CLARENCE - Quinn Lee Yaw and Tommy Campion led a fourth-quarter run that carried the Jamestown Red Raiders to a 64-51 victory over Clarence in an Erie County Interscholastic Conference Division 1 basketball game Friday night.
The win improves the Red Raiders' record to 11-2 overall and 6-1 in the division, heading into Tuesday's showdown at Williamsville North. The Spartans handed Jamestown its only league loss earlier this month.
''It's good to see us rebound like we did tonight,'' Red Raiders coach Ben Drake said. ''That sets up Tuesday, which is just huge. It's the biggest game of the year so far.''
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Continued strong efforts like the one Lee Yaw turned in will help.
The 6-foot-6 junior poured in 21 points (on 10-of-15 shooting), grabbed 12 rebounds, and had four assists and two steals. Eight of his points came in the decisive fourth quarter when the Red Raiders outscored Clarence, 22-13.
''Quinn's been playing really well in practice and I've seen a marked improvement during the course of the season.''
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Campion, who poured in a game-high 24 points, also had eight points in the final period. The senior guard, who shot 8-of-17 from the floor, also had four assists and four steals.
''We played great defense in the fourth quarter and we rebounded (Clarence's) misses,'' Drake said. ''We limited them to one shot and we were beating them up the floor and getting layups, thanks to great passes around the baskets.''
Sophomore Branden Kellam added six points and nine rebounds and Stephen Carlson pulled down eight rebounds off the bench. Jamestown outrebounded Clarence, 37-22. The Red Raiders were also a blistering 27-of-49 from the floor.
Tanner Schmit had 12 points, and Bobby Florio and Ryan Funk both had 11 to pace the Red Devils.
Now Jamestown can look to Tuesday against Williamsville North (11-2, 6-1).
In the junior varsity game, the Red Raiders (8-3) fell to Clarence, 57-54. Zacc Kinsey led Jamestown with 21 points.
JAMESTOWN (64)
Campion 8 7 24, Panebianco 3 1 7, Colwell 1 0 2, Kellam 3 0 6, Lee Yaw 10 1 21, Carlson 2 0 4, Totals 27 9 64.
CLARENCE (51)
Florio 4 2 11, Jost 3 0 8, Funk 4 0 11, Schmit 6 0 12 Tanner, Craven 2 0 4, Case 2 0 5, Totals 21 2 51.
3-point goals-Campion, Florio, Jost, Funk 3, Case.
Jamestown13 14 15 22 - 64
Clarence12 14 12 13 - 51
Jayvees: Clarence won
DIVISION 1
TRATHEN SPARK SWCS
Peter Trathen saved his best for the last period when Southwestern really needed him in order to pull off a win over Dunkirk in Division 1 boys basketball Friday night.
Trathen scored seven of his 11 points in the fourth quarter when the Trojans tallied the last 14 points to defeat Dunkirk, 52-40.
Dunkirk recorded the first four points of the fourth stanza to take a 40-38 lead, but went scoreless for about the last six minutes as Trathen took over.
The Trojans were able to survive an injury to Alek Peck with a dislocated finger in the third period. Dunkirk immediately switched its defense from zone to man-to-man with Peck out.
Kyle Radack scored 19 points to lead the Trojans (5-3, 8-5). Peck connected for 16 points before being sidelined the rest of the game with a finger injury.
Jake Lockett netted 12 points, Mike Bess added 10 while Alex Crossan was limited to eight after scoring 23 in the previous meeting, which was won by Southwestern, 62-57.
Peck and Kyle Moran brought down six rebounds apiece as the Trojans grabbed 32 rebounds overall.
DUNKIRK (40)
Bess 5 0 10, Crossan 3 2 8, Lockett 5 2 12, Masonet 3 0 8, Collazo 1 0 2, Wilson 0 0 0, Ruiz 0 0 0, Messina 0 0 0, Pope 0 0 0, Morniko 0 0 0. Totals 17 4 40.
SOUTHWESTERN (52)
Peck 6 3 16, Trathen 3 5 11, Mogenhan 1 0 2, Carlson 1 2 4, Radack 8 3 19, Baglia 0 0 0, Greenlee 0 0 0, Rybicki 0 0 0, Moran 0 0 0, Schrope 0 0 0. Totals 19 13 52.
3-Point Goals: Peck, Masonet 2.
Dunkirk12 10 14 4 - 40
Southwestern13 13 12 14 - 52
Jayvees: Southwestern over Dunkirk in overtime.
DIVISION 2
CARDS LOSE
HEARTBREAKER
RANDOLPH - The final seven seconds were decisive as Randolph lost a heartbreaking game to Portville.
Leading,50-49, with seven seconds left, Portville missed the front end of a 1-and-1 foul shot but Curtis Caya got the rebound and stuck it home for a 52-49 verdict before a capacity crowd on the Cardinals For Cancer Night.
Randolph inbounded the ball but couldn't get a a shot off as the buzzer sounded and the Cardinals were left with an 8-5 overall record and 5-3 in the league.
The Cardinals had been trailing by 16 points in the second half, but reserve Lucas Brown provided plenty of energy and steals. So much so, that the Cardinals took a 49-47 lead on Nate Beaver's basket only to have Zach Blask nail a 3-pointer inside the final minute to give Portville its seventh win in eight league games.
Blask led Portville with 22 points on 11 field goals, including four from the arc. Josh Watson contributed 12 points.
Mike Maycock sank five threes for 15 points, Bryce Morrison had 13 points and Beaver 12 points for the Cardinals, who were 9-of-10 from the foul line. Morrison grabbed nine rebounds and handed out five assists, Maycock had seven rebounds and Beaver four assists.
''This was a great game,''said Randolph coach Kevin Hind.
The evening raised $6,000 with a spaghetti dinner and a auction for cancer. A total of 80 baskets were donated by the Randolph community.
PORTVILLE (52)
Giberson 1 0 2, Caya 2 0 4, Blask 11 0 26, Marcellin 1 0 2, Witcher 3 0 6, Watson 5 2 12. Totals 23 2 52.
RANDOLPH (49)
Brown 0 0 0, Maycock 5 0 15, McAllister 1 0 2, Miller 2 0 5, Morrison 3 5 13, Beaver 3 4 10, Oldro 2 0 4. Totals 16 9 49.
3-Point Goals - Blask 4, Maycock 5, Miller, Morrison 2.
Portville14 14 13 11 - 52
Randolph14 5 16 14 - 49
Jayvees: Randolph 63, Portville 53.
BROOKS SHINES
SILVER CREEK - The way Silver Creek (13-0, 8-0) head coach Rob Genco was talking after his team's 81-72 win over Salamanca (6-7, 3-5), one would have thought the Black Knights' perfect season had come to an end.
"I've been trying to switch it up defensively," Genco said. "Trap a little more, press a little less, try a little zone (defense), more man ... I'm trying to find the right recipe for us defensively. We let up 72 this game. Against Frewsburg, we let up 55 ... 79 at Randolph. We're averaging 80 points a game, but we need to score 80 points a game, because we wouldn't win if we weren't scoring."
Down by 15 with 5:45 left in the third quarter, Salamanca began to chip away at Silver Creek's lead, getting it down to seven as the teams headed into the fourth quarter.
Salamanca kept the pressure on Silver Creek in the fourth, as Jared Fish scored eight of his team-high 26 points, but it was a pair of 3-pointers - one by Jarron Ball and another by Tadd Beattie - that kept the Warriors in the game.
Ball's trey cut the Black Knights' lead to 70-67 with just more than four minutes left in the game while Beattie's got the Warriors to within four, 74-70, with just more than two minutes left in regulation.
However, as they did all game, the Black Knights had an answer for whatever the Warriors threw at them, as they outscored Salamanca, 7-2, to close out the final eight minutes.
Of the 81 points the Black Knights tallied, a game-high 27 were scored by sophomore Bill Brooks, who finished with a triple-double after grabbing 12 rebounds and swatting away 10 shots by the Warriors. Brooks added five steals and four assists while Kaine Kettle chipped in 20 points, eight assists, four rebounds and four steals. Also for the Black Knights, Zed Williams, who was honored before the game for scoring 1,000 points in his varsity career, finished with 11 points, eight assists, eight steals and seven rebounds.
Marcey finished with 12 points, Brennan White added 11 points, six of which came in the fourth quarter, for the Black Knights. Tanner John chipped in 17 points in a losing effort for Salamanca.
SALAMANCA (72)
Beattie 3 0 8, Ball 2 0 5, Fish 11 4 26, Hinman 2 0 6, T. John 7 1 17, Crandall 2 0 4, Siperek 1 0 2, Cooper 2 0 4. Totals: 30 5 72. 3-Point Field Goals: Beattie 2, Hinman 2, Ball 1, John 2.
SILVER CREEK (81)
Kettle 9 2 20, Marcey 5 0 12, Brooks 12 3 27, White 4 0 11, Williams 5 1 11, Bain 0 0 0. Totals: 35 4 81. 3-Point Field Goals: Kettle 2, Marcey 2, White 3.
Salamanca 20 14 22 16-72
Silver Creek 25 21 17 18-81
COUGARS CRUISE
CATTARAUGUS - Cassadaga Valley had four players in double figures and the Cougars (2-5, 7-6) broke things open in the first half and cruised to a 78-49 win over Cattaraugus-Little Valley.
The Timberwolves (0-9, 3-9) trailed by eight points after the first quarter, but Cassadaga Valley went on a 24-4 run to put things well out of reach.
Tim Bender led the Cougars with 20 points while Mike Lancaster produced 19 points, three assists and four steals. Randy Dalaba netted 18 points and 12 rebounds and Cody Johnson chimed in with 14 points.
Sam Agnew paced the Timberwolves with 15 points, Matt Rupp had 12 points, Colt Agnew scored 10 points and Justin Forester had nine boards with five steals.
CASSADAGA VALLEY (78)
Bender 5 6 20, Parsons 1 0 2, Jones 1 3 5, Dalaba 6 6 18, Lancaster 6 5 19, Johnson 5 4 14. Totals 24 24 78.
CATTARAUGUS-LITTLE VALLEY (49)
Burrows 1 0 2, Forester 4 0 8, Rupp 5 2 12, CAgnew 3 4 10, SAgnew 6 2 15, Macakanja 1 0 2. Totals 20 8 49
3-point goals: Bender 4, Lancaster 2, SAgnew 1.
Cassadaga Valley 20 24 18 16 - 78
Cattaraugus-LV 12 4 13 20 - 49
Jayvees: Cassadaga Valley won.
DIVISION 3
DRAGONS ROLL
MAYVILLE - The Maple Grove Red Dragons (10-1) used a stingy defense to take down the Chautauqua Lake Thunderbirds (4-3, 5-7), 78-46.
"It was their ball pressure," Chautauqua Lake coach Chris Dole said. "Their diamond press killed us."
The Red Dragons jumped out to a 13-4 lead early in the game. However, the Thunderbirds went on a 9-0 run to tie the score, but it was the closest they would get the rest of the way as the visitors responded with a 10-0 run and never looked back.
"They went on a run and we couldn't handle their pressure," Dole said. "That was the game right there. We couldn't get the ball over half court. The things we tried just weren't working."
The Red Dragons outscored the home team 30-12 in the second quarter to take a 53-25 halftime advantage.
"Our kids aren't used to playing that up-tempo," Dole added. "They did what they needed to do. They came in with a four-game win streak and they shut us down."
The Thunderbirds were haunted by 26 turnovers.
The Red Dragons were led by Aaron Germain's 16 points and Austin Goerke's 15. Jimmy Kistner added 11 points for the victors.
Chautauqua Lake was led by Ian Clute's 15 points and 10 rebounds.
MAPLE GROVE (78)
Tampe 1 0 2, Green 3 0 6, Kistner 4 0 11, Soffel 3 1 7, Soffel 2 0 4, Wefing 3 2 8, Germaine 6 2 16, Goerke 7 0 15, Beaton 0 2 2, Swanson 1 1 3, Stack 1 0 2, Nelson 1 0 2, Totals 32 8 78
CHAUTAUQUA LAKE (46)
Davidson 2 0 5, Clute 7 1 15, Mayer 3 2 9, Briggs 2 1 5, Thomas 3 0 7, Applegarth 0 0 0, Miller 1 0 2, Hulton 1 1 3, Totals 19 5 46
Maple Grove 23 30 13 12 - 78
Chautauqua Lake 13 12 8 13 - 46
Jayvees: Maple Grove won
PINE VALLEY FALLS
FRANKLINVILLE - Solid defense in the second half carried Franklinville (2-7, 3-10) over Pine Valley (3-9), 57-45.
The winners outscored Pine Valley, 26-18, taking advantage of several turnovers to even the season's series at a game apiece. In the first meeting, Pine Valley came away with a 52-46 victory.
Ben Erickson had a double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds for Franklinville. Collin Seamons added 15 points in the winning effort and Jordan Milks had five steals.
Lucas Trombley sank 20 points, including12 points coming in the first half, when the visitors only trailed, 31-27. Trombley also grabbed eight rebounds.
PINE VALLEY (45)
Raiport 2 0 4, Wilcox 2 4 8, Trombley 9 0 20, Sticek 3 0 7, Wheeler 3 0 6, Weaver 0 0 0, Nelson 0 0 0, Abers 0 0 0, Miller 0 0 0, Isula 0 0 0. Totals 19 4 45.
FRANKLINVILLE (57)
Lawrence 4 0 8, Milks 4 0 9, Seamans 7 0 15, Erickson 9 1 20, Terwilliger 1 2 5, Finch 0 0 0, Blecha 0 0 0. Totals 25 3 57.
3-Point Goals - Trombley 2, Sticek, Milks, Seamans, Erickson, Terwilliger.
Pine Valley13 14 10 8 - 45
Franklinville13 18 16 10 - 57
Jayvees: Pine Valley 58, Franklinville 55.