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Nearhoof trey lifts Mars over SV, 60-58

Mars senior guard Owen Nearhoof drained a 3-pointer at the final buzzer, lifting the Planets’ boys basketball team to a 60-58 victory over Seneca Valley in the championship game of the Scott Lang Memorial Tournament Saturday evening at Mars High School.

Nearhoof ended the game with 30 points after scoring 17 in Friday’s victory over Shady Side Academy.

“To have a game like that against a team like Seneca, he was outstanding,” said Mars coach Rob Carmody of his team captain.

Mars sophomore John Castello, who scored 27 points in Friday’s game, was in foul trouble for much of the night against the Raiders.

“We had to fight and claw just to stay in the game,” said Carmody. “It’s a tribute to our kids. This was a great way to start the season.”

SENECA VALLEY 58

Zach Snyder 5 5-6 15, Matt Darby 2 1-2 5, Chad Izenas 2 2-2 6, Dakota Topf 4 2-2 11, Mike Smith 4 1-2 9, T.J. Holl 3 0-0 7, Sam Barb 1 0-0 2, Josh Bauer 1 1-2 3. Totals: 22 12-16 58.

MARS 60

Austin Fetsko 1 0-2 2, John Castello 1 3-4 5, Nick DeCamp 2 0-0 6, Christian Schmitt 3 5-6 11, Owen Nearhoof 8 9-14 30, Ethan Lewis 2 1-3 6. Totals: 17 18-29 60.

Seneca Valley 21 10 11 16 — 58

Mars8 19 18 15 — 60

3-point goals: Seneca Valley 2 (Topf, Holl); Mars 8 (Nearhoof 5, DeCamp 2, Lewis).

Tuesday: Hampton at Mars; Brashear at Seneca Valley

Freeport 58, St. Joseph 37 — Josh Beale scored 13 points and Eric Davis added 10 to lift the Yellowjackets to a win in the title game of the St. Joseph Tournament.

Beale was named the tournament’s MVP after scoring a combined 25 points in two games and Davis was named to the All-Tournament Team with 13 total points.

FREEPORT 58

Mason Eddinger 3 0-0 7, Hunter Fennell 2 0-0 6, Kris Keppel 4 0-0 9, Ryan Weigold 2 0-0 4, Danny Fetchko 1 0-0 2, Codey Digiacobbe 2 0-0 5, Josh Beale 5 3-4 13, Eric Davis 4 2-2 10, Derek Jones 1 0-0 2. Totals: 24 5-6 58.

SAINT JOSEPH 37

Chris Gamble 2 2-4 6, John Ferguson 3 0-0 7, Sam Beaver 2 4-4 8, Joe Luciana 2 0-0 4, Bill Sadecky 2 1-3 5, Vince Tosto 0 3-6 3, Mitch Farrell 0 2-2 2, Noah Ferguson 0 2-2 2, Dan Sullivan 0 0-0 0, Jesus Munzo 0 0-0 0. Totals: 11 14-21 37.

Freeport 13 11 23 11 — 58

St. Joseph6 2 13 16 — 37

3-point goals: Freeport 5 (Fennell 2, Keppel, Eddinger, Digiacobbe); St. Joseph 1 (J. Ferguson)

Tuesday: Freeport at Apollo-Ridge

Grove City 72, Kittanning 56 — The Eagles captured the championship of the Kittanning Tournament. Derek Turner (17), Dan Torok (15) and Foster Reznor (14) all scored in double figures in the victory.

GROVE CITY 72

Jake Cline 0 3-4 3, Kaiden Young 2 0-1 5, Spencer Marnich 2 3-4 7, Derek Turner 8 1-3 17, Dan Torok 6 0-1 15, Brendan Record 1 2-2 4, Foster Reznor 4 2-2 14, Madison Yarletts 1 0-0 2, Colby Polkabla 2 0-1 4, Warren Marlowe 1 0-0 2. Totals: 27 11-18 72.

KITTANNING 56

Hulings 4 1-2 9, Oresick 2 1-2 5, Schaffer 3 2-2 8, Kunst 7 7-7 22, Spang 1 0-0 2, Webb 3 0-2 8, Witenski 1 0-2 2. Totals: 21 11-17 56.

Grove City 13 20 26 13 — 72

Kittanning12 12 13 19 — 56

3-point goals: Grove City 8 (Reznor 4, Torok 3, Young); Kittanning 3 (Webb 2, Kunst)

Tuesday: Grove City at Sharpsville

Knoch senior guard David Gallagher scored a combined 30 points as the Knights won the Keystone Tournament with a pair of victories Saturday against DuBois Area (55-43) and Keystone (47-23). Gallagher’s total included seven 3-pointers.

Matt Zanella contributed 27 points in the two wins.

KNOCH 47

Mac Christy 1 0-0 2, David Gallagher 5 0-0 14, Stephen Oblich 3 2-2 8, Troy Hixon 2 0-0 4, Matt Zanella 6 0-0 12, Jim Larrimer 2 1-2 5, Connor Shinsky 1 0-0 2. Totals: 20 3-4 47.

KEYSTONE 23

Adam Lencer 4 4-4 13, Alex Graf 0 2-4 2, Micah Sherry 0 2-2 2, Tim Hanes 1 0-0 3, Jake Courson 0 3-4 3. Totals: 5 11-14 23.

Knoch 4 11 19 13 — 47

Keystone3 6 5 9 — 23

3-point goals: Knoch 4 (Gallagher 4); Keystone 2 (Lencer, Hanes).

Tuesday: Aliquippa at Knoch

KNOCH 55

David Gallagher 5 3-4 16, Stephen Oblich 4 3-3 11, Matt Zanella 7 1-3 15, Aiden Albert 1 2-4 5, Jim Larrimer 2 0-0 4, Austin Hannes 0 1-4 1, Connor Shinsky 0 3-4 3. Totals: 19 13-22 55.

DUBOIS AREA 43

Kriner 3 0-0 7, Sawey 1 1-1 3, Sloan 0 1-2 1, Shepard 4 0-1 9, Mohney 2 4-6 9, Songer 0 2-2 2, Lydick 5 2-5 12. Totals: 15 10-17 43.

Knoch 11 15 12 17 — 55

DuBois Area12 4 17 10 — 43

3-point goals: Knoch 4 (Gallagher 3, Albert); DuBois Area 3 (Kriner, Shepard, Mohney)

A-C Valley dropped both of its games at the Marion Center Tournament on Saturday.

In the first contest, the Falcons fell to Marion Center 62-47 despite a 38-point effort from Jeff Eaton.

The senior was then held to six points as the Falcons lost to Punxsutawney 63-21 in the tournament’s consolation game.

A-C VALLEY 21

Troy Cottrell 1 0-0 2, Austin Heeter 1 0-0 2, Jeff Eaton 2 1-4 6, Dan Deloe 2 1-2 5, Dylan Fox 2 0-0 6, Ivan Pennington 0 0-2 0, John Anderson 0 0-2 0, Austin Morgan 0 0-0 0. Totals: 8 2-10 21.

PUNXSUTAWNEY 63

Not Available.

A-C Valley 7 2 6 6 — 21

Punxsutawney22 24 8 9 — 63

3-point goals: A-C Valley 3 (Fox 2, Eaton) Tuesday: Moniteau at A-C Valley

A-C VALLEY 47

Troy Cottrell 2 0-0 5, Jeff Eaton 14 7-21 38, Dylan Fox 2 0-0 4, Ivan Pennington 0 0-1 0, Dan Deloe 0 0-0 0, John Anderson 0 0-0 0. Totals: 18 7-22 47.

MARION CENTER 62

Hunter Stiteler 4 2-8 10, Todd Fetsko 9 3-8 21, Mike Badzik 2 0-0 4, Craig Irvin 1 0-0 2, Blake Orr 0 1-2 1, Colton Fairman 4 0-0 10, Jake Bothell 4 6-6 14. Totals: 24 12-24 62.

A-C Valley 13 7 7 20 — 47

Marion Center14 17 15 16 — 62

3-point goals: A-C Valley 4 (Eaton 3, Cottrell); Marion Center 2 (Fairman 2)

Reynolds 72, Moniteau 38 — Cody Skiver tallied 13 points for the Warriors and James Bair 11 at the Mercer Tournament.

MONITEAU 38

Cody Skiver 6 0-1 13, James Bair 4 0-0 11, Jake Fullerton 0 1-2 1, Mark Kimmel 1 0-0 2, Aaron Marterella 0 1-2 1, J.J. Waid 4 0-0 8, Zack Jewart 1 0-0 2, Derek Boben 0 0-0 0, Jared Shaffer 0 0-0 0, Shawn Giddings 0 0-0 0. Totals: 16 2-5 38.

REYNOLDS 72

Frable 8 8-11 24, McDaniel 2 0-0 5, Sankey 1 0-0 2, Leipheimer 2 0-0 4, Woods 4 2-3 12, Rouemoyer 1 0-0 3, Reimond 3 0-0 9, McConnell 3 1-2 8, Beck 2 0-0 5. Totals: 26 11-16 72.

Moniteau 10 3 14 11 — 38

Reynolds12 15 23 22 — 72

3-point goals: Moniteau 4 (Bair 3, Skiver); Reynolds 9 (Reimond 3, Woods 2, Rouemoyer, McDaniel, McConnell, Beck).

Tuesday: Moniteau at A-C Valley

Cole Morris scored 20 total points in Union’s pair of games Saturday at the Brookville Tournament. The Golden Knights dropped decisions to Clarion-Limestone (60-39) and Brockway (66-51).

UNION 51

Trevor Corle 2 0-0 5, Dylan Shirey 1 1-2 3, Cole Morris 6 0-0 14, Hank Murphy 1 0-0 2, Wanya Harris 3 0-0 6, Shane Murphy 3 0-0 6, Eric Seary 1 1-2 3, Chet Carmichael 2 0-0 6, Lane Cicciarelli 2 2-2 6. Totals: 21 4-6 51.

BROCKWAY 66

Dausen Crawford 5 2-2 12, Jake Wineberg 2 1-2 5, Andrew Serafini 6 3-5 15, Cody Jose 6 0-1 14, Bret Carr 2 2-4 6, Jared Rogos 2 0-0 6, Brandon Morris 1 0-0 2, Quade Lundberg 3 0-0 6. Totals: 27 8-14 66.

Union 16 19 8 8 — 51

Brockway12 13 15 26 — 66

3-point goals: Union 5 (Morris 2, Carmichael 2, Corle); Brockway 4 (Jose 2, Rogos 2).

Tuesday: Union at Redbank Valley

UNION 39

Trevor Corle 5 0-1 11, Dylan Shirey 1 1-4 3, Cole Morris 2 1-2 6, Hank Murphy 0 2-2 2, Wanya Harris 1 0-3 2, Shane Murphy 1 0-0 2, Eric Seary 2 1-4 5, Chet Carmichael 2 0-0 4, Lane Cicciarelli 2 0-0 4. Totals: 16 5-16 39.

CLARION-LIMESTONE 60

Josh Kahle 6 2-2 14, Noah Rankin 1 0-0 2, Jesse Pezzuti 1 0-0 2, Brent Slater 4 3-4 11, R.J. Laugand 6 0-0 13, Kolton Stiglitz 4 0-0 8, C. Bakewell 4 0-0 10, Cesar Lopez 0 0-1 0. Totals: 26 5-7 60.

Union 11 7 13 8 — 39

C-L20 11 18 11 — 60

3-point goals: Union 2 (Corle, Morris); Clarion-Limestone 3 (Bakewell 2, Laugand).

Allderdice 71, Summit Academy 17 — The Knights lost in the championship game of the Pine-Richland Tournament. No other details were available.

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