The Marauders led 20-6 after the first quarter and 37-26 at halftime, but fell behind entering the fourth quarter.

There, Tell scored 5 of his 7 points and Marcel Carter added 8 of his game-high 27 points for Dunkirk.

We gave up a little bit here and there, but we pulled it off in the fourth,” Marauders head coach Sixto Rosario said. “I think we need everyone to get something. Marcel has helped us out, but the rest of the guys when they step in there and score some points, we’ll be OK. They did that.”

Mekhi Samuel led the Bulldogs with 25 points and Nasir West added 13.

Timberwolves’ Dakota Allen dribbles upcourt. Photo courtesy of Jason Wick

Dunkirk will travel to No. 7 East Aurora for a prequarterfinal tonight at 7.

“We were focused on this game,” Rosario said of the matchup with the Blue Devils. “Our coaches are watching film as we speak and breaking things down.”

DUNKIRK (59)

Carter 12 3 27, Tell 2 2 7, DeJesus 0 0 0, Lanski 4 3 11, Thomas 6 0 13, Nunez 0 0 0, Orcutt 0 1 1. Totals 24 9 59.

BURGARD (57)

Morris 1 0 3, Bibbes 2 0 4, Guilford 1 0 3, Samuel 10 1 25, Knox 1 0 2, Walker 3 1 7, Eaglin 0 0 0, West 5 1 13. Totals 23 3 57.

3-point goals–Tell, Thomas, Morris, Guilford, Samuel 4, West 2.

Dunkirk 20 17 7 15 — 59

Burgard 6 20 19 12 — 57

HALTERMAN, VISNESKY LEAD T’WOLVES

CATTARAUGUS — Josh Halterman scored 18 points and John Visnesky added 16 as No. 9 Cattaraugus-Little Valley beat No. 16 Falconer 56-40 in a Class C first-round game.

The Timberwolves advanced to the tonight’s prequarterfinals where they will take on No. 8 Global Concepts in Buffalo.

Gage Furl added 8 points and Kodi Colton had 7 for Cattaraugus-Little Valley, which trailed 13-3 after the first quarter and 21-14 at halftime.

Halterman then scored 8 points, including a pair of 3-pointers, during a 19-8 third quarter that gave the Timberwolves a four-point lead entering the fourth quarter.

Roger Markham led the Golden Falcons with 12 points and Jase Smith had 10.

FALCONER (40)

Markham 5 2 12, Bailey 1 0 2, Wood 3 0 6, Swanson 3 0 6, Chapman 0 0 0, Boardman 0 0 0, Barber 0 0 0, Peterson 1 0 2, Smith 4 2 10, Binkley 0 0 0, Stahlman 1 0 2. Totals 18 4 40.

CATTARAUGUS-LITTLE VALLEY (56)

Colton 2 3 7, Howland 0 0 0, Benzel 0 0 0, Allen 0 3 3, Baxter 0 0 0, Seamon 0 0 0, ClFrentz 2 0 4, Furl 2 2 8, Halterman 6 2 18, Visnesky 4 8 16, CaFrentz 0 0 0, Young 0 0 0, Brewer 0 0 0. Totals 16 18 56.

3-point goals–Furl 2, Halterman 4.

Falconer 13 8 8 11 — 40

Cattaraugus-Little Valley 3 11 19 23 — 56

WILLIAMS POURS IN 36

BUFFALO — Nassir Williams scored 36 points to lead No. 12 MST Prep to a 66-52 Class C first-round victory over No. 13 Chautauqua Lake.

Owait Lan added 12 points and Tyeon Sanford had 10 for the Wolves, who led 36-22 at halftime.

Lawson Ormsby led the Thunderbirds with 19 points, eight rebounds and five blocked shots; Carson D’Anthony had 16 points and four rebounds; and Jalen Parkhurst chipped in 12 points, six rebounds and five assists.

MST Prep will travel to No. 5 Portville for a prequarterfinal tonight.

CHAUTAUQUA LAKE (52)

Testa 0 0 0, D’Anthony 6 2 16, Cole 0 0 0, Miller 2 0 5, Flurie 0 0 0, Tarr 0 0 0, Brown 0 0 0, Meadows 0 0 0, Szumigala 0 0 0, Ormsby 8 3 19, Parkhurst 5 2 12. Totals 21 7 52.

MST PREP (66)

Lan 4 3 12, Sanford 4 0 10, Williams 15 1 36, Davis 1 2 4, Abdi 1 0 2, Simmons 0 0 0, Long 1 0 2. Totals 26 6 66.

3-point goals–D’Anthony 2, Miller, Lan, Sanford 2, Williams 5.

Chautauqua Lake 14 8 16 14 — 52

MST Prep 20 16 14 16 — 66

COUGARS WIN IN OT

BARKER — No. 15 Cassadaga Valley beat No. 10 Barker 78-76 in overtime in a Class C first-round matchup.

The Raiders led 75-71 with two minutes left in the extra session before the Cougars rallied.

Cassadaga Valley will have to make another long bus trip tonight when it visits No. 7 Wilson in a quarterfinal game.