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Petulla’s trey sinks KnightsBill Petulla’s 35-foot desperation jump shot with four seconds remaining provided the visiting Oil City boys’ basketball team with a 60-57 Tri-County Athletic Conference Division I victory over Franklin on Friday night.By virtue of the victory, Oil City swept a home-and-home season series from Franklin for the first time in recent memory. On Feb. 2, the Oilers claimed a 51-46 homecourt triumph over the Knights.Petulla’s heroics culminated a furious second-half comeback bid by the Oilers of coach Dan Fry. Franklin led the contest 19-17 after the opening period and 39-33 at the intermission, but the Oilers rallied to take a 47-45 lead at the third-quarter turn by limiting Franklin to just six third-period points.The 3-pointer by Petulla -the Oilers’ lone senior starter -was one of a season-best seven scored in the contest by Oil City (10-9 overall, 3-3 in the TCAC), as Mike Eckert canned a trio of treys.Mike Koziara led Oil Citywith a game-high 19-point performance, while John Judy and Eckert contributed 14 and 12 points, respectively. Judy tallied a pair of treys.Matt Koziara led Franklin (9-11, 3-3) with 13 markers, while frosh Nate Keith added a dozen points and senior Casey Han-cox chipped in with 10 markers for coach Butch Welker.Franklin tallied half-dozen more field goals than the Oilers but did not convert a single 3-pointer. Oil City also outscored the Knights from the charity stripe by a 13-5 margin.Franklin, which has lost five of its last seven outings and four of its last five, hosts Cranberry today at 7:30 p.m. in a TCAC interdivisional battle, while Oil City welcomes Titusville on Tuesday evening in a Division I encounter.Steve Witherup’s game-high 17 points and 14 markers from Dan Gardner led Franklin to a 47-29 rout of Oil City in the junior varsity preliminary contest. Ken Nielson bucketed 10 points in a losing cause for the Oilers.At FranklinOIL CITY (60)Petulla 2 I 6. Eckert 3 3 12, Koziara 6 1 19, Montgomery 0 0 0, Judy 5 2 14, Best 2 0 4, Schill 2 0 5. TOTAL 20 13 60.FRANKLIN (57)Miller 4 0 8, Hancox 5 0 10, Koziara 4 5 13. Johrnon t 0 2. Cutchall 2 0 4, Keith 6 012, Anderton 4 0 8 TOTAL 26 5 57.Score By Quarter*Oil City 17 I* 14 1M»Franklin IF 2* « 11-5?3-Point Goal*: Oil City (Eckert 3, Judy 2, Petulla. Schill)Jayvce Game: Franklin won, 47-29.Oil City girlsupset KnightsThe Franklin Knights girls’ basketball team was as cold on the court in the third quarter of last night’s game at Oil City as the temperature was outside.Missing all 10 of their shots from the field in the pivotal frame, the Knights dropped a 27-25 decision to the Oilers, making it a three-way tie for first place in the TCAC I.Coach Bogan Goughler’s Oilers, now 9-11 overall and 4-2 in the league, trailed Franklin after one period, 10-9 and IO at th#* intermixpoints to pace Oil City and Karee Vogan added eight. Jill Blackhurst topped the Knights with eight points and Heidie Bock had seven rebounds.Franklin senior Becky Crum was held below 10 points for the first time this season, finishing with five points.The Knights, now 15-4 overall, travel to Cranberry tonight for a non-conference affair. While many people were pointing to tonight’s game with the Berries, Mook
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Franklin News Herald
Franklin, Pennsylvania, US
Sat, Feb 20, 1993
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