The North Tonawanda Lumberjacks proved Tuesday night the first time wasn't a fluke.

The Lumberjacks swept the season series with Niagara Falls, taking a 61-54 win at the

NT Student-Alumni Activity Center.

"The Lumber Yard was loud tonight," NT coach Erik O'Bryan said of his team's cheering

section. "All four bleachers were mobbed. We've been waiting five years for this. It's an

amazing feeling for the guys."

North Tonawanda (13-3, 11-2), which moved a half-game ahead of the Wolverines in the

Niagara Frontier League standings, won it with defense and rebounding.

"We held them to eight points in the third quarter," O'Bryan said. "We needed to take their

easy points [in transition] away."

Three Jacks had double-doubles: Aaron Davis (23 points, 12 rebounds), Darrik Bloomfield (18

points, 10 rebounds) and Lucas Pichette (10 points, 15 rebounds).

"The best part about it is that we have a chance to win the league," said Davis. "Beating a

great team and knowing we can play to that level is an even greater feeling. Hopefully we can

continue that succes."

Davon Marshall had 26 points for Niagara Falls (12-4, 10-2).

"They played well — they were the better team tonight," said Falls coach Giulio

Colangelo. "Our shots weren't falling. We took some quick shots. We've got to learn to be more

patient. We can't keep doing what we're doing. We've got to change some things around and work

on getting better."

ECIC I: A potential tying basket by Lancaster's J.J. Harrington was waived

off, and visiting Orchard Park spoiled the Redskins' Senior Night with a 61-60 win.

Troy Nowak had 11 of his game-high 30 points in the fourth quarter for the Quakers (13-2,

11-1), ranked No. 9 in The News' Large School poll.

Harrington, who had 24 points and 16 rebounds, scored with about five seconds left, but was

whistled for a charge. The Quakers then sealed the win with a pair of free throws."

"It was a call in my opinion that shouldn't have been made at that time," Lancaster coach

Tom Walters said. "It was a great struggle between the two of us. The best atmosphere that

I've been a part of in my four years as coach." ... Clarence fell behind, 61-55, to

Frontier after the first quarter Tuesday, but responded with an 18-5 second quarter on

the way to a 61-55 win. Greg Lucsok hit a shot from half court at the end of the first half

for the Red Devils (11-5, 9-3).

Lucsok finished with 21 and Nick Mahoney added 14 in the win. ... Darin Butts had 20 points

and Carlos Rivera added 17 with five assists as Jamestown downed West Seneca

West, 73-43.

ECIC II: It was a night of milestones for the Williamsville South boys

basketball team in a 69-55 win over Lake Shore.

Joe Licata hit eight three-pointers to give him 206 for his career and move him into third

place on the all-time Section VI list. Mark Coppola had nine assists, surpassing 600 in his

career, just the second player in section history to achieve that. Licata finished with 26

points and Coppola had 15 for the Billies (13-3, 10-0), who used a 13-0 run to end the second

quarter to clinch at least a share of the ECIC II title with the win.

Erik Marx had 21 points and Sean Bellomo added 19 for Lake Shore (8-8, 4-6).

ECIC III: Maryvale clinched at least a tie for the league title with a 54-49

victory at Depew, just the No. 3 small school Wildcats' second loss of the season.

Bryce Shepard led the Flyers (13-4, 10-1) with 21 points (15 in the second half) and 10

rebounds. Blair Estarfaa had nine of his 13 points in the second half to go along with eight

rebounds while Matt Wendling had 11 points and eight rebounds for Maryvale, which took a 43-37

lead after the third quarter. Jasen Cotton's 18 points topped Depew (14-2, 9-2). ... Brandon

Nance scored a team-high 21 points to lead Cheektowaga to a 62-52 win over

Springville in ECIC III.

ECIC IV: Sophomore forward Daryl Spencer had 15 points and 15 rebounds to lead

Cleveland Hill (10-4, 7-3) to a 53-45 win over Alden. Aaron Sanders had 15

points in the win. Anthony Gilbert scored 14 points for Alden (10-6, 6-4). ... Christian

Cheatom's traditional three-point play sparked a 6-0 run to end the game as Lackawanna

defeated JFK, 71-64.

CCAA I: Olean clinched its ninth consecutive CCAA I title with an 86-41 win over

Southwestern. The Huskies (15-2, 11-0), No. 1 in The News' small school poll, got 20

points from Alex Moore and 17 from Joe Palumbo. ... Ben Giardini scored 16 points and Brandon

Barndt added 14 as Allegany-Limestone earned a 56-38 win over Fredonia.

CCAA II: Frewsburg used an aggressive man-to-man defense in earning a 70-62 win over

Portville. Matt Coe had 23 points and six assists and Joe Bowman added 23 points for

Frewsburg (9-6, 6-4). Steve Buchanan had 23 points and 14 rebounds and Brian Tobola added 20

points and 10 rebounds for Portville (12-5, 7-3).

CCAA III: Mike Reed had 18 points, nine assists and six steals to lead

Sherman to a 55-39 win over Ellicottville in CCAA III play. Chris Persons had a

game-high 20 points for Sherman (13-2, 10-1), while Cam Zerbina led Ellicottville (11-5, 10-3)

with 15 points. ... Brendan Bentham had a double-double with 16 points and 15 rebounds to lead

Pine Valley (8-7, 6-6) to a 60-48 win over West Valley. Nick Darcy had 18 points

for West Valley (8-8, 6-7).

Niagara Frontier League: Wade Josiah had a game-high 25 points and pulled down 10

rebounds to lead Kenmore West to 57-49 win over Niagara-Wheatfield. ... Senior

Jonas Stalyga hit a career-high eight three-pointers in Grand Island's 79-67 win over

Lockport. Stalyga finished with 34 points and 12 rebounds, shooting 12 of 23 from the

field. Sean Smith had 31 points for Lockport. ... Dante Bono had three of his four

three-pointers in the fourth quarter to help Kenmore East hold on for a 51-49 win over

Lew-Port in the Niagara Frontier League. Bono finished with a game-high 21 points for

the Bulldogs (5-12, 2-11), while Brian Doyle added 12 points on four three-pointers. Patrick

Stevens scored 14 for Lew-Port (6-9, 4-8).

Niagara-Orleans League: Brennan Moxham had 18 points as Wilson (14-2, 12-1)

took control of the Niagara-Orleans League with a 52-34 win over Medina. Levi Pace had

22 to lead Medina (12-4, 11-2). ... Josh Haight had a double-double with 10 points and 10

rebounds to lead Barker to a 49-35 win over CSAT in the Niagara-Orleans League.

Robert Adams scored 13 points for the victorious Raiders (4-12, 3-10), while Desmond Lamar

paced CSAT with 13. ... Russell Craft had a monster game with 31 points and 19 rebounds to

lead Albion to a 65-60 win over Newfane. Dan Hambruch had 22 points and Rohn

Pierce added 20 for Newfane. ... Trevor Short had 22 points, 12 rebounds and six assists and

twin Alec Short added 21 in a 71-46 win for Akron over Roy-Hart.

Yale Cup: Senior Shaquille Holman had a triple-double with 14 rebounds, 11 points

and 13 blocked shots as McKinley handed visiting East its first loss of the Yale

Cup, 84-53. "He goes about 6-5 with long arms," said McKinley coach Zaire Dorsey. Dajaun

Rutledge had 16 points and seven steals for the Macks.

Ten East players, including all five starters, were suspended prior to the game due to

academics. "It could be one week, it could be two weeks or it could be permanent," said East

coach Starling Bryant. "They didn't do what they were supposed to do academically. They didn't

hold up their end of the bargain. At East, it's academics first. It could be a week, or it

could be sectionals, and I'll go with the young boys." ... After what coach Tim Delaney called

"a horrible week," the South Park boys basketball team bounced back nicely Tuesday,

winning their first league game of the season, 66-63, over Riverside. Senior point

guard Nick Harris had 20 points and 11 assists to lead the Sparks (2-13, 1-9), while Dajon

Nettles added 13.

"We've played well at home," Delaney said. "We only have two returning varsity players, so

it was nice to see them get a win. We worked really hard the whole game."

Isaiah Jefferson led Riverside with 21 points. ... Malik Harris caught fire for Buffalo

Arts in the fourth quarter, hitting four of his six three-pointers in a come-from-behind

68-67 win over Emerson. Arts (6-9, 2-8) trailed by 14 entering the fourth quarter.

Harris finished with 25 points, nine assist and six steals. Taishir Allen led Emerson (5-10,

0-10) with a game-high 36 points. ... McKenzie Brown went 1 of 2 from the free-throw line with

about three seconds remaining to push Bennett to a 52-51 win over City Honors.

Brown finished with 16 points, 10 rebounds and six steals in the win, while Kevin Mimms had 13

points and Markus Matthews added 12 for Bennett (5-10, 4-6). Clark Tritto paced City Honors

(6-9, 3-7) with a game-high 17 points.

Monsignor Martin: Close games have been the rule in the Monsignor Martin this

season, and Bishop Timon-St. Jude and St. Francis followed suit Tuesday. The

host Tigers narrowly defeated St. Francis, 58-54, avenging last month's loss to the Red

Raiders

"We had a good run in the third quarter," Timon coach Jim Palano said. "It was a battle, a

real rivalry game."

Timon (17-5, 7-3), No. 4 in The Buffalo News Large School poll, got 22 points from Mike

Scarcello, including 16 in the second half on key drives to the basket, and 12 from Kyle

Kobis.

Matt Reger had 14 points to lead St. Francis. ... Joe Cellino had 16 points and 10 rebounds

to lead St. Mary's of Lancaster to a 63-49 win over Niagara Catholic in the

Monsignor Martin Association. Vince Kazmierczak had 15 points and 11 rebounds and Peter Notaro

added 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Lancers (14-7, 5-3), who are ranked eighth in The

News' small school poll. Stephen Beck had 20 points for Niagara Catholic (13-8, 3-7).

IAC: Anthony Donaldson finished with a game-high 31 points and dished out 13 assists

in a 70-68 win for Falk (9-6, 4-4) over Gow in Independent Athletic Conference

play. Donaldson is now just 40 points from 1,000 in his career. David White scored 26 for Gow

(3-10, 3-6).

Nonleague: Kyle Wojciechowski had 21 points and Connor Rehbaum had a double-double

with 14 points and 11 rebounds as St. Joe's (10-10) defeated Maple Grove, 72-44. Kevin

McElrath had 18 points for Maple Grove (9-6), while Chris Secky narrowly missed a

triple-double with 12 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds.