Local players big part of PSU DuBois success

A Penn State DuBois basketball team made up largely with players from Cameron and Potter counties won the Pennsylvania State University Athletic Conference (PSUAC) Championship with an 85-82 doubleovertime win over Penn State Abington at the Bryce Jordan Center in University Park.

The Lions qualified for the title game with a 74-57 victory over New Kensington. Jonny Songer (Cameron County) was DuBois' leading scorer.

Trailing 42-37 at halftime, DuBois came to life in the finale and pushed Abington into overtime. Marcus Genevro scored 17 of his 32 points in the second half.

Kyle Vogt (Cameron County) scored all six of DuBois's points in the first overtime, after the teams battled to a 74-74 draw.

Kevin Genevro and Kyle Dynda (Austin) helped seal the win during the second overtime. Genevro broke an 82-82 tie with a basket in the final minute and Dynda tacked on a free throw.

Vogt finished with 14 points, while Kevin Genevro scored 13 and Dylan Howard (Oswayo Valley) had 13.

DuBois closed its season with a 24-7 record.

"It was nice to have a group of young men that worked as hard as they did," said DuBois coach Dave Bennett. "The team was successful because of the team work and the players' positive attitudes."