5th Annual Adam Elliott Memorial Basketball Tournament
December 15th, 16th, 17th, 2010
Adam Elliott
Also thanks to Allegany-Limestone, Bolivar-Richburg, Genesee Valley, Franklinville, Smethport, and Archbishop Walsh Acamemy for providing the competition.
And finally, thanks to the fans who came out to enjoy a great weekend of basketball. See you next year!
Genesee Valley's Tali Morse drives to the hoop.
Genesee Valley, who opened up a 22-3 lead after the first quarter and held Franklinville to 7 points in the first half, never looked back.
For the Lady Jags, Tali Morse led all scorers with 15, while Carena Humphrey and Tanecia Glass each scored 12.
Franklinville was led by Vanessa Pfeiffer with 9 points.
GV moves on the the finals on Saturday to face the winner of the Smethport - Portville game at 2:00PM, while Franklinville will play the loser of the Smethport/Portville game in the consolation game on Saturday scheduled for 11:00AM.
Walsh's Ryan Whelpley.
The Gators held a 19-11 edge at the end of the first quarter, but were held scoreless in the second period, allowing Walsh to take a 26-19 lead into the locker room at the half.
The Eagles extended their lead to 9 at the end of three (42-33), and really were never challenged from then on.
For Walsh, Ryan Whelpley scored a game high 20 points. Marcus Clark added 15, and Jake Chapman had 10. For the Wolverines, Zachary Whitcher scored 10 points. Andrew Robinson scored 8, and Jarred Smith had 7 points.
Walsh will play in the tournamet finals on Saturday, facing the winner of the Allegany-Limestone / Portville game. Game time will be 3:30PM. The Wolverines will meet the loser of the A-L / Portville game in the consolation game on Saturday scheduled for 12:30PM.
Portville's Emily Simon.
The Lady Panthers, who took their first lead of the game with 5:22 remaining in the third period (19-18), fell victim to missed scoring opportunities throughout the contest.
Portville held a two point lead (27-25) going into the fourth period, but Smethport was able to take and build the lead up to 7 (41-34) with 2:50 remaining. At that time, the Panthers came back to cut the lead to 3 with just under a minute left, and had to foul. Smethport hit their free throws down the stretch to seal the victory.
For the Lady Hubbers, Lauren Stratton had a game high 17 points, while Stacey Herzog scored 16.
For Portville, Kayla Welty scored 14, and Sarah Kichman added 13.
Smethport advances to Saturday's finals against Genesee Valley (2:00PM), and the Lady Panthers play in the consolation game against Franklinville. That game starts at 11:00AM
Zac Miles
The game was closely contested throughout the first half, and a 13-0 run by the Gators gave them a 31-25 lead with 2:44 remaining in the second quarter. The Panthers responded by outscoring A-L 9-2 to close out the period and take the slimmest of leads (34-33) at the half.
Portville came out after halftime and went on a 9-0 run to increase their lead to 10 (43-33) with 5:10 remaining in the third. At the end of the quarter, Zach Blask hit a big three, and assisted on a Josh Watson layup to give Portville a 50-44 lead after 3.
In the fourth quarter, the Panthers frequent substitutions throughout the game started paying dividends as the Gators seemed to tire a bit.
For Portville (2-2), Josh Watson had 19 points. Zach Blask had a double-double, scoring 16 points, and handing out 13 assists. Zac Miles and Mike Querrieo each scored 9 points. Querrieo gave Portville a much needed lift off the bench, hitting three treys in the first half. Miles also had 7 rebounds.
For the Gators, Tyler Dzienik scored 12, Zach Harrington, Kyle Trietley, and Raheem Silva had 11 points apiece.
Coach Caya praised the defensive efforts of Mik Pierce, and Ryan Marcellin who guarded Josh Harrington who he described as a "very tough ballplayer." "We were outrebounded by 2 (28-26), so that's something we'll have to work on, but after losing two straight, it's nice to get back in the win column."
Allegany Limestone will play Bolivar-Richburg in the consolation game which begins at 12:30PM, while the Panther will face Archbishop Walsh Academy in the finals. Game time is set for 3:30PM.
Portville's Kayla Welty.
Emily Simon had a double-double (20 points, 14 rebounds), Kayla Welty scored 11 and Brandy Williams had 10 to lead Portville. Vanessa Pfeiffer led Franklinville with 10 points.
B-R's Zach Whitcher guards A-L's Tyler Dziennik
The Gators were led by a quartet of double digit scorers. Tyler Dziennik scored 12, while Kyle Trietley, Raheem Silva, and Zach Harrington each scored 11.
the Wolverines were lead by Jarred Smith's 12 points.
Smethport's Stacey Herzog.
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Stacey Herzog, Lauren Stratton, and Shannon Hughes each scored 8 points to lead the Lady Hubbers.
It was the second straight championship loss for Genesee Valley.
Walsh's Marcus Clarke (10) shoots over the Panther defense.
Walsh started the game on a 7-0 run that had the Panthers playing catch up until 5:40 remained in the 3rd quarter when Zac Miles (21 points, 8 rebounds) drained a three to give Portville a 35-33 lead. Walsh responed with a 10-3 run that gave them a 43-38 lead after three quarters.
In the fourth, Miles hit a three with 4:00 to go, and then hit on both ends of a 1 and 1 to cut the lead to 1 (50-49) with 3:23 left. Two fouls shot's by Walsh's Matt Bysiek (11 Points) extended the Eagles leat to three, and then Clarke dialed long distance with an NBA three with 2:35 left that really sealed the deal for Walsh.
Along with Miles, Zach Blask scored 11 points (5 rebounds and 8 assists), and Josh Watson scored 10. Portville (2-3) was outrebounded 29-25 for the game.
For Walsh, Ryan Whelpley also scored a game high 23.
Along with Clarke, Whelpley was named to the all tourney team as were Blask and Miles from Portville.
