Tornado blow away N.J. team at tourney

December 31, 2008 Last Updated: December 31, 2008 08:41 AM High School

Olivia Bresnahan tallied 15 points, 10 steals, eight assists and seven rebounds Tuesday as the Butler girls basketball team defeated Bound Brook (N.J.), 79-22, at the Chick-fil-AHoliday Classic in Potomac, Md.

Case Cygan paced the Golden Tornado (8-1) with 29 points, sinking 12 of 13 free throws. Jenna Manuel contributed 12 points and 11 rebounds.

BOUND BROOK (N.J.) 22Bullard 1 0-0 2, Mondrone 1 0-0 2, Lasko 1 2-2 4, Gleason 1 1-3 3, Longo 1 1-2 3, Ash 1 0-0 2, Espinal 2 0-1 4, Ejiogo 1 0-1 2. Totals: 9 4-9 22

BUTLER 79Katresa Savisky 0 4-6 4, Amanda Dymun 2 4-6 8, Emily Wise 2 0-0 4, Shelby Johnson 2 1-2 5, Olivia Bresnahan 5 5-7 15, Casie Cygan 8 12-13 29, Allie Houk 1 0-0 2, Jenna Manuel 5 2-2 12. Totals: 25 28-36 79

Bound Brook 4 4 7 7—22Butler 17 27 19 16—793-point goal: Cygan

Saturday: Butler at Altoona

Knoch 54, Bellwood-Antis 40 — Sara Montgomery scored 14 points to lead the Knights to a championship win in the Penns Manor tournament.Montgomery and Haley Hutterer made the all-tournament team.

KNOCH 54Hannah Novotny 4 0-0 9, Regina Robb 5 0-0 10, Sara Montgomery 5 4-6 14, Laura Gray 2 0-0 4, Emily Protzman 1 0-0 2, Quinn Pendred 2 0-0 4, Taylor Tresatti 3 1-2 7, Lindsay MacArthur 2 0-0 4, Haley Hutterer 0 0-0 0. Totals: 24 5-8 54

BELLWOOD-ANTIS 40Grannas 2 0-0 4, Lechner 3 2-3 13, Damiano 1 2-5 4, Jones 0 0-2 0, Cherry 2 2-2 7, Hippo 4 4-6 12. Totals: 13 10-18 40

Knoch 20 14 9 11—54Bellwood-Antis 15 4 4 17—403-point goals: Novotny; Lechner 3, Cherry

JV: None

Monday: Knoch vs. Highlands

Hopewell 50, Seneca Valley 26 — Alex Karika had 11 points to pace the Raiders (1-8), but the Vikings used a 21-7 fourth quarter to cruise to the Mount Lebanon Tournament triumph.

HOPEWELL 50Tocci 4 0-0 10, Farris 7 8-14 22, Kraus 0 0-0 0, Giammanco 2 2-4 6, Bonavita 2 3-4 7, Erath 0 1-4 1, Fisher 0 0-0 0, Pontis 0 0-0 0, Palmieri 0 0-0 0, Novacek 2 0-0 4. Totals: 17 14-26 50.

SENECA VALLEY 26Julia Vandrak 2 0-0 5, Aly Eagle 0 0-0 0, BethTalarico 1 0-0 3, Gabby Allen 0 0-0 0, Alyssa Miller 0 0-0 0, Brianna Sieminski 0 0-0 0, Kara Moyer 0 0-2 0, Alex Karika 4 3-6 11, Paige Tretter 0 0-0 0, Dani Fitzgerald 0 0-0 0, Catherine Messmer 2 2-5 7. Totals: 9 5-13 26.

Hopewell 9 10 10 21—50Seneca Valley 5 2 12 7—263-point goals: Tocci 2; Vandrak, Talarico, Messmer

Mercer 60, A-C Valley 27 — Erin Larimore and MeghanCratty were named to the all-tournament team after the Falcons fell to Mercer in the championship game of the Commodore Perry Christmas Tournament.

A-C VALLEY 27Nicole Marshall 2 0-0 6, Erin Larimore 1 3-6 5, Meghan Cratty 3 0-1 6, Shelbi Cervenec 1 0-1 3, Christa Moores 0 1-2 1, Mikayla Denchke 1 0-0 2, Maryellen Busch 2 0-0 4, Shayla Bartley 0 0-0 0, Tricia Kerlin 0 0-0 0, Danielle Schnell 0 0-0 0, Nicole Wetzel 0 0-0 0, Courtney Irwin 0 0-0 0. Totals: 10 4-10 27

MERCER 60Jackel 3 2-2 8, Creasy 3 1-1 7, Saquilla 0 3-6 3, Rymniak 5 1-2 11, Pipenhagen 2 3-6 7, Flannery 2 7-8 11, Addicott 1 3-4 5, Frydrych 1 0-0 2, Lipinski 1 2-2 4, Cozad 1 0-0 2, Gabany 0 0-2 0, Williams 0 0-0 0, Cross 0 0-0 0, Burton 0 0-0 0, Clark 0 0-0 0. Totals: 19 22-33 60

A-C Valley 6 10 5 6—27Mercer 20 11 23 6—603-point goals: Marshall 2, Cervenec

JV: None

Monday: A-C Valley at East Forest

Grove City 51, Titusville 43 — CaitMcNamara scored 22 points as the Eagles (2-8) won for just the second time this season.

TITUSVILLE 43Saultz 1 0-0 2, Ward 3 0-0 6, Orr 2 2-5 6, Barnhart 1 0-0 3, Slater 1 1-2 3, Neely 5 4-4 16, Stromdahl 0 1-4 1, Alou-Saleh 0 0-0 0. Totals: 16 8-16 43

GROVE CITY 51Cait McNamara 5 11-13 22, Lexi Caporali 3 0-3 7, Sammi Bell 3 2-5 8, Brogan Foster 1 0-2 2, Maddie Torok 2 0-0 4, Rachel Kurtz 0 0-0 0, Mariah Jenkins 0 3-4 3, Grace Bennett 2 1-2 5, Vanessa Sprando 0 0-0 0, Katie Byers 0 0-1 0. Totals: 16 17-30 51

Titusville 13 11 4 15—43Grove City 11 18 8 14—513-point goals: McNamara, Caporali; Barnhart, Neely 2

JV: None

Monday: Sharon at Grove City

Freeport 43, Valley 23 — The Yellowjackets (4-5) used a 29-14 second-half advantage to pull away from the Vikings in the consolation final of the Riverview Tournament.

VALLEY 23Chelsea Choudhry 1 0-0 2, April Dempsey 1 0-0 2, Sharlena 0 2-4 2, Kelsey Bonk 2 0-0 4, Amy Masters 2 0-0 4, Kel George 0 2-2 2, Ray Vining 3 0-0 7. Totals: 9 4-6 23.

FREEPORT 43Andrea Ferko 3 0-0 7, Courtney Chelecki 4 3-5 11, Anna Christy 2 1-4 5, Jessica McFadden 3 2-4 9, Taylor Schrecengost 4 1-2 9, Rachel Thomas 0 2-2 2. Totals:

Valley 3 6 9 5—23Freeport 12 2 16 13—433-point goals: Vining; Ferko, McFadden

Laurel 43, Moniteau 38 — The Warriors dropped the championship game of the Union-New Castle Holiday Tournament.No details were available.

Union 64, Curwensville 57 — Zac Smith scored 20 points and handed out five assists as the Golden Knights nipped Curwensville.Scott Booth added 12 points and seven rebounds, and Logan Mortimer pitched in 12 points and seven assists for Union (5-4).UNION 64Scott Booth 6 0-0 12, Logan Mortimer 2 6-12 12, Neil Scott 3 1-2 7, Colby Davis 2 0-1 4, Zac Smith 7 2-4 20, Travis Anthony 2 0-0 5, Chase Johnston 0 0-0 0, Austin Davis 2 0-0 4, Derek Shirey 0 0-0 0, Brody Pollock 0 0-0 0. Totals: 25 9-19 64CURWENSVILLE 57McGary 3 1-2 8, Gardner 4 0-1 8, An. Starr 3 1-1 8, Kalgren 5 3-7 14, Dixon 7 1-2 15, Jones 1 0-0 2, Antonio 0 2-4 2, Al. Starr 0 0-0 0. Totals: 23 8-17 57Union 23 15 16 10—64Curwensville 19 7 18 14—573-point goals: Mortimer 2, Smith 4, Anthony; McGary, An. Starr, KalgrenJV: NoneMonday: Union at Redbank ValleyKeystone 70, Karns City 22 — In this KSACcontest, the Panthers raced out to a 35-15 halftime lead en route to the win. Markus LaVan led Karns City (1-4, 1-4) with nine points.KARNS CITY 22Cody Williams 1 1-2 3, Aaron Markle 1 0-0 2, Jacob Henry 1 0-0 3, Tyler Barger 1 0-0 3, Brad Fuhrer 1 0-0 2, Jesse Garing 0 0-2 0, Markus LaVan 4 1-3 9. Totals: 9 2-7 22.KEYSTONE 70Knight 1 0-0 2, Machano 4 0-0 10, Long 4 0-0 8, Clark 2 0-0 4, Black 4 3-6 11, Zuck 2 0-0 4, Witkowski 7 0-0 16, Reed 2 1-1 5, Bowser 5 0-1 10. Totals: 31 4-8 70.Karns City 5 10 4 3—22Keystone 20 15 20 15—703-point goals: Henry, Barger; Machano 2, WitkowskiJV: Keystone, 37-29Saturday: Karns City at Ford CitySomerset 51, Grove City 47 — Kyle Perrine poured in 20 points, including five 3-pointers, but the Eagles (5-4) fell in the championship game of the Grove City Christmas Tournament.Jeff Hershberger and Kyle Perrine were named to the Tournament All-Star team, with Rashad Durant earning the Sixth Man Award and Pat Johnson the Hustle Award for Grove City.SOMERSET 51A. Papini 2 0-1 5, R. Fisher 7 1-1 17, A. Barron 0 2-2 2, J. Proctor 2 0-2 4, C. Hemminger 6 1-2 17, Judy 3 0-3 6. Totals: 20 4-11 51.GROVE CITY 47Jon Anderson 1 0-0 2, Jeff Hershberger 3 3-6 9, Patrick Johnson 3 2-4 9, Kyle Perrine 7 1-1 20, Rashad Durant 2 0-0 4, JasonFerderber 1 1-2 3. Totals: 17 7-13 47.Somerset 14 6 18 13—51Grove City 14 8 10 15—473-point goals: Hemminger 4, Fisher 2, Papini; Perrine 5, JohnsonJV: Grove City, 55-50 (OT) — GC: Ryan Prokay 15, Alec Goodwin 14, D. Dzadony 10Saturday: Hollidaysburg at Grove City, 2:30 p.m.DuBois Central Catholic 57, A-C Valley 36 — Allan Eaton scored nine points to lead the Falcons.A-C VALLEY 36Matt Bartley 3 0-1 6, Reed Terwilliger 2 0-0 4, Joe Kaufman 2 1-2 5, Josh Austin 1 1-2 3, Blayne McGuirk 2 3-9 8, Allan Eaton 4 0-0 9, Cole Smith 0 1-2 1, Derek Lower 0 0-0 0. Totals: 14 6-16 36DuBOIS CENTRALCATHOLIC 57Ferraraccio 4 5-7 13, Gulvas 2 0-0 5, Marshall 6 1-1 13, McNeally 0 0-2 0, Pentz 1 3-4 5, Gangewere 2 0-0 5, Zimmerly 0 0-0 0, Volpe 5 0-0 12, Gallagher 1 0-0 2, Welch 1 0-0 2. Totals: 18 9-14 57A-C Valley 6 12 10 8—36DuBois C.C. 16 15 18 8—573-point goals: McGuirk, Eaton; Gangewere, Volpe 2Seneca Valley 59, Elizabeth Forward 30 — The Raiders (6-4) easily dispatched the Warriors in this consolation game at the Moon Tournament. No details were available.