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Raiders hand Titans a section defeat

C.J. Brown dropped in 16 points and Matt Vogt added 12 as the Seneca Valley boys basketball team dispatched Shaler 58-49 in Section 3-AAAA action Tuesday.

The Titans held a 25-24 halftime lead before the Raiders used a 34-point second half to pull away.

Nate Herrmann added 11 points for Seneca Valley (10-6, 6-3).

SENECA VALLEY58C.J. Brown 6 4-7 16, Dan Rohm 2 1-2 7, Matt Vogt 3 6-6 12, Dustin Anewalt 1 0-0 2, Nate Herrmann 4 0-2 11, Evan Mitro 1 2-2 4, Christian Durbin 2 2-2 6. Totals: 19 15-21 58.

SHALER 49Schwartz 4 4-4 13, Holtz 4 5-8 13, Taylor 3 2-2 11, Bauer 3 0-1 6, Della Valle 1 4-4 6. Totals: 15 15-19 49.

Seneca Valley 17 7 16 18—58Shaler 11 14 11 13—493-point goals: Herrmann 3, Rohm 2; Taylor 3, Schwartz

JV: Seneca Valley, 48-43

Friday: Pine-Richland at Seneca Valley

Freeport 64, Riverview 34 — Alex Isenberg had 12 points and 10 assists to lead the Yellowjackets to the Section 1-AA triumph.Sean Carnahan added 10 points and 12 rebounds, Nick Gentile had 11 points and John Douglas had 15 rebounds for Freeport (7-10, 3-6), which sank eight 3-pointers.

FREEPORT 64Sean Carnahan 5 0-4 10, Tyler Singer 12 0-1 5, Harrison Wood 2 0-0 6, Nick Gentile 4 2-2 11, Alex Isenberg 4 1-2 12, Derek Durand 0 2-4 2, John Douglas 2 0-0 4, Mitchell Shaw 2 0-0 4, Tyler Collins 2 2-2 7, Jake Campbell 1 0-0 3. Totals: 24 7-15 64.

RIVERVIEW 34Favo 0 1-4 1, Shook 2 0-0 4, Piccolino 0 0-2 0, Wilhelm 2 0-0 4, Benusa 3 2-4 9, Seachrist 2 0-0 4, Bickert 1 1-2 3, DeFrancisini 4 1-2 9. Totals: 14 5-14 34.

Freeport 21 7 14 22—64Riverview 13 5 11 5—343-point goals: Isenberg 3, Wood 2, Singer, Gentile, Collins

Friday: Ford City at Freeport

Franklin 80, Slippery Rock 53 — Despite a 24-point performance by Brian Giesler, the Rockets lost this Region 5 matchup.

SLIPPERY ROCK 53Ethan Geisler 3 2-2 9, Alec McDeavitt 2 1-2 5, Andrew Waryanka 1 1-2 3, Cody Wolinski 0 1-3 1, Derrick Orloski 5 0-0 10, Sean White 0 1-2 1, Brian Gielser 10 2-2 24. Totals: 21 8-13 53.

FRANKLIN 80Ryan Hart 1 3-4 5, Caleb Thomas 2 4-4 8, Garrett Lovett 4 4-6 12, Cord Hughes 2 1-2 7, Tim Maleski 5 8-8 18, Isiah Jordan 1 2-4 4, Ty Bittner 1 0-0 2, Ben Peterson 4 1-1 9, Brian Smith 3 4-4 10, Taylor 1 0-0 3, Kurt Russell 1 0-0 2. Totals: 25 27-33 80.

Slippery Rock 9 14 11 19—53Franklin 14 25 14 27—803-point goals: B. Giesler 2, Geisler; Hughes 2, Anderson

JV: Franklin, 51-43 (SR:Alec McDeavitt 12)

Oil City 48, Grove City 46 — Kyle Perrine scored 21 points — including 15 on five 3-pointers — and Patrick Johnson added 15, but the Eagles (6-11, 3-6) fell to the Oilers.

OIL CITY 48S. May 0 0-0 0, L. Lantz 0 0-0 0, D. Williams 3 0-0 6, W. Winger 3 1-3 7, S. Plumer 0 0-0 0, J. Davis 1 2-4 5, N. Carll 5 2-2 14, L. Heim 2 0-0 6, J. Hopwood 0 0-0 0, M. May 5 0-3 10, J. Deets 0 0-0 0. Totals: 19 5-12 48.

GROVE CITY 46Brady Beech 2 0-0 4, Jon Anderson 2 0-1 4, Jeff Hershberger 1 0-0 2, Patrick Johnson 4 6-8 15, Kyle Perrine 8 0-0 21. Totals: 17 6-9 46.

Oil City 17 11 5 15—48Grove City 8 7 12 19—463-point goals: Carll 2, Heim 2, Davis; Perrine 5, Johnson

JV: Grove City, 45-31 (GC:Alec Goodwin 12)

Friday: Grove City at Sharon

New Brighton 47, Summit Academy 46 — Keith Banichar, John Jenkins and Derrick Rawls scored 12 points each for the Knights (3-6, 5-12).

Summit Academy 15 13 13 5—46New Brighton 12 7 18 10—47Friday: Mohawk at Summit Academy

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