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KC tops North Clarion

Brandyn Bowser, Tyler Kepple and Ethan Williams had 17 points apiece and Tucker Preston added 16 to lead Karns City to a 76-64 boys basketball victory over North Clarion Tuesday.

Bowser added seven assists and Kepple six rebounds for the Gremlins (4-8).

NORTH CLARION 64C. Cyphert 5 0-1 13, Young 1 0-0 2, Obenrader 6 0-0 14, Howarth 4 0-1 8, Schmader 1 0-0 2, Bruce 0 0-0 0, Bauer 1 1-3 1, Nick 6 0-0 12, J. Cyphert 1 0-0 3, E. Cyphert 3 0-0 7.

Totals: 28 1-5 64.

KARNS CITY 76Brandyn Bowser 6 4-4 17, Tyler Kepple 5 5-5 17, Brady Ellenberger 1 0-0 2, Tucker Preston 6 1-2 16, Kyle Barger 0 0-0 0, Ethan Williams 5 5-7 17, Justin Hutchison 1 0-0 2, Tom Stoughton 0 0-0 0, Andrew Johnston 1 0-0 3, Dan Filges 1 0-0 2, Logan Moroney 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 26 15-18 76.

North Clarion 22 16 18 8—64Karns City 27 18 19 12—763-point goals: North Clarion 7 (C. Cyphert 3, Obenrader 2, J. Cyphert, E. Cyphert); Karns City 9 (Preston 3, Kepple 2, Williams 2, Bowser, Johnston).

Friday: Karns City at Clarion

Clarion 62, Moniteau 52 — Despite 29 points from Kyle Armagost and 17 points and 10 rebounds from Andrew Armagost, the Warriors (8-4) fell to the Bobcats.

MONITEAU 52Kyle Armagost 13 0-0 29, Ethan Pry 1 0-0 2, Andrew Armagost 7 2-4 17, Joey Deal 1 0-0 2, Denny Pry 1 0-0 2.

Totals: 23 2-5 52.

CLARION 62Shannonhouse 12 3-3 30, Kirkland 2 0-2 5, Troese 2 0-0 6, Armstrong 7 0-0 14, Heeter 2 4-6 8.

Totals: 25 7-11 62.

Moniteau 11 12 13 16—52Clarion 10 12 20 20—623-point goals: Moniteau 4 (K. Armagost 3, A. Armagost); Clarion 6 (Shannonhouse 3, Troese 2, Kirkland).

Friday: Cranberry at Moniteau

Shady Side Academy 64, Freeport 46 — Brendan Lynch dropped in 25 points and Ryan Dunn 14, but the Yellowjackets fell in this Section 1-AA contest.

FREEPORT 46Fred Pastoria 0 0-0 0, Brendan Lynch 8 7-10 25, Ryan Dunn 4 4-5 14, Robbie Miller 1 0-0 3, Zane Geist 0 0-0 0, Alex Carson 0 0-0 0, Tony DeVivo 1 0-1 2, Sean Carson 0 0-0 0, Jordan Ziemianski 0 2-2 2.

Totals: 14 13-18 46.

SHADY SIDE ACADEMY 64Evan Lutins 8 4-6 20, Will Supowitz 3 0-0 6, Tyler Petrucelli 2 0-0 5, Ryan Reynolds 0 1-4 1, Jake Ellis 5 3-4 14, Josh Weinberg 1 0-0 3, Aaron Horne 4 2-3 10, Brendan Gramley 0 0-0 0, Dan Marous 0 0-0 0, Cody Boyer 1 0-0 2, Connor Hannon 1 0-0 3.

Totals: 25 10-17 64.

Freeport 14 13 6 13—46Shady Side Acad. 19 14 15 16—643-point goals: Freeport 5 (Lynch 2, Dunn 2, Miller); Shady Side Academy 4 (Petrucelli, Ellis, Weinberg, Hannon).

Union 65, Clarion-Limestone 61 — Taylor Smith had 25 points — 17 coming in the third quarter — to lead the Golden Knights to the victory.Brody Pollock added 18 points and 10 rebounds and Brody Shick 11 rebounds for Union (12-1, 3-0).

UNION 65Taylor Smith 9 1-3 25, Brody Pollock 6 5-7 18, Brody Shick 2 0-0 5, Dylan Shirey 0 0-0 0, Kaden McGregor 2 2-3 6, Austin Davis 2 2-6 6, Mikey Harris 1 1-2 3, Shawn Hazlett 1 0-0 2.

Totals: 23 11-21 65.

CLARION-LIMESTONE 61Langund 7 2-2 19, Munsee 1 0-0 3, Kelly 6 0-0 13, Slater 0 2-2 2, Hines 0 0-0 0, Smith 0 0-0 0, Mellott 7 0-2 14, Stitt 5 0-2 10.

Totals: 26 4-8 61.

Union 15 9 24 17—65Clarion-Limestone 15 17 17 12—613-point goals: Union 8 (Smith 6, Pollock, Shick); Clarion-Limestone 5 (Langund 3, Munsee, Kelly).JV: Union, 51-35 (U: Hazlett 18)

Friday: East Forest at Union

Venango Catholic 70, A-C Valley 68 — Matt Bartley scored 24 points, Brody Irwin 12 points and Kevin Kaufman and Jeff Eaton 11 apiece for the Falcons.

VENANGO CATHOLIC 70A. Toy 3 2-4 10, Kuhn 4 2-2 10, Thurau 3 4-4 10, Hawkins 6 3-5 16, Moltz 1 0-0 2, Guth 8 6-7 22, S. Toy 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 25 17-22 70.

A-C VALLEY 68Brody Irwin 4 1-2 12, Ryan Bartley 10 46 24, Kevin Kaufman 3 5-5 11, Jeff Eaton 4 0-2 11, Landon Delisio 3 2-6 8, Jay Kaufman 0 2-2 2, Cole Terwilliger 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 24 14-23 68.

Venango Catholic 19 17 19 15—70A-C Valley 23 20 13 12—683-point goals: Venango Catholic 3 (A. Toy 2, Hawkins); A-C Valley 6 (Irwin 3, Eaton 3).

Meadville 58, Grove City 56 — Foster Reznor had 14 points and Donte Robinson 11 points, but the Eagles came up short.

GROVE CITY 56Alec Goodwin 3 3-4 9, Donte Robinson 3 4-4 11, Torin Smith 3 2-2 9, Jordan Patterson 3 0-3 6, Alex Hall 2 0-0 4, Foster Reznor 6 1-2 14, Matt Thrasher 1 0-0 3.

Totals: 24 10-15 56.

MEADVILLE 58Hollingsworth 5 3-4 13, Foster 6 2-4 14, Price 3 4-4 12, Clune 0 2-2 2, Gregor 2 3-4 7, Epps 4 0-2 8, Myers 1 0-0 2.

Totals: 21 14-20 58.

Grove City 13 9 13 21—56Meadville 12 10 20 16—583-point goals: Grove City 4 (Robinson, Smith, Reznor, Thrasher); Meadville 2 (Price).

Summit Academy 66, West Allegheny 63 — The Knights pulled out this non-section matchup. No other details were available.

<B>Slippery Rock 50, Sharpsville 49 (OT) — </B>Morgan Siebka and Haley Angerett had 18 and 14 points, respectively, to pace the Rockets.Nicole Papley added 10 points for Slippery Rock (9-2).<B>SLIPPERY ROCK 50</B>Morgan Siebka 8 0-1 18, Haley Angerett 4 4-4 14, Anna Cessar 2 0-2 4, Emily Campbell 2 0-2 4, Nicole Papley 4 2-2 10, Riley McGonigle 0 0-0 0, Haley Urban 0 0-0 0, Lauren Dietz 0 0-0 0. <B>Totals:</B> 20 6-9 50.<B>SHARPSVILLE 49</B>Davis 3 0-0 7, Popatak 9 3-5 25, P. Scurpa 1 0-4 2, K. Scurpa 3 3-3 10, Henwood 2 1-2 5, Kress 0 0-0 0, Przicina 0 0-0 0, Kurelko 0 0-0 0, Anderson 0 0-0 0. <B>Totals:</B> 18 7-14 49.<B>Slippery Rock 9 14 13 10 4—50Sharpsville 13 14 9 10—33-point goals:</B> Slippery Rock 4 (Siebka 2, Angerett 2); Sharpsville 6 (Popatak 4, Davis, K. Scurpa).<B>Thursday:</B> Slippery Rock at Franklin

<B>Hempfield 800-65x, Butler 800-56x — </B>Mary Hoffman, Dana McCurdy, Abby Gallagher, Skyler Bittner, Sarah Laughlin, Olivia Swiergol, Trevor Beige and Harlee McDonald each fired 100s, but the Spartans edged the host Tornado.From staff reports<B><I></B></I>

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