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Rockets upset Fort LeBoeuf in OT

Redbank Valley's Brook Reed, left, Josh Howland (4) and Josh Loos hit the floor for a loose ball Friday in the Bulldogs' 55-44 win over the Warriors.

Zack Ejzak scored five of his 18 points in overtime and Brian Kelly had five of his team-leading 10 rebounds in the extra frame as the SlipperyRock HighSchool boys basketball team upset Fort LeBoeuf (8-4) Friday night.

Rhett Gordon led Slippery Rock with 19 points.

Kelly hit a huge 3-pointer in the fourth quarter and added 13 points for the Rockets (5-7).

FORT LeBOEUF 64Campbell 7 3-4 22, Murhoff 4 2-2 12, Getz 3 0-2 6, Henneberry 5 5-9 15, Latta 3 0-0 9. Totals: 22 10-17 64

SLIPPERY ROCK 71Rhett Gordon 7 5-8 19, Kendall Mahan 2 0-1 5, Jarod Augostino 1 0-0 2, Derrick Orloski 0 1-4 1, Vince Papley 0 0-0 0, Brian Kelly 4 4-6 13, Zack Ejzak 7 4-7 18, Matt Shearer 6 1-3 13. Totals: 27 15-29 71

Ft. LeBoeuf 11 16 18 16 3—64SlipperyRock 12 19 17 13 10—713-point goals: Fort LeBoeuf (Campbell 5, Latta 3, Murhoff 2); Slippery Rock (Mahan, Kelly)

JV: SlipperyRock 58-35

Tuesday: Slippery Rock at Grove City

Redbank Valley 55, Moniteau 44 — Matt Buczkowski scored 18 points and added 15 rebounds, but the Warriors' poor shooting doomed them to a KSAC defeat.Tyler Armagost scored only seven points, but he had a team-leading 16 boards for Moniteau (4-7, 3-5).

REDBANK VALLEY 55Krafick 3 1-2 8, Monteleone 5 6-6 16, Reed 0 2-2 2, Wasilowski 1 1-2 3, Bish 2 0-0 4, Radaker 0 9-15 9, Booher 3 0-0 6, Dawson 1 0-0 2, Toth 2 0-0 5. Totals: 17 19-27 55

MONITEAU 44Tyler Armagost 3 1-2 7, Nick Morrow 1 1-2 4, Adam Cousins 1 0-1 2, Josh Loos 4 1-7 9, Matt Buczkowski 6 6-9 18, AaronRandall 2 0-0 4. Totals: 17 9-21 44

Redbank 12 17 15 11—55Moniteau 7 10 17 10—443-point goals:

JV: Moniteau 35-32

Tuesday: Moniteau at Clarion-Limestone

Mars 48, Kittanning 46 — D.J. Cannon scored 14 points for the Planets (4-9, 1-3).

MARS 48Chris Herold 2 3-3 8, Dan Colbert 0 0-0 0, Dave Petruska 3 0-0 8, D.J. Cannon 5 3-6 14, Vinny Smith 4 0-1 8, Steve Cress 3 3-5 10, Klingensmith 5 2-5 12. Totals: 17 9-15 48

KITTANNING 46Bowser 6 5-7 18, Grafton 0 2-2 2, Meito 4 0-0 8, Baum 0 4-4 4, Deiura 1 0-0 2. Totals: 16 13-18 46

Mars 17 15 7 9—48Kittanning 7 14 16 9—463-point goals: Mars (Petruska 2, Herold, Cannon, Cress); Kittanning (Bowser)

Tuesday: Indiana at Mars

Karns City 56, Venango Catholic 41 — Mike Senopole scored 16 points and Kevin Beck added 10 points and 17 rebounds as the Gremlins (8-3, 6-2) pulled away with a huge second half.Cameron Turner pitched in 12 points and eight boards for the Gremlins.

KARNS CITY 56Mike Senopole 7 2-2 16, Cory Terwilliger 0 1-3 1, Mike McConnell 2 2-3 6, CameronTurner 5 2-3 12, Chris Harmon 1 0-0 2, Kody Craig 1 1-2 3, Trevor Williams 1 0-0 2, Dan Everetts 2 0-0 4, KevinBeck 4 2-4 10, Matt McConnell 0 0-0 0, JohnBurns 0 0-0 0. Totals: 23 10-17 56

VENANGO CATHOLIC 41McNeely 3 0-2 6, Maleski 3 0-0 6, Siegel 2 1-4 5, Guph 4 3-4 11, Eckert 4 5-5 13. Totals: 16 9-15 41

Karns City 13 15 17 11—56Venango Catholic 15 16 4 6—413-point goals: None

JV: Karns City 40-38 (Cody Williams 12)

Tuesday: West Forest at Karns City

Freeport 52, WestShamokin 32 — Chris Tagmyer had nine points, 10 rebounds, six assists and six steals as the Yellowjackets shook off a slow start for a section victory.Nate Kotecki led Freeport (8-2, 4-0) with 12 points.

WEST SHAMOKIN 32MattAdams 1 0-0 2, Aaron Bussaro 2 0-0 4, Cale Gibson 2 0-1 4, Dillon Henderson 2 0-0 4, Josh Grantz 5 1-1 14, Dustin Goldstroltin 0 0-2 0, Austin Baum 0 2-4 2, Mark Brown 0 2-3 2. Totals: 12 5-11 32

FREEPORT 52Nate Kotecki 3 6-10 12, Cory Massart 4 1-2 9, Matt Giesler 2 0-0 4, Chris Tagmyer 4 0-1 9, Brian Zimmerman 2 3-5 7, Justin Bollinger 2 1-2 5, Brady Sherrieb 2 0-0 6. Totals: 19 11-20 52

West Shamokin 13 2 6 11—32Freeport 10 11 18 13—523-point goals: WestShamokin (Grantz 3); Freeport (Sherrieb 2, Tagmyer)

JV: Freeport 34-27 (Miles Smolec 13)

Tuesday: Freeport at Burrell

A-CValley 53, Union 41 — Nate Silvis scored 15 points and Garrett Greathouse added 13 as the Falcons toppled the Golden Knights.Gary Cooper paced Union (5-7, 3-4) with 16 points and 18 rebounds.

UNION 41Nate Boltz 2 2-2 7, Gary Cooper 8 0-0 16, A.J. Ethriedge 4 1-2 9, Chase Stewart 0 0-0 0, NeilScott 0 0-2 0, Colby Davis 1 1-2 3, Spencer Varner 2 0-0 6. Totals: 17 4-8 41

A-C VALLEY 53Shawn Courson 2 2-6 7, Garrett Greathouse 4 4-5 13, Ryan Jackson 5 1-5 11, BrandonEiler 1 0-0 2, Nate Silvis 3 8-14 15, Kyle Hirsch 1 0-4 3, Mike Himes 0 2-2 2. Totals: 16 17-36 53

Union 7 13 12 9—41A-CValley 13 13 10 17—533-point goals: Union (Varner 2, Boltz); A-C Valley (Courson, Greathouse, Silvis, Hirsch)

Tuesday: Keystone at Union

Wednesday: North Clarion at A-C Valley

Riverside 71, Summit Academy 70 — Marc Walker scored a career-high 29 points, but the Knights fell in this section clash.Leonard Brown added 18 for Summit Academy (7-6, 3-1).

SUMMIT ACADEMY 70Stephen Grandison 3 0-1 6, Maurice McDaniels 5 0-0 11, Marc Walker 11 3-3 29, Al Brinkley 1 0-0 2, Leonard Brown 7 1-1 18, Rashawn Flemming 2 0-0 4. Totals: 29 4-5 70

RIVERSIDE 71Rusnock 1 1-2 4, Jurinko 1 0-0 2, Wickline 1 0-0 2, Kolesar 10 5-7 25, Vucelich 4 2-2 10, Murphy 13 0-2 26, Baldielli 1 0-0 2. Totals: 31 8-13 71

Summit Academy 15 23 19 13—70Riverside 19 19 16 17—713-point goals: McDaniels, Walker 4, Brown 3

JV: Riverside 43-36

Tuesday: Mohawk at Summit Academy

Grove City 54, Sharon 41 — Ben Liebling had 12 points and 12 rebounds for the Eagles (9-3). Jordan Fee contributed 11 points and six assists.D'Andre Johnson paced Sharon with 16 points.

GROVE CITY 54Kevin Donaldson 4 0-1 8, Kent Denbow 0 0-0 0, Maxx Stutz 4 0-0 8, Ben Liebling 6 0-3 122, Dan Keil 3 0-1 6, Ryan McNamara 0 1-2 1, Jordan Fee 3 5-7 11, Kyle Perrine 3 1-2 8. Totals: 23 7-16 54

SHARON 41Jeff Gavin 0 0-0 0, D'Andre Johnson 7 0-1 16, Desmond Jennings 4 0-0 10, Sam Schweiss 3 0-2 8, Lamont Mitchell 0 0-0 0, Corey Johnson 2 1-1 5, Robert Hubbard 0 2-2 2. Totals: 16 3-6 41

Grove City 19 15 10 10—54Sharon 6 15 11 9—413-point goals: Grove City (Perrine); Sharon (D. Johnson 2, Jennings 2, Schweiss 2)

JV: Sharon, 41-37

Tuesday: Slippery Rock atGrove City

Ashley Campbell and Haley Callihan each scored 11 points to lead Karns City to a 56-21 rout of Venango Catholic Friday night.<B>VENANGO CATHOLIC 21McCandless 1 0-0 2, Lutz 3 2-4 10, McNeely 2 0-0 4, Scurry 1 0-0 2, Martin 1 1-4 3.</B> Totals: 8 3-8 21<B>KARNS CITY 56Tausha Bowser 3 0-2 6, Michelle Sweeney 1 0-0 2, Allyson Kepple 1 6-8 8, Julia Zaludek 1 1-2 3, Ashley Campbell 5 1-3 11, Haley Callihan 2 6-6 11, Kylee Rankin 3 0-1 6, Kailyn Weibel 1 2-2 5, Karyssa Callender 1 0-0 2, Audra Buechele 1 0-0 2.</B> Totals: 19 16-24 56<B>Venango Catholic 4 4 6 7—21Karns City 11 9 14 22—563-point goals:</B> Venango Catholic (Lutz 2); Karns City (Callihan, Weibel)<B>JV:</B> Karns City 41-8<B>Wednesday: </B>Karns City at WestForest<B>Redbank Valley 47, Moniteau 29 </B>— Sam Kristufek scored nine points, but the Warriors (3-9, 3-4) struggled in a KSAC loss.<B>MONITEAU 29Amanda Gladd 2 0-2 5, Amy Gladd 1 0-0 2, Kenzie Timblin 3 0-0 6, Maura McCaslin 1 2-2 4, Elli Hilliard 0 0-2 0, Sam Kristufek 3 3-3 9, Jenna McCory 1 0-0 2, Amber Nef 0 1-2 1.</B> Totals: 11 6-11 29<B>REDBANK VALLEY 47Lacey Blose 4 4-4 12, Kim Goth 4 3-6 11, Lacey McClain 3 0-0 7, Delaney Case 0 1-2 1, Jenna Gruber 4 5-9 14, Alexa Shuster 1 0-0 2.</B> Totals: 16 13-21 47<B>Moniteau 7 2 13 7—29Redbank Valley 11 6 13 17—473-point goals:</B> Moniteau (Amanda Gladd); Redbank Valley (McClain, Gruber)<B>JV:</B> Moniteau 45-32<B>Wednesday: </B>Clarion at Moniteau<B>Union 91, A-C Valley 16</B> — Tiffany Corle scored 17 points and Meagan Booth added 14 for Union.<B>UNION 91TiffanyCorle 5 7-10 17, Janele Divins 3 1-1 8, Mackenzie Shirey 8 1-2 17, Denyelle Painter 0 3-4 3, Torri Smith 1 2-2 4, Alicia Anthony 2 1-3 6, Meagan Booth 6 2-2 14, Corri Seybert 2 2-3 6, Heather Booth 4 1-1 9, Courtney Frederick 2 0-0 4, Lanae Cicciarelli 1 1-2 3, Melissa Shook 0 0-0 0.</B> Totals: 34 21-30 91<B>A-C VALLEY 16Markeea Hart 2 0-0 4, Shannon Bartley 1 1-3 3, Maryellen Busch 1 2-4 4, Karli Kaufman 1 0-2 3, Natalie Russell 1 0-0 2, Kate Best 0 0-0 0, ShannonBlauser 0 0-0 0, Jessica Henry 0 0-0 0, Shelbi Cervenec 0 0-0 0, Kelli Davis 0 0-0 0, Brandy Jackson 0 0-0 0.</B> Totals: 6 3-9 16<B>Union 37 21 10 23—91A-C Valley 7 5 1 3—163-point goals:</B> Union (Divins, Anthony); A-C Valley (Kaufman)<B>JV:</B> Union 60-32<B>Monday: </B>Redbank Valley at Union<B>Wednesday:</B> NorthClarion at A-C Valley

Alex Evanoff (145 pounds) won a major decision and Marino Quercio (215) won a wild 15-13 match, but the Butler High School wrestling team fell to North Hills 48-22 Friday.The Golden Tornado (5-5, 3-2) lost six matches by pin and lost another by forfeit.<B>North Hills 48, Butler 22103</B> — Cameron Webber (NH) pinned JustinVictor, 1:57; <B>112</B> — Dave Jaillet (B) by forfeit; <B>119</B> — Rob Runyan (B)by forfeit; <B>125</B> — Rick Miles (NH) pinned Todd Wiest, 5:14; <B>130</B> — Kevin Kyes (NH)pinned Aaron Raible, 3:35; <B>135</B> — Corey Perotte (NH) by forfeit; <B>140</B> — Alex Martinez (NH) dec. Ken Rosenbauer, 6-0; <B>145 </B>— Alex Evanoff (B)maj. dec. Zach Gloeker, 16-2; <B>152</B> — Josh Pascazi (B) dec. Sean Smith 7-2; <B>160</B> — Adam Herold (NH)pinned Lee Will, 1:17; <B>171</B> — Adam Mueilbauer (NH) pinned Ryan Bock 1:12; <B>189 </B>— T.J. McElwain (NH) pinned JordanEmrick, 3:04; <B>215</B> — Marino Quercio (B) dec. Andrew Dice, 15-13; <B>Hwt </B>— Joe Merlino (NH) dec. Mark Moses 2-1.

<B>Mars 15, Richland 1 — </B>The Planets routed Richland Friday. No details were provided.

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