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KC boys earn win

Moniteau's Ashley Brehm drives around West Forest's Jill Wallace on Monday night during a 44-23 win for the Warriors. Brehm tallied 10 points and 15 rebounds.
Union tops Keystone

Tucker Preston had 25 points and 11 rebounds and Brandyn Bowser added 14 points and five assists Monday as Karns City prevailed 69-43 in a boys basketball victory over Redbank Valley.

Tyler Kepple added 12 points for the Gremlins (3-7, 1-2), who outscored the Bulldogs 43-9 in the second half to pull away.

KARNS CITY 69Brandyn Bowser 2 9-12 14, Tyler Kepple 4 0-0 12, Brady Ellenberger 0 0-0 0, Tucker Preston 6 11-14 25, Kyle Barger 3 2-2 8, Ethan Williams 2 2-5 6, Justin Hutchison 0 0-0 0, Tom Stoughton 0 0-0 0, Andrew Johnston 0 0-2 0, Austin Murray 0 0-0 0, Logan Moroney 2 0-2 4, Dan Filges 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 19 24-37 69.

REDBANK VALLEY 43Nate Reninger 1 2-2 5, Keaton Delp 3 0-0 6, Matt Veronesi 1 1-6 3, Jake Daugherty 6 3-5 17, Cody Gruver 3 2-3 8, Dustin price 1 0-0 2, Austin Shumaker 1 0-0 2, Devin Shumaker 0 0-0 0, Michael Rave 0 0-2 0.

Totals: 16 8-18 43.

Karns City 14 12 27 15—69Redbank Valley 15 19 5 4—433-point goals: Karns City 7 (Kepple 4, Preston 2, Bowser); Redbank Valley 3 (Daugherty 2, Reninger).

Wednesday: Karns City at Union

Union 43, Keystone 34 — Brody Pollock had 21 points and seven rebounds and Austin Davis six assists to lead the Golden Knights in KSAC action.

KEYSTONE 34Lencer 1 2-4 4, Eberhart 0 0-0 0, Siegel 2 0-4 4, Whitmer 0 0-0 0, Josh Lencer 1 0-0 2, Beichner 6 1-2 13, Young 4 0-0 11.

Totals: 14 3-10 34.

UNION 43Taylor Smith 2 1-2 6, Brody Pollock 6 6-7 21, Brody Shick 3 0-0 7, Kaden McGregor 0 0-0 0, Wanya Harris 0 0-0 0, Austin Davis 1 2-4 4, Mikey Harris 2 1-2 5.

Totals: 14 10-15 43.

Keystone 9 11 7 7—34Union 20 10 6 7—433-point goals: Keystone 3 Young 3); Union 5 (Pollock 3, Smith, Shick).

Wednesday: Karns City at Union

Moniteau 75, West Forest 60 — Kyle Armagost scored 39 points — 28 coming in the second half — as a depleted Warriors' squad held on for a KSAC win.Armagost also had 14 rebounds for Moniteau (7-2, 2-0), which was playing without several players due to illness.Joey Deal added 15 rebounds for Moniteau.

MONITEAU 75Kyle Armagost 13 12-14 39, Andrew Armagost 2 5-10 9, Joey Deal 1 4-4 6, Jonathan Loos 4 3-4 13, Brayden McCorry 4 0-0 8.

Totals: 24 24-36 75.

WEST FOREST 60Sneeringer 8 7-10 23, S. McFarland 6 0-1 16, Sihis 5 1-2 11, Bernis 2 0-0 4, L. McFarland 2 0-0 4, Kirkwood 1 0-0 2.

Totals: 24 8-13 60.

Moniteau 25 13 17 20—75West Forest 13 8 19 20—603-point goals: Moniteau 3 (Armagost, Loos 2); West Forest 4 (S, McFarland).

JV Score: West Forest 45-40

Friday: North Clarion at Moniteau

Clarion-Limestone 84, A-C Valley 67 — Brody Irwin scored 26 points, but the Falcons fell in KSAC action.

A-C VALLEY 67Brody Irwin 8 5-9 26, Ryan Bartley 7 1-6 15, Jeff Eaton 5 3-5 13, Landon Delisio 3 0-0 7, Eric Orton 2 0-1 4, Jimmy Holton 1 0-0 2, Kevin Kaufman 0 0-0 0, Jay Kaufman 0 0-0 0, Keaton King 0 0-0 0, Cole Terwilliger 0 0-0 0, Justin Rothen 0 0-0 0, Shook 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 26 9-21 67.

CLARION-LIMESTONE 84Laugand 8 4-4 22, Munsee 4 0-0 9, Bennett 0 1-2 1, Switzer 1 0-0 3, Kelley 9 7-8 25, Slater 2 0-0 4, Mellott 3 3-6 9, Stitt 5 1-2 11.

Totals: 32 16-22 84.

A-C Valley 12 23 14 18—67Clarion-Limestone 21 17 24 22—843-point goals: A-C Valley 6 (Irwin 5, Delisio); Clarion-Limestone 4 (Laugand 2, Munsee, Switzer).

Girls Basketball

Mars 61, Highlands 35 — Randi Francis scored 13 points to lead the Planets to this section victory.Sarah Getsey added 11 points and Ali Goetz 10 for Mars (4-8, 2-0).

MARS 61Randi Francis 4 3-6 13, Brinsley Maughan-Evanson 4 0-0 8, Teresa Dallatore 1 4-11 6, Alyssa Mathews 3 0-0 6, Paige Castora 1 1-2 3, Hunter Berneburger 0 0-0 0, Sydney Cole 0 0-0 0, Sarah Getsey 3 3-4 11, Ali Goetz 5 0-4 10, Lexie Mowery 0 0-0 0, Bonnie Workman 2 0-0 4.

Totals: 23 11-27 61.

HIGHLANDS 35Hines 6 1-2 14, Green 1 0-0 2, Witucki 0 0-0 0, Misejka 6 0-0 13, Johnson 3 0-0 6, James 0 0-0 0, S. Witucki 0 0-0 0, Hranis-Pittman 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 16 1-2 35.

Mars 19 11 17 12—61Highlands 13 4 5 13—353-point goals: Mars 4 (Francis 2, Getsey 2); Highlands 2 (Hines, Misejka).

JV: No game

Thursday: Mars at Hampton

Moniteau 44, West Forest 23 — Amanda Sloan scored 11 points and Katie Brehm added 10 points and 15 rebounds in this rout for the Warriors (5-4, 2-0).

WEST FOREST 23Schwaub 1 3-4 5, B. Bemis 0 1-2 1, Wallace 3 4-6 11, Ei 1 01 2, Wagner 0 1-2 1, Botzer 0 1-2 1, N. Bemis 1 0-2 2.

Totals: 6 10-19 23.

MONITEAU 44Fontaine Glenn 2 2-5 6, Ashley Brehm 0 0-0 0, Krista Snyder 1 0-0 2, Brittany Wright 0 0-0 0, Nikki Yeckel 2 1-3 5, Emily Rider 3 0-0 6, Stephanie McCall 0 0-0 0, Heather Porter 2 0-0 4, Amanda Sloan 3 3-3 11, Katie Brehm 5 0-0 10.

Totals: 18 6-11 44.

West Forest 3 5 8 6—23Moniteau 12 13 8 11—44

Karns City 49, Redbank Valley 41 — Shanel Preston had 13 points to lead a balanced attack as the Gremlins (2-7, 1-2) dispatched the Bulldogs in this KSAC South contest.

REDBANK VALLEY 41Bell 1 0-2 2, Kennemuth 2 1-6 5, Murray 4 1-2 9, Shumaker 0 0-1 0, Rey 3 0-0 6, McClaine 4 0-0 8, Bowersox 4 3-6 11.

Totals: 18 5-17 41.

KARNS CITY 49Erin McCue 2 3-4 7, Ally Olkowski 0 0-0 0, Kara Kerschbaumer 4 0-1 8, Emily Schumacher 3 2-4 8, Shanel Preston 5 2-3 13, Emily Lopresti 3 2-4 8, LeErin Jones 1 0-0 2, Leah McGuire 1 1-4 3.

Totals: 19 10-20 49.

Redbank Valley 10 10 8 13—41Karns City 15 15 10 9—493-point goals: Karns City 1 (Preston).

Wednesday: Union at Karns City

Knoch 38, Valley 35 — Celina Sanks had 14 points and nine rebounds and Brooke Armahizer added nine rebounds to lead the Knights (5-4, 2-0).

KNOCH 38Celina Sanks 5 4-6 14, Kate Miller 0 1-2 1, Savanna Steffen 3 1-3 7, Sam Logan 2 3-4 7, Brooke Armahizer 0 3-6 3, Amber Henzel 3 0-0 6.

Totals: 13 12-21 38.

VALLEY 35K. Iacofino 5 0-0 10, Tara Shemenski 1 0-2 2, R. Vining 4 6-8 14, A. Pitts 2 1-2 5, L. Watkins 1 2-4 4.

Totals: 13 9-16 35.

Knoch 9 10 8 11—38Valley 7 14 2 12—353-point goals: None.

Thursday: Kittanning at Knoch

Slippery Rock 57, Titusville 17 — The Rockets (7-2, 3-1) had 10 different scorers — led by Morgan Siebka with 12 — to capture the region win.

TITUSVILLE 17Scott 1 0-0 3, G. Champion 0 1-2 1, Kriner 1 0-1 2, Champion 0 0-0 0, Moore 0 0-2 0, Harger 0 1-2 1, Popham 1 2-3 4, Drusko 0 6-6 6.

Totals: 3 10-16 17.

SLIPPERY ROCK 57Morgan Siebka 5 2-3 12, Haley Angerett 4 0-4 8, Anna Cessar 3 2-2 8, Riley McGonigle 4 0-0 8, Ellie Shaw 1 1-2 3, Haley Urban 2 1-1 5, Lauren Dietz 1 1-2 3, Christiana Chmielewski 0 2-2 2, Michelle Hartzell 1 2-2 4, Nicole Papley 2 0-0 4.

Totals: 23 11-18 57.

Titusville 3 5 4 5—17Slippery Rock 12 19 14 12—573-point goals: Titusville 1 (Scott).

Thursday: Grove City at Slippery Rock

A-C Valley 43, Clarion-Limestone 39 — Meredith Snyder had 21 points to power the Falcons (6-4, 4-2).

CLARION-LIMESTONE 39Kiana Laugand 3 4-4 12, Lily Port 2 0-2 4, Dannie Parsons 2 0-0 5, Jess Wolbert 0 0-0 0, Kacy Bevis 4 4-7 12, Sarah Black 2 2-3 6.

Totals: 13 10-16 39.

A-C VALLEY 43Tricia Kerlin 2 2-4 8, Emily Quaill 2 1-2 6, Racheal Viertel 1 0-0 2, Kelsey Boocks 2 2-4 6, Meredith Snyder 10 1-1 21, Hanna Hetrick 0 0-0 0, Erin Logue 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 17 6-11 43.

Clarion-Limestone 10 8 4 17—39Team 12 10 9 12—433-point goals: Clarion-Limestone 3 (Laugand 2, Parsons); A-C Valley 3 (Kerlin 2, Quaill).

Friday: East Forest at A-C Valley

Keystone 72, Union 23 — Morgan Johnson led all scorers with 28 points and eclipsed the 1,000-point plateau for her career in the Panthers' win.Keystone had raced out to a 30-6 first-quarter lead to take control.Delani Priester led the Damsels with 13 points.

UNION 23Delani Priester 6 1-4 13, Daneka Stuart 2 0-2 4, Kassie McGarrity 1 0-2 2, Sierra Smith 0 2-2 2, Mackenzie Divins 1 0-0 2.

Totals: 10 3-10 23.

KEYSTONE 72Black 0 1-2 1, McClendon 0 1-2 1, Mo. Johnson 11 4-10 28, Reed 2 0-0 5, Doughler 1 0-0 2, Brozenic 2 0-2 4, Wilson 1 0-0 2, Greathouse 7 3-4 19, Ma. Johnson 6 0-0 12, Norton 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 30 9-14 72.

Union 6 6 10 1—23Keystone 30 19 12 13—723-point goals: Keystone 5 (Mo. Johnson 2, Greathouse 2, Reed).

Ford City 70, Freeport 37 — Jessica McFadden scored 13 points in this loss by the Yellowjackets (3-7).

FORD CITY 70Heather Davis 9 1-3 25, Prazenica 5 0-0 12, Cujas 7 3-4 17, B. Davis 1 0-0 2, Brocious 2 2-2 6, A. Digregoro 1 0-0 2, Klukar 1 0-0 2, D. Digregoro 1 0-0 2, Heddinger 1 0-0 2.

Totals: 28 6-9 70.

FREEPORT 37Jessica McFadden 4 4-8 13, Lynsey Gugino 3 0-2 8, Jessica Aulicino 3 1-2 7, Macy Smolic 1 0-1 2, Michaela Bowser 1 4-4 6, Carli Shrecwitch 0 1-2 1.

Totals: 12 10-19 37.

Ford City 20 17 18 15—70Freeport 6 12 9 10—373-point goals: Ford City 8 (Davis 6, Prazenica 2); Freeport 3 (McFadden, Gugino 2).

Thursday: Leechburg at Freeport

Franklin 78, Grove City 24 — The Eagles fell behind 52-14 at the half in this region setback.

FRANKLIN 78Shields 0 1-2 1, Andres 3 4-4 10, Deal 2 0-0 6, Kemich 3 0-0 6, Foust 0 2-3 2, Hager 8 6-8 25, Law 5 1-1 11, Starr 4 4-4 13, Gravatt 1 0-0 2, Jones 1 0-0 2.

Totals: 27 18-22 78.

GROVE CITY 24Hailey Hall 1 4-6 6, Corianne Hyduchak 4 0-1 8, Jordyn Wyllie 1 0-0 2, Vanessa Sprando 1 2-2 4, Danyelle Lucido 0 3-5 3, Jen Ferguson 0 1-2 1, Jessee Treiber 0 0-2 0.

Totals: 7 10-18 24.

Franklin 27 25 10 16—78Grove City 8 6 5 5—243-point goals: Frankllin 6 (Hager 3, Deal 2, Starr); Grove City 0.

JV Score: Franklin 49-42

Hockey

McDowell 10, Butler 2 — Corey Chuba and Tony Harpel each scored third-period goals and Tanner Gilliland and Troy Double had two assists each for the Tornado at the Ice Connection.

Serra Catholic 11, Knoch 0 — The Knights fell in this PIHL Class A contest at the Valley Sports Complex.

WrestlingBlake Caudill pinned George McGuire of Fort LeBoeuf in 1:59 in the 113-pound weight class to win an individual title at the Fort LeBoeuf Bison Brawl wrestling tournament over the weekend.Fort LeBoeuf won the team title with 231 points. Butler was second with 205½.Caudill went 5-1 in the tourney, his only loss coming against McGuire a day earlier.“It was quite a statement on his part,” said Butler wrestling coach Scott Stoner of Caudill's performance in the final.Butler had 12 of its 14 wrestlers place in the top four in the tournament.Jesse Spahn finished second in the 138-pound weight class and Nick Gibson bounced back from an 0-3 record in pool play to finish second at 195 pounds.Third-place finishers for Butler were Korey Caudill (120), Nick Sutton (126), Dakoda Collins (152), Ryan Hannan (170), Zach Weaver (182) and Ben McKnight (220).Fourth-place finishers for the Tornado were Connor Foust (106) and Will Bortmas (160).Collins' victory in his third-place bout was the 100th of his career.

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