Raiders on a roll
Alex Karika scored 22 points and Seneca Valley outscored Montour 35-17 in the second half to post a 54-36 girls basketball victory in the Riverside holiday tournament Wednesday.
Brooke Clifford added 10 points for the Raiders (5-1), who play Trinity at 6 p.m. today in the second round of the tourney.
SENECA VALLEY 54Katie Brown 1 0-0 2, Brooke Clifford 4 2-4 10, Kaitlyn Eagle 1 1-2 3, Karlei Fronzaglio 0 1-4 1, Amanda Geiger 3 1-2 7, Alex Karika 8 6-9 22, Abby Trzeciak 1 0-0 2, Julia Vandrak 3 0-0 7.
Totals: 21 11-24 54.
MONTOUR 36Bri Peckick 3 0-0 6, Marissa Grest 4 2-3 10, Talich Buhal 4 1-2 9, Ariana Hehr 1 0-0 2, Emily Mastroianni 3 0-0 9.
Totals: 15 3-5 36.
Seneca Valley 7 17 19 16—54Montour 14 5 8 9—363-point goals: Seneca Valley 1 Vandrak); Montour 3 (Mastroianni 3).
Today: Seneca Valley vs. Trinity, 6 p.m., at Riverside
Knoch 35, Washington 27 — Celina Sanks scored 13 points and also had six rebounds as the Knights won the West Shamokin Christmas Tournament.Sam Logan added 10 points and five assists for Knoch (3-4). Logan also was named to the all-tournament team.
WASHINGTON 27Jones 2 0-0 4, Ellis 3 0-0 9, Carroll 2 0-4 4, Rutter 0 2-2 2, Avery 0 0-2 0, Williams 2 2-4 6, Beck 1 0-0 2.
Totals: 10 4-12 27.
KNOCH 35Nicole Miller 0 3-6 3, Brooke Armahizer 3 3-4 9, Sam Logan 4 1-2 10, Celina Sanks 3 7-8 13, Savanna Steffen 0 0-0 0, Amber Henzel 0 0-0 0, Angela Cress 0 0-0 0.
Totals: 10 14-20 35.
Washington 13 2 7 5—27Knoch 7 8 10 10—353-point goals: Washington 3 (Ellis 3); Knoch 1 (Logan).
Jan. 5: Highlands at Knoch
Laurel 36, Moniteau 35 — Krista Snyder poured in 15 points, but the Warriors were edged in this game in the Union-New Castle tournament.
MONITEAU 35Fontaine Glenn 0 2-2 2, Ashley Brehm 1 0-0 2, Krista Snyder 5 5-10 15, Nikki Yeckel 2 1-2 5, Heather Porter 2 0-0 4, Amanda Sloan 1 1-4 3, Katie Brehm 2 0-1 4, Emily Rider 0 0-0 0, Brittany Wright 0 0-0 0.
Totals: 13 9-19 35.
LAUREL 36A. Deinert 5 4-6 14, Wallas 1 2-3 4, Meals 0 0-0 0, Dicks 2 3-4 7, Conrad 0 1-1 1, Shaffer 5 0-1 10, M. Deinert 0 0-0 0, Ritchie 0 0-0 0.
Totals: 13 10-16 36.
Moniteau 6 6 9 4—35Laurel 9 10 10 7—363-point goals: Moniteau 0; Laurel 0.
Today: Moniteau vs. Wilmington, 3 p.m.
Keystone Oaks 67, Slippery Rock 62 — Morgan Siebka scored 27 points, but the Rockets could not ovecome a big deficit in this non-region road loss.Nicole Papley added 10 points for Slippery Rock (4-2).
SLIPPERY ROCK 62Morgan Siebka 9 6-8 27, Haley Angerett 3 0-0 9, Anna Cessar 3 2-2 9, Emily Campbell 1 0-0 2, Nicole Papley 3 4-7 10, Lauren Dietz 2 1-3 5.
Totals: 21 13-20 62.
KEYSTONE OAKS 67Agurs 5 2-3 12, T. Brownlee 2 1-3 7, Welch 0 1-3 1, Senakis 8 3-4 20, Mercuri 6 0-2 12, K. Brownlee 1 0-0 2, Lippert 2 2-4 7, Kendall 2 2-2 6.
Totals: 26 11-21 67.
Slippery Rock 15 14 10 21—62Keystone Oaks 15 23 12 17—673-point goals: Slippery Rock 7 (Siebka 3, Angerett 3, Cessar); Keystone Oaks 4 (T. Brownlee 2, Senakis, Lippert).
Tuesday: Slippery Rock at Reynolds
Riverview 57, Freeport 38 — In the championship game of the Riverview Tournament, Macy Smolic led the Yellowjackets (2-5) with 10 points.
RIVERVIEW 57Andreiko 5 3-4 13, Kennedy 4 1-2 10, Ault 1 0-0 2, Bruni 5 0-0 15, Patsy 4 0-0 8, Bushee 4 0-0 9.
Totals: 23 4-6 57.
FREEPORT 38Taylor Schrecengost 3 3-4 9, Jessica McFadden 2 1-4 5, Lynsey Gugino 1 1-2 4, Jessica Aulicino 3 0-1 6, Macy Smolic 4 2-3 10, Michaela Bowser 2 0-0 4.
Totals: 15 7-14 38.
Riverview 21 9 15 12—57Freeport 5 14 15 4—383-point goals: Riverview 7 (Bruni 5, Kennedy, Bushee); Freeport 1 (Gugino).
Monday: Freeport at West Shamokin
Keystone 64, Karns City 43 — Shanel Preston scored 11 points and Erin McCue added 10, but the Gremlins fell in this KSAC matchup.
KEYSTONE 64Black 1 0-2 2, McClenden 2 0-0 4, M. Johnson 7 6-8 20, Reed 1 0-0 2, Goughler 2 0-0 4, Wilson 2 0-1 4, Greathouse 6 0-0 14, M. Johnson 5 0-0 12, Norton 1 0-0 2.
Totals: 27 6-11 64.
KARNS CITY 43Erin McCue 5 0-5 10, Allyson Olkowski 3 1-2 7, Kara Kerschbaumer 1 0-0 2, Emily Schumacher 2 0-0 4, Shanel Preston 4 3-5 11, Emily LoPresti 3 0-0 6, LeErin Jones 1 1-2 3.
Totals: 19 5-14 43.
Keystone 19 20 13 12—64Karns City 11 10 10 12—433-point goals: Keystone 4 (Greathouse 2, M. Johnson 2); Karns City 0.
JV Score: Karns City 37-32
Monday: Kittanning at Karns City
