Rockets boys rip up Sharpsville, 78-39

December 21, 2009 Last Updated: December 21, 2009 02:22 PM High School

Senior guard Ryan Gordon led a group of five Slippery Rock players to reach double figures in points with 17 in the Rockets' 78-39 boys basketball win over Sharpsville Saturday.

Brian Giesler added 16 points, Brent Ayers 13, Alec McDeavitt 12 and Justin Bennett 10 for Slippery Rock (3-1).

SHARPSVILLE 39Odem 1 0-0 2, Totin 0 2-2 2, Wilson 2 0-0 6, Sloan 1 1-2 3, Perriello 2 0-0 4, Davis 4 0-0 8, Sike 2 0-3 4, Falconi 0 1-4 1, Piccirilli 1 1-2 3, Dunlap 1 4-4 6.

Totals: 14 9-17 39.

SLIPPERY ROCK 78Brent Ayers 6 1-2 13, Justin Bennett 5 0-0 10, Brian Giesler 6 3-4 16, Ryan Gordon 8 1-2 17, Alec McDeavitt 5 0-0 12, Andrew Waryanka 2 0-0 4, Ryan Thompson 2 0-0 4, Cody Wolinski 1 0-0 2, Andrew Gierltowski 0 0-1 0.

Totals: 35 5-9 78.

Sharpsville 7 8 17 7—39Slippery Rock 20 23 23 12—783-point goals: Sharpsville 2 (Wilson 2); Slippery Rock 3 (McDeavitt 2, Giesler).

Dec. 29: Slippery Rock vs. South Fayette (C.J. Betters Holiday Tournament at Penn State-Beaver)

Brookville 59, Karns City 55 — Brad Fuhrer drained four 3-pointers and scored a total of 18 points, but the Gremlins (1-1, 0-1) dropped a tight affair to the Raiders.Brandon Collier chipped in with 14 points and Evan Olszak had 11 for KC.

BROOKVILLE 59Bachman 6 8-8 20, Brosius 5 3-5 13, Heschke 1 5-8 7, Mark 1 0-2 2, Heinrich 1 0-0 2, Lyle 1 0-0 3, Gerg 1 0-0 2, Dennison 0 2-2 2, Connor 1 0-0 2, Vroman 0 0-2 0.

Totals: 20 18-27 59.

KARNS CITY 55Brad Fuhrer 7 0-2 18, Cameron Harp 1 1-3 3, Aaron Markle 0 1-3 1, Eric McCue 2 0-0 4, Jesse Garing 2 0-4 4, Brandon Collier 5 2-4 14, Evan Olszak 5 1-3 11, Jake Henry 0 0-0 0, Brandyn Bowser 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 22 5-19 55.

Brookville 10 16 16 17—59Karns City 9 18 17 11—553-point goals: Brookville 1 (Lyle); Karns City 6 (Fuhrer 4, Collier 2).

JV score: Brookville 38-33

Today: Venango Catholic at Karns City

Butler (2-4) dropped a 60-54 decision to Proviso West (Ill.) High in a game played at the Disney World Sports Complex Saturday in Orlando, Fla.No details were available.A-C Valley 57, Tidioute Charter 27 — Meghan Cratty totaled 25 points, 10 rebounds and three steals to pace the Falcons (1-1).Mikyla Denchke added eight points, 17 rebounds and three steals in the victory.TIDIOUTE CHARTER 27Cassie York 2 1-5 5, Megan Sanders 2 0-0 6, Karissa McKown 1 0-0 2, Alexis Morrison 3 5-8 11, Hayley Moore 0 1-2 1, Bobbi Robl 1 0-1 2, Nicole Condron 0 0-2 0, Katelynn Mack 0 0-2 0. Totals: 9 7-20 27.A-C VALLEY 57Meghan Cratty 11 3-6 25, Ashley Manculich 2 0-0 4, Mikyla Denchke 4 0-0 8, Tricia Kerlin 3 0-0 6, Meredith Snyder 2 2-2 6, Nicole Marshall 1 0-0 2, Jessica Bailey 1 0-0 2, Emily Quaill 1 0-0 2, Aubrey Irwin 1 0-0 2, Kelsie Russell 0 0-0 0, Kelsey Boocks 0 0-0 0, Nicole Wetzel 0 0-0 0. Totals: 26 5-8 57.Tidioute Charter 5 3 10 9—27A-C Valley 28 14 13 2—573-point goals: Tidioute Charter 2 (Sanders 2).Today: Redbank Valley at A-C ValleyGrove City 41, Fort LeBoeuf 32 — Caitlin McNamara scored 17 points and Lexi Caporali had 14 to lead the Eagles (4-0) to this road win.GROVE CITY 41Caitlin McNamara 5 4-5 17, Sammi Bell 1 2-2 4, Lexi Caporali 4 6-9 14, Madison Torok 0 0-0 0, Rachel Kurtz 0 0-0 0, Kynisha Basham 3 0-0 6, Mariah Jenkins 0 0-0 0, Danielle Johnson 0 0-0 0. Totals: 13 12-16 41.FORT LEBOEUF 32Welch 3 0-1 6, Pietkiewicz 2 2-2 7, Blackmon 1 0-0 3, Kennelley 3 0-0 7, Dean 4 1-4 9, Deemer 0 0-0 0, Veshecco 0 0-0 0, Jaroszewicz 0 0-0 0, Kienholz 0 0-0 0, Clark 0 0-0 0. Totals: 13 3-7 32.Grove City 12 12 6 11—41Fort LeBoeuf 6 4 11 11—323-point goals: Grove City 3 (McNamara 3); Fort LeBoeuf 3 (Blackmon, Pietkiewicz, Kennelley).JV score: Fort LeBoeuf 44-20Wednesday: Grove City at Reynolds

Nick Verona's hat trick led Seneca Valley's Varsity I team to a 7-5 win over Hampton.Also scoring for SV were Derek Hathazy, Dylan Soller, Zach Hissam and Dan Bezilla.Bezilla had three assists, while Dustin Soller, Dylan Soller, Bryan Byrd and Verona each had one.SV Varsity II 8, Shaler 4 — In a game in which Seneca Valley had no goalie, Vanya Russo scored four goals and had two assists.Shawn Johnston scored twice and had one assist, and Jaryd Herbert had two goals.Casey Chambers and Joe Lang each contributed an assist.Butler 9, Geibel Catholic 1 — Charlie Beers and Matt Steighner each scored twice to lead the Golden Tornado.Robbie Barnhart, A.J. Jamison, Aaron Jamison, Garrett Weitzel and Michael Ocvirk all had one goal.Barnhart led Butler in assists with three.Butler 8, Avonworth-Northgate 4 — Matt Steighner led the way with four goals and one assist, while Michael Ocvirk scored three times and Charlie Beers once.

Cody Bachman managed four goals and one assist, and Levi Rodgers scored once as Butler beat Plum, 5-2.Derek Ritenour, Jacob Tomasovic and Cody Blum had one assist each for Butler (4-3-2).