OIL CITY, Pa. – The Youngsville Eagles took a big step up in competition Tuesday, traveling to Oil City and falling by a score of 57-35 to the Oilers.

It was the first setback of the season for the Eagles, who were coming off a tournament championship in the Forest Area Tip-Off.

“Too many turnovers, not enough boards,” said Youngsville coach Jesse DeLoof. “We also found out that good team finish out all eight minutes of a quarter. They (Oil City) had an putback with 1.8 seconds left in the first and an and-1 as time expired on the second quarter clock.”

The Oilers (2-1), who are in Region 6 with Warren, got a big effort from senior guard Luke Homer, who drilled 3 triples on his way to a team-high 17 points.

Youngsville’s Gage Hendrickson, coming off an MVP performance at Forest, had 17 points to lead the Eagles (2-1), while Timber Bower added 10.

This game was part of a gauntlet that sees the Eagles play eight of their first nine games on the road, including a trip to Region 3 favorite Cochranton next Tuesday.

“We’re going to get back in the gym and get better,” DeLoof said.

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YOUNGSVILLE (35)

Mack 0-0-0-0, Kesterholt 0 3-4 3, Hendrickson 7 2-2 17, Bower 4 0-1 10, Peterson 0 1-2 1, Olewine 1 0-0 2, Mercado 0 0-0 0, Dell 1 0-0 2, Totals: 13 6-9 35.

OIL CITY (57)

Haun 1 0-0 2, Francis 4 0-0 8, Stahl 4 1-1 10, Homer 6 2-3 17, Law 3 0-0 6, Baker 1 0-0 2, J. Johnson 2 0-0 4, Muir 1 2-6 4, L. Johnson 2 0-0 4. Totals: 24 5-10 57.

Score by Quarters

Youngsville 5 7 8 15 – 35

Oil City 14 13 17 13 – 57

3-point goals – Youngsville (Bower 2, Hendrickson), Oil City (Homer 3, Stahl).