SHEFFIELD, Pa. (D9Sports) — Behind 26 points, 12 rebounds and three blocked shots from Nathan Banner, North Clarion rolled to a 62-44 win over Jamestown in the Sheffield Sports Boosters Tip-Off Tournament.
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Keeven Weaver added 10 points and seven rebounds for the Wolves.
MERCER 48, REDBANK VALLEY 46
NEW BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Josh Bretz scored 19 points and James Amon scored 12 to lead Mercer to a 48-46 win over Redbank Valley in the Redbank Valley Tip-Off Tournament.
Nick Smith had 21 points to lead Redbank Valley.
KARNS CITY 60, SAEGERTOWN 41
FOXBURG, Pa. — Chase Beighley had 15 points and five assists to help Karns City to a 60-41 win over Saegertown in the A-C Valley Hoops for Heroes Classic.
Jacob Friel and Austin Fahlor each added 12 points for the Gremlins, while Nolan Riley had seven points and eight rebounds.
PURCHASE LINE 81, A-C VALLEY 60
FOXBURG, Pa. — Despite a career-high 18 points to go with five rebounds, four assists and four steals from sophomore Eddie Stevanus, A-C Valley dropped an 81-60 decision to Purchase Line in the A-C Valley Hoops for Heroes Classic.
Brendan Price added nine points and six rebounds for the Falcons who also got eight points from Dalton Callander and seven from Carson Snyder.
BROOKVILLE 34, MONITEAU 20
BROOKVILLE, Pa. — In a low-scoring affair, Brookville blanked visiting Moniteau over the final 10:22 to pull away for a 34-29 win in the opening game of the Brookville Tip-Off Tournament.
A.J. Lachnicht scored nine points to lead the Raiders, who meet Brockway in Saturday’s championship game at 7:30 p.m.
Moniteau had the lone double-figure scorer in the game as Ethan McDeavitt finished with 10 points.
The Raiders, who started the game with an 8-0 lead, owned a 17-14 advantage at halftime and after Moniteau cut their lead to 25-20 with 2:22 left in the third quarter, the Raiders held them scoreless the rest of the game.
BROCKWAY 67, UNION 39
BROOKVILLE, Pa. — Carter Adams scored 29 points as Brockway jumped on Union early and often for a 67-39 win in the opening round of the Brookville Tip-Off Tournament.
The Rovers, the defending tournament champions, led 18-3 after the first quarter and 21-3 after Adams’ 3-pointer at the 6:27 mark of the second quarter. While Adams scored just four points the first eight minutes, he sparked the Rovers the rest of the way. Adams scored 11 points in the second quarter alone, making three 3-pointers. He finished 10-of-16 from the floor with six rebounds.
Noah Vokes added 15 points on 7-of-10 shooting to go along with five rebounds for the Rovers, who led 36-15 by halftime and by as many as 31 points twice in the fourth quarter.
Lucas Bowser led Union with 13 points and 11 rebounds. Luke Bowser scored 10 points.
CLARION-LIMESTONE 44, SLIPPERY ROCK 37
GROVE CITY, Pa. — Ian Callen and Christian Smith combined for 26 points to help Clarion-Limestone to a 44-37 win over Slippery Rock in the Kiser Classic at Grove City.
Callen led the Lions with 15 points with Smith chipping in 11.
