Pollock nets 29 as Union wins

December 22, 2010 Last Updated: December 22, 2010 11:28 AM High School

Brody Pollock dropped in 29 points — including four 3-pointers — and added seven steals to power Union to a 59-51 Keystone Shortway boys basketball victory Tuesday.

Taylor Smith chipped in with 12 points and Trent Corle nine points and seven rebounds for the Golden Knights (2-2, 1-1).

UNION 59Taylor Smith 5 2-3 12, Brody Pollock 9 7-10 29, Shawn Booth 0 0-0 0, Trent Corle 4 1-3 9, Derek Shirey 2 0-1 4, Austin Davis 1 0-0 3, Shawn Burns 0 0-0 0, Chase Johnston 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 21 10-17 59.

CLARION 51Kirkland 1 0-0 3, Beveridge 4 4-5 12, Miles 6 2-5 14, Armstrong 8 1-2 17, Threse 1 2-2 5.

Totals: 20 9-14 51.

Union 10 16 20 13—59Clarion 9 14 12 16—513-point goals: Union 7 (Pollock 4, Smith 2, Davis); Clarion 2 (Kirkland, Threse).

JV: Union, 58-34 (U: Aaron Graham, Brady Shick 13)

Tuesday: Union at Curwensville at KSAC/AML Challenge

Knoch 60, Deer Lakes 55 — Ryan Schultheis had 19 points and Nathan Junk added 15 to key the Knights (2-3) to the non-section victory.

DEER LAKES 55Joe Babinchak 3 2-2 8, Zach Capan 3 0-0 7, Jordan Fragapane 3 9-10 16, Troy Scwaczkowski 1 4-4 6, Tim Jacdzeko 6 0-0 14, Cody Keenan 1 0-0 2, Jarrett Kowakowski 1 0-0 2.

Totals: 18 15-16 55.

KNOCH 60Ryan Schultheis 5 9-13 19, Jack Boros 1 2-4 4, Alex Strezeski 2 0-0 4, Dakota Bruggeman 2 0-0 4, Tavita Lio 1 1-2 3, Mark Vaughan 1 2-4 4, Adam Tuzikow 1 1-2 3, Nathan Junk 7 1-2 15, Mike Schenck 2 0-0 4.

Totals: 22 16-27 60.

Deer Lakes 9 20 13 13—55Knoch 15 21 10 14—603-point goals: Deer Lakes 4 (Jacdzeko 2, Capan, Fragapane).

Tuesday: Knoch at Moon Tournament

Riverview 84, Freeport 59 — Shawn Liberto scored 25 points, but the Yellowjackets couldn't overcome 35 turnovers and a scoring explosion by two Riverview players in a home loss.Cory Bickert scored 35 points and Brandon Wilhelm added 31 points for Riverview.Jake Campbell also had 11 points for Freeport (1-3, 0-2).

RIVERVIEW 84Brandon Wilhelm 11 8-12 31, Cory Bickert 10 13-14 35, Nick Massack 1 0-0 2, Oliver Hansen 2 0-1 4, Jacob Milberger 4 1-2 9, Zack Stitt 1 1-2 3.

Totals: 29 23-31 84.

FREEPORT 59Brendan Lynch 4 2-2 10, Derek Durand 2 0-0 4, Ryan Dunn 1 0-0 2, Jake Campbell 5 0-0 11, Shawn Liberto 7 7-9 25, Cody McClelland 0 2-2 2, Don Pastoria 1 2-4 4, Zane Geist 0 1-2 1.

Totals: 20 14-19 59.

Riverview 18 24 20 22—84Freeport 15 15 19 10—593-point goals: Riverview 3 (Wilhelm, Bickert 2); Freeport 5 (Campbell, Liberto 4).

JV: Freeport 47-34 (Ryan Dunn 22)

Tuesday: Burrell at Freeport, 6:30 p.m.

A-C Valley 56, Redbank Valley 53 — Allan Eaton scored 26 points to lead the Falcons in KSAC play.

REDBANK VALLEY 53Clemens 1 0-0 3, Delp 1 0-0 2, Bain 11 1-2 29, Bowser 5 2-2 12, Ruby 3 1-2 7, Veronesi 0 0-0 0, Gruver 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 21 4-6 53.

A-C VALLEY 56Allan Eaton 9 6-9 26, Ryan Bartley 3 2-6 9, Logan Wetzel 0 2-2 2, Landon Delisio 2 0-0 5, Brody Irwin 3 0-2 9, Jeff Eaton 1 3-4 5

Totals: 18 13-21 56.

Redbank Valley 8 13 10 22—53A-C Valley 15 12 17 12—563-point goals: Redbank Valley 7 (Bain 6, Clemens); A-C Valley 7 (Irwin 3, A. Eaton 2, Bartley, Delisio)

Grove City 63, Mercer 47 — Jordan Patterson netted 17 points to lead four players in double figures as the Eagles prevailed in this non-region game.Alec Goodwin and Anthony Ruffo had 11 points apiece and Brady Beech added 10 for Grove City.

MERCER 47Glaister 1 0-0 3, Verigood 2 0-0 5, McCullough 1 2-2 4, Fowler 0 0-0 0, Martin 0 0-0 0, McElrath 2 1-3 6, Glass 6 2-3 16, Selders 3 4-5 10, Chapman 1 0-0 3.

Totals: 16 9-13 47.

GROVE CITY 63Alec Goodwin 3 5-7 11, Brady Beech 4 2-2 10, Tyler Devine 0 0-0 0, Torin Smith 2 0-0 5, Tom Hummel 0 0-0 0, Alex Hall 0 0-0 0, Foster Reznor 0 0-0 0, Anthony Ruffo 5 0-0 11, Jon Anderson 4 0-0 9, O.J. Orlowski 0 0-0 0, Dalton Dzadony 0 0-0 0, Sean Mackey 0 0-0 0, Jordan Patterson 7 3-6 17.

Totals: 25 10-15 63.

Mercer 10 7 17 13—47Grove City 17 16 9 21—633-point goals: Mercer 6 (Glass 2, Glaister, Verigood, McElrath, Chapman); Grove City 3 (Smith, Ruffo, Anderson).

Venango Catholic 90, Karns City 52 — Brandyn Bowser and Jake Henry had 14 points apiece, but the Gremlins (1-2) surrendered 82 points in the first three quarters in a KSAC defeat.

KARNS CITY 52Brad Fuhrer 2 0-0 4, Brandyn Bowser 3 5-8 14, Mike Sinkevich 0 0-0 0, Dylan Hipple 0 0-0 0, Jake Henry 4 6-7 14, Ethan Williams 0 0-0 0, Brady Ellenberger 2 1-2 6, Tucker Preston 2 0-0 5, Josh Wallace 1 0-0 3, Kyle Barger 1 0-0 2, Tyler Kepple 1 0-0 2, Tom Stoughton 0 2-2 2, Zach Kepple 0 0-0 0, Austin Murray 0 0-0 0. Totals: 16 14-19 52.

VENANGO CATHOLIC 90Toy 3 1-2 7, Thurau 6 2-4 14, Guth 4 6-11 14, Rind 11 4-8 28, Kulinski 3 1-1 7, Hawkins 4 2-4 14, Kuhn 0 3-4 3, Moltz 0 1-2 1, Karg 0 1-2 1.

Totals: 31 22-38 90.

Karns City 17 12 15 8—52Venango Catholic 24 23 34 8—903-point goals: Karns City 6 (Bowser 3, Ellenberger, Preston, Wallace); Venango Catholic 6 (Hawkins 4, Rind 2).

Dec. 29: Keystone at Karns City

Mars 56, Hampton 51 — The Planets knocked off the Talbots in a Section 1-AAA game.No other details were available.

Summit Academy 55, Neshannock 49 — The Knights improved to 2-4, 1-1 in Section 2-AA with the victory.No other details were available.

Union 42, Clarion 35 — Tina Lipps had nine points and 11 rebounds in the Damsels' win.Mariah Winchester led Union (2-1, 2-0) with 11 points and Ashley MacKinlay had eight steals.CLARION 35Katie Durkin 1 0-0 2, Kelly Peterson 0 2-4 2, Bri Nellis 2 2-3 6, Liz Shannonhouse 5 1-2 11, Kate Fillman 4 0-0 8, Matti Thornton 1 0-0 2, Miles 2 0-1 4. Totals: 15 5-10 35.UNION 42Delani Priester 2 1-2 5, Mariah Winchester 3 3-5 10, Ashley MacKinlay 1 0-1 2, Daneka Stuart 0 0-0 0, Kassie McGarrity 0 0-0 0, Sierra Smith 4 1-1 9, Mackenzie Divins 3 1-2 7, Tina Lipps 4 1-3 9. Totals: 17 7-14 42.Clarion 9 9 11 6—35Union 10 4 17 11—423-point goals: Union 1 (Winchester).JV: Clarion 63-42 (McGarrity 16)Thursday: Union at KeystonePlum 55, Knoch 23 — The Knights (1-4) fell behind by 21 points at the half in this non-section loss.KNOCH 23Heather Cooper 2 0-0 4, Hayley Williams 1 1-2 3, Taylor Zonts 2 0-0 4, Katie Miller 2 0-2 4, Sam Logan 1 0-0 2, Amber Henzel 2 0-0 4, Savanna Steffen 1 0-2 2. Totals: 11 1-6 23.PLUM 55Angie Borriello 5 0-0 11, Karleigh Weichler 2 6-6 10, Aly Weifenbaugh 1 0-0 2, Kelsey Robertson 1 0-0 2, Krista Pietropola 6 0-0 13, Jordan Seneca 1 1-2 4, Aly Collins 1 0-0 2, Lindsay Deemer 3 5-5 11. Totals: 20 12-13 55.Knoch 8 1 8 6—23Plum 17 13 13 12—553-point goals: Plum 3 (Borriello, Pietropola, Seneca).Monday: Knoch at West ShamokinRedbank Valley 44, A-C Valley 42 — Tricia Kerlin scored 20 points and Kelsey Boocks added 15, but a late Falcons' rally fell just short in this KSAC loss.A-C Valley (0-2, 0-2) trailed by six at halftime and by seven heading into the fourth quarter, but could not catch Redbank at the end.A-C VALLEY 42Meghan Cratty 0 1-2 1, Tricia Kerlin 6 5-9 20, Kelsey Boocks 6 5-7 15, Meredith Snyder 1 1-2 3, Emily Quaill 1 1-4 3, Kelsey Russell 0 0-2 0, Jacqui Hetzler 0 0-0 0, Hannah Hetrick 0 0-0 0. Totals: 14 13-26 42.REDBANK VALLEY 44Jessie Gruver 2 3-12 8, Cheyenne Dubia 0 0-0 0, Erica Bowersox 1 0-0 2, Taylor Shumaker 1 0-0 2, Jocelyn Hornberger 2 0-0 5, Simone Rey 2 4-4 9, Paige Adams 2 2-6 6, Lindsey Neiswonger 6 0-0 12. Totals: 16 9-22 44.A-C Valley 13 5 8 16—42Redbank Valley 10 14 9 11—443-point goals: A-C Valley 1 (Kerlin); Redbank Valley 3 (Gruver, Hornberger, Rey).Dec. 29: A-C Valley at Commodore Perry TournamentGrove City 55, Rocky Grove 29 — Mariah Jenkins scored 16 points as the Eagles (3-2) rolled.GROVE CITY 55Brogan Foster 2 0-0 6, Mariah Jenkins 5 3-5 16, Danielle Johnson 3 2-6 8, Vanessa Sprando 2 0-1 4, Corianne Hyduchak 4 1-3 9, Arianna Sprando 3 0-2 6, Jenn Ferguson 0 0-1 0, Diamond Basham 1 0-1 2, Kennedy Young 0 2-3 2, Hannah Hostetler 0 2-2 2. Totals: 20 10-24 55.ROCKY GROVE 29H. Herlich 0 0-0 0, Embold 4 1-2 9, Bell 4 0-0 8, A. Herlich 1 3-6 5, Beach 2 0-0 5, Prorok 1 0-0 2. Totals: 12 4-8 29.Grove City 15 15 14 11—55Rocky Grove 4 5 7 13—293-point goals: Grove City 5 (Foster 2, Jenkins 3); Rocky Grove 1 (Beach).JV: Grove City 38-14 (Ferguson 12, Young 10)Dec. 29: Grove City at Commodore Perry TournamentKarns City 49, Venango Catholic 46 — Brooke Hiles scored 22 points and also had 12 rebounds as the Gremlins held on for a KSAC win.Erin McCue added 11 points and five assists for Karns City (2-3, 1-1), which already has matched its win total from a year ago.VENANGO CATHOLIC 46Janidlo 2 0-0 4, Maleski 5 2-4 13, Scurry 5 1-3 11, Homan 4 4-4 12, Kuhn 3 0-0 6. Totals: 19 7-11 46.KARNS CITY 49Erin McCue 5 1-5 11, Leah McGuire 0 2-4 2, Allyson Olkowski 2 0-0 4, Emily Shumaker 1 0-0 2, Kara Kerschbaumer 4 0-2 8, Brooke Hiles 9 4-7 22. Totals: 21 7-18 49.Venango Catholic 6 8 16 16—46Karns City 10 15 9 15—493-point goals: Venango Catholic 1 (Maleski).JV: No gameTuesday: Karns City at Keystone

Mars 6, Freeport 0 — The Planets blanked the Yellowjackets in PIHL Class A action Tuesday.

McGuffey 800-64x, Butler 798-66x — The Tornado came up short in this matchup against the visiting Highlanders. Jimmy Allen, Olivia Swiergol, Sarah Laughlin, Skyler Bittner, Trevor Beige and Ryan Stalnaker were Butler's top shooters.