Planets golfers top Knoch, earn playoff spot
Derek Hillegas fired a 39 on a dreary Wednesday afternoon at Rittswood Golf Course to help the Mars boys golf team to a 203-216 win over Knoch and a spot in the WPIAL playoffs.
The Planets (10-5 overall, 9-3 in the section) needed a win to secure the final berth in the section. Had Knoch won, it would have made the playoffs.
R.J. Sepich and Joe Boros each shot a 42 for Knoch.
Mars (203): Derek Hillegas 39, Christian Lochner 40, Billy Bender 41, Brendan Blakeney 41, Mike Parrish 42
Knoch (216): R.J. Sepich 42, Joe Boros 42, Corey Branchen 44, Jared Hennig 44, Kory Schorr 44
Seneca Valley 198, Butler 215 — Matt Vogt shot a 36 at Cranberry Highlands Golf Course to lead the Raiders to a win over the Golden Tornado and a share of the section title.Blake Henderson fired a 37 to aid Seneca Valley (13-2, 12-2).Butler was paced by Steve Feczko's 40.
Seneca Valley (198): Matt Vogt 36, Blake Henderson 37, Connor McCaffrey 39, Sean Dailey 41, Mike McNulty 45
Butler (215): Steve Feczko 40, Tyler Rajchel 41, Antonio Baroffio 44, Jacob Shewalter 45, Anthony Lewis 45
<B>Butler 3, Fox Chapel 0 — </B>Abbie Druschel had seven kills and two blocks, and Amanda Huey had six aces and two kills to pace the Tornado to the 25-12, 25-21, 25-14 victory.Butler (9-3, 7-3) will play in the Cumberland Valley Tournament Saturday.<B>Knoch 3, Freedom 1 — </B>Sara Montgomery had 11 kills and eight blocks to power the Knights (7-6, 6-4) to the 25-21, 25-23, 23-25, 25-12 triumph.
Two days, two undefeated teams, two victories.The Karns City boys soccer team pulled off that feat by defeating Brookville 1-0 in double overtime.Eric McCue scored the goal 1:30 into the second extra period on an assist by Nick LoPresti for the Gremlins (11-2, 11-4), who gave Redbank Valley its first loss Tuesday.<B>Grove City 1, Slippery Rock 0 — </B>Elias White scored the game's only goal off an assist from Mark Jaskowak with 25 minutes left in this Tuesday game. Drew Clausen had six saves to earn the shutout for the Eagles (10-1-1).
<B>Karns City 5, Clarion 0 — </B>Alaina Burns, Christina Endlish, Millie McKain, Kayce Grimm and Samantha Ryan scored goals for the Gremlins (12-4). Burns also was the winning goalkeeper.Karns City plays at Clearfield Saturday.<B>North Allegheny 2, Butler 1 — </B>Mackenzie Hohn accounted for the Tornado's lone goal in this section matchup. Butler will host Deer Lakes on Saturday.<B>Slippery Rock 5, Wilmington 0 — </B>Elissa McCune scored three goals for the Rockets (5-1 in region play), with Brittany Freiters and Mallory Ralston adding one each. Ali Doyle had 12 saves.<B>Slippery Rock 3, Mercer 1 — </B>McCune had two goals for the Rockets Monday while Alex Vuletich scored once. Casey Dudek had two assists and Doyle was the winning goalkeeper.Slippery Rock won the junior varsity game, 1-0, as Heather Finecy scored the lone goal and Jordan Marks was the goalkeeper.
