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Hegedus nets 33 in Gremlin win

Gibson injured early in contest

Emily Hegedus struck for 33 points and Mackenzie Craig added 14 Wednesday night as Karns City battled its way to a 63-55 girls basketball win over North Clarion.

The Gremlins (8-2) had to play most of the game without senior leader LeeAnn Gibson, who left in the first quarter with an undisclosed injury.

“I know she went to the hospital, but I’m not sure what it’s about,” KC coach Dave Kerschbaumer said. “We’ll see what kind of report we get. She’s a tough kid.

“Emily and Mackenzie really stepped up in her absence. And Brooke Moore hit some big free throws.”

Moore sank four of five free throws in the fourth quarter as KC clung to a 51-46 lead after three periods.

NORTH CLARION 55

Higgins 1 0-0 2, Schrader 5 3-4 13, Wagner 5 1-2 12, Obenrader 9 3-4 23, Carll 0 3-4 3, Schettler 1 0-0 2. Totals: 21 10-14 55.

KARNS CITY 63

Alyssa Gibson 1 2-3 4, Brody Whited 2 0-0 4, Abby Wolfe 0 0-0 0, Emily Hegedus 10 9-13 33, Brooke Moore 2 4-6 8, Mackenzie Craig 7 0-2 14, LeeAnn Gibson 0 0-0 0. Totals: 22 15-23 63.

North Clarion 14 18 14 9 — 55

Karns City20 14 17 12 — 63

3-point goals: Wagner, Obenrader 2; Hegedus 4

Friday: Karns City at Clarion-Limestone

Union 64, Clarion-Limestone 27 — Lexey Shick had 21 points, eight steals and four assists for Union while Frankee Remmick contributed 18 points and 11 rebounds, Shaley Shick nine rebounds and seven steals.

Moniteau 47, Clarion 22 — Alazia Greaves scored 18 points for the Warriors (7-3) while Kristina DeMatteis added 14. Sara Hull had 12 rebounds and Emma Bair blocked six shots.

CLARION 22

Mason 0 0-0 0, Kroh 0 1-4 1, Constantino 0 0-0 0, Over 0 0-0 0, Bevridge 2 1-1 5, M. Weaver 0 3-5 3, Reed 3 1-2 7, Beichner 1 0-2 2, G. Weaver 0 0-0 0, Wolfe 1 2-4 4. Totals: 7 8-18 22.

MONITEAU 47

Kara Mentel 0 0-0 0, Kristina DeMatteis 7 0-6 14, Kennedy DeMatteis 0 0-0 0, Alazia Greaves 6 5-5 18, Sara Hull 0 4-8 4, Emma Bair 2 1-2 5, Cambrie Campbell 3 0-0 6, Makayla King 0 0-0 0. Totals: 18 10-21 47.

Clarion 8 4 5 5 — 22

Moniteau13 14 8 12 — 47

3-point goal: Greaves

JV: Moniteau, 37-36

Friday: Moniteau at Cranberry

Boys Basketball

Summit Academy 81, Union (N.C.) 70 — Ezra Weah scored a career-high 34 points for the Knights (3-6, 1-4) in this road win. Tony Sprinkle added 18 and Bryheem Alston 15.

SUMMIT ACADEMY 81

Isaiah Pribgen 1 0-0 2, Bryheem Alston 6 3-3 15, Tony Sprinkle 8 2-4 18, Ezra Weah 11 7-11 34, Akeem Harris 1 3-4 5, Demarco Francis 1 2-2 5, Marcus Morris 1 0-0 2. Totals: 29 17-24 81.

UNION (N.C.) 70

J. Crivelli 3 1-3 10, T, Sumner 3 0-0 8, G. Bell 12 5-7 32, P. Charles 2 0-0 6, C. Padure 3 0-0 6, B. Wilson 0 1-2 1, K. Huddleston 2 1-2 7. Totals: 25 8-14 70.

Summit Academy 21 21 16 23 — 81

Union (N.C.)9 32 14 15 — 70

3-point goals: Weah 5, Francis; Crivelli 3, Sumner 2, Bell 3, Charles 2, Huddleston 2

JV: Summit Academy, 61-42

Tuesday: Summit Academy at Apollo-Ridge

Bowling

Matt Wetzel and Nick Huff rolled 582 and 568 series, respectively, Wednesday as the Butler boys defeated Karns City, 7-0. Wetzel’s high game was 209, Huff’s 208. Jordan Reges contributed a 201 for the Golden Tornado.

Jacob Weckerly paced Karns City with a 534 series and 199 game.

The Tornado girls also posted a 7-0 win as Ashley McCue rolled a consistent 578 series (191-194-193). Nicole Nebel rolled a 203 game, Jordan Graham a 190.

MacKenzie Claypoole led Karns City with a 156 game.

Both Butler teams are 4-1 and visit Mars next Wednesday.

Wrestling

Nick Montalbano, Tyler Gross, Zach Cowell, and Gabe Miller had pins for Seneca Valley in a 61-18 victory over Knoch.

Seneca Valley 61, Knoch 18

106-Jason Geyer (SV) dec. William Hockenberry, 7-2; 113-Louis Newell (SV) by forfeit; 120-Ben Lynch (SV) by forfeit; 126-Alex Lynch (SV) by forfeit; 132-Nick Montalbano (SV) pinned Lucas Laughner, 4:47; 138-Alex Fischer (SV) dec. Max Freyermuth, 8-0; 145-Tyler Gross (SV) pinned Jayden Renfrew, 1:11; 152-Brandon Yobst (K) pinned Ryan Murtagh, :51; 160-Eric Green (K) pinned Gavin Funovits, 5:15; 170-Zach Cowell (SV) pinned Logan Treich, 2:15; 182-Dustin Moniot (SV) by forfeit; 195-Dalton Ashton (K) pinned Lucas Chieppor, 1:39; 220-Gabe Miller (SV) pinned Cameron Ashton, 3:41; Hwt.-Dante Santelli (SV) by forfeit

Burrell 78, Summit Academy 6 — The Knights were handled by the Bucs. No other details were available.

Private Schools

Shelby Poorman scored nine points, but the First Baptist Christian School girkls basketball team lost to Calvary Meadville, 31-26.

Caitlyn Mueller had seven points, four steals and three assists while Katelyn Gavinski had 10 rebounds.

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