Octorara nabs title behind Brake

Tournament Most Valuable Player Taraje Brake scored 22 points to lead Octorara to the Manheim Central Tournament title Saturday with a 60-54 win over the hosts.

Tournament Most Valuable Player Taraje Brake had 22 points as Octorara captured the Manheim Central Tournament title with a 60-54 victory over the hosts Saturday.

Andrew Foreman, a member of the all-tournament team, added 11 points. Cory Cooper played great defensively in the decisive third quarter when the Braves outscored Manheim, 20-9. 10 points and Mike Watkins had eight points and 9 blocks. WESTCHESTEREAST 53, MARINA BARCETTI 36 >> Evan Anderson had 16 points as the Vikinigs won their delayed season opener.

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College Men’s Basketball

SHIPPENSBURG 74, WEST CHESTER 68 >> Avery Brown registered a season-high 22 points to go with seven rebounds and a steal while Corey Blake finished with 14 points, eight rebounds, three steals, and two assists, but host Shippensburg held on for a 74-68 victory over West Chester Saturday afternoon inside Heiges Field House.

West Chester (3-5, 2-2 PSAC) led throughout the first half and into the second, but could not hang on against the Shippensburg Red Raiders (5-2, 1-2). IMMACULATA 66, BAPTIST BIBLE 63 >> The Immaculata men’s basketball team won their third straight close Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) game on Saturday afternoon with a 66-63 triumph at Baptist Bible. The Mighty Macs (3-3, 3-0 CSAC) were led by a career-high effort by junior Rodney Duncan who poured in 23 points.

After his game-winning baskets each of the last two games, senior Mamadou Diakite scored 14 points and collected nine rebounds.

The game was tight the entire way and with eight minutes remaining the score was 53-53. Sophomore Roy Ferrell Jr. (8 points) and Diakite each poured in baskets to put IU up 59-56 with four minutes to go. A pair of free throws by Baptist Bible cut it to a one point game, but Duncan locked up the victory for the Mighty Macs by scoring seven straight points down the stretch.

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