Carson Swanson led the Wolverines (2-1, 1-0) with 21 points, but five teammates scored at least 6 points apiece.

“There was balanced scoring. The game plan was to try and get the ball out of Carson’s hands and let the other guys beat us,” Panama head coach Ed Nelson said. “A lot of their guys hit some mid-range shots. The role guys definitely knocked some shots down.”

Westfield led 24-21 at halftime before a 6-0 run to start the third quarter.

“The run to start the third quarter set us back a little back,” Nelson said. “We clawed back but didn’t get close or take a lead.”

Photo by Debb Bailey Panama’s Carter Brink drives to the basket while being defended by Westfield’s Chris Vacanti during Thursday’s Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 2 West basketball game.

Carter Brink led the Panthers (3-1, 0-1) with 21 points; Bryce Hinsdale had 10 points; and Tate Catanese had 8 points and 10 rebounds.

WESTFIELD (57)

Strang 0 0 0, Russo 2 0 6, Lawrence 1 0 2, Whitesell 3 0 7, Maguire 3 0 6, Swanson 7 6 21, Vacanti 2 1 6, Stellhorn 0 0 0, Schuster 0 0 0, Wood 0 0 0, Fuller 4 1 9. Totals 22 8 57.

PANAMA (48)

Mescall 0 0 0, Hinsdale 3 1 10, Keefe 2 0 5, Brink 9 1 21, Catanese 1 6 8, Graves 0 0 0, Horton 0 0 0, Spiesman 0 0 0, Barmore 2 0 4, Rhoades 0 0 0, Vicente 0 0 0. Totals 17 8 48.

3-point goals–Russo 2, Whitesell, Swanson, Vacanti, Hinsdale 3, Keefe, Brink 2.

Westfield 17 7 20 13 — 57

Panama 9 12 12 15 — 48

WHITE POURS IN 27

FREDONIA — Davion White scored 27 points, grabbed nine rebounds and handed out three assists to lead Fredonia to a 93-54 nonleague victory over JFK.

Mike Hahn added 21 points, including five 3-pointers, while Ashton Putney had 13 points for the Hillbillies (2-1), who led 47-23 at halftime. Brennan Lincoln chipped in 10 points and six rebounds.

Kemauri Avery led the Bears (0-3) with 22 points and Michael Mingle had 17.

JFK (54)

N/A

FREDONIA (93)

Hahn 8 0 21, Ferguson 0 0 0, Dowdy 4 0 10, Gullo 0 0 0, Quinn 2 0 4, Koopman 0 0 0, Field 0 0 0, Putney 5 2 13, Hall 0 0 0, Drummond 0 0 0, White 10 6 27, Lincoln 4 2 10, Luce 4 0 8. Totals 37 10 93.

3-point goals–Hahn 5, Dowdy 2, Putney, White.

JFK 18 5 20 11 — 54

Fredonia 28 19 26 20 — 93

BEARS TAKE OVER IN SECOND

FREWSBURG — Gavin Smith scored 14 of his game-high 20 points during a 25-10 second quarter as Frewsburg pulled away from Portville en route to a 74-51 Division 1 East victory.

Blake Weaver and Kael Collver each added 15 points and nine rebounds; Chase Haglund had 11 points and four assists; Smith had six steals; and Garrett Brink had six assists and four steals for the Bears (1-0, 1-0).

Aidan DeFazio led the Panthers (1-5, 0-1) with 15 points while Troy VanSickle had 12 points and six rebounds.

PORTVILLE (51)

N/A

FREWSBURG (74)

Sheesley 0 0 0, Haglund 4 3 11, Brink 2 0 6, Smith 8 3 20, Dahlin 1 0 3, LeBaron 0 0 0, Eckman 1 2 4, Weaver 7 0 15, Fountaine 0 0 0, Sanfilippo 0 0 0, Collver 6 3 15. Totals 29 11 74.

3-point goals–Brink 2, Smith, Dahlin, Weaver.

Portville 13 10 19 9 — 51

Frewsburg 13 25 20 16 — 74

RED DRAGONS HOLD OFF CLYMER

CLYMER — Jack Mansfield hit a pair of free throws late as Maple Grove held off Clymer 47-41 in Division 2 West action.

Marcus Laney scored 11 of his game-high 15 points during the first half as the Red Dragons () built a 30-16 lead. Mansfield finished with 10 points for the visitors.

Jonathan Massing led the Pirates () with 14 points and 14 rebounds; Tanner Mihalko had 10 points, three assists and three steals; and Kameron Einink and Lucas Dunnewold each had four steals.

MAPLE GROVE (47)

Cresanti 3 0 6, Foley 0 0 0, Lombardo 0 0 0, Rodgers 3 0 8, Mansfield 3 2 10, Laney 6 3 15, Bless 0 0 0, Verbosky 2 0 6, Barton 0 0 0, Colburn 1 0 2. Totals 18 5 47.

CLYMER (41)

White 0 0 0, Mihalko 3 2 10, Kopta 0 0 0, Beckerink 0 0 0, Einink 0 0 0, Dunnewold 1 1 3, Beckerink 1 5 7, Massing 6 1 14, Shampoe 0 0 0, Redlecki 1 1 3, Mitchell 1 2 4. Totals 13 12 41.

3-point goals–Rodgers 2, Mansfield 2, Verbosky 2, Mihalko 2, Massing.

Maple Grove 16 14 7 10 — 47

Clymer 11 5 13 12 — 41

GOWANDA DOWNS COUGARS

SINCLAIRVILLE — Quentin Centner poured in a game-high 20 points and Blake Herman and Trelin Warrior added 13 apiece to lift Gowanda to a 70-53 victory over Cassadaga Valley in a Division 1 East game.

The Cougars (0-5) were led by Hunter Johnson with 20 points and Ace Pierce with 16.

The Panthers (1-0, 4-1) led 36-34 at halftime, but broke open the game by outscoring Cassadaga Valley 34-19 after the break.

GOWANDA (70)

Centner 9 0 20, Herman 5 1 13, Geiger 2 0 5, Ruff 3 0 7, VanNote 0 0 0, Warrior 6 0 13, Huch 0 0 0, Stevens 1 0 2, Whalen 1 0 2, Jimerson 4 0 8. Totals 31 1 70

CASSADAGA VALLEY (53)

Pierce 6 0 16, HJohnson 6 4 20, Main 4 0 8, Edson 3 0 6, JJohnson 1 0 3, McKeown 0 0 0, Brown 0 0 0, Lewis 0 0 0, Kelley 0 0 0, Cleland 0 0 0. Totals 20 4 53.

3-point goals–Centner 2, Herman 2, Geiger, Ruff, Warner, Pierce 4, Johnson 4, JJohnson.

Gowanda 14 22 14 20 — 70

Cassadaga Valley 22 12 8 11 — 53

Jayvees: Gowanda won.

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