Union boys grab first win, 57-40
Dylan Shirey's 20 points paced the Union boys basketball team to its first win of the season, a 57-40 triumph over host Clarion.
Aaron Graham and Kaden McGregor both chipped in with 12 points for the Golden Knights (1-3, 1-1).
UNION 57
Aaron Graham 3 6-6 12, Brody Shick 1 1-3 3, Dylan Shirey 9 0-1 20, Wanya Harris 1 2-5 4, Kaden McGregor 6 0-0 12, Derek Priester 2 0-0 4, Shawn Hazlett 1 0-0 2, Cole Morris 0 0-2 0, Travis Daugherty 0 0-0 0, Brandon Stitt 0 0-0 0, Shane Murphy 0 0-0 0, Trevor Corle 0 0-0 0, Keenan Rankin 0 0-0 0. Totals: 23 9-17 57.
CLARION 40
Beveridge 1 1-2 3, Hearst 0 2-2 2, Troese 3 2-3 10, Kirkland 4 2-4 12, Painter 1 4-5 6, Diamond 3 1-2 7. Totals: 12 12-18 40.
Union 13 8 22 14—57
Clarion9 5 13 13—40
3-point goals: Union 2 (Shirey 2); Clarion 4 (Troese 2, Kirkland 2)
Friday: Cranberry at Union
Karns City 68, Venango Catholic 55 — Tyler Kepple managed 24 points, eight rebounds and six assists to lead the Gremlins (3-1).
KARNS CITY 68
Andrew Johnston 5 2-2 12, David Olszak 1 4-6 6, Tyler Kepple 7 6-7 24, Nathan Weckerly 2 0-0 4, Josh Wallace 5 3-8 15, Logan Moroney 0 1-3 1, Ryan Pfeifer 3 0-0 6, Dave Markel 0 0-0 0, Ethan Conto 0 0-0 0, Austin Murray 0 0-0 0. Totals: 23 16-26 68.
VENANGO CATHOLIC 55
Toy 11 0-3 23, Jones 2 2-2 7, Kingston 2 2-5 7, Zagar 8 1-5 17, Plumer 0 1-2 1, Hale 0 0-2 0. Totals: 23 6-19 55.
Karns City 17 15 16 20—68
Venango Cath.18 16 10 11—55
3-point goals: Karns City 6 (Kepple 4, Wallace 2); Venango Catholic 3 (Toy, Jones, Kingston)
Today: Knoch at Karns City
A-C Valley 64, Redbank Valley 39 — Jeff Eaton scored 18 points to lift the Falcons to this KSAC victory.
Kevin Kaufman (14), Ryan Bartley (12) and Cole Terwilliger (10) each scored in double figures for A-C Valley.
REDBANK VALLEY 39
Shoemaker 1 1-1 3, Dougherty 3 3-5 10, Brown 1 0-0 2, Westover 0 1-2 1, Sovik 3 0-0 7, Price 6 0-0 12, Brocious 2 0-0 4. Totals: 16 5-8 39.
A-C VALLEY 64
Brody Irwin 2 0-0 4, Ryan Bartley 4 2-3 12, Landon Delisio 2 0-1 4, Cole Terwilliger 4 0-0 10, Jeff Eaton 8 0-2 18, Kevin Kaufman 6 0-2 14, Eric Orton 1 0-0 2. Totals: 27 2-8 64.
Redbank Valley 12 6 7 14—39
A-C Valley15 17 16 16—64
3-point goals: Redbank Valley 2 (Dougherty, Sovik). A-C Valley 8 (Eaton 2, Kaufman 2, Terwilliger 2, Bartley 2)
Burrell 79, Summit Academy 6 — No other details were available from this loss for the Knights.
Knoch's boys broke a team record by rolling a 1,033 in the match's second game in a 7-0 win over Seneca Valley at Family Bowlaway.Joel Zacherl rolled a 225 and Brett Miner a 224 for the Knights (2-0).In the girls' match, Knoch (2-0) cruised to a 7-0 win.Both Knight teams will be back in action Jan. 2 when they host North Allegheny.
The Butler junior varsity wrestling team captured first place at the 20-team Phillips Tournament on Saturday, finishing with 158 points, besting Sharon (138) and Hempfield (134).Damian Wheeler captured first place in the heavyweight division, while Alex White (182) and Cyle Covert (138) placed second. Ben Hassler (145), Josh Boozel (152) and Nate Lewis (182) each placed third.
