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Morris scores 31 in win

Cole Morris scored 31 points to help Union cruise by Sheffield 79-62 Friday night in the first round of the Sheffield Tournament.

The Golden Knights (5-3) also had Hank Murphy (14 points) and Lucas Bowser (17) score in double figures.

UNION 79

Hank Murphy 5 4-9 14, Cole Morris 11 9-15 31, Colton Hawk 2 0-0 4, Noah Vereb 1 0-0 2, Zach Hepler 0 1-2 1, Lucas Bowser 7 2-4 17, Lane Cicciarelli 3 0-1 6, Logue 0 0-0 0, Varner 0 -0 0, Marsh 0 0-0 0. Totals: 30 18-35 79.

SHEFFIELD 62

A. Higby 6 5-10 18, Connell 3 1-2 9, Albaugh 2 2-2 7, Johnson 4 1-2 10, Simmer 2 1-2 5, D. Higby 3 0-0 6, Bile 3 1-2 7. Totals: 23 11-20 62.

Union 15 15 26 23 — 79

Sheffield13 8 18 23 — 62

3-point goals: Union 1 (Bowser); Sheffield 62 (Connelly 2, A. Higby, Albaugh, Johnson).

Saturday: Union vs. Cameron County

Norwin 76, Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic 49 —The Trojans fell to 4-4 with a loss at the Gateway Tournament.

No further details were available.

Girls basketball

A-C Valley jumped to a 32-1 lead after the first quarter and raced to a big win at the Commodore Perry Tournament.

Morgan Cratty recorded a double-double, 20 points and 10 rebounds, for A-C Valley 6-2. Ellie Thompson (17), Sadie Longo (14) and Erin Logue (11) also scored in double figures for the Falcons.

JAMESTOWN 15

Statistics unavailable.

A-C VALLEY 72

Ellie Thompson 8 1-3 17, Allie Sherman 0 0-0 0, Kiersten Rothen 1 0-0 2, Brook Irwin 1 0-0 2, Sadie Longo 14 8-9 11, Dori Kralj 0 0-0 0, Lauren McNany 2 0-2 4, Morgan Cratty 9 2-3 20, Erin Logue 5 1-2 11, Jill Caldwell 1 0-0 2. Totals: 30 12-23 72.

Jamestown 1 6 4 4 — 15

A-C Valley32 20 14 6 — 72

Saturday: A-C Valley vs. Commodore Perry

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