Jan. 31 recaps.
(Photo of Haley Keck of Coudersport. Photo by Paul Burdick. Check out more of Burdick’s work here)
COUDERSPORT 53, OTTO-ELDRED 43
DUKE CENTER, Pa. – With her team trailing by three going to the fourth quarter, Coudersport’s Haley Keck took over scoring 12 of the Lady Falcons 19 fourth-quarter points in a huge 53-43 win over Otto-Eldred in a showdown between the top two North Tier League teams.
The win avenged a 56-44 loss to the Lady Terrors Saturday in Coudersport and created a virtual tie atop the NTL standings.
Coudersport is now 12-1 in league play and 16-3 overall, while Otto-Eldred is 11-1 in the league and 16-2 overall. The Lady Terrors have one more league game to play than Coudersport the rest of the way, and if the teams remain tied at the top a league title game would most likely be played.
Through three quarters Wednesday, it looked like Otto-Eldred would find a way to win for the second time in four days with the Lady Terrors outscoring the Lady Falcons 14-11 in the third quarter to grab a 37-34 lead heading the final eight minutes. Camryn Thomas (six points) and Ali Cousins (five points) combined for 11 of those 14 third-quarter tallies.
But the third quarter belonged to Keck and Coudersport.
First, Shaelyn Black gave the Lady Falcons the lead, 38-37, with back-to-back baskets including a hoop with six minutes left that put Coudersport in front to stay.
Then Keck, who had seen a 3-pointer wave off with around 6:30 to play on an offensive foul (illegal screen) that would have given Coudersport a 39-37 lead, hit back-to-back 3-pointers to push the Lady Falcons lead to 44-37 with about 4:30 to go.
After Thomas hit one of two free throws to make it 44-38, Keck missed a 3-pointer, and Cousins scored on a layup to cut the Coudersport lead to 44-40 with 3:37 left.
But that was as close as the Lady Terrors got.
After the teams traded missed shots, Keck got an old-school 3-point play with 2:30 left to push the lead back to seven. 47-40.
Britney Greeley then hit a free throw for Otto-Eldred to make it 47-41, but Keck connected on two more free throws to push the lead to eight, 49-41.
Then, with under a minute to go, Adrian Page took a pass from Sarah Chambers and laid it in to make it 51-41 to seal the deal.
Keck finished with a game-high 21 points for Coudersport with Black adding 14 and Chambers eight.
Thomas paced Otto-Eldred with 19 points, seven rebounds and four steals. Cousins added 11 points, while Emily Smith had two points and five rebounds.
KANE 53, RIDGWAY 27
RIDGWAY, Pa. – Ella Marconi netted a game-high 20 points as visiting Kane pulled away from Ridgway, 53-27, in AML action.
The Lady Wolves led by just seven, 26-19, at halftime but outscored the Lady Elkers 27-8 in the second half in part thanks to five 3-pointers, two from Caitlin O’Hara
Trinity Clark, who hit four 3-pointers in the game, added 15 points for Kane.
Marconi completed a double-double for the Lady Wolves with 10 rebounds and also blocked four shots. Clark added six boards and four steals, Hannah Buhl had seven assists and Rachael Morgan six points and eight rebounds.
Emily Fullem paced Ridgway with 19 points, 11 rebounds, five steals, four blocks and an assist but no other Lady Elker had more than four points. Fifteen of Fullem’s 19 tallies came before halftime.
GALETON 56, OSWAYO VALLEY 33
GALETON, Pa. – On her 18th birthday, Makaya Shadle netted a double-double of 13 points and 11 rebounds to help Galeton knock off visiting Oswayo Valley, 56-33, in North Tier League action.
Cara Parsell also had a double-double for the Lady Tigers with 10 points and 11 rebounds while Katie Pagano netted 12 points and Haylee Lundington 11.
Faith Coole paced Oswayo Valley with 12 points.
CAMERON COUNTY 62, AUSTIN 15
AUSTIN, Pa. – Alyvia McKimm hit seven 3-pointers on her way to a game-high 23 points, as visiting Cameron County rolled to a 62-15 North Tier League win over Austin.
Kaelee Bresslin added nine points for the Lady Raiders.
Jordan Brewer paced Austin with nine points.
NORTHERN POTTER 51, PORT ALLEGANY 32
ULYSSES, Pa. – Kalie Cowburn exploded for 23 points and nine rebounds to help Northern Potter to a 51-32 home North Tier League win over Port Allegany.
Becca Morgan chipped in 11 points, seven assists and seven rebounds for the Lady Panthers with Mikaya Lewis adding 10 points.
Cailey Barnett’s 14 points led Port Allegany.
REDBANK VALLEY 57, UNION 36
NEW BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Behind 15 points from Lexi Holt Redbank Valley knocked off visiting Union. 57-36.
Lauren Smith added 13 points for the Lady Bulldogs with Tara Hinderliter chipping in 11 points and Kelsie Elmer nine.
Frankee Remmick led Union with 22 points.
BROOKVILLE 53, CLARION 36
BROOKVILLE, Pa. – Kira Powell and Madison Johnson found double figures in scoring to lead Brookville to a 53-36 non-league win over Clarion.
Brookville led 30-15 by halftime and led by as many as 26 points in the third quarter.
Marcy Schindler finished with nine points and 15 rebounds.
Kait Constantino led Clarion with 13 points while KK Girvin finished with 11 points. Wendy Beveridge added four points, seven rebounds and six blocked shots.
Brookville improved to 12-4, doubling its win total from last year.
DUBOIS CENTRAL CATHOLIC 61, JOHNSONBURG 48
DUBOIS, Pa. – Ashley Wruble scored 17 points to lead DuBois Central Catholic to a 61-48 win over visiting Johnsonburg in AML action.
Alyssa Bittner chipped in 15 points for the Lady Cardinals with Maia Cogley added 14 points.
Cassidy King led Johnsonburg with 20 points with Rylee Casilio adding 19.
BROCKWAY 62, SHEFFIELD 21
BROCKWAY, Pa. – Behind a triple-double from Kaitlyn Morelli Brockway rolled past visiting Sheffield, 62-21, in AML action.
Morelli had 24 points, 12 rebounds and 10 steals.
Leah Lindemuth added a double-double with 21 points and 13 rebounds with Savannah Buttery chipped in nine points.
Mya Grubbs scored 12 points for Sheffield.
DUBOIS 40, ELK COUNTY CATHOLIC 33
ST. MARYS, Pa. – Maddie Smith had a career-high 12 points to help DuBois to a 40-33 road D9 League win over Elk County Catholic.
Smith came into the game having scored 40 points all season but netted eight in the second half alone.
Chelsea DeSalve led the Lady Beavers with 14 points, while Ashley Hallowell had four points and nine rebounds.
Taylor Newton scored 16 points for ECC with Josie Smith added eight points.
CURWENSVILLE 55, GLENDALE 50
CURWENSVILLE, Pa. – Behind Sabrine Spencer and Madi Weber Curwensville rallied to beat visiting Glendale, 55-50, in Moshannon Valley League action.
The Lady Tide, who led 30-21 at halftime, trailed 42-36 going to the fourth quarter but got nine points each from Spencer and Weber to outscored the visitors, 24-8.
Weber finished with a triple-double matching her career-high with 30 points while adding 12 rebounds and 10 steals. She had six steals during the fourth-quarter rally.
Spencer added a career-high 16 points in the win
MacKenzie Lukehart scored 23 points to lead Glendale.
TYRONE 65, CLEARFIELD 41
HYDE, Pa. – Emily Lehman scored 17 points to lead Tyrone to a 65-41 road Mountain League win over Clearfield.
Brooke Cline paced Clearfield with 10 points with Alayna Ryan adding nine tallies.
