Tuesday Roundup: Wolverines unload 2nd quarter cannonade, ward off late 2nd half recovery by And/Whi to capture 62-55 road win; GV/Belfast back on track at Houghton, C-R wins 4th straight at Fri/Scio

WHITESVILLE — Old Man Winter has settled in to deliver absolutely frigid and piercing conditions outdoors over the course of the last several days around the area. But inside the gym in Whitesville, it was the direct opposite. It was hotter than a firecracker on Tuesday.

Both Bolivar-Richburg and host Andover/Whitesville went blow for blow in the opening eight minutes, with the pendulum being shifted in each and every direction possible. It would conclude with the hosts seizing a narrow one-possession lead to carry forward into the next session of action.

In that second quarter however, a major offensive breach.

The Wolverines caught fire.

Led by the likes of both Landon Barkley and Kingston Loucks, Bolivar-Richburg ignited both ends of the hardwood with profound fury, lighting up the basket with their biggest frame of offense while holding Andover/Whitesville in check to a game-low five points. Although the hosts turned the heat up themselves throughout the second half, the second quarter jaunt by the Wolverines managed to hold steady just enough to secure what was a 62-55 road win.

“That was a really fun basketball game to be a part of particularly in quarters one, three and four. Justin (Thomas) really had his guys humming in the second quarter, and that ultimately became the difference,” said Andover/Whitesville coach Jimmy Joyce. “I’m pretty proud of my guys for not rolling over after that poor second quarter. Our teams in the past would have probably called it a night and lost by a wide margin, but we battled back and got within striking distance towards the end. We can’t take anything away from B-R though, they deserved the win. They are very well-coached and are a very athletic team to deal with.”

Before the second quarter fireworks were put on full display, the Wolverines (7-5) had to survive a teeter-totter battle with Andover/Whitesville right out of the gate, as the offenses produced a five-alarm fire from start to finish, with the hosts gaining way towards a narrow, but incandescent 21-19 lead over their opposition.

Then, the table was flipped by Bolivar-Richburg, as they put all the pieces of the puzzle together to deliver a monstrous 24-5 run of Andover/Whitesville (7-4) to close out the first half — 19 of those points were issued by the dynamic tag-team of Landon Barkley and Kingston Loucks, putting it all towards a 43-26 halftime lead.

Despite trailing by double digits, Andover/Whitesville showed no quit, as they rallied their way back to within reach of Bolivar-Richburg across the second half, with James Miller-Young and Colton Calladine coming together to help ignite a 16-9 third quarter run of the Wolverines to start closing the gap. In the fourth, led by Vinny Joyce down low, the hosts slowly but surely continued to put the pressure back on.

But despite their heroic efforts, the Wolverines were able to keep their advantage intact, as their second quarter explosion remained glued together to score the big road win.

Kingston Loucks led all Bolivar-Richburg scorers with a game-high 25 points. Landon Barkley followed behind with 19 points of his own, while Waide Karnuth totaled seven points. For Andover/Whitesville, Colton Calladine led the way with 19 team-high points. James Miller-Young finished with 11 points, while Jon Vallieres had nine.

Both teams are back to it at 7:30 p.m. Thursday night, with the Wolverines heading back home to square off with the Rebels of Cuba-Rushford, while Andover/Whitesville hits the road themselves for a stop to face Friendship/Scio just up the road in Scio.

Bolivar-Richburg 19 24 9 10 – 62

Andover/Whitesville 21 5 16 13 – 55

BOLIVAR-RICHBURG: Maddox Davison 2 0-0 6, Landon Barkley 6 5-5 19, Braden Zilker 2 0-0 5, Waide Karnuth 3 1-2 7, Kingston Loucks 10 3-3 25. Totals: 23 9-10 62.

ANDOVER/WHITESVILLE: James Miller-Young 5 1-1 11, Vinny Joyce 4 0-0 8, Brody Vance 3 0-0 8, Jon Vallieres 3 2-4 9, Colton Calladine 7 3-4 19. Totals: 22 6-9 55.

3-point goals: B-R 7 (Davison 2, Barkley 2, Loucks 2, Zilker), A/W 5 (Vance 2, Calladine 2, Vallieres).
Total Fouls: B-R 7, A/W 15. Fouled out: None.

Genesee Valley/Belfast 60, Houghton Academy 47

HOUGHTON — Cal Tallman and Kenton Shultz served as Genesee Valley/Belfast’s two-headed monster on the hardwood Tuesday night. In their latest trip over the road to Houghton Academy, the two junior shooters came together to bucket 50 of the team’s 60 total points, with Tallman’s career night guiding the way towards a rebounding 60-47 victory over the host Panthers.

Both Tallman and Shultz took turns grasping the reins of Genesee Valley/Belfast’s (4-4) offense through the opening eight minutes, as the two scorers converged to produce all 20 points within the frame to account for what was an early 20-10 lead out of the gate over the Panthers.

Although they found themselves in the passenger’s seat, the Panthers (3-5) fought right back with a sterling close to the first half behind three clutch three-pointers from their dynamic duo in Josh Davidson and Jack Prentice — two of them from the hand of Prentice, who went on to net 11 of the team’s 16 points to syphon the Genesee Valley/Belfast advantage down to five going into the locker room.

With Houghton Academy remaining well within reach after an even trade through the third quarter, the pressure was on to close out the night strong in the last eight minute session. But it proved no problem at all for Tallman, who proceeded to close out his career night for Genesee Valley/Belfast with 13 gargantuan points in the frame to help secure their advantage once and for all.

Tallman finished with a career-high 28 points for Genesee Valley/Belfast, while Shultz finished with 22.

As for Houghton Academy, Prentice led all scorers behind his team-leading 25 points. Josh Davidson chipped in with his 13 points, while Gavin Martino had four.

Both teams will mark their return to the hardwood come Thursday night, with Genesee Valley/Belfast heading back home to the Jungle in Belmont to face Fillmore in a 7:30 p.m. tip-off, while Houghton Academy looks to regroup and rebound in a 6 p.m. visit to Hinsdale.

Genesee Valley/Belfast 20 11 12 17 – 60

Houghton Academy 10 16 10 11 – 47

GV/BELFAST: Will Guilford 1 0-0 2, Cane Treusdell 1 1-2 3, Cal Tallman 12 1-5 28, Ian McKenzie 1 1-2 3, Brayden Cooper 1 0-0 2, Ethan Davenport 0 0-2 0, Kenton Shultz 10 1-2 22. Totals: 26 4-13 60.
HOUGHTON ACADEMY: Josh Davidson 5 0-0 13, Jack Prentice 8 5-8 25, Gavin Martino 2 0-2 4, Hoang Phung 1 0-0 3, Joseph Chang 1 0-0 2. Totals: 17 5-10 47.

3-point goals: GVB 4 (Tallman 3, Shultz), HA 8 (Prentice 4, Davidson 3, Phung).
Total Fouls: GVB 16, HA 11. Fouled out: None.

Cuba-Rushford 74, Friendship/Scio 50

FRIENDSHIP — The Rebels of Cuba-Rushford unloaded a first half barrage from all angles of the floor, as they constructed their fiercest stand of offense in the first eight minutes before emphasizing it with a dynamic conclusion to the half against host Friendship/Scio, as they rolled straight towards a fourth consecutive victory by a 74-50 count in Friendship on Tuesday.

“The first half, we were pretty weak defensively in transition and at the half-court. In the second half, especially the third quarter, we got better defensively against their starters,” Friendship/Scio coach Dillon McFall said. “We have to see all of this for a lot more of the game than what we saw tonight. We did a pretty good job offensively despite that, but we’re not going to win a lot of games giving up 74 points.”

A first half eruption from the Cuba-Rushford (9-3) offense set the scene for the hardwood, as the Rebels assembled a pair of dominant 20-point frames, setting the bar first and foremost with a 26-point frame in the first eight minutes right before ending the half on a 22-7 run of Friendship/Scio to extend their advantage.

Despite falling behind, Friendship/Scio (3-6) continued to work, as the offense came together to produce their strongest basketball of the game, on their way towards out-scoring Cuba-Rushford for the remainder of the way in each frame, including a wealthy game-high 18-point stand in the last eight minutes of battle.

But when the book closed, the Rebels and their fast and furious start held firm in the end, as they secured the victory.

Cuba-Rushford saw five different scorers all post at least 10 points to generate an electric offensive effort. Leading the way was Carter Brown, who took a hold of the reins behind a masterful performance consisting of 27 game-high points. Adding to the efforts was Donovan Breckenridge, as he followed with 13 points of his own. Zach Deck had 11 points, while Adam Roe and Finn Ricketts each had 10. Carter Getz rounded off the scoring with the team’s remaining three points.

As for Friendship/Scio, three different shooters each eclipsed the double-digit plateau, with Connor Blouvet and his 12 points leading the way. Jerimiah Brown and Deacon Brown each recorded 10 points.

Both teams are back on the floor in a pair of 7:30 p.m. contests on Thursday, with Cuba-Rushford heading back out on the road to visit Bolivar-Richburg, while Friendship/Scio looks to get back on track with a visit from Andover/Whitesville back over the hill in Scio.

Cuba-Rushford 26 22 12 14 – 74

Friendship/Scio 12 7 13 18 – 50

CUBA-RUSHFORD: Carter Getz 1 1-1 3, Adam Roe 5 0-0 10, Donovan Breckenridge 6 0-0 13, Zach Deck 5 0-0 11, Carter Brown 12 2-2 27, Finn Ricketts 5 0-0 10. Totals: 34 3-3 74.

FRIENDSHIP/SCIO: Jerome Harmon 3 2-4 8, Connor Blouvet 4 2-2 12, Aiden Golden 3 0-0 6, Jerimiah Brown 5 0-1 10, Carson Wonderling 2 0-0 4, Deacon Brown 5 0-0 10. Totals: 22 4-7 50.

3-point goals: C-R 3 (Breckenridge, Deck, Brown), F/S 2 (Blouvet).
Total Fouls: C-R 6, F/S 4. Fouled out: None.

Fillmore 67, Hinsdale 21

HINSDALE — No time was wasted making a exorbitant amount of noise through the opening eight minutes of play on Tuesday for the Eagles of Fillmore, as they electrified the court behind a fast start from Jonah Bialek in Hinsdale to claim victory for the eighth time in their first nine games with a 67-21 decision over the host Bobcats.

Although there was plenty of snowfall on the ground already, Fillmore (8-1) unleashed a flurry inside to set the tone immediately against Hinsdale, using a 12-point frame from the hand of Bialek to account for a big 30-4 lead over the Bobcats to carry forward until the end of the game.

Bialek wound up finishing as the leading scorer for the Eagles, as he posted a game-high 20 points. Cam Mucher added in on the efforts with 12 points — eight of which, stemming in the third quarter. Liam McCumiskey chipped in with eight fourth quarter points, while JD Bialek had seven.

Hinsdale (2-9) was paced by Tyler Richards and his eight team-leading points.

Both teams are back on the floor Thursday night, with the Eagles hitting the road to visit Genesee Valley/Belfast at the Jungle in Belmont beginning in a 7:30 p.m. commencement, while the Bobcats remain at home to welcome in Houghton Academy at 6 p.m.

Fillmore 30 15 12 10 – 67

Hinsdale 4 6 9 6 – 21

FILLMORE: Carson Sanasith 1 0-0 2, Isaiah Sisson 2 0-1 4, Jonah Bialek 8 0-0 20, Ezra Knapp 1 0-0 3, Malcolm Nusbickle 1 0-0 2, Jameson Rhett 3 0-1 7, Cam Mucher 6 0-0 12, JD Bialek 3 0-0 7, Liam McCumiskey 4 0-2 8, Carsyn Ross 1 0-0 2. Totals: 30 0-4 67.
HINSDALE: Dustyn See 1 0-0 2, Alex Dove 1 0-2 2, Sean Forney 1 0-1 2, Brett Bergstrom 1 0-0 2, Aiden Baird 1 0-0 2, Tyler Richards 4 0-0 8, Robert Childs 1 1-2 3, Phil Dixon 0 0-2 0. Totals: 10 1-7 21.

3-point goals: Fillmore 7 (Jo. Bialek 4, Knapp, Rhett, JD Bialek).
Total Fouls: Fillmore 7, Hinsdale 8. Fouled out: None.

BOYS VOLLEYBALL

Wellsville 3, Bolivar-Richburg 1

RICHBURG — The volleyball battle went back and forth between Wellsville and Bolivar-Richburg over the course of time Tuesday night, with the Wolverines providing a terrific recovery in the night’s second set to tie the match with the Lions after what was the closest back-and-forth fight of the match.

They carried the momentum forward against the Lions where another tug-of-war clash formulated in the third set. But this time, the balance was tilted back in Wellsville’s favor for good, as they went on to reclaim the match lead before using all of their harnessed drive to finish the night strong with victory, edging out the Wolverines in four sets by a 25-17, 23-25 25-22, 25-15 count.

Leading the Lions (6-2) was a high octane outing of offense dished out by Xavier Scott, who produced a game-high 14 kills to pair with three blocks and one dig on defense. Lucius Griggs was superb from the service line, recording six aces to pair with six more kills and a helper, while setter Evan Billings handed out 12 assists.

The Wolverines (2-7) were paced by Conner Blankenship on the offensive front, as he scored a team-high eight kills to go with one ace and one block. Ayden Music chipped in seven more kills of his own alongside four aces and a block. Setter Owen Unfus aided the attack with a bunch of help from the front of the net, serving up 13 assists to couple with four aces, three digs and a pair of kills.

Bolivar-Richburg is right back on their home floor tonight for a 6 p.m. contest against the Portville Panthers.

As for Wellsville, they now hit the road on Thursday for a 6 p.m. contest against the Eagles of Fillmore.