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Rhoads nets 2,000th point

Jence Rhoads scored 29 points and recorded her 2,000th point in the process as the Slippery Rock girls basketball team dispatched Strong Vincent 59-51 in District 10 action Monday.

Rhoads connected on 13 of 15 shots from the free throw line. She now has 2,003 points in her four-year career.

The Rockets (14-9) had 11 players reach the scoring column.

STRONG VINCENT 51Bender 4 1-4 9, Patterson 1 0-0 2, Carroll 5 4-8 14, Manning 3 4-6 10, Williams 3 3-4 9, Simmons 0 1-2 1, Jones 3 0-1 6. 19 13-25 51.

Totals:

SLIPPERY ROCK 59Karly Rhoads 2 2-2 7, Lea Roth 1 0-1 2, Jenna Rinker 1 0-0 2, Shanea Raabe 1 0-0 2, Jence Rhoads 8 13-15 29, Danielle Drake 1 0-0 2, Cassey Hogue 1 0-0 2, Emma Walter 1 0-0 2, Kourtney Rhoads 2 0-0 5, Ali Doyle 1 0-0 2, Adele Campbell 2 0-0 4, Sam Amyx 0 0-0 0, Sarah Cessar 0 0-0 0, Candace Hogue 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 21 15-18 59.

Strong Vincent 10 10 15 16—51Slippery Rock 13 24 10 12—593-point goals: Ka. Rhoads, K. Rhoads

JV: Strong Vincent, 41-36

Thursday: Slippery Rock at Titusville

Franklin 39, Grove City 23 —Caitlyn McNamara had 10 points and Jenna Kelly had 10 rebounds, but the Eagles (3-20, 0-11) fell in this region matchup.

FRANKLIN 39Nicole Cherry 2 0-1 4, Brittany Faust 2 7-9 11, Shaniqua Law 3 0-0 7, Hogie Aylesworth 1 1-2 3, Sadie Growatt 3 2-2 9, Carissa Dolan 0 0-0 0, Jenna Kahle 0 0-0 0, Carlyn Barnett 0 0-0 0, Megan Peiffer 0 5-6 5, Rebecca Woods 0 0-0 0, Megan Kahle 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 11 15-20 39.

GROVE CITY 23Maggie Orr 2 1-2 5, Caitlyn McNamara 4 0-2 10, Lauryn Franklin 0 0-2 0, Caitlin Rothman 1 0-0 2, Kim Cook 0 0-0 0, Jenna Kelly 1 0-0 2, Stacia Peoples 1 0-0 2, Ashley Shoop 0 0-0 0, Kynisha Basham 1 0-0 2, Alexis Caporalli 0 0-0 0, Rachel Kurtz 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 10 1-6 23.

Franklin 8 12 8 11—39Grove City 14 2 4 3—233-point goals: Law, Growatt; McNamara 2

JV: Franklin, 52-28

Knoch 57, Bishop Canevin 49 — Sarah Cooper scored 15 points and Pam Gagen added 10 as the Knights (17-6) ended the regular season with a road victory.

KNOCH 57Megan Gray 4 0-1 8, Abby Marshall 4 0-0 9, Pam Gagen 3 4-4 10, Ashley Cetnar 1 0-0 3, Sara Montgomery 1 1-2 3, Sarah Cooper 6 3-4 15, Lizz King 4 0-0 9.

Totals: 23 8-11 57.

BISHOP CANEVIN 49Ambrose 4 0-0 11, Kaczorowski 3 0-0 8, Ridge 2 1-2 5, Farrisi 3 0-0 6, McCaffrey 2 3-6 7, Reffert 4 0-0 8, Sadowski 2 0-0 4.

Totals: 20 4-8 49.

Knoch 11 15 20 11—57Bishop Canevin 18 13 9 9—493-point goals: Knoch 3 (Marshall, Cetnar, King); Bishop Canevin 5 (Ambrose 3, Kaczorowski 2)

Next: WPIAL Class AAA playoffs, TBA

Keystone 77, A-C Valley 5 — Keystone scored 20-plus points in each of the first three quarters en route to the KSACwin.

A-C VALLEY 5Kate Best 0 0-0 0, Shannon Blauser 0 0-4 0, Markeea Hart 0 0-0 0, Shannon Bartley 1 0-0 3, Maryellen Busch 0 0-0 0, Shelbi Cervenec 0 0-0 0, Brandy Jakson 0 0-0 0, Karli Kaufman 1 0-0 2, Natalie Russell 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 2 0-4 5.

KEYSTONE 77Jess Bifano 3 0-0 7, Alex Craig 5 0-0 11, Cassie Hinterliter 6 0-0 12, Amanda Rodgers 5 1-1 11, Sam Schwabenbauer 4 1-1 9, Sadie Eisenman 2 2-2 6, Brit Mohney 4 1-1 9, Britt Senard 0 0-0 0, Caitlin Turk 1 0-0 2, Kelly McQuiston 4 0-0 8, Olivia Neely 1 0-0 2, Lindsay Rhoads 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 35 5-5 77.

A-C Valley 0 3 2 0—5Keystone 24 21 20 12—773-point goals: Bartley; Bifano, Craig

JV: Keystone, 34-30 (Shannon Bartley, Karli Kaufman 7)

Tuesday: A-C Valley at West Forest

<B>Summit Academy 83, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 60 — </B>Leonard Brown had 27 points to lead the Knights in this non-section victory.Anthony Lemon added 14 points and Roman Herring 10 for the Knights (14-9).<B>SUMMITACADEMY 83</B>Steve Grandison 4 0-0 8, Roman Herring 5 0-3 10, K'on Gardner 2 5-6 9, Leonard Brown 13 0-0 27, Jeremy Whittington 1 0-0 2, Rashawn Flemming 3 1-6 7, Anthony Lemon 7 0-2 14, Tom McMillan 1 0-0 2, Hanis Scruggs 1 2-2 4. <B>Totals:</B> 37 8-19 83.<B>OLSH 60</B>M. Cercone 6 4-4 18, V. Scappe 5 2-2 13, A. Lartin 1 0-0 2, M. Metcalf 5 9-12 22, S. Jones 1 0-0 2, N. Carrabbia 1 0-0 3.<B> Totals:</B> 19 15-18 60.<B>Summit Academy 17 22 23 21—83OLSH 22 14 14 10—603-point goals:</B> Brown; Metcalf 3, Cercone 2, Scappe, Carrabbia<B>JV:</B> Summit Academy, 66-55 (SA:Anthony Lemon, Phillip Hall 14)

The Seneca Valley High School wrestling team defeated Fort Cherry, 34-29 on Monday night.Zach Cahall (171) recorded a pin in 1:03 to help the Raiders (12-7).<B>Seneca Valley 34, Fort Cherry 29103 pounds:</B> Andrew Lucarini (FC) pinned Nick Phillips 3:57; <B>112: </B>Grant Evans (SV) by forfeit; 119-Dan Papst (SV) by forfeit; <B>125: </B>Nino Roberto (SV) by forfeit; <B>130: </B>Brit Gedman (FC) d. Nate Cully 9-4; <B>135: </B>Kevin Morz (FC) d. Bart Lalond 4-0; <B>140: </B>Shon Schetter (SV) d. Marc Zeno 4-2; <B>145:</B> Pat Coyne (SV) d. Adam Hoffman 8-4; <B>152: </B>Frank Mullett (SV) d. Andrew Martin 9-0; <B>160: </B>Michael Epolovich (FC) d. Dave Kovach 13-8; <B>171: </B>Zach Cahall (SV) pinned Clayton Crawford 1:03; <B>189: </B>H.J. Morz (FC) pinned Ran Scheller 2:50; <B>215: </B>Jacon Kiefer (FC) d.Jordan Williams 5-0; <B>Hwt: </B>Matt Kosaris (FC) tech fall Zach Eckstrom 17-2

Butler dropped a 9-2 decision to Meadville Monday night. No other details were provided.

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