Battling ballers
MG takes down Brocton; Falconer edges Cougars; Westfield wins
- OBSERVER Photo by Jason Bower Brocton’s Michael Garcia fights for a loose ball with Maple Grove’s Nathan Cresanti during Monday’s Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 2 West game. Maple Grove defeated Brocton 76-42.
- OBSERVER Photo by Jason Bower Brocton’s Jeremy Weisner goes up for a shot while being defended by Maple Grove’s Marcus Laney in CCAA D2 West action on Monday.
- Photo by Steve Garvey Cassadaga Valley’s Hunter Johnson defends Falconer’s Roger Markham during CCAA Division 1 East action on Monday.

OBSERVER Photo by Jason Bower Brocton’s Michael Garcia fights for a loose ball with Maple Grove’s Nathan Cresanti during Monday’s Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 2 West game. Maple Grove defeated Brocton 76-42.
FALCONER — Falconer led 20-11 after the first quarter and then hit five 3-pointers in the second quarter to put away Cassadaga Valley 71-50 in Division 1 East play.
Nathan Bailey hit three of the 3-pointers during the second quarter before Roger Markham scored 11 of his game-high 23 points in the third quarter for the Golden Falcons (3-1, 1-0).
Mathis Baehr chipped in 16 points; Roger Markham added 10 assists, six steals and five rebounds to his line; and Zach Markham had 9 points and 11 rebounds for Falconer.
Ace Pierce led the Cougars (0-6, 0-2) with 21 points and Austin Main had 12.
CASSADAGA VALLEY (50)

OBSERVER Photo by Jason Bower Brocton’s Jeremy Weisner goes up for a shot while being defended by Maple Grove’s Marcus Laney in CCAA D2 West action on Monday.
Pierce 7 4 21, HJohnson 3 3 9, Main 5 2 12, Edson 1 2 4, Runge 0 0 0, McKeown 0 0 0, Brown 0 0 0, Lewis 0 0 0, JJohnson 1 2 4, Cleland 0 0 0. Totals 17 13 50.
FALCONER (71)
Fuller 2 1 7, Baehr 7 0 16, Sharpe 0 0 0, Swanson 0 0 0, Brainard 1 0 2, Bailey 4 0 11, RMarkham 10 0 23, Maher 0 0 0, ZMarkham 4 1 9, Binkley 1 1 3. Totals 29 3 71.
3-point goals–Pierce 3, Fuller 2, Baehr 2, Bailey 3, RMarkham 3.
Cassadaga Valley 11 13 10 16 — 50

Photo by Steve Garvey Cassadaga Valley’s Hunter Johnson defends Falconer’s Roger Markham during CCAA Division 1 East action on Monday.
Falconer 20 25 20 6 — 71
Jayvees: Falconer won.
WOLVERINES CRUISE IN 2ND HALF
WESTFIELD — Westfield entered the second half tied 26-26 against Clymer, but a big third quarter propelled the Wolverines to a 52-35 Division 2 West victory.
Carson Swanson shined again for Westfield (5-1, 2-0) with a game-high 27 points, four rebounds, four steals and three assists; Chris Vacanti pitched in 10 points, five rebounds, two blocks and two steals; Aaron Fuller scored 9 points, grabbed five boards, dished two assists, made two steals and one block; Mason Whitesell collected six boards and four assists; and Zach Maguire added six boards, three assists and two steals.
Clymer (1-3, 0-2) was led by Kaden Beckerink with 12 points, five rebounds, two assists, two steals and a block; Jonathan Massing added 11 points, five boards, two assists and a steal; Kameron Einink collected five boards and two assists; and Mitchell Weston added a steal and a block.
CLYMER (35)
Mihalko 2 0 6, Dunnewold 2 0 4, Beckerink 4 0 12, Massing 5 1 11, Mitchell 1 0 2. Totals 14 1 35.
WESTFIELD (52)
Whitesell 1 0 2, Maguire 2 0 4, Swanson 11 4 27, Vacanti 4 0 10, Stellhorn 0 0 0, Schuster 0 0 0, Wood 0 0 0, Fuller 4 1 9. Totals 22 5 52.
3-point goals–Mihalko 2, Beckerink 4, Swanson, Vacanti 2.
Clymer 16 10 7 2 — 35
Westfield 17 9 17 9 — 52
FRANKLINVILLE EDGES NC
NORTH COLLINS — Bretton Blecha had 20 points and eight rebounds to go along with three steals and two assists as Franklinville beat North Colllins 77-61 in Division 2 East.
Beau Bielecki had 13 points and Noah Shenk added 11 for the Panthers (4-2, 2-0).
Derek Ebersole led the Eagles (2-5, 1-1) with 25 points to go along with four assists and three steals. Walter Ebersole had 14 points and five rebounds, while Scott Armbruster had 9 points, three assists and two steals.
FRANKLINVILLE (77)
Blecha 10 0 20, EShenk 1 0 3, Bielecki 6 1 13, Cornell 1 0 2, Green 1 2 4, NShenk 6 0 14, Spittler 2 2 6, Towne 2 2 6, Mooney 3 2 8, Slavinski 0 1 1. Totals 32 10 77.
NORTH COLLINS (61)
Armbruster 4 0 9, DEbersole 9 5 25, Pagan 2 0 4, Quiter 1 0 2, Miller 1 0 2, Downes 1 0 2, Parnitzke 1 1 3, WEbersole 6 1 14. Totals 25 7 61.
3-point goals–EShenk, NShenk 2, Armbruster, DEbersole 2, WEbersole.
Franklinville 21 18 16 22 — 77
North Collins 15 16 8 22 — 61
Jayvees: Franklinville won.
KNIGHTS OVERCOME CENTNER’S 39
GOWANDA — Silver Creek overcame a 14-point first-quarter deficit and trailed 40-33 at halftime before beating Gowanda 81-69 in Division 1 East action.
Ray Cortes led the Black Knights with 23 points, 10 rebounds, five steals and five assists, while Jose Pratts had 22 points and 16 rebounds.
Quentin Centner led the Panthers (4-2, 1-1) with a career-high 39 points, including 15 in the first quarter.
“They were getting out in transition,” Silver Creek head coach Ralph Jackson said. “They got a lot of easy buckets.”
Brady Eick chipped in 15 points, including 6 in the fourth quarter, and four assists, while John Steinwachs had 12 points and Simon White had eight rebounds for Silver Creek (4-2, 1-1).
SILVER CREEK (81)
Galfo 1 0 2, Steinwachs 5 0 12, White 3 1 7, Eick 5 2 15, Pratts 9 4 22, Cortes 8 3 23. Totals 31 10 81.
GOWANDA (69)
Centner 18 0 39, Ruff 3 0 7, Warrior 4 6 15, Jimerson 3 1 8, Herman 0 0 0. Totals 28 7 69.
3-point goals–Steinwachs 2, Eick 3, Cortes 4, Centner 3, Ruff, Warrior, Jimerson.
Silver Creek 16 17 23 25 — 81
Gowanda 27 13 13 16 — 69
ELLICOTTVILLE DOMINATES HORNETS
ELLICOTTVILLE — Owen Chudy had 23 points and 14 rebounds to lead Ellicottville past Forestville 51-28 in Division 2 East action.
Blake Smith added 10 points, while William Benatovich grabbed nine rebounds for the Eagles (4-3, 2-0), who led 14-4 after the first quarter and 27-11 at halftime.
Jackson Rebmann led the Hornets (0-5, 0-2) with 7 points.
FORESTVILLE (28)
Fetterick 1 3 5, Anders 3 0 6, Waterman 1 1 4, Duliba 2 0 4, Rebmann 2 1 7, Pokoj 1 0 2. Totals 10 5 28.
ELLICOTTVILLE (51)
Chudy 9 5 23, Mendell 0 0 0, CSmith 1 1 3, BSmith 4 0 10, Benatovich 3 0 6, Calarco 2 0 5, Metzger 2 0 4. Totals 21 6 51.
3-point goals–Waterman, Rebmann 2, BSmith 2, Calarco.
Forestville 4 7 8 9 — 28
Ellicottville 14 13 16 8 — 51
EAGLES ROLL PAST WILDCATS
MAYVILLE — Chautauqua Lake kicked off Division 2 West action with a 51-31 victory over Sherman.
Nick Jacobson paced the Eagles (2-2, 1-0) with 23 points and eight rebounds, Asher Olson added 10 points, Nate Henry collected six rebounds and five steals and Trent Houser had six boards.
Sherman (1-3, 0-1) was led by Jacob Ferranto with 6 points.
SHERMAN (31)
Johnson 0 1 1, DeKoning 1 0 3, Beatman 1 2 4, Chambers 0 3 3, Swan 1 1 3, Meeder 1 2 4, Allen 0 1 1, Ferranto 3 0 6. Totals 7 10 31.
CHAUTAUQUA LAKE (51)
Jacobson 9 2 23, Henry 2 1 5, Fairbank 1 0 3, Olson 3 3 10, Houser 1 2 4, Klossner 2 0 4, Brushaber 1 0 2. Totals 19 8 51.
3-point goals–DeKoning, Jacobson 3, Fairbank, Olson.
Sherman 7 2 12 10 — 31
Chautauqua Lake 10 14 15 12 — 51






