MARIENVILLE, Pa. (D9Sports) – Behind a double-double from Seth Seidle Forest Area beat visiting Christian Life Academy, 70-45, on the opening day of the Forest Area Tip-off Tournament at East Forest.
(Photo of Forest Area’s Seth Seidle, who had a double-double for the Fires Friday night in a win. Photo by Deb Arner)
Jarrett Kahle added 12 points and eight rebounds for the Fires with Luke Cussins scoring 11 points and Franklin Meals 10.
DUBOIS 69, CLARION 47
KNOX, Pa. – DuBois used runs of 14-0 and 13-0 to erase a 13-point second-quarter deficit and pick up a 69-47 win over Clarion in the opening round of the Keystone Tip-off Tournament.
The Beavers trailed 20-7 a minute into the second quarter but used the 14-0 sput to take a 21-20 lead and they led 29-25 at halftime.
Clarion got within three, 44-41, late in the third quarter before DuBois scored the final bucket of the quarter and then scored the first 11 points of the fourth quarter to put the game away.
Beavers first-year head coach Dave Bennett talked about the win.
Alex Beers paced DuBois, which was without big man Chase Husted (illness) with 24 points and 13 rebounds.
Beers talked about the victory.
Justin Manduley added 22 points for DuBOis with Jonathan Cruz also reaching double digits with 12 points.
Cal German paced Clarion with a game-high 29 points, all scored in the first three quarters including 12 in the first quarter. Nick Frederick added eight points.
WARREN 44, BROCKWAY 42
BROOKVILLE, Pa. – Jake Kupchella and Caleb Ei were the only two Dragons to score more than four points as their 28 combined points helped pave the way for Warren’s two-point, 44-42, victory over Brockway at the Brookville Tip-Off Tournament.
Kupchella steal and layup with 58 seconds left broke at a 42-all tie. Brockway then had a chance to tie or take the lead late, but Ei came away with a steal with just over four seconds to play to seal the win.
Alec Freemer led the Rovers with 14 points while Jon Wood tallied 20 points.
GENERAL MCLANE 87, CLARION-LIMESTONE 69
GROVE CITY, Pa. – Despite 31 points from Dion Deas, Clarion-Limestone fell to General McLane, 87-69, in the Grove City Tournament.
Seth Myers led General McLane with a game-high 28 points while Logan Donahue chipped in for 23 points.
Hayden Callen added 16 points for the Lions.
DUBOIS CENTRAL CATHOLIC 55, PUNXSUTAWNEY 42
DUBOIS, Pa. – Behind 14 points from Josh Solnosky, DuBois Central Catholic topped visiting Punxsutawney, 55-42, in the opening round of the DCC Tip-Off Tournament.
Justin Miknis added 12 points for the Cardinals with Nick Felix chipping in 11.
Ethan Blose paced Punxsutawney with nine points with Carter Newcome adding eight.
CLEARFIELD 77, CURWENSVILLE 32
HYDE, Pa. – Cade Walker scored 28 points, grabbed eight rebounds and came away with four steals to led Clearfield to a season-opening 77-32 win over visiting Curwensville.
Karson Rumsky added 16 points, seven steals and five rebounds for the Bison with Keagan Hess chipping in 10 points, six steals, five rebounds and five assists.
Ty Terry and Trevor Lansberry paced Curwensville with seven points each.
BROOKVILLE 60, MERCER 24
BROOKVILLE, Pa. – Jack Krug and Aaron Park hit for double-figure scoring as Brookville rolled to a 60-24 win over Mercer in the opening-round matchup of the Brookville Tip-Off Tournament.
Krug scored 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the floor while Park scored 10 points. The Raiders led 24-9 by halftime, 47-17 after three quarters and by as many as 37 points in the fourth. Trenton Gilhousen scored seven points with six rebounds and David Cable came off the bench to score eight points.
Woody Nickel and Julian Lawrence each scored five points for Mercer.
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