panthers.

Wilson senior goalie Emily Kelly has also been named to the Class B second team. She made 155 saves this past season and had a goals against average of 0.839.

The Roy-Hart-/Barker/ Medina (RBM) Club ice hockey team snapped a four game losing streak defeating host Olean 5-3 Sunday in a Western New York Club League contest.

RBM scored first on a goal by Dylan Krzykowski (Akron) assisted by Michael Kuchey (R-H) and Jacob Harris (Barker).

The  advantage increased to 2-0 before the end of the first period on a score from Jason Kuchey (R-H) assisted by Krzykowski and Trevor Crawford (Akron).

Olean cut the deficit to 2-1 in the second period, but RBM regained a two goal advantage on a goal by Tom Paisley (R-H) with assists from the Kuchey brothers.  Olean scored another goal in that period.

RBM took a 3-2 advantage into the third period and scored the eventual game winner off the stick of Joe DiBenedetto (R-H) assisted by Matt Saj (Medina).

Each team scored another goal, with the RBM tally coming from Luke Luckman (Barker) unassisted.

Currently at 1-1 in the White Division and 2-4 overall in the league, RBM’s next game is Wednesday December 13 against Lancaster on home ice in Lockport.

Scoring the first two goals and the last two, Monroe County trimmed the Tri County Midget hockey team 5-3 today at the Scotsville rink.

Monroe County jumped out to a 2-0 first period lead but Tri County rallied to knot the contest early in the second period on goals by Patrick Ricker and John Pilon.

Tri County retied the game at 3-3 later in the period on a goal by Josh Gimeli but could not take the lead.

Monroe County moved back on top to say at 4-3 on a late second period goal and added an insurance goal on a late third period tally.

Now at 0-5-1, Tri County next visits Batavia next Sunday.

Niagara-Orleans League wrestling competition gets underway on Wedneday as Albion visiting defending champion Newfane in the key match.

The other N-O openers will have Medina at Akron and Roy-Hart/Barker at Wilson.

The week’s basketball action will feature a pair of Lyndonville vs. Kendall clashes on Friday. The boys game will be at Lyndonville and the girls contest at Kendall.

The Medina boys basketball team will get its season underway by hosting Burgard Wednesday and then facing Nichols on Saturday in the Cataract Classic at Niagara Falls High.  Roy-Hart will also take on East Aurora in that same event on Friday evening.

Week Schedule
Monday
Boys Basketball: Elba at Barker, 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday
Boys Basketball: Lyndonville at Akron, 6:30 p.m.; Roy-Hart at Oakfield-Alabama, 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball: Health Sciences at Medina, 6:30 p.m.; Notre Dame at Albion, Barker at Holley, Akron at Lyndonville, 7 p.m.
Wrestling: Brighton at Holley-Kendall, 6 p.m.

Wednesday
Boys Basketball: Rochester Prep at Kendall, 5:30 p.m.; Burgard at Medina, 6:30 p.m.; Albion at Elba, Barker at Holley, 7 p.m.
Wrestling: Medina at Akron, Albion at Newfane, Roy-Hart/Barker at Wilson

Thursday
Girls Basketball: Nardin at Medina, 6:30 p.m.; Alexander at Holley, 7 p.m.
Wrestling: Pavilion at Lyndonville, 6 p.m.

Friday
Boys Basketball: Roy-Hart vs. East Aurora, 6:30 p.m. at Niagara Falls High; Albion at Maryvale, Kendall at Lyndonville, Holley at Alexander, 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball: CSAT at Roy-Hart, 6:30 p.m.; Lyndonville at Kendall, 7 p.m.
Swimming: Medina at Wheatland-Chili, Albion at Alexander, Barker at Attica, Roy-Hart at Pembroke, 5:30 p.m.

Saturday
Boys Basketball: Medina vs. Nichols, 12 p.m. at Niagara Falls High
Wrestling: Medina at Batavia Tournament, Albion and Roy-Hart at Depew Tournament, Holley-Kendall at Springville Tournament

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Jalin Cooper

Medina High senior Jalin Cooper has been named to the second team of the All-Western New York Football squad.

Cooper, a University of Toledo commit, had 843 all purpose yards and 7 touchdowns this past season. He had 263 yards and 4  TDs receiving and 271 yards and 2 TDs rushing. On defense, he had 27 tackles and 2 interceptions.

Two other Mustangs, senior quarterback Izaiah Rhim and senior wide receiver/defensive back Mason Lewis, received Honorable mention.

Rhim passed for 997 yards and 13 touchdowns and also ran for 9 more TDs.

Lewis made 72 tackles and had 3 interceptions on defense and  caught 23 passes for 305 yards and 3 TDs on offense.

Albion junior running back Ugene Harrison also received Honorable Mention. He rushed for 905 yards and scored 11 touchdowns. On defense he made 60 tackles.

Other area players receiving Honorable Mention include Newfane quarterback Brandon Gross and linebacker Julian Nixon and Wilson quarterback Steve Frerichs.