Tuesday Roundup: Wellsville volleyball keeps finding win column, dock 5th straight win in 5 thrilling sets over Ark-Can; Fillmore girls ward off final push from Letchworth to score 10th win

ARKPORT — The Wellsville Lions are starting to get hot at the right time. The last time they had suffered defeat was right before the Christmas break against the Arkport-Canaseraga Wolves, who got the best of the Lions in a straight-set sweep in Wellsville. The two met for the final time this regular season on Tuesday, this time in Arkport.

This time around, it was much different.

All five sets were used to the absolute maximum between both the Wolves and Lions, with all three sets being determined by no more than five points. Despite a strong start to push Wellsville towards the brink early on, it was the Lions that reversed course and provided an outstanding reverse sweep to pocket their fifth straight win following a 2-2 start, as they marched towards victory by a 20-25, 20-25, 25-20, 25-22, 15-10 victory.

The Lions (7-2) were paced by an incredible night of offense from Xavier Scott, as he posted a game-high 18 kills to pair with a duo of blocks at the front of the net. Lucius Griggs chipped in with eight kills to go with a pair of digs, while Carter Newman denied four attempts from the Wolves to go with a kill.

On the other side of the net, Aydan Button led the Wolves with eight kills and a pair of blocks. From the service line, Curtis Hartman recorded seven aces to couple alongside three kills, while Eli Wright had three kills and two more aces to add into the mix.

Wellsville will get back to action coming up this weekend, as they play host to the Portville Panthers in a 10 a.m. first serve Saturday morning.

Portville 3, Fillmore 0

FILLMORE — The Eagles of Fillmore gave visiting Portville a fierce battle, with two sets of action being decided by no more than three points. They would give it their all in extra time of the third set, but in the end, the Panthers came away victorious with a straight-set sweep of the Eagles in hand on Tuesday, scoring the 25-22, 25-11, 26-24 decision.

Leading the Eagles (3-6) was Zach Fraser on the attack, as he posted two kills to go with two blocks and one ace. Jayce Ashton handed in one ace, one kill and one block of his own, while Anderson Wiltsey and Skylar Freeman combined to record 22 assists — each recording 11, with Wiltsey chipping in three digs on defense, two kills, one ace and one block along the way.

Fillmore is back on their home floor next Monday night with the Rebels of Cuba-Rushford in town for a 6 p.m. visit.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Friendship/Scio 45, Alfred-Almond 39

ALMOND — A first half start for Friendship/Scio gave them just enough room to work with Tuesday night at Alfred-Almond, as they held the host Eagles in the rearview mirror despite a late comeback down the stretch in the last eight minutes, clinging onto a 45-39 victory to find their way back into the win column.

Friendship/Scio (4-7) came out swinging with the construction of a first half lead over Alfred-Almond, as they utilized a powerful inside game from Deacon Brown to make it all happen, using two 12-point frames — including a 12-6 run through the opening eight minutes, to claim a halftime lead with a big burst of momentum.

“I thought a couple of our guys, Charlie Taylor and Cooper Greenman, gave us some great energy off the bench to give us some intensity. We did pretty well with it to go with Deacon's great game. We did a good job getting him the ball and he finished in and around the basket, which is really good because Alfred-Almond really tried to clog the paint against us.” said Friendship/Scio coach Dillon McFall.

In the second half, the host Eagles were looking to turn a corner, as they chipped away at their deficit by holding Friendship/Scio to their lowest stand of offense in the contest behind their narrow run. But at the end of the battle, the visitors in black and gold managed to hang on after surviving a back-and-forth exchange in the last eight minutes to claim the win.

Brown led all scorers for Friendship/Scio, forging ahead towards a game-high 20 points to go with eight rebounds. Jerome Harmon, Aiden Golden and Jerimiah Brown each had seven points, while Connor Blouvet had the team’s last four points to pitch in.

Alfred-Almond was paced by Jackson Jusianiec and his team-high 12 points.

Friendship/Scio will hit the road once more on Friday to Belfast, as they take on host Genesee Valley/Belfast at 7:30 p.m.

Friendship/Scio 12 12 8 13 – 45

Alfred-Almond 6 9 12 12 – 39

FRIENDSHIP/SCIO: Jerome Harmon 3 1-2 7, Connor Blouvet 2 0-0 4, Aiden Golden 3 0-0 7, Jerimiah Brown 3 1-1 7, Cooper Greenman 0 0-4 0, Deacon Brown 10 0-0 20. Totals: 21 2-7 45.

ALFRED-ALMOND: Jackson Jusianiec 2 8-8 12, Brogan Donlon 4 0-0 10, Liam Ruthven 3 1-2 9, Sam Bensley 3 0-0 8. Totals: 12 9-10 39.

3-point goals: F/S 1 (Golden), A-A 6 (Donlon 2, Ruthven 2, Bensley 2).
Total Fouls: F/S 12, A-A 9. Fouled out: None.

Hammondsport 61, Houghton Academy 36

HAMMONDSPORT — After a rapid start out of the starting gates from host Hammondsport on Tuesday, the Panthers of Houghton Academy rebounded to close out the first half on a high note. After closing the gap down to within striking distance to enter the second half, they looked to utilize the momentum.

Instead, the Lakers proceeded to flip the script on the Panthers, as they held Houghton Academy to just 12 more second half points while piecing together two of their best stands of offense along the way. As a result, Hammondsport pulled away and out of reach to claim the victory that awaited at the end of the night, as they officially scored a 61-36 win.

After a fiery start out of the gate from Henry Morrison and the Lakers to score a rambunctious 16-8 lead, the Panthers (4-7) fired right back with their best stand of offense in the second quarter behind Josh Davidson and Jack Prentice, as the two Houghton Academy shooters combined for all 16 of the team’s points in the frame to cut away at their eight-point deficit, knocking it down to three going into the break.

Starting in the third quarter, Hammondsport turned it all upside down with a pair of 17-point frames, as they began pulling away from Houghton Academy — that included the last eight minutes, where they provided a game-ending 17-4 run to close out their victory.

Leading the scoring for the Panthers was Davidson, who posted a team-high 17 points. Prentice followed with 15 points, while Hoang Phung scored the remaining four points.

Houghton Academy will head back home and look to bounce back Thursday night with a 6 p.m. contest against Campbell-Savona.

Houghton Academy 8 16 8 4 – 36

Hammondsport 16 11 17 17 – 61

HOUGHTON ACADEMY: Josh Davidson 7 2-5 17, Jack Prentice 3 6-14 15, Hoang Phung 1 1-2 4. Totals: 11 9-21 36.

HAMMONDSPORT: Levi Edsall 1 0-0 3, Henry Morrison 11 0-0 22, Gadge Buck 4 1-2 12, Jamie Howell 1 0-0 2, Alex Brown 8 0-0 16, Miles Buckley 2 0-0 4, Terrill Mack 1 0-0 2. Totals: 28 1-2 61.

3-point goals: HA 5 (Prentice 3, Davidson, Phung), Hammondsport 4 (Buck 3, Edsall).
Total Fouls: HA 8, Hammondsport 22. Fouled out: Howell (HAM), Brown (HAM).

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Fillmore 56, Letchworth 49

GAINESVILLE — After a close quarters battle developed with the Lady Legends of Letchworth early on, the Lady Eagles of Fillmore were permitted an opportunity to explode in the second quarter, as they put together their strongest outing of offense together to create a massive run to close the first half out.

With it, the Lady Eagles maintained full control, despite one more final push from the Lady Legends in the fourth, to score a big 56-49 road win — their 10th in a row to remain unbeaten in regular season play.

“Overall, I was happy with how the girls played on the road tonight,” said Lady Eagles coach Tom Parks. “Letchworth is a sound team that does a lot of good things. Emi (Mucher) had a strong performance in all aspects of the game, and we got great contributions up and down the lineup with seven, eight players finding their way into the scorebook. We still have some things to iron out so we can continue to get better each game, but to look as sharp as they did tonight after a long weekend, is really encouraging.”

The Lady Eagles (10-0), following a slight 13-9 edge over the Lady Legends to begin, struck all chords to aid in closing out the first half, as they pieced together a phenomenal 22-point second quarter behind several different contributions from multiple scorers — a frame that also saw Fillmore make a run, posting a 10-2 jaunt of Letchworth to help lay the foundation down.

After capturing even more room in the third quarter, the early stages of the fourth quarter saw the Lady Eagles grab a hold of the night’s largest advantage of 17 points, as they went up by a 56-39 count with less than four minutes remaining. In the time left to play on the clock, the Lady Legends used every bit of it to chip away at Fillmore, as they advanced forward to score the last 10 points of the game in consecutive fashion.

But time soon ran out on the late Lady Legends rally, as the Lady Eagles held on to secure their 10th win of the season, becoming the second Allegany County team to eclipse the mark.

Fillmore was paced by a damaging night from all angles on the floor by Emalyn Mucher, who posted a game-high 25 points. Morghyn Ross recorded nine points, while Mattie McCumiskey had eight more of her own to pitch in for the Lady Eagles.

The Lady Eagles are back home Thursday night with a 7 p.m. visit from the Hinsdale Lady Bobcats.

Fillmore 13 22 14 7 – 56

Letchworth 9 11 11 18 – 49

FILLMORE: Mylee Miller 2 0-2 4, Tenlee Miller 3 0-0 6, Lily Sisson 1 0-0 2, Morghyn Ross 2 3-3 9, Emalyn Mucher 9 4-4 25, Mattie McCumiskey 3 2-2 8, Kelsie Songster 1 0-0 2. Totals: 21 6-12 56.
LETCHWORTH: Carly Jines 1 0-0 3, Autumn Mann 0 0-2 0, Sasha Bellamy 8 2-4 20, Maya Bellamy 5 0-0 11, Charity Scott 2 0-2 5, Gillian Kemp 5 0-2 10. Totals: 21 2-10 49.

3-point goals: Fillmore 5 (Mucher 3, Ross 2), Letchworth 5 (S. Bellamy 2, M. Bellamy, Jines, Scott).
Total Fouls: Fillmore 10, Letchworth 12. Fouled out: None.

Genesee Valley/Belfast 39, Warsaw 28

WARSAW — Both Genesee Valley/Belfast and Warsaw kept steady pace with one another for much of the opening half of play, with the visitors in black sneaking past the host Lady Tigers with the advantageous edge going into the break.

But in the second half of Genesee Valley/Belfast’s return to the floor, they were able to find a slight groove to work their way ahead of Warsaw, building a third quarter run before pushing down on the gas pedal entirely in the last eight minutes to pull themselves away and out of reach, as they started the week in rebounding fashion with a 39-28 victory over the Lady Tigers.

It was a dead heat through not only the first quarter, but the entire first half as a whole, with both teams weaving their way towards a back-and-forth finish in the opening eight minute segment before Genesee Valley/Belfast (8-6) wiggled free from Warsaw’s grasp in the last 10 seconds of the half. After a loose defensive board was pulled down by Ava Aronson, she received the ball right back a short time later for a right-handed flush next to the rim to grant a 19-17 lead for the visitors at the break.

The third quarter provided Genesee Valley/Belfast an opportunity to break away even further, as they took a seven-point lead just past the opening stages of the frame before the Lady Tigers whittled the deficit back down to climb back within reach entering the last eight minute session.

In the fourth quarter, the Genesee Valley/Belfast ladies further solidified their victory over the Lady Tigers with a 10-4 game-closing run. Leading the efforts for the offense was Bayleigh Tallman, who assembled a game-high 15-point performance. Jenna Hill had eight points, while Sophie Zillgitt and Addisyn Ely each had six.

Next week, Genesee Valley/Belfast returns to their home floor in Belfast, as they play host to the undefeated Fillmore Lady Eagles in a 7:30 p.m. contest next Wednesday night.

Genesee Valley/Belfast 8 11 10 10 – 39

Warsaw 8 9 7 4 – 28

GV/BELFAST: Bayleigh Tallman 7 1-3 15, Sophie Zillgitt 3 0-0 6, Whitney Young 1 0-0 2, Addisyn Ely 2 2-2 6, Ava Aronson 1 0-2 2, Jenna Hill 3 2-2 8. Totals: 17 5-9 39.
WARSAW: Emily Klump 1 2-4 5, Veronica Streamer 1 1-2 3, Izzy Carmichael 2 1-2 5, Maddie Schurr 1 0-0 2, Zoe Kaminsky 1 0-0 2, Audley Britton 1 1-2 4, Kaylin Dickes 3 1-2 7. Totals: 10 6-12 28.

3-point goals: Warsaw 2 (Klump, Britton).
Total Fouls: GVB 13, Warsaw 9. Fouled out: None.

Canisteo-Greenwood 56, Dansville 40

CANISTEO — Although the Lady Chargers of Canisteo-Greenwood amassed a halftime lead behind their rambunctious start to the game in the opening eight minutes, visiting Dansville came alive at the very beginning of the second half, closing down a double-digit deficit to trail by a single basket.

The Lady Mustangs remained on the doorstep, but it would be as close as they got to Canisteo-Greenwood. Soon after, the Lady Chargers bolted away, going full gallop on a massive third quarter-ending run to pull away from Dansville in permanent fashion behind what ultimately shaped as a hefty 24-point stand of offense, setting the table for a 56-40 home win in the Canisteo Valley, Tuesday night.

Out the gates almost immediately, Canisteo-Greenwood (9-4) ran rampant against Dansville, controlling both ends of the floor dominantly behind two early threes from the hand of Anna Mitchell, alongside a strong inside presence from both Harlie McCaffery and Bailey Mullen — two ingredients to their game that helped concoct a dynamic 12-2 run through the opening eight minute stanza.

Both teams would come to terms on a back-and-forth exchange through the second quarter of play, which kept the Lady Chargers in the driver’s seat going into the half. But when the second half began, the Lady Mustangs went full throttle to chomp their deficit down to just two points with 11 of the session’s first 14 points.

With a 28-26 lead now in hand and time to regroup, the Lady Chargers would not relinquish the advantage to their visiting counterparts. For the remainder of third quarter, Canisteo-Greenwood staved off the pressure from Dansville in insurmountable fashion, as they turned the tables once and for all with a humongous 19-2 jaunt — one that was captained behind an overwhelming three-point presence led by Mitchell, Paris May and Bailey Mullen, all combining for five of the team’s 10 total for the game within the 24-point stand.

The Lady Chargers went on to put the game away in the fourth quarter, as they wrapped up shop with three different scorers posting at least 10 points to propel the offense. Leading was Bailey Mullen and her team-high 15 points, pairing them with 10 rebounds and five assists to complete a double-double performance. Harlie McCaffery finished with 14 points, while Anna Mitchell had 11.

On special teams, Paris May added seven rebounds off the glass.

Up next, Canisteo-Greenwood is back on the road for battle on Friday, as they look to cross the 10-win plateau with a 7:15 p.m. visit to Avoca-Prattsburgh.

Dansville 2 13 12 13 — 40

Canisteo-Greenwood 12 11 24 9 — 56

DANSVILLE: Hayden Severson 1 0-0 2, Emily Versluis 0 1-2 1, Taylor Hamsher 5 2-4 16, Megan Tyler 6 4-4 19, Kassidy Cole 0 0-2 0, Kaelyn Oliver 0 2-2 2. Totals: 12 9-14 40.
CANISTEO-GREENWOOD: Kora Button 1 0-0 3, Bailey Mullen 5 2-2 15, MacKenna Mullen 1 0-0 2, McKenna Ferris 1 0-0 2, Paris May 4 0-1 11, Anna Mitchell 3 0-0 9, Harlie McCaffery 5 4-6 14. Totals: 20 6-9 56.

3-point goals: Dansville 7 (Hamsher 4, Tyler 3), C-G 10 (B. Mullen 3, May 3, Mitchell 3, Button).
Total Fouls: Dansville 11, C-G 12. Fouled out: None.