Silver Creek’s Ray Cortes eyes the rim during a third-quarter free throw attempt in Monday night’s nonleague basketball game against Chautauqua Lake. Cortes made the free throw for his 1,000th career point. P-J photo by Ashleigh Brown

SILVER CREEK — Silver Creek boys basketball coach Ralph Jackson calls senior Ray Cortes an “incredible player.”

Monday night was just the most recent example.

Cortes scored 30 points, grabbed 16 rebounds, and collected six steals, six assists and four blocks to lead Silver Creek to a 72-53 victory over Chautauqua Lake in a nonleague basketball game Monday night.

Oh, by the way, Cores also surpassed the 1,000-point career mark with a free throw in the third quarter.

“He’s just big and strong, he finishes around the rim and he can shoot,” Jackson said. “He’s now become the eighth boy in Silver Creek history to go over 1,000 points and gets to join his uncles, Zeddie Williams and Billy Brooks.”

Sparked by Cortes’ 11 points in the first quarter, the Black Knights jumped out to an 18-14 lead after the first quarter and were in front 36-25 at halftime. But a 21-7 run in the third quarter gave the hosts some breathing room en route to improving to 2-1 on the season.

Jose Pratts added 10 points and eight rebounds for the winners.

Nick Jacobson paced Chautauqua Lake (1-1) with 16 points and four rebounds; and Asher Olson added 11 points.

CHAUTAUQUA LAKE (53)

Jacobson 6 2 16, Henry 3 1 7, Fairbank 1 2 5, Gibbs 1 2 4, Olson 5 1 11, Klossner 2 0 4, Brushaber 2 0 4, Reyda1 0 2, Totals 21 8 53.

SILVER CREEK (72)

Galfo 2 0 5, League 1 0 2, Booth 1 0 2, Steinwachs 3 0 7, White 4 0 8, Brennan 1 0 2, Yuich 2 0 5, Pratts 5 0 10, Cortes 13 3 30, Totals 32 3 72.

3-point goals — Jacobson 2, Fairbank, Galfo, Steinwachs Yuich 2, Cortes.

Chautauqua Lake 14 11 7 21 — 53

Silver Creek 18 18 21 15 — 72

PANTHERS UPEND COUGARS

SINCLAIRVILLE — Panama’s fastbreaks led to a big lead by halftime en route to a 68-50 victory over Cassadaga Valley in a Division 2 West victory.

Carter Brink scored 11 of his game-high 22 points in the first quarter to lead the way for the Panthers, who opened up a 21-10 advantage. By intermission, Panama’s lead ballooned to 43-17 and it coasted from there.

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Joining Brink in double figures were Bryce Hinsdale with 13 points and Keefe with 12.

Hunter Johnson led the Cougars (0-4) with 12 points and Ace Pierce chipped in with 10.

PANAMA (68)

Mescall 4 0 9, Hinsdale 5 2 13, Keefe 4 0 12, Brink 10 0 22, Catanese 1 0 2, Graves 0 0 0, Horton 3 0 6, Spiesman 0 2 2, Barmore 1 0 2, Rhodes 0 0 0, Vincent 0 0 0, Totals 28 4 68.

CASSADAGA VALLEY (50)

Pierce 4 1 10, HJohnson 4 2 12, Main 1 1 3, Edson 4 0 8, Runge 2 0 6, McKeown 0 0 0, Brown 1 0 3, Lewis 0 0 0, JJohnson 1 0 2, Meyers 0 0 0, Kelly 0 0 0, Hunter Cleland 2 2 6, Totals 19 6 50.

3-point goals — Mescall, Hinsdale, Keefe 4, Brink 2, Pierce, HJohnson 2, Runge 2, Brown.

Panama 21 22 20 5 — 68

Cassadaga Valley 10 7 14 18 — 50

Jayvees: Panama won.

RED DRAGONS ROLL

Maple Grove continued its winning ways following a 63-26 nonleague victory over Cattaraugus-Little Valley.

The Red Dragons led 27-15 at the half and then scored 27 points in the third quarter to put the game away.

Nathan Cresanti led the way for the Red Dragons (3-0) with 14 points, and Jonah Foley and Liam Colburn both had 10.

CATTARAUGUS-LITTLE VALLEY (26)

Wright 1 0 3, BYoung 0 0 0, Denzel 1 0 2, CYoung 2 2 7, Hines 0 0 0, Howland 1 0 2, MaBrewer 0 1 1, Nyquan Boswell 1 0 2, Szata 2 0 4, MiBrewer 1 0 2, Merrill 0 1 1, Colvero 1 0 2, Totals 10 4 26.

MAPLE GROVE (63)

Nathan Cresanti 6 2 14, Foley 4 0 10, JOnah, Lombardo 0 0 0, Rodgers 2 0 5, Jack Mansfield 5 2 12, Laney 2 2 6, Bless 0 2 2, Verbosky 1 0 2, Barton 1 0 2, Liam Colburn 3 2 10, Totals 24 10 63.

3-point goals — Wright, CYoung, Foley 2, Rodgers 1, Colburn 2.

Cattaraugus-Little Valley 10 5 2 9 — 26

Maple Grove 10 17 27 9 — 63

Jayvees: Maple Grove won