Valley had a 36-28 lead at the break, but the homestanding Silver Knights would go on a 33-29 run to win both teams’ opener, Dec. 6 in Pine Grove.

Clay Ueltschy paced the ‘Jacks with a game-high 19-points and hauled in nine rebounds, while Brady Nolan and Drew Wade evenly split 28 points to lead Valley. In addition, Tristen Kocher tallied six markers, and made five steals, while Hunter Ring chipped in five points and Jack Wells made a deuce to complete all the Valley scoring.