CLYMER — Talon Persons hit a runner in the lane to give Sherman a 44-42 lead and the Wildcats hung on late to beat Clymer 44-43 in Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 2 boys basketball Tuesday.

The Pirates (10-5, 7-1) led 42-39 before Jacob Ferranto hit a game-tying 3-pointer with 2:25 left. Persons then gave Sherman (9-1, 4-1) a two-point lead with 1:55 remaining.

Eli Mitchell’s free throw pulled Clymer within a point with 1:19 remaining, but the Wildcats’ ensuing possession lasted over a minute, thanks to a kicked ball and a foul, before a shot clock violation gave the ball back to the Pirates with 17 seconds remaining.

Clymer then got an open look at a 3-pointer with 4 seconds remaining, but the shot did not fall.

Ferranto led Sherman with 26 points and Cal Cook added 11.

Mitchell had 12 points and seven rebounds; Carson White had 12 points and four rebounds; Roman Wassink had 9 points, 10 rebounds and two assists; Kameron Einink had 7 points, five assists, four rebounds and three steals; and Blake Beckerink had four steals for the Pirates.

SHERMAN (44)

Kopta 0 1 1, Kranz 0 0 0, Cook 4 0 11, Griswold 0 0 0, Chambers 1 0 2, Goree 0 0 0, Persons 2 0 4, RJohnson 0 0 0, EJohnson 0 0 0, Ferranto 11 2 26. Totals 18 3 44.

CLYMER (43)

White 4 0 12, Gomez 1 0 2, Beckerink 0 1 1, KWassink 0 0 0, Einink 3 0 7, RJohnson 0 0 0, LJohnson 0 0 0, Mitchell 5 2 12, RWassink 4 1 9, Redlecki 0 0 0, Sexton 0 0 0, Lao 0 0 0. Totals 17 4 43.

3-point goals–Cook 3, Ferranto 2, White 4, Einink.

Sherman 9 17 8 10 — 44

Clymer 9 12 10 12 — 43

HORTON HAS CAREER NIGHT

SOUTH DAYTON — Michael Horton scored a career-high 45 points as Panama jumped out to a big lead and breezed past Pine Valley 74-48 in nonleague action.

Panama led 30-12 after the first quarter.

Horton grabbed seven steals and six rebounds; Brandon Hirsch had nine rebounds; Mason Weber had seven rebounds; and Wyatt Eggleston and Kiedon Graves had five steals apiece.

James Greene had a big night for Pine Valley with a career-high 29 points to go along with 12 rebounds and seven blocked shots.

PANAMA (76)

Weber 0 0 0, Abers 2 1 5, Graves 1 0 2, Eggleston 3 0 8, Horton 19 1 45, Morgan 2 0 5, Horner 1 0 3, Hirsch 1 2 4, Spiesman 1 0 3. Totals 30 4 76.

PINE VALLEY (48)

Reger 1 0 2, Hohl 1 0 2, Rogers 1 0 2, Bell 3 0 8, Sunick 0 0 0, Greene 13 3 29, Morillas 1 0 3, Howard 0 0 0, Schunk 1 0 2. Totals 21 3 48.

3-point goals–Eggleston 2, Horton 6, Morgan, Horner, Spiesman, Bell 2, Morillas.

Panama 30 11 17 16 — 74

Pine Valley 12 9 13 14 — 48

WESTFIELD COASTS PAST BROCTON

WESTFIELD — Nolan Anderson led four players in double figures with 18 points as Westfield coasted past Brocton 70-28.

Grant Beadle had 15 points, 21 rebounds and three blocked shots; Braylon Swanson had 12 points and seven assists; Lincoln Thomas had 12 points; and Anderson grabbed eight rebounds for the Wolverines (8-6. 5-2).

Westfield led 31-21 at halftime before a 20-0 third quarter.

Evan Ludwig led the Bulldogs (0-12, 0-6) with 13 points.

BROCTON (28)

Gustafson 1 0 2, Gatto 2 0 4, Ludwig 5 0 13, Walker 1 1 3, Mitchell 1 0 2, Pryll 2 0 4. Totals 12 1 28.

WESTFIELD (70)

Paddock 0 0 0, Baum 3 0 7, Stein 1 0 2, Tuah 0 2 2, Swanson 5 1 12, Thomas 4 0 12, Anderson 9 0 18, Wells 1 0 2, Beadle 7 1 15. Totals 30 4 70.

3-point goals–Ludwig 3, Baum, Swanson, Thomas 4.

Brocton 9 12 0 7 — 28

Westfield 16 15 20 19 — 70

EAGLES EDGE MAPLE GROVE

MAYVILLE — Asher Olson scored 18 points and collected six rebounds as Chautauqua Lake edged Maple Grove 78-76 in Division 2.

Carson Fairbank provided another 12 points and six rebounds for the Eagles (4-8, 3-4). Nick Jacobson had 12 points and five assists; Joey Abuhmeidan scored 11; and Brayden Gibbs had 14.

Maple Grove (4-11, 2-6) was led by Liam Colburn with 24 points, Aiden Dahlberg had 21 and Austin Mason provided 11.

MAPLE GROVE (76)

Reynolds 2 0 6, Carlson 0 2 2, Price 3 3 9, Mason 2 5 11, Johnson 0 0 0, Yohe 1 0 3, Colburn 10 3 24, Dahlberg 9 1 21. Totals 27 14 76.

CHAUTAUQUA LAKE (78)

JSwan 0 0 0, Jacobson 4 0 12, Abuhmeidan 4 2 11, Fairbank 6 0 12, Gibbs 5 0 14, Olson 8 2 18, Houser 3 1 7, LSwan 1 2 4. Totals 31 7 78.

3-point goals–Reynolds 2, Mason 2, Yohe, Colburn, Dahlberg 2, Jacobson 4, Abuhmeidan, Gibbs 4.

Maple Grove 16 24 17 19 — 76

Chautauqua Lake 20 17 22 19 — 78

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HILLBILLIES RALLY PAST OLEAN

OLEAN — Fredonia outscored Olean 14-8 in the fourth quarter to rally past Olean 50-47 for a Division 1 victory.

RJ Koopman posted a double-double with 10 points, 10 rebounds and six assists for Fredonia (14-1, 6-1). Graham Putney provided another 15 points and two assists, Colin Luce had 15 points and three blocks, Ryan Kelly grabbed four steals and Donovan Dowdy had five rebounds, three assists and two blocks.

Olean (9-5, 4-4) was led by Mykel Rivera with 22 points and Joe Mest had 12.

FREDONIA (50)

Luce 6 3 15, Kelly 0 3 3, Dowdy 3 0 7, Putney 5 0 15, Koopman 4 2 10, Lincoln 0 0 0. Totals 18 8 50.

OLEAN (47)

Ruggles 0 0 0, Bohdanowycz 1 0 2, Teachman 3 0 6, Hogle 3 0 6, Mest 5 0 12, Rivera 8 4 22. Totals 20 4 47.

3-point goals–Dowdy, Putney 5, Mest 2, Rivera 2.

Fredonia 6 15 15 14 — 50

Olean 18 11 10 8 — 47

MARAUDERS GET PAST WARRIORS

SALAMANCA — K’Vion Tell scored 19 points to lead Dunkirk past Salamanca 54-49 in Division 1 action.

Malik McCall provided another 15 points for the Marauders (12-1, 5-1), while Aries Cheverez scored 11.

Salamanca (8-7, 3-4) was led by Payton Maybee with 17 points and Carlton Farmer had 13.

DUNKIRK (54)

Tell 8 0 19, McQuiggan 0 0 0, Rodriguez 0 0 0, Bache 0 0 0, McCall 6 3 15, Kenner 1 0 2, Krystofiak 3 1 7, Cheverez 5 0 11. Totals 23 4 54.

SALAMANCA (49)

Farmer 4 2 13, Bradley 3 2 8, Hill 3 2 9, Farnum 1 0 2, Taylor 0 0 0, Maybee 8 1 17, Seeley 0 0 0. Totals 19 7 49.

3-point goals–Tell 3, Cheverez, Farmer 3, Hill.

Dunkirk 11 11 13 19 — 54

Salamanca 16 12 14 7 — 49