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Warriors hold off Keystone

Tyler Grossman had 22 points and 10 rebounds and Tyler Armagost added 13 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists to lead Moniteau to a 50-44 victory over Keystone in KSAC boys basketball Friday.

The Panthers assembled a late run to make the game interesting, outscoring the Warriors (18-3, 10-1) 12-2 over the final 2:30.

The Warriors took sole possession of the conference lead over Keystone (12-6, 9-2).

MONITEAU 50Tyler Grossman 6 9-15 22, Zach Thompson 2 0-4 4, Matt Schandelmeier 3 0-1 6, Matt Buczkowski 1 1-1 3, Tyler Armagost 5 2-4 13, Barry Jones 1 0-0 2. Totals: 18 12-25 50.

KEYSTONE 44Montane 1 0-0 2, Rhoades 6 0-0 17, Switzer 1 0-2 3, Ferringer 1 1-2 3, Rowan 1 2-4 5, McMunn 2 0-1 4, Nesta 0 0-1 0, Bifano 5 0-0 10. Totals: 17 3-10 44.

3-point goals: Grossman, Armagost; Rhoades 5, Stitzer, Rowan

JV: Moniteau, 35-32 (M: Adam Cousins 10)

Monday: Moniteau at Abraxas

Highlands 55, Mars 52 — Tim Frye led the Planets with 21 points, but the Vikings proved to be too much in this Section 1-AAA contest.

MARS 52Bryan Humphreys 1 0-0 3, Charlie Jaicks 3 3-4 9, Robbie Herold 2 0-0 6, Tim Frye 9 2-2 21, Steve Cress 5 0-3 10, Vinny Smith 1 0-0 3. Totals: 21 5-9 52.

HIGHLANDS 55L. Alexander 0 0-0 0, D. Porter 0 1-1 1, C. Coffman 2 0-1 4, J. Sinclair 2 0-0 5, C. Ballard 0 0-0 0, S. Mitchell 0 0-0 0, J. Gourley 4 0-0 8, R. Mayberry 0 0-0 0, D. Porter 5 0-0 11, J. Witucki 0 0-0 0, W. Edwards 10 0-0 26. Totals: 23 1-3 55.

3-point goals: Herold 2, Humpreys, Frye, Smith; Edwards 6, Sinclair, Porter

Tuesday: Hampton at Mars

Slippery Rock 41, Titusville 37 — Bill Stoughton had 13 points to lead the Rockets (3-15, 2-8).

SLIPPERY ROCK 41Rhett Gordon 2 2-3 6, Joe Bryan 1 1-5 3, Ben Collins 1 3-4 5, Bill Stoughton 4 4-5 13, Vince Papley 0 0-0 0, Brian Kelly 1 0-0 2, Zack Ejzak 2 4-5 8, John Bennett 0 0-0 0, David Hewitt 2 0-4 4, Matt Shearer 0 0-0 0. Totals: 13 14-26 41.

TITUSVILLE 37 Braun 5 1-4 11, McDonald 1 0-0 2, Bodamer 1 0-0 2, Vincent 3 0-0 8, Motter 4 3-8 11, Repasky 1 1-4 3. Totals: 15 5-16 37.

3-point goals: Stoughton; Vincent 2

JV: Titusville, 59-38 (SR: Travis McDougall, Brian Kelly 8)

Tuesday: Grove City at Slippery Rock

Rocky Grove 62, Union 60 (OT) — Kyle Hilliard had 27 points and 16 rebounds, and Gary Cooper had 14 points and 11 boards, but the Golden Knights (12-8, 7-4) lost on a buzzer-beater in overtime.

UNION 60 Kyle Hilliard 11 5-7 27, Billy Burns 1 1-2 3, Toby Painter 4 0-0 9, Nate Boltz 3 1-2 7, Gary Cooper 6 2-4 14, Colton Davis 0 0-0 0, Mike Brothers 0 0-0 0. Totals: 25 9-15 60.

ROCKY GROVE 62 Faeli 3 0-0 9, Hannell 3 0-1 6, Kearns 3 0-1 8, Mietus 4 4-5 15, Welton 2 0-0 4, Hurt 1 0-0 2, Hadden 6 0-0 16. Totals: 23 4-7 62.

3-point goals: Painter; Hadden 4, Faeli 3, Mietus 3, Kearns 2

Tuesday: Clarion at Union

Cranberry 54, Karns City 49 — The Berries used a 20-6 third-quarter advantage en route to the KSAC win. Steve Black and Cameron Turner led the Gremlins (9-12, 8-3) with 15 and 12 points, respectively.

KARNS CITY 49Mike Senopole 1 0-0 2, Steve Black 5 3-6 15, Mike McConnell 3 0-0 6, Cameron Rturner 4 4-8 12, Matt McConnell 1 2-3 4, Mark Ferguson 4 0-2 8, Kevin Beck 1 0-0 2. Totals: 19 9-19 49.

CRANBERRY 54Heeter 4 2-4 11, Buckholtz 0 1-2 1, Mitchell 2 3-5 7, Rembold 2 0-2 4, O'Neil 4 3-8 11, Ziegler 7 0-1 18, O'Neil 1 0-0 2. Totals: 20 9-22 54.

3-point goals: Black 2; Ziegler 4, Heeter

JV: Cranberry, 30-28

Thursday: Karns City at Moniteau

Greensburg Central Catholic 84, Freeport 52 — The Centurions (11-7, 8-1) built a 27-6 first-quarter lead en route to the Section 1-AA victory. The Yellowjackets (8-9, 4-6) received 15 points and six assists from Brady Sherrieb and 14 points from Nick Rutkoski.

GREENSBURG C.C. 84Joe Toohey 9 0-0 21, Dan Sawl 8 1-2 18, Jason Glass 2 2-2 6, Franco Sebastiani 8 3-4 22, R.J. Wallace 2 0-0 5, Nathan Argenta 1 0-2 2, Chris Stem 2 0-0 5, Nick Sukay 1 0-1 2, Bill Rummell 1 1-2 3. Totals: 34 7-13 84.

FREEPORT 52Nate Kotecki 2 0-0 6, Cory Massart 1 0-0 2, Brian Zimmerman 3 0-4 6, Sean Mientus 2 0-0 6, Chris Tagmyer 0 1-2 1, Nick Rutkoski 5 4-5 14, Brady Sherrieb 5 5-6 15, Miles Smolic 1 0-0 2. Totals: 19 10-17 52.

3-point goals: Toohey 3, Sebastiani 3, Sawl, Wallace, Stem; Kotecki 2, Mientus 2

JV: GCC, 43-31 (F: Harrison Wood, Miles Smolic 6)

Tuesday: Freeport at East Allegheny

A-C Valley 58, Abraxas 31 — Sean Foust scored 14 points, John Kaufman added 12 points and eight rebounds, and Shawn Courson had 12 points to lead the Falcons.

ABRAXAS 31Anthony Brown 0 0-0 0, Cameron Hines 5 0-2 12, Kidany Colon 0 0-0 0, Tyree Paul 0 0-0 0, Irvin Pittman 0 0-0 0, Phillip Giuner 5 4-8 14, Carl Robinson 1 3-8 5. Totals: 11 7-18 31.

A-C VALLEY 58Sean Foust 5 0-0 14, Ted Marron 3 2-2 8, John Kaufman 5 0-0 12, Kyle McCall 1 2-2 4, Ryan Jackson 0 0-0 0, Shawn Courson 4 2-6 12, Garrett Greathouse 4 0-0 8, Willie Thomas 0 0-0 0, Mark Hart 0 0-0 0, Brandon Eiler 0 0-0 0, Mike Himes 0 0-0 0, Nate Silvis 0 0-0 0, John Stumpner 0 0-0 0. Totals: 22 6-10 58.

3-point goals: Hines 2; Foust 4, Kaufman 2, Courson 2

Tuesday: West Forest at A-C Valley

Grove City 59, Sharon 36 — Ryan King registered 16 points to aid the Eagles' victory.

GROVE CITY 59Ryan King 6 4-5 16, Nate Thomas 1 0-0 2, Justin McNamara 3 2-2 8, Joe Hazy 3 1-3 9, Jesse Alfreno 0 0-0 0, Ben Liebling 3 0-0 7, Dan Keil 4 1-2 9, Jordan Fee 2 0-0 4, Dustin Van Hook 2 0-0 4. Totals: 24 8-12 59.

SHARON 36Gavin 1 0-0 3, Bournes 10 2-4 23, Altman 2 0-1 5, Moats 0 0-0 0, D. Johnson 1 0-1 2, Phillips 0 1-2 1, Mitchell 1 0-0 2. Totals:15 3-8 36.

3-point goals: Hazy 2, Liebling; Gavin, Bournes, Altman

JV: Grove City, 52-30 (GC: Mark Dixon 20)

<B>Grove City 56, Shenango 31 —</B> Julie Molloy scored 29 points and Jenna Kelly had 11 to power the Eagles (11-8, 2-4).<B>GROVE CITY 56</B>Maggie Orr 1 0-0 2, Julie Molloy 13 1-3 29, Rachel Ennis 2 1-2 6, Caitlin Rothman 1 0-0 2, Lauryn Franklin 1 0-0 2, Jenna Kelly 3 5-7 11, Sheila Ogden 2 0-0 4. Totals: 23 7-12 56.<B>SHENANGO 31</B>Stinson 1 0-0 3, Martino 2 0-0 5, Stoner 1 0-0 3, M. Roberts 4 1-2 9, Walker 3 0-0 6, Mendel 2 0-0 4, Makarevich 0 1-2 1. Totals: 13 2-4 31.<B>3-point goals:</B> Molloy 2, Ennis; Stinson, Martino, Stoner<B>Monday:</B> Slippery Rock at Grove City

<B>Mars 3, Westmont Hilltop 1 —</B> The Planets captured this contest at the Warrendale Blade Runners Friday. No other details were available.<B>Knoch (freshmen) 4, Hempfield 0 —</B> R.J. Hughes scored two goals for the Knights while Greg Acre and Shane Donnelly added one each. Dylan Engles, Evan Gorse, Neal Donnelly, Robert Maust and Shane Donnelly had assists.<B>Ambridge 2, Knoch (freshmen) 1 —</B> Chris Dowling scored for the Knights, assisted by Hughes.

Slippery Rock's boys defeated Hickory 44-29 Thursday while the Rocket girls posted a 65-53 triumph. Andrew Opalewski, who broke the school's 500-yard freestyle record Monday, reduced the mark to 5 minutes, 43.16 seconds and qualified for the District 10 meet.Individual and relay first-place finishers for the Rocket boys were Opalewski, Nathan Eilenfeldt, Jacob Johnston and Chuck Davies.On the girls side, individual and relay first-place finishers were Lauren Tibbens, Hannah Parsons, Alyssa Martinez, Andrea Shaffer, Britley Raabe, Rachel Opp, Calley Bridges, Vicky Kosiorek and Bethany Johnston.

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