Tuesday Roundup: Lions win eighth straight game behind big game from Dunbar in road win at GV; Fillmore clinches half of D-I title with win vs. C-R

BELMONT — Logan Dunbar had another strong game for Wellsville from the field, as he led the way for a Lions offense that found their opening right after halftime, using both side of the court to their fullest advantage to come away with their eighth straight win Tuesday night at Genesee Valley, as they rolled their way toward a 61-35 victory against the Jaguars.

Both teams were right with one another through the first half of play, but it would ultimately go in Wellsville’s (8-1) favor, as they narrowly outscored Genesee Valley with a 19-16 lead heading into the break. But it was the beginning of even bigger things for the Lions, as they used their defense as their best offense, while scoring a 23-8 third quarter run that saw them pull away for good toward victory.

Dunbar bucketed five of Wellsville’s nine three-pointers on his way toward a game-high 21 points to lead the offensive attack. Liam McKinley had two more to add in himself to put toward his 13-point effort. Sam Schmidt provided eight points.

Genesee Valley (0-8) was led by Riley Gordon, who had 17 of the team’s 35 total points. Austin Murphy added in 10 points of his own, while Brock Ellsessor and Morgan Torrey rounded off the scoring with five, and three points respectively.

Wellsville heads back home, where they will search for their ninth straight win on Thursday with a 7:30 p.m. contest against the Fillmore Eagles, while Genesee Valley finishes out their regular season with one last road trip to Belfast in a 2:30 p.m. contest on Saturday.

Wellsville 8 11 23 19 – 61

Genesee Valley 6 10 8 11 – 35

WELLSVILLE: Tyler Sands 1 0-0 3, Sam Schmidt 3 2-3 8, Liam McKinley 5 1-2 13, Dalton Ketchner 1 0-0 3, Logan Dunbar 8 0-0 21, Connor Ferguson 1 1-2 3, Aidan Hart 1 2-2 4, Brayden Delahunt 1 0-0 2, Tim Jones 2 0-0 4. Totals: 21 6-9 61.

GENESEE VALLEY: Austin Murphy 4 1-4 10, Brock Ellsessor 2 1-2 5, Morgan Torrey 1 1-2 3, Riley Gordon 7 3-5 17. Totals: 14 6-13 35.

3-point goals: Wellsville 9 (Dunbar 5, McKinley 2, Sands, Ketchner), GV 1 (Murphy).
Total Fouls: Wellsville 11, GV 9. Fouled out: None.

Fillmore 48, Cuba-Rushford 45

FILLMORE — Although the Rebels of Cuba-Rushford played catch up to get back within reach of Fillmore, the Eagles were able to do just enough in the end with a big outscoring in the second quarter - one of the x-factors that kept them out front and run the clock out on their opposition, as they squeezed their way toward a 48-45 rebounding victory on Tuesday inside The Rock.

“Bryce (Ryan) really had his guys ready to play tonight. When we played them at Cuba, they struggled with our pressure and Will (Roeske) was able to take it to them down low,” Eagles coach Randy Crouch said. “Tonight, they handled the pressure much better and did a great job of getting weak side help to Will. Fortunately Isaiah (Voss) and Dylan (Valentine) had balanced games on both ends and Colby (Wolfer) made some big plays when we needed them. We have struggled closing out tight games, but I’m happy that we did a better job making decisions down the stretch to run out the clock. Now, we get focused on a big rematch with Wellsville.”

Both Cuba-Rushford and Fillmore started neck and neck through the first quarter strongly, as they both exchanged buckets until a 16-16 tie was garnered at the end. The Eagles (7-2) would go on to net a 12-6 second quarter run on Cuba-Rushford to take the six-point advantage heading into the break.

That ground was quickly made up with the Rebels (3-5) cut the deficit back down to a single possession heading into the fourth quarter. But the late comeback was halted when the Eagles defense managed to hold Cuba-Rushford still while keeping their lead in tact, running the clock out efficiently to hang onto their victory.

With the victory, Fillmore will clinch a share of the Allegany County Division I title, their first since the 2013-14 season.

The Eagles were led by Will Roeske, who netted a game-high 11 points. Isaiah Voss chipped in with eight points, while Dylan Valentine had seven to add. For the Rebels, Jacob Smith led the way with 10 team-high points. Jack Frank and Trent Chamberlain both recorded nine points.

Both teams are back on the floor Thursday night in a pair of 7:30 p.m. contests, as Fillmore hits the road to face Wellsville, while Cuba-Rushford heads back home to welcome in Bolivar-Richburg for Senior Night.

Cuba-Rushford 16 6 14 9 – 45

Fillmore 16 12 10 10 – 48

CUBA-RUSHFORD: Jack Frank 4 1-2 9, Trent Chamberlain 4 1-2 9, Brayden Lavery 1 0-0 2, Landon Wight 3 0-0 8, Jacob Smith 4 0-0 10, Nate Burdick 2 1-2 5, Austin Clement 1 0-0 2. Totals: 19 3-6 45.
FILLMORE: Isaiah Voss 3 0-0 8, Hayden Rust 2 0-0 5, Carter Sisson 1 0-3 2, Zach Sisson 2 0-0 5, Dylan Valentine 2 3-6 7, Colby Wolfer 1 1-2 4, Matt Majoros 1 0-0 2, Mitch Ward 1 0-0 2, Luke Colombo 1 0-0 2, Will Roeske 5 1-2 11. Totals: 19 5-13 48.

3-point goals: C-R 4 (Wight 2, Smith 2), Fillmore 5 (Voss 2, Rust, Z. Sisson, Wolfer).
Total Fouls: C-R 14, Fillmore 9. Fouled out: None.

Belfast 60, Hinsdale 27

BELFAST — For a fifth straight game, the Belfast Bulldogs rekindled their fire from three-point range, as they sank 10 three-pointers again with Nick Ellison stepping up to the plate with his season best performance to help the team toward a 60-27 home win over the Hinsdale Bobcats, Tuesday night.

Ellison sank seven three-pointers himself to account for a game-high 21 points for the Bulldogs (8-1), who recorded a massive 24-7 run through the opening quarter to smash the hammer down immediately on their lead, keeping it for the remainder of the way. In addition, Tony Logue provided 12 points, while Matt Weaver and Stephen Struckmann pitched in with eight.

Hinsdale (1-7) was led by Cody Barton, who had nine team-high points. Sam Cashimere recorded eight points, while Ethan Cashimere had four.

With the victory, Belfast put a bow on their first Allegany County Division II championship since the 2017-18 season, the first under head coach Joe Hennessy.

The Bulldogs will have one last regular season road trip in store on Thursday, as they hit the road to visit the Andover Panthers in a 7:30 p.m. contest.

Hinsdale 7 10 5 5 – 27

Belfast 24 17 6 13 – 60

HINSDALE: Zach Byrne 1 0-0 3, Ethan Cashimere 2 0-0 4, Sam Cashimere 3 0-0 8, Cody Barton 4 1-7 9, Jake Elliott 1 0-2 3. Totals: 11 1-9 27.
BELFAST: Jason Drozdowski 1 2-2 5, Nick Ellison 7 0-0 21, Chris Fuller 1 0-2 3, Tony Logue 4 4-6 12, Devin Harriger 1 0-0 3, Matt Weaver 4 0-0 8, Steven Buchholz 0 0-2 0, Connor Stork 0 0-2 0, Stephen Struckmann 4 0-0 8. Totals: 22 6-14 60.

3-point goals: Hinsdale 4 (S. Cashimere 2, Byrne, Elliott), Belfast 10 (Ellison 7, Drozdowski, Fuller, Harriger).
Total Fouls: Hinsdale 12, Belfast 7. Fouled out: Byrne (HIN).

Scio 52, Andover 40

SCIO — Andover provided their strongest showing of offense in the second quarter after overcoming a slow start in the beginning, but it was the Scio Tigers that managed to break away in the second half, as they kept the Panthers in the rearview mirror to pick up their fifth straight win by a 52-40 count, Tuesday night.

Cam Loucks continues his Allegany County lead scoring season for the Tigers (7-2), as he accounted for a game-high 33 of the team’s 52 total points to pace the offense. Scio saw their best two quarters of scoring come in the back half of the game, as they branch their lead out from three to 12 when the final buzzer sounded.

Brendan Loucks added in seven points, while Ayden Faulkner had six points to help the Scio cause on offense. On the other side, Andover (5-4) was led by Spencer Cook, who recorded a team-high 12 points before fouling out. Kohler Niedermaier and Chris Walker each tallied nine points for the Panthers, who will look to get back on track back home Thursday night, as they host red hot Belfast in a 7:30 p.m. meeting.

Scio will also return to action Thursday, as they prepare to hit the road one last time in the regular season with a visit to Whitesville in a 6 p.m. contest.

Andover 4 14 10 12 – 40

Scio 9 12 15 16 – 52

ANDOVER: Spencer Cook 6 0-0 12, Brody Carlin 1 0-0 3, Greg Reilly 2 1-4 7, Chris Walker 3 3-6 9, Kohler Niedermaier 4 0-0 9. Totals: 16 4-10 40.
SCIO: Brendan Loucks 3 1-2 7, Ayden Faulkner 3 0-0 6, Cory Bolzan 1 0-0 3, Nate Ford 1 0-2 3, Cam Loucks 13 6-14 33. Totals: 21 7-18 52.

3-point goals: Andover 2 (Carlin, Niedermaier), Scio 3 (Bolzan, Ford, C. Loucks).
Total Fouls: Andover 18, Scio 12. Fouled out: Cook (AND).

Friendship 52, Whitesville 42

FRIENDSHIP — It may have taken most of the season to search for their first win, but the Golden Eagles of Friendship made sure their season would not go winless. On Tuesday, they used a pair of first half runs to establish their lead on visiting Whitesville, pulling away toward a 52-42 home victory over the Blue Jays.

Dekota Stewart put together his best game of the season to lead the Golden Eagles (1-8) offense, launching four three-pointers out of six total to finish with a game-high 22 points. Ian Romero was not far behind, helping the cause with a 7-of-9 outing at the charity stripe to add onto his 16-point effort. Jacob Golden and Garrett Miller rounded off the scoring with eight, and six points respectively.

Friendship got the game rolling off to a 13-5 start after the first quarter before branching their lead out to double digits when halftime approached, holding Whitesville (3-6) down once more with a 14-8 second quarter run to take a 27-14 lead at break.

The Blue Jays were led by Justin Waters, who finished with a 11-point, 11-rebound double-double. CJ Estep added in 10 points of his own to go with four steals, while Spencer Mattison and Brendal Jackson each had six points, with Mattison grabbing six more boards.

Friendship will hit the road for Hinsdale for a 6 p.m. contest on Thursday, while Whitesville heads back home to look for a turnaround against Scio on Wednesday at 6 p.m.

Whitesville 5 8 10 19 – 42

Friendship 13 14 10 15 – 52

WHITESVILLE: Brendal Jackson 2 0-0 6, Gavin Cutler 1 0-0 3, CJ Estep 4 2-6 10, Ian Middaugh 1 0-0 2, Colby Gaines 1 0-0 2, Justin Waters 5 1-2 11, Dylan Acor 1 0-0 2, Spencer Mattison 2 2-3 6. Totals: 17 5-11 42.
FRIENDSHIP: Dekota Stewart 8 2-2 22, Jacob Golden 3 1-4 8, Ian Romero 4 7-9 16, John Outman 0 0-4 0, Garrett Miller 1 4-4 6. Totals: 16 14-23 52.

3-point goals: Whitesville 3 (Jackson 2, Cutler), Friendship 6 (Stewart 4, Golden, Romero).

Total Fouls: Whitesville 19, Friendship 12. Fouled out: None.