Union edges Karns City
Cole Morris scored 14 points, including a 12-of-18 night at the foul line, as Union edged Karns City, 45-41, in high school boys basketball action Friday night.
Morris also had seven assists and four steals.
Hank Murphy added 13 points and five blocked shots and Lucas Bowser pitched in 12 for the Golden Knights (13-6).
Chandler Turner paced Karns City (7-9) with 11 points and 13 rebounds.
KARNS CITY 41
Noah Pollock 3 0-0 8, Collin Dunmyre 1 1-5 3, Holden Martin 2 3-4 8, Logan Pistorius 0 0-0 0, Ben Ealy 0 0-0 0, Ian McElroy 2 0-0 5, Jimmy Thompson 0 1-5 1, Reese Barger 2 0-2 5, Chandler Turner 5 1-3 11. Totals: 15 6-19 41.
UNION 45
Hank Murphy 5 3-4 13, Sutton Varner 1 0-2 2, Cole Morris 1 12-18 14, Gavin Hawk 0 0-0 0, Lucas Bowser 3 4-6 12, Dana Logue 1 2-6 4, Jesse George 0 0-0 0, Kolby Montgomery 0 0-0 0. Totals: 11 21-36 45.
Karns City 17 13 1 10 — 41
Union13 9 15 8 — 45
3-point goals: Karns City 5 (Pollock 2, Martin, McElroy, Barger); Union 2 (Bowser 2)
Tuesday: A-C Valley at Union; Moniteau at Karns City
Mars 82, Deer Lakes 35 — The Planets (15-4, 11-1)built a 55-23 lead at the half on the way to this section rout.
Robby Carmody scored 19 points and John Castello added 18 points for Mars in the win.
DEER LAKES 35
Nichols 5 0-0 12, Butler 1 0-0 3, Larsie 3 1-1 7, Hutchinson 1 0-1 2, Kelly 2 0-0 4, Kelly 1 0-0 2, Carenprobst 2 1-2 5. Totals: 15 2-4 35.
MARS 82
Aaron Gruber 1 0-0 2, John Castello 8 2-2 18, Bailey Trzeciak 2 2-4 7, Brent Ashbaugh 2 0-0 4, Steve Castello 3 0-0 9, Sam Morrissey 1 0-0 3, Ryan Giallonardo 1 0-0 2, Christian Schmitt 2 2-2 6, Robby Carmody 6 7-8 19, Nate Sablowski 5 2-3 12. Totals: 31 15-19 82.
Deer Lakes 16 7 8 4 — 35
Mars26 29 18 9 — 82
3-point goals: Deer Lakes 3 (Nichols 2, Butler); Mars 5 (Trzeciak, S. Castello, Morrissey)
Sunday: Mars vs. Allderdice at Montour
Hampton 72, Freeport 58 — Josh Beale scored 18 points and also grabbed 14 rebounds, but it wasn't enough for the Yellowjackets (8-12, 2-10) in this section loss.
HAMPTON 72
Sickles 1 0-1 2, Schuit 2 5-6 10, Reese 1 2-2 4, Murray 3 5-9 14, Huber 3 2-2 8, DiDonato 1 0-0 2, Ionadi 8 0-0 21, Gally 0 0-0 0, Diehm 0 0-1 0, Shehady 5 0-0 11. Totals: 24 14-21 72.
FREEPORT 58
Mason Eddinger 4 4-7 14, Evan Schaffhauser 0 0-0 0, Kevin Lynch 2 0-0 5, Kris Keppel 2 7-8 11, Brandon Hochbein 4 0-0 8, Ben Beale 0 2-2 2, Derek Jones 0 0-0 0, Josh Beale 7 4-6 18. Totals: 19 17-23 58.
Hampton 15 17 20 20 — 72
Freeport12 11 14 21 — 58
3-point goals: Hampton 10 (Schuit, Murray 3, Ionadi 5, Shehady); Freeport 3 (Eddinger 2, Lynch)
Tuesday: Freeport at Deer Lakes
Keystone 54, Moniteau 28 — Lake Pry scored eight points for the Warriors.
MONITEAU 28
Aaron Marterella 1 1-5 3, Jake Jewart 1 0-0 3, Derek Boben 0 0-2 0, Lake Pry 4 0-3 8, J.J.Waid 2 0-1 4, Sosigian 2 0-0 6, Ross tenney 1 0-0 2, McKinley Baptiste 0 2-2 2. Totals: 11 3-13 28.
KEYSTONE 54
Ion 8 6-9 25, Shick 3 1-1 8, rearick 2 0-0 5, Jones 1 0-0 2, Rapp 2 2-2 6, Lavan 1 0-0 2, Wingard 1 0-0 2, Wilson 1 2-2 4. Totals: 19 11-14 54.
Moniteau 8 5 6 9 — 28
Keystone14 18 11 11 — 54
3-point goals: Moniteau 3 (Jewart, Sosigian 2); Keystone 5 (Ion 3, Shick, Rearick)
Tuesday: Moniteau at Karns City
Grove City 62, Conneaut 58 — Kameron Patterson scored 20 points as the Eagles edged Conneaut.
Kaiden Young added 16 points and Brendan Record had 15 for Grove City (13-5, 8-4).
GROVE CITY 62
Brendan Record 5 2-2 15, Kaiden Young 6 3-4 16, Kameron Patterson 6 5-6 20, Martin Beatty 3 2-4 8, Kyle Barger 1 0-0 2, Andrew Mason 0 0-0 0, Tanner Glenn 0 0-0 0, Qadir Muhammad 1 0-0 2, Brayden Martin 0 0-0 0. Totals: 21 12-16 62.
CONNEAUT 58
Litwin 9 2-5 20, Sperryin 6 3-5 16, Richardson 4 1-2 10, Materc 1 1-2 4, Williams 3 0-2 8, Merrit 0 0-0 0, Ray 0 0-0 0. Totals: 23 7-16 58.
Grove City 18 9 17 18 — 62
Conneaut14 15 11 18 — 58
3-point goals: Grove City 6 (Record 3, Young, Patterson 2); Conneaut 5 (Sperryin, Richardon, Materc, Williams 2)
JV: Grove City 45-36
Tuesday: Grove City at Meadville
Oil City 55, Slippery Rock 42 — Ryan Dutton scored 15 points to lead the Rockets.
OIL CITY 55
Morgan Hadley 6 8-8 20, Jackson McFaul 2 14-16 19, Colton Schneider 2 6-8 10, Tyler Kline 0 2-2 2, Nico Dopreat 2 0-0 4. Totals: 12 30-34 55.
SLIPPERY ROCK 42
Ryan Dutton 5 5-6 15, Josh Bowser 1 0-1 2, Chase Allen 2 0-0 4, Hunter Prementine 3 1-2 7, Luke brandon 3 1-2 7, Ricky Mineo 5 1-1 11, Seth Beels 1 0-0 3. Totals: 17 7-12 42.
Oil City 10 16 16 13 — 55
Slippery Rock8 10 10 14 — 42
3-point goals: Oil City 1 (McFaul); Slippery Rock 1 (Beels)
Tuesday: Conneaut at Slippery Rock
Summit Academy 59, South Allegheny 40 — Ezra Weah scored 13 points and DeMarco Francis added 12 for the Knights (6-11, 3-7).
SUMMIT ACADEMY 59
DaVontae Cosby 4 0-0 8, Braheem Alston 2 0-0 4, Isaiah Pridgen 1 0-0 2, Miguel Uribe 1 0-0 2, DeMarco Francis 4 0-0 12, Tony Sprinkle 4 1-2 9, Ezra Weah 5 0-0 13, Ahkeem Harris 4 1-2 9. Totals: 25 2-6 59.
SOUTH ALLEGHENY 40
Iggles 3 4-4 11, Duvall 6 2-2 17, Mitchell 1 0-0 2, Kunf 1 0-0 2, Harold 2 0-0 5, Matczak 1 0-0 3. Totals: 14 6-8 40.
Summit Academy 17 13 9 20 — 59
South Allegheny2 7 14 17 — 40
3-point goals: Summit Academy 7 (Francis 4, Weah 3); South Allegheny 6 (Iggles, Duvall 3, Harold, Matczak)
Tuesday: Summit Academy at New Brighton
Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic 54, St. Joseph 31 — Austin Sieminski scored 14 points to lead the Trojans (12-7, 9-0).
Girls Basketball
LeeAnn Gibson scored 15 points and added 18 rebounds as Karns City downed Union, 50-32.
Emily Hegedus added 13 points for the Gremlins (16-2).
UNION 32
Lexey Shick 2 1-2 6, Shaley Shick 1 3-4 6, Hannah Atzeni 0 0-0 0, Frankee Remmick 2 0-2 5, Kali Flick 3 0-0 8, Hailey Schrecengost 3 0-0 7. Totals: 11 4-8 32.
KARNS CITY 50
Alyssa Gibson 3 1-2 7, Abby Wolfe 1 0-0 2, LeeAnn Gibson 6 3-7 15, Emily Hegedus 5 1-1 13, Brooke Moore 0 0-1 0, Mackenzie Craig 6 1-1 13. Totals: 21 6-12 50.
Union 10 10 4 8 — 32
Karns City15 13 14 8 — 50
3-point goals: Union 6 (L. Shick, S. Shick, Remmick, Flick 2, Schrecengost)
Monday: Forest at Karns City
Keystone 48, Moniteau 47 — A sluggish first half in which they shot just 19 percent doomed the Warriors.
Sara Hull led Moniteau (13-6) with 17 points and Kristina DeMatteis added 15 points and 11 rebounds.
KEYSTONE 48
Beverley 0 0-0 0, K. Weaver 1 0-0 3, T. Gear 4 6-7 14, J. Gear 5 1-2 11, Hovis 0 0-0 0, Hess 6 2-2 18, T. Weaver 1 0-2 2. Totals: 17 9-13 48.
MONITEAU 47
Kara Mentel 2 0-0 4, Kelsey Ripley 0 0-0 0, Kristina DeMatteis 6 3-8 15, Kennedy DeMatteis 0 0-0 0, Alazia Greaves 2 0-0 4, Sara Hull 6 5-10 17, Emma bair 1 2-2 4, Cambrie Campbell 1 1-2 3. Totals: 18 11-22 47.
Keystone 12 14 11 11 — 48
Moniteau5 8 14 20 — 47
3-point goals: Keystone 5 (K. Weaver, Hess 4)
Wednesday: Karns City at Moniteau
Redbank Valley 67, A-C Valley 56 — Ellie Thompson scored 21 points, but the Falcons (8-10) lost this KSAC game.
REDBANK VALLEY 67
Becca Dougherty 6 0-0 13, Brooke Hinderliter 10 8-8 28, Lexi Holt 2 1-2 5, Macy King 1 3-4 5, Samantha Landers 5 2-2 12, Alyssa Wiant 1 2-4 4. Totals: 25 16-20 67.
A-C VALLEY 56
Cami McNany 0 2-4 2, Ellie Thompson 8 5-7 21, Brook Irwin 0 0-0 0, Morgan Cratty 6 1-1 13, Olivia Boocks 5 1-3 12, Lauren McNany 2 0-0 6, Jill Caldwell 1 0-1 2. Totals: 22 9-16 56.
Redbank Valley 10 19 17 21 — 67
A-C Valley15 9 13 19 — 56
3-point goals: Redbank Valley 1 (Dougherty); A-C Valley 3 (Boocks, L. McNany 2)
Monday: St. Marys at A-C Valley
Private Schools
Lydia Roth scored 10 points, grabbed seven rebounds and had five steals in First Baptist Christian School's 42-19 girls basketball win over Western PA School for the Deaf.
Michaella Roth scored eight points, Alexis Barnhart seven, while Shelby Poorman collected 13 rebounds. Caitlyn Mueller contributed eight steals and five assists.