Bethany Koch had 27 points and 12 rebounds as the Union girls basketball team routed Warwick (Va.) 74-42 at the Stafford (Va.) Holiday Tournament Friday.

The Damsels (10-1) outscored Warwick 42-18 in the second half to pull away.

Koch was named to the all-tournament team and Nikki Davis, who had eight points and eight rebounds, received a scholar athlete award.

The Damsels lost their first-round game to Hylton (Va.) 65-59 Wednesday but defeated Osbourn (Va.) 71-54 Thursday.

"They're all big schools," said Union coach Josh Meeker. "They just go up to 3A, but enrollment is huge. The first night, (Hylton) has 3,000 kids at their high school.

"I'm very happy they way our kids played and bounced back. To come back and win the next two games was good," Meeker added.

WARWICK (Va.) 42Kellam 8 3-3 20, Crosby 3 2-5 9, Adams 1 0-0 2, Hicks 1 5-11 7, Ward 1 0-1 2, Ivey 1 0-0 2. Totals: 15 10-20 42.

UNION 74Andrea Mortimer 6 6-10 18, Bethany Koch 12 3-4 27, Tiffany Corle 3 2-2 9, Molly Scott 1 2-2 4, Janele Divins 1 0-1 2, Nikki Davis 1 6-8 8, Mackenzie Shirey 0 1-2 1, Denyelle Painter 1 0-2 2, Colleen Logue 1 0-0 3, Alicia Anthony 0 0-0 0. Totals: 26 20-31 74.

3-point goals: Kellam, Crosby; Corle, Logue

Wednesday: Union at Clarion-Limestone

<B>Grove City 74, Erie Strong Vincent 47 —</B> Jordan Fee scored 24 points and Ryan King added 13 as the Eagles (7-2) captured their own holiday tournament.Fee was named MVP, while Ryan King was selected to the all-tournament team. Joe Hazy earned the Sixth Man Award and Dustin Van Hook the Hustle Award.Ben Liebling added 12 points for the Eagles.<B>ERIE STRONG VINCENT 47</B> Brandon Evans 3 1-2 7, Maurice Williams 2 2-2 6, R. Anderson 1 1-2 3, K. Gambill 6 4-8 16, D. Wells 5 1-1 11. J. Devers 1 0-0 2, E. Purvis 1 0-0 2. Totals: 19 9-15 47.<B>GROVE CITY 74</B> Ryan King 4 2-4 13, Nate Thomas 1 0-0 2, Justin McNamara 2 3-4 7, Joe Hazy 2 0-0 4, Ben Liebling 5 2-2 12, Dan Keil 1 4-6 6, Jordan Fee 6 10-11 24, Dustin Van Hook 1 1-3 3, Kyle Perrine 1 0-0 3. Totals: 23 22-30 74.<B>3-point goals:</B> King 3, Fee 2, Perrine<B>JV:</B> Grove City 39, Erie Strong Vincent 30

Nine of 12 Butler wrestlers placed at the recent Southmoreland Holiday Classic, leading the Tornado to a fourth-place finish out of 31 teams.Greenville won the tournament with 237½ points, followed by Hempfield (209), South Side Beaver (167), Butler (165) and Southern Garrett (Md.) (133 ½).Ian McLaughlin (119 pounds) lost 6-4 in the championship final and finished second. He won four of his five matches, including three by pins.Jon Sanko (140) lost his first match, but ripped off six consecutive wins, including a pair of overtime decisions."He battled the whole way back," said Butler coach Scott Stoner. "He got the outstanding wrestler, in my assessment of the team."Josh Pascazi (145) also placed third, winning four of five matches.Six other Tornado wrestlers went 4-2 in the tournament. Brian Nicelli (112), Josh Coburn (152) and Aaron Pascazi (160) each placed fourth while Rob Runyan (103) was fifth and Stewart Rapone (130) and Alex Evanoff (135) placed seventh."We had times where we'd have nine matches in a row and won seven in a row or winning a close one," said Stoner."We need to get everyone performing consistently, though, in the dual matches."Butler will return to dual match action Wednesday when it hosts North Allegheny.