FRILLS CORNERS, Pa. (D9Sports) — Austin Ion scored 28 points and hauled down 11 rebounds to give visiting Keystone a 58-51 win over North Clarion.
(Photo of Austin Ion of Keystone. Photo by Mike Schnelle. Check out more of Schnelle’s work here)
Ion kept Keystone close early scoring nine of the Panthers 13 first-quarter points, but North Clarion still held an 18-13 lead at the end of the quarter.
But the second quarter was a different story for Keystone with the Panthers outscoring the Wolves 20-10 thanks to some hot outside shooting from Brooks LaVan, who scored all nine of his points in three second-quarter 3-pointers, and more steady play from Ion, who scored eight in the quarter
Tanner Wilson chipped in 13 points for Keystone, which had won 10 straight.
Nathan Banner led North Clarion with 12 points with Chase Schmader adding 11.
VENANGO CATHOLIC 49, REDBANK VALLEY 46
OIL CITY, Pa. — Josh Puleo scored a game-high 17 points to help Venango Catholic to a 49-46 win over visiting Redbank Valley.
Hunter Lancaster added 14 points and Tim Wagner 11 for the Vikings, who built a 25-16 halftime lead then held off a second-half charge by the Bulldogs.
Nick Smith led Redbank Valley with 15 points.
CLARION 80, A-C VALLEY 47
CLARION, Pa. — Led by 14 points from Cam Craig, 13 different Clarion players scored in an 80-47 home win over A-C Valley.
Spencer Miller added 13 points for the Bobcats who also got 10 from Zak Bauer and nine each from Ryan Anthony and Austin Hummel and eight from Ty Burford.
Kody Wolfe and Jeff Ginn paced A-C Valley with 10 points each, Dalton Callender added nine points and Eddie Stevanus chipped in seven points and seven rebounds.
MONITEAU 65, CRANBERRY 41
SENECA, Pa. — Another strong game from Lake Pry carried visiting Moniteau to a 65-51 win over Cranberry.
Pry had 25 points and eight rebounds for the Warriors, while Jake Jewart chipped in 17 points, six assists and six steals and Jared Lominski nine points and 10 rebounds.
Dan McQuaide had a career-high 21 points for Cranberry.
UNION 62, FOREST AREA 46
MARIENVILLE, Pa. — Behind 16 points, eight rebounds and four assists from Lucas Bowser, Union picked up a 62-46 win over Forest Area at East Forest.
Gavin Hawk added 12 points and four steals for the Golden Knights.
Seth Berlin had another monster game for Forest Area with 22 points and 20 rebounds with Cody Slater adding nine points and five boards.
CLARION-LIMESTONE 89, KARNS CITY 69
STRATTANVILLE, Pa. — A quick start helped Clarion-Limestone get some payback with an 89-69 win over visiting Karns City.
The Lions, who lost to the Gremlins 69-57 Dec. 29 at West Shamokin, wasted little time in dispatching the visitors early grabbing a 23-10 lead after a quarter on the strength of nine Christian Smith points.
Smith had himself a ballgame scoring a season-high 24 points to go with 11 rebounds and six assists.
Dan Callen also had a double-double for the Lions with 13 points and 13 rebounds, while his younger brother, Ian, added 20 points and eight assists. Sam Leadbetter joined the double-digit scoring party with 17 points.
Noah Pollock paced Karns City with 23 points with Ian McElroy adding 17 and Chandler Turner 11.
