JOHNSONBURG — Three different Johnsonburg players reached double figures as the Rams toppled Allegheny Mountain League North rival Kane, 65-50.
In a game originally scheduled for last Friday, Eric Christoff paced Johnsonburg (15-6, 8-2) with 21 points, while Austin Green (16 points) and Gabe Watts (18 points) also reached double figures.
The win completes a season sweep of Kane (13-8, 6-4) for the Rams.
Johnsonburg initially grabbed a 19-11 lead after the first quarter before the Wolves rallied to within five points, 35-30, at halftime.
From there, Jburg outpaced its visitors 30-20 in the second half for the win, which cemented the Rams as the second-place team in the AML North behind Elk County Catholic.
Johnsonburg has now won five in a row and nine of its last 10 games.
Kane was paced by Chad Greville’s 21 points and Carson Whiteman was also in double figures with 14. The Wolves have now dropped two of their last three games after entering that stretch on a three-game win streak.
Jburg will now travel to AML South champion Ridgway on Thursday for the first round of the AML playoffs.
AT JOHNSONBURG
Kane (50)
Chad Greville 8 0-0 21, DeLuca 2 0-0 6, Carson Whiteman 7 0-0 14, Bizzak 1 0-0 3, Zuzek 2 2-2 6. Totals: 20 2-2 50
Johnsonburg (65)
Eric Christoff 7 6-6 21, Ga. Gregori 3 0-0 6, Gi. Gregori 1 0-0 2, Austin Green 6 2-2 16, Gabe Watts 6 6-6 18, Stelene 1 0-0 2. Totals: 24 14-14 65
Kane 11 30 40 50
Johnsonburg 19 35 48 65
Three-point goals: Kane 8 (Greville 5, DeLuca 2, Bizzak 1), Jburg 3 (Christoff 1, Green 2); Total fouls: Kane 11, Jburg 8; fouled out: none.
Non-League
Cameron County 55, DuBois Catholic 30
EMPORIUM — Caden Beldin scored a game-high 26 points to power Cameron County past DuBois Central Catholic in non-league play.
Beldin was the only scorer to reach double figures on the night, and his 26 points marked the ninth time this season he’s scored at least 20.
The Red Raiders (16-4) initially took a 24-17 lead into halftime before a third-quarter surge gave them a commanding 39-23 advantage entering the fourth quarter.
“We didn’t do a good job of rebounding in the first half, but we really stepped it up in the second half,” Cameron County coach Mark Guido said. “Everybody did a much better job of rebounding and getting out and running the floor in the second half.”
And of Beldin, the coach added, “Caden did an outstanding job of getting to the rim and finishing or drawing contact for us.”
Hayden Brown added nine points for Cameron County.
Alec Srock paced DCC (3-19) with nine points.
AT EMPORIUM
DuBois Catholic (30)
Alec Srock 4 0-0 9, Foster 1 0-0 2, Kness 4 0-0 8, Star 1 0-0 2, Kosko 2 0-0 4, Jenkins 1 1-2 3, Mower 1 0-0 2. Totals: 14 1-2 30
Cameron County (55)
Caden Beldin 9 8-11 26, D. Brown 1 2-2 4, Guisto 3 1-1 8, Swartz 0 1-3 1, Harrier 1 0-0 2, Good 2 0-0 5, H. Brown 4 0-0 9. Totals: 20 12-17 55
DuBois Catholic 6 17 23 30
Cameron County 11 24 39 55
Three-point goals: DCC 1 (Srock), Cameron Co. 3 (Guisto 1, H. Brown 1, Good 1); Total fouls: DCC 14, Cameron Co. 8; fouled out: none.
JV: DuBois Catholic won, 39-33.
Williamson 83, Northern Potter 61
WILLIAMSON — Kolby Allen scored 15 of his game-high 28 points in the third quarter to help his Warriors rally from a five-point halftime deficit and stun Northern Potter.
Allen poured in 11 made field goals and went 6-for-7 from the charity stripe to provide a solid one-two punch with guard Brennan Bolt, who hit four 3-pointers and finished with 23 points.
Williamson (4-18) outscored the Panthers 29-5 in that decisive third quarter and took a 61-42 advantage into the fourth.
For Northern Potter (8-13), Tre Slawson had a game-high 29 points. Teammate Carter Anderson finished with 15 before fouling out in the third quarter.
AT WILLIAMSON
Northern Potter (61)
Tre Slawson 10 4-4 29, Carter Anderson 5 2-3 15, Sprow 3 0-0 6, Wills 1 1-2 4, Langworthy 2 0-0 5. Totals: 11 5-7 61
Williamson (83)
Kolby Allen 11 6-7 28, Brennan Bolt 6 7-8 23, Carter Strange 4 2-4 10, O’Dell 3 1-1 9, Parker 3 0-0 8, Mizdail 2 1-2 5. Totals: 29 17-24 83
Northern Potter 13 37 42 61
Williamson 15 32 61 83
Three-point goals: NP 3 (Langworthy, Anderson, Willis), Williamson 8 (Bolt 4, O’Dell 2, Parker 2); Total fouls: NP 19, Williamson 16 ; fouled out: Anderson (NoPo)
