KC boys rout East Forest

December 15, 2011 Last Updated: December 15, 2011 02:17 PM High School

Tyler Kepple scored 16 points and added six assists, while Brandyn Bowser had 12 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists to lead the Karns City boys basketball team to a season-opening 68-24 victory over East Forest Wednesday.

Ethan Williams added 11 points for the Gremlins, who drained 11 three-pointers.

KARNS CITY 68Brandyn Bowser 5 1-2 12, Tyler Kepple 5 0-0 16, Nathan Weckerly 0 0-0 0, Brady Ellenberger 2 0-2 5, Tucker Preston 3 0-0 9, Ethan Williams 4 0-0 11, Justin Hutchison 3 2-2 8, Tom Stoughton 2 0-0 4, Andrew Johnston 1 0-0 2, Austin Murray 0 0-0 0, Dan Filges 2 0-0 4, Logan Moroney 0 0-0 0, Ryan Pfeifer 0 0-0 0, David Olszak 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 27 3-6 68.

EAST FOREST 24Dan Dicorpo 0 0-1 0, Seth Toski 4 4-6 12, Mike Snyder 3 0-1 7, Evan Andrews 0 0-0 0, Charles Rini 0 3-4 3, Brandon Dittman 0 0-0 0, James Renton 0 0-0 0, Rob Harringer 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 8 7-11 24.

Karns City 18 20 21 9—68East Forest 6 5 8 5—243-point goals: Karns City 11 (Kepple 3, Preston 3, Williams 3, Bowser, Ellenberger); East Forest 1 (Snyder)

Friday: Karns City at Leechburg

Union 59, North Clarion 40 — Taylor Smith had 24 points to power the Knights to the KSAC win.Brody Shick added 12 points, Brody Pollock pulled down seven rebounds, Austin Davis tallied five assists and Kaden McGregor had four steals for Union (3-1, 2-0).

NORTH CLARION 40C. Cyphert 1 0-0 2, Dean 1 0-0 2, Oberrader 5 1-3 11, Schmader 2 2-2 6, Young 4 1-3 10, Howarth 2 0-0 4, E. Cyphert 1 0-0 3, Nick 1 0-0 2.

Totals: 17 4-10 40.

UNION 59Taylor Smith 9 4-4 24, Brody Pollock 2 3-4 7, Brody Shick 5 2-5 12, Dylan Shirey 0 0-0 0, Kaden McGregor 2 2-2 6, Austin Davis 0 0-0 0, Wanya Harris 0 0-0 0, Brandon Tyson 1 0-0 2, Jake Stewart 0 0-0 0, Mikey Harris 3 2-2 8, Shawn Hazlett 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 22 13-17 59.

North Clarion 9 11 8 12—40Union 23 16 12 8—593-point goals: North Clarion 2 (Young, E. Cyphert); Union 2 Smith 2).

Friday: West Forest at Union

Moniteau 53, Venango Catholic 51 — Kyle Armagost scored 17 points and had 13 rebounds, while Andrew Armagost added 14 points and nine rebounds to lead the Warriors (3-0).Moniteau trailed by 14 points with 6 minutes left before Colton Cumberland and Joey Deal led a defensive stand that sparked the victory.

MONITEAU 53Kyle Armagost 5 7-11 17, Andrew Armagost 5 3-4 14, Drew Yeckel 2 0-0 4, Joey Deal 2 0-0 4, Jon Loos 2 0-1 4, Ethan Pry 2 0-0 4, Joe Holfelder 2 0-0 4, Colton Cumberland 1 0-1 2.

Totals: 21 10-17 53.

VENANGO CATHOLIC 51Toy 1 0-0 2, Kuhn 3 1-2 8, Thurau 5 3-4 13, Hawkins 5 8-11 19, Mohz 2 0-0 4, Ruth 1 2-5 4.

Totals: 17 11-22 51.

Moniteau 18 8 8 19—53Venango Catholic 15 13 14 9—513-point goals: Moniteau 1 (A. Armagost); Venango Catholic 2 (Kuhn, Hawkins).

Dec. 27: Moniteau vs. North East at Greenville Tournament

Kiski Prep 75, Summit Academy 53 — Omar Johnson led the Knights (1-4) with 17 points and Elijah Maine added 12.

SUMMIT ACADEMY 53Robert Davis 3 2-4 8, David Carter 2 1-2 5, Omar Johnson 6 5-6 17, Elijah Maine 5 0-2 12, Rashon Boone 3 2-2 8, Yasin Lowman 1 1-3 3.

Totals: 20 11-19 53.

KISKI PREP 75Van Camp 2 0-0 4, Burkhart 3 0-2 6, Jacobs 1 0-0 3, Badmoss 3 2-6 8, Sevak 6 0-0 15, Canady 2 2-6 6, Greene 6 2-3 15, Boyle 7 1-2 15, Luptak 1 0-0 2, Klehowski 0 1-2 1.

Totals: 31 8-21 75.

Summit Academy 13 15 15 10—53Kiski Prep 24 22 17 12—753-point goals: Summit Academy 2 (Maine 2); Kiski Prep 5 (Sevak 3, Greene, Jacobs).

Friday: Riverside at Summit Academy

Cranberry 63, A-C Valley 57 — Ryan Bartley had 24 points and Jeff Eaton added 16 to lead the Falcons, who posted a 26-point fourth quarter before falling short.

A-C VALLEY 57Brody Irwin 1 1-2 4, Ryan Bartley 10 2-3 24, Kevin Kaufman 1 2-4 4, Jeff Eaton 7 0-0 16, Landon Delisio 2 0-0 4, Cole Terwilliger 1 0-0 3, Eric Orton 0 0-0 0, Keaton King 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 23 5-9 57.

CRANBERRY 63Caleb Carow 3 6-10 14, Casey Space 6 1-3 13, Evan Fowler 2 3-4 9, Ryan Wilson 4 7-9 15, Joseph Hart 1 0-0 2, Colton Cunningham 2 2-2 6, Ty Rex 2 0-0 4.

Totals: 20 19-28 63.

A-C Valley 8 15 8 26—57Cranberry 15 13 17 18—633-point goals: A-C Valley 6 (Bartley 2, Eaton 2, Irwin, Terwilliger); Cranberry 4 (Carow 2, Fowler).

Montour 47, Mars 41 — Ali Goetz led all scorers with 18 points to lead the Planets (0-4) in this nonsection contest.MARS 41Randi Francis 2 1-3 5, Brinsley Evanson 0 0-0 0, Teresa Dallatore 3 0-0 7, Alyssa Mathews 0 1-2 1, Paige Castora 0 0-0 0, Jessica Bunner 3 0-0 6, Sarah Getsy 2 0-2 4, Ali Goetz 4 10-14 18, Bonnie Workman 0 0-0 0. Totals: 14 12-21 41.MONTOUR 47Diecks 2 1-2 5, Rizza 0 0-3 0, Peckick 7 2-4 16, Esposito 5 0-1 11, Gerst 0 0-0 0, Nahal 3 0-0 6, Toth 0 0-2 0, Mastrioni 3 0-3 9. Totals: 20 3-15 47.Mars 7 12 12 10—41Montour 16 6 14 11—473-point goals: Mars 1 (Dallatore); Montour 4 (Mastrioni 3, Esposito)JV: Mars, 40-38 (M: Bonnie Workman 16)Monday: Elizabeth-Forward at Mars

Mars 37, Fox Chapel 36 — The Planets used pins by Silas Bender (113), Richie Boeh (120), Nathan Bair (182) and Jose Quionones (220) to slip past the Foxes Wednesday.Mars opened up an early 21-6 lead before the Foxes won five consecutive matches to take a 30-21 lead. Mars won using a late decision by Alex Grosso and pins by Bair and Quionones to pull out the win.Match started at 285106 pounds: Jared Rice (FC) pinned Jimmy Ronczka; 113: Silas Bender (M) pinned Edward Marinzel; 120: Richie Boeh (M) pinned Christian Nicolescu; 126: Jake Snyder (M) dec. Ahod Froz, 6-2; 132: Artie Newman (FC) dec. Chad McDade, 4-1; 138: Shane Bialowas (FC) dec. Andy Selker, 5-3; 145: Corey Mahon (FC) pinned James Flynn; 152: Sam Molina (FC) won by forfeit; 160: Johnathan Friemuth (FC) won by forfeit; 170: Alex Grosso M) dec. Tyler Fannie, 6-4; 182: Nathan Bair (M) pinned Richard Giovanetti; 195: Anthony Brooks (FC) pinned Austin Bitzer; 220: Jose Quionones (M) pinned Adam Novancic; 285: Trey Turnblader (M) won by forfeit.

Harvest Baptist Academy 63, First Baptist Christian School 55 (boys basketball) — Adam Drake had 19 points and eight rebounds and Tommy Barnhart 14 points and three assists to lead FBC.In the junior varsity game, Paul Drake had 13 points and six rebounds.First Baptist Christian School 32, Seeds of faith 23 (girls basketball) — Alyssa Barnhart had 11 points, nine rebounds and four steals, Annie Barnhart nine steals and six rebounds and Hannah Roth five assists and eight steals in the win.From staff reports