Seneca Valley boys rally, win opener
Seneca Valley overcame a seven-point deficit after three quarters to beat Strong Vincent 77-74 Friday night at the Latrobe Tip-Off Tournament.
The Raiders fell behind 61-54 after three quarters.
Zach Snyder scored a game-high 23 points for the Raiders.
T.J. Holl (14 points) and Jack Cook (11) also scored in double figures for Seneca Valley.
STRONG VINCENT 74
Wofford 7 2-4 20, Morriss 5 3-9 14, Green 0 1-2 1, Jones 3 2-4 9, Kien 0 1-1 1, By. Willians 4 4-10 12, Br. Williams 1 0-1 2, Harvard 1 0-4 2, Miller 2 2-3 6, Pointer 3 0-0 7. Totals: 26 15-38 74.
SENECA VALLEY 77
Zach Snyder 9 5-9 23, Jack Cook 2 5-9 11, T.J. Holl 4 5-8 14, Cody Boozel 0 0-2 0, Chad Izenas 4 1-3 9, Dakota Topf 6 0-0 14, Matt Dramble 1 1-2 4, Chris Hart 0 2-2 2, Andrew Smathers 0 0-0. Totals: 26 19-35 77.
Strong Vincent 21 18 22 13 — 74
Seneca Valley17 22 15 23 — 77
3-point goals: Strong Vincent 7 (Wofford 4, Morriss, Jones, Pointer); Seneca Valley 6 (Topf 2, Cook 2, Holl, Dramble)
Saturday: Seneca Valley vs. Latrobe, 7 p.m.
Gateway 44, Knoch 43 — Daylon Harris made two free throws with .8 seconds remaining to help Gateway beat Knoch at the Plum Tournament.
The Knights, which led 36-27 after three quarters, were outscored by 10 in the fourth.
Matt Zanella and Austin Hannes led Knoch with 15 points.
KNOCH 43
Aiden Albert 2 2-4 7, Matt Zanella 7 1-3 15, Matt Christy 0 2-2 2, Devin Campbell 1 0-0 3, Austin Hannes 5 4-4 15, P.J. Gourley 0 1-2 1. Totals: 15 10-15 43.
GATEWAY 44
Johns 0 2-2 2, Harris 3 8-14 14, Howard 2 0-0 4, Kromka 3 2-4 8, Vennia 0 2-2 2, Brock 1 4-7 6, Nola 3 0-0 8. Totals: 13 16-23 44.
Knoch 13 9 14 7 — 43
Gateway7 12 8 17 — 44
3-point goals: Knoch 2 (Albert, Hannes); Gateway 2 (Nola 2)
Saturday: 7:45 vs. Plum in consolation game
Beaver 79, Summit Academy 68 — Anthony Rentas (22 points) and Dennis Richardson (21) both had big nights for the Knights, who were tied at 53 after three quarters at the Pine-Richland Tournament.
Sayyid Muhammed also scored 12 points for Summit Academy.
BEAVER 79
Zurie 8 2-2 19, Wise 8 8-11 25, Barney 4 1-1 10, Sall 7 0-0 17, Roybo 1 4-5 6, Anzeveno 1 0-0 2. Totals: 23 6 15-19 79.
SUMMIT ACADEMY 68
Devaughn Hawkins-Davenport 1 0-0 2, Anthony Rentas 10 0-1 22, Terell Turner 2 7-12 11, Sayyid Muhammed 4 3-4 12, Dennis Richardson 10 1-6 21. Totals: 24 11-25.
Beaver 17 15 21 26 — 79
Summit Academy11 18 24 15 — 68
3-point goals: Beaver
Saturday: Summit Academy vs. OLSH, 6 p.m.
Moniteau 49, Mercer 43 — Cody Skiver (20 points) and James Bair (17) both scored in double figures to help the Warriors open with a win.
MONITEAU 49
James Bair 8 1-4 17, Cody Skiver 6 8-10 20, Jake Fullerton 1 1-3 3, Zack Jewart 0 0-0 0, Jared Shaffer 0 0-0 0, Aaron Marterella 3 1-2 7, J.J. Waid 1 0-0 2. Totals: 19 11-19 49.
MERCER 43
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Moniteau 16 13 6 14 — 49
Mercer7 18 7 13 — 43
Freeport 56, St. Joseph 33 — Josh Beale scored 21 points and recorded six rebounds to help the Yellowjackets open their own tournament with a win.
Mason Eddinger (12 points) and Kris Keppel (11) also scored in double figures for Freeport.
ST. JOSEPH 33
J. Ferguson 5 1-2 13, Sadecky 0 0-0 0, Beaver 1 0-0 2, N. Ferguson 5 1-3 14, Swierczewski 0 2-4 2, Perl 1 0-0 2. Totals: 12 4-9 33.
FREEPORT 56
Chad Hildebrand 0 0-0 0, Mason Eddinger 5 0-0 12, Kevin Lynch 1 0-0 2, Kris Keppel 3 3-4 11, Marshall McCormick 0 0-0 0, Brandon Hochbein 0 0-0 0, Dylan Hochbein 0 0-0 0, Codey Digiacobbe 3-7 2-3 8, Ben Beale 0 0-0 0, Derek Jones 0 0-0 0, Josh Beale 8 3-3 21, Jon Wise 1 0-0 2. Totals: 21 8-10 56.
St. Joseph 10 12 5 6 — 33
Freeport15 16 14 11 — 56
3-point goals: St. Joseph 5 (N. Ferguson 3, J. Ferguson 2); Freeport 6 (Eddinger 2, Keppel 2, Beale 2)
Saturday: Freeport vs. Eden Christian, 8:15
Union 51, Brockway 43 — The Golden Knights overcame a bad third quarter to win their season-opener at the Brookville Tournament.
Union was limited to three points in the third quarter, but held on to win thanks to 21 points from Cole Morris.
BROCKWAY 43
Carr 1 2-2 4, Wineburg 2 0-0 4, Sarafini 5 3-4 14, Embleton 1 2-2 4, Adams 3 1-2 8, Rogos 2 0-0 6, Lumberg 1 1-2 3. Totals: 19 9-12.
UNION 51
Cole Morris 6 7-9 21, Hank Murphy 5 2-4 12, Chet Carmichael 3 0-1 6, Bowser 1 0-0 2, Lane Cicciarelli 2 1-3 5, Tyler Wiser 2 1-7 5, Gavin Hawk 0 0-0, Zach Hepler 0 0-0. Totals: 19 11-23 51.
Brockway 13 4 11 15 — 43
Union14 15 3 19 — 51
3-point goals: Brockway 4 (Rojos 2, Sarafini, Adams); Union 2 (Morris 2)
Saturday: Union vs. Clarion-Limestone 7:30 p.m.
Avonworth 62, Grove City 48 — Danny Torok scored 22 points, but the Eagles fell at the Kittanning Tournament.
GROVE CITY 48
Kaiden Young 3 1-2 7, Kam Patterson 4 0-2 8, Andrew Mason 0 0-0 0, Tanner Glenn 0 0-0 0, Martin Beatty 0 0-1 0, Brendan Record 2 2-2 8, Jared Graham 1 1-2 3, Danny Torok 8 2-6 22. Totals: 18 6-15 48.
AVONWORTH 62
Day 5 2-3 12, Drwal 0 0-0 0, Hughley 8 3-7 19, Kramer 0 4-4 4, M. Grilli 2 5-7 10, K. Grilli 1 0-0 3, Joyce 2 0-0 5, O'Malley 4 1-2 9. Totals: 22 15-23 62.
Grove City 13 9 12 14 — 48
Avonworth13 14 13 22 — 62
3-point goals: Grove City 6 (Record 2, Torok 4); Avonworth 3 (M. Grilli, K. Grilli, Joyce)
Saturday: Grove City vs. Kittanning, 3:30 p.m.
Private Schools
First Baptist Christian (boys) 48, North Street Christian 26 — Javier Iglesia scored 20 points, had eight steals and six assists for FBC. Trevor Barnhart contributed 15 points and seven rebounds.
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