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Ashley Campbell scored 15 points and Allyson Kepple added 14 points and six assists as the Karns City girls basketball team rolled to a 55-26 win at Redbank Valley Tuesday night.

Katie Weibel and Kylee Rankin each added six points and six rebounds for the Gremlins (14-9, 11-7).

KARNS CITY 55Taylor Kerschbaumer 1 0-0 3, Caitlin Davis 1 0-0 2, Allyson Kepple 5 2-2 14, Hannah Beck 2 0-0 4, Ashley Campbell 6 3-3 15, Katie Weibel 1 4-4 6, Kylee Rankin 3 0-0 6, Maureen McGreevey 1 3-4 5, Jen Pickett 0 0-0 0. Totals: 20 12-13 55.

REDBANK VALLEY 26Kundick 1 0-0 2, Gruver 1 1-1 3, Goth 5 4-6 15, Hepler 0 1-2 1, Case 2 1-2 5, Neiswonger 0 0-2 0. Totals: 9 7-13 26.

Karns City 14 17 13 11—55Redbank Valley 7 5 8 6—263-point goals: Karns City 3 (Kepple 2, Taylor); Redbank Valley 1 (Goth).

Thursday: Clarion at Karns City

Erie Strong Vincent 83, Slippery Rock 59 — Kourtney Rhoads led the Rockets with 19 points and Adele Campbell (12) and Ali Doyle (10) combined for 22 more, but Erie Strong Vincent was too strong for Slippery Rock.

SLIPPERY ROCK 59Karly Rhoads 4 0-0 9, Kourtney Rhoads 7 0-1 19, Ali Doyle 5 0-0 10, Adele Campbell 6 0-1 12, Sarah Cessar 4 0-0 9, Paige Walter 0 0-0 0. Totals: 26 0-2 59.

ERIE STRONGVINCENT 83Bender 8 2-3 18, Jones 6 0-0 13, Me. Patterson 1 0-0 2, Mo. Patterson 8 3-5 19, Simmons 2 0-0 6, Wayne 8 2-3 21, White 2 0-0 4. Totals: 35 7-11 83.

Slippery Rock 11 18 13 17—59Erie Strong Vincent 20 17 21 25—833-point goals: Slippery Rock 7 (Ko. Rhoads 5, Ka. Rhoads, Cessar); Erie Strong Vincent 6 (Wayne 3, Simmons 2, Jones).

Thursday: Titusville at Slippery Rock

Union 54, Rocky Grove 27 — Torri Smith had 23 points, nine rebounds, five steals and four assists, and Tina Lipps had 12 points and 11 rebounds as the Damsels doubled up the Orioles.Melissa Shook added 11 rebounds and five steals, and Sarah Myers had four steals for Union (16-7, 13-5).

ROCKY GROVE 27Peterson 4 0-0 8, Reeher 2 2-2 8, McBride 0 1-2 1, Greenlee 0 0-0 0, McCutcheon 0 0-0 0, Hoobler 2 0-0 4, Mallory 2 0-1 6. Totals: 10 3-5 27.

UNION 54Amanda Barger 0 0-0 0, Lanae Cicciarelli 3 3-6 9, Ashley MacKinlay 0 0-0 0, Torri Smith 11 1-1 23, Melissa Shook 1 2-2 4, Sarah Myers 0 0-0 0, Heather Murray 0 0-0 0, Tina Lipps 5 2-4 12, Lepha Logue 2 0-0 4, Kylee Kelly 0 0-2 0, Mariah Winchester 1 0-0 2. Totals: 23 8-15 54.

Rocky Grove 4 7 6 10—27Union 15 12 9 18—543-point goals: Reeher 2, Mallory 2

JV: Union, 58-18 (U:Ashley MacKinlay and Lepha Logue 14)

Thursday: Union at East Forest

Franklin 40, Grove City 38 — Caitlin McNamara and Maggie Orr scored 15 and 14 points, respectively, but the Eagles (10-11, 3-7) fell shor.

GROVE CITY 38Maggie Orr 5 4-4 14, Caitlin McNamara 4 6-6 15, Kim Cook 1 3-4 5, Caitlin Rothman 1 0-0 2, Lauryn Franklin 0 0-0 0, Kristy Woods 0 0-0 0, Sammi Bell 0 0-0 0, Lexi Caporali 1 0-0 2. Totals: 12 13-14 38.

FRANKLIN 40Foust 2 1-2 5, Gravatt 2 0-0 4, Law 1 0-0 3, Dolan 0 0-0 0, Peiffer 3 2-4 10, Ritchey 1 0-0 2, Snyder 1 0-1 2, Kahle 1 1-2 3, Witt 4 3-4 11. Totals: 15 7-13 40.

Grove City 10 8 8 12—38Franklin 5 11 15 9—403-point goals: McNamara; Peiffer 2, Law

JV: Franklin, 42-9

Thursday: Grove City at Hickory

West Forest 65, A-C Valley 41 — Markeea Hart paced the Falcons (2-21) with 12 points in this home loss.

WEST FOREST 65Sneeringer 4 13-14 22, Carll 3 5-8 13, Lutz 1 3-4 5, E. Blum 4 0-0 9, N. Blum 2 2-5 6, Wallace 1 1-4 4, Greathouse 0 1-2 1, Scandlon 0 5-6 5. Totals: 15 30-43 65.

A-C VALLEY 41Shannon Blauser 2 3-6 8, Erin Larimore 0 2-4 2, Erika Rothen 3 3-6 9, Markeea Hart 4 4-9 12, Katrina Johnston 5 0-0 10, Kate Best 0 0-0 0, Kaylin Strauser 0 0-0 0, Shannon Bartley 0 0-0 0, Jessica Henry 0 0-0 0, Krista Moores 0 0-0 0. Totals: 14 12-25 41.

West Forest 13 20 13 19—65A-C Valley 10 8 14 9—413-point goals: West Forest 5 (Carll 2, E. Blum, Sneeringer, Wallace); A-C Valley 1 (Blauser).

Thursday: A-C Valley at Moniteau

<B>Cranberry 50, Moniteau 48 — </B>Josh Loos had 30 points and 12 rebounds for the Warriors (7-14, 6-11), but the Berries scored on a putback at the buzzer to pull out the KSAC win.<B>CRANBERRY 50Persing 5 0-3 11, Felmlee 1 3-4 5, Hogue 5 0-0 10, Mitchell 5 4-7 18, Rembold 2 3-6 7. </B>Totals: 18 10-20 50.<B>MONITEAU 48Tyler Armagost 3 0-3 6, Josh Loos 12 6-8 30, Zack McCormick 3 3-5 10, Clayton Casper 0 0-2 0, Josh Madru 1 0-0 2.</B> Totals: 19 9-18 48.<B>Cranberry 11 7 15 17—50Moniteau 10 9 13 16—483-point goals:</B> Mitchell 3, Persing; McCormick<B>JV:</B> Cranberry, 38-34 (M:Brandon Simmons 7)<B>Thursday:</B> Moniteau at A-C Valley<B>Franklin 67, Grove City 63 — </B>Despite 17 points from Kyle Perrine and 16 from Dwayne Martin, the Eagles dropped this overtime contest.Pat Johnson added 10 points and seven rebounds, Perrine six assists and Martin six rebounds for Grove City (14-9, 5-4).<B>FRANKLIN 67E. Caffrey 2 3-5 9, J. Villar 4 2-4 12, R. Hart 1 0-0 2, T. Maleski 8 8-10 26, D. Anderson 1 0-0 2, R. Villar 6 2-2 14, B. Smith 1 0-0 2. </B>Totals: 23 15-21 67.<B>GROVE CITY 63Maxx Stutz 2 2-3 6, Ryan McNamara 2 4-5 8, Pat Johnson 4 2-6 10, Kyle Perrine 3 9-10 17, Dwayne Martin 6 4-5 16, Derek Forese 2 0-0 6.</B> Totals: 19 21-29 63.<B>Franklin 8 15 15 18 11—67Grove City 13 8 21 14 7—633-point goals:</B> Caffrey 2, J. Villar 2, Maleski 2; Perrine 2, Forese 2<B>JV:</B> Franklin, 61-50 (GC: David Cooper 13; F: B. Peterson 24)<B>Friday:</B> Hickory at Grove City<B>Rocky Grove 82, Union 57 — </B>A 44-16 advantage over the second and third quarters helped the Orioles roll to the KSAC win over the Golden Knights.Scott Booth had 16 points and Zac Smith 10 for Union (15-7, 13-4).<B>UNION 57Zac Smith 5 0-0 10, Drew Logue 0 0-0 0, Logan Mortimer 4 0-0 8, Neil Scott 3 3-3 9, Colby Davis 1 1-3 3, Clay Burns 1 0-0 2, Scott Booth 6 4-4 16, Spencer Varner 3 0-0 7, John Heeter 1 0-0 2. </B>Totals: 24 8-10 57.<B>ROCKY GROVE 82Melhuish 4 0-0 8, Setzkorn 2 4-4 9, Mietus 4 4-4 15, Luce 3 2-2 8, McDonald 1 0-0 3, E. Gravett 9 3-5 21, D. Gravett 4 1-1 9, Myers 2 0-0 6, Wile 1 1-2 3.</B> Totals: 30 15-18 82.<B>Union 20 7 9 21—57Rocky Grove 27 19 25 11—823-point goals:</B> Varner; Mietus 3, Myers 2, Setzkorn, McDonald<B>Thursday:</B> East Forest at Union<B>A-C Valley 45, West Forest 42 —</B> Mike Himes (12 points), Nate Silvis (11) and Nick McGuirk (10) posted double figures to pace the Falcons to the KSAC win.<B>A-C VALLEY 45Nate Silvis 2 6-8 11, John Stumpner 0 0-0 0, Matt Bartley 0 0-0 0, Joe Kaufman 0 1-2 1, Josh Austin 0 0-0 0, Nick McGuirk 4 0-0 10, Mike Himes 2 8-11 12, Reed Terwilliger 3 0-0 6, Allan Eaton 2 1-2 5, Blayne McGuirk 0 0-0 0. </B>Totals: 13 16-23 45.<B>WEST FOREST 42Bill Bemis 1 3-4 6, Tyler Clark 7 3-5 17, Garrett Daum 3 1-2 8, Jamie Grucinski 1 2-8 4, Josh Adams 1 0-0 2, Kevin Vincent 2 0-0 5, Kyle Harmon 0 0-0 0.</B> Totals: 15 9-19 42.<B>A-C Valley 6 10 14 15—45West Forest 7 12 10 13—423-point goals:</B> N. McGuirk 2, Silvis; Bemis, Daum, Vincent<B>Thursday:</B> Moniteau at A-C ValleyRifle<B>Butler 800-75x, Hempfield 798-73x — </B>The Tornado captured this impressive road match triumph with performances by Colt Filges, Darin Gallagher, Steve Gizienski, Kara Knechtel, Erica Leslie, Mark Zanella, Alicia Kniess and Brad Opitz.

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