Papley sinks 6 treys in Rockets' win
Nicole Papley scored 23 points — including six 3-pointers — to lead the Slippery Rock High girls basketball team to a 41-27 victory over Titusville Thursday.
The Rockets closed out the regular season with a 15-7 record and a third-place finish in their region.
SLIPPERY ROCK 41
Haley Angerett 1 2-2 4, Riley McGonigle 1 0-0 2, Marissa Siebka 3 2-5 8, Nicole Papley 8 1-2 23, Morgan Siebka 1 0-0 2, Sarah Kadlubek 1 0-0 2. Totals: 15 5-9 41.
TITUSVILLE 27
Scott 1 1-2 3, G. Champion 1 1-2 3, Kriner 4 0-2 10, Mabugu 4 0-0 9, Harger 1 0-0 2. Totals: 11 2-6 27.
Slippery Rock 16 11 2 12—41
Titusville5 9 5 8—27
3-point goals: Slippery Rock 6 (Papley 6); Titusville 3 (Kriner 2, Mabugu)
Next: District 10 Class AAA playoffs TBD
Grove City 54, Grove City 39 — The Hornets connect on 18 of 21 free-throw attempts en route to the region victory. Danyelle Lucido led the Eagles (13-9) with nine points.
HICKORY 54
Placzek 3 1-1 7, Arbanas 4 9-10 18, Chess 1 0-0 3, Beader 3 0-0 8, Gruber 5 8-10 18. Totals: 16 18-21 54.
GROVE CITY 39
Brenna Deyarmin 3 0-0 6, Hailey Hall 0 1-2 1, Kenedy Young 1 0-0 3, Corianne Hyduchak 3 2-2 8, Jordyn Wyllie 0 4-6 4, Danyelle Lucido 3 0-0 9, Jenn Ferguson 3 0-0 6, Arianna Sprando 1 0-0 2. Totals: 14 7-10 39.
Hickory 14 14 8 18—54
Grove City8 10 12 9—39
3-point goals: Hickory 4 (Beader 2, Arbanas, Chess); Grove City 4 (Lucido 3, Young)
A-C Valley 59, West Forest 40 — Seniors Kelsey Boocks and Meredith Snyder combined for 29 points as the Falcons rallied for a win in the season finale.
Boocks scored 15 points and added 13 rebounds and Snyder pitched in 14 points and eight boards.
Erin Logue added 13 for A-C Valley (8-14), which overcame a halftime deficit.
WEST FOREST 40
Richele Botzer 3 0-2 6, Amber Wagner 0 0-0 0, Jill Wallace 8 3-4 22, Mikeala Bean 3 0-0 6, Sam Dubrawka 0 0-2 0, Libby Davis 0 0-0 0, Sarah Burke 3 0-0 6, Alexis Schwab 0 0-0 0, Carrie Miller 0 0-0 0, Morgan Silvis 0 0-0 0, Morgan Farrell 0 0-0 0 . Totals: 17 3-8 40.
A-C VALLEY 59
Kelsey Boocks 5 5-7 15, Meredith Snyder 6 2-4 14, Racheal Viertel 3 0-0 6, Erin Logue 5 2-4 13, Danielle Kaufman 1 0-0 2, Hanna Hetrick 2 1-3 5, Sadie Longo 2 0-2 4, Emilie Gates 0 0-0 0. Totals: 24 10-20 59.
West Forest 16 6 8 10—40
A-C Valley9 12 14 24—59
3-point goals: West Forest 3 (Wallace 3). A-C Valley 1 (Logue)
Slippery Rock 94, Hickory 72 (girls); Slippery Rock 93, Hickory 51 (boys) — Abigail parsons won the 200 IM and the 500 freestyle to pace the Rockets girls team to the win while, on the boys side, Zack France, Matt Johnston and Brandon Bridges each were double individual winners against the Hornets.GirlsSlippery Rock 94, Hickory 72200 medley relay: 1-Slippery Rock (Hailey McLaughlin, Nikki Fair, Hannah Shumway, Amie Cravener) 2:09.97200 freestyle: 1-Cassie Cooper (SR) 2:18.97200 individual medley: 1-Abigail Parson (SR) 2:24.5550 freestyle: 1-Jordan Graves (H) 27.84100 butterfly: 1-Delaney Javens (H) 1:11.85100 freestyle: 1-Lindsey Leuken (SR) 1:01.73500 freestyle: 1-Abigail Parsons (SR) 5:45.88200 freestyle relay: 1-Hickory (Breah Quatkemeyer, Delaney Javens, Jordan Graves, Bailey Brown) 1:52.25100 backstroke: 1-Hailey McLaughlin (SR) 1:07.66100 breaststroke: 1-Nikki Fair (SR) 1:18.42400 freestyle relay: 1-Slippery Rock (Lindsey Leuken, Hannah Shumway, Cassie Cooper, Abigail Parsons) 4:16.89BoysSlippery Rock 93, Hickory 51200 medley relay: 1-Hickory (Kevin Hartenstein, Ryan Elsey, Jaylan Sharper, Trand Wright) 1:58.93200 freestyle: 1-Zack France (SR) 1;58.18200 individual medley: 1-Brandon Bridges (SR) 2:09.7350 freestyle: 1-Matt Johnston (SR) 24.43100 freestyle: 1-Trand Wright (H) 54.59500 freestyle: 1-Zack France (SR) 5:24.82200 freestyle relay: 1-Slippery Rock (Brandon Bridges, Matt Johnston, Austin France, Zack France) 1:43.98100 backstroke: 1-Matt Johnston (SR) 1:06.23100 breaststroke: 1-Brandon Bridges (SR) 1:08.24400 freestyle relay: 1-Slippery Rock (Zack France, Matt Johnston, Austin France, Brandon Bridges) 3:40.81
Mars recorded seven pins on the way to a 49-22 win over Montour.Jake Snyder (120 pounds), Silas Bender (126), Andy Selker (152), Rynn McMahan (160), Alex Grosso (170), Austin Bitzer (195) and Johan VanWyk (285) all had falls for the Planets.
First Baptist Christian (boys) 57, Seeds of Faith 52 — Josh Drake scored 24 points, grabbed 15 rebounds and had five steals, Trevor Barnhart 15 points, seven rebounds and five assists, Matt Cumberland seven points and 12 rebounds for FBC.First Baptist Christian (girls) 50, Seeds of Faith 29 — Alyssa Barnhart paced FBC with 11 points and 16 rebounds while Lydia Roth had 19 points and 11 boards, Hannah Roth 12 points, five assists and five steals.
