UNION 65, PORT ALLEGANY 44

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Feb. 18, 2009 - District 9 Class A Boys' First Round

Some of the information in this story is courtesy of the Bradford Era

PORT ALLEGANY – Tenth-seeded Union didn’t let a 2 ½ hour bus trip north to Port Allegany effect them dropping the seventh-seeded Gators 65-44 in the opening round of the District 9 Class A playoffs Wednesday night in Port Allegany.

Union (15-8) led 32-20 at halftime and then outscored Port Allegany (15-7) 20-8 in the third quarter.

Zach Smith scored 19 points to lead Union, while Scott Booth added 16.

Bryce Healy had a double-double for Port Allegany (14 points, 10 rebounds and five assists). Josh Guerrero added 14 points and Greg Gustin added 12.

The Golden Knights will now play second-seeded Keystone at 7 p.m. Friday at Keystone. Union lost 64-58 at Keystone Dec. 19 and then fell to the Panthers 68-53 to Feb. 3.

UNION 65, PORT ALLEGANY 44

Score by Quarters

Union 17 15 20 13 – 65

Port Allegany 12 8 17 7 – 4

Union – 65

Booth 6 3-4 16, Mortimer 2 5-10 10, Scott 3 2-6 8, Smith 8 0-0 19, Anthony 2 3-3 7, Pollock 2 0-0 5. Totals 2313-23 65.

Port Allegany – 44

Gustin 6 0-3 12, Gleason 1 0-0 2, Healy 6 1-4 14, Kline 1 0-0 2, Guerrero 6 1-3 14. Totals 20 2-10 44.

Three-pointers – Union 6 (Smith 3, Booth, Mortimer, Pollock). Port Allegany 2 (Healy, Guererro).