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Alexander improved to 9-2 on the season with a 64-61 win over Oakfield-Alabama in Boys Basketball.

The Hornets, after trailing throughout the first three quarters, mounted a charge in the fourth, scoring 23 points to 11 for the Trojans, but still came up short.

Dylan Pohl scored 24 points for Alexander and Kingston Woods scored 18.

For O-A:

• Avery Watterson, 17 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block
• Gavin Armbrewster, 16 points, 2 assists, 2 steals
• Gabe Smith, 10 points, 4 rebounds, 1 block

Oakfield-Alabama is now 6-4.

"I’m very proud of the fight the boys had tonight," said Hornets Coach Ryan Stehlar. "It was a great Friday night high-school basketball atmosphere. We need to learn from this loss and move on to the next game."

Mariah Ognibene led all scorers on Thursday with 22 points to help Elba to a dominating 82-42 win over Holley in Girls Basketball.

Sydney Reilly scored 19 points.

Also, Lidia Ross scored 13 points for the Lancers. Brooklyn Jachimowicz scored eight, and Ava Buczek scored seven.

Photos by Debra Reilly

The Hornets led through all four quarters in their 63-42 win in Girls Basketball on Thursday against Alexander.

For Oakfield-Alabama:

• Allie Williams      17 points, 7 rebounds
• Piper Hyde         16 points, 3 assists
• Alexa Clark         12 points., 13 rebounds
• Alea Groff           11 points,   6 assists, 3 steals
• Emma Moeller    5 points.
• Allison Harkness  2 points

Notre Dame beat Attica in Girls Basketball on Thursday 44-23.

The Lady Irish improved to 8-4

The Irish were led by Sofia Falleti, who scored 18 points and had 9 rebounds. Shirley Thompson pitched in 8 points and 6 rebounds. Clairissa Milliman and Penny Jo Thompson had 6 points each.

Photos by Pete Welker

Oakfield-Alabama's 12-point fourth quarter, compared to just six points for Byron-Bergen, helped the Hornets to a narrow victory in Boys Basketball on Wednesday.

The Hornets were up 44-42 at the closing buzzer.

Stats for O-A:

• Avery Watterson, 13 points, 7 rebounds
• Jack Cianfrini, 8 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals (Had the go ahead basket with 40 seconds left in the game.)
• Brady Williams, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal
• Carson Warner, 8 rebounds, 2 steals

For B-B:

• Andre White, 14 points
• Noah Clare, 11 points
• Cole DiQuattro, 9 points

O-A coach Ryan Stehlar said, "The team had to dig deep tonight multiple times during a tough battle. Coach Roxanne Noeth is a great coach, and her team plays hard. We had to try and match their intensity. We were fortunate to get big stops and make key plays to get the win. I’m proud of the guys for stepping up tonight when called on."

Photos by Jennifer DiQuattro.

Oakfield-Alabama beat Byron-Bergen in Girls Basketball on Tuesday 50-46.

For the Hornets:

• Alea Groff, 16  points, 3 steals
• Allie Williams, 12 points, 12 rebounds, 3 blocks
• Allison Harkness, 10 points, 6 rebounds 2 blocks 
• Alexa Clark, 5 points, 13 reb
• Jess Sosnowksi, 4 points
• Piper Hyde, 2 points, 6 assists

For the Bees:

• Janessa Amesbury. 22 points
• Olivia Senf, 11 points
• Riley Shallenverger, 8 points

"A great high school basketball game between two very good teams playing at a high level," said OA Coach Jeff Schlagenhauf. "Rick (Krzewinski) always has his teams ready to play. They are so well-coached. It was a great win for our kids against a very good basketball team.

"Our defense really stepped up in the fourth quarter," he added. "We got some great contributions from Alexa Clark and Allison Harkness and Alea Groff. Allie Williams had a huge offensive fourth quarter for us."

Elba beat Pembroke on Tuesday in Girls Basketball 66-33.

For the Lancers, Sydney Reilly scored 23 points, and Lydia Ross scored 19.

Photos by Debra Reilly.

Notre Dame improved to 7-4 on Tuesday with a 53-33 win over Kendall in Girls Basketball.

Sofia Falleti led the Irish with a 30-point and 15-rebound double-double while adding four steals. Also contributing was Shirley Thompson with 9 points and 7 rebounds and Lucia Fiorentino with 4 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 steals. 

“This was a good bounce-back game for us. Everyone contributed both on offense and defense tonight. The team really worked well against a solid Kendall defense,” said Coach Vinny Falleti

Byron Bergen beat Notre Dame in Girls Basketball on Saturday 58-55.

For the Bees, Janessa Amesbury scored 22 points. Olivia Senf, who missed the previous five games with an ankle injury, scored 12, and Riley Shallenberger scored 10.

For the Irish, Sofia Falletti scored 19, and Shirley Thompson scored 11. Both girls had eight rebounds. Gianna Falleti scored seven and Lucia Fiorentino scored six with 11 rebounds.

"Nice quality win for us tonight against a very good and young ND team," said Byron-Bergen Coach Rick Krzewinski. "We did a nice job on Sofia Falletti in the first half as she scored six but added 13 in the second half. Eight grader Shirley Thompson scored 8 of her 11 points in the first half. You are going to hear a lot about her in the years to come."

Byron-Bergen is now 8-1. Notre Dame is 6-4.

Photos by Jennifer Diquattro.

The Elba Lancers beat Jasper-Troupsburg on Saturday in Boys Basketball 65-58 for the team's first win of the season.

The Lancers are now 1-8.

Nick Scott scored 31 points and Ryan Marsceill scored 26 for Elba.

Photos by Debra Reilly.

Batavia beat Greece Olympia in Boys Basketball on Friday 78-54.

Gavin White scored 27 points for the Blue Devils and Casey Mazur scored 24.

Batavia is 6-3 and play their next game on Jan. 15 at Greece Odyssey at 7 p.m.

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After playing even with Byron-Bergen through the first two quarters in Boys Basketball on Thursday, Notre Dame pulled away in the third for a 70-52 win.

Chase Antinore scored 35 points for the Irish. TJ Cephus scored 14 and Aiden Bellavia scored 13.

For the Bees, Cody Carlson scored 30 points.

Photos by Jennifer DiQuattro.