Stingy ‘D’, balanced offense keys Medina win

By Mike Wertman, Sports Writer Posted 27 January 2026 at 8:51 pm

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Avion Johnson drives in for a layup against Roy-Hart defenders Matt Aquilina and Tysen McCaa during the Mustangs win over te host Rams this evening.

Combining a stingy, aggressive defense with a balanced offense, Medina posted a 50-34 win over Roy-Hart in a Niagara-Orleans League boys basketball game this evening at Middleport.

Preston Woodworth scored 11 and Christian Moss 9 to lead the way for Medina as Carlos Doval added 8, Kendrick Russaw and Jimmy Dieter 6 each, Kolton Fletcher and Hadrian Batista 4 each and Avion Johnson 2.

Vinny Fazzio took game high honors with 22 for Roy-Hart as Jakob West and Matt Aquilina both had 4 and Tyler Rothwell and Tysen McCaa 2 each.

Steadily pulling away, the Mustangs led 13-12 at the end of the first period, 23-16 at the half and 39-25 after three quarters. Dieter and Doval both hit threes in the third period and Moss scored 6 in the final period.

Medina is now 5-2 and Roy-Hart 0-6 in N-O action.

Medina’s Christian Moss grabs a rebound away from Roy-Hart’s Tyler Rothwell.

Roy-Hart’s Vinny Fazzio goes in for a layup ahead of Medina defender Hadrian Batista.