CORRY, Pa. (EYT) — Visiting Oil City outscored Corry, 18-4, in the third quarter to overcome a slow start and beat Beavers, 47-46, Tuesday night.

The Oilers fell behind, 13-4, at the end of the first quarter and were farther back at halftime, 29-17, before erasing the deficit with the strong third quarter.

Ben Mizerak led a balanced Oil City effort with 12 points with Demarco Francis, Lucas Homer, Hunter Haun and Sawyer Manning each adding seven tallies.

Albert Jiang led all scorers with 18 points for Corry with Branden Elchynski adding 14 points.

CRANBERRY 54, VENANGO CATHOLIC 44

SENECA, Pa. — Dan McQuaide exploded for 29 points to lift Cranberry to a 54-44 win over visiting Venango Catholic in the KSAC North opener for both squads.

Brandon Forrest chipped in 15 points for the Berries, who beat the Vikings for the second time since Saturday.

Ben Gillispie paced Venango Catholic with 14 points with Josh Puleo adding 13.

MONITEAU 49, UNION 35

WEST SUNBURY, Pa. — Three days after losing to Union in the consolation game of the Brookville Tip-Off Tournament, Moniteau turned the tide of the visiting Knights with a 49-35 win in the KSAC South opener for both teams.

Moniteau led 30-11 at halftime on its way to the 14-point win.

Ethan McDeavitt paced the Warriors with 17 points, including nine in the first half, while Jared Lominski chipped in with 14 points and Ross Tenney with 10.

Lucas Bowser led Union with 11 points.

KEYSTONE 70, A-C VALLEY 41

KNOX, Pa. — Brooks LaVan’s 14 points led a foursome of Keystone players in double digits, as the Panthers rolled to a 70-41 KSAC South win over visiting A-C Valley.

Nate Wingard added 13 points, nine rebounds and five assists for Keystone with Dalton Jones chipping in 11 points and five helpers and Corey Rapp 12 points.

Russ Carr paced A-C Valley with 15 points. Jeff Ginn added six points and eight boards and Eddie Stevanus six points.