Thursday Roundup: Lady Lions pick up big win over the road at Marcus Whitman; Scio boys roll past Whitesville behind strong 1st half
RUSHVILLE — From Wellsville to Marcus Whitman by bus is around a two-hour ride. The Lions have already made that trek once this season, as they boys paid a visit to the Wildcats earlier this month. On Thursday, it was the ladies turn, as the Lady Lions looked to keep riding the wave down the homestretch to finish their regular season strong.
In the beginning, it was a bit of a struggle at first for both teams. But then the Lady Lions began to thaw out their cold shooting in the second quarter, flaring up for what ended up being a shift in the balance of power, as the defense held down the Marcus Whitman offense to just a single shot from the field in the midst of their 17-4 run to pull away toward a 34-27 victory over the Lady Wildcats.
“We’re glad to get this win. It’s easy to say it was the bus ride, but we were cold,” Lady Lions coach Michelle Alvord said. “We couldn’t shoot the ball, except for the second quarter. We had some shots that we found, and we started to get a little more aggressive with pushing the tempo. The 17-point lead was ours, and it didn’t really get much closer than that. We held their leading scorer in (Maddie) Ryan to just three points in the first half.”
In all, it was a 24-11 lead that was captured by the Lady Lions (13-4) when the first half reached its conclusion. In the second half, Marcus Whitman outscored Wellsville by a 20-10 count in the second half, but the double digit lead for the visitors in black and orange remained in tact for the remainder of the game.
Emily Costello and Regan Marsh led the Wellsville offense inside a balanced scorebook with 10 team-high points each, with Marsh grabbing six boards off the glass to add with her three steals. Costello swiped five steals along the way. Marley Adams added nine points, while Jaylynn Mess rounded off the scoring with five. In addition, Kaylee Coleman led the rebounding game with eight boards.
Next up for the Lady Lions is their final regular season road trip outside Allegany County, as they take a week off to prep for a visit to Warsaw at 7 p.m. next Thursday night.
“I’m not sure if this breaks comes at a good time or not, but I like being able to prepare for some of these games,” said Alvord. “It’s been a while since we played a game on a Tuesday and Thursday. I’ll be honest, I haven’t seen Warsaw at all this year, but we’ll learn more about them over the weekend. They have the (Ceanne) Ellsworth girl from last year, and she’s decent. They’re a scrappy team, and they don’t quit either.”
Wellsville 7 17 6 4 – 34
Marcus Whitman 3 4 10 10 – 27
WELLSVILLE: Marley Adams 4 0-0 9, Jaylynn Mess 2 0-0 5, Emily Costello 4 0-0 10, Emily Robbins 0 0-2 0, Regan Marsh 5 0-0 10. Totals: 15 0-2 34.
MARCUS WHITMAN: Evelyn Lambert 1 0-0 2, Katie Deatherage 2 2-4 6, Kelsey Tiffany 1 0-0 3, Alyssa Chase 2 0-0 4, Maddie Ryan 5 1-3 12. Totals: 11 3-7 27.
3-point goals: Wellsville 4 (Costello 2, Mess, Adams), Whitman 2 (Tiffany, Ryan).
Total Fouls: Wellsville 10, Whitman 5. Fouled out: None.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Scio 70, Whitesville 33
WHITESVILLE — After a big win in their own premises back on Tuesday, the momentum continues to mount up for the Scio Tigers as they collected another win on Thursday, this time over the road as they took down host Whitesville behind a strong first half of play with a 70-33 victory.
A 17-8 first quarter lead was built upon by the Tigers (11-2) in the next quarter to end the first half strong, as they assembled their strongest outing of offense with a 21-6 run of the Blue Jays to seal the deal on the win.
Cam Loucks led the way for Scio with a game-high 28 points. Brendan Graves pitched in with 20 points, while Jake D’Arcy was red hot on the outside perimeter, launching five three-pointers for 15 points.
Whitesville (1-12) was headed by CJ Estep, who netted three of the team’s five triples on his way to a team-high 14 points to go with six steals. Jessie Pensyl provided nine more points to pair with eight rebounds, while Chris Gullett and Robert Whitesell rounded off the scoring with five points each.
Both teams are back in action over the road on Tuesday, as Scio pays a visit to Cuba-Rushford for a 7:30 p.m. contest, while Whitesville ships out to Avoca for a 7:15 pm. tip-off.
Scio 17 21 15 17 – 70
Whitesville 8 6 4 13 – 33
SCIO: Jake D'Arcy 5 0-0 15, Brendan Graves 8 2-7 20, Cayden Nickerson 1 0-0 2, Cam Loucks 12 4-6 28, Carl Finnemore 2 1-2 5. Totals: 28 7-15 70.
WHITESVILLE: Chris Gullett 2 0-0 5, Jessie Pensyl 4 1-6 9, CJ Estep 5 1-3 14. Robert Whitesell 2 0-0 5. Totals: 13 2-9 33.
3-point goals: Scio 7 (D'Arcy 5, Graves 2), Whitesville 5 (Estep 3, Gullett, Whitesell).
Total Fouls: Scio 14, Whitesville 14. Fouled out: None.
WRESTLING
Bolivar-Richburg 54, Arkport/Canaseraga 12
ARKPORT — With just one regular season match remaining on the slate, and a monumental victory over Canisteo-Greenwood already tucked away from this past Tuesday, the Wolverines of Bolivar-Richburg were looking for more and got it on the road at Arkport/Canaseraga on Thursday, garnering seven victories on the mat to power their 54-12 win over the host Wolves.
The night of victory began right at the very beginning at 99 pounds with Trey Buchholz picking up the pin-fall victory over his opposition. After a double forfeit at 106 pounds, the Wolverines (31-4) would go on to win the next five matches in a row, with Tavyn MacDonell (113 pounds), Dawsen Yates (132 pounds), and Kadin Tompkins (138 pounds) all picking up wins on the mat. Raycee Carr and Dennis Rhodes had forfeit wins at 120, and 126 pounds respectively.
In the middleweight and heavyweight divisions, Bolivar-Richburg recorded three more wins on the mat from Wayne Karnuth (152 pounds), Trent Sibble (182 pounds), and Hudson Evingham (195 pounds) all by pin-fall, with Evingham pinning his opponent in the quickest time, taking just 39 seconds to earn the win. Sam Thorton rounded off the victories with one last forfeit win at 220 pounds.
The Wolverines will put a wrap to their regular season Saturday morning with one more Duals Tournament over the road, as they head to Avoca for competition.
Results:
*99 – Trey Buchholz (B-R) def. Aiden Willmart (A/C) by pin, 3:27.
106 – Double for.
113 – Tavyn MacDonell (B-R) def. Ramsey Dean-Prince (A/C) by dec, 8-7.
120 – Raycee Carr (B-R) by for.
126 – Dennis Rhodes (B-R) by for.
132 – Dawsen Yates (B-R) def. Jason Cook (A/C) by dec, 8-5.
138 – Kadin Tompkins (B-R) def. Jax Roosa (A/C) by pin, 2:47.
145 – Justin Merry (A/C) def. Dakota Mattern (B-R) by pin, 2:20.
152 – Wayne Karnuth (B-R) def. Evan Buisch (A/C) by pin, 3:30.
160 – Josh Theilen (A/C) def. Brayden Day (B-R) by pin, 1:49.
170 – Double for.
182 – Trent Sibble (B-R) def. Jacob Henshaw (A/C) by pin, :59.
195 – Hudson Evingham (B-R) def. Zach VanFleet (A/C) by pin, :39.
220 – Sam Thorton (B-R) by for.
285 – Double for.
