Friday’s High School Boys’ Basketball Roundup: Long-Range Shot Helps Clarion Beat Union

Chris Rossetti

Chris Rossetti

Published January 21, 2017 5:19 am
Friday’s High School Boys’ Basketball Roundup: Long-Range Shot Helps Clarion Beat Union

CLARION, Pa. (D9Sports) — Clarion drilled 12 3-pointers on its way to a 75-39 home win over Union.

(Photo of Clarion’s Ceventh Lynch-Skunda. Photo by Mike Schnelle. Check out more of Schnelle’s work here)

Spencer Miller and Reed Anthony each connected on three triples for the Bobcats with Cam Craig adding two.

Ceventh Lynch-Skunda led Clarion with 15 points, Miller added 13, Redd Anthony had 11, Ty Burford chipped in nine and Craig added eight.

Lucas Bowser paced Union with 13 points.

REDBANK VALLEY 48, CRANBERRY 42

CRANBERRY, Pa. — The Redbank Valley Bulldogs put together a solid road win with a second-half rally over the Berries.

Cranberry led 28-22 at halftime before the Bulldogs erased the lead in the third quarter by outscoring the Berries 15-6.

Keaton Kahle led Redbank with 12 points and Brock Barrett scored 11.

Andrew Gunn scored 13 for the Berries.

KARNS CITY 59, VENANGO CATHOLIC 30

OIL CITY, Pa. — Behind 19 points from Ian McElroy visiting Karns City cruised to a 59-30 win over Venango Catholic.

Jacob Friel chipped in 10 points for the Gremlins, while Chandler Turner had five points and 12 rebounds and Noah Pollock six points and seven assists.

Josh Puleo led Venango Catholic with 17 points.

NORTH CLARION 66, A-C VALLEY 55

FRILLS CORNERS, Pa. — Nathan Banner scored 20 points and Keeven Weaver had a double-double to help North Clarion to a 66-55 win over visiting A-C Valley.

Weaver had 10 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and five steals for the Wolves, who led 37-24 at halftime. Chase Schmader chipped in 10 points and nine assists, Zander Hargenrader had 14 points and Sam Minich four points and eight rebounds.

Joe Manculich paced A-C Valley with 14 points and 13 rebounds. Freshman Russ Carr had 12 points, six rebounds and four assists and Kody Wolfe added eight points and five steals.

KEYSTONE 62, FOREST AREA 37

TIONESTA, Pa. — Corey Rapp led a balanced Keystone attack with 13 points, as the visiting Panthers topped Forest Area, 62-37, at West Forest.

Austin Ion added 11 points for Keystone with Dalton Jones chipping in 10 and Tanner Wilson and Nate Wingard eight each.

Seth Berlin had a game-high 25 points to go with 10 rebounds and four steals for Forest Area.

CLARION-LIMESTONE 81, MONITEAU 71

STRATTANVILLE, Pa. — Dan Callen scored nine of his team-high 25 points in the fourth quarter, and Deion Deas added eight of his 15 points in the final eight minutes to help visiting Clarion-Limestone pull away from Moniteau, 81-71.

The Lions, who led 37-34 at halftime, held a 51-50 lead going to the fourth quarter but behind Deas and Dan Callen outscored Moniteau 30-21 in the frame.

Christian Smith and Ian Callen each added 12 points for C-L with Julian Laugand chipping in 11 including going 6 of 6 from the free-throw line in the fourth quarter.

Lake Pry continued his phenomenal season for Moniteau with 35 points and 10 rebounds. It was Pry’s second 35-point game of the season — he had a career-best 37 in the opener — and it marked the seventh time in the last eight games he has reached at least 20 points.

Jared Lominski added 12 points for Moniteau with Jake Jewart chipping in 11 points.

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