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Brady Kadlubek scored 14 points and Camren Neal added 10 points and seven rebounds as the Slippery Rock High basketball team edged Kittanning 48-43 in high school boys basketball action Tuesday night.

Jake Whitmer added seven points and seven assists for the Rockets (2-1).

SLIPPERY ROCK 48

Jake Whitmer 2 2-3 7, Brady Kadlubek 5 1-2 14, Matt Badger 0 1-3 1, Ryan Dutton 2 2-2 6, Camren Neal 4 2-4 10, Aaron Rager 5 0-0 10. Totals: 18 8-14 48.

KITTANNING 43

Schaffer 4 0-0 9, Kunst 4 5-6 14, Hulings 3 2-2 8, Dresick 1 4-4 6, Witensky 1 3-4 5, Webb 0 1-2 1. Totals: 13 15-18 43.

Slippery Rock 10 19 11 8—48

Kittanning12 11 15 5—43

3-point goals: Slippery Rock 4 (Whitmer, Kadlubek 3); Kittanning 2 (Schaffer, Kunst)

Friday: George Junior Republic at Slippery Rock

Hampton 85, Mars 57 — Owen Nearhoof scored 27 points, but the Planets could not keep up with the Talbots in a non-section loss.

John Castello added 12 points for Mars (2-1).

HAMPTON 85

B. Huber 0 0-0 0, Hyre 0 0-2 0, Obringer 2 0-0 4, R. Luther 11 2-6 24, C. Luther 5 2-3 12, Seserko 1 1-2 3, Ionadi 1 0-0 3, Morrison 3 0-0 8, Murray 1 1-2 4, D. Huber 5 2-2 13, Lafko 3 0-0 6, McConnell 0 2-2 2, McKinney 1 4-4 6. Totals: 33 14-23 85.

MARS 57

Austin Fetsko 2 2-2 7, Noah Tresky 0 0-0 0, John Castello 5 1-3 12, Owen Nearhoof 10 3-5 27, Ethan Lewis 0 4-4 4, Ryan Giallonardo 1 0-0 2, Brandt Kepreos 0 0-0 0, Brent Ashbaugh 0 0-0 0, Christian Schmitt 2 3-3 7, Mitchell Verplank 0 0-0 0, Brett Klok 0 0-0 0, Nate Sablowski 0 0-0 0. Totals: 20 13-17 57.

Hampton 15 23 23 24—85

Mars9 11 16 21—57

3-point goals: Hampton 5 (Ionadi, Morrison 2, Murray, D. Huber); Mars 4 (Fetsko, Castello, Nearhoof 2)

Today: Pine-Richland at Mars

Grove City 60, Sharpsville 43 — Derek Turner scored 21 points and Foster Reznor added 19 as the Eagles remained perfect.

Danny Torok also cracked double digits for Grove City (3-0) with 12 points.

GROVE CITY 60

Jake Cline 0 1-1 1, Kaiden Young 1 0-0 2, Spencer Marnich 0 1-2 1, Derek Turner 9 0-0 21, Danny Torok 5 0-0 12, Foster Reznor 5 6-6 19, Colby Polkalba 1 0-0 2, Warren Marlowe 1 0-0 2, Brendan Record 0 0-0 0, Kyle Barger 0 0-0 0, Madison Yarletts 0 0-0 0. Totals: 22 7-9 60.

SHARPSVILLE 43

Tommy Lipo 0 1-2 1, Kyle Kennedy 4 2-5 10, Tanner Morris 1 1-2 3, Mitch Fyffe 2 2-2 7, Sage Barringer 4 3-3 12, Dayne Smith 5 0-1 10. Totals: 16 9-15 43.

Grove City 11 18 22 9—60

Sharpsville8 4 15 16—43

3-point goals: Grove City 9 (Turner 3, Torok 2, Reznor 4)

JV: Grove City 51-44

Friday: Jamestown at Grove City

Moniteau 50, A-C Valley 44 — The Warriors overcame a 33-point performance from Jeff Eaton to topple the Falcons.

Cody Skiver scored 19 points and James Bair added 17 for Moniteau.

MONITEAU 50

Mark Kimmel 2 1-2 7, Jake Fullerton 0 1-4 1, Cody Skiver 6 3-4 19, James Bair 5 6-9 17, Zack Jewart 0 1-3 1, J.J Waid 2 1-2 5. Totals: 15 13-25 50.

A-C VALLEY 44

Troy Cottrell 2 1-4 6, Jeff Eaton 11 6-9 33, Dylan Fox 0 0-2 0, Austin Heeter 0 0-1 0, Ivan Pennington 1 0-0 2, Austin Morgan 1 0-0 3. Totals: 15 7-16 44.

Moniteau 10 16 11 13—50

A-C Valley11 13 12 6—44

3-point goals: Moniteau 7 (Kimmel 2, Skiver 4, Bair); A-C Valley 7 (Cottrell, Easton 5, Morgan)

Friday: Moniteau at Venango Catholic; A-C Valley at Cranberry

Union 62, Redbank Valley 55 — Dylan Shirey scored 16 points, including a 9-for-12 performance at the free throw line in the fourth quarter, as the Knights held on for a KSAC win.

Wanya Harris pitched in 14 points and Lane Cicciarelli added nine points and 10 rebounds for Union (1-2, 1-0).

UNION 62

Trevor Corle 3 0-3 8, Dylan Shirey 3 9-12 16, Cole Morris 2 2-4 7, Wanya Harris 5 4-5 14, Shane Murphy 1 2-2 4, Eric Seary 1 0-2 2, Chet Carmichael 1 0-0 2, Lane Cicciarelli 4 1-2 9. Totals: 20 18-30 62.

REDBANK VALLEY 55

Shumaker 3 4-4 11, J. Doughery 5 0-3 11, Brocious 3 3-6 9, Brown 4 0-0 8, Westover 5 4-4 14, D. Dougherty 1 0-0 2. Totals: 21 11-17 55.

Union 9 17 13 23—62

Redbank Valley12 12 6 25—55

3-point goals: Union 4 (Corle 2, Shirey, Morris); Redbank Valley 2 (Shumaker, J. Dougherty)

JV: Redbank Valley 42-33

Friday: North Clarion at Union

Summit Academy 87, Serra Catholic 84 — The Knights staved off a late rally thanks to a 3-pointer by Rhamir Pernsley for the three-point win.

Dasonte White scored 23 points to pace Summit Academy (2-1).

SUMMIT ACADEMY 87

Devin Montgomery 6 4-8 18, Dasonte White 9 0-0 23, Donte Tyson 7 0-2 14, M. Anderson-Meade 9 0-2 18, Rhamir Pernsley 1 0-1 3, Lemuel McFadden 4 1-2 9. Totals: 37 5-14 87.

SERRA CATHOLIC 84

Grubur 9 5-6 25, Quattrone 1 0-2 2, Kominsky 7 9-10 28, Rosso 1 0-0 3, Andrews 0 1-2 1, Satira 10 1-2 25. Totals: 28 16-22 84.

Summit Academy 21 20 30 16—87

Serra Catholic14 22 22 26—84

3-point goals: Summit Academy 8 (Montgomery 2, White 5, Pernsley); Serra Catholic 12 (Grubur, Kominsky 5, Rosso, Satira 4)

Today: Union New Castle at Summit Academy

Apollo-Ridge 72, Freeport 33 — The Yellowjackets fell in this non-section clash.

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Grove City used a balanced scoring attack to hold on for a 57-55 win over Mercer.Jordyn Wyllie scored 11 points and Hailey Hall and Corianne Hyduchak each added nine to pace the Eagles.MERCER 55Lexie Arkwright 5 2-4 12, Alexis Mills 2 0-0 4, Megan McKinney 7 2-6 16, Adelyn Cook 2 7-8 11, Aubry Angermeier 3 0-0 6, Jordan Fischer 1 0-0 2, Hailee Glass 2 0-0 4. Totals: 22 11-18 55.GROVE CITY 57Hailey Hall 2 5-6 9, Danyelle Lucido 1 0-0 3, Alexis Deyarmin 3 0-0 6, Brenna Deyarmin 2 1-2 6, Corianne Hyduchak 3 3-6 9, Catie Jaskowak 1 0-0 3, Jordyn Wyllie 3 5-8 11, Jenn Ferguson 3 0-1 6, Arianna Sprando 2 0-4 4. Totals: 19 14-27 57.Mercer 17 8 13 17—55Grove City13 22 12 10—573-point goals: Grove City 4 (Hall, Lucido, B. Deyarmin, JaskowakJV: Grove City 51, Mercer 14Thursday: Grove City at SharpsvilleSt. Joseph 67, Knoch 18 — Savanna Steffen scored seven points to lead the Knights.KNOCH 18Sarah Brasili 1 0-0 2, Maddy Bricker 1 2-4 4, Angela Cress 0 2-2 2, Savanna Steffen 2 3-5 7, Eric Hunter 0 0-2 0, Maddie Canel 1 1-2 3, Alyssa Logan 0 0-2 0. Totals: 5 8-17 18.ST. JOSEPH 67Heinle 11 3-4 26, Hetu 4 0-0 9, Mielecki 1 6-7 8, Klawinski 2 1-2 5, Arabia 1 0-0 2, Nickoloff 0 1-2 1, Celko 2 0-2 4, Luciano 4 0-0 8, Simms 1 0-0 2, Castello 1 0-0 2. Totals: 27 11-17 67.Knoch 6 8 2 2—18Home31 21 9 6—673-point goals: St. Joseph 2 (Heinle, Hetu)Thursday: Freeport at KnochKeystone Oaks 59, Mars 57 (OT) — The Planets lost this non-section road game Monday, despite 20 points from Ali Goetz and 13 more from Nicole McCloud.MARS 57Sara Getsy 3 1-4 8, Nicole McCloud 6 1-3 13, Jessica Bunner 1 1-4 3, Ali Goetz 4 11-14 20, Daniella Paras 1 0-0 2, Paige Castora 0 1-2 1, Bonnie Workman 3 1-2 10, Bri Buzard 0 0-1 0, Ellyssa Paras 0 0-0 0. Totals: 18 16-30 57.KEYSTONE OAKS 59Maryah Agurs 2 0-0 4, Maryssa Agurs 6 11-13 23, Welch 3 8-8 14, Mercuri 2 0-2 6, Berman 1 0-0 2, Brownlee 4 2-3 10. Totals: 18 21-26 59.Mars 14 9 14 16 4 — 57Keystone Oaks9 14 9 19 6 — 593-point goals: Mars 5 (Workman 3, Getsy, Goetz); Keystone Oaks 2 (Mercuri 2).Today: Mars at Pine-Richland

Spencer Tretter and Jake Fausti each won a pair of events as the Seneca Valley boys bested Knoch 94-84.Nate Burkett won two events for Knoch.On the girls side, Ali Kozlina won the 200 freestyle and the 100 butterfly in the Raiders' 96.5-78.5 win.Abby Jones captured two individual events for the Knights.GirlsSeneca Valley 96.5, Knoch 78.5200 medley relay: 1-Seneca Valley (Kassi Grumski, Carley Belsterling, Ali Kozlina, Hannah Fernandes) 1:57.64200 freestyle: 1-Kozlina (SV) 1:58.27200 individual medley: 1-Belsterling (SV) 2:23.3350 freestyle: 1-Fernandes (SV) 26.721-meter diving: 1-Brooke Walters (SV) 168.45100 butterfly: 1-Kozlina (SV) 1:01.34100 freestyle: 1-Abby Jones (K) 56.70500 freestyle: 1-Sadie Lee (SV) 5:44.75200 freestyle relay: 1-Knoch (Brooke Zukowski, Hannah Shoemaker, Rachel Wittmer, Abby Jones) 1:49.30100 backstroke: 1-Zukowski (K) 1:03.59*100 breaststroke: 1-Jones (K) 1:13.01400 freestyle relay: 1-Seneca Valley (Kozlina, Holly Sauer, Sadie Lee, Kassi Grumski) 4:05.67BoysSeneca Valley 94, Knoch 84200 medley relay: 1-Knoch (Austin Wittmer, John Wilson, Nathan Walls, Derek Ekas) 1:49.92200 freestyle: 1-Spencer Tretter (SV) 1:52.85200 individual medley: 1-Nate Burkett (K) 2:10.9150 freestyle: 1-Jake Fausti (SV) 22.461-meter diving: 1-Brandon Grumski (K) 118.85100 butterfly: 1-Fausti (SV) 55.44100 freestyle: 1-Mike Palaski (SV) 50.41500 freestyle: 1-Tretter (SV) 5:08.87200 freestyle relay: 1-Seneca Valley (Palaski, Mike Rhein, Tretter, Fausti) 1:31.54100 backstroke: 1-Burkett (SV) 1:01.48100 breaststroke: 1-Wilson (K) 1:07.47400 freestyle relay: 1-Seneca Valley (Fousti, Rhein, Tretter, Palaski) 3:29.05Freeport 99, Valley 49 — Owen Parks won the 50 freestyle and the 500 freestyle to lift the Yellowjackets.BoysFreeport 99, Valley 49200 medley relay: 1-Freeport (Tyler Ben, Noah Bowser, Tyler Lucas, Owen Parks) 2:01.93200 freestyle: 1-Cody Schrecengost (V) 2:02.88200 individual medley: 1-Bowser (F) 2:35.8450 freestyle: 1-Parks (F) 25.43100 butterfly: 1-Ben (F) 1:03.59100 freestyle: 1-Ricky Henry (F) 1:04.06500 freestyle: 1-Parks (F) 1:04.06

Peter Kipin scored the game-winner midway through the third period to lift Seneca Valley to a 4-3 win over Pine-Richland.It was Kipin’s second goal of the game.Christopher Marziotto and Parker Faix also scored for the Raiders.Mars 8, Serra Catholic 1 — Craig Mazzotta Jason Schwartz each scored a pair of goals in the Planets’ dominating win.Mars out-shot Serra Catholic 51-7.Butler 7, Norwin 0 — Marcus McCall had a hat-trick in the Golden Tornado rout.Matthew Tomasovic, Jonathan Fair, Jacob Campbell and Dylan Rice also scored for Butler, which was out-shot 29-24.

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