SV matmen join tourney
Seneca Valley earned four pins and a technical fall as the Raiders defeated host Fox Chapel 38-25 Wednesday, clinching the fifth and final WPIAL Class AAA Wrestling Tournament berth from Section 3.
The pins went to Alex Lynch (106 pounds), Anthony Latess (132), Brandon Nulph (195) and Tyler Miller (220).
At 152 pounds, Austin Leon disposed of his opponent via technical fall.
Seneca Valley 38, Fox Chapel 25
106: Alex Lynch (SV) pinned Flotta Vaun, 1:24; 113: Ben Lynch (SV) dec. Andrew Kopco, 6-0; 120: Pat Imhof (FC) dec. Alex Fischer, 2-0; 126: Nick Zoria (SV) dec. Austin Pisano, 11-7; 132: Anthony Latess (SV) pinned Billy Myers, 5:30; 138: Darrius Booker (FC) major dec. Zain Skalos (SV) 13-3; 145: Derrin Dietz (FC) dec. Brennen O'Shea (SV), 4-3; 152: Austin Leon (SV) technical fall Aidan Carlier, 19-4; 160: Corey Mahon (FC) dec. Steve Rudolph, 5-2; 170: Tristin Houser (FC) pinned Dustin Moniot, 3:58; 182: Mike Mahon (FC) pinned Colman Mulkerrins 0:19; 195: Brandon Nulph (SV) pinned Richard Giovenetti, 1:06; 220: Tyler Miller (SV) pinned Darnell Foster, 3:20; 285: Brady Moore (SV) dec. Jared Pegher, 2-0.
Summit Academy 40, Highlands 33 — No other details were available from this non-section road win for the Knights.
Moniteau's Cody Skiver dropped 18 points on visiting A-C Valley as the Warriors thumped the Falcons 69-43.Mark Kimmel scored 12 points and James Bair 11 for Moniteau.A-C Valley's Jeff Eaton tallied a game-high 26 points — including eight 3-pointers — in defeat.A-C VALLEY 43Troy Cottrell 2 0-0 4, Drew Kralj 0 2-2 2, Jeff Eaton 9 0-0 26, Andrew Strauser 1 1-2 3, Dylan Fox 3 0-0 8, Jake Edwards 0 0-2 0. Totals: 15 3-6 43.MONITEAU 69Mark Kimmel 5 2-2 12, Jake Fullerton 4 1-3 9, Aaron Marterella 0 1-2 1, Shawn Giddings 0 2-4 2, Cody Skiver 6 3-4 18, James Bair 3 5-7 11, Jared Shaffer 1 0-0 2, Zack Jewart 2 0-0 4, Derek Boben 3 0-0 6, J.J. Waid 1 0-0 2, Nick Pry 1 0-0 2. Totals: 26 14-22 69.A-C Valley 12 14 3 14 — 43Moniteau17 8 21 23 — 693-point goals: A-C Valley 10 (Eaton 8, Fox 2); Moniteau 3 (Skiver 3).Friday: Karns City at A-C Valley; Moniteau at KeystoneKarns City 42, Cranberry 39 — The Gremlins trailed by two points entering the fourth quarter, but made all six of their free-throw attempts in the final eight minutes to edge the Berries.David Olszak paced KC (7-6) with 13 points, Tyler Kepple scored 12 points and Logan Moroney grabbed a team-high eight rebounds.CRANBERRY 39Creighton 5 0-0 13, Lutz 4 2-2 10, Swart 5 0-1 10, Swartzfager 2 0-0 6. Totals: 16 2-3 39.KARNS CITY 42David Olszak 4 5-6 13, Ethan Conto 2 0-0 4, Tyler Kepple 4 2-2 12, Nathan Weckerly 1 2-2 4, Dakota Mohney 1 0-0 2, Christian Turner 1 0-0 2, Logan Moroney 1 2-2 4, Dan Filges 0 1-2 1, Dalton Callihan 0 0-0 0, David Markel 0 0-0 0. Totals: 14 12-14 42.Cranberry 9 12 11 7 — 39Karns City5 13 12 12 — 423-point goals: Cranberry 5 (Creighton 3, Swartzfager 2); Karns City 2 (Kepple 2).Friday: Karns City at A-C ValleyVenango Catholic 58, Union 51 — The Golden Knights (7-7) lost despite draining 11 3-pointers.Lane Cicciarelli led Union's effort with 12 points, while Wanya Harris scored 11.UNION 51Trevor Corle 1 0-0 2, Dylan Shirey 1 2-2 4, Cole Morris 3 0-0 8, Eric Seary 1 0-0 2, Wanya Harris 4 0-0 11, Lane Cicciarelli 5 0-0 12, Shane Murphy 2 0-0 6, Chet Carmichael 2 0-0 6. Totals: 19 2-2 51.VENANGO CATHOLIC 58Toy 3 0-0 7, Zagon 14 2-3 30, Hale 5 3-4 15, Jones 0 1-2 1, Kingston 1 0-0 3, Plummer 1 0-0 2. Totals: 24 6-9 58.Union 11 19 12 9 — 51Venango Cath.18 11 16 13 — 583-point goals: Union 11 (Harris 3, Morris 2, Cicciarelli 2, Murphy 2, Carmichael 2); Venango Catholic 4 (Hale 2, Kingston, Toy).Monday: Union at MoniteauCarrick 51, Freeport 48 — The Yellowjackets (8-8) received 21 points and eight rebounds from sophomore forward Josh Beale.CARRICK 51Jackson 2 2-2 7, Jones 4 2-3 11, Thornton 3 1-3 8, Quinten 3 0-0 6, Lowe 2 3-3 7, Atkins 3 1-4 7, Hannon 2 0-0 5, Lewis 0 0-1 0. Totals: 19 9-16 51.FREEPORT 48Mason Eddinger 3 0-2 8, Kris Keppel 3 0-0 7, Codey Digiacobbe 3 0-3 6, Josh Beale 7 7-7 21, Eric Davis 2 2-2 6. Totals: 18 9-14 48.Carrick 15 8 12 16 — 51Freeport14 11 17 6 — 483-point goals: Carrick 4 (Jackson, Jones, Thornton, Hannon); Freeport 3 (Eddinger 2, Keppel).Friday: Mars at Freeport
Karns City rebounded from its first loss of the season by beating host Cranberry 66-51.Shanel Preston scored 21 points to lead the Gremlins (13-1). LeeAnn Gibson added 18 points, 11 rebounds and five assists and Emily LoPresti 12 points.The Gremlins host A-C Valley Friday night.KARNS CITY 66Emily Schumacher 2 1-1 5, Shanel Preston 8 2-4 21, Annie Hegedus 2 4-4 9, Emily LoPresti 5 0-1 12, LeeAnn Gibson 5 8-9 18, Alyssa Gibson 0 1-2 1, LeErin Jones 0 0-0 0. Totals: 22 16-21 66.CRANBERRY 51Merryman 7 12-13 30, J. Swartzfager 2 0-2 4, Kahle 0 2-6 2, Allen 2 0-0 4, B. Swartzfager 4 0-0 9, Peterson 0 2-4 2. Totals: 15 16-25 51.Karns City 19 16 18 13 — 66Cranberry12 10 12 17 — 513-point goals: Karns City 6 (Preston 3, LoPresti 2, Hegedus); Cranberry 5 (Merryman 4, B. Swartzfager).Friday: A-C Valley at Karns CityMoniteau 49, A-C Valley 27 — Junior forward Stephanie McCall had a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Warriors (11-4).Emily Rider led Moniteau in points with 13 and Fontaine Glenn added 11. Both players grabbed six rebounds.Erin Logue scored 12 points for the Falcons (4-9).In a 60-47 loss to Clarion-Limestone Tuesday, A-C Valley's Rachael Viertel scored 20 points to lead the Falcons and Morgan Cratty added 14.MONITEAU 49Fontaine Glenn 5 1-2 11, Emily Rider 5 0-0 13, Alycia Brehm 3 1-2 8, Stephanie McCall 3 4-6 10, Alazia Greaves 1 0-0 2, Maura Kimmel 1 0-0 2, Sara Hull 1 0-0 2, Kristina DeMatteis 1 0-0 2, Kennedy DeMatteis 0 0-0 0, Kelsey Ripley 0 0-0 0, Brittany Heller 0 0-0 0, Kara Mentel 0 0-0 0. Totals: 19 6-10 49.A-C VALLEY 27Rachael Viertel 2 1-2 5, Erin Logue 5 2-4 12, Morgan Cratty 2 0-0 4, Lauren McNany 1 0-0 2, Kiersten Rothen 2 0-0 4, Kayla Cratty 0 0-0 0, Danielle Kaufman 0 0-0 0. Totals: 12 3-6 27.Moniteau 10 11 17 11 — 49A-C Valley4 8 8 7 — 273-point goals: Moniteau 4 (Rider 3, Brehm).Friday: A-C Valley at Karns City; Keystone at MoniteauVenango Catholic 51, Union 17 — The winless Damsels (0-13) fell at home to the Vikings.VENANGO CATHOLIC 51L. Homan 7 2-2 17, Moltz 3 5-5 12, Guth 1 1-4 3, A. Homan 5 1-4 11, V. Dziekciasz 3 0-2 6, Niederriter 1 0-0 2. Totals: 20 9-17 51.UNION 17Sydney Varner 1 0-0 2, Danara Hawk 1 5-6 7, Tabby Deitz 1 0-0 2, Kassie McGarrity 1 0-0 2, Kloe Remmick 1 0-0 2, Kara Flick 1 0-0 2, Lexey Shick 0 0-0 0, Shaley Shick 0 0-0 0, Kali Flick 0 0-0 0, Eiley McGregor 0 0-0 0, Hailey Schrecengost 0 0-0 0. Totals: 6 5-6 17.Venango Cath. 15 14 12 10 — 51Union2 7 6 2 — 173-point goals: Venango Catholic 2 (L. Homan, Moltz).Saturday: Union at Cameron County
Both Butler teams picked up wins over host Mars, the boys sweeping the Planets 7-0 while the girls triumphed 5-2.In the boys' match, Jake Cookson led the Golden Tornado with a 557 series and a high game of 211.Garrett Sexton added a game of 231 and Matt Wetzel a 211 for Butler (6-0).Mars' Josh Bartley led all bowlers with a 613 series and high game of 236.MiKayla White paced Butler's girls (6-0) with a 493 series while Megan Paul (485) and Kelly Bintrim (475) had solid efforts.Mars' Allison Bruce rolled a 464 series.
Josh McGowan scored twice and Kane Zurawka added an empty-net goal in Butler's 3-1 win over Pine-Richland.Zach Schnur stopped 12 of the 13 shots he faced.The Golden Tornado received assists from Mack Walters (2), Brendan Ackelson, Colin Brady and Ben Rodgers.
