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Warriors girls closing on KSAC South crown

Alex Guercio scored 17 points, Jenna McCorry 15 and Maura McCaslin 12 to go with seven assists as the Moniteau girls basketball team beat Keystone for the second time in three days, 53-46, Monday night.

With the win, the Warriors (15-5, 12-3) took one step closer to winning the KSAC South.

MONITEAU 53Kathleen Harding 3 1-2 7, Maura McCaslin 2 8-8 12, Jenna McCorry 4 7-12 15, Alex Guercio 6 5-7 17, Jaryn Beatty 0 2-2 2, Chelsea Sellers 0 0-0 0, Chelsea Say 0 0-0 0, Brittany Wright 0 0-0 0, Katie Brehm 0 0-0 0, Alyson Franz 0 0-0 0, Amber Smith 0 0-0 0. Totals: 15 23-31 53

KEYSTONE 46Schwaubenbauer 10 3-4 23, Hartman 1 4-5 6, Wilson 3 2-3 8, Graham 0 2-2 2, Wise 0 1-2 1, Deloe 2 0-0 5, Black 0 1-2 1. Totals: 16 13-18 46

Moniteau 16 15 7 15—53Keystone 14 10 8 14—463-point goals: Deloe

JV: None

Today: Karns City at Moniteau

Slippery Rock 73, Grove City 31 — Karly Rhoads scored 20 points and the Rockets defense was dominant in a region road win.Slippery Rock (15-6, 11-2) recorded 14 blocked shots and outrebounded Grove City 33-21.Caitlin McNamara scored 26 of the Eagles 31 points.

SLIPPERYROCK 73Karly Rhoads 8 2-2 20, Ali Doyle 3 3-3 9, Kourtney Rhoads 4 3-6 12, Adele Campbell 8 1-2 17, Sarah Cessar 1 0-0 2, Bre Northcott 1 0-0 2, MollyWeitzel 0 0-0 0, Paige Walter 0 0-0 0, Taylor Crocker 4 0-0 11, Jackie Basta 0 0-0 0, Katka Kaufman 0 0-2 0. Totals: 29 9-15 73

GROVECITY 31Caitlin McNamara 6 14-17 26, Lexi Caporalli 1 1-2 3, Sammi Bell 0 0-0 0, Mariah Jenkins 0 0-0 0, Maddie Torok 1 0-0 2, Rachel Kurtz 0 0-0 0, Grace Bennett 0 0-0 0, Danielle Johnson 0 0-0 0. Totals: 8 15-19 31

Slippery Rock 16 21 19 17—73Grove City 6 7 10 8—313-point goals: Ka. Rhoads 2, Ko. Rhoads, Crocker 3

JV: Slippery Rock 39-20

Thursday: Hickory at Slippery Rock; Grove City at Titusville

Bishop Canevin 58, Knoch 33 — Gina Robb scored 10 points and Sara Montgomery added nine rebounds in limited action as the Knights (14-8) closed out the regular season.

KNOCH 33Hannah Novotny 3 0-0 7, Haley Hutterer 0 1-4 1, Gina Robb 3 4-6 10, Sara Montgomery 1 1-2 3, Laura Gray 2 1-2 5, Jenna Kanterman 0 1-2 1, Emily Protzman 1 0-1 2, Taylor Tresatti 1 0-0 2, Lindsay MacArthur 1 0-0 2. Totals: 12 8-17 33

BISHOPCANEVIN 58Kaczorowski 10 4-4 25, Gustine 1 1-2 4, Bridge 0 1-2 1, Heidenreich 1 0-0 2, McGuire 5 2-2 15, Abbott 2 0-1 4, Lokosky 2 1-2 7. Totals: 21 9-13 58

Knoch 13 5 8 7—33Bishop Canevin 14 11 16 17—583-point goals: Novotny; Kaczorowski, Gustine, McGuire 3, Lokosky 2

JV: Bishop Canevin 35-33

TBA: WPIALplayoffs

Hempfield 67, Seneca Valley 24 — The Raiders (4-18) closed the season with a lopsided loss to Hempfield (16-6).No details were available.

<B>New Castle 56, Freeport 46 </B>— Alex Isenberg scored 14 points, but Freeport closed the season with a disappointing loss.The Yellowjackets (9-13) led by three entering the fourth quarter, but the Red Hurricanes outscored them 23-10 in the final quarter.<B>FREEPORT 46SeanCarnahan 2 0-0 4, Harrison Wood 2 0-0 5, Nick Gentile 2 1-3 5, Alex Isenberg 4 4-5 14, Derek Durand 4 0-0 8, Mitch Shaw 1 1-2 3, Jake Campbell 3 0-0 7, Darius Frantz 0 0-1 0. </B>Totals: 18 6-11 46<B>NEWCASTLE 56Steals 10 3-6 23, Eggleston 3 0-0 7, Cox 0 0-4 0, Klein 1 0-0 3, Fulena 2 8-8 12, Parchman 2 3-6 7, Richardson 2 0-2 4.</B> Totals: 20 14-26 56<B>Freeport 9 14 13 10—46New Castle 9 14 10 23—563-point goals:</B> Wood, Isenberg 2, Campbell; Eggleston, Klein<B>JV:</B> None

Senior Jason Clouse qualified for the WPIAL meet in the 200 freestyle, but the Butler boys swimming team split with Mars and Shady Side Academy Monday night, beatingMars 70-30 but falling to Shady Side Academy 60-42.On the girls side, divers Liz Manuel and Amber Zanella qualified for the WPIAL meet, but the Golden Tornado fell toMars 64-37 and Shady Side Academy 65-36.Butler now has seven divers in the WPIAL meet.The Golden Tornado will close out their season with home meet Thursday night against Seneca Valley.<B>Knoch 86, Northgate 65 (boys); Knoch 86, Northgate 76 (girls)</B> — Josh Tackett and Cole Blaugher each won three events as the Knoch boys swimming team earned its first win of the season last week.Tackett won the 50 freestyle with a time of 24.38 seconds. Blaugher won the 200 individual medley with a 2:31.85 mark. Both were part of the 200 medley and 200 freestyle relays that also won.On the girls side, Hannah Zibert, Jessica Gross and Jill Vogus all swam WPIAL qualifying marks.Zibert won the breaststroke with a time of 1:15.10. Gross finished second with a mark of 1:15.19 — both WPIAL qualifying marks.Vogus won the 200 freestyle with a qualifying time of 2:10.27.Both Knoch swim teams will be in action tonight at Kiski Area.

The Seneca Valley wrestling team recently hosted a tournament that included eight teams.Along with the Raiders, Summit Academy, Avonworth, Elizabeth-Forward, Hampton, Mount Lebanon, Thomas Jefferson and Upper St. Clair all took part.SV won the tournament as Grant Evans (119 pounds), Dan Papst (135), and Nate Cully (145) each won their respective weight classes for the Raiders.Evans won by a close 2-1 decision over Patrick Slovonic of Thomas Jefferson.Cully, a returning champion, won by a decisive 7-1 decision over Cameron Fine of Elizabeth-Forward.In the 135-pound bout, Papst was losing 4-2 with 11 seconds to go in the third period when he caught his opponent, Josh Etzel from Elizabeth-Forward, with a reversal that also allowed Papst to get three near-fall points and win the bout 7-4.Placing second for Seneca Valley were Colton Schiever, Shon Schettler and Jordan Williams.Placing third were Jake Perri and Dave Bonetti while fourth place was won by Bart Lalonde and Grant Colton.In the team standings, Elizabeth-Forward and Hampton tied for second place.

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