Knoch, Mars cruise to wins
David Gallagher scored 18 points and Marc Vaughan added 14 more to lead Knoch to a 60-24 victory over Valley in Section 1-AAA boys basketball action Tuesday.
Matt Zanella chipped in with 11 points for the Knights (11-8, 6-5).
VALLEY 24
J. Dunner 0 1-2 1, J. Richey 0 1-2 1, C. Davis 0 1-2 1, J. Frame 1 0-0 2, T. Hill 1 1-5 3, D. Johnson 6 2-6 16. Totals: 8 6-17 24.
KNOCH 60
Austin Miller 2 0-0 6, David Gallagher 7 1-1 18, Asa Adams 0 2-2 2, Dakota Bruggeman 3 0-0 6, Matt Zanella 5 1-2 11, Marc Vaughan 7 0-0 14, Chris Kier 1 1-2 3. Totals: 25 5-7 60.
Valley 4 6 8 6—24
Knoch15 18 15 12—60
3-point goals: Valley 2 (Johnson); Knoch 5 (Gallagher 3, Miller 2)
Friday: Knoch at Mars
Mars 73, Highlands 33 — Owen Nearhoof (18), Zach May (12) and Matt Getsy (10) led a balanced scoring attack in the Planets’ Section 1-AAA victory.
Mars drained 11 three-pointers in the game, including four apiece by Nearhoof and May.
MARS 73
Garrett Ashbaugh 3 0-0 7, Austin Fetsko 0 0-0 0, Nick DeCamp 3 0-0 8, Owen Nearhoof 7 0-0 18, Ben Erdahl 2 0-0 4, Matt Getsy 5 0-0 10, Mitch Buzard 3 0-0 6, Zach May 4 0-0 12, Josh Goetz 2 2-2 6, Adam Bayuk 0 0-0 0, Graham Easom 0 0-0 0, Mitch Verplank 0 0-0 0, Noah Tresky 1 0-0 2. Totals: 30 2-2 73.
HIGHLANDS 33
Jones 3 2-4 9, Flenory 1 0-0 3, Caife 0 0-0 0, Belfield 0 0-0 0, Stevenson 2 0-0 4, Alworth 0 0-0 0, Branch 1 0-0 2, Jackson 4 0-0 9, DiPerna 0 0-0 0, Frison 2 0-0 4, Martin 1 0-12, Borchette 0 0-0 0. Totals: 14 2-5 33.
Mars 21 26 17 9—73
Highlands6 5 10 12—33
3-point goals: Mars 11 (Nearhoof 4, May 4, DeCamp 2, Ashbaugh); Highlands 3 Jones, Flenory, Jackson)
Friday: Knoch at Mars
Indiana 80, Freeport 43 — Brendan Lynch led the Yellowjackets with 13 points in this Section 1-AAA game.
FREEPORT 43
Robbie Miller 2 2-3 8, Brendan Lynch 5 1-2 13, Tony DeVivo 0 0-0 0, Zane Geist 0 2-2 2, Josh Beale 4 0-0 9, Seth Bowser 1 0-0 2, Ethan McCormick 0 0-0 0, Fred Pastoria 1 0-0 3, Mason Eddinger 0 0-0 0, Hunter Fennell 1 0-0 2, Ryan Weigold 0 0-2 0, Eric Davis 2 0-0 4, Mike Teorsky 0 0-0 0, Casey Collins 0 0-0 0, Noah Shannon 0 0-0 0. Totals: 16 5-9 43.
INDIANA 80
Carter 8 8-11 24, Shields 4 0-0 8, R. Stapleton 4 0-2 9, Jack 5 0-0 12, De. Stapleton 3 0-0 6, Gatti 0 0-0 0, Ma. Dietz 0 1-2 1, Zilinskas 3 2-2 8, Dy. Stapleton 0 1-2 1, Mi. Dietz 2 0-0 4, Li 0 1-2 1. Totals: 31 15-23 80.
Freeport 15 13 7 8—43
Indiana17 31 19 13—80
3-point goals: Freeport 6 (Miller 2, Lynch 2, Beale, Pastoria; Indiana 3 Jack 2, R. Stapleton)
JV: Indiana, 54-42
Ford City 85, Summit Academy 76 — The Sabers outlasted the Knights in this Section 1-AA contest.
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Girls BasketballGrove City 49, Conneaut Valley 35 — Corianne Hyduchak and Jordyn Wyllie netted 16 and 12 points, respectively, to lift the Eagles (13-6) in this non-region contest.Grove City trailed 19-10 after one period, but limited Conneaut to 16 points thereafter, while the Eagles used a 21-6 fourth-quarter advantage to pull away.CONNEAUT VALLEY 35Jenn Krider 2 0-0 4, Challen Litwiler 6 3-3 15, Kristen Baker 3 0-0 8, Kimmy Litwin 0 2-2 2, Lindsay Shidemantle 2 2-2 6, Mallory Reynolds 0 0-0 0, Tabatha Wood 0 0-0 0, Libby Clement 0 0-0 0. Totals: 13 7-7 35.GROVE CITY 49Brenna Deyarmin 0 0-0 0, Hailey Hall 1 2-5 4, Kenedy Young 0 0-0 0, Alexis Deyarmin 3 0-0 7, Corianne Hyduchak 6 4-4 16, Jordyn Wyllie 5 2-2 12, Danyelle Lucido 0 0-0 0, Jenn Feguson 0 3-4 3, Arianna Sprando 2 3-7 7. Totals: 17 14-22 49.Conneaut Valley 19 6 4 6—35Grove City10 12 6 21—493-point goals: Conneaut Valley 2 (Baker 2); Grove City 1 (A. Deyarmin)JV: Grove City, 46-33 (GC: Alexis Deyarmin 16, Catie Jaskowak 11)Friday: Franklin at Grove City
SwimmingKiski Area 95, Knoch 85 (girls); Knoch 96, Kiski Area 65 (boys) — Abby Jones won the 500 freestyle and 100 breaststroke and was a member of the winning 200 free relay to lead the Knights’ girls team.On the boys side, Ian Lindsey was a double individual winner in the 50 free and 100 breast and the winning 200 medley relay to pace the Knights.Knoch (girls 8-7; boys 10-5) will wrap up the regular season Thursday at Highlands.GirlsKiski Area 95, Knoch 85200 medley relay: 1-Kiski Area (Megan Paullet, T. Colini, Paris Krug, Mariah Singerman) 1:59.66200 freestyle: 1-Paris Krug (K) 2:03.29200 individual medley: 1-T. Colini (K) 2:26.0250 freestyle: 1-Megan Paulett (K) 25.881-meter diving: 1-Lexi Keffalas (Kn) 178.60100 butterfly: 1-Madison Whalen (Kn) 1:07.31100 freestyle: 1-Paris Krug (K) 55.79500 freestyle: 1-Abby Jones (Kn) 6:12.71200 freestyle relay: 1-Knoch (Anna Cunningham, Katie Jones, Madison Whalen, Abby Jones) 1:42.12100 backstroke: 1-Megan Paullet (K) 1:01.40100 breaststroke: 1-Abby Jones (K) 1:16.50400 freestyle relay: 1-Kiski (T. Colini, Mariah Singerman, Megan Paullet, Paris Krug) 4:00.74BoysKnoch 96, Kiski Area 65200 medley relay: 1-Knoch (Austin Wittmer, Ian Lindsey, Nathan Walls, Noah Gumto) 1:51.8200 freestyle: 1-Jake Nelson (Kn) 2;16.74200 individual medley: 1-Nolan Pepka (K) 2:13.0150 freestyle: 1-Ian Lindsey (Kn) 23.381-meter diving: 1-Zach Misitis (Kn) 106.29100 butterfly: 1-Austin Wittmer (Kn) 1:00.16100 freestyle: 1-Sam Nelson (K) 59.49500 freestyle: 1-Nathan Walls (Kn) 5:54.26200 freestyle relay: 1-Knoch (Nathan Walls, Noah Gumto, Skylar Roth, Austin Wittmer) 1:39.09100 backstroke: 1-Nolan Pepka (K) 58.16100 breaststroke: 1-Ian Lindsey (Kn) 1:05.26400 freestyle relay: 1-Kiski (Angelo Principe, Sam Nelson, Trevor Sites, Nolan Pepka) 3:52.39Titusville 101, Slippery Rock 64 (boys); Titusville 106, Slippery Rock 64 (girls) — Zack France and Abigail Parsons won two individual events each for the Rockets in this Monday meet.GirlsTitusville 106, Slippery Rock 64200 medley relay: 1-Slippery Rock (Abigail Parsons, Nikki Fair, Hannah Shumway, Michaela Ripley) 2:06.83200 freestyle: 1-Morgan Estok (T) 2:11.58200 individual medley: 1-Ava Young (T) 2:34.5750 freestyle: 1-Abigail Parsons (SR) 25.90100 butterfly: 1-Cara Hutchinson (T) 1:15.57100 freestyle: 1-Megan Bowser (T) 1:00.01500 freestyle: 1-Natalie Klingler (T) 6:09.26200 freestyle relay: 1-Titusville 1:51.88100 backstroke: 1-Abigail Parsons (SR) 1:01.75100 breaststroke: 1-Nikki Fair (SR) 1:18.72400 freestyle relay: 1-Slippery Rock (Lindsey Lueken, Hannah Shumway, Cassie Cooper, Abigail Parsons) 4:09.84BoysTitusville 101, Slippery Rock 64200 medley relay: 1-Titusville 1:55.84200 freestyle: 1-Zack France (SR) 1:54.09200 individual medley: 1-Devon Pettit (T) 2:20.4950 freestyle: 1-Josiah Leach (T) 24.05100 butterfly: 1-JJ Bleday (T) 1:00.54100 freestyle: 1-Adam Bleday (T) 53.67500 freestyle: 1-Devon Pettit (T) 5:24.33200 freestyle relay: 1-Titusville 1:34.65100 backstroke: 1-Matt Johnston (SR) 1:08.20100 breaststroke: 1-Zack France (SR) 1:10.65400 freestyle relay: 1-Titusville 3:38.98
WrestlingButler 58, Gateway 12 — Max Stalnaker (106), Korey Caudill (126), Cody Houston (132), Jeremiah Bortmas (145), Ryan Hannon (170), and Zach Weaver (182) each registered pins as the Tornado rolled past the Gators.Butler (16-4) will have three home matches next week: Tuesday against Bethel Park, Wednesday against West Allegheny and Friday (Senior Night) against Blackhawk.Butler 58, Gateway 12(Match started at 170 pounds)106-Max Stalnaker (B) pinned Brandon Tumey, 1:59; 113-Connor Foust (B) won by forfeit; 120-Blake Caudill (B) won by forfeit; 126-Korey Caudill (B) pinned Ther Shulman, 2:55; 132-Cody Houston (B) pinned Justin Leone, 3:24; 138-Jaylin Key (G) dec.Xavier Bennett, 6-3; 145-Jeremiah Bortmas (B) pinned Tyler Bay, 3:24; 152-Mike Limbacher (G) dec.Grant Ferrari, 4-3; 160-Austin Davidson (G) dec. Will Bortmas, 8-2; 170-Ryan Hannon (B) pinned Malint Shulman, 1:12; 182-Zach Weaver (B) pinned Cody Talowski, 1:03; 195-Nick Gibson (B) major dec. over Dominic McKenna, 13-1; 220-Alex White (B) won by forfeit; Hwt.-Jamar Parrish (G) dec. Damian Wheeler, 9-2
HockeySeneca Valley 6, McDowell 1 — Brendan MacFarland tallied two goals while Peter Kippin, Chris Marziotto, Andrew Gagnon and Spencer Schutte also scored for the Raiders in PIHL Class AAA play at Warrendale BladeRunners.
RifleHempfield 800-60x, Butler 799-59x — Morgan Minto, Tim Kerr, Raycine McCandless, Connor Harvey, Harley McDonald, Sarah Laughlin and Courtney Barnhart each fired a 100 in this tightly-contested matchup at Butler.Next up, the Tornado (9-6) will compete in next Thursday’s WPIAL individual competition.
