Anish Patel

OLEAN — Alex Weakfall expected his role to be no different than any other game. The 5-foot-8 senior guard has been a key player the past two seasons for the Olean boys basketball team, albeit as a reserve. This year, the Huskies used the same starting five during their perfect regular season. However, Olean needed to make a lineup change for its Section 6 playoff opener Saturday.

Johnsonburg scored 20 points off of 13 first-half steals en route to a commanding 59-39 victory in the District 9 Class A semifinals over Otto-Eldred Friday night. J’burg’s (20-5) crisp zone defense gave the Lady Terrors trouble from the start, as Otto struggled to break the press and get good shots off. “(Johnsonburg’s) activity is amazing,” Otto-Eldred coach Shawn Gray said. “They are so well-coached defensively.

OLEAN, N.Y. — Bradford’s Dillion Keane improved his unbeaten mark to 21-0 on the season, but the Olean/Allegany-Limestone wrestlers used a pack of forfeits to roll to a 60-18 victory over the Owls Tuesday. Keane decisioned Devan Moore, 9-2, in 182 to cap a three-class win streak from the Owls. Colby Keane decisioned Olean’s Icar Simon 9-3 in 160 and Derek Sunafrank won by fall over Micah Osby (1:14) in 170.