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History made
Rocky Grove seniors Noah Baughman and Landen Carter reached 1,000 career points in Saturday night's game with Saegertown.
First it was Baughman at the 6:20 mark on the opening quarter. Carter soon followed. It isn't everyday that two players from the same team score their 1,000th career point in the same game.
D9and10.com mentioned that two Redbank Valley players did it in 2021.
The gym was packed, according to photographer Christy Fackler. They were turning people away, she said.
However, Fackler proudly wrote on Facebook, she did get the milestone basket for both players.
Noah Baughman (15) hits a driving layup for his 1,000th point before Landen Carter made another layup, this one off a feed, I believe, from Baughman, for his. At any rate, it was a nice play. After congratulating each other, they pose for photos.
Venango County now has 52 players who have scored 1,000 points in their scholastic basketball careers. Next up: Cranberry's Cole Findlay, who by my very unofficial count has 864.
Wenner wins king of mountain title, Stinson hits 30 again
Nevin Stinson put up 30 on Saturday for Oil City in an 86-54 victory over Clarion-Limestone. It was his second straight game of 30 or more points. (Richard Sayer)
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Cranberry's Aiden Thompson and Dalton Wenner pose with their hardware from the prestigious 32-team King of the Mountain tournament. Wenner won the 139-pound title and is 6-0 on the season. Thompson was fourth at 133. He is 5-2.
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In addition to Nevin Stinson's 30 points, Michael Fink scored 14 and freshman Easton Liederbach 13 in the 5-2 Oilers' victory over Clarion-Limestone. Soph Carter Thompson was lauded for his second half defense...
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Later, Noah Baughman netted 22 points in Rocky Grove's 68-60 victory over Saegertown. Landen Carter bucketed 17 and Landon Jones added 14. According to District9and10.com, Carter scored eight points in the fourth quarter to keep the 4-1 Panthers at bay, and Baughman was six-for-six from the line. Carter also had seven assists and three steals. Connor Ritchey pulled down 10 rebounds and blocked three shots.
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Cranberry girls got their game in with visiting North Clarion on Friday, despite the howling winds and slick roads, and came out on top, 47-20. Darien Wenner led the way with 15, while Elena Ishman added 14.
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The Franklin boys were at Ft. LeBoeuf and topped the Bison, 57-42, behind Jameson Wofford' 21 points. It was the Knights' fifth straight win after an 0-3 start.
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Back to the Gridiron
Landon Baker
Cole Findlay
Carson Foster
Steven Heise
Blake Stevens
Five Oil City players were named to a District 10 all-star team released Dec. 13 by D9and10sports.com.
The Oilers were shut out of all the special awards, but Cole Findlay (DB/co-Athlete on offense), center Carson Foster and linebacker Blake Stevens were named to the first team. Steven Heise (RB/DB) ) and wide receiver Landon Baker were picked to the second team.
The Erie Times News is expected to release its version of D-10 all-stars soon. (Soon, now, was a couple of weeks ago. All-state teams to be released of Dec. 24.)
Photos by Kelly Malek
