Rockets shoot down George Junior

December 19, 2007 Last Updated: December 19, 2007 01:32 PM High School

Zack Ejzak scored 23 points and Brian Kelly added 22 points as the Slippery Rock HighSchool boys basketball team down George Junior Republic 65-59 Tuesday night.

It was the second win over George Junior in school history and the Rockets' first at home.

Ejzak was 9-of-11 from the free throw line to help Slippery Rock (5-3) hold off a second-half rally by George Junior.

Ethan Geisler added 10 points for the Rockets, who are 4-1 since losing to Seneca Valley Dec. 4.

GEORGE JR. REPUBLIC 59Floyd 6 1-2 13, Lemon 2 0-0 4, Hampton 5 1-4 13, Featherstone 9 3-3 21, Kilchell 3 1-3 7, Tomoney 1 0-0 2.

Totals: 26 6-12 59

SLIPPERY ROCK 65Ethan Geisler 3 4-4 10, Derrick Orloski 1 1-2 3, Matt Shearer 2 3-5 7, BrianKelly 9 3-5 22, Zack Ejzak 7 9-11 23, Brant Sloan 0 0-0 0, Brian Giesler 0 0-1 0, Nick Cress 0 0-2 0.

Totals: 22 20-30 65

George Junior 11 7 19 22—59Slippery Rock 13 13 15 24—653-point goals: Hampton; Kelly

JV: George Junior 65-53

Friday: West Middlesex at Slippery Rock

Karns City 55, Redbank Valley 48 — Mike McConnell scored 21 points and had nine assists to lead the Gremlins past one of their former players, Redbank Valley coach Pat Craig.Cameron Turner added 11 points and nine rebounds as Karns City (4-2, 4-1) rallied in the fourth quarter for the win.

KARNS CITY 55Cory Terwilliger 4 0-0 10, Mike McConnell 6 8-8 21, Cameron Turner 3 4-4 11, Matt McConnell 3 1-3 9, BrandonCollier 1 0-0 2, Markus LaVan 0 0-2 0, Dan Everetts 1 0-0 2.

Totals: 18 13-20 55

REDBANK VALLEY 48Radaker 3 4-7 11, Monteleone 3 0-2 6, Bish 4 3-3 12, Reed 6 1-2 13, Doverspike 3 0-1 6, Dawson 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 19 8-15 48

Karns City 15 17 10 13—55Redbank Valley 5 15 25 3—483-point goals: Terwilliger 2, Mike McConnell, Turner, Matt McConnell 2

JV: Karns City 51-31

Thursday: Clarion at Karns City

Montour 51, Mars 35 — The Planets were held to single digits in three of the quarters in falling to the Spartans. Vinny Smith and Steve Cress scored 12 and 11 points, respectively, to lead Mars.

Box incompleteMARS 35Chris Herold 3 0-0 6, Ben Szilogy 0 0-0 0, Christian Locher 0 0-0 0, Luke Gruber 0 0-0 0, Justin Stadelmyer 0 0-0 0, Alec Mahon 0 0-0 0, Brandon Stadelmyer 1 0-0 2, Dave Petruska 1 0-0 2, Vinny Smith 6 0-0 12, Dante DeTillio 1 0-0 2, Steve Cress 5 1-2 11, Brody Evanson 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 17 1-2 35.

Mars 6 8 13 8—35Montour 11 12 12 16—51Cranberry 70, Moniteau 44 — Tyler Armagost scored 18 points and Josh Loos added 14, but the Warriors (1-4) got little scoring from the rest of the roster in a KSAC loss.

MONITEAU 44Josh Loos 6 2-6 14, Tyler Armagost 7 4-7 18, Aaron Randall 1 0-0 2, Josh Madru 0 1-2 1, Zack McCormick 0 1-3 1, Brandon Simmons 1 4-4 6, Zach Sloan 0 0-1 0, Mike Kosick 1 0-0 2.

Totals: 16 12-23 44

CRANBERRY 70Persing 4 0-0 9, Petkavich 1 2-2 4, McBay 2 0-0 6, Heeter 1 2-2 4, Selmee 3 2-2 8, Clark 1 0-0 3, Hogue 0 2-2 2, Mitchell 4 0-0 9, O'Neil 2 2-2 6, Rembold 7 5-5 19.

Totals: 25 15-15 70

Moniteau 7 13 10 14—44Cranberry 17 21 20 12—703-point goals: McBay 2, Persing, Clark, Mitchell

JV: Cranberry 50-41

Thursday: A-C Valley at Moniteau

East Allegheny 57, Freeport 50 — Darius Frantz and Sean Carnahan each recorded a double-double, but the Yellowjackets dropped this section contest.Frantz had 11 points and 15 rebounds and Carnahan added 10 points and 10 rebounds for Freeport (1-4, 0-3).

EAST ALLEGHENY 57Trevor Morris 3 0-0 6, Malik Washington 3 4-6 10, Jordan Matthews 1 3-7 5, Erick Barron 3 1-1 7, Trevor Lofton 10 0-1 20, Trenton Morris 2 0-0 4, Zack Zamosky 2 0-1 4.

Totals: 24 8-16 57.

FREEPORT 50Darius Frantz 5 1-5 11, Sean Carnahan 5 0-1 10, Tyler Collins 3 0-2 8, Harrison Wood 2 3-6 7, Alex Isenberg 2 2-2 6, Nick Gentile 3 1-2 8, Derek Durand 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 20 7-18 50.

East Allegheny 19 12 12 14—57Freeport 7 17 13 13—503-point goals: Collins 2, Gentile

JV: East Allegheny, 48-37 (F:Nick Gentile 11)

Today: Freeport at Jeannette

Grove City 62, Ft. LeBoeuf 31 — Maxx Stutz scored 12 points to lead a balanced attack, and Keith Rundle and Ryan McNamara each tallied 11 points and Pat Johnson added 10 for Grove City (6-2, 2-0).

FORT LeBOEUF 31C. Williams 0 0-2 0, J. Muroff 2 0-0 5, B. Veshecco 2 4-6 8, B. Yost 0 1-2 1, C. Getz 4 6-10 14, N. Liberatore 1 0-0 3.

Totals: 9 11-20 31.

GROVE CITY 62Keith Rundle 3 4-6 11, Justin Burk 0 2-2 2, Maxx Stutz 4 1-4 12, Ryan McNamara 3 4-4 11, Pat Johnson 2 6-6 10, Kyle Perrine 2 1-2 6, Dwayne Martin 1 1-2 3, Derek Forese 2 1-2 7.

Totals: 17 19-27 62.

Fort LeBoeuf 3 13 8 7—31Grove City 22 17 14 9—623-point goals: Muroff, Liberatore; Stutz 3, Forese 2, Rundle, McNamara, Perrine

JV: Grove City, 47-33 (GC:Jeff Hershberger 14, A.J. Motta 13)

Friday: Grove City at Warren

A-C Valley 53, West Forest 38 — Nate Silvis had 21 points and seven assists, and freshman Allan Eaton had nine points and seven rebounds to lead the Falcons.

WEST FOREST 38Bill Bemis 0 1-2 1, Tyler Clark 3 4-7 10, Garrich Daum 3 0-0 7, Jamie Gruzinski 3 1-1 7, Josh Adams 3 5-6 13, Kevin Vincent 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 12 11-16 38.

A-C VALLEY 53Nate Silvis 6 5-6 21, John Stumpner 1 0-1 2, Kyle Hirsch 1 0-0 3, Nick McGuirk 3 0-0 6, Mike Himes 2 0-0 5, Reed Terwilliger 1 0-0 2, Allan Eaton 3 3-4 9, Blaine McGuirk 2 0-0 5.

Totals:

West Forest 4 14 13 7—38A-CValley 12 17 15 9—533-point goals: Adams 2, Daum; Silvis 4, Hirsch, Himes, B. McGuirk

Maureen McGreevy scored 14 points and had nine rebounds as Karns City held off a late Redbank Valley surge for a 44-42 win.The Gremlins (5-3, 3-2) led 44-33 with 2:50 remaining, but Redbank went on a 9-0 run.A late 3-pointer by the Bulldogs missed the mark to preserve the win for Karns City.Allyson Kepple added 13 points and four assists for the Gremlins.REDBANK VALLEY 42Kundick 3 0-2 9, Blose 2 4-4 9, Beroneski 3 1-2 10, Goff 1 2-2 4, Hepler 2 2-4 6, Case 1 0-0 2, Suster 1 0-0 2. Totals: 13 9-14 42KARNS CITY 44Taylor Kerschbaumer 0 0-0 0, Allyson Kepple 4 2-2 13, Hannah Beck 0 0-0 0, Ashley Campbell 2 0-0 5, Katie Weibel 2 1-2 5, Kylee Rankin 3 1-2 7, Maureen McGreevy 7 0-0 14. Totals: 18 4-6 44Redbank Valley 16 8 4 14—42Karns City 14 11 11 8—443-point goals: Kundick 3, Blose, Beroneski 3; Kepple 3, CampbellJV: N/AThursday: Karns City at ClarionWest Forest 66, A-C Valley 48 — Markeea Hart scored 13 points to lead the Falcons, but a 27-8 second-quarter output by the Indians keyed the KSAC win.A-C VALLEY 48Kate Best 0 0-0 0, Katie Quaill 3 0-0 6, Shannon Blauser 0 0-0 0, Erin Larimore 3 0-0 7, Erika Rothen 1 2-2 4, Markeea Hart 6 1-2 13, Shannon Bartley 3 0-0 6, Katrina Johnston 3 0-2 6, Maryellen Busch 3 0-0 6. Totals: 22 3-6 48.WEST FOREST 66Sneeringer 6 9-18 22, Carll 7 1-5 15, Lutz 3 0-0 7, E. Blum 2 7-12 13, Dreihaup 2 0-0 4, N. Blum 0 0-0 0, Wallace 2 0-3 5, M. Dubrawka 0 0-0 0, Greathouse 0 0-2 0, Clark 0 0-2 0, C. Dubrawka 0 0-0 0. Totals: 22 17-42 66.A-CValley 12 8 15 13—48West Forest 17 27 13 9—663-point goals: Larimore; E. Blum 2, Sneeringer, Lutz, WallaceCranberry 49, Moniteau 46 — Maura McCaslin scored 15 points and Ellie Hillard added 13, but the Warriors fell short.CRANBERRY 49Hatch 3 1-4 8, Fesenmyer 1 0-0 2, Heineman 1 0-2 2, Greenlee 0 0-0 0, Burneisen 1 0-0 2, Shuffstall 2 3-6 7, O'Neil 2 1-3 5, Craft 5 0-1 10, Heeter 6 1-1 13. Totals: 21 6-17 49.MONITEAU 46Jenna McCorry 2 2-2 6, Chrisi Kuzma 1 0-0 2, Gretchen McCormick 1 0-0 2, Maura McCaslin 6 0-0 15, Kathleen Harding 0 2-2 2, Ellie Hillard 6 1-2 13, Alex Guercio 1 2-4 4, Chelsea Sellers 1 0-0 2. Totals: 18 7-10 46.Cranberry 9 10 12 18—49Moniteau 16 12 6 12—463-point goals: Hatch; McCaslin 3

Seneca Valley 5, Baldwin 2 — Logan Pfeffer had two goals and an assist to lead the Raiders (7-2).Mike Rohm, Billy Patterson and Tyler Mesisca each registered a goal while Matt Jarrett added two assists.

Butler 800-63x, Upper St. Clair 797-62x — Colt Filges, Kayla Fry, Darin Gallagher, Erica Leslie, Mark Zanella and Brianna Ivory helped the Tornado to the win.