Knoch uses balanced effort to grab tourney win

December 29, 2007 Last Updated: December 29, 2007 01:55 PM High School

The Knoch boys basketball team had four players score at least 15 points, which was too much for New Castle to overcome as the Knights won 74-60 at the Blackhawk Tournament Friday.

Jake McTighe led Knoch with 21 points, Mike Gallagher added 19, Rob Briggs scored 17 and Kyle Reiser tallied 15.

KNOCH 74Mike Gallagher 7 0-0 19, Kyle Reiser 4 7-11 15, Jake McTighe 8 5-8 21, Rob Briggs 4 9-13 17, Josh Lio 1 0-0 2, Shawn Samek 0 0-0 0, Andrew Wirtz 0 0-0 0, Preston Saxton 0 0-0 0, Chris Cetnar 0 0-0 0, Micah Lio 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 24 21-32 74.

NEW CASTLE 60Tonio Fulena 0 1-2 1, Chris Richards 1 1-2 4, Nick Colella 6 6-8 18, Tyrone Steals 5 2-2 12, Jajuan Jay 1 0-0 2, Nick Klein 3 2-2 10, Marquale May 1 0-0 2, Mike Andrews 2 7-8 11, Stephen Richardson 0 0-1 0.

Totals: 19 19-25 60.

Knoch 22 15 9 28—74New Castle 17 15 11 17—603-point goals: Knoch 5 (Gallagher 5); New Castle 3 (Klein 2, Richards).

Saturday: Knoch at Blackhawk Tournament

A-C Valley 77, Marion Center 62 — Nate Silvis led all scorers with 29 points and dished out six assists to lead the Falcons to victory at the Punxsutawney Tournament.Nick McGuirk added 21 points and seven rebounds in the win.

MARION CENTER 62Alex Patterson 1 2-2 4, Matt Cavazza 4 3-5 14, Rusty Bopp 2 1-2 5, Joe Santini 7 1-2 15, Greg Martin 5 0-2 10, Mike Lockhart 4 2-2 10, Justin Lamantia 1 1-2 4.

Totals: 24 10-17 62.

A-C VALLEY 77Nate Silvis 11 4-5 29, John Stumpner 2 5-8 10, Nick McGuirk 6 6-7 21, Mike Himes 1 1-2 4, Reed Terwilliger 2 0-1 4, Allan Eaton 2 3-4 7, Blayne McGuirk 1 0-0 2, Joe Kaufman 0 0-2 0, Josh Austin 0 0-0 0, Kyle Hirsch 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 25 19-29 77.

Marion Center 11 14 23 14—62A-C Valley 18 24 18 17—773-point goals: Marion Center 4 (Cavazza 3, Lamantia); A-C Valley 8 (Silvis 3, N. McGuirk 3, Stumpner, Himes).

Wednesday: Union at A-C Valley

Grove City 63, Saegertown 56 — The Eagles (8-2) survived a 23-2 Saegertown run in the first half, outscoring the Panthers 36-19 over the final two quarters of this Grove City Holiday Classic game. Kyle Perrine scored 24 points, including five 3-pointers, while Maxx Stutz added 17 points and six rebounds.Ryan McNamara had six assists for Grove City, which faces Sharon in the finals at 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

SAEGERTOWN 56Kyl; e Beatty 4-7 1-2 9, Ben Wetsell 8-15 4-6 23, Jared Campbell 5-13 0-1 10, Zach Beatty 1-5 0-0 2, Tyler Mondi 2-3 2-2 6, Patrick Amy 3-5 0-1 6, Cody Handel 0-1 0-0 0.

Totals: 23-49 7-12 56.

GROVE CITY 63Maxx Stutz 8-15 1-1 17, Patrick Johnson 5-8 3-3 13, Ryan McNamara 2-5 3-4 7, Kyle Perrine 8-11 3-4 24, Derek Forese 0-3 0-0 0, Keith Rundle 0-3 0-0 0, Dwahyne Martin 1-1 0-0 2.

Totals: 24-46 10-12 63.

Saegertown 17 20 9 10—56Grove City 15 12 21 15—633-point goals: Wetsell 3; Perrine 5

Saturday: Grove City vs. Sharon, championship game, 7:30 p.m.

Seneca Valley 55, South Fayette 48 — No details were available from this Raiders' win at the Moon Tournament.

Freeport 45, Trinity Christian 37 — No details were available from this Riverview Tournament game.

Slippery Rock received double digits in points from four different players in a 58-47 win over Fort LeBoeuf in the title game of the Union City Tournament.Kourtney Rhoads paced the team with 15 points, Karly Rhoads added 14, Ali Doyle chipped in with 12 and Sarah Cessar tallied 10.FORT LeBOEUF 47A. Hedderick 1 0-0 2, Black 2 0-0 4, Ferrick 7 0-2 14, Showman 8 3-5 19, K. Hedderick 2 0-0 5, Kuhns 1 0-0 3. Totals: 21 3-7 47.SLIPPERY ROCK 58Karly Rhoads 6 0-0 14, Kourtney Rhoads 5 2-2 15, Ali Doyle 5 2-2 12, Taylor Crocker 2 0-0 5, Sarah Cessar 4 1-3 10, Paige Walter 1 0-0 2. Totals: 23 5-7 58.Fort LeBoeuf 14 13 10 10—47Slippery Rock 13 17 10 18—583-point goals: Fort LeBeouf 2 (K. Hedderick, Kuhns); Slippery RockFriday: Slippery Rock at Grove CityButler 91, Boulder City (Nev.) 28 — The Golden Tornado (11-1) won their second game in as many days during their Las Vegas trip. Casie Cygan led four players in double figures with 18 points.Butler scored 82 points in the first three quarters on the way to its 10th straight victory.BOULDER CITY 28Forrester 6 3-4 15, Dawson 2 0-0 4, Gutschick 1 0-0 3, Fleming 0 2-2 2, Yesh 0 0-0 0. Totals: 9 5-6 28BUTLER 91Casie Cygan 7 2-2 18, Rachel Doutt 2 0-0 4, Jenna Manuel 4 2-2 10, Ashley Onufrak 1 0-0 2, Katherine Sylvia 4 0-0m8, Katrese Savisky 5 0-0 10, Amanda Dymun 4 0-0 8, Becky Nowacki 2 0-0 4, Casey Fleeger 1 0-0 2, Erica Miller 2 0-0 4, Karissa King 2 0-0 4, Olivia Bresnahan 4 2-2 10, Lyndsy Day 3 0-2 7. Totals: 41 6-8 91Boulder City 10 7 7 4—28Butler 35 20 27 9—913-point goals: Gutschick; Cygan 2, DayBlackhawk 47, Seneca Valley 40 — Catherine Messmer scored 11 points, but the Raiders saw their overall record fall to 3-8 at the Mt. Lebanon Tournament.SENECA VALLEY 40Aly Eagle 2 4-8 10, Megan Gebrosky 4 0-0 10, Kelsey Patsilevas 1 2-2 4, Jackie Mangola 2 1-2 5, Catherine Messmer 5 1-3 11, Alyssa Miller 0 0-0 0, Shayna Elser 0 0-0 0, Nicole Roche 0 0-0 0. Totals: 14 8-15 40.BLACKHAWK 47Gasper 3 2-2 8, Perri 1 0-0 2, DeLuca 3 9-10 17, Mercadante 2 0-1 4, Emge 1 5-8 7, Franitti 2 0-0 4, Shaffer 1 2-2 5, Gumbert 0 0-1 0. Totals: 13 18-24 47.Seneca Valley 11 10 7 12—40Blackhawk 8 8 14 17—473-point goals: Seneca Valley 4 (Eagle 2, Gebrosky 2); Blackhawk 3 (DeLuca 2, Shaffer).Wednesday: Seneca Valley at North AlleghenyWilmington 54, Moniteau 45 — Maura McCaslin led the Warriors (2-8) with 23 points, but Moniteau fell in the championship game of the Union-New Castle Tournament.McCaslin and Alex Guercio both made the all-Tournament team.MONITEAU 45Jenna McCorry 3 0-0 7, Christi Kuzma 2 0-0 4, Maura McCaslin 8 0-1 23, Ellie Hilliard 3 1-1 7, Chelsea Sellers 1 0-0 2, Alex Guercio 1 0-0 2. Totals: 18 1-2 45.WILMINGTON 54Garrett 3 0-2 6, Kendall 7 5-8 19, Gardner 2 0-0 4, Day 0 2-2 2, Buczkowski 2 4-4 8, Fozzie 5 2-4 15. Totals: 19 13-20 54.Moniteau 13 7 9 16—45Wilmington 18 8 7 21—543-point goals: Moniteau 8 (McCaslin 7, McCorry); Wilmington 3 (Fozzie 3).Wednesday: Redbank Valley at MoniteauGrove City 47, East Forest 27 — Maggie Orr (14 points), Caitlin McNamara (11) and Caitlin Rothman (10) combined to score 35 of the Eagles' 47 points in this win at the Cranberry Tournament.McNamara led Grove City with 19 points in a 55-51 loss to Cranberry on Thursday.GROVE CITY 47Maggie Orr 7 0-1 14, Caitlin McNamara 3 5-7 11, Kimberly Cook 1 0-0 2, Caitlin Rothman 3 4-4 10, Lauryn Franklin 3 0-0 6, Samantha Bell 1 0-0 2, Lexi Caporali 0 2-2 2, Kristy Woods 0 0-0 0, Rachel Kurtz 0 0-0 0, Taylor McConnell 0 0-0 0, Grace Bennett 0 0-0 0. Totals: 18 11-14 47.EAST FOREST 27Pongalek 6 5-10 18, Geyer 1 2-4 4, Reiner 0 1-4 1, Kirkwood 1 2-3 4. Totals: 8 10-21 27.Grove City 13 14 8 12—47East Forest 5 9 6 7—273-point goals: East Forest 1 (Pongalek).Friday: Slippery Rock t Grove CityCameron County 45, A-C Valley 38 — The Falcons stayed with the Red Raiders, only to fall at the Punxsutawney Tournament.A-C VALLEY 38Katie Quaill 3 0-0 6, Shannon Blauser 0 2-2 2, Erin Larimore 2 3-4 7, Erika Rothen 1 3-3 5, Shannon Bartley 1 2-2 4, Katrina Johnston 3 0-0 6, Jessica Henry 1 0-1 2, Maryellen Busch 2 2-4 6, Kate Best 0 0-0 0, Kaylin Strauser 0 0-0 0, Lauren Snyder 0 0-0 0, Natalie Russell 0 0-0 0, Krista Moores 0 0-0 0. Totals: 13 12-16 38.CAMERON COUNTY 45Caton 1 1-4 3, Br. Dunsmore 1 0-0 3, Feldbauer 2 0-4 4, Sestina 7 0-1 14, Be. Dunsmore 1 1-2 3, Topolski 2 2-2 6, Lewis 2 6-8 10, Lyon 1 0-0 2, Summers 0 0-2 0. Totals: 17 10-23 45.A-C Valley 4 12 6 16—38Cameron County 8 13 12 12—453-point goals: Cameron County 1 (Br. Dunsmore).Wednesday: Union at A-C ValleyFreeport 56, Valley 45 — The Yellowjackets defeated the Vikings in the Riverview Tournament. No details were provided.

Butler posted a 50-34 victory over Hampton recently.Robert Punchur at 138 pounds and Carlos Sanchez at 165 won matches by major decision for the Golden Tornado. Zachary Reges won by decision at 1905.Blake Caudill, Tanner Kotch, Cody Hartman, Dakoda Collins, Blaise Wheeler and Matt Kenyon all won by forfeit.Butler hosts Avonworth at 5 p.m. Wednesday.