Basketball Round-up: Lady Cats Finish Second In Brockway Tip-off Tournament, Boys Compete In Keystone Tournament (12/09/18)

The Clarion Area Girls and Boys Basketball Teams began the 2018-19 season with Tip-off Tournament action.

The Lady Cats took second place in the Brockway Tournament. They won their opener against host Brockway 48-28 on Friday. Jordan Best led Clarion with 15 points and twelve rebounds. Ali Troese scored 14 points and had seven boards, while Wendy Beveridge pulled down 10 rebounds, blocked 6 shots and scored six points.

DuBois downed Clarion in the Championship game, on Saturday, 42-25. Beveridge had nine points for the Lady Cats.

The Clarion Boys competed in the Keystone Tournament, dropping Friday’s opener to DuBois 69-47 and falling to Keystone, 48-39, in the consolation game on on Saturday.

Cal German led the Bobcats in both contests, scoring 29 points on Friday and thirteen points on Saturday.  Nick Frederick had 8 points on Friday and Tijon Faulk-Taylor scored twelve on Saturday.