Girls’ Basketball: Punxsutawney Works Overtime to Beat Indiana; DuBois Tops Brockway


INDIANA, Pa. (D9Sports) – Sarah Weaver scored seven of her career-high 36 points in overtime to lead Punxsutawney to a 57-53 win over Indiana in the championship game of the Indiana Tip-off Tournament.

(Photo courtesy of Patty Presloid)

Weaver scored 23 of her points in the second half to keep the Lady Chucks, who led 26-20 at halftime in the game.

Abby Gigliotti chipped in six points and nine rebounds for Punxsutawney with Kierstin Riley adding seven rebounds and three assists

Eve Fiala, a 6-foot-4 freshman who has already received a scholarship offer from Ohio State, led Indiana with 31 points but was held to a single free throw on two attempts in overtime.

DUBOIS 48, BROCKWAY 32

BROCKWAY, Pa. – Down three at halftime, DuBois exploded for 22 third-quarter points on its way to a 48-32 win over Brockway in the championship game of the Brockway Tip-off Tournament.

The Lady Beavers trailed 21-18 at the break but outscored the Lady Rovers 22-9 in the third quarter thanks to Olivia Johnson scoring 11 of her game-high 15 points in the quarter.

Sarah Henninger added nine points for DuBois with Abby Guiher scoring eight points.

Danielle Wood and Morgan Lindemuth paced Brockway with 10 points each with Selena Buttery adding nine. Buttery also had nine rebounds with Lindemuth adding six boards.

MARION CENTER 54, DUBOIS CENTRAL CATHOLIC 52; BISHOP CARROLL 66, DCC 28

MARION CENTER, Pa. – DuBois Central Catholic lost a pair of games at the Marion Center Tip-off Tournament Saturday.

In the first game of the day for the Lady Cardinals, Marion Center picked up the 54-52 win behind 18 points from Jerzy Coble and 16 from Laney Monroe, who was 10-for-10 from the free-throw line.

Martina Swalligan paced DCC with 16 points with Shay Gulvas adding nine tallies.

In the nightcap, Bishop Carroll got 17 points from Mara Yahner and 13 from Savannah Smorto to pick up a 66-28 win over the Lady Cardinals.

Gulvas paced DCC with eight points with Swalligan adding seven.

TIDIOUTE CHARTER 54, FOREST AREA 22

MARIENVILLE, Pa. – Nakiesha Krause and Angelina Sabella combined to score 38 points to lead Tidioute Charter to a 54-22 win over Forest Area in the consolation game of the Forest Area Tip-off Tournament at East Forest.

Krause led all scorers with 20 points with Sabella adding 18.

Jessica Wagner scored six points for Forest Area with Jen Lander and Megan Clow each adding five points.


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