DUBOIS, Pa. – Andrew Green scored 29 points and in the process became the 14th player to score 1,000 career points at DuBois Central Catholic, as the Cardinals beat visiting Northern Potter, 62-50, in a District 9 Class 1A boys’ fifth-place consolation semifinal game Monday.
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Green needed 17 points coming into the game to reach the milestone and became the first DCC player since the school’s all-time leading scorer Justin Miknis (1,490 points) reached the mark in 2019 when he nailed a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 3:05 left in the second quarter. He finished the game with 29 points and 1,012 career tallies.
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That 3-pointer was part of a 17-point second-quarter for Green, who buried three long ball in the frame helping the sixth-seeded Cardinals (12-12) outscore seventh-seeded Northern Potter (8-16) 23-8 in the frame to turn a two-point lead, 10-8, at the end of the first quarter into a 33-16 halftime advantage.
DCC’s lead grew to 20, 46-26, by the end of the third quarter before Northern Potter put up a 24-point fourth quarter to close the gap a bit.
Brayden Fox added 12 points for the Cardinals while Marek Hoyt had 11 and Johnny Varischetti eight.
Nolen Smith led Northern Potter with 19 points, including 15 in the fourth quarter when he drained 3-pointers, and Ethan Furher chipped in with 13 tallies.
DCC will try to secure a PIAA playoff berth when it faces fifth-seeded Union in the fifth-place consolation game at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 29, at Brookville High School. Union had a bye into the fifth-place consy game.
DUBOIS CENTRAL CATHOLIC 1,000-POINT SCORERS TROUGH FEB. 26, 2024
1. Justin Miknis – 2019 – 1,490
2. Chris Marshall – 2011 – 1,412
3. Pat Felix – 1976 – 1,398
4. Mike Milliron – 2001 – 1,270
5. Henry Wang – 1993 – 1,257
6. Matt Varacallo – 2005 – 1,223
7. John Tarcson – 1991 – 1,220
8. Chris Varacallo – 2003 – 1,216
9. Matt Milliron – 1999 – 1,155
10. Dave Dixon – 1996 – 1,154
11. Paul Bruno – 1981 – 1,109
12. Tim Tarcson – 1987 – 1,041
13. Christian Spilman – 2008 – 1,036
14. Andrew Green – 2024 – 1,014 (Through games Feb. 26, 2024)
Chris Wulderk – 2007 – 1,145 – (#771 points came when he played at Moshannon Valley before transferring to DCC for his senior season)
