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Sherrieb paces 'Jackets

Brady Sherrieb poured in 25 points, including five 3-pointers, to key the Freeport boys basketball team to a 61-37 victory over Deer Lakes in the first round of the Springdale Tournament.

Brian Zimmerman added 10 rebounds and four assists and Miles Smolic five blocks for Freeport.

DEERLAKES 37Jeff Costman 5 3-6 13, Jon Bastian 4 4-4 13, Matt Tiorsky 1 0-0 2, Matt Timmons 1 0-0 2, Zach Palumbo 1 4-5 7.

Totals: 12 11-15 37.

FREEPORT 61Nate Kotecki 3 0-0 8, Cory Massart 3 0-0 6, Chris Tagmyer 2 0-0 4, Brian Zimmerman 3 0-0 6, Justin Bollinger 3 1-1 7, Miles Smolic 2 1-2 5, Brady Sherrieb 9 2-5 25. Totals: 25 4-8 61.

Deer Lakes 9 6 11 11—37Freeport 13 21 11 16—613-point goals: Bastian, Palumbo; Sherrieb 5, Kotecki 2

Saturday: Championship game-Freeport vs. Springdale-Sto-Rox winner, 7:30 p.m.

Karns City 37, Riverview 30 — In the first round of the Kittanning Tournament, Cameron Turner had 10 points and eight rebounds, and Kevin Beck had 12 rebounds for the Gremlins.

KARNS CITY 37Mike Senopole 2 2-2 7, Cory Terwilliger 3 0-0 8, Mike McConnell 1 5-6 7, Cameron Turner 5 0-0 10, Matt McConnell 1 0-0 3, Chris Harmon 0 0-0 0, Kody Craig 0 0-0 0, Trevor Williams 0 0-0 0, Dan Everetts 0 0-0 0, Kevin Beck 1 0-2 2.

Totals: 13 7-10 37.

RIVERVIEW 30Brauncich 0 1-2 1, Fecaros 3 0-0 6, Bickert 2 2-8 6, DeFrancis 1 0-0 2, Gus Benusa 3 0-0 7, Eric Benusa 2 2-4 6.

Totals: 11 5-14 30.

Karns City 5 12 6 14—37Riverview 12 1 5 12—303-point goals: Terwilliger 2, Senopole, Matt McConnell; G. Benusa

Saturday: Championship game-Karns City vs. Kittanning-Purchase Line winner, 4 p.m.

Moon 72, Knoch 47 — Despite 16 points and six rebounds from Rob Briggs and 10 points from Mike Gallagher, the Knights fell to the Tigers at the Moon Tip-Off Tournament.

KNOCH 47D'Ante Natili 0 2-2 2, Shawn Samek 0 0-1 0, Mike Gallagher 2 4-4 10, Kyle Reiser 3 3-6 9, Jake McTighe 0 1-4 1, Aaron Boldy 1 1-2 3, Rob Briggs 6 0-0 16, Alex Whisler 3 0-3 6.

Totals: 16 11-22 47.

MOON 72Valezzi 6 6-7 18, Dowdell 4 2-2 13, Jeannot 3 0-0 6, Walsh 5 6-7 16, Jeter 0 0-2 0, Garing 2 0-2 5, Phillip 3 0-0 6, Furbus 2 0-0 4, Mangan 1 0-0 2, Gauska 1 0-0 2.

Totals: 27 14-20 72.

Knoch 12 8 12 15—47Moon 14 23 16 19—723-point goals: Gallagher 2, Briggs 2; Dowdell 3, Garing

Saturday: Consolation final-Knoch vs. South Park, 6 p.m.

Clarion-Limestone 56, Union 52 — Gary Cooper had a game-high 19 points, but the Golden Knights couldn't overcome a 33-19 halftime deficit in this Brookville Tournament game.Spencer Varner added 11 points and Nate Boltz added four steals and four assists for Union.

UNION 52Nate Boltz 2 2-4 6, Gary Cooper 8 3-6 19, A.J. Etheridge 3 2-4 8, Chase Stewart 0 0-2 0, Neil Scott 2 0-0 4, Colby Davis 1 0-2 2, Scott Booth 1 0-0 2, Spencer Varner 3 3-4 11.

Totals: 20 10-22 52.

CLARION-LIMESTONE 56Ruettinger 4 5-8 14, Rhoades 5 0-3 13, Plucinski 4 1-2 9, Horne 0 0-0 0, Romig 0 9-12 9, Dulovich 1 0-0 2, Siebka 2 5-8 9.

Totals: 16 20-33 56.

Union 11 8 13 20—52C-Limestone 16 17 9 14—563-point goals: Varner 2; Rhoades 3, Ruettinger

Saturday: Union vs. Brookville-Brockway loser, 4;30 p.m.

Grove City 78, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 55 — Jordan Fee had 23 points and six rebounds, and Maxx Stutz had 15 points and seven assists to power the host Eagles at the Kiser Tournament.Dan Keil added 12 points.

O.L.S.H.Matt Metcalf 5 6-8 17, Mike Cercone 1 3-3 5, Alex Lardin 0 0-2 0, Vince Scappe 11 0-0 25, Will Miley 3 0-0 8.

Totals: 20 9-13 55.

GROVE CITY 78Keith Donaldson 2 0-0 4, Kent Denbow 2 1-2 5, Maxx Stutz 7 0-2 15, Ben Leibling 1 0-0 2, Dan Keil 5 1-4 12, Ryan McNamara 3 0-0 7, Jordan Fee 8 6-7 23, Kyle Perrine 1 0-0 3, Nick Lane 1 1-2 3, Derek Forese 1 0-0 3, Devon Owens 0 1-2 1.

Totals: 31 10-19 78.

O.L.S.H. 10 12 13 20—55Grove City 21 31 16 10—783-point goals: Scappe 3, Miley 2, Metcalf; Stutz, Keil, McNamara, Fee, Perrine, Forese

Saturday: Championship game-Grove City vs. Loudoun Valley (Va.), 7:30 p.m.

Summit Academy 63, Duquesne 57 — Marc Walker scored 23 points to help first-year coach Cliff Guy pick up the win in non-section action.Leonard Brown and Maurice McDaniels chipped in 14 and 13 points, respectively.

SUMMIT ACADEMY 63Stephen Grandison 2 0-0 4, Maurice McDaniels 5 2-2 13, Marc Walker 11 0-1 23, Albert Brinkley 0 1-2 1, Leonard Brown 4 4-4 14, Rashawn Flemming 4 0-1 8.

Totals: 26 7-14 63.

DUQUESNE 57Rashaun Washington 3 2-3 8, Rocky Washington 2 0-0 4, D. Dunn 2 1-2 5, C. Allen 1 4-6 6, M. Washington 0 2-2 2, S. Bobo 7 9-10 23, J. McNeil 3 0-0 6, E. Barron 1 1-1 3.

Totals: 19 19-24 57

Summit Academy 10 17 11 25—63Duquesne 10 22 8 17—573-point goals: Brown 2, McDaniels, Walker

JV: Duquesne, 59-56 (2 OT). SA:P. Hill, J. Moore 10

Monday: Deer Lakes at Summit Academy

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