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Late rally leads to Freeport victory

Michaela Bowser and Zoe Soilis each scored 18 points and Macy Smolic added 11 points and 10 rebounds as the Freeport girls basketball team rallied in the fourth quarter for a 66-56 win at the Riverview Tournament Friday night.

The Yellowjackets outscored Carrick 24-10 in the final quarter.

Dava Jack added 10 points for Freeport.

CARRICK 56

Littlejohn 10 0-0 24, Williams 9 2-4 20, Brooks 2 2-6 6, Stadelman 0 0-3 0, Ossman 3 0-1 6. Totals: 24 4-10 56.

FREEPORT 66

Zoe Soilis 7 2-2 18, Dava Jack 5 0-1 10, Macy Smolic 4 3-7 11, Haley Connor 4 1-5 9, Carly VanTine 0 0-0 0, Erica Jack 0 0-0 0, Michaela Bowser 9 0-0 18, Natalie Dell 0 0-0 0, Amanda Gomez 0 0-0 0. Totals: 29 6-15 66.

Carrick 10 20 16 10—56

Freeport20 11 11 24—66

3-point goals: Carrick 4 (Littlejohn 4); Freeport 2 (Soilis 2)

Saturday: Freeport vs. Riverview-Trinity Christian, 5 p.m.

Deer Lakes 47, Knoch 42 — Savanna Steffen scored 14 points and also added 10 rebounds, but the Knights fell to Deer Lakes in the St. Joseph Tournament.

Abbie Thrower added 10 points for the Knights (0-8).

KNOCH 42

Savanna Steffen 6 2-2 14, Abbie Thrower 4 0-0 10, Maddie Canel 1 1-2 3, Alyssa Logan 0 2-2 2, Ally Riley 4 2-2 10, Carly Burdett 1 1-2 3. Totals: 16 8-10 42.

DEER LAKES 47

Stanko 5 1-3 12, Hutchison 2 1-4 5 Philistine 3 2-2 8, Gryzybek 1 2-4 4, Kacsur 4 2-4 11, Gozzard 1 5-6 7. Totals: 16 13-23 47.

Knoch 9 6 13 14—42

Deer Lakes9 9 13 16—47

3-point goals: Knoch 2 (Thrower 2); Deer Lakes 2 (Stanko, Kacsur)

Saturday: Knoch vs. St. Joseph

Hopewell 56, Mars 40 — Sara Getsy scored 17 points in the loss for the Planets (5-5) in the consolation game of the Mars tournament.

HOPEWELL 56

Rivers 6 3-9 15, Ritmiller 5 4-4 14, Santia 3 0-0 6, Boyd 3 0-0 6, Stewer 4 2-3 10, Cropper 0 0-2 0, Henry 1 0-0 2, Saluati 1 0-0 2, Schwegier 0 0-0 0, Sunday 1 0-0 2. Totals: 23 10-20 56.

MARS 40

Sara Getsy 6 2-2 17, Nicole McCloud 2 1-2 5, Jess Bunner 3 0-0 6, Ali Goetz 2 4-6 8, Daniella Paras 0 0-0 0, Bri Buzard 0 0-0 0, Paige Castora 1 0-0 2, Bonnie Workman 0 0-0 0, Elise Sheehy 0 0-2 0, Bailey Cambell 1 0-0 2. Totals: 15 7-12 40.

Hopewell 10 18 16 12—56

Mars12 8 9 11—40

3-point goals: Mars 3 (Getsy 3)

Thursday: Mars at Kittanning

Slippery Rock 52, North Hills 46 — Marissa Siebka scored 14 points and Nicole Papley added 13 as the Rockets rallied in the second half for a win.

The Rockets (3-2) held North Hills to just 18 points in the second half.

Freshmen Sedona Campbell and Jenna Whitmer combined for 18 points for Slippery Rock.

NORTH HILLS 46

Tresser 2 0-0 4, Halloran 4 2-4 11, Barry 4 5-8 13, Bertram 5 3-4 13, Cheeks 0 1-2 1, Ungerman 1 0-0 2, Williams 1 0-0 2. Totals: 17 11-18 46.

SLIPPERY ROCK 52

Lauren Dietz 0 0-0 0, Alicia Bertozzi 0 0-0 0, Sedona Campbell 5 0-1 10, Marissa Siebka 6 1-1 14, Riley McGonigle 2 3-4 7, Jenna Whitmer 2 4-4 8, Nicole Papley 6 1-1 13, Bailey Boyd 0 0-0 0, Stephanie Croll 0 0-0 0. Totals: 21 9-11 52.

North Hills 10 18 7 11—46

Slippery Rock16 10 11 15—52

3-point goals: North Hills 1 (Halloran); Slippery Rock 1 (Siebka)

Saturday: New Castle at Slippery Rock, 5:30 p.m.

Venango Catholic 47, Moniteau 43 — The Vikings earned 30 trips to the free throw line and took advantage of their opportunities to beat the Warriors (4-3) at the Oil City Tournament.

Fontaine Glenn led Moniteau with 16 points, while Stephanie McCall added 10 points to finish in double figures.

VENANGO CATHOLIC 47

L. Homan 4 8-10 18, Moltz 3 9-10 17, Gurth 1 2-4 4, A. Homan 0 2-2 2, Kuhn 1 1-2 3, Dziekciasz 0 0-2 0. Totals:10 22-30 47.

MONITEAU 43

Fontaine Glenn 4 7-8 16, Emily Rider 2 3-6 7, Alycia Brehm 1 3-7 6, Stephanie McCall 4 2-6 10, Alazia Greaves 0 0-0, Maura Kimmel 1 0-0 2, Sara Hull 0 0-0, Kristina DeMatties 1 0-0 2. Totals: 13 15-27 43.

Venango Catholic 10 13 10 14—47

Moniteau12 10 12 9—43

3-point goals: Venango Catholic 5 (L. Homan 2, Moltz 2, Kuhn); Moniteau 2 (Glenn, Brehm)

Saturday: Moniteau vs. Rocky Grove at Oil City Tournament

Science Hill (Tenn.) 65, Seneca Valley 33 — Abbie Trzeciak scored 10 points and added 10 rebounds, but the Raiders lost to a nationally ranked team in Orlando, Fla.

Seneca Valley will play Langley (Va.) at 1:15 Saturday.

A-C Valley 57, Calvary Baptist 30 — The Falcons improved to 3-5 with this win in the Commodore Perry Tournament.

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