MARIENVILLE, Pa. (D9Sports) — Behind a double-double from Seth Seidle Forest Area beat visiting Christian Life Academy, 70-45, on the opening day of the Forest Area Tip-off Tournament at East Forest.
(Photo of Forest Area’s Seth Seidle, who had a double-double for the Fires Friday night in a win. Photo by Deb Arner)
Jarrett Kahle added 12 points and eight rebounds for the Fires with Luke Cussins scoring 11 points and Franklin Meals 10.
DUBOIS 69, CLARION 47
KNOX, Pa. — DuBois used runs of 14-0 and 13-0 to erase a 13-point second-quarter deficit and pick up a 69-47 win over Clarion in the opening round of the Keystone Tip-off Tournament.
The Beavers trailed 20-7 a minute into the second quarter but used the 14-0 sput to take a 21-20 lead and they led 29-25 at halftime.
Clarion got within three, 44-41, late in the third quarter before DuBois scored the final bucket of the quarter and then scored the first 11 points of the fourth quarter to put the game away.
Beavers first-year head coach Dave Bennett talked about the win.
Alex Beers paced DuBois, which was without big man Chase Husted (illness) with 24 points and 13 rebounds.
Beers talked about the victory.
Justin Manduley added 22 points for DuBOis with Jonathan Cruz also reaching double digits with 12 points.
Cal German paced Clarion with a game-high 29 points, all scored in the first three quarters including 12 in the first quarter. Nick Frederick added eight points.
MONITEAU 51, COMMODORE PERRY 32
RIMERSBURG, Pa. — Moniteau pulled away from Commodore Perry during the middle two quarters for a 51-32 win Friday night in Rimersburg at the Union Tip-Off Classic.
Moniteau held a 9-7 lead entering the second quarter but by the time the clock hit triple zeroes at the end of the third quarter, the two-point lead had swelled to a 20 point lead at 38-18.
Ethan McDeavitt paced the Warriors with 17 points while Greg Noal added 15 points and Jared Lominski added 10. Tyler McFadden pulled in 10 boards while McDeavitt added 7 steals to his team-high 17 points.
GENERAL MCLANE 87, CLARION-LIMESTONE 69
GROVE CITY, Pa. — Despite 31 points from Dion Deas, Clarion-Limestone fell to General McLane, 87-69, in the Grove City Tournament.
Seth Myers led General McLane with a game-high 28 points while Logan Donahue chipped in for 23 points.
Hayden Callen added 16 points for the Lions.
NORTH EAST 70, KARNS CITY 62
FOXBURG, Pa. — Colin Watts scored 21 points to lead North East to a 70-62 win over Karns City at the A-C Valley Hoops for Heroes Crossover.
Brock Conn added 19 points for the Grape Pickers with Garrett Hein chipping in 15.
Chase Beighley paced Karns City with 16 points with Ethan McElroy adding 12. Austin Fahlor and Erik Pfeifer each had eight tallies with Nathan Waltman adding four points and eight rebounds and Luke Garing six points and eight boards.
NORTH CLARION 66, JAMESTOWN 49
SHEFFIELD, Pa. — Kyle Mills had a double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds to lead North Clarion to a 66-49 win over Jamestown in the opening round of the Sheffield Tournament.
Tyler McCord-Wolbert added 14 points and eight rebounds for the Wolves with Korey Mills chipping in nine points and five assists. Sam Minich had seven points and Matson Higgins four points and seven helpers.
MAPLEWOOD 51, UNION 40
RIMERSBURG, Pa. — Camden Mattocks netted 17 points to lead visiting Maplewood to a 51-40 win over Union on the opening day of the Union Tip-off Classic.
Caden Rainey paced Union with 12 points while Quintin Weaver added 11.
ST. MARYS 54, KEYSTONE 39
KNOX, Pa. — Visiting St. Marys outscored Keystone by 16 points in the second half to erase as three-point halftime deficit and pick up a 54-39 win over the Panthers at the Keystone Tip-off Tournament.
Keystone led 20-17 at halftime before being outscored 37-19 in the second half.
Cahil Parrish led the Dutch with 19 points with Luke Lasko adding 13.
Isaak Jones and Andrew Lauer each scored 12 points for Keystone.
A-C VALLEY 54, PORTERSVILLE CHRISTIAN 50
FOXBURG, Pa. — Eddie Stevanus and Levi Orton both had double-doubles to help A-C Valley to a 54-50 win over visiting Portersville Christian on the opening day of the A-C Valley Hoops for Heroes Crossover.
Stevanus scored 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds with Orton adding 15 points and 10 boards.
