KARNS CITY, Pa. – Trailing by four at the half, Karns City outscored visiting Clarion-Limestone 37-15 in the second half to get a 64-46 win, forging a tie for first place in the KSAC Large School Division.
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The Gremlins trailed 31-17 at the break, but Jacob Callihan scored seven points in the third quarter and Hobie Bartoe hit two third-quarter 3-pointers to give the Gremlins a 44-38 lead at the end of the quarter.
Taite Beighley then scored six of his 13 points in the fourth quarter to help Karns City pull away.
Peters led Karns City with 19 points and five rebounds with Beighley adding 13 points, four assists, three rebounds, and two steals, and Callihan 13 points. Bartoe also had 10 points, while Micah Rupp added nine.
Jordan Hesdon had 21 points and five steals for C-L.
REDBANK VALLEY 53, MONITEAU 38
NEW BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Building a 32-14 halftime lead, Redbank Valley cruised past visiting Monietau, 53-38, in KSAC Large School action.
Owen Clouse returned to the lineup after missing three games with an ankle injury to score a game-high 19 points for the Bulldogs.
Braylon Wagner added 10 points in the win with Mason Clouse netting seven tallies.
Aydan Jackson scored 18 points for Moniteau with Colton Thomas adding eight points.
KEYSTONE 56, CRANBERRY 44
SENECA, Pa. – Behind 26 points and 20 rebounds from Cole Herny, Keystone picked up a 56-44 road KSAC Large School win over Cranberry.
Kyle Nellis added nine points and Drew Keth eight for the Panthers.
Ethan Merryman had a team-high 23 points for Cranberry.
CLARION 84, FOREST AREA 8
MARIENVILLE, Pa. – Gabe Simko had 18 points and 10 rebounds in Clarion’s 84-8 win over Forest Area at East Forest.
Derek Smail added 13 points, eight rebounds, and five steals in the win with Devon Lauer contributing 11 points, eight assists, and seven steals, and Dawson Smail also scoring 11 points.
Tanner Miller grabbed nine rebounds and scored four points for the Bobcats.
Mitch Bawden and Zach Carll each scored three points for Forest Area.
TIDIOUTE CHARTER 57, VENANGO CATHOLIC 56
TIDIOUTE, Pa. – Chris Kenney scored 10 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter to rally Tidioute Charter to a 57-56 win over Venango Catholic.
Tidoute outscored Venango 24-11 in the fourth quarter.
David Manning poured in game-high 25 points for Tidioute.
James Henry had a big game in the setback for Venango Catholic, scoring a game-high 33 points
