BROOKVILLE, Pa. (D9Sports) – Four players found double figures in scoring as Brookville turned in an 80-40 rout of Clarion-Limestone, getting into the PIAA’s Mercy Rule running clock margin in the final seconds of the game, in the opening round of the Brookville Tip-off Tournament.
(Photo of Brookville’s Morgan Johnson. Photo by Jared Bakaysa of JB Graphics. See more of Bakaysa’s work here)
Morgan Johnson and Marcy Schindler each scored 16 points while Elizabeth Wonderling scored 14 points and Alayna Haight came off the bench to pour in 12 points for the Lady Raiders. Lauren Hergert scored eight points and grabbed eight rebounds.
The Lady Raiders forced 39 C-L turnovers. Janelle Pezzuti scored 14 points to lead the Lady Lions.
NORTH CLARION 48, CLEARFIELD 8
BROOKVILLE, Pa. – Using a relentless pressure defense and balanced scoring, North Clarion opened the season with a 48-8 win over Clearfield in the opening round of the Brookville Tip-off Tournament.
Relisten to the game:
The She-Wolves, who pressed until halftime, forced 27 Lady Bison turnovers including 23 in the first half while limiting Clearfield to two made field goals for the game, none in the opening 16 minutes.
North Clarion led 31-2 at halftime and had the PIAA Mercy Rule going by late in the third quarter.
Offensively, the She-Wolves got 13 points from Mackenzie Bauer, 10 from Gabby Schmader, nine from Abby Gatesman and eight from Haley Sherman, while Trinity Thompson collected a team-best eight rebounds to go with two points.
Bauer, who was named the Hager Paving Player of the Game, talked about the win.
Megan Durandetta paced Clearfield with three points on a 3-pointer, while Kirstie VanTassel had two points. Tesa Miller gabbed a game-high nine boards for the Lady Bison.
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