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'Jackets rally to sting Apollo-Ridge

Knoch's Nathanl Junk fights for a loose ball with Valley's Cameron Chambers Friday in the Knights' 46-45 section loss.

Darius Frantz had 14 points and 14 rebounds, and Tyler Collins tallied 14 points and 10 rebounds to highlight the Freeport boys basketball squad's 59-46 section win over Apollo-Ridge Friday.

The Yellowjackets (7-2, 5-0) shook off an 18-8 first-quarter deficit with a 22-point second quarter and outscored the Vikings 38-16 in the second and third quarters combined.

Freeport also received 10 points and nine rebounds from Jake Campbell.

FREEPORT 59Nick Gentile 0 0-0 0, Derek Durand 4 0-3 8, Tyler Collins 4 4-6 14, Darius Frantz 6 2-4 14, Alex Isenberg 3 0-0 6, Jake Campbell 4 2-2 10, Shawn Liberto 3 0-0 7.

Totals: 24 8-15 59.

APOLLO-RIDGE 46M. Poydence 6 3-3 19, K. Martin 4 3-5 11, S. Wingard 1 3-4 5, B. Campbell 2 1-2 5, A. Johnson 2 1-2 5, C. Rearick 0 1-2 1.

Totals: 15 12-18 46.

Freeport 8 22 16 13—59Apollo-Ridge 18 8 8 12—463-point goals: Freeport (Collins 2, Liberto); Apollo-Ridge 4 (Poydence 4).

Monday: Freeport at Riverview

Valley 46, Knoch 45 — Andrew Wirtz had 12 points on four 3-pointers for the Knights (6-5, 1-3).Knoch connected on just four-of-15 free-throw attempts.

VALLEY 46G. Fuquay 6 4-8 16, L. O'Neil 2 0-0 4, C. Chambers 3 0-0 8, T. Weinrich 2 1-2 6, A. Kalhoun 3 0-0 6, P. Green 3 0-0 6.

Totals: 19 5-10 46.

KNOCH 45Andrew Wirtz 4 0-0 12, Chris Cetnar 1 1-2 4, Adam Seger 3 0-0 8, Jake McTighe 2 2-8 6, Robert Zanella 3 1-3 7, Nathan Junk 4 0-0 8.

Totals: 17 4-15 45.

Valley 10 9 9 18—46Knoch 12 7 6 20—453-point goals: Valley 3 (Chambers 2, Weinrich); Knoch 7 (Wirtz 4, Seger 2, Cetnar).

Tuesday: Knoch at Mars

Mars 51, New Castle 47 — Christian Locher scored 22 points to carry the Planets.

MARS 51Tim Vandall 0 0-0 0, Brad Weischedel 4 1-6 9, Christian Locher 8 3-4 22, Mike Lindenbaum 0 0-0 0, Luke Gruber 2 2-6 7, Mitch Buzzard 2 0-0 4, Ian Hindley 4 1-2 9.

Totals: 20 7-18 51.

NEW CASTLE 47Domenick 0 0-0 0, May 2 2-2 6, Rudolph 0 0-0 0, Eggleston 9 8-11 26, Carter 1 1-2 3, Anderson 0 0-1 0, Jay 3 0-0 6, D. Rice 3 0-3 6, Bester 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 18 11-19 47.

Mars 21 9 10 11—51New Castle 13 11 16 7—473-point goals: Mars 4 (Locher 3, Gruber).

Karns City 67, West Forest 37 — Eric McCue had 23 points, Aaron Markle 12 points and Brandyn Bowser 10 for the GremlinsEvan Olszak chipped in with 10 rebounds, six points and six assists for Karns City (3-6, 3-3).

WEST FOREST 37Sneeringer 3 3-6 10, Hanna 2 0-1 5, Weaver 3 0-0 6, McFarland 1 4-4 6, Liberty 3 1-3 8, Mendez 1 0-2 2, Hilliard 0 0-0 0, Small 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 13 8-16 37.

KARNS CITY 67Brad Fuhrer 0 0-0 0, Cameron Harp 0 2-4 2, Brandyn Bowser 2 4-4 10, Aaron Markle 5 2-6 12, Jake Henry 0 0-0 0, Matt Bauldoff 0 1-2 1, Eric McCue 9 2-3 23, Evan Olszak 3 0-0 6, Brandon Collier 1 1-2 3, Tucker Preston 3 0-0 8, Brady Huselton 0 0-0 0, Kyle Barger 0 0-2 0, Josh Wallace 0 0-0 0, Luke Gordon 0 0-0 0, Adam Garing 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 23 14-23 67.

West Forest 7 12 5 13—37Karns City 10 16 22 19—673-point goals: West Forest 3 (Sneeringer, Hanna, Liberty); Karns City 7 (McCue 3, Bowser 2, Preston 2).

Tuesday: North Clarion at Karns City

Union 72, Redbank Valley 34 — Scott Booth had 23 points and Zac Smith had 14 points and seven assists to power the Golden Knights.Logan Mortimer added 10 points, eight rebounds, six steals and five assists, and Taylor Smith had nine points and 10 rebounds for Union (7-3, 5-1).

REDBANK VALLEY 34Bayne 6 0-0 16, Delp 2 0-0 5, Bowser 2 0-2 5, Ruby 2 0-4 4, Sobik 2 0-0 4, Scott 0 0-0 0, Clemens 0 1-2 1.

Totals: 14 1-8 34.

UNION 72Zac Smith 6 2-2 14, Brody Pollock 5 2-2 12, Shawn Booth 0 0-0 0, Logan Mortimer 5 0-0 10, Taylor Smith 4 0-0 9, Austin Davis 0 0-0 0, Scott Booth 11 1-1 23, Trent Corle 2 0-0 4, Chase Johnston 0 0-0 0, Derek Shirey 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 33 5-5 72.

Redbank Valley 11 8 11 4—34Union 20 17 16 19—723-point goals: Redbank Valley 5 (Bayne 4, Delp); Union 1 (T. Smith).

Tuesday: Union at Clarion-Limestone

A-C Valley 73, East Forest 18 — Blayne McGuirk had 12 points and Ryan Bartley 11 to lead a balanced attack for the Falcons.

A-C VALLEY 73Matt Bartley 3 1-1 8, Reed Terwilliger 2 4-4 8, Josh Austin 2 0-0 5, Allan Eaton 4 1-2 9, Blayne McGuirk 5 0-0 12, Alex Logue 1 0-0 2, Logan Wetzel 3 0-0 8, Ryan Bartley 5 0-0 11, Evan Wagner 0 0-0 0, Brody Irwin 3 0-0 8, Zach Gates 0 0-0 0, Jackson Wingard 0 0-0 0, Joe Kaufman 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 28 6-7 73.

EAST FOREST 18Seth Toski 0 0-0 0, Dan DiCarpo 0 0-0 0, Matt DeCarpo 0 0-0 0, Raymond Gregg 1 1-2 3, Mike Snyder 2 0-0 5, Shane Cotterman 1 0-0 2, Shane Silvis 1 6-9 8.

Totals: 5 7-11 18.

A-C Valley 29 25 17 2—73East Forest 6 6 3 3—183-point goals: A-C Valley 9 (McGuirk 2, Wetzel 2, Irwin 2, M. Bartley, Austin, R. Bartley; East Forest 1 (Snyder).

North Clarion 77, Moniteau 66 — Despite 23 points from Zach McCormick and 20 points and 12 rebounds from Zach Sloan, the Warriors (4-5, 4-2) came up short.

NORTH CLARION 77Bubak 8 4-4 21, Weaver 4 3-7 11, Gilbert 4 0-0 8, Je. Schmader 9 13-19 33, Hargenrader 1 0-0 2, Ju. Schmader 1 0-0 2, Mannerino 0 0-1 0.

Totals: 27 20-31 77.

MONITEAU 66Kyle Armagost 3 3-4 9, Heath Lominski 1 0-0 2, Zach Sloan 9 2-3 20, James Shope 3 0-0 6, Zach McCormick 8 5-9 23, Jereme Loos 2 2-4 6, Andrew Armagost 0 0-2 0.

Totals: 26 12-22 66.

North Clarion 14 25 18 20—77Moniteau 16 17 20 13—663-point goals: North Clarion 3 (Je. Schmader 2, Bubak); Moniteau 2 (McCormick 2).

Tuesday: Moniteau at Clarion

Hickory 36, Grove City 33 — Pat Johnson had 11 points and five rebounds to lead the Eagles (9-2, 2-2).

HICKORY 36A. Banas 2 0-0 6, N. DiBartolomeo 1 1-2 3, E. Jones 0 6-8 6, G. Trosch 0 2-2 2, J. Lenhart 1 0-0 2, M. Durisko 7 2-5 17.

Totals: 11 11-17 36.

GROVE CITY 33Brady Beech 1 0-2 3, Torin Smith 2 0-0 5, Alec Goodwin 2 0-0 4, Jon Anderson 1 0-0 2, Jeff Hershberger 3 1-5 7, Pat Johnson 3 4-4 11, Chauncey Miller 0 1-2 1.

Totals: 12 6-13 33.

Hickory 4 3 16 13—36Grove City 9 10 10 4—333-point goals: Hickory 3 (Banas 2, Durisko); Grove City 3 (Beech, Smith, Johnson).

JV: Grove City, 45-39 (H: V. Mastrian 14; GC: Sean Mackey 13).

Saturday: Vision Quest at Grove City

Laurel 65, Summit Academy 52 — Qu'ran Reaves had 12 points to lead the Knights (4-9, 3-3).

<B>Union 67, Redbank Valley 54 —</B> Brooke Pollock had 29 points and 21 rebounds as the Damsels overcame a 10-point first-quarter deficit en route to the win.Ashley MacKinlay added 11 points and five steals for Union (5-3, 3-3).<B>UNION 67</B>Delani Priester 0 0-0 0, Mariah Winchester 3 0-0 6, Ashley MacKinlay 5 1-2 11, Brooke Pollock 12 5-7 29, Lepha Logue 4 1-2 9, Niki Stuart 1 3-4 5, Sierra Smith 1 3-4 5, Makenzie Divins 0 0-0 0, Tina Lipps 1 0-0 2. <B>Totals:</B> 27 13-19 67.<B>REDBANK VALLEY 54</B>Evans 4 0-0 8, Veronesi 3 0-0 7, Gruver 1 6-6 8, Hornberger 0 0-2 0, Rey 5 4-9 14, S. Neiswonger 3 4-6 12, Adams 1 3-6 5. <B>Totals:</B> 17 17-29 54.<B>Union 6 17 23 21—67Redbank Valley 16 16 12 10—543-point goals:</B> Redbank Valley 3 (S. Meiswonger, Veronesi).<B>Monday:</B> Union at Brookville<B>A-C Valley 53, East Forest 45 — </B>Tricia Kerlin had 20 points and 12 rebounds, and Kelsey Boocks had 14 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Falcons to the KSAC win.Erin Larimore added 11 points, 10 rebounds and six steals, and Mikyla Denchke pulled in eight rebounds for A-C Valley (5-4, 2-3).<B>EAST FOREST 45</B>Ruddy 1 0-2 2, Wagner 0 0-0 0, Armstrong 0 1-4 1, Harringer 1 0-1 2, Kahle 3 3-5 9, Long 8 2-3 19, Oliver 1 7-9 9, Simpson 1 0-0 3. <B>Totals:</B> 15 13-22 45.<B>A-C VALLEY 53</B>Erin Larimore 3 4-8 11, Meghan Cratty 0 0-0 0, Ashley Manculich 0 0-0 0, Mikyla Denchke 1 2-6 4, Tricia Kerlin 5 9-10 20, Meredith Snyder 2 0-0 4, Nicole Marshall 0 0-0 0, Nicole Wetzel 0 0-1 0, Kelsey Boocks 6 2-6 14, Emily Quaill 0 0-2 0. <B>Totals:</B> 17 17-33 53.<B>East Forest 10 3 7 25—45A-C Valley 11 13 6 23—533-point goals:</B> East Forest 2 (Long, Simpson); A-C valley 2 (Larimore, Kerlin).<B>Monday:</B> A-C Valley at Moniteau<B>North Clarion 48, Moniteau 35 —</B> Despite 15 points from Jenna McCorry, the Warriors could not overcome a cold first half.<B>MONITEAU 35</B>Kate Brehm 3 0-0 8, Nikki Yeckel 0 0-0 0, Jenna McCorry 7 0-2 15, Amanda Sloan 3 0-0 8, Alex Guercio 2 0-0 4, Kathleen Harding 0 0-0 0. <B>Totals:</B> 15 0-2 35.<B>NORTH CLARION 48</B>Cyphert 6 1-2 13, Je. Tarr 7 0-1 14, Jo. Tarr 0 3-4 3, Carroll 3 0-3 6, Frederick 2 0-0 4, McCully 3 0-0 6, Hollis 0 0-0 0, Wolbert 1 0-0 2. <B>Totals:</B> 22 4-10 48.<B>Moniteau 7 4 11 13—35North Clarion 12 15 15 6—483-point goals:</B> Moniteau 5 (Brehm 2, Sloan 2, McCorry).<B>West Forest 45, Karns City 21 —</B> West Forest outscored the Gremlins 27-9 in the first half to claim the KSAC win.<B>KARNS CITY 21</B>Kate Davis 1 1-2 3, Sarah Young 1 0-0 2, Corinne Vonto 1 2-4 4, Kara Kerschbaumer 1 0-0 2, Brooke Hiles 4 0-4 8, Stephanie Stoughton 1 0-0 2. <B>Totals:</B> 9 3-10 21.<B>WEST FOREST 45</B>Sneeringer 11 1-2 26, Carll 1 0-0 2, Deihaup 2 0-0 4, Wallace 3 2-2 8, Greathouse 1 0-0 3, Clark 1 0-0 2. <B>Totals:</B> 19 3-4 45.<B>Karns City 5 4 7 5—21West Forest 13 14 9 9—453-point goals:</B> West Forest 4 (Sneeringer 3, Greathouse).<B>Wednesday:</B> Karns City at North Clarion

<B>Mount Lebanon 799-63x, Butler 797-63x —</B> The Tornado fell to the Blue Devils despite top shooting performances by Luke Laughlin, Luc Sedwick, Nicole Smith, Bryan Andler and Abby Gallagher.

<B>Butler 33, Latrobe 29 —</B> Latrobe won the first four bouts by decisions and built a 21-6 lead, but the Tornado roared back to capture the huge road victory.Butler trailed 21-6 — the lone win at that point being a Cole Baxter pin at 171 pounds — before Chris White earned a pin at 185 and Blake Caudill did likewise at 103 to pull Butler to 21-18."I expected to win three of those (first) four," said Butler coach Scott Stoner. "You lose a lot of firepower and there's 10 matches left. We did begin to dig ourselves out of a hole with Cole Baxter."Latrobe won the next two matches, but pins by Zach Reges (125) and Zach Collins (130) gave Butler a 30-29 lead and Cody Hartman won by decision at 140 to seal the win."This was a big win for our program," Stoner said. "One thing that characterized this was some matches I thought we'd win, but it was almost like we gave it away. The kids, though, came though. I hadn't seen energy like this all year until second half of match."Butler (10-0) will host Seneca Valley Wednesday.<B>Match started at 140 pounds103 pounds</B>-Blake Caudill (B) pinned Eric Mills, 1:23; <B>112</B>-Chase Small (L) tech. fall over Nick Sutton. 16-0; <B>119</B>-Heydan (L) dec. Brandon Bauer, 6-1; <B>125</B>-Zach Reges (B) pinned Chris Kunkel, 0:28; <B>130</B>-Zach Collins (B) pinned Livengood, 1:58; <B>135</B>-Cody Hartman (B) dec. Pletcher, 3-1; <B>140</B>-Ryan Walters (L) dec. Eric Tuck, 2-1; <B>145</B>-Hall (L) dec. Mike Crawford, 3-2 (OT); <B>152</B>-Kail (L) dec. Dakoda Collins (B), 3-1 (OT); <B>160</B>-Stewart (L) dec. Matt Pribis, 7-6; <B>171</B>-Cole Baxter (B) pinned Ritenaur, 1:36; <B>189</B>-Mohring (L) dec. Mike Scialabba. 9-2; <B>215</B>-Shaffer (L) pinned Dylan McAnallen, 1:19; <B>285</B>-Chris White (B) pinned E. Colucci, 1:31.<B>Knoch 47, Summit Academy 17 — </B>Joe Colonello (145), Rob Milsom (171), James Zellhart (189) and Steven Mowry (285) recorded pins to lead Knoch to its second consecutive victory Thursday.Devin Bickel (135) earned a pin for Summit Academy.Knoch (5-11) will return to the mat Wednesday at Hampton.<B>Match started at 140 pounds103 pounds</B>-Allee Oskin (K) won by forfeit; <B>112</B>-No match; <B>119</B>-Justin Grossman (K) won by forfeit; <B>125</B>-Davis Hall (SA) dec. Brittney Faust, 2-1; <B>130</B>-Grayson Hixon (K) won by forfeit; <B>135</B>-Devin Bickel (SA) pinned Tyler Hlebiczki, 1:12; <B>140</B>-No match; <B>145</B>-Joe Colonello (K) pinned Jordan Simko, 1:16; <B>152</B>-Kevin Green (K) tech fall over Richard Daken 4:37, 16-1; <B>160</B>-Damon Holden (SA) won by forfeit; <B>171</B>-Rob Milsom (K) pinned O'Reilly, 1:40; <B>189</B>-James Zellhart (K) pinned Jibrel Henry, 0:29; <B>215</B>-Darren Williams (SA) dec. Joe Hlebiczki, 6-4; <B>285</B>-Steven Mowry (K) pinned Chris Cole, 0:28.

Butler's swimming teams were defeated at Shaler Thursday night, the girls dropping an 88-81 decision and the boys bowing by a 90-78 count. Diving was not contested.The Butler girls 400 freestyle relay team of Jordan McElhaney, Brianna Keelan, Morgan Morrison and Katie Herr qualified for the WPIAL meet. Standout swimmers for the Golden Tornado boys were Keegan Walters, Brandon Walsh and Alex Bauer.Butler hosts Pine-Richland Thursday.<B>GirlsShaler 88, Butler 81200 medley relay:</B> 1-Shaler<B>200 freestyle:</B> 1-Jordan McElhaney (B)<B>200 intermediate medley:</B> 1-Anita Peduto (S)<B>50 freestyle:</B> 1-Sara Daversa (S)<B>100 butterfly:</B> 1-Heather Wakeley (S)<B>100 freestyle:</B> 1-Morgan Morrison (B)<B>500 freestyle:</B> 1-Jordan McElhaney (B)<B>200 free relay:</B> 1-Shaler<B>100 backstroke:</B> 1-Rebecca Wakeley (S)<B>100 breaststroke:</B> 1-Anita Peduto (S)<B>400 free relay:</B> 1-Butler (Brianna Keelan, Kati Herr, Morgan Morrison, Jordan McElhaney)<B>Boys</B><B>Shaler 90, Butler 78200 medley relay:</B> 1-Butler (Travis Myers, Matt Goettler, Brandon Walsh, Alex Bauer)<B>200 freestyle:</B> 1-Ben Werner (S)<B>200 intermediate medley:</B> 1-Nikolai Scott (S)<B>50 freestyle:</B> 1-Sean Miller (S)<B>100 butterfly:</B> 1-Nikolai Scott (S)<B>100 freestyle:</B> 1-Ben Werner (S)<B>500 freestyle:</B> 1-Alex Bauer (B)<B>200 free relay:</B> 1-Shaler<B>100 backstroke:</B> 1-Jeremy Banachoski (S)<B>100 breaststroke:</B> 1-Paul Jamison (S)<B>400 free relay:</B> 1-Butler (Jake Kaufman, Brandon Barr, Sam Cleary, Andy Steele)

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