Pulling away
Big 4th quarter sends Fredonia past Salamanca in D1
- OBSERVER Photo by Ashleigh Brown Fredonia’s RJ Koopman lays up a shot ahead of Salamanca’s Dominick Hill during CCAA Division 1 boys basketball action in Fredonia on Friday night.
- OBSERVER Photo by Ashleigh Brown Fredonia’s Colin Luce goes up for a shot while being guarded by Salamanca’s Brendon Ghani during CCAA Division 1 boys basketball action Friday.

OBSERVER Photo by Ashleigh Brown Fredonia’s RJ Koopman lays up a shot ahead of Salamanca’s Dominick Hill during CCAA Division 1 boys basketball action in Fredonia on Friday night.
FREDONIA — Fredonia outscored Salamanca 17-6 in the fourth quarter to rally from a two-point deficit for a 46-37 Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 1 boys basketball victory on Friday.
Colin Luce led the Hillbillies (16-2, 8-2) with 11 points and Donovan Dowdy had 10.
Dominick Hill led the Warriors (9-9, 4-6) with 13 points, including three 3-pointers, while Payton Bradley had 10.
SALAMANCA (37)
Farmer 2 0 6, Bradley 4 2 10, Hill 5 0 13, Farnum 0 0 0, Ghani 1 2 4, Maybee 2 0 4, Seeley 0 0 0. Totals 14 4 37.

OBSERVER Photo by Ashleigh Brown Fredonia’s Colin Luce goes up for a shot while being guarded by Salamanca’s Brendon Ghani during CCAA Division 1 boys basketball action Friday.
FREDONIA (46)
Luce 5 1 11, Kelly 2 2 7, Dowdy 4 0 10, Putney 3 0 6, Koopman 3 2 8, Cuthbert 0 0 0, Lincoln 2 0 4. Totals 19 5 46.
3-point goals–Farmer 2, Hill 3, Kelly, Dowdy 2.
Salamanca 12 8 11 6 — 37
Fredonia 17 8 4 17 — 46
DULIBA, JACOB ANDERS LEAD HORNETS
FORESTVILLE — William Duliba scored 16 points during a 27-9 second quarter as Forestville pulled away from Franklinville for an 87-31 Division 4 victory.
The Hornets’ Jacob Anders also had 15 of his game-high 26 points during the 50-11 first half.
Duliba finished with 21 points and four assists; Patrick Reilly had 15 points, six assists and four steals; and Manny Sanchez had six assists for Forestville (11-4, 7-1).
Mason Blecha led the Panthers (2-14, 1-7) with 17 points.
FRANKLINVILLE (31)
Goff 0 2 2, EShenk 2 2 6, Cornell 1 0 2, Goss 1 0 2, OShenk 1 0 2, Blecha 7 3 17. Totals 12 7 31.
FORESTVILLE (87)
Sanchez 2 0 4, DAnders 1 0 2, JAnders 11 0 26, Reilly 6 0 15, Waterman 4 0 8, Mescall 2 0 4, Duliba 8 1 21, Kimmerly 2 0 5, Mills 1 0 2. Totals 37 1 87.
3-point goals–JAnders 4, Reilly 3, Duliba 4, Kimmerly.
Franklinville 2 9 12 8 — 31
Forestville 23 27 15 22 — 87
HUSKIES HOLD OFF SOUTHWESTERN
WEST ELLICOTT — Joe Mest hit three triples and scored 13 points as Olean held off Southwestern 50-46 for a Division 1 victory.
Mykel Rivera added 11 points for the Huskies (12-5, 7-4).
Southwestern (8-7, 4-5) was led by Landon Hooks with 14 points and Rodger Markham had 13.
OLEAN (50)
Meyers 3 0 7, BRuggles 3 0 7, Bohdanowycz 4 0 8, Teachman 1 2 4, Mest 5 0 13, Rivera 4 3 11. Totals 20 5 50.
SOUTHWESTERN (46)
Harris 1 0 2, Hooks 4 5 14, Edwards 3 0 7, Waite 1 1 4, RMarkham 5 0 13, Casselman 3 0 6. Totals 17 6 46.
3-point goals–Meyers, BRuggles, Mest 3, Hooks, Edwards, Waite, RMarkham 3.
Olean 14 9 14 13 — 50
Southwestern 10 8 14 14 — 46
CLYMER’S WHITE HAS BIG NIGHT
CLYMER — Carson White poured in 25 points to go along with 11 rebounds and three steals to lead Clymer past Westfield 59-50 in Division 2 action.
Eli Mitchell had 15 points and nine rebounds; Roman Wassink had 9 points, seven rebounds, four assists, two steals and two blocked shots; and Kam Einink had eight assists, four steals and three rebounds for the Pirates (12-6, 9-1).
Lincoln Thomas led the Wolverines (10-9, 7-4) with 17 points, Braylon Swanson had 13 and Grant Beadle had 12.
WESTFIELD (50)
Paddock 2 0 6, Swanson 4 2 13, Thomas 6 0 17, Anderson 1 0 2, Beadle 3 6 12. Totals 16 8 50.
CLYMER (59)
White 8 7 25, Gomez 0 0 0, Beckerink 3 0 8, Einink 1 0 2, Mitchell 7 1 15, RWassink 3 3 9. Totals 22 11 59.
3-point goals–Paddock 2, Swanson 3, Thomas 5, White 2, Beckerink 2.
Westfield 14 9 9 18 — 50
Clymer 13 9 15 22 — 59
EAGLES HAVE BIG SECOND HALF
PANAMA — Chautauqua Lake outscored Panama 34-21 in the second half to beat the Panthers 51-41 in Division 2 play.
Trent Houser led the Eagles (7-10, 5-6) with 16 points, Nick Jacobson had 13 and Joey Abuhmeidan had 11.
Michael Horton led the Panthers (7-10, 3-7) with 14 points to go along with six rebounds; Kiedon Graves had 10 points and seven rebounds; and Konner Morgan had 8 points and nine rebounds.
CHAUTAUQUA LAKE (51)
Jacobson 4 2 13, Abuhmeidan 5 0 11, Fairbank 2 0 4, Gibbs 1 0 3, Olson 1 0 2, Houser 7 2 16, LSwan 1 0 2. Totals 21 4 51.
PANAMA (41)
Abers 1 0 3, Graves 3 3 10, Eggleston 1 0 2, Horton 5 3 14, Morgan 4 0 8, Hirsch 2 0 4. Totals 16 6 41.
3-point goals–Jacobson 3, Abuhmeidan, Gibbs, Abers, Graves, Horton.
Chautauqua Lake 6 11 17 17 — 51
Panama 4 16 12 9 — 41
T’WOLVES JUMP AHEAD EARLY
CATTARAUGUS — A 31-16 first half jump-started Cattaraugus-Little Valley to a 63-46 Division 4 win over North Collins.
Owen Wright led the Timberwolves (12-4, 6-2) with 20 points and Tucker Barrick had 15.
Walter Ebersole led the Eagles (3-14, 1-7) with 15 points and Eli Hoffman scored 11.
NORTH COLLINS (46)
Parnitzke 3 0 6, Bartholomew 3 0 6, Keen 0 4 4, Ebersole 6 0 15, Hoffman 5 0 11, Rice 2 0 4. Totals 19 4 46.
CATTARAUGUS-LITTLE VALLEY (63)
Barrick 7 2 15, Crawford 3 0 8, Wright 8 0 20, Janora 0 1 1, Pritchard 0 0 0, Boswell 2 2 6, Merrill 3 0 6, Gabel 0 0 0, Corbin 0 1 1, Whited 1 2 4. Totals 24 8 63.
3-point goals–Ebersole 3, Hoffman, Barrick, Crawford 2, Wright 4.
North Collins 6 10 10 20 — 46
Cattaraugus-Little Valley 15 16 20 12 — 63
WARRIOR NETS 25 FOR GOWANDA
PORTVILLE — Trelin Warrior led three Gowanda players in double figures with 25 points in a 71-49 Division 3 victory over Portville.
Aiden Geiger and Seth Geiger each added 14 points for Gowanda (8-7, 5-3).
Aidan DeFazio led Portville (6-10, 5-3) with 30 points.
GOWANDA (71)
Irion 1 1 3, AGeiger 6 0 14, SGeiger 6 2 14, Barrett 3 0 7, Montour 3 0 6, Warrior 9 3 25, Fernandes 1 0 2. Totals 29 6 71.
PORTVILLE (49)
Carter 1 2 4, Camp 2 0 4, Truman 2 0 4, DeFazio 12 0 30, Green 3 0 7. Totals 20 2 49.
3-point goals–AGeiger 2, Barrett, Warrior 4, DeFazio 6, Green.
Gowanda 16 13 25 17 — 71
Portville 9 14 12 14 — 49
THURSDAY
ELLICOTTVILLE TOPS NORTH COLLINS
NORTH COLLINS — Rylan Benjamin hit a pair of 3-pointers and scored 8 of his 12 points during a 25-8 fourth quarter as Ellicottville rallied past North Collins for a 61-48 Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 4 boys basketball win Thursday.
Blake Smith led Ellicottville with 19 points to go along with eight rebounds; Raiddan Wilson had 12 points and 12 rebounds; and AJ Myers had 11 points and six assists.
Walter Ebersole led North Collins with 19 points and Eli Hoffman had 14.
ELLICOTTVILLE (61)
Benjamin 5 0 12, Myers 5 1 11, Wilson 5 2 12, Mendell 3 0 6, Smith 9 1 19, Palmatier 0 0 0, Gascon 0 0 0, John 0 1 1. Totals 27 5 61.
NORTH COLLINS (48)
Parnitzke 1 0 2, Keen 2 0 5, Ebersole 6 6 19, Hoffman 4 4 14, Rice 4 0 8. Totals 17 10 48.
3-point goals–Benjamin 2, Keen, Ebersole, Hoffman 2.
Ellicottville 8 15 13 25 — 61
North Collins 11 17 12 8 — 48




