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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Pembroke beat Wheatland-Chile in Girls Basketball on Friday 42-23.
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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.
Three decades after the program's last appearance in the Batavia Rotary Club Girls Basketball Tournament, the Elba Lancers are the tournament's new champions.
The Lancers beat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 55-44 at GCC on Thursday.
Elba outscored Notre Dame 21 to six in the first quarter and never looked back.
Sydney Reilly scored 27 points for Elba. She was the only player on the team to score in double digits. Brea Smith scored seven, and Lydia Ross scored six.
For the Irish, Sofia Falleti scored 28 points and was also the only player on her team to score in double digits. Gianna Falleti and Shirley Thompson each scored five.
Photos by Debra Reilly.
With only a three-point margin on Tuesday, 53-50, Byron-Bergen retained the "Battle of Route 262" trophy with a win over Elba.
For the Bees, Cody Carlson scored 24 points. Andre White scored 7, and picking up six each were Cole DiQuattro, Adam Cardenas, and Joe Brumsted.
For the Lancers, Nick Scott scored 18, Bing Zuber, 16, and Ryan Marsceill, 12.
Photos by Jennifer DiQuattro.
Elba, making its first Rotary Tournament appearance in 30 years, is advancing to the championship game after beating Batavia on Tuesday 52-34.
The Lancers will play Notre Dame at 7:45 p.m. on Thursday.
For Elba, Sydney Reilly scored 15 points, Brea Smith scored 12, and Lydia Ross scored 10.
For the Blue Devils, Jaimin Macdonald scored 13 points and Violet Lopez scored 10.
Photos by Debra Reilly.
Notre Dame knocked off the defending champs in the first game of the Batavia Rotary Club Girls Basketball Tournament at GCC on Tuesday.
The Irish (6-2) topped Cal-Mum 54-46.
ND is riding a three-game win streak going into the final on Thursday against Elba.
After trailing 15-0 in the first quarter, the Irish rallied to take the lead in the fourth quarter.
Sofia Falleti led the Irish with a team-high 19 points and five rebounds. Lucia Fiorentino had 10 points and eight rebounds. Also contributing were Shirley Thompson with nine points, Clairissa Milliman with six points, Gianna Falleti and Emma Fitch with four each.
“What a comeback! From being down by 15, we had to get in our rhythm and fight back point by point," said Coach Vinny Falleti. "Our defense was key tonight against a talented, veteran Cal-Mum team, which is very well coached. We have such a young team with no seniors, and our objective is always to compete. Amazing effort. I am so proud of our Lady Irish."
Photos by Pete Welker.
Alexander extended its win streak to seven games on Tuesday with a 73-43 victory over Wheatland-Chili.
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One of the real values of the Rotary Basketball Tournament, said Notre Dame Coach Vinny Falleti, is that it focuses attention of female athletes.
"In my opinion, girls' sports in this area don't get as much of a run as boys', and I think that they should," Falleti said on Tuesday during Rotary's luncheon at the ARC Center on Woodrow Road. "There's a lot of great women athletes out there and girls who are really good representatives of what you want to be as you get older. And I think that's a big part of this tournament. It's really shining a light on a lot of young ladies who really do it the right way. And that goes for every school that's involved."
Tip-off for the first game is tonight (Tuesday) at 6:30 p.m. with Notre Dame against defending champs Cal-Mum.
The second first-round game is at 7:45, Batavia vs. Elba.
Elba is making its first tournament appearance in 30 years.
The championship game is at 7:45 p.m. on Thursday. The consolation game on Thursday starts at 6:30 p.m.
Notre Dame improved to 5-2 Saturday afternoon in Girls Basketball with a 63-22 win over Wheatland Chili at home.
Every Irish player contributed for a balanced win.
Leading ND were the Falleti sisters, Sofia and Gianna, with 12 points each. Also contributing were Lucia Fiorentin with 11 points, Emma Fitch, 7, Riley Yunker, 7, Shirley Thompson, 6, Clairissa Milliman, 4, and Penny Jo Thompson, 4.
“Back-to-back games are very difficult, and I was happy that the girls could come out and have everyone contribute both on offense and defense,” said Coach Vinny Falleti.
Photos by Pete Welker.
Batavia beat Newark in Boys Basketball on Saturday 67-53.
Gavin White scored 25 points for the Blue Devils and Carter Mullen scored 23.
Kendall squeaked past Byron-Bergen on Friday 46-45 in Boys Basketball.
Cole DiQuattro scored 15 points for the Bees. Cody Carlson added 10.
For Kendall, Vincent D'Agostino scored 20 points.
Photos by Jennifer DiQuattro
Notre Dame, now 4-2, beat the previously undefeated Lyons in Girls Basketball on Friday 69-63.
The Irish were led by sophomore Sofia Falleti, who scored a career-high 33 points and grabbed nine rebounds. She hit five three-pointers.
Gianna Falleti also contributed 11 points and three steals.
Shirley Thompson, eighth grade, added 10 points and six rebounds.
For Lyons, Carmella Parker scored 19 points, Janiyah Bell 17, and Jayla Bell 16.\
“Our team played a phenomenal game against a talented and undefeated Class B school on our home court," said Coach Vinny Falleti. "This was a tremendous effort from our whole team tonight to take this win.”
Elba beat Lyndonville on Friday in Girls Basketball 57 to 37.
Sydney Reily scored 19 points for the Lancers. Lydia Ross scored 15 points.
For Lyndonville, Addison Dillenbeck scored 21 points.
Photos by Debra Reilly.
Alexander hit nine three-point shots on the way to a 61-51 win over Pembroke in Boys Basketball on Friday.
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Le Roy scored 53 points and held Batavia to 46 points to win the large school division championship of the Peter Arras Memorial Basketball Tournament at GCC on Monday night.
The Oatkan Knights surged with five minutes left in the game, when they were trailing 44-37, going on a 16-2 scoring run.
The tournament is sponsored by the Batavia Lions Club.
Jean Agosto and Jake Higgins each scored 17 points for the Oatkan Knights. For each, 10 of those points came in the last five minutes. Adam Woodworth scored 11 points.
For Batavia, Carter Mullins scored 16 points and Casey Mazur scored eight.
Jake Higgins was selected tournament MVP, and Jean Agosto and Adam Woodworth made the all-tourney team.
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Alexander won the Pete Arras crown in the small school division at GCC on Monday night, beating Notre Dame 58-50.
The Trojans led at the half 24-16, but the Fighting Irish pulled even three times in the fourth quarter. Alexander hits some key baskets in the final three minutes to seal the victory.
Kingston Woods was selected tournament MVP.
When Notre Dame challenged in the second half, Alexander coach Justin Smith remained confident in his team.
"Our second half is normally our worst, to be honest, but I felt that they were going to get on a run, and I knew that we just had to settle down," Smith said. "Our offense was going to be there. We just had to be more disciplined on defense. Once we did that, I knew the game would swing our way."
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Oakfield-Alabama beat Notre Dame in Girls basketball on Monday 51-48.
Sofia Falleti scored 18 points for the Irish. Gianna Falleti scored nine and Lucia Fiorentino scored seven ad had nine rebounds.
There were no stats submitted for O-A.
Photos by Pete Welker.
York held Oakfield-Alabama scoreless in the third quarter on Friday of the first round of the Cal-Mum Tournament, which helped York lockdown a 42-28 win.
The Hornets trailed by only five points after the first half, down 23-18.
Tessa Rodwell led York with 17 points, nine rebounds, and four steals.
For O-A, Allie Williams had 10 points, while Alea Groff scored six.
Photos by Kristin Smith.
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