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Giesler's 22 key Slippery Rock win

Brian Giesler scored a game-high 22 points to lead the Slippery Rock High boys basketball team to a 57-44 win over Moniteau in the championship game of the Mercer Tip-Off Tournament on Saturday.

Alec McDeavitt added 12 points for the Rockets.

Zach Sloan led the Warriors with 19 points and 14 rebounds and sophomore guard Andrew Armagost added 15 points.

Sloan, Giesler and Slippery Rock's Ryan Thompson made the All-Tournament Team.

MONITEAU 44Zach Sloan 7 5-7 19, Kyle Armagost 4 0-1 8, Ethan Pry 1 0-0 2, Andrew Armagost 6 0-0 15, Jordan Smith 0 0-0 0, Dalton Shuler 0 0-0 0, Heath Lominski 0 0-0 0, Mitch Hunter 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 18 5-8 44.

SLIPPERY ROCK 57Sean White 1 2-5 4, Alec McDeavitt 5 1-3 12, Andrew Waryanka 4 0-0 8, Ryan Thompson 1 0-0 2, Ty Udy 1 0-0 2, Ryan Currie 1 0-0 2, Brian Giesler 8 1-1 22, Caleb Whitney 2 1-2 5, Bobby Paczkowski 0 0-0 0, Cody Wolinski 0 0-0 0, Dustin Mellot 0 0-0 0, Mike Rummel 0 0-0 0, Dan Bertozzi 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 23 5-11 57.

Moniteau 11 8 12 13—44Slippery Rock 15 17 12 13—573-point goals: Moniteau 3 (A. Armagost 3); Slippery Rock 6 (Giesler 5, McDeavitt).

Wednesday: Venango Catholic at Moniteau

Friday: Grove City at Slippery Rock

Mars 73, Seton-LaSalle 66 — Christian Locher (25) and Owen Nearhoof (20) combined for 45 points to help the Planets claim the championship at the Keystone Oaks Tournament.Locher made 16 of 19 free throw attempts, while Nearhoof drained five 3-pointers.

SETON-LASALLE 66Marasco 0 2-2 2, Manning 9 1-3 23, Dominick 8 0-3 18, DelSardo 5 0-0 11, N. Plansinis 1 0-0 2, Masua 1 0-0 2, Onorato 1 0-0 2, Clancy 3 0-0 6.

Totals: 28 3-8 66.

MARS 73Garrett Ashbaugh 2 0-0 6, Brad Weischedel 1 2-2 4, Christian Locher 4 16-19 25, Owen Nearhoof 7 1-2 20, Jake Lee 1 0-0 2, Alex Locher 3 1-1 7, Mitch Buzard 3 3-5 9, Ben Erdahl 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 21 23-29 73.

Seton-LaSalle 14 19 15 18—66Mars 22 23 11 17—733-point goals: Seton-LaSalle 7 (Manning 4, Dominick 2, DelSardo); Mars 8 (Nearhoof 5, Ashbaugh 2, C. Locher).

Tuesday: Mars at Shenango

Union 76, Brockway 66 — Brody Pollock had 18 points and six assists in the Golden Knights' victory in the consolation game at the Brookville Tournament.Taylor Smith added 18 points for Union (1-1) and Chase Johnston pulled down 13 rebounds.A 24-11 edge in the third quarter was key for the Knights.

UNION 76Taylor Smith 7 1-4 18, Brody Pollock 7 3-8 18, Shawn Booth 3 2-4 9, Trent Corle 4 3-5 12, Derek Shirey 1 2-2 4, Austin Davis 0 4-4 4, Shawn Burns 2 0-0 4, Chase Johnston 3 1-4 7.

Totals: 27 16-31 76.

BROCKWAY 66Braun 2 0-0 4, Ragos 1 0-0 3, N. Anderson 7 2-4 16, Fortunato 3 0-0 8, Miller 3 0-0 9, Cl. Anderson 2 0-0 4, Co. Anderson 7 2-3 18, Hartfield 1 2-2 4.

Totals: 26 6-9 66.

Union 18 17 24 17—76Brockway 20 20 11 15—663-point goals: Union 6 (Smith 3, Pollock, Booth, Corle); Brockway 8 (Miller 3, Fortunato 2, Co. Anderson 2, Ragos).

Wednesday: Union at North Clarion

Saint Joseph 90, A-C Valley 64 — Ryan Bartley's 29 points could not lift the Falcons to victory in the championship game of the St. Joseph Tournament.Allan Eaton chipped in 19 points for the Falcons (1-1).

A-C VALLEY 64Allan Eaton 6 6-9 19, Ryan Bartley 9 8-10 29, Logan Wetzel 1 0-0 3, Landon Delisio 1 0-0 2, Brody Irwin 1 0-0 3, Jeff Eaton 1 0-2 2, Kevin Kaufman 3 0-1 6, Hunter Ferris 0 0-1 0, Cole Terwilliger 0 0-1 0, Keaton King 0 0-0 0, Adam Hirsch 0 0-0 0, Jay Kaufman 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 22 14-24 64.

SAINT JOSEPH 90Roming 3 0-0 7, Heinle 10 8-10 29, Connelly 8 4-6 25, Gigler 6 2-4 14, Thimons 4 4-6 12, Lynch 1 0-0 2, Kisiel 1 0-1 3, Dymun 0 0-1 0.

Totals: 33 18-28 90.

A-C Valley 16 12 26 10—64St. Joseph 15 27 32 16—903-point goals: A-C Valley 6 (Bartley 3, A. Eaton, Wetzel, Irwin); St. Joseph 5 (Connelly 3, Heinle, Roming).

Wednesday: Cranberry at A-C Valley

Seneca Valley 46, Bethel Park 40 — The Raiders defeated the host Black Hawks in the championship game of the Bethel Park Tournament. No other details were available.

Grove City 62, Marion Center 37 — The Eagles dominated in winning the championship at the Indiana Tournament. No other details were available.

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