| The Oilers used a balanced offensive attack to secure their first win over Route 8 rival Franklin since 2018. And they got the 61-42 win in front of a hometown crowd Friday night. The opening minutes of the game were back and forth between the two teams, before the Oilers scored 11 unanswered points to go ahead 15-5. Franklin's Will Findlan recorded nine of his game-high 16 points in the first quarter, but Oil City came out of the stanza with a 21-12 lead. The Oilers went on another run to open the second quarter. Will McMahon, Nevin Stinson and Michael Fink combined for 10 points and Oil City pulled ahead 31-12 before Jameson Wofford hit his second three of the night to more the Franklin forward with 4:44 left in the half. Oil City held Franklin to only seven points in the second and went into the locker room with a 35-19 advantage. While the Knights were more successful on offense in the third quarter, Oil City always had an answer. By the end of the stanza, the gap had grown by 1 and Oil City was ahead 46-29. From there, Oil City’s fortune only grew. After a bucket by Franklin’s Ashton Purich, Oil City went on yet another run, this time for nine points and a 55-31 lead with less than five minutes left to play. The Knights outscored the Oilers 11-6 down the stretch, including a dunk by Findlan with less than 30 seconds to go. Eight Oilers contributed to the winning offense. McMahon led the charge with 11 points, Stinson had 10; Chase Melat, nine; Fink and Spence Singleton seven apiece; Steven Heise and Dalton Dasher, six each; and Derek Jones, five. Franklin, who was without starter Ian Higley, also received eight points from Wofford; six, Alex Umbenhaur; five, Nate Fezell; three, Nick Fezell; and two each from Purich and Noah Young. |       |
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