Union wins big
Lucas Bowser paced three Golden Knights in double figures with 16 points Friday night as Union rolled past Forest Area, 70-25, in boys basketball action.
Hank Murphy added 15 points for Union (9-3) and Gavin Hawk had 10.
The Golden Knights had a 45-12 lead by halftime.
UNION 70
Hank Murphy 5 4-4 15, Cole Morris 4 1-3 9, Gavin Hawk 3 3-4 10, Lucas Bowser 6 3-4 16, Dana Logue 3 1-2 7, Hunter Johnston 1 2-4 5, Kolby Montgomery 1 0-0 2, Gavin Guntrum 3 0-0 6. Totals: 26 13-18 70.
FOREST AREA 25
Berlin 3 1-1 7, Paulser 0 0-1 0, Slater 1 0-0 2, Schwab 1 2-4 4, Ralston 1 1-2 3, Marshall 2 0-0 5, Johnino 1 0-1 2. Totals: 10 4-9 25.
Union 23 22 10 15 — 70
Forest Area6 6 6 7 — 25
3-point goals: Murphy, Hawk, Bowser, Johnston; Marshall
JV: Union, 42-18
Monday: Union at Venango Catholic
North Allegheny 76, Seneca Valley 58 — The Raiders trailed visiting North Allegheny by just six points early in the fourth period, but the Tigers reeled off an 11-0 run to ice a 76-58 Section 3-AAAA victory.
Jamir Carter paced the Raiders (4-7, 0-5) with 13 points.
NORTH ALLEGHENY 76
Zeise 1 0-1 2, Johnson 1 0-2 2, Aiken 9 7-15 29, Sandherr 3 4-5 12, Phillips 3 3-4 10, Bluemling 2 0-0 5, Sestili 6 4-6 16. Totals: 25 18-33 76.
SENECA VALLEY 58
Jamir Carter 5 1-2 13, Nate Trzeciak 3 1-5 8, Payton Skalos 3 1-2 7, Jake Holl 1 3-4 5, Patrick Uher 3 0-0 7, Justin Koken 2 1-2 7, Andrew Smathers 2 0-0 6, Marcus Might 0 1-2 1, Mark Smathers 2 0-0 4. Totals: 21 8-17 58.
North Allegheny 21 12 19 24 — 76
Seneca Valley12 13 18 15 — 58
3-point goals: North Allegheny 8 (Aiken 4, Sandherr 2, Phillips, Bluemling); Seneca Valley 8 (Carter 2, Koken 2, A. Smathers 2, Uher, Trzeciak).
Saturday: Seneca Valley vs. Mars at CW North Catholic
Clarion-Limestone 76, Karns City 46 — Dan Callen scored 22 points for the visiting Lions as the Gremlins fell to 3-6 on the year. Chandler Turner scored 11 points for KC.
CLARION-LIMESTONE 76
Julian Laugrand 0 0-0 0, Sam Ledbetter 0 1-2 1, Noah Rankin 8 7-8 26, Bailey Wrhen 2 1-2 6, Ian Callen 4 2-3 10, Travio Aites 0 1-2 1, Taylor Smith 3 2-2 8, Alex Acree 1 0-0 2, Christian Smith 0 0-0 0, Dan Callen 5 7-12 22. Totals: 23 26-36 76.
KARNS CITY 46
Noah Pollock 2 0-1 6, Noah Kepple 0 0-0 0, Collin Dunmyre 1 0-1 2, Holden Martin 3 2-2 9, Austin Fahlor 0 0-0 0, Logan Pistorius 0 0-0 0, Ben Ealy 0 0-2 0, Ian McElroy 2 0-0 6, Jimmy Thompson 2 3-4 7, Reese Barger 0 3-6 3, Jacob Friel 0 0-0 0, Nathan Riley 0 0-0 0, Nathan Boomhower 0 0-0 0, Chandler Turner 4 3-4 11, Dom Callihan 1 0-2 2. Totals: 15 11-22 46.
Cl-Limestone 13 22 21 20 — 76
Karns City15 11 8 12 — 46
3-point goals: Rankin 3, Wrhen; Pollock 2, Martin, McElroy 2
JV: Karns City, 51-46
Wednesday: Karns City at Forest Area
Deer Lakes 56, Freeport 45 — Josh Beale (19 points) and Mason Eddinger (13 points) starred for the Yellowjackets (6-7, 1-5) in this Section 1-AAA loss.
DEER LAKES 56
Nichols 4 4-5 12, Butler 6 4-6 17, Darsie 5 3-4 15, Kelly 0 4-5 4, Spirnock 1 0-0 2, Carnprobst 3 0-0 6. Totals: 19 15-20 56.
FREEPORT 45
Mason Eddinger 5 2-4 13, Kris Keppel 0 1-2 1, Logan Hewitt 0 1-2 1, Brandon Hochbein 2 0-0 4, Ben Beale 2 2-2 7, Josh Beale 5 7-11 19. Totals: 14 13-21 45.
Deer Lakes 9 13 15 19 — 56
Freeport8 6 12 19 — 45
3-point goals: Deer Lakes 3 (Darsie 2, Butler); Freeport 4 (J. Beale 2, B. Beale, Eddinger).
Tuesday: Freeport at Knoch
Cranberry 71, Moniteau 64 — Aaron Marterella's 29 points highlighted this loss for the Warriors (1-11).
Jake Jewart added 13 and Lake Pry scored 10 for Moniteau.
CRANBERRY 71
Lutz 8 4-5 20, Zerbe 5 2-2 12, Sheffer 3 2-5 9, Varsek 3 2-2 8, Rex 3 3-3 9, McCandless 3 3-6 9, Tygert 2 0-1 4. Totals: 27 16-24 71.
MONITEAU 64
Aaron Marterella 12 5-6 29, Jake Jewart 4 4-4 13, Nate Sosigian 0 1-2 1, Derek Boben 2 0-2 5, J.J. Waid 2 2-4 6, Lake Pry 5 0-0 10. Totals: 25 12-18 64.
3-point goals: Cranberry 1 (Sheffer); Moniteau 2 (Jewart, Boben).
Wednesday: Moniteau at North Clarion
Girls Basketball
Kristina DeMatteis dropped 17 points to lead Moniteau to a 38-35 win at Cranberry.
A 15-8 edge in the third quarter was the difference for the Warriors (8-3).
MONITEAU 38
Kara Mentel 1 0-0 2, Kristina DeMatteis 7 3-8 17, Alazia Greaves 4 1-3 9, Sara Hull 1 3-4 5, Emma Bair 2 0-0 5. Totals: 15 7-15 38.
CRANBERRY 35
Whitling 3 0-0 6, Merryman 4 2-2 10, Duncan 1 1-2 3, K. Schreck 6 0-0 12, Powers 1 0-0 2, M. Schreck 1 0-0 2. Totals: 16 3-4 35.
Moniteau 6 9 15 8 — 38
Cranberry10 7 8 10 — 35
3-point goals: Moniteau 1 (Bair).
Tuesday: North Clarion at Moniteau
Karns City 80, Clarion-Limestone 12 — Emily Hegedus exploded for 34 points in this rout that went in favor of the Gremlins (9-2).
Alyssa Gibson scored 13 points for KC. Senior forward LeeAnn Gibson returned from injury and scored eight points in limited action.
KARNS CITY 80
Alyssa Gibson 5 0-2 13, Brody Whited 2 1-2 5, Abby Wolfe 3 0-2 6, Alyssa Stitt 1 0-0 2, Mackenzie Craig 1 0-0 2, Olivia Mourer 2 0-0 4, Brooke Moore 2 2-2 6, Emily Hegedus 13 4-5 34, LeeAnn Gibson 3 2-2 8, Emily Wolfe 0 0-2 0. Totals: 32 9-17 80.
CLARION-LIMESTONE 12
Stitt 3 2-4 8, Aaron 1 0-0 2, Daugherty 1 0-0 2, Shilling 0 0-2 0. Totals: 5 2-6 12.
Karns City 22 19 22 17 — 80
C-L0 10 2 0 — 12
3-point goals: Karns City 7 (Hegedus 4, A. Gibson 3).
Tuesday: Forest Area at Karns City
Union 63, Forest Area 13 — Lexey Shick doused the Fires with 18 points for Union.
Kali Flick and Shaley Shick both added 11 points for the Damsels (7-5).
UNION 63
Lexey Shick 8 1-4 18, Kali Flick 4 2-2 11, Shaley Shick 3 2-2 11, Ali Roraback 3 0-0 6, Hannah Atzeni 3 2-2 9, Frankee Remmick 1 2-2 4, Marli Hawk 0 2-4 2, Bryn Davis 1 0-0 2. Totals: 23 11-16 63.
FOREST AREA 13
Stats not available.
Union 15 20 9 19 — 63
Forest Area2 2 5 4 — 13
3-point goals: Union 6 (S. Shick 3, L. Shick, Flick, Atzeni).
Tuesday: Venango Catholic at Union
Mercyhurst Prep 52, Grove City 27 — Hannah Santom accounted for over half of the Eagles' offense with 18 points.
GROVE CITY 27
Hannah Santom 7 4-5 18, Alexis Deyarmin 2 0-0 5, Carla Cintron 2 0-0 4. Totals: 11 4-5 27.
MERCYHURST PREP 52
Shopene 5 1-2 13, Stoicovy 4 0-0 10, Johnston 3 0-0 8, Steiner 4 0-0 8, Hiegel 3 2-2 8, Chermack 1 0-0 3, Friello 1 0-0 2. Totals: 21 3-4 52.
Grove City 7 6 9 5 — 27
Mercyhurst Prep15 13 16 8 — 52
3-point goals: Grove City 1 (Deyarmin); Mercyhurst Prep 7 (Shopene 2, Stoicovy 2, Johnston 2, Chermack).
Monday: Grove City at Titusville
Clarion 53, A-C Valley 50 — The Falcons fell to the Bobcats despite 21 points and eight rebounds from Ellie Thompson.
A-C Valley (6-6) also received 11 points from Morgan Cratty.
A-C VALLEY 50
Cami McNany 1 0-1 2, Ellie Thompson 7 7-8 21, Morgan Cratty 3 5-9 11, Olivia Boocks 2 2-2 7, Kylee Eaton 2 0-0 4, Lauren McNany 2 0-0 4, Jill Caldwell 0 1-2 1. Totals: 17 15-22 50.
CLARION 53
Beichner 2 0-0 4, K. Beveridge 6 0-1 15, W. Beveridge 3 0-0 7, Constantino 2 0-0 5, Kroh 1 0-0 2, Over 1 0-0 2, Reed 2 8-10 12, Weaver 2 2-2 6. Totals: 19 10-13 53.
A-C Valley 9 4 18 19 — 50
Clarion9 15 18 11 — 53
3-point goals: A-C Valley 1 (Boocks); Clarion 5 (K. Beveridge 3, W. Beveridge, Constantino).
Tuesday: Cranberry at A-C Valley
Hockey
Thomas Jefferson was up 6-0 by the time Freeport tallied its first goal and the Jaguars rolled to a 9-4 victory.
Robbie Reichenbaugh (3) and Michael Frazetta scored the goals for the Yellowjackets (9-4-1).