Rebounding from as much as a 10 point third quarter deficit, Kendall rallied with a big 27-13 fourth period scoring surge to defeat visiting Pavilion 66-61 this evening in the Eagles non league season opening basketball game.

Nate Warters scored 11 and John Rath 9 to spearhead Kendall’s decisive fourth quarter surge.

Breaking away from a late tie, the Eagles regained the lead for good as Rath scooped up a loose ball and passed to Warters who hit a three to put the Eagles on top to stay.

“They were resilient,” said Kendall Coach Matt Zimmer. “I’m really proud of the way they played. They definitely brought some energy in that final quarter.”

Pavilion jumped out to a 13-2 lead at the outset but Kendall closed to within three, 17-14, by the end of the period as Rath hit a pair of threes.

Keeping the momentum, the Eagles then rallied into a 30-27 halftime advantage as Warters tallied 13 in the second period.

However, Pavilion came out strong at the outset of the second half outpointing Kendall 21-9 in the third period to regain a 48-39 advantage.

The last comeback though belonged to Kendall as the Eagles answered with the decisive 27-13 fourth quarter surge to clam the victory.

Warters finished with 26 points and Rath 18 as Mason Kuhn added 11 and Hunter Menze 8. Kuhn also had 12 rebounds, Menze 11 rebounds and Rath 11 assists.

For Pavilion, Zach Wiedrich had 19 points, including 5 threes, Ryley Elliott 11 points and 15 rebounds and Colby Tillotson 14 points.

Lima Christian 65, Holley 42
Leading 29-20 at the half, Lima Christian used a 22-12 third period scoring edge to key a 65-42 non league win over visiting Holley.

Pat Bower led Holley with 22 points.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Barker’s Gabby Baker drives in for a layup against Lyndonville defender Ella Lewis during the Lady Raiders season opening win over the host Lady Tigers this evening.

A late scoring burst keyed Barker to a narrow 31-27 victory over host Lyndonville this evening in the non league season opening girls basketball game for both teams.

Breaking away from a 24-24 deadlock, Barker put together a late 7-1 run including a three by Gabby Baker, a rebound basket by Kylie Annable and a free throw by Haley Brown to regain the lead for good at 31-25.

Lyndonville’s Savannah Poler battles with Barker’s Dakota Leising for a rebound.

Baker and Sydie Luckman both finished with 8 points, Serena Harris 5, Brown 3, Kylie Miller, Annable and Rachel Perfinski 2 and Haleigh Mason 1 for the Lady Raiders.

Anna Lewis scored 10, Alecia Hinkson 8, Miranda Lembcke and Ella Lewis 4 and Savannah Poler 1 for Lyndonville.

Lyndonville jumped out to a 9-2 first quarter lead as Anna Lewis had a three and a two. However, the Lady Tigers were then blanked from the field for the next 10 and a half minutes.

Capitalizing on that drought, Barker closed the gap to just two, 10-8, at the half after consecutive layups by Baker, Harris and Brown. The Lady Raiders then rallied into the lead for the first time at 14-10 early in the third period after back-to-back threes by Harris and Luckman.

Lyndonville finally ended that long field goal drought on a three by Hinkson with 5:30 to go in the third period but the Lady Tigers could not find the range from the field for the rest of the period.

Barker answered right back with a three by Luckman and a rebound bucket by Baker to open up a 19-13 advantage.

The Lady Raiders maintained a 20-17 lead at the three-quarter mark and upped the advantage to 24-17 at the outset of the final period after a rebound basket by Luckman and a layup by Miller.

Lyndonville did rally back into a 24-24 tie with 3:45 remaining after a three by Ella Lewis, a free throw by Hinkson and a layup by Anna Lewis but the Lady Tigers could not score from the field again as Barker answered with the decisive 7-1 run to claim the win.

Lyndonville’s Ella Lewis looks to drive by Barker defender Serena Harris.

Opening the season on a high note, Medina defeated CSAT 65-15 and St. Mary’s, Lancaster 65-18 this evening in a non league tri-meet at CSAT.

Rashawn Bloom, Travis Wiseman, Colby Petrie, Da’Ron Bellan, Aidan Cayea, Alden Cayea, Joe Gates, Jeremiah Wiseman, Christian Silversmith, Elijah Sones and Spencer Rotoli each scored a pair of wins for the Mustangs.

Alexander 39, Albion 33
Tim Wells and Jessy Cruz both notched pins and Cody Wilson had a decision win for Albion in the Purple Eagle 39-33 season opening non league loss to visiting Alexander.

Fredonia 52, Roy-Hart/Barker 27
AJ Schafer and Aiden Haley both scored pins and Murphy Lang, Ben Schwab and Tyler Choate all added decision wins for Roy-Hart/Barker in a 51-27 non league loss at Fredonia.

Barker split with visiting Pembroke this evening in a season opening non league swim meet.  The Raiders won the boys meet 91-79 but lost the girls meet 92-74.

The Barker boys were led by a trio of individual event double winners including Andrew Jenks (200 Individual Medley, 100 Butterfly), Collin Webb (50 Free, 100 Backstroke) and Adam Wagner (200 Free, 100 Free) as Alex Jenks added a win in the 500 Free.

Sara Gendrue doubled in the 50 Free and 100 Breaststroke and Natalie Bruning won the 100 Backstroke for the Barker girls.

The Raiders next host Alexander at 4:30 p.m. Friday.

Roy-Hart edged past visiting Central Christian Academy 63-61 this evening in the Rams non league season opening boys basketball game.

Trailing 41-39, Roy-Hart needed a 24-20 scoring edge in the final period to claim the narrow win.

Jacob Bruning scored 14 of this 24 points to spearhead the Rams decisive final period rally. He also tallied 7 in the third period.

Noah Kindron added 15 points while Charlie Brigham and Charlie Bruning each chipped in with 10 on the evening for the Rams.

Kindron scored 7 in the second period to help Roy-Hart grab a 26-22 half-time advantage. He also tallied 6 in the decisive final period.

Josh Tyson took game high scoring honors for CCA with 26 as Zack Miller added 12.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Barker’s Malik Smith puts up a shot against Alexander defenders Chris McClinic (30), Carson Wright (21) and Ryan Davis (15) during the host Raiders loss to the Trojans this evening.

Leading from wire to wire, Alexander posted a 59-44 victory over host Barker this evening in the Raiders non league season opening boys basketball game.

Erik Scharlau scored 18, Ryan Davis 15 and Chris McClinic 12 to lead the way for Alexander.

Austin Sullivan netted 15 and Preston Harris 10 to lead Barker as Zach Richbart added 8, Nick Brandt 7, Malik Smith 3 and Daniel Ober 1.

Barker’s Austin Sullivan drives to the basket.

Alexander jumped out to a 9-0 lead at the outset as Davis tallied 5 in the early going.

Barker did battle back to within three at 15-12 as Smith and Harris both hit threes.

However, Alexander moved back out to a 19-12 lead at the end of the quarter and upped the advantage a bit to 10, 31-21, at the half. Davis had a total of 12 in the half to pace the Trojans.

Barker closed the gap to seven, 40-33, at the three-quarter mark after late back-to-back three’s by Sullivan.

A pair of rebound buckets by Scharlau helped put Alexander back up by 12, 45-33, early in the final period.

Once again Barker came battling back cutting the deficit to seven, 47-40, after a layup by Brandt and a three by Harris but the Raiders would get no closer.

The Trojans answered with an 8-1 run, including a pair of buckets by Scharlau, to pull away with a 14 point, 55-41 lead and put a lock on the win.

Barker next hosts Akron on Friday in the Niagara-Orleans League opener.

Sacred Heart posted a 44-26 victory over Vets Club Monday to pull into a tie for first place in the Medina Euchre League standings with Legion which downed JR Wilson 37-33.

Sacred Heart and Legion are now both 338-292 on the season followed by JR Wilson at 296-334 and Vets Club at 288-342.

League competition continues on December 4 with Legion at JR Wilson and Sacred Heart at Vets Club (to be played at Sacred Heart).

Photo by Mike Wertman – New Roy-Hart/Barker wrestling coach Matt McCauley, right, meets here with four of the team’s veterans. They include Tyler Choate, Ben Schwab, Aiden Haley and Andrew Schafer.

Returning to guide his alma mater, Matt McCauley has taken over as the new coach for the Roy-Hart/Barker wrestling team.

McCauley, a Roy-Hart grad, was a four-time Niagara-Orleans League champion during his scholastic wrestling days with the Rams.

“Our numbers are a little low but we’ve got a good returning group and they are working hard,” said McCauley.

Leading the way for Roy-Hart/Barker are seniors Ben  Schwab, who won the 220 lb. title and Tyler Choate, who placed second at 152 at last year’s Niagara-Orleans All-League Tournament.

The team’s other veterans include senior Aiden Haley and junior Andrew Schafer.

Roy-Hart/Barker, which went 2-3 in N-O competition last year, is slated to begin the league season at Wilson on December 6.

Schedule
November: 29 – Fredonia, 6 p.m.
December: 6 – at Wilson, 6 p.m.; 9 – at Depew Tournament; 13 – vs. Albion at Barker, 6 p.m.; 20 – at Medina, 6 p.m.; 29 – at Akron Tournament.
January: 3 – Newfane, 6 p.m.; 5 and 6 at NCCC Tournament; 10 – at Akron, 6 p.m.; 13 – at All-League Tournament at Albion.

The Roy-Hart/Barker/ Medina club hockey team dropped an 8-1 decision to undefeated (6-0) Orchard Park ‘A’ team at Buffalo’s Harbor Center Sunday evening in a Western New York High School Club League game.

The locals fell behind 1-0 in a well played first period.  Orchard Park scored the next three goals in the second seriod before the lone goal for RBM was scored by Jason Kuchey (Roy-Hart), assisted by Matt Saj (Medina) and Joe DiBenedetto (Roy-Hart).  That period ended with OP leading 5-1.

OP was led by the top scorer in the entire Club League, Liam McGowan, who had the hat trick.

This week, the RBM team has two games.visiting East Aurora/Holland on Tuesday and Depew on Wednesday.

In the White Division, RBM has a record of 0-1 (1-2 overall).  East Aurora is a White Division opponent.

Photo by Mike Wertman – Veteran members of the Albion boys swim team include, in front, Matthew Kovaleski, Josh Manning, Dyllan Beach, Isaac Neidert, Cameron Ecker and Tyler Kast. In back are Chase Froman, Nik Greean, Harrison Brown, Carlitos Sanchez, Thomas Furmanski, Devin Olles and Sam Sanchez.

Boasting a strong returning group, the Albion boys swim team is looking to contend for top Niagara-Orleans League honors this season after finishing in the runner-up spot last year at 8-2 behind champion Roy-Hart (10-0).

The Purple Eagles veteran contingent is led by the quartet of senior Carlitos Sanchez, junior Matthew Kovaleski and sophomores Sam Sanchez and Thomas Furmanski who teamed up to win the 200 Medley Relay at last year’s N-O All-League meet.

Kovaleski and Sam Sanchez also placed second and third respectively in the 100 Butterfly while Carlitos Sanchez took third in the 50 Free and junior Harrison Brown second in the 200 Individual Medley.

“We have some pretty solid kids and we’re going to be strong,” said Coach Carlos Burroughs. “Our goal is to win the league and we should be in the mix for sure. This is a hard working group and they are ready to take that next step.”

The Purple Eagles underclassmen dominated squad also includes seniors Nik Greean, Tyler Kast, Jerico Chudy, John McGuire, Eric Newlands and Caden Crosby; junior Devin Olles; sophomores Cameron Ecker, Dyllan Beach, Isaac Neidert, Chase Froman,  Isaac Coppini, Josh Manning and Ryan Krenning along with freshmen Josh Depoty,  Ben Hickman, Zach Kilner and Jacob Coolbaugh.

Albion will host Oakfield-Alabama on Friday and visit Alexander on December 8 for non league meets before opening the N-O schedule at Barker on December 12.

Schedule
December: 1 – Oakfield-Alabama, 5 p.m.; 8 – at Alexander, 5:30 p.m.; 12 – at Barker, 4:30 p.m.; 14 – at Medina, 4 p.m.; 19 – at Newfane, 4:30 p.m.; 22 – Akron, 4:30 p.m.
January: 3 – at Roy-Hart, 4:30 p.m.; 5 – Barker, 4:30 p.m.; 9 – Medina, 4:30 p.m.; 11 – Newfane, 4:30 p.m.; 17 – at Akron, 4:30 p.m.; 19 – Roy-Hart, 4:30 p.m.; 24 – Boys All-League meet at Akron, 5:30 p.m.