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Lynch nets 23 in Freeport victory

Brendan Lynch dropped in 23 points to key Freeport to a 46-40 victory over Trinity Christian Academy in the opening round of the St. Joseph’s Tournament Friday.

Robbie Miller added 12 points while Ethan McCormick added seven rebounds and Fred Pastoria six assists for the Yellowjackets.

FREEPORT 46

Fred Pastoria 0 0-1 0, Robbie Miller 5 1-3 12, Brendan Lynch 11 1-2 23, Tony DeVivo 0 1-3 1, Seth Bowser 0 0-0 0, Zane Geist 0 0-0 0, Ethan McCormick 1 1-3 3, Josh Beale 3 0-0 7. Totals: 20 4-12 46.

TRINITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 40

John Wallace 5 12-15 22, James Chandler, 0 1-2 1, Wes Lavrinc 1 2-2 5, TyReque Calloway 1 4-5 6, Jonathan Murphy 2 0-2 6, Tyler Carter 0 0-0 0. Totals: 9 19-26 40.

Freeport 8 16 13 9—46

Trinity Christian9 12 4 15—40

3-pointers: Freeport 2 (Miller, Beale). Trinity Christian 3 (Murphy 2, Lavrinc)

Saturday: Championship final: Freeport vs. OLSH, 8:15 p.m.

A-C Valley 56, West Shamokin 39 — Ryan Bartley led the Falcons to victory with a game-high 25 points with eight rebounds and three assists in the Marion Center Tip-Off Tournament.

Landon Delisio played solid defense, holding West Shamokin’s top offensive threat Anthony Rocco to just six points. Jeff Eaton added nine points for A-C Valley (1-0), while Brody Irwin chipped in six.

WEST SHAMOKIN 39

Stover 1 0-0 2, Craig 5 1-2 11, Rocco 2 1-1 6, Horner 2 2-4 6, Marsh 1 0-0 3, Schons 1 0-0 2, Hough 1 0-0 3, Bussard 1 0-0 2, Lasslo. Totals: 16 4-7 39.

A-C VALLEY 56

Brody Irwin 3 1-2 8, Ryan Bartley 8 8-13 25, Landon Delisio 0 0-0 0, Cole Terwilliger 2 1-4 7, Jeff Eaton 3 2-3 9, Kevin Kaufman 1 2-4 4, Eric Orton 1 0-5 2, Ivan Pennington 0 1-2 1. Totals: 18 15-33 56.

West Shamokin 5 10 13 11—39

A-C Valley10 14 21 11—56

3-point goals: West Shamokin 3 (Rocco 1, Marsh 1, Hough). A-C Valley 5 (Terwilliger 2, Irwin 1, Bartley 1, Eaton 1).

Saturday: Championship, A-C Valley vs. Punxsutawney-Marion Center winner at 6:30 p.m.

Mercer 49, Moniteau 40 —Mercer outscored the Warriors 14-7 in the fourth quarter to pull away in this Mercer Tournament contest. Andrew Armagost led Moniteau with 12 points.

MONITEAU 40

Andrew Armagost 4 3-4 12, Denny Pry 1 4-6 6, Dustin Geagan 1 1-2 3, Cody Skiver 3 0-0 8, Colton Cumberland 2 0-1 4, James Bair 1 1-2 3, Zach Timblin 2 0-0 4. Totals: 14 9-15 40.

MERCER 49

Clarke 10 4-5 26, Builer 2 0-2 4, Davis 2 0-0 4, Fowler 1 1-2 3, Miller 1 0-0 3, Best 1 0-2 2, Rymniak 2 3-4 7. Totals: 19 8-15 49.

Moniteau 11 9 13 7—40

Mercer16 6 11 14—49

3-pointers: Moniteau 3 (Skiver 2, Armagost). Mercer 3 (Clarke 2, Miller).

Saturday: Moniteau vs. Reynolds, 6 p.m.

Montour 66, Knoch 46 —Despite 14 points from Dakota Bruggeman, the Knights fell to the Spartans in this opening-round contest from the Ambridge Tournament.

KNOCH 46

Austin Miller 2 2-3 7, Alex Campbell 0 1-2 1, David Gallagher 1 0-0 3, Asa Adams 0 1-2 1, Dakota Bruggeman 6 2-5 14, Matt Zanella 3 0-1 6, Mark Vaughan 3 0-2 6, Chris Kier 1 1-2 3, Ben Pfieffer 2 0-0 5. Totals: 18 7-17 46.

MONTOUR 66

Devin Wilson 8 7-13 23, Kevin Sculli 2 2-2 8, Rob Julian 3 0-0 9, Justin Hill 3 2-4 9, Kyle Hutchins 2 0-0 4, Lamonte Harrison 4 3-4 11, Josh Randall 1 0-0 2. Totals: 23 14-23 66.

Knoch 9 6 13 18—46

Montour14 18 20 14—66

3-pointers: Knoch 3 (Miller, Gallagher, Pfieffer). Montour 6 (Julian 3, Sculli 2, Hill 1).

Saturday: Consolation final, Knoch vs. Sewickley Academy

Greensburg Central Catholic 62, Grove City 48 — Derek Turner poured in a team-high 18 points as the Eagles suffered a season-opening loss at the Indiana Tournament.

GREENSBURG CC 62

Christian Hyland 0 2-4 2, Zach Herman 9 6-7 26, Ty Swan 3 0-1 7, Zach Guiser 1 0-4 2, Brian Graytock 10 5-7 25. Totals: 23 13-23 62.

GROVE CITY 48

Derek Turner 7 2-2 18, Danny Torok 3 1-2 9, Matt Thrasher 1 0-0 3, Foster Reznor 2 0-0 6, Colby Polkabla 1 1-2 3, Jorden Dolan 1 0-0 2. Totals: 17 5-8 48.

Greensburg CC 17 19 14 12—62

Grove City14 21 6 7—48

3-point goals: Greensburg Central Catholic 3 (Herman 2, Swan 1). Grove City 9 (Turner 2, Torok 2, Reznor 2, Thrasher 1).

Saturday: Consolation, Grove City vs. Indiana-Hollidaysburg loser at Indiana, 4:45 p.m.

Sharpsville 59, Slippery Rock 55 (OT) — Bobby Paczkowski, Ryan Currie and Dustin Mellot scored 16, 15 and 12 points, respectively, but the Rockets were edged by the Blue Devils at the Ellwood City Tournament.

SHARPSVILLE 59

Tyler Luckey 2 6-12 10, Kyle Kennedy 5 2-2 12, Jake Bulick 0 3-4 3, Sage Barringer 1 1-3 3, Saulie Sainbell 0 0-0 0, Jake Smith 1 1-2 3, Jalen Mockacee 7 3-4 17, Taylor Lenvi 4 0-3 11. Totals: 20 16-30 59.

SLIPPERY ROCK 55

Kyle Bell 0 0-2 0, Reed Elder 2 0-0 5, Ryan Currie 7 1-3 15, Matt Badger 0 0-0 0, Bobby Paczkowski 5 2-3 16, Jake Whitmer 2 1-5 5, Ryan Northcott 1 0-0 2, Dustin Mellot 4 2-3 12, Shane Carl 0 0-1 0, Delmas Hayes 0 0-2 0, Bruce Pelletier 0 0-0 0. Totals: 21 6-19 55.

Sharpsville 6 12 15 15 11—59

Slippery Rock11 16 16 5 7—55

3-pointers: Sharpsville 3 (Lenvi 3). Slippery Rock 7 (Paczkowski 4, Mellot 2, Elder 1).

Saturday: Consolation final, Slippery Rock vs. Laurel-Ellwood City loser, 6 p.m.

Allderdice 63, Summit Academy 53 — Dashaan Smith paced the Knights with 15 points and Douglas Brooks added 11 in a season-opening defeat.

SUMMIT ACADEMY 53

Douglas Brooks 4 0-0 11, Lorenzo Abner 2 0-0 6, Ben Norwood 2 0-0 6, Dashaan Smith 6 3-9 15, Sean Walker 3 2-9 8, Tevante Hoskins 1 1-2 3, Maurice Howard 2 0-0 4. Totals: 20 6-20 53.

ALLDERDICE 63

Raye 2 3-4 7, Moultrie 5 0-4 14, Kramer 2 0-2 5, Namoro 2 0-0 6, Smith 1 0 4-8 6, Segers 4 2-5 11, Robinson 2 0-0 6, Whitley 2 4-6 8. Totals: 20 13-31 63.

Summit Academy 19 8 14 12—53

Allderdice13 11 22 17—63

3-point goals: Summit Academy 7 (Brooks 3, Abner 2, Norwood 2). Allderdice 10 (Moultrie 4, Namoro 2, Robinson 2, Kramer 1, Segers 1)

Saturday: Consolation, Summit Academy vs. Woodland Hills, 6 p.m.

Brookville 42, Union 34 — Kaden McGregor and Aaron Graham had nine points apiece to pace the Golden Knights at the Brookville Tournament.

UNION 34

Dylan Shirey 2 2-2 7, Brody Shick 0 0-0 0, Wanya Harris 2 0-2 5, Kaden McGregor 3 3-4 9, Aaron Graham 4 1-3 9, Derek Priester 1 0-0 2, Shawn Hazlett 0 0-0 0, Cole Morris 0 0-0 0, Shane Murphy 1 0-0 2. Totals: 13 6-11 34.

BROOKVILLE 42

Shirts 4 1-3 11, Canavan 5 2-2 13, Huggins 0 0-1 0, Cudworth 2 3-5 7, Byerly 0 2-2 2, Smith 1 0-0 2, Truman 1 1-2 3, Blochberger 2 0-0 4. Totals: 15 9-15 42.

Union 4 14 6 10—34

Brookville4 14 10 14—42

3-pointers: Union 2 (Shirey, Harris). Brookville 3 (Shirts 2, Canavan).

Saturday: Consolation final-Union vs. Clarion-Limestone-Brockway loser

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