Lipps comes up big for Union girls

January 14, 2010 Last Updated: January 14, 2010 12:42 PM High School

Tina Lipps tallied 16 points and 20 rebounds to lead the Union girls basketball team to a 60-39 KSAC victory over Redbank Valley Wednesday.

Brooke Pollock had 13 points and Ashley MacKinlay had 10 points and seven assists for the Damsels (4-3, 2-3).

REDBANK VALLEY 39Brandy Evans 2 1-3 5, Michelle Veronesi 3 4-6 11, Jess Gruver 3 3-3 9, Taylor Shoemaker 0 0-0 0, Jocelyn Hornberger 0 0-2 0, Simone Ray 3 0-0 6, Shawn Neiswonger 2 0-2 4, Paige Adams 0 4-8 4, Lindsay Neiswonger 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 13 12-24 39.

UNION 60Delani Priester 0 0-0 0, Mariah Winchester 1 0-0 2, Ashley MacKinlay 3 4-4 10, Brooke Pollock 6 1-2 13, Lepha Logue 4 1-2 9, Niki Stuart 1 0-0 2, Danica Stuart 0 0-0 0, Sierra Smith 3 0-0 6, Makenzie Divins 1 0-0 2, Tina Lipps 6 4-5 16.

Totals: 25 10-13 60.

Redbank Valley 2 9 10 18—39Union 14 18 13 15—603-point goals: Redbank Valley 1 (Veronesi).

Friday: Union at Redbank Valley

Mars 56, Aliquippa 42 — Without leading scorer Alexa Lee, who was resting a tweaked knee, the Planets outlasted the host Quips in this nonsection matchup.Elaine Hasek poured in 20 points while Ashley Lynch added 14 and Kelsey Pelles 10 for Mars (7-5).

MARS 56Ashley Lynch 6 0-0 14, Elaine Hasek 7 6-11 20, Meghan Kelly 1 2-2 4, Kelsey Pelles 3 4-9 10, Lizz Tumminello 2 2-2 6, Corinne Gressang 1 0-0 2, Carly Clark 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 20 14-24 56.

ALIQUIPPA 42Owens 1 0-0 2, Perry 4 1-1 10, Emerson 4 8-9 16, Watkins 5 5-7 15.

Totals: 14 14-17 42.

Mars 13 12 13 18—56Aliquippa 10 10 8 14—423-point goals: Mars 2 (Lynch 2); Aliquippa 1 (Perry).

Monday: Knoch at Mars

A-C Valley 60, Rocky Grove 36 — Kelsey Boocks had 20 points, 14 rebounds and three blocks to key the Falcons in this KSAC triumph.Erin Larimore added 12 points, six rebounds and four steals, while Mikyla Denchke had 11 rebounds and Meghan Cratty added four blocks for A-C Valley (4-4, 1-3).

A-C VALLEY 60Erin Larimore 5 1-4 12, Meghan Cratty 2 0-0 4, Ashley Manculich 1 1-3 3, Mikyla Denchke 3 1-4 7, Tricia Kerlin 1 3-4 5, Meredith Snyder 1 0-0 2, Nicole Marshall 2 0-0 4, Kelsey Boocks 10 0-0 20, Kelsie Russell 0 1-2 1, Emily Quaill 1 0-2 2, Aubrey Irwin 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 26 7-19 60.

ROCKY GROVE 36Rugh 1 0-0 3, Beach 1 0-2 2, Bell 3 7-14 16, Rembold 6 0-1 12, Nerlich 0 0-0 0, Bevier 0 2-2 2, Lepley 0 0-2 0, Nelson 0 1-3 1.

Totals: 11 10-24 36.

A-C Valley 12 26 11 11—60Rocky Grove 9 7 12 8—363-point goals: A-C Valley 1 (Larimore); Rocky Grove 4 (Bell 3, Rugh).

Friday: East Forest at Rocky GroveFreshman Girls BasketballMorgan Pfabe scored 28 points to lead Butler to a 49-21 win over Kiski Area. Morgan McLaughlin had 10 points and Suzy Klann six.

Kittanning 76, Karns City 50 — Preston Tucker, a sophomore making his first varsity start, led the Gremlins (2-6) with 10 points in this nonconference contest.KARNS CITY 50Brad Fuhrer 4 0-0 9, Cameron Harp 2 0-0 4, Brandyn Bowser 0 2-2 2, Aaron Markle 0 2-4 2, Jake Henry 1 2-2 5, Matt Bauldoff 0 1-2 1, Eric McCue 1 2-2 4, Evan Olszak 1 2-2 4, Brandon Collier 1 2-4 4, Tucker Preston 5 0-0 10, Ethan Williams 1 0-0 2, Brady Huselton 0 0-0 0, Mike Sinkevich 0 0-0 0, Brady Ellenberger 1 0-0 3. Totals: 17 13-18 50.KITTANNING 76Dylan Klingensmith 7 2-2 17, Nathan Stolitza 8 2-2 22, Mike Rettic 2 0-0 4, Sam McCanna 6 0-0 16, Tim Barto 2 0-0 4, Mike Hickman 2 0-0 4, Rob Dunn 1 0-0 0, Jud Toth 0 0-0 0, Jesse Lettrich 2 0-2 4, Lee Cine 1 0-0 2, Ty Lambert 0 2-2 2, Alex Myers 0 1-2 1. Totals: 30 7-10 76.Karns City 4 14 13 19—50Kittanning 21 6 21 28—763-point goals: Karns City 3 (Fuhrer, Henry, Ellenberger); Kittanning 9 (Stolitza 4, McCanna 4, Klingensmith).Friday: West Forest at Karns CityHighlands 62, Mars 58 — Christian Locher had 21 points to lead the Planets.Luke Gruber added 11 points, and Brad Weischedel and Ian Hindley kicked in 10 points apiece for Mars.HIGHLANDS 62Boone 4 0-2 8, Mason 7 2-2 20, Trenski 8 3-6 21, Earnheart 0 0-0 0, Carter 3 0-0 7, Edwards 2 0-2 6, Duncan 0 0-0 0, Saunders 0 0-0 0. Totals: 24 5-12 62.MARS 58Tim Vandall 1 1-2 3, Brad Weischedel 3 3-4 10, Christian Locher 8 3-3 21, Mike Lindenbaum 0 0-0 0, Luke Gruber 5 0-0 11, Mitch Buzzard 1 0-0 3, Ian Hindley 4 2-5 10. Totals: 22 9-14 58.Highlands 17 18 9 18—62Team 19 15 11 13—583-point goals: Highlands 9 (Mason 4, Trenski 2, Edwards 2, Carter); Mars 5 (Locher 2, Weischedel, Gruber, Buzzard)Freshman Boys BasketballLuke Hartung scored 13 points as Butler defeated Pine-Richland, 44-38, Tuesday.Zach Nuedorfer added 11 points and Dom Pusateri 10 for the Golden Tornado (3-3, 1-1).

Butler 35, Fox Chapel 27 — Blake Caudill (103 pounds) and Chris White (215) earned pins to help the Tornado (9-0) with this triumph over the Foxes.Cody Hartman (135) added a win by technical fall."We started out strong in a lot of matches but faded down the stretch," said Butler coach Scott Stoner. "I didn't know if we let up. I'm scratching my head wondering what it takes keep these guys up. We're not finishing."Butler is at Latrobe Friday.Match started at 135 poundsButler 35, Fox Chapel 27103 pounds-Blake Caudill (B) pinned Jared Rice,: 24; 112-Nick Sutton (B) won by forfeit; 119-Connor Whelen (FC) dec. Brandon Bauer, 6-4; 125-Sam Molina (FC) dec. Zach Reges, 10-8 (OT); 130-Carson Brooks (FC) won by forfeit; 135-Cody Hartman (B) tech fall over George Marsicom 5:27; 140-Eric Tuck (B) dec. Mike Dunn, 6-2; 145-Mike Crawford (B) dec. Shane Bialowas, 9-2; 152-Dave Bibennebetto (FC) dec. Dakoda Collins, 3-2; 160-Bill Baldwin (FC) dec. Matt Pribis, 8-5; 171-Cole Baxter (B) won by forfeit; 189-Stefano Geary (FC) dec. Mike Scialabba, 8-2; 215-Chris White (B) pinned Dan Mahan, 4:50; 275-Tyler Leven (FC) pinned Tim Fulks, 2:35Mars 46, Summit Academy 18 — The Planets tallied five pins en route to the victory over the Knights Tuesday.Mars 46, Summit Academy 18103 pounds-No match 112-McDade (M) won by forfeit; 119-No match; 125-Hall (SA) major dec. over Schultheis, 12-0 130-Selker (M) pinned John, 1:07; 135-Bickel (SA) major dec. over Lennen, 10-2; 140-Flinn (M) won by forfeit; 145-McMahon (M) pinned Simko, 1:12; 152-Bakey (SA) pinned Tumminello, 5:13; 160-Daken (M) major dec. over Holden, 11-1; 171-Smith (M) pinned Cole, 1:25; 189-Boggs (M) pinned O'Reilly, 2:35; 215-Williams (SA) major dec. over Bitzer, 18-4; 285-Cress (M) pinned Lomax, 1:18

The Butler boys squad defeated Karns City 7-0 and the girls team also prevailed 6½-½. Wednesday The wins improved the varsity girls to 5-0 and the boys to 3-2.The junior varsity teams each won 7-0 over the Gremlins to improve to 5-0 (girls) and 4-1 (boys).Butler hosts North Allegheny at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday.Boys scores over 180Butler: Derick Hahn 187-205, Ben Hoffman 192, John Ewing 219, Dalton Monaco 224-189, Brandt Fleming 183, Mike D'Antonio 190, Christian Ward 185, Derek Bush 191Karns City: Jon Barlett 182, Brandon Christie 200, Aaron Weckerly 188, Cory Callihan 183, Brian Hile 192, Josh Morrow 189Girls scores over 160Butler: Ashley Hevesy 165, Autumn Hepler 201-178, Nicole Balk 168-169, Brea Suchonic 191, Hope Griffith 175-163, Chelsea Shever 171, Ashley Aul 160

Butler 800-56X, Woodland Hills 798-56X — Shooting 100s for the Golden Tornado were Andrew Olexsak, Brad Opitz, Luc Sedwick, Nicole Smith, Taylor Smith, Randy Morrow, Olivia Swiergol and Sarah Laughlin.