DUBOIS, Pa. – Using a 13-0 run that started late in the third quarter and continued late into the fourth quarter, Redbank Valley picked up a 60-54 road win over DuBois Central Catholic.
The Bulldogs (15-1) trailed 41-40 with 1:38 to play in the third quarter following an Andrew Green basket.
But Redbank Valley ended the quarter on a 4-0 spurt that was finished with a Jaxon Huffman layup with 1.9 seconds left to head into the fourth quarter ahead, 44-41.
Kieran Fricko then scored the first five points of the fourth quarter to push the lead to eight, 49-41, and by the time Ty Carrier scored with 2:40 to play in the game the Bulldog lead was 12, 53-41.
DCC (10-7), which went 7:10 without a point, finally broke the ice with a Brayden Fox bucket with 2:28 to play but it was a little too late for the Cardinals.
Fricko led Redbank Valley with 15 points with Breckin Minich scoring 12, Owen Clouse adding 11, and Mason Clouse nine.
Green had a game-high 24 points for DCC while Marek Hoyt added 16 points.
PUNXSUTAWNEY 49, KARNS CITY 46
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. – Punxsutawney survived a wild final six seconds to beat visiting Karns City, 49-46.
The Chucks (8-7) looked in firm control of the game when Cooper Hallman hit one of two free throws with 12.0 seconds left to put them up four, 49-45.
But then Hallman committed the cardinal sin of fouling Taite Beighley as he took a 3-pointer for Karns City (11-6) with 5.9 seconds left.
Beighley made the first free throw to cut the deficit to 49-46 but missed the second one. He then missed the third one on purpose, and Karns CIty got exactly what they wanted.
Cole Johnston tipped the rebound to Shane Peters who fed it out to Hobie Bartoe for a wide-open 3-pointer with just over four seconds left. But Bartoe’s shot was way off the mark hitting to the side of the rim, and Beau Thomas was able to tip the rebound out of Peter’s hands to seal the victory.
Punxsutawney led 37-30 going to the fourth quarter only to watch Karns City open the quarter with a 9-3 run to get within one, 40-39 on a basket by Luke Cramer. But Cramer missed the “and one” that would have tied the game.
Five Noah Kengersky points, three from the line, then pushed the Chuck lead back to five, 46-41, with 2:45 to play.
But Johnston hit two free throws and Peters scored to cut the deficit to 46-5 with 1:44 to go.
Two more Kengersky free throws with 17.4 seconds left followed by the charity shot by Hallman then had the lead back to 49-45 before the ending sequence.
Kengersky had a big night for Punxsutawney with 21 points while Thomas added 13.
Peters had 15 for Karns City with Jacob Callihan adding 11 and Beighley eight.
GROVE CITY 49, SLIPPERY ROCK 48
SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – With the game tied at 48, Grove City’s Nathan Greer was fouled and made 1 of 2 free throws with 4.6 seconds remaining in regulation to lift Grove City to a 49-48 Region 5 win over Slippery Rock.
Levi Prementine attempted to get off a last-second shot for Slippery Rock, but it was off the mark and also came after time expired.
Slippery Rock had taken a 40-38 lead on Prementine’s half-court shot to end the third quarter.
Brett Loghry knocked down a big 3 in the fourth quarter for Grove City (10-7 overall, 5-0 Region 5) and finished with 17 points.
Greer tallied 16 points for the Eagles, who trailed 32-28 at halftime.
Prementine had 18 points, five steals and two blocks for Slippery Rock (11-6, 3-2), while Josh Book had 13 points and eight rebounds and Max Kovacik nine points.
FRANKLIN 51, OIL CITY 40
OIL CITY, Pa. – In a battle for first place in Region 6, Jalen Wood scored 18 points to lead Franklin to a 51-40 win over Oil City.
The Knights (13-4 overall, 5-0 Region 6) led 21-19 at halftime and went on a 17-12 spurt in the third quarter to gain some breathing room.
Dreyden Payne scored nine of his 13 points in the second half for Franklin, while Cole Buckley also scored nine of his 11 in the second half.
Franklin also went 13 of 16 from the charity stripe.
Sayyid Donald connected on a game-high 20 points for Oil City (13-4, 4-1), while Colin Liederbach added eight.
ERIE 74, MCDOWELL 67, overtime
ERIE, Pa. – Jaheim Mims scored 20 points to lead Erie to a big 74-67 Region 7 overtime win over McDowell.
Stephon Porter’s layup with 12 seconds to go in regulation for McDowell sent the game to overtime tied at 58 after a last-second shot attempt by the Royals was off the mark.
Back-to-back buckets from Mims and Jamarius Johnson gave Erie a 64-58 lead in overtime, a lead they would not relinquish.
Johnson netted 16 points for the Royals (11-4 overall, 6-1 Region 7) in the win.
Tyler Grove had a big game in the loss for McDowell (12-3, 6-2), netting 29 points,
OTTO-ELDRED 57, AUSTIN 23
AUSTIN, Pa. – Beau Caldwell led four Otto-Eldred players in double digits with 15 points, as the Terrors cruised to a 57-23 win at Austin that put them one win shy of the regular-season NTL title.
Manning Splain added 14 points while hitting four 3-pointers for the Terrors (17-1, 13-0) with Landon Francis scoring 11 and Shene Thomas 10.
Brayden Stuckey paced Austin (3-14, 3-9) with 11 points with Dawson Hooftallen adding five points and eight rebounds.
SAEGERTOWN 60, UNION CITY 41
UNION CITY, Pa. – Saegertown built a 35-14 halftime lead on its way to a 60-41 Region 3 win over Union City.
With the win, Saegertown (14-5 overall, 7-1 Region 3) kept pace in the loss column with Eisenhower atop the Region 3 standings. The Knights also have one loss and one the first meeting between the teams.
Jackson Scott led three Saegertown players in double figures with 17 points, while Colin Jones had 16 and Luke Young 14.
Elijah Troyer had 11 points and Trevin Capela 10 for Union City (2-15, 0-7).
WARREN 79, CORRY 62
CORRY, Pa. – Tommy Nyquist led five Warren players in double figures with 20 points in a 79-62 Region 6 win over Corry.
Warren (13-3 overall, 3-2 Region 6) led 43-25 at halftime and 72-36 after three quarters.
Nyquist drilled six 3’s in the game for Warren.
Konnor Hoffman had 18 points for the Dragons, while Braylon Barnes netted 11 and Chase Sitler and Brady Berdine 10 each.
Markus Lambert led Corry (10-6, 2-3) with 21 points, while Kamdyn Moon tallied 16.
HARBOR CREEK 48, FORT LEBOEUF 38
HARBORCREEK, Pa. – JT DelSandro connected for 27 points as Harbor Creek outlasted Fort LeBoeuf, 48-38 in Region 7 action.
Harbor Creek led 19-15 at halftime and 30-22 after the third quarter.
DelSandro scored 13 of his points in the fourth quarter to help put the game away. Braylen Wilson had a monster double-double for the Huskies (9-8 overall, 3-4 Region 7) with 13 points and 22 rebounds.
Carson Papay led Fort LeBoeuf (6-11, 1-7) with 16 points, while Hunter Villa added 12.
HICKORY 87, WILMINGTON 22
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. – Trevor Borowicz scored 21 points as Hickory powered past Wilmington, 87-22 in Region 5 play.
Rylan Dye connected for 18 points for the Hornets (11-5 overall, 3-2 Region 5), while Dom Uberti added eight.
A total of 13 players scored for Hickory in the win.
Dye also had three rebounds, while Tanner Turosky had six assists and four rebounds and Borowicz four rebounds, three steals and two assists.
Freddy Zehetner had 11 points for Wilmington (0-17, 0-5).
GIRARD 68, ERIE FIRST CHRISTIAN 33
GIRARD, Pa. – Ryan Pratt led a balanced Girard attack with 15 points as the Jackets continued to roll through Region 4 play with a 68-33 win over Erie First Christian.
Girard (16-1 overall, 9-0 Region 4) built a 40-16 halftime lead on its way to the win.
Kenny Godoy netted 14 points and Nate Edwards 11 for Girard, which had 10 different players score in the win.
Avery Collins had nine points to pace EFC (4-12, 2-7).
CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS 74, YOUNGSVILLE 59
YOUNGSVILLE, Pa. – Tyler Troutman erupted for 28 points as Cambridge Springs picked up a 74-59 Region 3 win over Youngsville.
Troutman scored 22 points in the first half as the Blue Devils (10-5 overall, 5-2 Region 3) built a 43-34 halftime advantage.
Daniel Brown was also in double figures for Cambridge Springs with 14 points.
Carson Chase led three Youngsville (8-9, 3-4) players in double figures with 21 points, while Ethan Beers had 17 and Nathan Lucks 12.
SHARON 73, GREENVILLE 62
SHARON, Pa. – Derek Douglas scored 21 points to lead Sharon to a 73-62 Region 5 win over Greenville.
The two teams were tied at 34 at halftime, with Sharon (14-2 overall, 3-2 Region 5) going on a 29-15 run in the third quarter.
Douglas did a majority of his damage during the run in the third, scoring 12 points, while Lamont Austin, Angelo Fromm and Tino Piccirilli had four points each.
Piccirilli added 14 points and Mister Ham 10 for Sharon.
Greenville (8-9, 1-4) had four players in double figures, led by Noah Philson’s 16 points. Soren Hedderick finished with 15 points, Noah Cano 11 and Mason Vannoy 10.
CONNEAUT 60, TITUSVILLE 46
LINESVILE, Pa. – Alex Brady scored 19 points to help Conneaut pick up its first Region 6 win, 60-46 over Titusville.
Brady scored 11 of his points in the first half to help CASH (9-8 overall, 1-4 Region 6) to a 39-21 halftime advantage.
Shakiir Jordan had 11 points for CASH, while Phoenix Humphreys tallied nine.
Isiah Colon had 18 points and Hudson Fratus nine for Titusville (6-11, 0-5).
ROCKY GROVE 61, COMMODORE PERRY 32
SUGARCREEK BOROUGH, Pa. – Landon Carter led a balanced Rocky Grove charge with 15 points in a 61-32 win over Commodore Perry.
Carter also dished out five assists and had five steals for the Orioles (11-6 overall, 3-1 Region 1).
Noah Baughman tallied 13 points for Rocky Grove, while Connor Ritchey had nine, Aiden Focht eight and Schiffer Anderson seven.
Anderson also had seven assists and three steals.
Kyle Stringert had 15 points and Xavier Williams 11 for Commodore Perry (5-12 overall, 1-3 Region 1).
MERCYHURST PREP 66, SENECA 49
WATTSBURG, Pa. – A 15-5 run in the second quarter helped Mercyhurst Prep pull away for a 66-49 win over Seneca.
The run allowed the Lakers (9-7 overall, 6-3 Region 4) to take a 32-18 lead at halftime.
Maddox Brusz scored 11 of his 16 points in the first half for Mercyhurst Prep, while Tanner Ashton also had 16 points and Craig Bruckner 12.
The Lakers knocked down nine 3’s in the win.
Nolan Seabury had a big game in the loss for Seneca (4-13, 3-6) with 27 points, including six 3’s, while Lucas Rupp tallied 15 points.
JAMESTOWN 46, KENNEDY CATHOLIC 45
HERMITAGE, Pa. – Kennedy Catholic’s Kam Gwin’s potential game-winning shot was off the mark as time expired, with Jamestown holding on for a 46-45 win.
Gage Planavsky had 15 points for Jamestown (5-11 overall, 2-2 Region 1), while Danner Babcock added 11 and Cole Ternent 10.
Kennedy Catholic led 20-15 at halftime, but Jamestown rallied to take a 39-35 lead after the third quarter.
Gwin had a big game in the loss for the Golden Eagles (2-7, 0-4) with 27 points, while Jeheil Scarborough had 13.
COCHRANTON 58, MAPLEWOOD 31
COCHRANTON, Pa. – Walker Carroll scored 26 points to lead Cochranton to a 58-31 win over Maplewood.
Cochranton led 9-5 after the first quarter, but went on a 21-6 run in the second quarter to take a 29-11 halftime lead.
Brady Rynd tallied 16 points for the Cardinals (6-9 overall, 4-3 Region 3).
Kyle Jordan had 12 points and Chase Koelle eight for Maplewood (1-17, 1-7).
LAKEVIEW 58, WEST MIDDLESEX 33
STONEBORO, Pa. – Evan Reiser scored 20 points to help power Lakeview to a 58-33 Region 2 win over West Middlesex.
Lakeview (13-5 overall, 3-1 Region 2) led 40-13 at halftime en route to the win.
Lucas Fagley tallied 18 points for the Sailors and Jake Birkner 13.
Roman Golub led West Middlesex (4-14, 1-3) with 12 points, while Shawn Hoffman had 11.
MERCER 70, REYNOLDS 36
MERCER, Pa. – Dae Mattocks scored 21 points as Mercer remained perfect in Region 2 play with a 70-36 win over Reynolds.
Cole Cunningham was also in double figures for the Mustangs (14-3 overall, 4-2 Region 2) with 16 points, while Braden Balaski added eight.
Parker Nay had 10 points and Andrew McCloskey nine for Reynolds (3-14, 0-4).
MEADVILLE 76, GENERAL MCLANE 51
MEADVILLE, Pa. – Lucas Luteran and Kellen Ball scored 18 points each to lead Meadville to a 76-51 win over General McLane.
Jack Burchard added 16 points and Tykie Butler 13 for Meadville (8-8 overall, 4-3 Region 7), which led 36-26 at halftime.
Jacob Zietz had 26 points for GM (8-8, 1-7).
