NEB gets dramatic win over Elk Lake

With the game tied at 22 at the half, it was looking like Northeast Bradford's game against Elk Lake on Monday was shaping up for a close finish.

No one could have predicted just how close it would wind up being.

The Panthers trailed by one in the closing seconds when J.R. Russell in-bounded the ball to Kurtis Mallow, who took the shot from just inside the three-point arc and hit the game winner with one tick left in the game to lift Northeast Bradford to a 52-51 victory.

"He (Mallow) started the game off a little slow, all the way around offensively and defensively, but he's one of those kids that doesn't lose his composure. He doesn't let anything get to him; he kept his composure and hit that big shot," Northeast Bradford coach Larry Otis said.

"Elk Lake didn't give up. They kept coming at us. They did a nice job with their defense, especially at the end."

Rob Robbins led the Panthers with 18 points and Mallow had 11 points for Northeast Bradford in the victory.

"I'm really excited for everybody. These kids were all sophomores last year. They took their lumps and took a beating playing a varsity schedule last year," Otis said. "It's exciting for them to know their hard work paid off tonight. Their patience they showed was the difference in tonight's game. There is a lot of junior leadership on this team, and hopefully it will go a long way this year."

Sam Hakes had eight points in the win and Devin Middaugh finished with seven points for the Panthers. Russell had five points for Northeast Bradford and Mitch Martin finished with three points.

Elk Lake won the junior varsity game.

Northeast Bradford is at Liberty on Wednesday.

Wyalusing 63, Susquehanna 47

The Rams got 30 points from Aaron Johnson on Monday night as they evened their season record at 1-1.

Caleb Sheldon had 14 points for the Rams and Ryan Miller finished with nine points, while Paul Hugo had six points in the win.

Tucker Allyn finished with two points and Eric Fenton and Tyler Huffman had one point each for Wyalusing.

Susquehanna won the junior varsity game 41-34. Kye Novak led the Rams with 18 points in the loss.

Wyalusing hosts Sullivan County on Wednesday.

Sullivan County 52, Liberty 36

The Griffins opened the season with a victory as they out-scored Liberty 17-10 in the second quarter Monday.

Sullivan County was led by Tony Farless with 20 points and Brock Mullen had 12 points, while Ryan Chase added eight points.

Dalton Molyneux had seven points and six rebounds and Kelby Mullen finished with three points and five steals in the win.

Calen Wylie had two points for the Griffins in the victory.

Liberty got 10 points from Jonathan Madison and Mitch Pequignot had eight points, while Greg Palmerico had seven points.

Nick Harer had four points and Brad Scott-Knecht had three points, while Cory Hopkins and Matt Jones finished with two points each.

Liberty won the junior varsity game 25-20. Harer had 10 points for Liberty and Wylie had eight for the Griffins.

Sullivan County is at Wyalusing on Wednesday.

Tioga 50, Thomas Edison 42

The Tigers trailed 20-17 at the half, but out-scored Edison 33-22 in the second half, including 19-11 in the fourth quarter, to get the win.

Tioga was led by Eric Zweirlein with 15 points and David Ulrich had 12 points in the win as the Tigers moved to 3-0 on the year.

Luke Dougherty had seven points and Larry Brink and Scott Faust had five points each, while Donnie VanDusen added four points. Tyler Wiseman finished with two points for the Tigers.

Tioga won the junior varsity game.

The Tigers host Candor in a boys, girls varsity doubleheader on Friday. The girls play at 6 p.m., with the boys starting at 7:30 p.m.

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