KC boys nip Cranberry, 68-66

January 26, 2012 Last Updated: January 26, 2012 01:46 PM High School

Despite not having its leading scorer in Tucker Preston (13.1 per game), Karns City's boys basketball team outlasted visiting Cranberry 68-66 Wednesday night.

Tyler Kepple scored 20 points to lead the Gremlins (5-10), while Ethan Williams added 16 and Brandyn Bowser 15.

CRANBERRY 66Kasey Spence 4 0-2 8, Evan Fowler 3 0-0 6, Ryan Willison 9 6-7 29, Joe Hart 2 1-4 5, Caleb Carrow 2 1-3 6, Jacob Creighton 2 0-1 5, Colton Cunningham 3 1-2 7.

Totals: 25 9-19 66.

KARNS CITY 68Brandyn Bowser 5 4-6 15, Tyler Kepple 7 4-5 20, Brady Ellenberger 1 0-0 2, Kyle Barger 1 2-2 4, Ethan Williams 5 4-4 16, Tom Stoughton 1 0-0 2, Andrew Johnston 2 3-4 7, Logan Moroney 1 0-0 2, Dan Filges 0 0-0 0, Justin Hutchison 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 23 17-21 68.

Cranberry 15 16 13 22—66Karns City 14 16 14 24—683-point goals: Cranberry 7 (Willison 5, Carrow, Creighton); Karns City 5 (Kepple 2, Williams 2, Bowser).

Friday: Karns City at A-C Valley

Seneca Valley 62, Oliver 39 — Alex Maxfield led a balanced attack for the Raiders with 11 points.Easton Bazzoli and Alex Snyder each added 10 points for Seneca Valley (11-6), which had 11 players score.

OLIVER 39Shakeem Cox 5 0-0 10, Devin Lyles 4 4-4 13, Will Wells 1 0-0 3, Ray Robinson 1 0-0 2, Shakur Jackson 2 0-0 4, Kevin Mudui 0 0-0 0, Treshawn White 0 0-0 0, Carlton Watson 0 0-0 0, Brian Griffin 0 0-0 0, Eric Haus 0 0-0 0, Kevin Griffin 0 0-0 0, Justin Mitchell 3 0-2 6.

Totals: 16 5-10 39.

SENECA VALLEY 62Matt Darby 0 1-2 1, Matt Smith 3 2-2 6, Easton Bazzoli 4 2-2 10, Zach Spangler 3 0-0 6, Dan Cashdollar 0 0-0 0, T.J. Holl 0 1-2 1, Chad Albert 1 0-2 2, Eric Woods 1 0-0 2, Alex Maxfield 4 3-4 11, Ryan McCauley 2 2-2 6, Austin Bream 2 1-4 5, Alex Snyder 4 2-2 10.

Totals: 24 14-22 62.

Oliver 8 8 9 14—39Seneca Valley 12 20 13 17—623-point goals: Oliver 2 (Lyles, Wells); Seneca Valley 0.

JV Score: Seneca Valley 65-20

Friday: Seneca Valley at North Hills

Venango Catholic 67, Union 55 — Brody Pollock's 18 points were not enough to lead the Golden Knights to a road triumph.Taylor Smith added 11 points and eight rebounds for Union (14-2).

UNION 55Taylor Smith 5 0-0 11, Dylan Shirey 1 0-0 2, Brody Pollock 8 2-2 18, Kaden McGregor 1 1-2 3, Shawn Hazlett 3 1-2 7, Austin Davis 3 4-7 10, Mikey Harris 2 0-0 4.

Totals: 23 8-13 55.

VENANGO CATHOLIC 67Thureau 6 5-5 19, Kuhn 2 2-2 6, Moltz 3 2-3 9, Toy 1 2-2 4, Hawkins 3 3-4 11, Guth 7 4-6 18.

Totals: 22 18-22 67.

Union 13 9 18 15—55Venango Catholic 13 21 13 20—673-point goals: Union 1 (Smith); Venango Catholic 5 (Thureau 2, Hawkins 2, Moltz).

Monday: Union at Moniteau

In a low-scoring battle, Moniteau survived a meeting at A-C Valley by a score of 37-31.Katie Brehm paced the Warriors with 10 points while A-C Valley's Meredith Snyder scored 13.MONITEAU 37Ashley Brehm 0 7-10 7, Krista Snyder 1 0-0 2, Nikki Yeckel 0 1-2 1, Heather Porter 4 1-4 9, Amanda Sloan 4 0-0 8, Katie Brehm 5 0-0 10, Fontaine Glenn 0 0-1 0, Emily Rider 0 0-0 0. Totals: 14 9-17 37.A-C VALLEY 31Tricia Kerlin 2 0-3 4, Emily Quaill 2 0-0 4, Kelsey Boocks 3 2-3 8, Meredith Snyder 6 1-2 13, Erin Logue 1 0-0 2, Hanna Hetrick 0 0-0 0, Racheal Viertel 0 0-0 0. Totals: 14 3-8 31.Moniteau 14 8 7 8—37A-C Valley 6 6 8 11—313-point goals: Moniteau 0; A-C Valley 0.Friday: A-C Valley at Karns City; Keystone at MoniteauVenango Catholic 43, Union 39 — The Damsels (5-10) lost at home despite 13 points from junior guard Delani Priester.VENANGO CATHOLIC 43Scurry 1 0-0 2, Stack 1 0-0 2, Homan 6 1-2 14, Moltz 6 2-2 17, Guth 3 2-2 8. Totals: 17 5-6 43.UNION 39Delani Priester 5 2-4 13, Sydney Varner 0 1-2 1, Danara Hawk 3 0-0 6, Daneka Stuart 1 2-2 4, Kassie McGarrity 2 0-0 4, Sierra Smith 1 6-6 8, Mackenzie Divins 1 0-0 3. Totals: 13 11-14 39.Venango Catholic 12 15 12 4—43Union 8 8 16 7—393-point goals: Venango Catholic 4 (Moltz 3, Homan); Union 2 (Priester, Divins).Saturday: Union at West ShamokinMohawk 42, Knoch 32 — The Knights (7-7) fell on the road in this non-section affair.Celina Sanks paced Knoch with 10 points.KNOCH 32Celina Sanks 1 8-8 10, Savanna Steffen 3 1-2 7, Samantha Logan 3 2-4 9, Brooke Armahizer 3 0-0 6. Totals: 10 11-14 32.MOHAWK 42Hannah Morrow 1 1-4 3, Paige Ruby 1 0-0 2, Katie Hoover 2 0-0 4, Taylor Yarletts 4 3-3 12, Kiara Sackin 0 1-2 1, Shelby Brown 2 0-0 6, Devon Giancola 5 0-0 14. Totals: 15 5-9 42.Knoch 12 7 6 7—32Mohawk 15 15 9 3—423-point goals: Knoch 1 (Logan); Mohawk 7 (Giancola 4, Brown 2, Yarletts).Today: Knoch at HighlandsCranberry 72, Karns City 15 — The Gremlins (4-8) were overwhelmed by the host Berries.KARNS CITY 15Kara Kerschbaumer 1 0-2 2, Shanel Preston 1 0-0 2, Emily LoPresti 3 1-2 8, LeErin Jones 0 1-2 1, Leah McGuire 1 0-0 2, Erin McCue 0 0-0 0, Emily Schumacher 0 0-0 0. Totals: 6 2-6 15.CRANBERRY 72Mason 2 3-4 8, Hogue 8 4-4 20, Swart 6 1-3 13, Merryman 8 2-3 23, Swartzfager 2 0-0 4, Groner 1 0-0 2, Carothers 0 2-2 2. Totals: 27 12-16 72.Karns City 3 5 4 3—15Cranberry 21 25 15 11—723-point goals: Karns City 1 (LoPresti); Cranberry 6 (Merryman 5, Mason).Friday: A-C Valley at Karns City

Trailing Pine-Richland by three points with five bouts left, Mars reeled off four victories, including three pins, in a 39-27 win over the Rams.Scoring falls for the Planets were Silas Bender (113 pounds), James Flinn (145), Alex Grosso (160) and Nathan Bair (170).Mars 39, Pine-Richland 27106 pounds: Bryce DeLeon (PR) dec. Jimmy Ronczka, 7-5; 113: Silas Bender (M) pinned Tom Hyland, :23; 120: Richie Boeh (M) won by forfeit; 126: Matt Graf (PR) dec. Jake Snyder, 6-4; 132: Drew Schultheis (M) dec. Dillon Florentine, 2-1; 138: Luke Esswin (PR) dec. Andy Selker, 4-2; 145: James Flinn (M) pinned Blake Watson, 1:49; 152: Ryan McMahon (M) dec. Michael Geyer, 2-0; 160: Alex Grosso (M) pinned Sam Kyle, 3:23; 170: Nathan Bair (M) pinned Blake Dominutus, :25; 182: Andrew Wood (PR) major dec. Austin Bitzer, 10-1; 195: Johan Van Wyk (M) dec. Dan Kline, 8-3; 220: Ben Balish (PR) pinned Trey Turnblacer, :56; 285: Patrick Kline (PR) pinned Chris Gallagher, :36. *Match started at 195.

First Baptist Christian 36, Evangel Heights Christian Academy 32 (girls basketball) — Hannah Roth scored 11 points and had four steals in the FBC win while Lydia Roth added eight points, Allyssa Barnhart 11 rebounds and Annie Barnhart three blocked shots.Evangel Heights 60, First Baptist Christian 42 (boys basketball) — Tommy Barnhart scored 13 points and had eight steals for FBC while Adam Drake had 12 points and four rebounds, Richie Dickson 12 points.