Saturday’s Boys’ HS Basketball Roundup: Perry Earns MVP Honors at Saner Tip-Off

| December 10, 2017


FRANKLIN, Pa. (EYT) – Travis Perry scored 20 points and hauled down 15 rebounds to garner MVP honors at the Roy Sanner Tip-Off Classic, as Perry’s Rocky Grove team beat Cochranton, 57-41, to claim the tournament title.

(Photo: Travis Perry)

Conner Curran, who also earned All-Tournament honors, chipped in 15 for the Orioles, who led 23-13 at halftime.

Kohl Bernarding led Cochranton with 12 points and Alex McKay added 11.

CRANBERRY 62, VENANGO CATHOLIC 48

FRANKLIN, Pa. – Dan McQuaide poured in a game-high 21 points to lift Cranberry to a 62-48 win over Venango Catholic in the consolation game of the Roy Sanner Tip-Off Tournament at Rocky Grove.

Matt Meehan and Matt McQuaide each added 12 points for the Berries.

Josh Puleo paced Venango Catholic with 18 points, Ben Gillispie chipped in 14 and Parker Slagle 10.

KEYSTONE 49, CLARION 48

KNOX, Pa. – Ian Henry’s transition basket with 23 seconds left lifted Keystone to a 49-48 win over Clarion in the consolation game of the Keystone Tip-Off Tournament.

Henry talks about the win

The Bobcats, which lost a pair of one-point games in the tournament, had a pair of shots at the end of the game but couldn’t get one to fall.

It was a balanced offensive effort for Keystone, which overcame an early 14-4 hole, with eight different Panthers scoring led by 12 points apiece from Brooks LaVan, who added six rebounds, and Dalton Jones. Corey Rapp chipped in 11 points and seven boards.

Cam Craig led Clarion with 18 points and four rebounds, while Austin Hummell had a double-double with 12 points and 11 boards.

A-C VALLEY 55, SAEGERTOWN 48

FOXBURG, Pa. – Behind 12 points, eight rebounds and three steals from Jeff Ginn, A-C Valley grabbed its first win of the season, 55-48 over Saegertown, in the A-C Valley’s Hoops For Heroes Classic.

Dalton Callander and Russ Carr each added 11 points for the Falcons, while freshman Eli Penny came off the bench to provide a spark with eight points.

PURCHASE LINE 79, KARNS CITY 60

FOXBURG, Pa. – Melvin Sanchez scored 28 points and Shamar Campbell added 23 to lead Purchase Line to a 79-60 win over Karns City in the A-C Valley Hoops for Heroes Classic.

Jacob Friel had 14 points and eight rebounds for Karns City, while Chase Beighley scored 12 points and Nathan Waltman 11.

UNION 45, MONITEAU 39

BROOKVILLE, Pa. – Lucas Bowser scored 26 points and collected 14 rebounds to lead Union to a 45-39 consolation game win over Moniteau at the Brookville Tip-Off Tournament Saturday afternoon.

The Knights jumped out to a 12-0 lead to start the game, but Moniteau climbed back into things and led as late as 39-37 with 2:40 left. That was the last points the Warriors scored as Union closed with a 8-0 run, started by a Bowser 3-pointer.

Bowser earned all-tournament honors while Reice Saylor reached double figures with 11 points and six rebounds. Hunter Johnston had six points and seven rebounds.

Jared Lominski scored 10 points and added 10 rebounds for a double-double effort. He was Moniteau’s all-tourney selection.

AUSTIN 69, YOUNGSVILLE 56; AUSTIN 63, FOREST AREA 53; YOUNGSVILLE 61, FOREST AREA 36

MARIENVILLE, Pa. – Austin matched its win total from last year in one day winning a pair of games at the Forest Area Tip-Off Tournament at East Forest.

The Panthers beat Youngsville, 69-56, and then came back and topped the host Fires, 63-53. Youngsville then made it a split beating Forest Area, 61-36.

In the Austin/Youngsville game, Blake Burgett had 18 points and Jackson Glover 16 for Austin with Mason Valenti chipping in 13 points. Dasan McAvoy paced Youngsville with 12 points.

Turning right around to play Forest Area next, Dempsey Glover had 20 points and 15 rebounds with Jackson Glover adding 12 points and nine rebounds to give Austin the win. Garrett Rees (13 points) and Burgett (10 points) also reached double digits for the Panthers. Seth Berlin had 18 points and 12 rebounds for Forest Area with Jarrett Kahle adding four points and 11 rebounds.

In Youngsville’s win over Forest Area, Timber Bower scored a game-high 16 points with Joe Mack adding 10. Berlin paced the Fires with 13 points and 15 rebounds.

GROVE CITY 69, CLARION-LIMESTONE 45

GROVE CITY, Pa. – Thanks to 23 points from Shawn Lutz, Grove City topped Clarion-Limestone, 69-45, in the Kiser Classic at Grove City.

Deon Deas led C-L with 14 points and Ian Callen scored 12.


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