Loos lights up 30 points to aid Moniteau rally

January 15, 2008 Last Updated: January 15, 2008 01:26 PM High School

Josh Loos scored 24 of his game-high 30 points in the second half to rally Moniteau to a 77-76 boys basketball victory over North Clarion Monday.

North Clarion held a 16-2 advantage midway through the first quarter before the Warriors (4-10, 3-8) stormed back.

Loos added 12 rebounds while Tyler Armagost had 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. James Shope added 15 points and freshman Zach Sloan added eight rebounds.

MONITEAU 77Tyler Armagost 8 0-7 20, Josh Loos 14 2-5 30, Justin Lackey 0 0-0 0, James Shope 6 0-0 15, Mike Kosick 0 0-0 0, Zach Sloan 1 2-2 4, Aaron Randall 0 0-0 0, Clayton Casper 0 0-0 0, Zack McCormick 2 2-4 8.

Totals: 31 6-18 77.

NORTH CLARION 76Ochs 1 0-0 2, Weilock 4 1-2 9, Burkhardt 5 5-6 15, Wilbert 2 0-0 6, Weaver 6 0-1 12, Gilbert 9 8-9 28, Bobak 1 0-0 2, Schmader 1 0-2 2.

Totals: 29 14-20 76.

Moniteau 10 22 27 18—77North Clarion 20 8 26 23—763-point goals: Armagost 4, Shope 3, McCormick; Wolbert 2, Gilbert 2

JV: Moniteau, 54-53 (M:Zack McCormick 17)

Wednesday: East Forest at Karns City

Karns City 58, St. Joseph's 55 — Cameron Turner and Dan Everetts each posted a double-double as the Gremlins downed host St. Joseph's.Turner had 16 points and 12 rebounds and Everetts added 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Karns City (10-5, 8-3), which also received 14 points and seven assists from Mike McConnell.

KARNS CITY 58Cory Terwilliger 1 0-0 2, Mike McConnell 6 1-2 14, Cameron Turner 6 4-6 16, Matt McConnell 2 2-4 8, Brandon Collier 2 0-0 4, Dan Everetts 7 0-0 14, Evan Olszak 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 24 7-12 58.

SAINT JOSEPH'S 55Thimons 4 3-4 14, Wogt 0 0-0 0, Voller, 2 0-1 4, Tutka 4 1-1 9, Marisili 3 0-2 6, Barkowski 9 0-0 22.

Totals: 22 4-8 55.

Karns City 7 19 18 14—58St. Joseph's 10 17 13 17—553-point goals: Matt McConnell 2, Mike McConnell; Barkowski 4, Thimons

JV: Karns City, 53-47 (KC:Brandon Collier 21)

Wednesday: Karns City at Cranberry

Union 53, Venango Catholic 40 — Scott Booth tallied 24 points to key the Golden Knights' KSAC victory.A.J. Ethriedge added 10 points and 12 rebounds, and Spencer Varner had 12 rebounds for Union (10-4, 8-2).

VENANGO CATHOLIC 40Siegel 0 0-0 0, Eckert 6 4-5 19, Guth 1 5-5 7, McNellie 1 0-0 3, James 3 1-1 9, Maleski 1 0-0 2, O'Polka 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 12 10-11 40.

UNION 53Logan Mortimer 0 0-1 0, Neil Scott 2 2-3 6, Clay Burns 2 0-1 6, A.J. Ethriedge 4 2-3 10, Scott Booth 8 5-6 24, Spencer Varner 1 0-0 3, John Heeter 2 0-0 4.

Totals: 19 9-14 53.

Venango Catholic 11 15 10 4—40Union 19 13 10 11—533-point goals: Eckert 3, James 2, McNellie; Booth 3, Burns 2, Varner

JV: Union, 51-37 (U:Logan Mortimer 18)

Wednesday: Union at West Forest

A-C Valley 61, RedbankValley 52 — Nate Silvis had 14 points and eight assists, and Allan Eaton had 13 points and eight rebounds for the Falcons.Mike Himes added 10 points and Reed Terwilliger eight rebounds for A-C Valley.

A-C VALLEY 61Nate Silvis 4 3-4 14, John Stumpner 2 4-6 9, Kyle Hirsch 0 0-0 0, Nick McGuirk 3 2-2 9, Mike Himes 4 1-2 10, Reed Terwilliger 3 0-0 6, Allan Eaton 4 4-4 13, Blayne McGuirk 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 20 14-18 61.

REDBANK VALLEY 52Ryan Radaker 2 2-4 6, Mike Dawson 1 0-1 2, Kevin Doverspike 4 0-0 12, Doug Bish 5 4-8 14, Trevor reed 6 3-5 15, John Monteleone 1 1-1 3, Chris Fox 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 19 10-19 52.

A-C Valley 21 12 13 15—61Redbank Valley 11 17 13 11—523-point goals: Silvis 3, Stumpner, N. McGuirk, Himes, Eaton; Doverspike 4

Slippery Rock 59, Titusville 43 — Taylor Crocker and Karly Rhoads had 14 points each, and Sarah Cessar chipped in with 12 to pace the Rockets (12-4, 3-1).SLIPPERY ROCK 59Karly Rhoads 6 1-2 14, Ali Doyle 2 0-0 5, Kourtney Rhoads 2 2-2 7, Adele Campbell 0 1-2 1, Sarah Cessar 4 3-3 12, Taylor Crocker 5 2-4 14, Paige Walter 0 0-0 0, Molly Weitzel 0 0-0 0, Heather Finecey 2 0-0 4, Katja Kauffman 1 0-0 2. Totals: 22 9-13 59.TITUSVILLE 43Saritz 0 0-0 0, E. Walter 1 0-0 2, Ward 2 0-0 4, Orr 3 0-0 6, Barnhart 3 0-0 6, Slater 1 0-0 2, Neely 4 0-0 11, Massey 2 0-0 5, Walker 1 0-0 3, O'Neill 0 4-6 4. Totals: 17 4-6 43.Slippery Rock 15 13 19 12—59Titusville 12 5 9 17—433-point goals: Crocker 2, Ka. Rhoads, Doyle, Ko. Rhoads, CessarJV: Titusville, 56-32 (SR:Taylor Crocker 15)Thursday: Slippery Rock at FranklinHickory 40, Grove City 38 — Despite 13 points from Maggie Orr and 10 from Kristy Woods, the Eagles (7-7, 2-4) dropped this region contest.HICKORY 40K. Gargano 0 0-0 0, L. Fulcher 1 1-1 3, W. Phillips 4 5-9 13, H. Hanson 3 1-4 8, K. Trotsch 2 4-7 8, S. Bush 2 0-0 6, J. Vellente 0 0-0 0, A. Walters 0 0-0 0, C. Turk 1 0-0 2. Totals: 13 11-21 40.GROVE CITY 38Maggie Orr 6 1-3 13, Caitlin McNamara 2 0-0 4, Kim Cook 1 0-2 2, Caitlin Rothman 1 4-6 6, Lauryn Franklin 1 1-2 3, Kristy Woods 4 2-3 10, Sammi Bell 0 0-0 0. Totals: 15 8-16 38.Hickory 11 6 10 13—40Grove City 10 13 6 9—383-point goals: Bush 2, HansonJV: Hickory, 22-10Thursday: Oil City at Grove CityFreeport 45, West Shamokin 41 (OT) — Samantha Campbell scored a game-high 23 points and Jordan Dunn added 11 as the Yellowjackets (4-11, 2-6) outlasted the WolvesWEST SHAMOKIN 41Samantha Eckman 3 0-0 7, Laura Troutman 3 0-2 6, Justina Skamai 3 0-0 9, Laura Renosky 4 4-4 12, Sabrina Rearick 2 2-2 6, Julie Troup 0 1-2 1. Totals: 15 7-10 41.FREEPORT 45Andrea Ferko 3 1-2 7, Jordan Dunn 4 1-4 11, Samantha Campbell 8 5-11 23, Courtney Chelecki 0 2-6 2, Nicolette Blake 1 0-0 2. Totals: 16 9-23 45.W. Shamokin 10 9 9 11 2—41Freeport 9 13 11 6 6—453-point goals: Skamai 3, Eckman; Dunn 2, Campbell 2Hampton 51, Mars 29 — The Talbots rolled past the Planets (8-9, 4-5) in this section matchup. No details were available.

In PIHL Class A action, Westmont-Hilltop edged Knoch 4-3 while in Class AA, Meadville doubled up Butler 6-3.No details were available.

Butler finished second out of 14 teams at the recent Seneca Valley Invitational.Blake Caudill (75 pounds), Zack Collins (110) and Blaise Wheeler (210) each captured their respective divisions to key the Tornado performance.Jordan Allen (185) placed second in his weight class while Cody Hartman (130) and Dakoda Collins (145) were third and Zackary Reges (105) was fourth.