“It’s a huge step,” Panama head coach Jeff Angeletti said. “It was Senior Night, so there were a lot of emotions, but in the back of their minds they knew it and they wanted that third title.”

Natalie Angeletti led the Panthers (15-2, 10-0) with 13 points to go along with five steals while Kylie Schnars had 11 points and 10 rebounds. Sally Watson even chipped in a 3-pointer at the buzzer and Mandy Brink had 10 points, six steals and six assists for the hosts.

Carrie Sands led the Wildcats (14-4, 7-2) with 16 points, MacKenzie Gratto had 14 rebounds and Jenna Fisher had three steals.

SHERMAN (29)

Panama’s Natalie Angeletti puts up a shot. Photo by Debbra Bailey

Myers 2 1 6, Lewczyk 1 1 3, MGratto 1 2 4, Sands 4 6 16, HFisher 0 0 0, JFisher 0 0 0, Lindsey 0 0 0, PGratto 0 0 0. Totals 8 10 9.

PANAMA (50)

Brink 5 0 10, Odell 3 0 9, Angeletti 5 2 13, Bailey 1 0 2, Watson 1 0 3, Lisciandro 1 0 2, Schnars 4 2 11. Totals 20 4 50.

3-point goals–Myers, Sands 2, Odell 3, Angeletti, Watson, Schnars.

Sherman 9 8 8 4 — 29

The Panthers’ Kylie Schnars blocks a shot. Photo by Debbra Bailey

Panama 10 12 16 12 — 50

Jayvees: Panama won.

BEARS SHINE FROM DISTANCE

FREWSBURG — Jeff Collver had his team work especially hard on 3-point shooting in practice in recent days.

Then the Bears turned around and rewarded their coach in a big way on game night.

Sherman’s Amaya Lewczyk (12) drives to the basket while being closely guarded by Panama’s Kylie Schnars during Friday’s Division 2 West basketball game. Photo by Debbra Bailey

Led by Mikayla Gabalski-Jones’ 27 points, including six treys, Frewsburg rolled to a 66-36 victory over Westfield/Brocton in a Division 2 West contest.

Gabalski-Jones wasn’t the only one hitting from distance.

All told, the Bears (12-8, 4-6) connected on a school-record 13 shots from the arc on 37 attempts, including nine in the middle two periods, on their way to the convincing victory.

“We had one 3 in the first quarter,” Collver said. “Then the floodgates kind of opened up.”

Ashley Carlson added four treys, and Reagan Chitester, Elise Sposato and Amanda Dilts each had one.

Members of the Chautauqua Lake and Maple Grove girls basketball programs pose for a photo before their annual charity game Friday night. All proceeds are being donated to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Western New York. Submitted photo

Carlson finished with 12 points; Chitester had 8 points and three assists; Sposato — back in the lineup after injury — added 7 points and five steals; Gabalski-Jones added seven steals; Alex Hultberg collected four steals; and Amanda Dilts hauled down 10 rebounds.

Katie Bodenmiller led the Wolverines with 7 points, and Mary Conklin and Haleigh Dellow added 6 apiece.

Frewsburg also claimed the junior varsity game, 60-36, to end the season 20-0, the only undefeated jayvee team in school history.

WESTFIELD/BROCTON (36)

Bodenmiller 2 1 7, LJohnston 1 2 5, Mortimer 1 3 5, Conklin 3 0 6, Smith 0 3 3, Wolfe 2 0 4, Dellow 3 0 6, Fleck 0 0 0, HJohnston 0 0 0. Totals 12 9 36.

Randolph’s Payton Morrison shoots a layup during Friday’s Division 1 East game against Silver Creek/Forestville. Photo by Justin Goetz

FREWSBURG (66)

Chitester 3 1 8, Hultberg 1 1 3, Carlson 4 0 12, Sposato 3 0 7, Schrecengost 1 1 3, Jones 10 1 27, Constantino 1 0 2, Dilts 1 0 3, Yost 0 1 1. Totals 28 5 66.

3-point goals–Bodenmiller 2, LJohnston, Chitester, Carlson 4, Sposato, Jones 6, Dilts.

Westfield/Brocton 10 12 7 7 — 36

Frewsburg 10 22 20 14 — 66

Jayvees: Frewsburg 60, Westfield 36

T’BIRDS COME FROM BEHIND

MAYVILLE — Chautauqua Lake battled back from an 11-point deficit to beat Maple Grove, 56-50, in Division 1 West action.

The Thunderbirds trailed by six going into the fourth quarter before eventually taking a 53-47 lead in the final minutes. Bre Hill then hit a 3-pointer for the Red Dragons to make it 53-50, but Lily Woodis hit three technical foul shots in the final minutes to seal the victory for Chautauqua Lake (12-7, 6-6).

“We were down a lot and it could’ve gone either direction. … I don’t think anybody expected us to win,” Chautauqua Lake head coach Bill Persons said. “Hopefully we can take that momentum into the playoffs.”

Woodis led the hosts with 18 points, three steals and three blocked shots; Rebecca Henry had 16 points and seven rebounds; and Kyleigh Perdue had 10 points. Hailey Roush chipped in seven rebounds and five assists while Alexis Jacobson had four assists.

Bre Hill led Maple Grove (10-8, 7-4) with 19 points, Anna Tranum had 15 points and Sam Snow had 14 points.

MAPLE GROVE (50)

Tranum 6 3 15, Caskey 0 2 2, Grissom 0 0 0, Price 0 0 0, Tarbrake 0 0 0, Mansfield 0 0 0, Hill 8 2 19, Snow 5 3 14, Mozzi 0 0 0. Totals 19 10 50.

CHAUTAUQUA LAKE (56)

Henry 7 2 16, Roush 1 4 6, Alfa 0 0 0, Keefe 0 0 0, Perdue 2 4 10, Obert 1 0 2, Jacobson 2 0 4, Woodis 4 7 18. Totals 17 17 56.

3-point goals–Hill, Snow, Perdue 2, Woodis 3.

Maple Grove 11 12 17 10 — 50

Chautauqua Lake 14 8 12 22 — 56

Jayvees: Maple Grove won.

TROJANS OUTLAST FREDONIA IN OT

FREDONIA — Trailing by two with three seconds left in overtime, Fredonia had one last opportunity to beat Southwestern.

Hillbillies head coach Dan Vona called a timeout to draw up one last play and the ball found its way into the hands of senior Kelly Gullo.

Gullo found space to get up one last shot from beyond the arc, but it was off target as time expired giving the Trojans a 49-47 Division 1 West victory.

Sofia Genareo led Southwestern (10-8, 8-4) with 19 points and Reece Beaver added 17.

Kazlin Beers led Fredonia (11-7, 6-5) with 20 points and Nagely Vazquez added 13. Anna Buchanan grabbed 10 rebounds.

LEBARON HAS BIG NIGHT

CLYMER — Meghan LeBaron had 23 points, 13 rebounds, eight assists and four steals to lead Cassadaga Valley to a 61-49 Division 2 West win over Clymer.

Bella Ruiz had 11 points and five steals while Kaylee Pattyson chipped in 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Cougars (10-8, 5-3).

Cassadaga Valley led 14-4 after the first quarter before the Pirates (9-11, 2-8) took a brief lead in the second quarter. LeBaron and Mckenzie Haskins then hit back-to-back 3-pointers to give the Cougars the lead for good.

Alexis Neckers led Clymer with 16 points; Karlen Honey had 15 rebounds; and Mikala Einink had six assists and five steals.

CASSADAGA VALLEY (61)

Falkner 0 0 0, Ruiz 3 4 11, BLeBaron 1 0 2, MLeBaron 8 6 23, Meder 3 2 8, Pattyson 3 5 11, Haskins 2 1 6. Totals 20 18 61.

CLYMER (49)

Linton 1 0 2, Kuno 2 0 5, Wassink 0 2 2, Nyweide 0 2 2, Snyder 0 0 0, Woods 0 0 0, Neckers 5 3 16, MEinink 2 4 8, Wiggers 1 0 2, Hepler 3 0 6, AEinink 0 0 0, Honey 2 2 6. Totals 16 13 49.

3-point goals–Ruiz, MLeBaron, Haskins, Kuno, Neckers 3.

Cassadaga Valley 14 15 16 16 — 61

Clymer 4 19 12 14 — 49

Jayvees: Clymer won.

WELTYS SHINE FOR PORTVILLE

FALCONER — Mallory Welty and Karly Welty combined for 49 points as Portville beat Falconer, 68-46, in Division 1 East play.

The Welty sisters combined for 17 of the Panthers’ 19 first-quarter points as the visitors built a 19-12 lead. A 19-9 second quarter made it a 17-point game at halftime.

Mallory Welty finished with 29 points, eight rebounds and six assists while Karly Welty had 20 points, four steals and four assists. Shayla Wilhlem also grabbed eight rebounds for Portville (12-5, 6-3).

Grace Lundmark led the Golden Falcons (13-7, 4-6) with 11 points; Grace Penhollow had eight rebounds and three assists; Rachel Harper had seven rebounds; Ava Fenton had five assists; and Sarah Disbro had three steals.

PORTVILLE (68)

Kosinski 1 0 2, MWelty 10 5 29, Keim 0 0 0, KWelty 6 4 20, Wyant 0 0 0, Ault 0 0 0, Tkacik 2 0 4, Bentley 3 0 6, Wilhelm 3 1 7. Totals 25 10 68.

FALCONER (46)

Penhollow 2 1 5, LeBaron 0 0 0, Harper 4 0 8, Fenton 2 2 7, Lundmark 5 1 11, Disbro 3 2 8, Rivera 0 0 0, Peterson 3 1 7. Totals 19 7 46.

3-point goals–MWelty 4, KWelty 4, Fenton.

Portville 19 19 14 15 — 68

Falconer 12 9 11 14 — 46

Jayvees: Falconer won.

STRONG SECOND QUARTER IS KEY

SILVER CREEK — Six different Randolph girls scored during a 21-9 second quarter as the Cardinals pulled away from Silver Creek/Forestville for a 61-37 Division 1 East victory.

Sydney Hvizdzak led the way for the Cardinals (10-9, 5-4) with 21 points, five assists and three rebounds while Tyra Clark had 12 points and Payton Morrison had 10 points.

Abby Rice led the Black Knights (10-8, 2-7) with 18 points.

RANDOLPH (61)

Pence 5 0 10, Smith 0 0 0, Clark 6 0 12, Leeper 3 0 7, Hvizdzak 9 2 21, Morrison 3 0 7, Ames 1 0 2, Rosengren 0 0 0, Philp 1 0 2. Totals 28 2 61.

SILVER CREEK/FORESTVILLE (37)

Eldridge 0 0 0, Lawton 0 0 0, Brennan 2 3 7, Cossin 1 0 2, Bouvier 0 0 0, Basso 0 0 0, CaBarrett 0 0 0, Killock 0 0 0, Kingsfield 3 0 6, Rice 7 3 18, ChBarrett 2 0 4, Hutchison 0 0 0. Totals 15 6 37.

3-point goals–Leeper, Hvizdzak, Morrison, Rice.

Randolph 8 21 19 13 — 61

Silver Creek/Forestville 6 9 13 9 — 37

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