Gowanda Small Town Times

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from Gowanda Central School

The Student Council of Gowanda High School named six outstanding Panthers as Students of the Month for December. Honorees are selected based on the following attributes – collaboration, communication, critical thinking and creativity – otherwise known as The Four C’s. These skills and characteristics are central to the district’s mission and values.

* Addison Crooks for communication: “Addison has been a model freshman in Global 9 so far this school year. While writing her first enduring issues essay, Addie constantly was checking in for feedback from her peers and teacher. She always asks thoughtful questions that are sure to help deepen her understanding of the content and improve her historical writing skills. On top of that, Addie is simply a great kid to have in class, and is a positive role model for all of her classmates,” said Michelle Merrill.

* Nina Coulon for communication: Nina is a student that I know I can count on every day to participate in my lessons. I often ask students to verbally respond to questions requiring them to think back to previous lessons and apply what was learned. Nina is always ready to answer. Another part of communication is being a great listener and Nina is one of my few students that listens to and follows directions the first time they are given. Nina also communicates with her classmates respectfully and will often help get people on task that may need a little extra help. I’ve fully enjoyed having such a wonderful student as Nina!” said Ashley Wright.

* Caitlyn Gangi for communication: “Whenever we are discussing in class Caitlyn is often the first student to offer up her thoughts and opinions. Her responses are intelligent and well-thought out and often go much deeper than a surface response. Caitlyn is a joy to have in class as she arrives every day with a smile on her face and excited to learn.” – Mrs. Carol Propp.

* Richard Kuras for communication: “Richard records the announcements every day and does a great job of communicating upcoming events and information to the whole school. He is dependable and always helps out above and beyond what is asked for his role in Media Communications,” said Kim Nobles.

* Nikolas Ondus for collaboration: “Nik is an outstanding economics student. He provides daily updates on stock prices with his classmates and is willing to check the work of his classmates should they need help. Nik asks thoughtful questions and provides a vibrant energy to the classroom,” said Dan Ratel.

* Savannah Smith for creativity: “Savannah goes above and beyond in both art classes, constantly coming into the art room to work any chance she gets. Savannah does artwork outside of school and brings it in to show me and has interest in many different types of art forms including anime style and various album covers. Savannah is a very dedicated student and inspires those around her!” said Shelby DeSantis

[photo] Gowanda’s Trelin Warrior goes up for a score during the February 20 opening round playoff game hosting Cattaraugus-Little Valley. While the rest of the Gowanda team were matching C-LVs game total of 39 points, Warrior was adding another 30 points of his own.

The Gowanda Varsity boys basketball team opened the Class C Sectional on February 20 hosting Cattaraugus-Little Valley. After a tight 1st Quarter, Gowanda blew things open in the 2nd on the way to a 69-39 win.

Gowanda got off to a slow start allowing C-LV to score the first 6 points in the game. Trelin Warrior answered for Gowanda landing a shot from 3-point range. He soon added another five points, including a second 3-pointer, bringing his total to 8 to move Gowanda into a tie 8-8. The Gowanda 1st Quarter lead maxed out at 3 points before C-LV shrank Gowanda’s lead back to 16-15 by the end of the period.

It was all Gowanda in the 2nd Quarter. They outscored C-LV 33-5 in the period. Warrior had 14 points in the quarter, including his third 3-point score. It was also a period that closed out with Gowanda scoring 6 points in the final minute of the half. Those included Ben VanNote (0:36), Trelin Warrior (0:14) and Quentin Centner (0:02). The halftime score saw Gowanda up 49-20.

The second half didn’t see much change in the point differential. Gowanda took the 3rd Quarter 13-7 with C-LV outscoring Gowanda 12-7 in the final quarter with the game out of reach. The 69-39 victory sends Gowanda to Panama as their playoff journey continues.

Trelin Warrior totaled 30 points in the game. The only other Gowanda player in double digits was Quentin Centner. Centner had one 3-pointer in the game as did Carson Huch, for his only points in the game. Also scoring for GFowanda were Blake Herman (5 points), Cashis Montour (4 points), Ben VanNote (3 points), Seth Geiger and Dalen Steven (2 points each) and Bear Jimerson (1 point).

St. Francis High School, a Roman Catholic, Franciscan, private, college preparatory school for young men in Western New York has announced its first and second honors for the second quarter of the 2023-24 school year. Gowanda students who made the list are as follows:

First Honors: Sam Comstock, 11th grade; Second Honors: Ethan Farley, 11th grade.

[photo] Gowanda’s Lily Scanlan (#24) knocks the ball away on defense during the February 5 home game against Frewsburg. Also seen is teammate Karice John (#14).

The Gowanda Varsity girls basketball team hosted Frewsburg on February 5. It was another long night for the girls as a lack of offense and excessive turnovers made for a game that got out of hand quickly. Frewsburg had already piled up a fast 11-0 lead before Lauren Kelly scored Gowanda’s first two points. Three baskets from Corrina John followed by a Lily Scanlan 3-pointer allowed Gowanda to narrow the gap to 5 points at 12-17. A 10-point Frewsburg run from there gave them a 27-12 advantage as the 1st Quarter ended. It would be Gowanda’s only period scoring in double-digits. Frewsburg, meanwhile, averaged 18 points per quarter the rest of the way. That led to a 45-20 score at half time and a 81-31 final score.

Once again the bulk of the Gowanda offense was placed on Corrina John who landed a pair of 3-pointers and totaled 15 points in the game. Lauren Kelly contributed 11 points. The remaining Gowanda points came from the Scanlan 3-pointer plus two points from Karice John.