Tuesday Basketball: Lady Lions evade slow beginning, amass massive 2nd quarter rebound to wrap regular season with 59-31 win over Haverling; Fillmore, And/Whi, C-G girls capture wins

WELLSVILLE — The weather forecast outdoors might have been blustery and absolutely frigid, but on the hardwood for their 20th and final game of the regular season on Tuesday.

In the Lion’s Den, the Wellsville Lady Lions produced a five-alarm fire in the second quarter, as they overcame a sluggish first quarter start alongside visiting Bath-Haverling to break down the floodgates, raging towards what ultimately became a 59-31 home victory.

There was a back-and-forth trade of baskets that started the action between the two foes early on, with the Lady Lions (14-6) springboarding ahead of the Lady Rams off a silky smooth triple from the hand of Natalie Adams with less than three minutes remaining in the frame. After the scoring remained frozen in place leading up to the last minute, each team found the basket one more time, which allowed the hosts to stay ahead with a 9-8 lead.

Then, the gate was busted down by the Lady Lions, who went on a massive tear from all over the floor, finding their rhythm and then some behind an incredible 25-6 jaunt of the visitors in blue and white.

Of those points, the hosts in white and orange accumulated the quarter’s first nine points in consecutive fashion to lay the concrete down onto their second quarter foundation with a 34-14 halftime lead they never lost across the second half.

In the midst of a stabilized offensive registration, Makenna Dunbar paced the Lady Lions with a game-high 12 points. Caelyn Stevens pitched in 11 points to go with three boards, while Natalie Adams had 10 points.

On special teams, Alexa Hennessy furthered the team’s cause with five rebounds and five big helpers, while Jaden Dunbar collected a trio of rebounds off the glass.

Wellsville has now officially closed the book on their regular season, as they now await Sectional play beginning next week.

Bath-Haverling 8 6 10 7 — 31

Wellsville 9 25 11 14 — 59

BATH-HAVERLING: Aleah Binkowski 1 0-0 2, Leah Krelie 4 0-0 8, Natalie Williams 1 1-2 4, Sierra Haight 1 0-0 2, Allison Elmore 2 0-2 4, Lola Coots 3 4-8 11. Totals: 12 5-12 31.
WELLSVILLE: Caelyn Stevens 4 2-3 11, Reegan Perkins 0 3-4 3, Natalie Adams 4 0-0 10, Alexa Hennessy 2 2-2 6, Emily Stuck 1 0-0 3, Ayla Faulkner 2 0-0 5, Lydia Kaye 1 0-0 2, Makenna Dunbar 5 2-3 12, Jaden Dunbar 3 1-1 7. Totals: 22 10-13 59.

3-point goals: B-H 2 (Williams, Coots), Wellsville 5 (Adams 2, Stevens, Stuck, Faulkner).
Total Fouls: B-H 14, Wellsville 15. Fouled out: None.

Fillmore 67, Bolivar-Richburg 31

BOLIVAR — There was no better way for the Lady Eagles of Fillmore to finish off the capturing of one of Class D’s top seeds for Sectionals than with one more victory over the road on Tuesday, as they witnessed an amassment of scoring from many different Lady Eagles from the field to help produce a regular season-concluding 67-31 victory over host Bolivar-Richburg.

The Lady Eagles (19-1) set the bar right away behind Emalyn Mucher, who put together an enormous first quarter and even more so, a bigger game from the field. Out of the team’s 18 points in the frame, the Fillmore freshman got her inside game going in a hurry with 11 of those points while the defense in turn held Bolivar-Richburg to just three made shots from the field — two of them from long range by Jaelyn Kinnicutt and Raegan Giardini.

The visitors in gray and green kept on riding the momentum all the way to the end, where they put an exclamation point on the victory with a 20-2 fourth quarter finish over the Lady Wolverines (8-12).

Mucher finished leading the Lady Eagles on the attack with a game-high 24 points. Mattie McCumiskey added an electric inside presence of her own, bolstering the attack with 13 points of her own. Lily Sisson chipped in with 10 points.

For Bolivar-Richburg, Nadia Baldwin knocked down three of the team’s six triples from outside to set up a nine-point team-leading performance. Faulkner followed with eight points, while Giardini had five.

Both teams have concluded their regular seasons, as they now await Sectional play beginning next week.

Fillmore 18 16 13 20 — 67

Bolivar-Richburg 8 11 10 2 — 31

FILLMORE: Mylee Miller 3 1-2 7, Tenlee Miller 3 0-0 6, Lily Sisson 4 2-2 10, Emalyn Mucher 9 4-5 24, Mattie McCumiskey 5 3-5 13, Rylie France 1 0-0 2, Ella Decker 2 1-2 5. Totals: 27 11-16 67.
BOLIVAR-RICHBURG: Nadia Baldwin 3 0-2 9, Jaelyn Kinnicutt 1 0-0 3, Raegan Giardini 2 0-0 5, Sydney Faulkner 3 1-2 8, Kelsey Hogan 1 0-2 2, Carmen Crowley 2 0-0 4. Totals: 12 1-6 31.

3-point goals: Fillmore 2 (Mucher), B-R 6 (Baldwin 3, Kinnicutt, Giardini, Faulkner).
Total Fouls: Fillmore 12, B-R 17. Fouled out: T. Miller (FIL), Crowley (B-R).

Lima Christian 58, Friendship/Scio 25

LIMA — Alyssa Marsh provided a massive haymaker for the Lady Saints of Lima Christian, as she assembled a magnificent 28-point performance to get the offense rolling in the first half against visiting Friendship/Scio, using all of the momentum to set up a dominant 58-25 home victory on Tuesday.

Marsh helped set the tone for the Lady Saints in the midst of a first half battle alongside Friendship/Scio (3-16). After a 10-5 lead in the first eight minutes, the Lady Saints sophomore exploded onto the scene with a big finish in the second quarter, posting 10 of the team’s 16 points to branch their advantage into double-digit territory going into the locker room.

With the momentum in their possession, the hosts in white and light blue used all of it for a big opening in the second half, running off on an 18-7 jaunt of Friendship/Scio to pull away for good.

The Friendship/Scio ladies were led by a team-high 10-point performance from Alexiss Herring. Avery Lamberson had four points, while Emily Lamberson and Mandi Hale each had three points.

The regular season is now over for Friendship/Scio, as they now await Sectional play beginning next week.

Friendship/Scio 5 10 7 3 — 25

Lima Christian 10 16 18 14 — 58

FRIENDSHIP/SCIO: Ella Perry 1 0-0 2, Emily Lamberson 1 1-1 3, Kaydence Sadler 1 0-0 2, Avery Lamberson 2 0-0 4, Alexiss Herring 4 2-2 10, Mandi Hale 1 1-2 3, Emma Bolzan 0 1-2 1. Totals: 10 5-7 25.

LIMA CHRISTIAN: Molly Teitsworth 1 0-0 2, Alyssa Marsh 13 1-5 28, Sophy Britton 3 0-0 8, Abby Dils 2 0-2 4, Lily Swan 6 0-2 12, Sophie Moses 1 0-2 2. Totals: 26 1-11 58.

3-point goals: LC 3 (Britton 2, Marsh).
Total Fouls: F/S 8, LC 7. Fouled out: None.

Andover/Whitesville 47, Hinsdale 6

WHITESVILLE — Graci Lewis-Ellison and Olivia Waters came together to help provide a first quarter eruption for the Andover/Whitesville ladies to start the evening on the highest of notes on Tuesday, as their strong start resonated across all four frames of play against visiting Hinsdale to officially put a bow on their regular season with a 47-6 home win in Whitesville.

The two scorers for Andover/Whitesville (14-5) helped set up shop right away from within the first eight minutes, as they congealed together 13 of the team’s 16 total points amidst a 16-2 advantage against the Lady Bobcats to set the tone for the remainder of the evening.

Lewis-Ellison, alongside Braelyn Palmatier, helped set the pace for the hosts on the attack in the midst of a balanced effort across the board, as they each garnered nine points. Ahead of them was Makenna Vance, who led all scorers with a team-high 11 points. Waters finished with eight points of her own.

For the Lady Bobcats (1-19), Karissa Keller, Charlee Briggs and Marissa Palumbo each scored two points.

Both teams will now await Sectional play, which is set to begin next week.

Hinsdale 2 0 2 2 — 6

Andover/Whitesville 16 14 7 10 — 47

HINSDALE: Karissa Keller 1 0-2 2, Charlee Briggs 1 0-0 2, Marissa Palumbo 1 0-0 2, Kaleigh Buckles 0 0-2 0. Totals: 3 0-4 6.

ANDOVER/WHITESVILLE: Braelyn Palmatier 4 0-0 9, Makenna Vance 4 3-5 11, Stella Bledsoe 1 1-2 3, Graci Lewis-Ellison 3 3-3 9, Lilly Harrington 1 1-2 3, Olivia Waters 3 1-2 8, Katrina Lewis 0 1-1 1, Reece Winters 1 0-0 3. Totals: 17 10-15 47.

3-point goals: A/W 3 (Palmatier, Waters, Winters).
Total Fouls: Hinsdale 17, A/W 6. Fouled out: None.

Steuben County Tournament

Canisteo-Greenwood 71, Campbell-Savona 26

CAMPBELL — A strong finish to the regular season was scooped up by the Lady Chargers of Canisteo-Greenwood to close out their annual term in the Steuben County Tournament on Tuesday, as they posted two rambunctious stands of offense in the first half to push towards a 45-14 halftime lead they never lost going forward, finishing off what formed into a 71-26 victory over “visiting” Campbell-Savona, in Campbell.

Canisteo-Greenwood (10-10) used an outstanding offensive balance across both the first and second quarters of play to lay down their foundation against the Lady Panthers out of the gate, as they witnessed at least five different scorers register at least a two-point bucket in both frames, with six different scorers navigating into the scorebook in the midst of their game-opening 22-7 run of Campbell-Savona to start the game.

The defense on the opposite end of the floor held the Lady Panthers in check across the board along the way, relinquishing no more than seven points in each of the four frames of play to help seal their regular season-ending triumph.

Among the scorers for the Lady Chargers was a team-leading performance from Paris May, as she led all scorers with a game-high 14 points. Bailey Mullen and Adalyn Andrus each chipped in with 12 points of their own, while Anna Mitchell furthered the offense’s cause with nine points.

The Lady Chargers are now off from action until the postseason, as they await Sectional seeding before play begins next week.

Campbell-Savona 7 7 6 6 — 26

Canisteo-Greenwood 22 21 14 14 — 71

CAMPBELL-SAVONA: Willow Koperczak 3 2-2 8, Ashlynn Stratton 2 2-2 8, Olivia Zimar 1 0-2 3, Kennedi Harris 1 0-0 2, Maggie Hawken 2 1-4 5. Totals: 9 5-10 26.
CANISTEO-GREENWOOD: Kora Button 2 0-0 4, Bailey Mullen 4 3-4 12, MacKenna Mullen 2 2-4 6, McKenna Ferris 2 1-2 5, Raegan Freeland 0 3-4 3, Paris May 5 3-3 14, Anna Mitchell 4 0-0 9, Harlie McCaffery 2 2-2 6, Adalyn Andrus 6 0-0 12. Totals: 27 14-19 71.

3-point goals: C-S 3 (Stratton 2, Zimar), C-G 3 (B. Mullen, May, Mitchell).
Total Fouls: C-S 15, C-G 6. Fouled out: None.