Feb. 16 District 9 girls’ basketball recaps.
Feb. 16 District 9 Boys’ Basketball Recaps
UNION 41, NORTH CLARION 40
FRILLS CORNER, Pa. – Dominika Logue came away with a steal and a breakaway layup with 42.3 seconds left to give Union a 41-40 win at North Clarion.
Up by one, the She-Wolves were inbounding the ball in front of the Union bench when Amya Green’s inbounds pass went through the hands of Addison Shaftic right to Logue who was moving towards the basket. Logue was able to go in and give the Golden Damsels the lead.
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North Clarion had a golden chance to tie the game or take the lead when Gwen Siegel was fouled with 18.7 seconds left and went to the line to shoot two.
But Siegel missed both free throws. The rebound came to Union’s Hailey Theuret. But Green and Siegel both hustled on the play and tied Theuret up with the possession arrow in favor of North Clarion with around 12 seconds to play.
Shaftic, however, saw her shot from the right side just outside the paint come up a little short with Kennedy Vogle getting the rebound.
North Clarion had only committed one foul in the half up to the point and time ran out before th She-Wolves could put Union on the free-throw line.
Maddie McFarland had given North Clarion a 40-39 lead when she scored with 1:32 to play.
The McFarland layup was one of the few things that went right offensively for the She-Wolves in the second half, as they were held to 13 second-half points which allowed Union to overcome a 25-18 halftime deficit.
The Golden Damsels tied the game at 34 after three quarters thanks to four third-quarter 3-pointers, two from Vogle and one each from Logue and Theuret.
Logue, who finished with a game-high 16 points, then hit a big 3-pointer in the fourth quarter as well.
Keira Croyle and Hailey Kriebel each added eight points in the win for Union.
Claire Kriebel led North Clarion with seven points with Trinity Thompson adding six.
A-C Valley, Brockway, Brookville, Clarion, Clarion-Limestone, DuBois, DCC, Keystone, North Clarion, Redbank Valley, and Union recaps are powered by Computer Support in Clarion.
PUNXSUTAWNEY 65, HOMER-CENTER 57
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. – Riley Presloid and Sarah Weaver combined to score 37 points while handing out six assists, grabbing five rebounds, and coming away with three steals to help Punxsutawney beat visiting Homer-Center, 65-57.
Presloid led the Lady Chucks with 19 points on 8 of 12 shooting, including 3 of 6 from 3-point range, while adding three steals, two assists, and a rebound.
Weaver chipped in 18 points to go with four rebounds and four assists.
Also for Punxsutawney, Katelyn Griebel scored seven points, grabbed seven rebounds, and handed out seven assists, while Chloe Presloid had six points, five assists, eight steals, and six rebounds.
Sophomore Molly Kosmack scored a game-high 22 points for Homer-Center with another sophomore, Macy Sardone, adding 15, and junior Marlee Kochman adding 12.
CLARION-LIMESTONE 40, A-C VALLEY 32
FOXBURG, Pa. – Three days after losing a two-point contest at home to A-C Valley, visiting Clarion-Limestone exacted some revenge with a 40-32 win over the Lady Falcons.
Kendall Dunn scored 15 points to lead the Lady Lions, who lost 52-50 to A-C Valley Saturday, while Frances Milliron and Maddy Wenner each scored eight points.
Rachel Cullen netted nine points to pace A-C Valley with Avah Burke chipping in eight.
A-C Valley, Brockway, Brookville, Clarion, Clarion-Limestone, DuBois, DCC, Keystone, North Clarion, Redbank Valley, and Union recaps are powered by Computer Support in Clarion.
CLARION 48, CRANBERRY 39
SENECA, Pa. – A season-high 20 points from Erica Selfridge helped visiting Clarion beat Cranberry, 48-39.
Payton Simko added 10 points in the win for the Lady Cats.
Ava Ferringer paced Cranberry with 14 points with Kaia Dean chipping in eight.
A-C Valley, Brockway, Brookville, Clarion, Clarion-Limestone, DuBois, DCC, Keystone, North Clarion, Redbank Valley, and Union recaps are powered by Computer Support in Clarion.
CLEARFIELD 53, CURWENSVILLE 24
CURWENSVILLE, Pa. – Riley Ryen hit five 3-pointers on her way to a career-high 15 points to help visiting Clearfield make the short trip to Curwensville a victorious one, 53-24.
Emma Hipps added 10 points for the Lady Bison, who also got nine on three 3-pointers from Megan Durandetta and eight from Paige Rhine. Clearfield hit 10 3-pointers on the night with Hipps also drilling a pair.
Kyra Henry led Curwensville with eight points with Alyssa Bakaysa adding seven.
OTTO-ELDRED 52, BRADFORD 38
DUKE CENTER, Pa. – Katie Sheeler knocked down four 3-pointers on her way to a game-high 19 points, as Otto-Eldred beat visiting Bradford, 52-38.
Bri Heller added eight points and 11 rebounds for the Lady Terrors who also got seven points, five rebounds, and two steals from Kayley Heller, and two points, four rebounds, and two steals from Suzie Rounsville.
Carli Persichiri knocked down three 3-pointers to score nine points for Bradford. Kalie Dixon also tallied nine points for the Lady Owls with Hannah Lary chipping in eight.
