Booth nets 27 points in Union victory
Scott Booth dropped in 27 points and was named the Brookville Tournament MVP as Union came away with the 56-48 victory over Clarion-Limestone in the championship game.
Zac Smith, who made the tournament all-star team, added 11 points while Neil Scott and Colby Davis added 13 and eight rebounds, respectively.
UNION 56Scott Booth 11 2-5 27, Neil Scott 2 3-5 7, Logan Mortimer 1 2-6 4, Zac Smith 3 4-4 11, Colby Davis 0 0-0 0, Travis Anthony 2 3-3 7, Austin Davis 0 0-0 0. Totals: 19 14-23 56.
CLARION-LIMESTONE 48E. Hedsen 1 1-2 3, Potvin 3 4-4 10, C.J. Hesden 2 1-2 5, Miller 3 0-0 7, Dulovitch 6 4-9 16, Bell 1 0-0 3, Puzzuti 0 0-0 0, Leadbetter 2 0-0 4. Totals: 18 10-17 48.
Union 16 9 15 16—56C-Limestone 8 8 14 18—483-point goals: Booth 3, Smith; Miller, Bell
Tuesday: Union at North Clarion
Mars 60, Ambridge 56 — Christian Locher poured in 21 points and Vinny Smith had 15 to power the Planets to their season-opening triumph.
MARS 60Christian Locher 7 3-4 21, Luke Gruber 0 4-4 4, Dante DeTillio 3 2-2 8, Vinny Smith 7 1-3 15, Brad Weischedel 0 2-4 2, Alec Mahon 0 0-0 0, Ian Hindley 0 0-0 0. Totals: 19 18-24 60.
AMBRIDGE 56Carter 1 0-0 2, Nichi 3 3-511, Gibson 7 0-0 13, Addis 1 0-0 2, Burton 2 1-4 6, Notariaini 0 0-0 0, Brown 9 2-2 20. Totals: 23 6-11 56.
Mars 20 16 7 17—60Ambridge 10 9 18 19—563-point goals: Locher 4; Nichi 2, Gibson, Burton
George Jr. Republic 75, Moniteau 40 — Zach McCormick had 13 points and Tyler Armagost had 11 points and 12 rebounds, but George Junior used a 27-2 first-quarter lead en route to the win in the consolation final of the Lakeview Tournament.Zach Sloan added nine points and 11 rebounds. Armagost was named to the all-tournament team.
GEORGE JR. REPUBLIC 75Hanton 10 1-2 23, Martin 2 0-0 4, Banks 0 1-2 1, J. Lawrence 2 0-0 4, Samuel 1 0-2 2, Lemon 4 3-4 11, Gomoney 2 0-0 4, Napier 2 0-0 4, Reid 1 0-0 2, Bryant 4 0-0 9, Felton 3 2-5 8, M. Lawrence 1 1-2 3. Totals: 32 8-21 75.
MONITEAU 40Kyle Armagost 1 1-2 3, Zach McCormick 6 0-0 13, Tyler Armagost 5 1-1 11, Josh Madru 2 0-1 4, Zach Sloan 3 3-6 9, Lewis Martino 0 0-2 0, Mike George 0 0-0 0. Totals: 17 5-12 40.
G.J. Republic 27 12 16 20—75Moniteau 2 18 6 14—403-point goals: Hanton 2, Bryant; McCormick
Tuesday: Venango Catholic at Moniteau
Linesville 52, A-C Valley 47 — Despite 18 points from Blayne McGuirk and 10 from Reed Terwilliger, the Falcons dropped the consolation final of the Mercer Tournament.
A-C VALLEY 47Matt Bartley 0 2-2 2, Reed Terwilliger 2 6-9 10, Joe Kaufman 1 0-0 2, Josh Austin 3 1-2 8, Blayne McGuirk 6 5-5 18, Allan Eaton 3 0-0 7. Totals: 15 14-18 47.
LINESVILLE 52Litwiler 2 4-4 8, Smith 6 6-8 21, Laird 2 1-2 5, Litwin 1 0-0 2, Miller 2 7-9 11, Thompson 1 0-0 2, Hershelman 1 0-3 3. Totals:15 19-26 52.
A-C Valley 13 14 10 10—47Linesville 12 14 10 16—523-point goals: Austin, McGuirk, Eaton; Smith 3, Hershelman
Tuesday:Cranberry at A-C Valley
Erie Strong Vincent 59, Grove City 48 — Despite 16 points from Kyle Perrine, 15 from Patrick Johnson and 13 from Jeff Hershberger, the Eagles fell in the Kiser Classic consolation final.
ERIE STRONGVINCENT 59D.J. Barney 2 0-0 5, Courtney Pulliam 8 0-1 17, Thomas Taylor 3 2-4 8, Bobby Joyce 5 2-2 12, Eddie Thomas 5 0-2 13, Brandon Marlow 2 0-0 4. Totals: 25 4-9 59.
GROVE CITY 48Jon Anderson 2 0-0 4, Jeff Hershberger 6 1-5 13, Patrick Johnson 5 5-6 15, Kyle Perrine 6 1-5 16. Totals: 19 7-16 48.
Strong Vincent 19 7 20 13—59Grove City 11 6 13 18—483-point goals: Thomas 3, Barney, Pulliam; Perrine 3
JV: Strong Vincent 50, Grove City 28
Tuesday: Shaler at Grove City
Freeport 54, Avonworth 43 — Alex Isenberg scored 17 points to lead the Yellowjackets to the consolation final win over the host Antelopes. No details were available.
York Suburban 80, Seneca Valley 64 — In the championship game, York connected on 32 of 57 free throws to capture the win. No details were available.
