Opening in style Raiders pull away for victory;
Katie Brown scored 15 points and the Seneca Valley girls basketball team pulled away from Hampton in the fourth quarter for a 63-55 win in the Seneca Valley Tournament Friday night.
Lexus Lambert and Abbie Trzeciak each added 13 points for the Raiders, who withstood a 26-12 third quarter by Hampton with a fourth-quarter run to secure the win.
HAMPTON 55
Jada Alim 2 4-6 8, Caitlin Jameson 2 0-0 5, Jenna Lafko 0 2-3 2, Natalie Donegan 1 0-0 2, Jordan Busshaus 2 2-3 6, Maddy Nelligan 4 0-0 10, Amanda Reese 1 1-2 3, Lexi Griggs 6 6-13 19. Totals: 18 15-29 55.
SENECA VALLEY 63
Michael Lamont 0 0-0 0, Shaley Bream 2 1-2 6, Cristina Dunning 1 1-2 4, Meghan Hess 1 1-2 4, Katie Brown 7 1-5 15, Emily Crisci 0 0-0 0, Hannah Parey 0 0-0 0, Sarah Jones 1 0-1 2, Lexus Lambert 6 0-0 13, Melissa Carter 1 3-6 5, Abbie Trzeciak 4 5-8 13, Erin Danik 0 1-2 1. Totals: 23 13-28 63.
Hampton 9 7 26 13—55
Seneca Valley13 19 12 19—63
3-point goals: Hampton 4 (Jameson, Nelligan 2, Griggs); Seneca Valley 4 (Bream, Dunning, Hess, Lambert)
Saturday: Burrell vs. Seneca Valley, 7:30 p.m.
Greensburg Central Catholic 46, Mars 41 — Sara Getsy scored 13 points and Ali Goetz added 11, but the Planets could not rally in a loss at the Blackhawk Tournament.
MARS 41
Sara Getsy 6 1-2 13, Nicole McCloud 1 0-4 2, Jess Bunner 2 1-2 5, Ali Goetz 3 5-7 11, Elise Sheehy 0 0-0 0, Bri Buzard 1 0-0 2, Paige Castora 2 0-0 4, Gabby Kosobucki 0 0-0 0, Bonnie Workman 0 0-0 0, Ellysa Paras 1 1-2 4. Totals: 16 8-17 41.
GREENSBURG C.C. 46
Not available.
3-point goals: Mars 1 (Paras)
Saturday: Mars vs. Beaver Falls, 6 p.m.
Deer Lakes 63, Knoch 36 — Abbie Thrower scored 13 points, including three 3-pointers, but the Knights dropped the season opener at the Springdale Tournament.
DEER LAKES 63
Kristen Stanko 4 0-0 11, Maureen Hutchinson 1 2-7 4, Jessica Philistine 3 0-0 7, Christina Gryzbek 1 4-4 7, Mackenzie Kacsur 6 2-2 14, Katie Gozzard 4 2-2 10, Marissa Hilinski 2 0-0 4, Alexa Burke 2 0-0 4, Shae Robson 1 0-0 2. Totals: 24 10-15 63.
KNOCH 36
Savanna Steffen 2 0-0 4, Erica Hunter 1 1-2 3, Abbie Thrower 5 0-0 13, Maddie Canel 1 0-0 2, Alyssa Logan 2 0-2 4, Allie Megahan 3 3-6 9, Carly Burdett 0 1-2 1. Totals: 14 5-12 36.
Deer Lakes 18 13 14 18—63
Knoch10 6 7 13—36
3-point goals: Deer Lakes 5 (Stanko 3, Philistine, Gryzbek); Knoch 3 (Thrower 3)
Saturday: Knoch vs. Springdale or Apollo-Ridge, 3:30 p.m.
Moniteau 46, Union New Castle 8 — Fontaine Glenn scored 13 points and added five rebounds and the Warrior defense pitched a second-half shutout in the Mohawk Tournament.
Stephanie McCall added 11 points and Alycia Brehm seven points and seven assists for Moniteau.
MONITEAU 46
Fontaine Glenn 6 0-0 13, Emily Rider 3 0-0 6, Alycia Brehm 2 2-2 7, Stephanie McCall 4 3-6 11, Alazia Greaves 2 0-2 4, Sara Hull 0 0-0 0, Krstina DeMatteis 1 1-2 3, Kara Mentel 0 0-0 0, Kennedy DeMatteis 0 0-0 0. Totals: 19 6-12 46.
UNION NEW CASTLE 8
Booth 1 1-3 4, Noble 0 0-2 0, Ruzzo 0 0-2 0, Thompson 1 0-0 2, Harris 0 2-3 2. Totals: 2 3-10 8.
Moniteau 16 11 12 7—46
Union New Castle5 3 0 0—8
3-point goals: Moniteau 2 (Glenn, Brehm); Union New Castle 1 (Booth)
Saturday: Moniteau vs. Mercer, 4:30 p.m.
Karns City 48, Riverview 32 — Shanel Preston, returning from a knee injury that wiped out most of her season last year, scored 18 points, including four 3-pointers, for the Gremlins in the Freeport Tournament.
LeeAnn Gibson also scored 18 points and added seven rebounds and seven steals for Karns City.
KARNS CITY 48
Emily Schumacher 1 0-0 2, Shanel Preston 7 0-0 18, Annie Hegedus 2 0-2 5, Emily LoPresti 1 0-0 3, LeeAnn Gibson 4 10-12 18, LeErin Jones 0 0-0 0, Alyssa Gibson 1 0-3 2, Saydie Moore 0 0-0 0, Clara Stoughton 0 0-0 0, Abby Wolfe 0 0-0 0. Totals: 16 10-17 48.
RIVERVIEW 32
Long 2 2-5 6, Larkin 2 1-2 5, Serp 0 2-4 2, Ashbaugh 1 0-0 2, Bichser 6 2-2 15, Munion 1 0-0 2. Totals: 12 7-13 32.
Karns City 14 12 16 6—48
Riverview0 13 10 9—32
3-point goals: Karns City 6 (Preston 4, Hegedus, LoPresti); Riverview 1 (Buchser)
Saturday: Karns City vs. Freeport, 7 p.m.
Freeport 63, East Allegheny 34 — Haley Connor scored 14 points as the Yellowjackets routed East Allegheny.
Zoe Soilis added 13 points for Freeport.
EAST ALLEGHENY 34
Lunz 1 1-4 3, Jenkins 2 2-6 4, Dodds 2 1-2 5, Street 5 4-6 14, Lofton 3 1-3 9, Eichler 0 0-0 0, Justo 0 0-0 0 . Totals: 11 9-21 34.
FREEPORT 63
Zoe Soilis 5 3-8 13, Dava Jack 2 0-0 4, Macy Smolic 2 3-4 7, Carli Schwickrath 0 0-0 0, Megan Minyon 0 0-0 0, Haley Connor 7 0-0 14, Aubree Cowen 0 0-0 0, Carly Van Tine 3 1-1 8, Erica Jack 4 0-0 8, Michaela Bowser 2 0-0 4, Amanda Gomez 1 0-0 2, Natalie Dell 0 1-2 1, Victoria Delk 1 0-0 2. Totals: 26 8-15 63.
East Allegheny 3 9 7 15—34
Freeport17 20 17 9—63
3-point goals: East Allegheny 3 (Dodds, Lofton 2); Freeport 1 (Van Tine)
Saturday: Karns City vs. Freeport, 7 p.m.
Cardinal O'Hara 58, Slippery Rock 48 — Nicole Papley scored 17 points and Marissa Siebka pitched in 12, but the Rockets couldn't rally in the season opener.
CARDINAL O'HARA 58
Edwards 3 5-10 11, Zeigler 4 1-5 10, Walton 8 2-2 19, Dixon 1 0-0 2, McCarthy 5 2-2 12, Shabazz 2 0-0 4. Totals: 23 10-19 58.
SLIPPERY ROCK 48
Alicia Bertozzi 4 0-0 8, Bailey Boyd 0 2-2 2, Stephanie Croll 0 0-0 0, Lauren Dietz 0 0-0 0, Jocelyn Guy 0 0-0 0, Becca Novak 0 0-0 0, Nicole Papley 8 0-1 17, Sedona Campbell 1 1-2 3, Marissa Siebka 4 1-2 12, Jenna Whitmer 1 0-0 2. Totals: 19 6-11 48.
Cardinal O'Hara 13 20 14 11—58
Slippery Rock13 10 13 12—48
3-point goals: Cardinal O'Hara 2 (Zeigler, Walton); Slippery Rock 4 (Papley, Siebka 3)
Saturday: Slippery Rock vs. West Middlesex or Commodore Perry, TBD
Grove City 56, Jamestown 4 — The Eagles jumped out to a 24-0 lead after the first quarter and a 40-2 lead at the half at the Kiser Classic.
Brenna Deyarmin paced a balanced attack for Grove City with 11 points.
GROVE CITY 56
Danyelle Lucido 2 0-0 5, Alexis Deyarmin 1 2-2 4, Brenna Deyarmin 2 7-8 11, Corianne Hyduchak 3 1-2 7, Catue Jaskowak 1 0-0 2, Jordyn Wyllie 4 2-2 10, Rachel Hughes 1 0-1 2, Jenn Ferguson 4 0-0 8, Carla Cintron 3 0-0 6, Hannah Santom 0 1-2 1. Totals: 21 13-17 56.
JAMESTOWN 4
Miller 0 0-2 0, Kell 0 0-1 0, McLaughlin 1 0-0 2, Sankey 1 0-0 2. Totals: 2 0-3 4.
Grove City 24 16 7 9—56
Jamestown0 2 0 2—4
3-point goals: Grove City 1 (Lucido)
Saturday: Grove City vs. Cochranton, 7:30 p.m.
Postponements — The A-C Valley girls' game against Brockway was postponed due to the wintery weather in the area. It has been rescheduled for noon Saturday.
