DOLGEVILLE 49, LITTLE FALLS 43, overtime

DOLGEVILLE, N.Y. — The Little Falls Mounties fell from the ranks of the unbeaten Wednesday when Dolgeville’s Blue Devils beat them 49-43 in overtime.

The Blue Devils got baskets from Sarah Reardon and Nichole Bliss in the final minute and a half of regulation then outscored Little Falls 13-7 in the four-minute extra session to earn their first victory over the Mounties since reinstating their program a decade ago.

“I’m so proud of these kids,” Dolgeville coach Lee Quackenbush said. “It’s been a lot of hard work the last few years and they never gave up. This is our crowning achievement so far ... and we’re not done yet.”

“This win means the world to us,” senior Kassie Gonyea added.

Olivia Tooley scored to give Little Falls (15-1, 9-1 CSC-I) a 36-32 lead late in the fourth quarter. Reardon’s basket brought Dolgeville within two points with 1:25 left in regulation and Bliss put back an offensive rebound for her only field goal of the night at the 24-second mark. Little Falls turned the ball over on the ensuing inbounding play but Tooley tied Gonyea up with four second on the clock and possession went back to the Mounties on the jump ball call. Carrin LaCoppola’s jumper hit the rim at the buzzer and the game went to overtime tied at 36.

Reardon had the first basket in overtime and Dolgeville led the rest of the way. The Blue Devils (9-7, 5-5 CSC-I) added a basket before Tooley was fouled on a drive to the basket and added a free throw to complete a three-point play. A foul shot by Reardon made it a two-point game again and Corinne Alling converted a steal into a layup for a four-point advantage. Gonyea then stole Little Falls’ inbounding pass and made both shots of a one-and-one to put Dolgeville up by six points for its largest lead of the night with one minute left to play.

Jordan Mitchell was fouled on a drive to the basket and made two free throws for Little Falls. Tooley then drove for a basket following a Dolgeville turnover and the Mounties were back within a basket with 37 seconds left.

The Blue Devils sealed the win by hitting four of their last six foul shots.

The Mounties led 20-13 at halftime but Dolgeville cut its deficit to one point by the end of the third quarter and held Little Falls to single-digit scoring in the third and fourth quarters and overtime.

“They played hard man defense,” Little Falls coach Pam Munger said. “We were frustrated (because) we were not able to make the passes we needed to make.”

Dolgeville defense pressured Little Falls into 24 turnovers and the Mounties had no player make even 30 percent of her shots.

“The little easy chippies we should have made when we had the opportunities we did not,” Munger said.

Seniors Gonyea, Reardon and Alling combined to score 39 of the 49 Dolgeville points. Alling went 8-for-8 at the foul line and scored 14 points; Reardon had 13 points and four steals; and Gonyea had 12 points, nine rebounds and six steals. Bliss grabbed a team-high 14 rebounds.

Tooley had 20 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and four steals for Little Falls. Mitchell scored 12 points and Jenna Becker had 14 rebounds and eight blocked shots.

Despite the loss, the Mounties, ranked eighth in the New York State Sportswriters Association Class C poll, remain in first place in the Center State Conference’s Division I standings, one game ahead of Ilion (10-6, 8-2 CSC-I).

Dolgeville already had won more games than it had in any previous season since the program’s return. Wednesday’s win assures the team of its first .500 regular season since 1981 when the pre-shutdown Blue Devils won a state regional championship.

The Blue Devils play at home Friday against Ilion. Little Falls travels to Boonville to take on Adirondack Saturday afternoon with a 1 p.m. junior varsity tip.

DOLGEVILLE BLUE DEVILS 49, LITTLE FALLS MOUNTIES 43, overtime

LITTLE FALLS (15-1, 9-1 CSC-I) — Jenna Becker 3 0-3 6; Jordan Mitchell 2 8-10 12; JoAnna Douglas 0 0-0 0; Carrin LaCoppola 1 1-2 3; Katie Cotton 1 0-3 2; Olivia Tooley 7 5-5 20. Totals: 14 14-23

DOLGEVILLE (9-7, 5-5 CSC-I) — Sarah Reardon 5 3-6 13; Corinne Alling 3 8-8 14; Kassie Gonyea 4 4-5 12; Nichole Bliss 1 2-6 4; Katelyn Winkler 0 0-0 0; Natalie Nagle 1 0-0 2; Kayla Dzimitrowicz 0 0-0 0; Mary Deveny 2 0-2 4; Shelby Sutton 0 0-0 0. Totals: 16 17-27 49.

Little Falls    10  10    7    9    7 — 43

Dolgeville      8    5  13  10  13 — 49

Three-pointers — Little Falls 1 (Tooley 1); Dolgeville 0. JV score — Little Falls 57, Dolgeville 22.

ILION 56, ADIRONDACK 46

ILION, N.Y. — Sarah Alexander scored 29 points for Ilion Wednesday in the Golden Bombers’ 56-46 win over the Adirondack Wildcats.

Alexander scored 16 of her points in the second half as Ilion (11-5, 8-2 CSC-I) pulled away from a two-point halftime lead. Alexander (13 points), Marissa Maldonado (10) and Sarah Edwards (six) had scored all of the Golden Bombers’ points in the first half.

Maldonado did all of her scoring in the first half and finished with 10 points as Ilion won its fourth consecutive game. Edwards blocked five shots and grabbed nine rebounds.

Rachel Hitt scored 18 points for the Wildcats (5-9, 3-6 CSC-I), losers of six consecutive games in the new year.

The Golden Bombers play on the road Friday at Dolgeville. Adirondack will make up a game at home Saturday against Little Falls.

ILION GOLDEN BOMBERS 56, ADIRONDACK WILDCATS 46

ADIRONDACK (5-9, 3-6 CSC-I) —  Emily Lee 5; Erika Charbonneau 2; Rachel Hitt 18; Samantha Rauscher 8; Katie Lastowski 2; Morgan Weiler 2; Reina Platt 7. Totals: 14-15-46.

ILION (11-5, 8-2 CSC-I) — Marissa Maldonado 10; Amanda Alexander 4; Sarah Alexander 29; Sarah Edwards 6; Christina Wright 3; Abby Coffin 4. Totals: 20-11-56.

Halftime — Ilion 29, Adirondack 27. Three-pointers — Adirondack 1 (Lee 1); Ilion 5 (S.Alexander 2, Maldonado 2, Wright 1). JV score — Ilion 26, Adirondack 20.

MOHAWK 36, FRANKFORT-SCHUYLER 30

MOHAWK, N.Y. — The Mohawk Mohicans snapped a three-game losing streak Wednesday by beating Frankfort-Schuyler 36-30 despite losing point guard Christy Traglia to an ankle injury.

Traglia scored four points before leaving the game in the first quarter. In her absence, the Mohicans (9-5, 6-3 CSC-I) got 12 points from Kaylee Luppino and nine from Alexis Gilbert. Luppino also contributed four steals and Karlee Platts had a team-high seven rebounds.

Kathryn Tamburro had 13 points and Alexandra Palumbo added 10 for the Maroon Knights (3-15, 0-12 CSC-I) who closed out the season with four straight losses and 13 in their final 14 games.

Mohawk plays Friday night in Herkimer.

MOHAWK MOHICANS 36, FRANKFORT-SCHUYLER MAROON KNIGHTS 30

FRANKFORT-SCHUYLER (3-15, 0-12 CSC-I) — Alexandra Palumbo 10; Kathryn Tamburro 13; Shante Hand 1; Sami Testa 6. Totals: 11-6-30.

MOHAWK (9-5, 6-3 CSC-I) — Lexy Johnson 4; Christy Traglia 4; Kaylee Luppino 12; Alexis Gilbert 9; Maggie Werenczak 2; Karlee Platts 4. Totals: 12-11-36.

Frankfort-Schuyler      9    8    4    9 — 30

Mohawk    10  12    4  10 — 36

Three-pointers — Frankfort-Schuyler 2 (Tamburro 2); Mohawk 1 (Johnson 1).

ORISKANY 39, WEST CANADA VALLEY 31

NEWPORT, N.Y. — The Oriskany Redskins broke away from a halftime tie Wednesday and defeated West Canada Valley 39-31 on the road.

The Indians (4-11, 4-4 CSC -III) led 11-6 after the first quarter but failed to score in double figures in any other period. Tied at 16 at halftime, they were outscored 11-7 in the third quarter and 12-8 in the fourth.

Meghan Louis scored 11 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for West Canada Valley. Jennie Maxwell added seven points and five steals for the Indians who shot 3-for-13 from the foul line as a team.

Elyssa Lekki scored 12 points to lead the Redskins.

West Canada Valley plays at home again Friday against Hamilton.

FONDA-FULTONVILLE 75, ST. JOHNSVILLE 25

FONDA, N.Y. — The Fonda-Fultonville Braves raced out to a 20-2 lead in the first quarter Tuesday and kept their record perfect in the Western Athletic Conference’s North Division with a 75-25 win over St. Johnsville’s Saints.

The Braves (13-1, 10-0 WAC North) led 39-7 at halftime and 58-14 after three quarters. Paula Egelston had 23 points and 10 rebounds, Rachel Sammons scored 13 points, a new career-high, and Amanda Baker scored 11 and Samantha Swinney had 10.

Jaylene Stowell’s eight points led St. Johnsville (2-12, 1-9 WAC North).

The Saints play at Saratoga Catholic Thursday.

FONDA-FULTONVILLE BRAVES 75, ST. JOHNSVILLE SAINTS 25

ST. JOHNSVILLE (2-12, 1-9 WAC North) — Emily Christman 0 2-6 2; Julia Lull 2 1-1 6; Casey Madsen 1 1-3 3; Victoria Reynolds 3 0-2 6; Jaylene Stowell 3 2-4 8. Totals: 9 6-16 25.

FONDA-FULTONVILLE (13-1, 10-0 WAC North) — Amanda Baker 4 0-1 11; Alyssa Craig 1 1-2 3; Paula Egelston 8 7-10 23; Danielle Garguilo 0 2-2 2; Julie Greco 1 0-0 2; Audrey Guiberson 1 1-2 3; Kim Lepine 2 0-2 4; Alexa Mancini 2 0-0 4; Rachel Sammons 6 1-2 13; Samantha Swinney 4 2-6 10. Totals: 29 14-27 75.

St. Johnsville      2    5    7  11 — 25

Fonda-Fultonville    20  19  19  17 — 75

Three-pointers — St. Johnsville (Lull 1); Fonda-Fultonville 3 (Baker 3).

SARATOGA CATHOLIC 35, FORT PLAIN 25

FORT PLAIN, N.Y. — The Saratoga catholic Saints allowed one fourth-quarter point Tuesday and turned a tight game into a 35-25 win over the Fort Plain Hilltoppers.

The Saints (9-5, 6-4 WAC North) led by two points before outscoring their hosts 9-1 in the final period. The margin was six with just over one minute let to play before the Hilltoppers missed a three-point shot that would have the lead in half. A layup and two free throws by Molly Denier sealed the win for Saratoga Catholic.

Cate Mensler scored 14 points to lead the Saints who shot 13-for-32 from the foul line. Saratoga Catholic had missed five of its first six free throws in the fourth quarter before Denier hit the last two.

Kelsey Logan scored 15 points for Fort Plain (5-9, 5-5 WAC North).

The Hilltoppers next play Friday in Mayfield.

SARATOGA CATHOLIC (9-5, 6-4 WAC North) — Molly Cioffi 0 0-6 0; Molly Denier 2 2-2 6; Jen Diggins 2 3-4 7; Alex Kirby 1 6-14 8; Cate Mensler 6 2-6 14. Totals: 11 13-32 35.

FORT PLAIN (5-9, 5-5 WAC North) — Mikayla Gros 2 0-1 4; Kelsey Hagadorn 1 1-2 3; Brieanna Hallmark 1 1-1 3; Kelsey Logan 5 3-7 15; Gabrielle Moshinskie 0 0-2 0. Totals: 9 5-13 25.

Saratoga Catholic    10    6  10    9 — 35

Fort Plain      8    8    8    1 — 25

Three-pointers — Saratoga Catholic 0; Fort Plain 2 (Logan 2).

CANAJOHARIE 43, SCHOHARIE 32

CANAJOHARIE, N.Y. — The Canajoharie Cougars outscored Schoharie by 13 points in the second and third quarters Tuesday and defeated the Indians 43-32.

The Cougars led by one point after the first quarter before outscoring the Indians 10-6 in the second and 13-4 in the third. Emilie Liddle scored 15 points for Canajoharie (8-6, 5-5 WAC South) and Mackenzie Stahler added 13.

Brooklyn Griffin was the high scorer for Schoharie (5-10, 2-9 WAC South) with nine points.

The Cougars are home Friday for a game against Middleburgh.

CANAJOHARIE COUGARS 43, SCHOHARIE INDIANS 32

SCHOHARIE (5-10, 2-9 WAC North) — Sky Aulita 2 0-6 4; Brooklyn Griffin 3 3-5 9; Jackie Hausman 2 1-2 5; Dorothea Kuntze 2 2-2 6; Brianna McCormack 1 0-0 3; Ericka Stark 1 1-3 3; Marissa Stephenson 1 0-0 2. Totals: 12 7-18 32.

CANAJOHARIE (8-6, 5-5 WAC South) — Mary Adams 0 1-2 1; Kelsey Aldi 2 0-0 4; Emilie Liddle 6 3-4 15; Caitlyn Mosher 2 0-2 6; Mackenzie Stahler 3 5-8 13; Alicia Stetin 1 2-3 4. Totals: 14 11-19 43.

Schoharie    10    6    4  12 — 32

Canajoharie    11  10  13    9 — 43

Three-pointers — Schoharie 1 (McCormack 1); Canajoharie 4 (Mosher 2, Stahler 2).

Compiled From Evening Times Staff Reports