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A-C Valley wins big on the road

Jay Clover and Alex Preston combined to put up 42 points and and 15 rebounds as A-C Valley handled West Forest, 89-33, in boys basketball action. The former pinned up 22 points in the first half alone and the Falcons led by 39 at the half.

A-C VALLEY 89

Jay Clover 28, Alex Preston 14, Noah Will 10, Aidan Fox 9, Henry Stevanus 7, Ryan Cooper 6, Ian Runyan 4, Brody Dittman 4, Easton Wingard 3, Lane Bauer 2, Seth Best 2. Totals: 42 4-8 89.

WEST FOREST 33

Custer 23, Bawden 7, Busch 3. Totals: 13 1-6 33.

A-C Valley 26 28 21 14 — 89

West Forest 6 9 3 15 — 33

3-point goals: A-C Valley 1 (Fox), West Forest 6 (Custer 4, Bawden, Busch)

Karns City 53, Keystone 29 — Four players posted double digits in the points column for the Gremlins, helping them to a third consecutive win to start out the campaign. Karns City held the Panthers scoreless in the final frame.

KARNS CITY 53

Braden Grossman 13, Micah Rupp 12, Taite Beighley 10, Shane Peters 10, Hobie Bartoe 5, Jacob Callihan 3. Totals: 24 1-4 53.

KEYSTONE 26

Albright 9, Henry 5, Keth 4, Sell 4, Weaver 2, Foster 2. Totals: 10 3-8 26.

Karns City 15 11 13 14 — 53

Keystone 8 13 5 0 — 26

3-point goals: Karns City 3 (Grossman 3, Bartoe), Keystone 1 (Albright)

Friday: Cranberry at Karns City

Summit Academy 74, Springdale 69 — The Knights (1-0) got scoring contributions from eight different players — including 10 treys — in their home opener, with Elijah Adams leading the way with 20 points.

SPRINGDALE 69

Gent 18, Lawrence 17, Weihranch 14, Hughes 12, Pribanic 6, Wylly 2. Totals: 27 12-19 69.

SUMMIT ACADEMY

Adams 20, Grimes 15, Bibbs 8, Clayton 8, Meeks 8, Niazey 6, Palcey 5, Douglas 4. Totals: 29 6-13 74.

Springdale 17 16 21 15 — 69

Summit Academy 25 20 10 19 — 74

3-point goals: Springdale 3, Summit Academy 10 (Adams 4, Grimes 3, Naizey 2, Palcey)

Saturday: Summit Academy at Johnstown

Wrestling

Knoch notched its first triumph this go-round with a 50-24 decision against Mars. Senior Matt Frank led the way with a pin in the 121-pound bout, while junior Brady Pflugh escaped with 10 seconds left in the 172-pound match. Freshman Owen Layhew earned a 6-2 decision at 160 pounds.

Bowling

Mackensie Livingston had a team-high 562 pins for the Freeport girls bowling team beat Apollo Ridge, 7-0. Colin Cummings had 614 pins for the boys team, which beat Apollo Ridge by the same score.

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