TITUSVILLE -Warren overcame early foul trouble, and outscored Titusville 20-13 in the fourth quarter of a 74-67 non-region win.
"(With early foul trouble), we had to play a lot of bench kids and I was very proud of how they came in and played," said Warren coach Jeff Berdine, whose Dragons improved to 3-0 against a team with four players 6-foot-5 or taller. "This was a pretty good test for us -playing on the road - early in the season."
Tanner Stanz "had a spectacular play on a steal and hustle three-point play" to put Warren up 51-50 with 1:13 left in the third period, and the Dragons never trailed again. Matt Sandberg followed with one of his three 3-pointers to go up 54-50.
"Our conditioning was a key," said Berdine. "Pretty much anything that could go wrong did go wrong in the first half and we hung in there. We scored on seven of our first eight possessions in the fourth quarter."
Despite playing limited time due to foul trouble, Mark Davis had 11 rebounds to go with eight points. Collin Fantaskey scored a career-high 20 points, including five rebounds, five assists and three steals, Sandberg added 13 points, six rebounds and six assists, and Jacoby Passmore six rebounds.
WARREN (74): Grayson Foley 1 0-0 2, Austin Jerman 2 2-2 6, Mark Davis 3 2-2 8, Matt Sandberg 5 0-1 13, Collin Fantaskey 10 0-0 20, Tanner Stanz 5 1-2 11, Andrew Hammersley 2 0-1 4, Jacoby Passmore 2 0-0 4, Jack Daley 3 0-0 6, Phil Hachula 0 0-0 0. Totals 33 5-8 74.
TITUSVILLE (67): Ciccarelli 5 2-6 14, Corklin 5 2-3 15, Artis 0 3-4 3, Speer 3 1-3 7, Copeland 9 1-6 19, Rickerson 4 0-0 9. Totals 26 9-22 67.
Warren 15 20 19 20 - 74
Titusville 15 19 20 13 - 67
3-point goals: W- Sandberg 3; T-Ciccarelli 2, Corklin 3, Rickerson.
Junior varsity game
WARREN (45): Nate Sandberg 1 0-0 3, Austin Schwanke 3 5-7 11, Ryan Gustafson 3 1-3 7, John White 0 0-0 0, Max Gross 0 2-4 2, Scott Vasilisin 6 0-0 13, Kyle Kulka 0 0-0 0, Matt Hultquist 2 5-6 9, Justin Wright 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 11-16 45.
TITUSVILLE (36): Lucas 2 0-0 4, McCord 6 2 2-4 20, Brown 1 1-2 4, Haight 1 0-2 2, Foley 2 2-4 6. Totals 12 5-11 36.
Warren 9 12 9 15 - 45
Titusville 7 20 6 3 - 36
3-pointers: W-Sandberg, Vasilisin.
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Saegertown 47, Eisenhower 43
SAEGERTOWN - Eisenhower head coach Dave Allenson was pleased on Friday, despite a 47-43 non-region loss at Saegertown.
"They played with a little heart tonight," said Allenson, whose Knights are 1-4 overall and 0-3 this week. "Through effort, and playing together."
Colin Shine led the Knights with 17 points, including three 3-pointers, and Aaron Lundmark added 16.
Eisenhower actually led Saegertown (1-2), 33-32, after three quarters, but "pressed a little at the end and made mistakes," said Allenson.
The Knights also shot 14-of-26 at the line, but Saegertown shot 13-of-27 itself at the free throw line.
EISENHOWER (43): Aaron Lundmark 5 6-11 16, Colin Shine 6 2-3 17, Nathan O'Brien 2 3-4 7, Chris Sanders 0 3-8 3, Ryan Williams 0 0-0 0, Carter Farrell 0 0-0 0, Alex Johnson 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 14-26 43.
SAEGERTOWN (47): Eurasa 1 0-0 2, Scere 2 1-2 5, Sada 1 2-4 4, Panlik 7 4-8 18, Rigby 2 0-6 4, Mattocks 4 6-7 14. Totals 17 13-27 47.
Eisenhower 16 6 11 10 - 43
Saegertown 14 5 3 15 - 47
3-pointers: E-Shine 3; S-None.
Junior varsity game
EISENHOWER (25): Ricky Zortman 0 1-3 1, Casey Vincent 2 2-4 6, Jarrett Johnson 1 4-8 6, Grant Venman 1 0-1 2, Allan Jackson 1 1-2 3, Ben Harvey 0 3-4 3, Alex Johnson 1 2-6 4. Totals 6 13-28 25.
SAEGERTOWN (47): Schenber 1 0-0 2, Walters 1 2-4 5, Durasa 3 0-4 7, Lang 2 0-0 4, Long 1 0-0 2, B. Barclay 1 2-2 4, Hoffman 0 3-6 3, Rumzie 2 2-2 6, Reynolds 2 0-0 4, A. Barclay 5 0-0 10. Totals 18 9-18 47.
Eisenhower 8 3 5 9 - 25
Saegertown 13 12 15 7 - 47
3-pointers: E-None; S-Walters, Durasa.
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Cambridge Springs 63, Youngsville 37
CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS - Well into the second quarter of Friday's game at Cambridge Springs, the Youngsville boys basketball team appeared to be extending the momentum gained in Wednesday's victory over Commodore Perry.
Then, Broc Horn went down with an apparent shoulder injury.
The Eagles kept fighting until the bitter end, but the setback took some of the wind out of their sails during a 63-37 loss to the Blue Devils.
"That stopped our momentum for awhile," said Youngsville boys coach Keith Martin. "But it didn't last. By the end of the game, we were playing at the same tempo and with the same passion that we played with Wednesday night. (Cambridge) had (its) starters in until the end of the game and it was all they could do to get past 60 points."
Before leaving the game, Horn had five points. Coll Dininny had another strong game, finishing with 12 points and A.J. Gustafson added eight points.
Cambridge Springs won the junior varsity game, 53-20. Jacob Linkerhof led the Eagles with eight points.
Youngsville (1-3) returns to the court Tuesday, hosting Maplewood.
YOUNGSVILLE (37): Collin Lehnen 1 0-0 2, Jacob Linkerhof 2 0-1 4, James Frazier 1 3-5 5, Logan Morrison 0 0-0 0, Broc Horn 2 1-3 5, A.J. Gustafson 3 0-0 8, Coll Dininny 5 2-4 12, Dan McLaughlin 0 0-0 0, Branden Lake 0 1-2 1, Totals: 14 7-15 37
CAMBRIDGE (63): Hough 2 0-0 5, Hackenberry 3 2-2 8, Drake 1 1-1 3, Ferris 2 0-0 4, Palmiero 7 6-10 21, Porter 2 0-0 5, Duda 2 1-2 6, Schmidt 2 2-3 7, Seeley 2 0-0 4, Totals: 23 12-18 63
Youngsville 11 7 7 12 - 37
Cambridge 12 21 12 18 - 63
3-pointers: Y- Gustafson 2; C- Hough, Palmiero, Porter, Duda, Schmidt
Junior varsity game
YOUNGSVILLE (20): Trevor Flinn 1 0-0 3, Joey Chuzie 2 0-0 5, Jacob Linkerhof 3 0-0 8, Jonathan Burrows 0 0-0 0, Corey Jones 0 0-0 0, Dustin Jesson 0 0-0 0, Andrew Tyers 0 0-0 0, Ben Frederick 0 0-0 0, Levi Ecelberger 0 0-0 0, Dacoda Buchanan 0 0-0 0, Zach Sanford 0 0-0 0, Austin Norman 0 0-0 0, Branden Lake 0 4-4 4, Totals: 6 4-4 20
CAMBRIDGE (53): Ritter 3 3-4 10, Hough 4 0-0 8, Hackenberry 2 0-0 4, Henderson 2 1-2 5, Krisslick 6 1-1 13, Silbaugh 1 2-3 4, Galford 2 2-2 6, Seeley 1 0-0 2, Totals: 21 9-12 53
Youngsville 5 7 5 3 - 20
Cambridge 20 11 10 12 - 53
3-pointers: Y- Flinn, Chuzie, Linkerhof 2; C- Ritter
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Johnsonburg 73, Sheffield 31
The Wolverines were downed by the Johnsonburg Rams, 73-31, in Friday night's AML North contest at Sheffield High School.
The Rams were led by Cameron Grumley, who racked up 21 points, including six 3-pointers, and Cole Peterson who added 19 while the Wolverines drop to 1-3 overall and 0-2 in the AML North.
"They were everything we expected and then some," said Sheffield coach Todd Fitch. "We knew they were going to be the team to beat in the league. Our guys kept playing hard in the second half, they didn't give up."
Shequan Wright led the Wolverines attack with 12 points to go along with a strong night on the boards. Tyler Fitzgerald added 11 in the loss.
Sheffield will return to action on monday when they travel to Austin for a non-league game.
The Wolverines won a close junior varsity game over the Rams, 32-29. Nic Confer led with 11 points and Adam Higby scored nine for Sheffield.
JOHNSONBURG (73): Grumley 7 1-2 21, Lohr 1 4-4 6, Peterson 7 3-4 19, Holmberg 3 2-3 9, Kocjancic 2 1-2 5, Sheldon 3 0-0 7, Hefright 1 0-0 2, Feronti 1 2-2 4, Totals 25 13-17 73.
SHEFFIELD (31): Brendan Winslow 0 0-0 0, Dylan Reynolds 0 0-0 0, Dylan McNeal 0 0-0 0, Tyler Fitzgerald 5 0-0 11, Shequan Wright 5 2-3 12, Chris Pedersen 0 4-7 4, Adam Higby 1 0-0 3, Brandon Kipp 0 0-0 0, Jim Vile 0 1-2 1, Nic Confer 0 0-0 0, Jake Johnson 0 0-0 0, Dan Pierson 0 0-0 0, Totals 11 7-12 31.
Johnsonburg 24 18 16 15 - 73
Sheffield 6 9 11 5 - 31
3-pointers: J - Grumley 6, Peterson 2, Holmberg, Sheldon; S - Fitzgerald, Higby.
Junior varsity game
JOHNSONBURG (29): Benson 4 1-1 9, Cherry 2 2-4 6, Hodgdon 1 0-2 2, Sallack 3 2-3 8, Walters 2 0-2 4, Totals: 12 5-12 29
SHEFFIELD (32): Adam Higby 3 2-2 9, Dan Pierson 0 0-1 0, Jake Johnson 1 2-5 4, Jim Vile 1 2-7 4, Brandon Kipp 2 0-2 4, Nic Confer 3 4-7 11, Totals 10 10-24 32.
3-pointers: J - none; S - Higby, Confer.