A shorthanded Ellicottville team dropped its playoff opener, as Pine Valley built a 31-5 halftime lead, holding the Eagles to one point in the second quarter in a 50-19 Section 6 Class D quarterfinal loss.
Kayla Hohl led Pine Valley (14-7) with 21 points Thursday and Katelyn Miller added 13.
Evelyn Cortez had eight points for the Eagles (10-11).
“We had three girls on a school trip to Costa Rica, another one on vacation,” explained Ellicottville coach Chad Bartoszek. “We were playing a little bit of half JV, half varsity.”
Pine Valley (50)
Hohl 9 1-4 21, Miller 6 1-2 13, Westlund 1 0-0 2, Fadale 0 1-2 1, Lawton 0 1-2 1, Crisanti 3 0-0 8, Tyma 1 0-0 2, Smuda 1 0-0 2. Totals: 21 4-10 50.
Ellicottville (19)
Smith 1 1-2 3, Cortez 3 1-2 8, Kongats 1 0-0 2, Wyatt 1 0-2 2, Tomsick 1 0-0 2, Earley 1 0-0 2. Totals: 8 2-6 19.
Pine Valley 17 31 38 50
Ellicottville 4 5 12 19
Three-point goals: PV 4 (Hohl 2, Crisanti 2), Ellicottville 1 (Cortez). Total fouls: PV 13, Ellicottville 11. Fouled out: None.
