Thursday’s Boys’ Basketball Roundup: Five North Clarion Players Reach Double Figures in Win over Northern Potter

Chris Rossetti

Chris Rossetti

Published December 30, 2016 5:19 am
Thursday’s Boys’ Basketball Roundup: Five North Clarion Players Reach Double Figures in Win over Northern Potter

COUDERSPORT, Pa. (D9SPorts) — Five different North Clarion players reached double figures in a 79-33 win over Northern Potter in the consolation game of the Maple Leaf Tournament at Coudersport.

(Photo of North Clarion’s Nathan Banner. Photo by Paul Burdick. Check out more of Burdick’s work here)

Nathan Banner and Sam Minich led the Wolves with 16 points eacg, Chase Schmader added 12, Logan Minich 11 and Noah Meyers 10.

Tucker Kosa had 12 points to pace Northern Potter.

COMMODORE PERRY 43, REDBANK VALLEY 30

HADLEY, Pa. — In the first game of the Commodore Perry Tournament with two rounds pre-set matchups, Redbank Valley dropped a 43-30 decision to the hosts.

Riley Campbell led the Bulldogs with nine points. Keane Cropp’s 13 points led Commodore Perry.

Redbank Valley plays Jamestown (Pa.) Friday.

KARNS CITY 69, CLARION-LIMESTONE 57

RURAL VALLEY, Pa. — Breaking open a tie game through three quarters, Karns City scored 25 points in the fourth and pulled away for a 69-57 win over Clarion-Limestone in the first round of the West Shamokin Tournament.

In a game with 58 free throws, Karns City leading scorer Ian McElroy scored 12 of his 22 points from the foul line, including an 8-for-10 effort from the line in the fourth. He was 12-for-16 overall. Noah Pollock scored 19 points and Chandler Turner had 12 points.

The Gremlins and Lions were knotted at 44-44 through three quarters before Karns City outscored C-L, 25-13, the rest of the way. Karns City went 10-for-17 from the line in the fourth and 24-for-36 for the game.

For C-L, Dan Callen scored 23 points while Sam Leadbetter scored nine points. Deion Deas and Julian Laugand each scored eight points. The Lions were 14-for-22 from the foul line.

Karns City faces Northgate in Friday’s title game with C-L taking on West Shamokin in the consolation contest.

PUNXSUTAWNEY 59, CLARION 44

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. — Devin Kelly scored 19 points to lead Punxsutawney to a 59-44 victory over Clarion in the title game of the Carl Truance Holiday Tournament at Punxsutawney.

Ethan Blose added nine points for the Chucks, while Jacob Horner added eight.

PORTERVILLE CHRISTIAN 64, A-C VALLEY 44

FOXBURG, Pa. — Despite 11 points from freshman Eddie Stevanus, A-C Valley dropped a 64-44 decision to visiting Porterville Christian.

Joe Manculich added nine points and eight rebounds for the Falcons, who also got nine points from Kody Wolfe on three 3-pointers.

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