Moniteau wins in OT
Jake Jewart scored 20 points as Moniteau pulled out a win over Venango Catholic in overtime, 73-67, in high school basketball action Friday night.
Aaron Marterella added 14 points, Lake Pry 13, Derek Boben 11 and J.J. Waid 10 for the Warriors.
VENANGO CATHOLIC 67
Kingston 15 3-4 35, N. Puleo 3 2-4 8, Wagner 6 2-4 14, J. Puleo 1 0-0 3, Hidinger 3 0-0 7. Totals: 28 7-12 67.
MONITEAU 73
Aaron Marterella 6 2-4 15, Jake Jewart 7 4-6 20, Derek Boben 4 1-5 11, Lake Pry 3 7-12 13, J.J. Waid 3 3-8 10, Sosigian 1 2-2 4. Totals: 24 19-37 73.
Venango Cath. 13 21 10 18 5 — 67
Moniteau14 20 10 18 11 — 73
3-point goals: Venango Catholic 4 (Kingston 2, J. Puleo, Hidinger); Moniteau 6 (Marterella, Jewart 2, Boben 2, Waid)
Wednesday: A-C Valley at Moniteau
Mars 82, Freeport 49 — Robby Carmody scored 23 points and Christian Schmitt added 22 as the Planets (13-4, 9-1) rolled past the Yellowjackets (7-11, 1-9).
John Castello also scored 11 points for Mars.
Josh Beale paced Freeport with 14 points.
FREEPORT 49
Mason Eddinger 2 0-0 5, Evan Schaffhauser 0 2-3 2, Kevin Lynch 0 4-4 4, Gavin Skradski 2 2-2 7, Kris Keppel 1 3-6 6, Brandon Hochbein 3 0-0 6, Ben Beale 1 2-2 4, Tyler Hettich 0 1-3 1, Ian Miller 0 0-0 0, Derek Jones 0 0-0 0, Josh Beale 5 2-5 14, Anthony Aulicino 0 0-0 0, Matt Charlton 0 0-0 0. Totals:14 16-25 49.
MARS 82
Aaron Gruber 1 0-0 2, Cade Hetzler 1 0-0 2, John Castello 5 1-1 11, Bailey Trzeciak 1 2-2 4, Brent Ashbaugh 1 0-0 2, Steve Castello 2 0-2 5, Sam Morrissey 0 0-0 0, Ryan Giallonardo 0 0-0 0, Christian Schmitt 7 3-3 22, Robby Carmody 9 3-4 23, Nate Sablowski 2 0-0 4, Ben Perdziola 0 1-2 1, Nate Rosswog 0 1-2 1, Mike Wright 1 3-4 5. Totals: 30 14-20 82.
Freeport 11 7 17 14 — 49
Mars27 17 10 28 — 82
3-point goals: Freeport 5 (Eddinger, Skradski, Keppel, J. Beale 2); Mars 8 (S. Castello, Schmitt 5, Carmody 2)
Tuesday: Valley at Freeport; Mars at Highlands
Karns City 34, Cranberry 33 — Chandler Turner hit a pair of free throws with 10 seconds to play to give the Gremlins this narrow KSAC victory.
Turner finished with seven points and 10 rebounds for Karns City (6-7, 5-6).
CRANBERRY 33
Lutz 3 3-4 9, Zerbe 2 0-0 4, Sheffer 2 1-2 5, Varsek 1 1-2 3, Rex 1 2-3 4, McCandless 4 0-0 8, Ziegler 0 0-0 0 Totals: 13 7-11 33.
KARNS CITY 34
Noah Pollock 2 0-0 5, Collin Dunmyre 1 0-0 2, Holden Martin 1 0-0 2, Ben Ealy 2 0-0 4, Ian McElroy 3 2-3 8, Jimmy Thompson 1 2-4 4, Reese Barger 1 0-0 2, Jacob Friel 0 0-0 0, Chandler Turner 2 3-6 7. Totals: 13 7-13 34.
Cranberry 5 9 8 11 — 33
Karns City10 11 5 8 — 34
3-point goals: Karns City 1 (Pollock)
Monday: Karns City at Brookville
North Clarion 45, Union 43 — Despite 23 points from Cole Morris, the Golden Knights dropped this KSAC game.
Hank Murphy added 11 points and Lucas Bowser pitched in nine points, eight rebounds and seven steals for Union (10-6).
NORTH CLARION 45
Zayne Hargenrader 5 0-0 10, Mays 1 2-2 5, G. Schmader 3 1-2 8, Banner 3 4-7 11, Weaver 2 1-2 5, Sherbine 2 0-1 4, Zander Hargenrader 1 0-0 2. Totals: 17 8-14 45.
UNION 43
Hank Murphy 5 1-1 11, Sutton Varner 0 0-2 0, Cole Morris 7 6-6 23, Gavin Hawk 0 0-0 0, Jesse George 0 0-0 0, Hunter Johnston 0 0-0 0, Dana Logue 0 0-2 0, Lucas Bowser 4 1-5 9. Totals: 16 8-16 43.
North Clarion 7 11 14 13 — 45
Union16 5 7 15 — 43
3-point goals: North Clarion 3 (Mays, G. Schmader, Banner); Union 3 (Morris 3)
Monday: Union at Clarion
Knoch 74, Valley 39 — Jackson McKee poured in 21 points and P.J. Gourley added 16 as the Knights (9-6, 6-4) rolled.
KNOCH 74
Aiden Albert 4 0-0 11, Ben Lucas 1 1-2 3, Devin Campbell 1 0-0 3, Alex Stobert 1 0-0 2, Mac Christy 3 2-2 8, Josh Knochel 2 2-2 7, Austin Anness 1 1-2 3, Jackson McKee 7 2-2 21, P.J. Gourley 8 0-0 16. Totals: 28 8-10 74.
VALLEY 39
D. Carter 2 0-2 4, Lloyd 5 0-0 14, Ray 1 0-0 3, Demharter 1 0-0 2, Ross 3 1-2 7, Mangel 2 2-2 8. Totals: 14 3-6 39.
Knoch 11 23 24 16 — 74
Valley7 16 10 6 — 39
3-point goals: Knoch 10 (Albert 3, Campbell, Knochel, McKee 5); Valley 8 (Lloyd 4, Ray, Demharter, Mangel 2)
Tuesday: Knoch at Deer Lakes
Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic 65, Riverview 31 — Kenny Fukon scored 21 points as the Trojans (10-7, 8-0) remained undefeated in the section.
Girls Basketball
LeeAnn Gibson scored 23 points and added 16 rebounds as Karns City rolled past Cranberry 60-22.
Emily Hegedus added 14 points for the Gremlins (14-2).
KARNS CITY 60
Alyssa Gibson 3 2-2 9, Brody Whited 2 0-0 4, LeeAnn Gibson 7 9-13 23, Emily Hegedus 7 0-1 14, Brooke Moore 3 0-0 6, Mackenzie Craig 1 0-0 2, Livia Andreassi 0 2-2 2, Abby Wolfe 0 0-0 0, Alyssa Stitt 0 0-0 0, Emily Wolfe 0 0-0 0, Olivia Coyle 0 0-0 0, Olivia Mourer 0 0-0 0. Totals: 23 13-18 60.
CRANBERRY 22
Whitling 2 0-0 6, Merryman 2 0-0 4, K. Schreck 0 0-2 0, M. Schreck 3 1-2 7, Flinspach 0 1-2 1, Altman 1 0-1 2, Reynolds 1 0-0 2. Totals: 9 2-7 22.
Karns City 15 22 13 10 — 60
Cranberry4 7 5 6 — 22
3-point goals: Karns City 1 (A. Gibson); Cranberry 2 (Whitling 2)
Tuesday: Karns City at Keystone, 6:30 p.m. (No JV)
North Clarion 67, Union 60 — Shaley Shick scored 17 points in the Damsels' loss.
Kali Flick added 16 points for Union and Lexey Shick and Frankee Remmick each added 10.
UNION 60
Lexey Shick 2 4-6 10, Shaley Shick 4 9-12 17, Hannah Atzeni 1 3-4 6, Frankee Remmick 3 1-2 10, Kali Flick 6 1-2 16, Hailey Schrecengost 1 0-0 2. Totals: 17 17-26 60.
NORTH CLARION 67
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3-point goals: Union 8 (L. Shick 2, Atzeni, Remmick 3, Flick 2)
A-C Valley 68, Forest 31 — Ellie Thompson continued her torrid season with 25 points and seven rebounds as the Falcons (8-8) routed the Fires.
Morgan Cratty added 16 points for A-C Valley.
A-C VALLEY 68
Cami McNany 1 2-7 4, Ellie Thompson 10 5-10 25, Annie Viertel 1 0-0 2, Brook Irwin 1 0-0 2, Morgan Cratty 7 2-2 16, Olivia Boocks 4 0-0 10, Kylee Eaton 1 0-1 2, Lauren McNany 3 0-0 7, Jill Caldwell 0 0-0 0, Emma Fox 0 0-0 0. Totals: 28 9-20 68.
FOREST 31
Cassie Cochran 1 2-2 4, Emma Cussins 1 0-0 2, Bianca Hetrick 2 0-0 5, Taylor Johnson 0 1-2 1, Desiree Miller 2 0-0 4, Terra Miller 1 0-0 2, Jaycee Redick 0 1-2 1, Chloe Saxton 2 0-0 5, Morgan Silvis 3 1-4 7. Totals: 12 5-10 31.
A-C Valley 15 16 19 18 — 68
Forest7 7 10 7 — 31
3-point goals: A-C Valley 3 (Boocks 2, L. McNany); Forest 2 (Hetrick, Saxton)
Tuesday: Moniteau at A-C Valley
Freeport 48, Valley 11 — Zoe Soilis scored 13 points and Jenna Manke added 11 for the Yellowjackets.