YOUNGSVILLE, Pa. – Zaylee Cressley scored 15 points to help lead Youngsville to a 43-40 win over Forest Area.
Youngsville (6-12) led 6-4 after the first quarter, 16-12 at halftime and 31-26 after three quarters.
Riley Robinault was also in double figures for Youngsville with 11 points, while Molly Helman added nine.
Amber Guzzi led Forest Area (7-12) with 18 points, while Kaylie Rooke tallied nine points, 10 rebounds and five blocks.
RIDGWAY 60, EISENHOWER 55
RUSSELL, Pa. – Losing for nearly the entire game, Ridgway rallied late to beat homestanding Eisenhower, 60-55.
Eisenhower (7-10) started fast and led 28-22 at halftime thanks to a 17-11 first-quarter advantage. The lead then grew to seven, 45-38, going to the fourth quarter.
But in the fourth quarter, Jenna Kasmierski nailed three 3-pointers and Kristen Ellenberger also scored nine points thanks to three baskets and a 3 of 4 performance at the line to help the Lady Elkers (14-4) rally for the victory.
Ellenberger led a trio of Ridgway players in double digits with 19 points with Kasmierski adding 16 points and Gabby Amacher 11 points.
Kasmierski completed a double-double with 12 rebounds, Ellenberger added six rebounds, and Amacher had six assists.
That offset a monster game from Clara Steinberg, who scored a game-high 35 points.
Steinberg hit seven 3-pointers in the contest, including two in the first quarter when she scored 12 points. She also went deep three times in the third quarter scoring 11 points in that frame
Laney Font added 14 points for the Knights.
AUSTIN 47, SMETHPORT 34
SMETHPORT, Pa. – Austin now controls its own destiny in the race for an NTL playoff spot after a 47-34 win at Smethport.
The Lady Panther victory coupled with a Northern Potter loss to Oswayo Valley leaves Austin (12-7 overall, 9-5 NTL) a game up in the loss column on both NoPo and Oswayo Valley for fourth place in the conference with four teams making the postseason.
Austin has two league games left – albeit against the top two teams in the conference Coudersport and Port Allegany – while Northern Potter still has four conference games remaining – Coudersport twice, Cameron County, and last-place Galeton – with Oswayo Valley having two conference tilts left – Smethport and Cameron County. The top four teams advance to the inaugural NTL postseason tournament.
Isabella Rees led the charger for Austin with 22 points, nine steals, eight rebounds, three assists, and two blocked shots while Lily Clinger added eight points and six rebounds, including five offensive boards. Ella Brewer also scored eight points in the win.
Smethport (4-14, 3-10) got 14 points, 14 rebounds, three blocked shots, and two steals from Elizabeth Hungiville while Jaidyn Goodman added 15 points and eight rebounds.
OSWAYO VALLEY 28, NORTHERN POTTER 26
ULYSSES, Pa. – Outscoring Northern Potter by two points in the fourth quarter, Oswayo Valley kept its NTL playoff hopes alive with a 28-26 road win.
The Green Wave (12-7 overall, 8-6 NTL) and Lady Panthers (10-8, 6-6) were tied at 19 going to the fourth quarter before Oswayo Valley used free throws (5 of 10) and five points from Brooke George to get the important win.
With the victory, OV is a game back in the loss column of Austin for the fourth and final playoff spot in the inaugural NTL playoffs. They are also tied in the loss column for fifth place with Northern Potter, whom the Green Wave split the season series with.
The win also secured just the third .500 conference season since 1999 for the Green Wave, who were also .500 in NTL play in 1999 (7-7) and last year (8-8). A win against either Smethport or Cameron County would give Oswayo Valley its first above .500 conference season in at least 29 years. The YDL Sports Network has OV conference records dating back to 1996 without an above .500 conference mark.
If the Green Wave win out in the regular season, they also play Cowanesque Valley, they would be guaranteed their most wins since 1996 as well. Oswayo won 14 games in 2008 (14-11) and 13 in 2005 (13-12).
George played a key role in the win Friday scoring a team-best 10 points with Makenna Manning adding nine.
Molly Cady had eight points for Northern Potter (10-8, 6-6) while Kayden Brown added seven points.
PORT ALLEGANY 50, CAMERON COUNTY 31
PORT ALLEGANY, Pa. – Ella Moses had an 11-point, 12-rebound double-double to help Port Allegany maintain its slim hold on first place in the NTL with a 50-31 win over visiting Cameron County.
Moses also added five assists and five steals to the Lady Gators (15-5 overall, 12-2 NTL), who are tied with Coudersport in the loss column for first place but hold the tiebreaker having swept the Lady Falcons.
Brynn Evens added 12 points, eight rebounds, and three blocked shots in the victory while Jenna Renner had 10 points, five rebounds, and three steals. Peyton Gordon also scored 10 points, and Kayleigha Dowell chipped in five points, eight rebounds, five assists, and three blocked shots.
Cameron County (4-15, 3-11) got nine points from Milla Magaro and seven from Ava Hilfiger.
COUDERSPORT 69, GALETON 12
COUDERSPORT, Pa. – Coudersport kept its hopes of an NTL regular-season title alive with a 69-12 win over visiting Galeton.
The Lady Falcons (12-4 overall, 10-2 NTL) remain tied in the loss column with Port Allegany for first place but lose the tiebreaker to the Lady Gators meaning Coudy needs to win out and have Port drop one of its remaining two NTL games or have Port lose both while Coudy only loses once.
The Lady Gators have winless Galeton and Austin, who they lost to left, while Coudersport has to play Northern Potter twice, Austin, and Otto-Eldred).
On Friday, Hallie Rigas led the Lady Falcons with 12 points with Sierra Myers scoring 10 points. Emilee Ruter chipped in nine tallies, and Laura Dunn had eight points and seven rebounds.
Also in the win, Macie Popchak had six steals, and Savannah Myers added five assists and three steals.
Lynlee Basile led Galeton (0-18, 0-14) with eight points.
KENNEDY CATHOLIC 78, FARRELL 27
HERMITAGE, Pa. – Bella Magestro led four Kennedy Catholic players in double figures with 20 points in a 78-27 Region 1 win over Farrell.
Magestro also had five assists, while Layke Fields had a big double-double with 18 points and 18 boards.
Tori Harvey and Monique Vincent had 13 points each for the Golden Eagles (12-3 overall, 8-0 Region 1), with Harvey notching five assists and Vincent four.
Damerra Thomas led Farrell (5-11, 3-7) with eight points.
ST. MARYS 69, DUBOIS 22
ST. MARYS, Pa. – District 9’s leading scorer Jayssa Snelick scored a game-high 26 points to lead St. Marys to a 69-22 over visiting DuBois in D9 League action.
Maura Caskey also reached 20 points for the Lady Dutch (15-3 overall, 6-1 D9 League) with 22 points, and Alexa Schneider added 17 points.
Audrey Kennis and Avery Fontaine each scored seven points for DuBois (3-15, 1-6).
CLARION-LIMESTONE 59, UNION/A-C VALLEY 38
RIMERSBURG, Pa. – Julianna Schwabenbauer scored a career-high 15 points, all in the first half, to lead visiting Clarion-Limestone to a 59-38 win over Union/A-C Valley at Union.
Hannah Beggs added 13 points in the non-league victory for the Lady Lions (6-14) while Raegan Love and Kalyssa Ferguson each scored nine points.
Maddy Dehart led Union/A-C Valley (2-15) with 14 points with Kya Wetzel adding 13 points.
NORTH CLARION 57, OTTO-ELDRED 25
FRILLS CORNERS, Pa. – Outscoring visiting Otto-Eldred 33-10 in the middle two quarters, North Clarion raced to a 57-25 win.
The She-Wolves (15-4) led 11-6 at the end of the first quarter before taking a 25-11 halftime lead that expanded to 44-16 at the end of the third.
Brooke Steinman scored nine of her team-best 15 points in the third quarter while Lily Homan added 13 points and Ainsley Hartle chipped in eight tallies.
Rayel Hakes and Lexi Prince each scored five points for Otto-Eldred (12-7).
BROOKVILLE 47, CRANBERRY 12
BROOKVILLE, Pa. – Eden Wonderling scored a game-high 20 points to help Brookville to a 47-12 victory over visiting Cranberry.
Kerstyn Davie added 12 points for the Lady Raiders (8-9) while Samantha Whitling scored nine points.
Avery Coe had four points for Cranberry (3-15).
RICHLAND 49, CLEARFIELD 44
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Letna Roman and Sahsa Garnett each scored four points during a 14-6 second-quarter run for Richland that helped the Rams dispatch visiting Clearfield, 49-44, in LHAC crossover action.
Clearfield (11-6) led 14-12 at the end of the first quarter but trailed 26-20 at halftime.
The Lady Bison got within three, 34-31, going to the fourth quarter but the deficit proved to be too much.
Garnett and Lanie Marshall led the Rams (9-10) with 13 points each with Roman tacking on nine points.
Mia Helsel paced Clearfield with 17 points with Cayleigh Walker and Sonny Diehl each scoring 11.
