Dec. 20 District 9 boys recaps
CURWENSVILLE 80, GLENDALE 75, 2 OVERTIMES
FLINTON, Pa. – Ty Terry scored 12 of his career-high 44 points in the two overtime periods, and Curwensville went on the road and beat Glendale, 80-75, in ICC action.
Terry also threw a great pass to Parker Wood for a game-tying layup with one second left in regulation to send the game to overtime tied at 60 and hit a 3-pointer with just over 40 seconds left in the first extra period to tie the game at 70.
Terry then hit a 3-pointer in overtime, and the Golden Tide hit 7 of 12 free throws in the second overtime to seal the win.
Curwensville took advantage of poor free-throw shooting by Glendale to secure the win.
The Vikings were 11 of 19 from the line and missed three one-and-ones in the final 40 seconds of regulation and then missed a pair of free throws with under 10 seconds to play in the first overtime with the score tied at 70.
Terry’s 44 points marked the second time in his career he has reached 40 points. He scored 40 in a win over Moshannon Valley Jan. 20. When he did that he became the first Golden Tide to score at least 40 points in a game since Adam Donahue scored 41 during the 1999-2000 season. On Monday, he hit six 3-pointers, eight 2-pointers, and went 10 of 11 from the free-throw line.
Davis Fleming added 10 points in the win for Curwensville with Danny McGarry and Wood each adding eight points.
Mason Peterson hit seven 3-pointers on his way to a team-high 24 points for Glendale while Justin Jasper and Logan Cree each added 13 points and Landon Smeal chipped in eight.
Terry’s points were nine shy of the school record of 53 scored by Erik Elensky.
ELK COUNTY CATHOLIC 52, DUBOIS 47, OVERTIME
ST. MARYS, Pa. – Overcoming a 14-point halftime deficit, Elk County Catholic rallied to beat visiting DuBois, 52-47, in overtime in D9 League action.
The Beavers led 28-14 at the break but were outscored 28-14 in the third and fourth quarters before getting outscored 10-5 in overtime.
Luke Jansen was the catalyst of the comeback for ECC scoring 11 of his game-high 19 points in the third quarter to help the Crusaders cut the lead in half and get within seven, 34-27, by the end of the third.
Jordan Wasko then hit a pair of big 3-pointers in the fourth quarter, and Adam Straub added five points to tie the game at 42 at the end of regulation.
Charlie Breindel took over in overtime for ECCscoring eight of his 12 points in the extra session, including going 6 of 8 from the line.
Wasko finished the night with eight points with Straub adding seven for ECC.
Chooch Husted led DuBois with 12 points with Joey Foradora scoring 10, Al Pasternak eight, and Drew Gudalis seven, all in the first half.
CLEARFIELD 65, BALD EAGLE AREA 39
HYDE, Pa. – Ryan Gearhart scored a game-high 22 points while adding seven steals and six rebounds to lift Clearfield past visiting Bald Eagle Area, 65-39, in Mountain League action.
Cole Miller added 12 points and five rebounds for the Bison with Isakk Way chipping in nine points and four steals, Andon Greslick nine points, and Nick Collins two points and four steals.
Cam Watkins led Bald Eagle Area with nine points.
BROCKWAY 53, AUSTIN 23
BROCKWAY, Pa. – Noah Adams scored 16 points, as Brockway cruised to a 53-23 home victory over Austin.
Alex Carlson added nine points for the Rovers with Aiden Grienessien chipping in eight.
Three guys accounted for all of Austin’s points led by nine from Adam Lucas. Cameron Rees added eight tallies, and Jacob Hooftallen six.
UNITED 45, PUNXSUTAWNEY 43
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. – Punxsutawney couldn’t overcome a six-point deficit at the end of the first quarter and dropped a 45-43 decision to visiting United.
The Chucks trailed 14-8 after eight minutes and despite getting back within two, 24-22, by halftime couldn’t complete the comeback.
Down 44-40 with 10 seconds left, Noah Weaver gave Punxsutawney life with a 3-pointer, but the Lions hit 1 of 2 free throws to set the final score.
Ben Tomb led United with 12 points with Jon Henry adding 11.
Gabe Kengersky scored a game-high 14 points for Punxsutawney with Weaver adding 10 and Donnie Neese eight.
WARREN 57, ST. MARYS 33
WARREN, Pa. – Parks Ordiway led four Warren players in double figures with 13 points as the Dragons earned a 57-33 win over St. Marys.
Ordiway scored 10 of his 13 points in the second half. Brady Berdine netted 11 points for Warren, while J.T. Blum and Owen Becker added 10 each.
Tanner Fox scored a team-high 13 points for St. Marys, while Matt Davis added nine.
