The Panthers (9-9, 4-7), who trailed 34-15 at halftime, got back in the game with a 26-15 third quarter when Trelin Warrior scored 12 of his team-high 25 points.

Gowanda eventually tied the game at 56-all late before Gavin Smith — who scored a game-high 33 points for the Bears (11-8, 9-2) — hit a pair of free throws. Mason Eckman followed with a 3-pointer to make it a five-point game and Smith scored inside to make it 63-56 before Quentin Centner hit a fairly meaningless 3-pointer just before the final buzzer.

Smith had 13 rebounds, three steals and three assists; Kael Collver had seven rebounds, six steals and six blocked shots; and Garrett Brink had eight rebounds and three assists for Frewsburg.

Centner and Logan Ruff had 12 points apiece for the Panthers.

Gowanda’s Quentin Centner rises between Frewsburg defenders Gavin Smith, left, and Chase Haglund for a layup in Friday’s CCAA Division 1 East contest in Frewsburg. OBSERVER Photo by Matt Spielman

NOTES: Frewsburg won the jayvee game 71-43. Isaac Hultberg led the Bears with 15 points and nine steals; Jaden Collver had 14 points and 11 rebounds; and Henry Eckert had 12 points. Cashis Montour led the Panthers with 19 points.

GOWANDA (59)

Centner 5 0 12, Geiger 1 0 2, Ruff 6 0 12, VanNote 1 0 2, Warrior 11 0 25, Huch 0 0 0, Mohawk 0 0 0, Jimerson 3 0 6. Totals 27 0 59.

FREWSBURG (63)

Haglund 3 0 7, Brink 4 0 8, Smith 13 6 33, Lewis 1 0 2, Eckman 3 0 7, Sanfilippo 0 0 0, Collver 1 4 6. Totals 25 10 63.

Gowanda’s Logan Ruff attacks the basket for a shot while Frewsburg’s Kael Collver defends the rim. OBSERVER Photo by Matt Spielman

3-point goals–Centner 2, Warrior 3, Haglund, Smith, Eckman.

Gowanda 5 10 26 18 — 59

Frewsburg 17 17 15 14 — 63

Jayvees: Frewsburg won 71-43.

FALCONER ROLLS SILVER CREEK

FALCONER — Mathis Baehr scored 19 points, dished five assists and had four steals as Falconer rolled Silver Creek 81-47 in Division 1 East play.

Max Parmentier added another 17 points, six rebounds and two blocks for the Golden Falcons (10-8, 6-5), while Rodger Markham scored 13, dealt five assists and made five steals and Nate Bailey finished with 12 points.

Silver Creek (11-7, 5-6) was led by Ray Cortes with 19 points.

SILVER CREEK (47)

Galfo 0 1 1, League 0 1 1, Boothe 1 0 3, Steinwachs 0 1 1, White 2 2 7, Brennan 0 1 1, Eick 3 0 7, Dudek 0 0 0, Pratts 3 2 8, Pomroy 0 0 0, Jimerson 0 0 0, Cortes 7 2 19. Totals 16 10 47.

FALCONER (81)

Fuller 0 0 0, Baehr 9 1 19, Sharpe 1 0 3, Swanson 1 0 2, Brainard 2 0 5, Brainard 0 0 0, Bailey 5 0 12, RMarkham 6 0 13, ZMarkham 3 2 8, Binkley 1 0 2, Jones 1 0 2, Parmentier 8 1 17. Totals 37 4 81.

3-point goals–Boothe, White, Eick, Cortes, Sharpe, Brainard, Bailey 2, RMarkham.

Silver Creek 14 12 9 11 — 47

Falconer 22 19 20 20 — 81

DEFAZIO SENDS PORTVILLE PAST COUGARS

SINCLAIRVILLE — Aidan DeFazio scored 37 points to lead Portville past Cassadaga Valley 70-60 in Division 1 East action.

Luke Petryszak added another 8 points for the Panthers (4-13, 3-8).

Ace Pierce led the Cassadaga Valley (2-15, 1-11) effort with 23 points and seven assists, Hunter Johnson posted a double-double with 12 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks, Austin Main scored 16 points and grabbed five rebounds and Lucas Brown had six rebounds.

PORTVILLE (70)

Armstrong 1 3 6, Young 2 0 4, Funden 0 0 0, Perkins 0 0 0, Padlo 0 0 0, DeFazio 12 7 37, Vansickle 2 0 4, Stives 2 1 5, Obergfell 2 0 6, Fowler 0 0 0, Petryszak 2 4 8, Scanlon 0 0 0. Totals 23 15 70.

CASSADAGA VALLEY (60)

Pierce 8 2 23, HJohnson 4 2 12, Main 4 6 16, Runge 0 0 0, Brown 2 0 4, Lewis 1 0 2, Meyers 0 3 3, Kelley 0 0 0. Totals 19 13 60.

3-point goals–Armstrong, DeFazio 6, Obergfell 2, Pierce 5, HJohnson 2, Main 2.

Portville 21 14 14 21 — 70

Cassadaga Valley 13 13 19 15 — 60

BRINK-LED PANTHERS COAST

PANAMA — Carter Brink had 30 points, six steals, five assists and four rebounds as Panama coasted past Brocton 81-39 in Division 2 West play.

Alex Barmore added 14 points, seven rebounds and two blocked shots, while Tate Catanese had 12 rebounds, three assists and two blocked shots for the Panthers (16-2, 9-2), who led 44-22 at halftime before a 24-6 third quarter.

Jeremy Weisner led the Bulldogs (6-13, 1-10) with 12 points.

BROCTON (39)

Gustafson 4 2 10, Gatto 1 0 3, Garcia 2 0 4, McIntyre 2 2 6, Laurito 2 0 4, Weisner 5 2 12. Totals 16 6 39.

PANAMA (81)

Mescall 3 0 7, Hinsdale 3 1 7, Keefe 3 0 8, Brink 14 0 30, Catanese 2 0 4, Graves 1 0 2, Horton 4 1 9, Spiesman 0 0 0, Barmore 6 2 14, Rhoades 0 0 0, Vicente 0 0 0. Totals 36 4 81.

3-point goals–Gatto, Mescall, Keefe 2, Brink 2.

Brocton 12 10 6 11 — 39

Panama 23 21 24 13 — 81

EAGLES WIN IN OT

ELLERY — Nick Jacobson poured in 25 points to lead Chautauqua Lake to a 62-58 overtime victory over Maple Grove in a Division 2 West game.

Thirteen of Jacobson’s points came in the third quarter when the Eagles went on a 19-9 run to take a 37-35 lead. Both teams had chances to win late in regulation, but Chautauqua Lake missed a couple free throws and the Red Dragons misfired on a 3-pointer.

In the extra session, Jacobson and Brendan Klossner both hit shots from beyond the arc to highlight a 10-6 edge and the win.

Joining Jacobson in double figures were Nate Henry with 12 points and Klossner with 11.

Jack Mansfield led Maple Grove with 20 points and 10 rebounds; Marcus Laney added 14 points and nine boards; and Nate Cresanti chipped in 10 points and five boards. Gavin Rodgers chipped in five rebounds and four assists; and Jonah Foley collected four assists.

CHAUTAUQUA LAKE (62)

Jacobson 9 5 25, Henry 3 5 12, Fairbank 0 0 0, Gibbs 1 0 3, Olson 4 1 9, Ambuhmedian 0 0 0, Houser 1 0 2, Klossner 3 3 11, Brushaber 0 0 0, Reyda 0 0 0, Totals 21 14 62.

MAPLE GROVE (58)

Cresanti 5 0 10, Foley 2 0 4, Lombardo 0 0 0, Rodgers 0 0 0, Mansfield 7 3 20, Laney 5 2 14, Bless 1 0 2, Verbosky 2 0 4, Barton 0 0 0, Colburn 2 0 4, Totals 24 5 58.

3-point goals — Jacobson 2, Henry, Gibbs, Klossner 2, Mansfield 3, Lainey 2.

Chautauqua Lake 10 8 19 15 10 — 62

Maple Grove 13 13 9 17 6 — 58

Jayvees: Maple Grove won.

EAGLES BREEZE TO WIN

ELLICOTTVILLE — Ellicottville raised its record to 13-5 following a 60-35 nonleague victory over West Valley.

Blake Smith led the Eagles with 24 points and Owen Chudy chipped in 10 points, eight rebounds, three steals and two blocks.

Ellicottville led 18-7 after the first quarter and 35-15 at halftime.

Jadon Schoepflin paced West Valley with 20 points.

WEST VALLEY (35)

Kowalski 1 0 2, Tharnish 1 0 2, Heitman 4 0 9, JSchoepflin 7 5 20, Totals 12 5 35.

ELLICOTTVILLE (60)

Chudy 4 2 10, Mendell 1 0 2, CSmith 1 4 6, BSmith 9 2 24, Benatovich 1 2 4, Parker 2 0 6, Calarco 1 2 4, Norton 1 0 2, Metzger 1 0 2, Totals 21 12 60.

3-point goals — Heitman, JSchoepflin, BSmith 4, Parker 2.

West Valley 7 8 11 9 — 35

Ellicottville 18 17 10 15 — 60

GATORS PUT AWAY SOUTHWESTERN

WEST ELLICOTT — Carson Kwiatkowski scored 18 points and Collin Forrest added 11 as Allegany-Limestone beat Southwestern 58-44 in Division 1 West.

Sam Arrington led the Trojans (4-14, 1-8) with 19 points and Declan Kennedy had 12.

The Gators (8-11, 3-6) outscored Southwestern 15-6 in the fourth quarter.

ALLEGANY-LIMESTONE (58)

Brady 4 0 10, Conroy 1 2 4, Forrest 4 1 11, Johnson 2 3 9, Amore 1 0 2, Kwiatkowski 5 6 18, Frederick 1 0 2, Strade 0 2 2. Totals 18 12 58.

SOUTHWESTERN (44)

Arrington 5 8 19, Kennedy 4 1 12, Tyger 1 0 2, Work 2 1 5, Milner 3 0 6. Totals 15 10 44.

3-point goals–Brady 2, Forrest 2, Johnson 2, Kwiatkowski 2, Kennedy 3, Arrington.

Allegany-Limestone 9 18 16 15 — 58

Southwestern 8 10 20 6 — 44