Submitted Photo The Fredonia Hillbillies had their Senior Night during Tuesday’s game against the Allegany-Limestone Gators. Pictured from left are Nick Creeley, Alex Field, Fredonia head coach Nick Bertrando, Gabe Schrader and Nick Whitfield.

Ethan Fry had 19 of his game-high 21 points in the second half as Fredonia rallied for a 62-53 Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 1 West victory over Allegany-Limestone on Tuesday at Fredonia High School.

“At this point in the year, playing in the league we play in, any win is important,” Fredonia head coach Nick Bertrando said. “Allegany-Limestone has been at the top of our league since rejoining it. I’m proud of the guys and how they competed tonight.”

Hillbillies seniors Alex Field, Nick Creeley, Nick Whitfield and Gabe Schrader were honored prior to their final regular-season home game.

For 16 minutes, it looked like it wouldn’t be a successful Senior Night.

After halftime, Fredonia (10-7, 3-5) outscored the Gators (10-7, 3-4) 19-9 in the third quarter before holding on for the nine-point win.

“They went up three at halftime, but we tightened up defensively and executed better offensively,” Bertrando said, adding of Fry, “He started to be a little bit more aggressive on the offensive end and stretched the floor a little bit.”

Whitfield finished with 18 points and Creeley added 8 while Keegan Whitfield, Schrader and Jay Hawk each had 5.

“Creeley had a pair of big 3s early,” Bertrando said. “Every little bit counts, especially against a well-coached, strong Allegany-Limestone team.”

Tyler Curran led Allegany-Limestone with 21 points and Anthony DeCapua had 11.

The Hillbillies travel to Southwestern for another Division 1 West game Friday.

“There are no nights off in the CCAA Division 1 West. They got us at home. Aaron does a nice job over there,” Bertrando said. “They play hard, they play physical. Any time you play over there it’s a tough atmosphere. They do a nice job defending the home court.”

ALLEGANY-LIMESTONE (53)

Ramadhan 3 0 8, Curran 9 1 21, DeCapua 4 3 11, Kwiatkowski 2 0 5, Giardini 4 0 8. Totals 22 4 53.

FREDONIA (62)

KWhitfield 0 5 5, Fry 9 2 21, Creeley 2 2 8, NWhitefield 9 0 18, Schrader 1 3 5, Hawk 2 1 5. Totals 23 13 62.

3-point goals–Ramadhan 2, Curran 2, Kwiatkowski, Fry, Creeley 2.

Allegany-Limestone 12 12 9 20 — 53

Fredonia 13 8 19 22 — 62

T’BIRDS WIN

FALCONER — The Chautauqua Lake Thunderbirds defeated the Falconer Golden Falcons 55-45 in a Division 2 West game.

Chautauqua Lake (5-11, 3-6) got the best of Falconer (4-12, 2-7) down the stretch with Lawson Ormsby scoring 8 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter and the Thunderbirds outscoring the Golden Falcons 18-14. Ormsby added nine rebounds to the effort; Carson D’Anthony scored 11, grabbed five rebounds and made six steals; and Jalen Parkhurst scored 12, dished five assists, grabbed four rebounds and made three steals.

Jace Smith led Falconer with 19 points, grabbed six boards and made two assists; Mathis Baehr scored 16 and Jake Swanson grabbed seven rebounds.

CHAUTAUQUA LAKE (55)

D’Anthony 3 3 11, Cole 0 0 0, Miller 3 1 9, Tarr 0 0 0, Meadows 2 0 4, Ormsby 7 5 19, Parkhurst 5 0 12, Szumigala 0 0 0. Totals 20 9 55.

FALCONER (45)

Wood 0 0 0, Swanson 1 0 2, Baehr 7 0 16, Boardman 0 0 0, Peterson 2 0 6, Smith 7 1 19, Stahlman 1 0 2. Totals 18 1 45.

3-point goals–Smith 4, Baehr 2, Peterson 2, D’Anthony 2, Miller 2, Parkhurst 2.

Chautauqua Lake 13 13 11 18 — 55

Falconer 6 10 15 14 — 45

CORTES, WOLEBEN LEAD BLACK KNIGHTS

SILVER CREEK — The Silver Creek Black Knights outdid the Maple Grove Red Dragons 84-61 in a Central Division game.

Ray Cortes and Matt Woleben once again drove the bus for the Black Knights (10-6, 5-5) in Tuesday’s win. Silver Creek’s 48-32 at halftime came largely from Woleben’s 25 first half points and Cortes added 18 points in the half.

“Matt and Ray had great games overall,” stated Silver Creek head coach Ralph Jackson. “They were making a lot of shots early and often.”

Woleben finished the game with 27 points, five rebounds and four assists; while Cortes ended with 34 points, 15 rebounds and three blocks.

Tucker Fenton paced Maple Grove (8-7, 4-5) with 21 and Jake Vaillancourt scored 18.

MAPLE GROVE (61)

Gowan 2 1 7, Vaillancourt 9 0 18, Welsh 2 5 9, Bower 0 3 3, Reagle 0 1 1, Foley 1 0 2, Fenton 9 2 21. Totals 23 12 61.

SILVER CREEK (84)

Parsell 1 0 2, Borrello 3 1 7, Woleben 10 4 27, White 1 0 2, Steinwach 1 1 3, Farley 1 0 3, Feagle 1 0 2, Kelly 2 0 4, Cortes 12 9 34. Totals 32 15 84.

3-point goals–Woleben 3, Gowan 2, Fenton, Farley, Cortes.

Maple Grove 13 19 11 18 — 61

Silver Creek 21 27 16 20 — 84

EAGLES TOP HORNETS

NORTH COLLINS — The North Collins Eagles defeated the Forestville Hornets 56-26 in an East Division game.

The Eagles (10-4, 5-2) dominated the Hornets (0-12, 0-7) the whole way through, creating a 33-9 halftime lead that was insurmountable.

Chris Smith paved the way for the Eagles with 20 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks. Matt Sweet added 15 points, eight rebounds and five assists; while Derek Ebersole scored 9, made four steals, dished four assists and made two blocks.

Brayden Smith was the top scorer for Forestville with 9 points that all came in the second half.

FORESTVILLE (26)

Smith 4 1 9, Piccolo 2 0 6, Vigue 1 0 3, Rueben 2 2 6, Rebmann 1 0 2. Totals 10 3 26.

NORTH COLLINS (56)

Ebersole 4 0 9, Warsaw 2 0 4, Luna 1 1 4, Sweet 5 3 15, Smith 10 0 20, Woods 2 0 4. Totals 24 4 56.

3-point goals–Ebersole, Luna, Sweet 2, Vigue, Piccolo 2.

Forestville 3 6 6 11 — 26

North Collins 13 20 12 11 — 56

HERRICK’S CAREER NIGHT LEADS WARRIORS

The Salamanca Warriors defeated the Dunkirk Marauders 74-63 in Division 1 West game at Dunkirk High School.

Andy Herrick paved the way with a career high 30 points for Salamanca (12-4, 5-2), Harley Hoag pitched in 21 while Dunkirk (7-9, 0-7) had no answer for the Warriors offense.

Dunkirk picked up the pace as the game went on, but was never able to close the gap. Marcel Carter had 17 points for the Marauders and Lorenzo Lewis scored 18.

SALAMANCA (74)

Isaac 1 0 3, Ross 4 0 10, HayHoag 0 2 2, Hedlund 2 0 4, Ball 0 0 0, Galante 0 4 4, HarHoag 6 5 21, Herrick 10 5 30, Carlson 0 0 0. Totals 23 16 74.

DUNKIRK (63)

Carter 6 5 17, Lewis 8 0 18, 2 0 5, DeJesus 1 0 2, Lanski 4 0 8, Couser 3 1 7, Nunez 0 0 0, NThomas 0 0 0, QThomas 3 0 6, Terry 0 0 0. Totals

3-point goals–Herrick 5, HarHoag 2, Ross 2, Lewis 2, Tell, Isaac.

Salamanca 14 17 25 18 — 74

Dunkirk 7 20 14 22 — 63

TROJANS COME UP SHORT

WEST ELLICOTT — Southwestern came close to handing Olean its first Division 1 West loss Tuesday night.

In the end, the Trojans’ furious comeback came up just short.

With a chance to go up four in the final seconds, the Huskies (14-1, 10-0) missed a free throw, but Southwestern’s three-quarter court pass was intercepted allowing Olean to run out the clock on a 57-54 victory.

The Huskies entered the fourth quarter with a 46-27 lead before the Trojans (7-11, 4-4) began to chip away. Eventually, Olean led 55-54 with 15 seconds left and inbounded the ball. Southwestern tried to put the Huskies at the free-throw line, but was called for an intentional foul. Olean made one free throw to go up 56-54 and then made another free throw with less than five seconds remaining to go up 57-54.

The Huskies led 15-5 after a first quarter during which the Trojans turned the ball over eight times.

“There was a lid on the basket in the first half,” Southwestern head coach Aaron Emley said.

Southwestern cleaned its offense up after that, finishing with just 13 turnovers.

Matt Pannes led the way for the Trojans with 25 points and 10 rebounds while Jason Ni had 14 points.

“Jason our last three games has been our most consistent player,” Emley said. “He’s been stepping up as a senior.”