Lynch, Dunn lift Freeport
Brendan Lynch scored 20 points and Ryan Dunn added 16 more to power the Freeport boys basketball team to an 85-58 victory over Apollo-Ridge in Section 1-AA action Wednesday.
Jake Campbell added 14 points and seven steals, Derek Durand 12 points, Shawn Liberto 10 and Sean Carson had 11 rebounds for the Yellowjackets (5-7, 2-5).
APOLLO-RIDGE 58Kyler Martin 7 0-0 14, Shane Wingard 5 1-1 14, Josh Zelonka 1 1-3 3, Brad Campbell 3 0-0 6, Evan Davis 1 0-0 3, Anthony Vozzerelli 3 1-3 8, Ben Carnahan 0 1-2 1, Jake Reynolds 0 1-2 1, Eaan Smith 1 0-0 2, Tyler Jackson 1 3-4 6.
Totals: 22 10-12 57.
FREEPORT 85Tyler Singer 0 1-2 1, Derek Durand 5 2-4 12, Brendan Lynch 9 2-4 20, Ryan Dunn 6 3-4 16, Jake Campbell 6 1-1 14, Shawn Liberto 3 3-5 10, Alex Carson 2 0-0 4, Cody McClelland 2 0-0 4, Don Pastoria 1 0-0 2, Tahlon Kirkland 0 2-2 2. Totals: 34 14-22 85
Apollo-Ridge 15 12 20 11—58Freeport 20 27 25 13—853-point goals: Apollo-Ridge 6 (Wingard 3, Davis, Vozzerelli, Jackson); Freeport 3 (Dunn, Campbell, Liberto)
JV: Freeport, 52-38 (F: Zane Geist 18)
Tuesday: Ford City at Freeport
Venango Catholic 71, Union 60 — Despite a monster game from Trent Corle, the Golden Knights could not topple the undefeated Vikings.Corle had 22 points and 13 rebounds for Union (10-4, 8-2).Maxx Rynd poured in 25 points for Venango Catholic (13-0, 10-0).
VENANGO CATHOLIC 71A.J. Toy 4 0-0 10, Alec Thurau 1 0-0 3, Ben Guth 6 3-6 15, Maxx Rynd 11 1-4 25, Mark Kulinski 5 0-0 10, Garrett Hawkins 3 0-0 8, Matt Kuhn 0 0-0 0.
Totals: 30 4-10 71.
UNION 60Taylor Smith 2 0-0 4, Brody Pollock 7 0-2 14, Shawn Booth 2 0-2 5, Trent Corle 10 2-5 22, Derek Shirey 4 2-2 11, Austin Davis 2 0-2 4.
Totals: 27 4-13 60.
Venango Catholic 14 16 18 23—71Union 20 12 9 19—603-point goals: Venango Catholic 7 (Toy 2, Thurau, Rynd 2, Hawkins); Union 2 (Booth, Shirey).
JV Score: Union 65-38 (Aaron Graham 16)
Feb. 2: Karns City at Union
Cranberry 68, Karns City 52 — Jake Henry had 21 points and eight rebounds for the Gremlins (3-10, 3-6) in this KSAC loss.
KARNS CITY 52Brad Fuhrer 2 0-0 5, Mike Sinkevich 0 0-0 0, Brandyn Bowser 2 5-5 10, Dylan Hipple 0 0-0 0, Jake Henry 9 2-2 21, Ethan Williams 0 0-0 0, Brady Ellenberger 0 0-0 0, Andrew Johnson 1 0-0 2, Tucker Preston 1 1-2 3, Josh Wallace 0 0-0 0, Kyle Barger 1 1-1 3, Tyler Kepple 2 1-1 6, Tom Stoughton 1 0-0 2, Zach Kepple 0 0-0 0
Totals: 19 10-11 52.
CRANBERRY 68C. Willison 4 7-9 16, O'Neil 2 3-4 7, Raybuck 1 3-4 5, Vernam 3 0-0 7, R. Willison 7 10-10 29, Karns 1 0-0 2, Spence 1 0-0 2.
Totals: 19 23-27 68.
Karns City 9 9 22 12—52Cranberry 13 16 21 18—683-point goals: Karns City 4 (Fuhrer, Bowser, Henry, T. Kepple); Cranberry 7 C. Willison, Vernam, R. Willison 5).
JV Score: Karns City 46-32 (Williams 10)
Friday: A-C Valley at Karns City
Perry 65, Seneca Valley 55 — The Raiders (7-8) dropped this non-conference matchup against visiting Perry (12-2). No other details were available.
<B>Moniteau 48, A-C Valley 22 — </B>Katie Brehm had 16 points and 11 rebounds and Krista Snyder added nine rebounds as the Warriors picked up the KSAC win.Amanda Sloan added 12 points and Fontaine Glenn six steals for Moniteau (7-7, 5-5).Kelsey Boocks led the Falcons with 11 points.<B>A-C VALLEY 22</B>Meghan Cratty 2 2-3 6, Kelsey Boocks 3 5-10 11, Emily Quaill 0 1-2 1, Meredith Snyder 1 0-0 2, Hannah Hetrick 1 0-0 2, Tricia Kerlin 0 0-0 0, Kelsey Russell 0 0-0 0. <B>Totals:</B> 7 8-15 22.<B>MONITEAU 48</B>Ashley Brehm 2 0-0 4, Krista Snyder 2 0-0 4, Brittany Wright 0 0-0 0, Nikki Yeckel 2 0-0 4, Heather Porter 1 0-0 2, Amanda Sloan 5 1-2 12, Katie Brehm 8 0-0 16, Fontaine Glenn 2 2-3 6, Emily Rider 0 0-0 0, Heather McMillan 0 0-0 0. <B>Totals:</B> 22 3-5 48.<B>A-C Valley 4 6 6 6—22Moniteau 14 11 15 8—483-point goals:</B> Moniteau 1 (Sloan)JV: Moniteau, 43-20 (M: Fontaine Glenn 13)<B>Friday:</B> Moniteau at Keystone<B>Freeport 57, Apollo-Ridge 40 — </B>Jessica McFadden and Taylor Schrecengost each tallied 14 points to lead the Yellowjackets in this Section 1-AA victory.Anna Christy added 11 points and Jessica Aulicino 10 for Freeport.<B>FREEPORT 57</B>Anna Christy 4 2-2 11, Nicolette Blake 1 2-2 4, Jessica Aulicino 5 0-0 10, Jessica McFadden 4 4-4 14, Taylor Schrecengost 6 2-4 14, Lynsey Gugino 1 0-0 2, Sam Angely 1 0-0 2. <B>Totals:</B> 22 10-12 57.<B>APOLLO-RIDGE 40</B>Faiola 0 0-2 0, Bonelli 3 0-0 6, Schrecengost 2 0-1 4, Orlowski 9 1-1 22, Stiffy 1 1-2 3, Emminger 2 1-6 5. <B>Totals:</B> 17 3-12-40.<B>Freeport 15 12 13 17—57Apollo-Ridge 14 11 7 8—403-point goals:</B> Freeport 3 (McFadden 2, Christy); Apollo-Ridge 3 (Orlowski 3).<B>Knoch 38, Mohawk 25 — </B>In this non-section contest, Amber Henzel had 19 points and nine rebounds and Celina Sanks four assists to lead the Knights (4-12).<B>MOHAWK 25</B>Katie Hoover 1 0-0 2, Brooke Shasteen 4 4-4 12, Taylor Yaletts 0 3-8 3, Shelby Brown 1 0-2 2, Danielle Henley 3 0-0 6, Lucia Fee 0 0-1 0, Devin Giancola 0 0-2 0. <B>Totals:</B> 9 7-17 25.<B>KNOCH 38</B>Heather Cooper 1 0-0 2, Brooke Armahizer 3 1-2 7, Amber Henzel 5 0-0 10, Kate Miller 2 3-5 9, Rachel Neff 1 0-0 2, Sam Logan 2 0-3 4, Celina Sanks 0 4-6 4. <B>Totals:</B> 14 8-16 38.<B>Mohawk 6 6 6 7—25Knoch 13 8 8 9—383-point goals:</B> Knoch 2 (Miller 2).<B>Today:</B> Highlands at Knoch<B>Union 70, Venango Catholic 54</B> — Tina Lipps dominated again as the Damsels shook off a sluggish start to pull away from the Vikings.Lipps had 23 points and 14 rebounds for Union, which trailed after the first quarter, but took an eight-point lead into halftime.Ashley MacKinlay added 16 points and Mariah Winchester 14 for the Damsels.<B>UNION 70</B>Delani Priester 0 0-0 0, Mariah Winchester 5 2-4 14, Ashley MacKinlay 5 3-4 16, Sydney Varner 0 2-4 2, Daneka Stuart 2 0-0 4, Danara Hawk 0 0-0 0, Kassie McGarrity 0 0-0 0, Sierra Smith 3 5-6 11, Tina Lipps 8 7-10 23. <B>Totals:</B> 23 19-28 70.<B>VENANGO CATHOLIC 54</B>Emilee Janidlo 4 6-8 14, Mary Maleski 4 0-1 10, Michaela Scurry 4 2-4 10, Taylor Stack 1 0-0 2, Lindsay Homan 6 4-9 16, Courtney Kuhn 0 2-2 2, Lexi Booth 0 0-0 0. <B>Totals:</B> 19 14-24 54.<B>Union 15 21 13 21—70Venango Catholic 16 12 15 11—543-point goals:</B> Union 5 (Winchester 2, MacKinlay 3); Venango Catholic 2 (Maleski 2).<B>JV Score:</B> Venango Catholic 23-14<B>Saturday:</B> West Shamokin at Union<B>Cranberry 62, Karns City 51</B> — Leah McGuire had 15 points and 10 rebounds, but the Gremlins fell.Brooke Hiles added 14 points and seven rebounds and Erin McCue pitched in 11 points and nine assists for Karns City (3-10, 2-7).<B>CRANBERRY 62</B>Sarah Lutz 5 0-0 10, Erica Adams 1 0-0 2, Kylie Mason 5 2-4 14, Lauren Hogue 6 1-2 13, Emily Merryman 6 4-4 19, Megan O'Neil 0 2-4 2, Quinn Mitchell 1 0-0 2. <B>Totals:</B> 24 9-14 62.<B>KARNS CITY 51</B>Erin McCue 3 5-7 11, Leah McGuire 4 7-8 15, Allyson Olkowski 1 2-2 4, Emily Shumacher 2 0-0 4, Kara Kerschbaumer 1 1-2 3, Brooke Hiles 5 4-6 14. <B>Totals:</B> 16 19-25 51.<B>Cranberry 13 22 10 17—62Karns City 8 11 11 21—513-point goals:</B> Cranberry 5 (Mason 2, Merryman 3); Karns City 0<B>JV Score:</B> Cranberry 36-31<B>Friday:</B> Karns City at A-C Valley
<B>Knoch 7, Mars 0 (boys); Knoch 7, Mars 0 (girls) — </B>Kevin Hindman rolled a 729 series (214-227-288) to power the Knights boys squad to the WPIBL victory.Teammate Brett Minor fired a 612, including a 247 in the opening game. Mars' Chris Wesley led the Planets with scores of 165, 215 and 266.In the girls match, Erica Johns led the way for Knoch with scores of 160, 181 and 184. Valerie Desare had a 144 and Ashley Gross a 142 to pace Mars.In the boys junior varsity match, a 7-0 Mars triumph, Justin Schell of Mars led all scorers with a 182.
