Lee helps Planets girls spank Valley, 66-24

January 12, 2010 Last Updated: January 12, 2010 01:38 PM High School

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Alexa Lee dropped in 25 points to power the Mars girls basketball team to a 66-24 section road victory over Valley on Monday.

Elaine Hasek and Kelsey Pelles had 13 and 10 points, respectively, for the Planets (6-5, 4-1).

MARS 66Alexa Lee 9 4-4 25, Ashley Lynch 3 1-2 8, Elaine Hasek 5 3-3 13, Meghan Kelly 2 0-1 4, Kelsey Pelles 4 2-2 10, Lizz Tumminello 0 1-1 1, Carly Clark 1 0-0 3, Corinne Gressang 1 0-2 2.

Totals: 25 11-15 66.

VALLEY 24Pitts 1 0-4 2, Shemenski 2 0-0 4, Bonk 6 1-2 14, Smith 0 2-4 2, Hudrick 1 0-0 2.

Totals: 10 3-10 24.

Mars 20 9 23 14—66Valley 7 6 4 7—243-point goals: Mars 5 (Lee 3, Lynch, Clark); Valley 1 (Bonk).

Wednesday: Mars at Aliquippa

West Shamokin 56, Freeport 50 (3 OT) — Anna Christy had 21 points, including four 3-pointers, and Taylor Schrecengost had 10 point for the Yellowjackets.The game was knotted at 36 through regulation. West Shamokin shot 17 of 31 from the free-throw line. Freeport (3-9, 2-2) made only four of 12.

WEST SHAMOKIN 56Sabrina Rearick 2 4-6 8, Jenna DeVito 1 0-0 2, Brianna Wilson 7 0-2 14, Brianna Switzer 6 5-9 17, Jillian Glover 2 3-8 7, Laura Schultheis 0 0-0 0, Paige Baker 1 5-6 8.

Totals: 19 17-31 56.

FREEPORT 50Erica Carnahan 0 0-0 0, Anna Christy 8 1-2 21, Jessica McFadden 0 0-0 0, Nicolette Blake 3 0-0 6, Taylor Schrecengost 4 2-5 10, Jessica Aulicino 4 1-4 9, Lynsey Gugino 2 0-1 4.

Totals: 21 4-12 50.

West Shamokin 8 7 4 17 20—56Freeport 5 16 6 9 14—503-point goals: West Shamokin 1 (Baker); Freeport 4 (Christy 4).

Thursday: Freeport at Ford City

Clarion-Limestone 65, A-C Valley 62 — A 32-point fourth quarter was just enough to help push the Lions past the Falcons, who held a 52-34 lead entering the final frame.Mikyla Denchke had 17 points and 18 rebounds, Tricia Kerlin had 14 points, 13 rebounds and five assists, Kelsey Boocks had 12 points and seven rebounds, Erin Larimore had 10 points, five steals and six rebounds, and Meghan Cratty eight rebounds for A-C Valley (3-4 1-3).CLARION-LIMESTONE 65Schirmer 8 1-1 22, Pinson 7 8-14 23, Kepler 0 0-0 0, Sayers 2 0-0 4, Champion 0 0-0 0, Wolbert 1 0-0 2, Lewis 0 0-0 0, Laugand 5 4-10 14. Totals: 23 13-25 65.A-C VALLEY 62Erin Larimore 2 6-9 10, Meghan Cratty 3 1-3 7, Ashley Manculich 0 0-0 0, Mikyla Denchke 7 3-6 17, Tricia Kerlin 4 6-9 14, Nicole Marshall 1 0-0 2, Kelsey Boocks 6 0-2 12. Totals: 23 16-29 62.Clarion-Limestone 10 12 12 32—65A-C Valley 9 17 26 10—623-point goals: C-L 6 (Schimer 5, Pinson).Wednesday: A-C Valley at Rocky GroveSharon 62, Grove City 52 — Caitlin McNamara (14 points), Lexi Caporali (11) and Sammi Bell (10) reached double figures for Grove City (7-3, 1-2) in the Region 5 loss.GROVE CITY 52Caitlin McNamara 5 1-2 14, Sammi Bell 4 2-8 10, Lexi Caporali 4 0-0 11, Kynisha Basham 1 6-6 8, Rachel Kurtz 0 0-0 0, Mariah Jenkins 1 2-4 5, Danielle Johnson 2 0-0 4. Totals: 17 11-20 52.SHARON 62Carpenter 4 3-4 11, Johnson 0 2-2 2, Benedetto 6 7-10 19, Edwards 5 1-1 11, Johnson 0 0-0 0, Jackson 5 3-4 13, Black 1 0-0 2, Shafer 1 2-2 4, Ham 0 0-2 0. Totals: 22 18-25 62.Grove City 13 16 9 14—52Sharon 13 13 15 21—623-point goals: Grove City 7 (McNamara 3, Caporali 3, Jenkins).JV: Sharon, 63-22 (GC: Eisler 7; S: M. Jackson 10)Thursday: Hickory at Grove CityHighlands 40, Knoch 26 — Despite 13 points from Hannah Novotny, the Knights (2-7, 0-3) fell to the Rams in a section contest.KNOCH 26Emily Protzman 2 2-2 6, Hannah Novotny 5 1-2 13, Haley Hutterer 1 0-0 3, Haley Williams 0 1-2 1, Taylor Zonts 1 0-0 2, Shelly Isherwood 0 1-2 1. Totals: 9 5-8 26.HIGHLANDS 40Sam Panchik 2 1-1 5, Grabigel 3 1-2 7, Brittany Cook 3 0-0 6, Brittany Cassoni 4 1-2 10, Abby Hetrick 4 4-6 12. Totals: 16 7-11 40.Knoch 2 8 11 5—26Highlands 10 6 13 11—403-point goals: Knoch 3 (Novotny 2, Hutterer); Highlands 1 (Cassoni).Thursday: Valley at KnochWest Forest 37, Moniteau 32 — Kathleen Harding led the Warriors (4-5, 2-2) with 11 points.WEST FOREST 37Sneeringer 8 5-6 23, Carl 3 1-4 7, Breihaup 2 0-0 5, Wallace 1 0-1 2. Totals: 14 6-11 37.MONITEAU 32Ashley Brehm 1 0-0 2, Kristen Snyder 1 0-0 2, Nikki Yeckel 1 0-0 2, Jenna McCorry 3 0-0 6, Heather Porter 0 10-2 0, Amanda Sloan 1 0-0 2, Alex Guercio 3 1-2 7, Kathleen Harding 4 3-4 11. Totals: 14 4-8 32.West Forest 14 2 11 10—37Moniteau 8 13 4 7—323-point goals: West Forest 3 (Sneeringer 2, Breihaup).Friday: Moniteau at North ClarionKeystone 60, Union 53 — Brooke Pollock had 17 points, Ashley MacKinlay had 12 points and Tina Lipps had nine points, 15 rebounds and three blocked shots, but the Damsels (3-3, 1-3) came up short against the Panthers.UNION 53Delani Priester 0 2-3 2, Ashley MacKinlay 4 2-2 12, Brooke Pollock 6 4-4 17, Lepha Logue 3 0-2 6, Niki Stuart 0 0-0 0, Danica Stuart 0 0-0 0, Sierra 18 12-20 53.KEYSTONE 60Black 0 0-0 0, Brozenick 0 0-0 0, Ferringer 0 0-0 0, Graham 0 0-0 0, Love 3 0-0 9, Johnson 6 12-18 24, Wilson 6 0-0 12, Deloe 0 0-0 0, Schwabenbauer 4 4-4 12, Wise 1 1-1 3. Totals: 20 17-23 60.Union 13 14 10 16—53Keystone 20 9 13 18—603-point goals: Union 5 (MacKinlay 2, Smith 2, Pollock); Keystone 3 (Love 3).Wednesday: Redbank Valley at UnionRedbank Valley 29, Karns City 21 — Caitlin Davis had 10 rebounds in the loss for the Gremlins.REDBANK VALLEY 29Evans 1 0-0 2, Veronesi 4 1-3 10, Hornberger 1 0-0 2, Rey 1 0-0 2, S. Neiswonger 3 0-2 7, L. Neiswonger 2 2-2 6. Totals: 12 3-7 29.KARNS CITY 21Caitlin Davis 1 3-9 5, Sarah Young 1 0-0 2, Dale Barnhart 2 0-0 4, Brooke Hiles 1 0-0 2, Stephanie Stoughton 2 4-7 8. Totals: 7 7-16 21.Redbank Valley 2 14 6 7—29Karns City 7 2 6 6—213-point goals: Redbank Valley 2 (Veronesi, S. Neiswonger)Friday: Karns City at West Forest

Morgan Pfabe scored 28 points to lead Butler to a 49-21 victory Monday.Morgan McLaughlin had 10 points for Butler.

Union 55, Keystone 54 — Scott Booth scored 25 points and Logan Mortimer added nine points, eight rebounds and six assists for the Golden Knights (6-3, 4-1).KEYSTONE 54Rearick 0 0-0 0, Marchand 3 0-2 7, Bailey 0 0-0 0, Zuck 6 0-0 12, Wolbert 2 0-0 5, Reed 0 2-2 2, Montana 3 0-0 8, Bowser 9 2-2 20. Totals: 23 4-6 54.UNION 55Zac Smith 3 0-0 6, Brody Pollock 3 0-0 6, Shawn Booth 1 0-0 3, Logan Mortimer 2 3-4 9, Taylor Smith 2 0-0 4, Austin Davis 1 0-0 2, Scott Booth 9 5-6 25. Totals: 21 8-10 55.Keystone 10 15 16 13—54Union 17 20 10 8—553-point goals: Keystone 4 (Montana 2, Marchand, Wolbert); Union 5 (Mortimer 2, Sc. Booth 2, Sh. Booth 1).Friday: Redbank Valley at UnionMoniteau 74, West Forest 22 — Kyle Armagost had 22 points and nine assists, Zach McCormick had 14 points and Zach Sloan had 10 points and 10 rebounds to pace the Warriors to the KSAC win.Lewis Martino also had 10 points for Moniteau (4-3, 4-0).MONITEAU 74Kyle Armagost 7 7-9 22, Heath Lominski 3 0-1 5, Zach Sloan 4 2-2 10, Zach McCormick 5 2-4 14, Jereme Loos 2 0-0 4, James Shope 2 0-0 5, Lewis Martino 5 0-0 10, Andrew Armagost 1 0-0 2, Jake Timmerman 1 0-0 2. Totals: 30 11-16 74.WEST FOREST 22Ringer 5 1-4 11, Weaver 2 0-0 4, McFarland 1 0-2 2, Mendez 0 2-5 2, Hilliard 1 1-3 3. Totals: 9 4-14 22.Moniteau 19 23 22 8—74West Forest 7 3 8 xx—43-point goals: Moniteau 5 (McCormick 2, K. Armagost, Lominski, Shope).Wednesday: Moniteau at A-C ValleyA-C Valley 77, Clarion-Limestone 52 — Josh Austin had 23 points, eight steals and four assists, and Allan Eaton had 20 points to key the Falcon's KSAC triumph.Blayne McGuirk added 14 points for A-C Valley.A-C VALLEY 77Matt Bartley 1 1-1 4, Reed Terwilliger 3 1-4 7, Josh Austin 7 7-8 23, Allan Eaton 9 2-5 20, Blayne McGuirk 6 0-2 14, Alex Logue 2 0-0 4, Logan Wetzel 1 0-0 3, Ryan Bartley 0 0-0 0, Evan Wagner 0 0-0 0, Brody Irwin 0 0-0 0, Zach Gates 0 0-0 0, Jackson Wingard 0 0-0 0, Joe Kaufman 1 0-1 2. Totals: 30 11-21 77.CLARION-LIMESTONE 52Hesden 6 1-4 13, Mansee 2 0-0 4, Leadbetter 1 0-0 2, Bell 7 2-2 17, Kemmer 0 1-2 1, Taylor 1 0-0 2, Wicszceyk 0 0-1 0, Kelley 3 2-4 11, Kyler Smith 0 0-0 0, Mellott 1 0-0 2, Switzer 0 0-1 0, Pratt 0 0-0 0. Totals: 21 6-14 52.A-C Valley 21 21 26 9—77Clarion-Limestone 16 11 14 11—523-point goals: A-C Valley 6 (Austin 2, McGuirk 2, M. Bartley, Wetzel); Clarion-Limestone 4 (Kelley 3, Bell).Wednesday: Moniteau at A-C Valley

Redbank Valley 71, Karns City 45 — Eric McCue led the Gremlins (2-5, 2-3) with 20 points and Brandon Collier had eight rebounds for Karns City.KARNS CITY 45Brad Fuhrer 0 0-0 0, Cameron Harp 1 0-0 2, Brandyn Bowser 0 1-2 1, Aaron Markle 0 4-8 4, Jake Henry 0 0-0 0, Eric McCue 7 4-6 20, Evan Olszak 2 0-0 5, Brandon Collier 3 2-4 8, Tucker Preston 1 0-0 3, Ethan Williams 1 0-0 2. Totals: 15 11-20 45.REDBANK VALLEY 71Brandon Bane 3 5-7 13, Caleb Delp 5 7-9 17, Nathaniel Bowser 6 5-8 17, Tyler Ruby 5 2-4 12, Nolan Sovick 0 0-0 0, A.J. McCrea 3 4-6 12, Ryan Rupe 0 0-0 0. Totals: 22 23-34 71.Karns City 12 4 14 15—45Redbank Valley 13 25 11 22—713-point goals: Karns City 4 (McCue 2, Olszak, Preston); Redbank Valley 4 (Bane 2, McCrea 2).Wednesday: Karns City at KittanningNew Brighton 74, Summit Academy 63 — The Knights lost to the Lions in this Class 2-AA game. No details were provided.HockeyIn PIHL Class AAA action, Shaler downed Seneca Valley 6-2 at the Harmarville BladeRunners while in Class A, Sewickley Academy blanked Knoch 3-0 at the Island Sports Center.Inline hockeyButler 8. Geibel Catholic 2 — AJ Jamison, Matt Steighner and Michael Ocvirk scored two goals each for the Golden Tornado, with Charlie Beers and Robbie Barnhart adding one each.Steighner, Ocvirk and Beers had two assists each.Junior High WrestlingButler placed third in the 15-team Titan Tournament at Shaler over the weekend.Will Bortmas placed second at 145 pounds for the Golden Tornado. Placing third for Butler were Connor Foust at 80 pounds, Cody Houston at 90, Matt Sarvey at 95, Korey Caudill at 105, Jacob Olenick at 138 and Matt Kenyon at 250.Placing fourth for the Tornado were Zack Hutchinson at 95, Patrick Lokhaiser at 145, Zack Weaver at 165 and Bryant Butler at 185. Lokhaiser did not lose a match, but was forced to injury default.Butler returns to action Wednesday night at Fox Chapel before hosting their fourth annual Junior High Duals beginning at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the Intermediate High School gym.