FRANKLIN, Pa. – Jalen Wood’s jumper with five seconds to play lifted Franklin to a 56-54 win over Warren in a matchup of two teams expected to compete for the Region 6 title.
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It was the region opener for both teams, and Wood’s late-game dramatics didn’t look like they would be necessary with Franklin (8-3 overall, 1-0 Region 6) holding a 52-42 lead with 3:14 to play.
Warren (10-2, 0-1) went on a 10-0 run that took just under two minutes, however, to tie the game with 1:18 to play.
After Brady Berdine knocked down two free throws at the 3:14 mark, Logan Crissey got a layup off a steal to make it 52-46 with 2:14 to go.
Another Dragon steal led to a Konnor Hoffman 3-point play with 1:45 to go.
After a Franklin miss, Crissey came down and knocked down a 3 with 1:18 to play to tie the game.
On the next Franklin possession, Wood was fouled and knocked down both shots to make it 54-52 with 46.8 seconds to go, but Berdine answered with a layup with 32 seconds left to tie the game, setting the stage for Wood’s game-winner.
Without no timeouts, Warren’s Tommy Nyquist put up a desperation heave as time expired, but it was off the mark.
Franklin, which was playing without leading-scorer Damon Curry, who is out with an injury, got a game-high 26 points from Cole Buckley, including 11 in the fourth quarter. Demarco Payne finished with 16 points for the Knights and Wood 10.
Berdine scored eight of his team-high 23 points in the fourth quarter for the Dragons, while Crissey had 18 and Braylon Barnes eight.
UNION 46, KEYSTONE 32
KNOX, Pa. – Using a 13-0 run that started in the second quarter and continued into the second half, Union picked up a 46-32 KSAC road win over Keystone.
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The Golden Knights (10-6 overall, 6-1 KSAC) trailed 12-11 following an Eli Nellis layup with 6:16 to play in the second quarter.
But Union ended the quarter with an 8-0 spurt before scoring the first five points of the second half to take a 24-12 lead.
Dawson Camper led the way during the stretch scoring 10 of his 12 points during the stretch. He also finished with 13 rebounds and two blocked shots.
The lead stayed between nine and 15 points the rest of the way.
Hayden Smith led the Golden Knights with 16 points, eight rebounds, two steals, two assists, and a blocked shot including scoring nine of Union’s 11 first-quarter points.
Smith was named the Allegheny Grille of Foxburg Player of the Game and talked about the win on the Cole Orthodontic Associates Postgame Interview.
Trey Fleming added 10 points, five rebounds, five assists, and two steals for the Golden Knights.
Keystone (3-11, 1-6) got 18 points from Nellis and seven from Drew Keth.
GROVE CITY 45, HICKORY 43
HERMITAGE, Pa. – Brett Loughry’s 3-pointer with 1:17 to play in the fourth quarter broke a 40-40 tie and helped send Grove City to a 45-43 Region 5 win over Hickory and give GC coach Chris Kwolek his 100th career win.
Trailing 44-41, Hickory’s Marco Miller hit a jumper to get his team within one, 44-43.
Loughry was fouled with three seconds to play and knocked down 1-of-2 to make it 45-43, and Ryan Robich’s halfcourt heave for Hickory was off the mark at the buzzer.
Grove City (6-7 overall, 1-0 Region 5) led 11-6 after the first quarter and 24-15 at halftime before Hickory went on a 17-8 run in the third quarter to tie it at 32 apiece going to the fourth.
Loughry finished with 19 points to lead Grove City, while Nathan Greer added seven.
Rylan Dye led Hickory (8-4, 0-1) with 22 points, while Trevor Borowicz had 11 points, five rebounds and two steals and Robich five rebounds and a pair of steals.
AUSTIN 56, NORTHERN POTTER 52
ULYSSES, Pa. – Dawson Hooftallen scored eight of his 25 points in the fourth quarter to help visiting Austin rally past Northern Potter, 56-52, in NTL action.
Austin (2-11 overall, 2-6 NTL) trailed 41-40 going to the fourth quarter after leading 29-26 at halftime.
But behind Hooftallen, who added 11 rebounds, five steals, and four assists, the visitors were able to snap a seven-game losing streak.
Warren Nelson also hit a big 3-pointer in the fourth quarter while scoring all five of his points in the frame. He added five rebounds, two steals, and an assist.
Also for Austin, Brayden Stuckey netted 12 points, Carson Cooney had eight points and 11 rebounds, and Brennan Ogden contributed six points, eight rebounds, six blocked shots, two assists, and two steals.
Northern Potter (5-8, 4-5) got 21 points from Nolen Smith who hit three 3-pointers. Ty Daniels chipped in nine points, and Ethan Fuhrer and Malachi Lewis each added eight points.
EISENHOWER 53, COCHRANTON 40
RUSSELL, Pa. – Eisenhower outscored Cochranton, 20-9, in the fourth quarter as the Knights remained unbeaten in Region 3 play with a 53-40 win over the Cardinals.
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Cochranton (4-7 overall, 2-2 Region 3) had pulled even with Eisenhower (11-2, 4-0), 31-31, late in the third quarter, but the Knights responded with a 10-3 run to help put the game out of reach.
“We kind of fell apart a little bit in the third quarter and we just had to stay together,” Eisenhower’s Kyler Black said. “It’s definitely helpful for us to be able to just flip a switch and go score whenever we want.”
Eisenhower’s Kyler Black.
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Though the Knights never trailed in the game, the Cardinals kept it from getting out of reach.
Eisenhower led by five, 15-10, after the first quarter. The Knights looked ready to put the game away with a 23-12 lead midway through the second, but Dawson Carroll knocked down back-to-back 3-pointers to cut the lead back to five.
Cochranton’s defense slammed the door in the third quarter, limiting Eisenhower to just six points in the frame. The Knights scored the first points of the quarter, but the Cardinals responded with a 7-0 run to tie it at 29-29.
The Cardinals had multiple chances to take the lead, but a pair of turnovers allowed Eisenhower to retake the lead and go on the 10-3 run.
Austin Hanson scored 11 of his game-high 18 points in the final eight minutes. Kris Bunk finished with 14 points, while Casey Seymour had 10, and Black nine.
“We all know that we have five or six people that can go for 20 on any given night,” Black said. “We all have trust in us and when somebody’s hot, we give them the ball.”
The Knights held Cochranton’s leading scorer, Walker Carroll, to just seven points. All seven points came in the third quarter.
Dawson Carroll led the Cardinals with 12 points and Brady Rynd had 11 points.
FAIRVIEW 51, NORTH EAST 49
NORTH EAST, Pa. – Anthony Laboda scored 15 of his 17 points in the first half to lead Fairview to a 51-49 Region 4 win over North East.
Laboda hit five 3’s in the win for Fairview (4-9 overall, 3-2 Region 4), which led 43-40 after three quarters before holding off North East (8-5, 3-2) in the fourth.
Archie Murphey added nine points and Tyler DiVecchio seven for the Tigers.
Carter Crozier had 19 points and Tommy Hartner 12 for North East.
IROQUOIS 53, MERCYHURST PREP 52
ERIE, Pa. – Roman Caporale scored 15 points as Iroquois held off Mercyhurst Prep, 53-52 in a Region 4 battle.
Caporale was 8-of-12 from the charity stripe to help the Braves hold on in the fourth quarter.
Devin Brink added nine points and C.J. Howard eight for Iroquois (8-4, 4-1).
Maddox Brzuz had 15 points to lead the Lakers (5-7, 2-3), while Tanner Ashton added 11 points.
Iroquois was 12-of-21 from the free throw line and Mercyhurst Prep 13-of-24.
CLARION 62, MONITEAU 48
WEST SUNBURY, Pa. – Visiting Clarion took advantage of Moniteau being down a pair of starters to remain unbeaten in league play with a 62-48 KSAC victory.
The Bobcats (11-3 overall, 6-0 KSAC) scored 33 first-half points on their way to a 33-21 halftime lead.
Devon Lauer netted 13 of his game-high 18 points before the break while Dawson Smail had seven of his nine. Smail also added 11 rebounds.
Also for Clarion, Gabe Simko scored 10 points
Moniteau (5-8, 3-4), playing without leading scorer Andrew Zepeda as well as fellow starter Aydan Jackson, got 13 points from David Dessicino, 12 from Chason Rugg, and nine from Landon Kelly.
A-C VALLEY 77, CRANBERRY 68
SENECA, Pa. – Outscoring Cranberry 42-33 in the second half, A-C Valley picked up a 77-68 KSAC road win.
The Falcons (8-5 overall, 4-3 KSAC0 and Berries (8-5, 2-4) were tied at 35 at halftime before A-C Valley won the third quarter, 21-13, to take control of the game.
Jay Clover led five Falcon players in double digits with 23 points with Zasheen Levins and Brody Dittman each scoring 15 points and Joe Rapp and Noah Will each contributing 10 tallies.
Ethan Merryman had 18 points for Cranberry with Conner Zerbe adding 13 points, Cole Findlay 12, and Blake Marchinke and Connor Morrow added nine apiece.
OTTO-ELDRED 75, PORT ALLEGANY 24
PORT ALLEGANY, Pa. – Otto-Eldred jumped out to a 43-8 halftime lead on its way to a 75-24 road NTL win over Port Allegany.
Manning Splain scored all 18 of his points before halftime for the unbeaten Terrors (12-0 overall, 8-0 NTL).
Shene Thomas also netted 16 points for O-E, while Landon Francis added 14 points, 11 in the opening half, and Brax Caldwell scored 13 points.
Jake Causer had nine points for Port Allegany (6-6, 6-3).
CORRY 74, CONNEAUT 56
CORRY, Pa. – Kamdyn Moon and Markus Lambert combined for 47 points in Corry’s 74-56 Region 6 victory over Conneaut.
Moon had a monster game from beyond the arc, scoring all 24 of his points on eight made 3’s, six of which came in the second half
Lambert, meanwhile, had 23 points and Karson Chamberlin was also in double figures for Corry (11-2 overall, 1-0 Region 6) with 15 points.
Shakiir Jordan led CASH (8-5, 0-1) with 19 points, while Alex O’Grady finished with 14.
CLARION-LIMESTONE 91, NORTH CLARION 41
STRATTANVILLE, Pa. – Freshman Paul Craig buried seven 3-pointers on his way to a career-high 23 points to lead Clarion-Limestone to a 91-41 home KSAC win over North Clarion.
Jack Callen added 17 points, 12 rebounds, and four assists for the Lions (7-7 overall, 3-3 KSAC), who have won four in a row.
Also for C-L, Jack Craig, Paul’s older brother, had 12 points, Jesse Siwiecki chipped in 14 points, Ty Rankin contributed six points and nine rebounds, and Jase Ferguson had six points, nine assists, eight rebounds, and six steals.
Ethan Carll and Drake Irwin each scored 13 points for North Clarion (4-10, 2-5), which has dropped five in a row.
CATHEDRAL PREP 63, MEADVILLE 57
ERIE, Pa. – Leading 44-43 going to the fourth quarter, Cathedral Prep outscored Meadville 19-14 in the fourth quarter for a 63-57 win.
Nando Mirarchi led a balanced Prep (6-8 overall, 3-1 Region 7) effort with 16 points, while Amaree Pickens had 13 and Spencer Kanne 12.
Prep was 19-of-22 from the free throw line as a team.
Jack Burchard rifled in a game-high 27 points for Meadville (6-7, 2-2), while Lucas Luteran had 11 and Kellen Ball 10.
KARNS CITY 89, VENANGO CATHOLIC 15
KARNS CITY, Pa. – Shane Peters dropped a career-high 40 points to help Karns City to an 89-15 win over Venango Catholic.
Peters made 19 basketball and went 2 of 6 from the free-throw line. He scored 11 first-quarter points, 13 second-quarter pointers, 10 third-quarter points, and six fourth-quarter points.
Brennan Harmon added 14 points for the Gremlins (9-4 overall, 5-2 KSAC) with Taite Beighley adding 13 points.
Karns City scored 26 points in the first quarter, 24 in the second, 13 in the third, and 26 in the fourth when it hit four 3-pointers.
Owen Campbell and Kyle Beichner each scored five points for winless Venango Catholic (0-11, 0-5).
ERIE 53, HARBOR CREEK 44
ERIE, Pa. – Erie went on a 16-0 run in the second quarter to take control in a 53-44 win over Harbor Creek.
The game was tied at 16 after the first quarter with the Royals (8-4 overall, 3-1 Region 7) using the run to take a 32-16 halftime lead.
Harbor Creek went on a 14-7 spurt in the third quarter to claw its way back into the game, but the Royals were able to hold them off in the fourth.
Layveon Gore posted a double-double for Erie with 15 points and 11 rebounds, while Charlie Wilson had 12 points.
Brayden Wilson had 10 points and 13 rebounds for the Huskies (7-7, 1-3), while JT DelSandro and Tucker Chwatek had 11 points each.
SAEGERTOWN 69, MAPLEWOOD 32
GUYS MILLS, Pa. – Luke Young poured in 24 points to help send Saegertown to a 69-32 Region 3 win over Maplewood.
The Panthers (8-5 overall, 3-1 Region 3) built a 32-14 halftime lead on their way to the win.
Jackson Scott added 12 points and Cody Huson 11 for Saegertown. Eight different Panthers scored in the win.
Chase Koelle led Maplewood (0-14, 0-5) with 12 points.
OIL CITY 63, TITUSVILLE 34
TITUSVILLE, Pa. – Chase Melat led a balanced Oil City effort with 13 points in a 63-34 win over Titusville in the Region 6 opener for both teams.
Oil City (10-3 overall, 1-0 Region 6) raced out to a 24-5 lead after the first quarter and never looked back.
Sayyid Donald added 12 points for the Oilers, while Steven Heise had 10, Ethen Knox nine and Will McMahon eight.
Isiah Colon had 28 of Titusville’s (5-7, 0-1) 34 points.
GIRARD 78, NORTHWESTERN 21
GIRARD, Pa. – Geremia Dell’omo led four Girard players in double figures with 17 points in a 79-21 Region 4 win over Northwestern.
Girard (12-1 overall, 5-0 Region 4) had ten different players score in the win. Kenny Godoy added 12 points for the Jackets, while Gunner Bax netted 11 and Ryan Pratt 10.
Nick Timm and Kaleb Glasl had four points each for Northwestern (0-13, 0-5).
GENERAL MCLANE 63, FORT LEBOEUF 38
EDINBORO, Pa. – General McLane outscored Fort LeBoeuf 24-5 in the first quarter on its way to a 63-38 Region 7 win.
Jacob Zietz led the way for GM (8-5 overall, 1-4 Region 7) with 25 points, which included a 9-of-10 effort from the charity stripe.
The Lancers hit nine 3’s in the game, with Greyson Rhodes knocking down five of them on his way to 18 points. Logan Anderson was also in double figures for GM with 11 tallies.
Carson Papay led Fort LeBoeuf (6-8, 1-4) with 13 points, while Hunter Villa and Dom Russo had eight each.
MERCER 83, SHARPSVILLE 68
SHARPSVILLE, Pa. – Dae Mattocks scored 22 points as Mercer connected on 15 3’s in an 83-68 Region 2 win over Sharpsville.
Cole Cunningham netted 18 points for Mercer (10-3 overall, 1-0 Region 2), while Braden Balaski added 16.
Luke Staunch had 21 points and 16 rebounds for Sharpsville (3-12, 0-1), while Aiden Cadman collected eight rebounds.
GREENVILLE 74, WILMINGTON 30
GREENVILLE, Pa. – Mason Vannoy scored 20 points as Greenville earned a 74-30 Region 5 win over Wilmington.
Noah Philson was also in double figures for Greenville (8-5 overall, 1-0 Region 5), while Soren Hedderick added eight points and Brekken Hedderick seven.
Freddy Zehetner led Wilmington (0-13, 0-1) with 10 points.
SENECA 65, ERIE FIRST CHRISTIAN 48
WATTSBURG, Pa. – Seneca went on a 22-8 run in the first quarter and never looked back in a 65-38 win over Erie First Christian.
Lucas Rupp hit six 3’s and finished with a team-high 25 points for Seneca (4-9 overall, 3-2 Region 4).
Braden Kibbe also had 14 points and Mike Peterson 10 for the Bobcats.
Avery Collins tallied a game-high 29 points for Erie First Christian (2-10, 0-5).
CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS 53, UNION CITY 34
CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS, Pa. – Leading 24-18 at halftime, Cambridge Springs outscored Union City 29-16 in the second half on its way to a 53-34 Region 3 win.
Parker Schmidt led three Cambridge Springs (7-4 overall, 3-1 Region 3) with 17 points, while Owen Riley scored 11 of his 16 points in the second half and Zeek Carson-Smith was also in double figures with 10 tallies.
Trevin Capela led Union City (1-12, 0-4) with nine points, while Trent Parkhurst added eight.
ROCKY GROVE 70, YOUNGSVILLE 34
YOUNGSVILLE, Pa. – Rocky Grove went on a 22-4 run in the first quarter and never looked back in a 70-34 non-region win over Youngsville.
Landen Carter connected for 23 points for Rocky Grove (8-5), while Noah Baughman had 21 and Schiffer Anderson 10 points and 10 assists and three steals.
Carter also had seven rebounds and five assists while Conner Ritchey had six steals and two blocks. As a team, the Orioles had 22 assists and 17 steals.
Nathan Lucks led Youngsville with 13 points and Rylan Benton netted eight.
FARRELL 86, JAMESTOWN 23
JAMESTOWN, Pa. – Simeir Wade led a balanced Farrell effort with 13 points in an 86-23 win over Jamestown.
Danny Odem had 12 points for the Steelers (9-3 overall, 1-0 Region 1), while Dontaye Bell netted and Malcolm Norman netted 10 each.
COMMODORE PERRY 59, KENNEDY CATHOLIC 39
HADLEY, Pa. – Xavier Williams connected for 28 points as Commodore Perry earned a 59-39 win over Kennedy Catholic.
Trailing 15-14 after the first quarter, Commodore Perry (5-8 overall, 1-0 Region 1) went on a 14-6 run to take a 28-21 halftime lead, and then outscored the Golden Eagles (2-4, 0-1) 18-11 in the third quarter.
Kyle Stingert added 13 points and Trenton Bell 10 for the Panthers.
Jeheil Scarborough had 11 points for Kennedy Catholic.
WEST MIDDLESEX 70, REYNOLDS 43
TRANSFER, Pa. – Caden Bender rifled in 30 points to lead West Middlesex to a 70-43 win over Reynolds.
Roman Golub added 11 points for West Middlesex (4-11 overall, 1-0 Region 2), while Shawn Hoffman added 10.
Andrew McCloskey had 17 points for Reynolds (3-11, 0-1)
