Freeport tops Apollo-Ridge
Four Freeport players reached double figures in points as the Yellowjackets girls basketball team breezed past Apollo-Ridge 76-36.
Jessica McFadden led Freeport (1-3, 1-0) with 14 points, Taylor Schrecengost had 12 points, and Jess Aulicino and Anna Christy each had 10.
APOLLO-RIDGE 36Klingensmith 1 0-0 2, Viola 1 0-0 2, Bonelli 2 3-5 8, Schrecengost 6 3-4 15, Orlowski 1 2-2 4, Stiffy 0 1-4 1, Emminger 0 4-6 4.
Totals: 11 13-21 36.
FREEPORT 76Anna Christy 4 0-0 10, Nicolette Blake 3 0-0 6, Jessica Aulicino 4 2-2 10, Taylor Schrecengost 6 0-0 12, Jessica McFadden 5 2-2 14, Lynsey Gugino 3 2-2 8, Samantha Angely 2 0-0 4, Hope Thompson 2 0-0 4, Rachel Thomas 0 2-2 2, Jennifer Hawk 3 0-0 6, Nicole Miller 0 0-0 0, Michaela Bowser 0 0-0 0, Marissa Mattioli 0 0-0 0, Caitlin Chaffman 0 0-0 0.
Totals: 32 8-8 76.
Apollo-Ridge 7 11 9 9—36Freeport 28 20 22 6—763-point goals: Apollo-Ridge 1 (Bonelli); Freeport 4 (Christy 2, McFadden 2).
Monday: Freeport at Burrell
Oakland Catholic 62, Seneca Valley 38 — Alex Karika paced the Raiders (2-2, 0-1) with 14 points and Amanda Geiger had nine.
OAKLAND CATHOLIC 62Jessica Mrdjenovich 1 2-4 4, Taglianetti 5 3-6 14, Schmidt 9 0-1 19, Restori 1 0-0 3, Baker 4 6-8 14, Baronato 1 0-0 2, Vigliotti 1 0-0 3, Polk 1 0-0 3, Lavery 0 0-0 0, Uwazie 0 0-0 0.
Totals: 23 11-19 62.
SENECA VALLEY 38Alyssa Miller 1 1-2 3, Katie Brown 0 1-2 1, Mary Kate Fullerton 1 0-0 2, Brianna Sieminski 1 0-0 2, Amanda Geiger 2 5-8 9, Angie Lalonde 0 1-2 1, Alex Karika 4 6-7 14, Abby Trzeciak 3 0-0 6, Brooke Clifford 0 0-2 0, Kaitlyn Eagle 0 0-0 0, Karlei Fronzaglio 0 0-0 0.
Totals: 12 14-23 38.
Oakland Catholic 20 19 9 14—62Seneca Valley 6 14 8 10—383-point goals: Oakland Catholic 5 (Taglianetti, Schmidt, Restori, Vigliotti, Polk); Seneca Valley 0.
Monday: West Allegheny at Seneca Valley
Hickory 52, Grove City 24 — Danielle Johnson led the Eagles (1-2, 0-1) with eight points.
GROVE CITY 24Brogan Foster 0 3-4 3, Mariah Jenkins 1 4-12 6, Danielle Johnson 4 0-0 8, Vanessa Sprando 1 1-2 3, Arianna Sprando 0 1-2 1, Corianne Hyduchak 1 0-0 2, Hailey Hall 0 1-1 1.
Totals: 7 10-21 24.
HICKORY 52Placzek 2 0-1 4, McBride 1 3-4 5, Palumbo 2 4-4 8, Horvath 2 1-2 5, Leicht 4 1-1 10, Boulware 1 0-0 3, Szabo 0 2-3 2, Gruber 5 3-5 13, Foster 1 0-0 2.
Totals: 28 14-20 52.
Grove City 0 5 9 10—24Hickory 18 15 9 10—523-point goals: Grove City 0; Hickory 2 (Leicht, Boulware).
Saturday: Jamestown at Grove City
<B>Cranberry 72, A-C Valley 35 — </B>Meghan<B> </B>Cratty scored 13 points and Tricia Kerlin had 10 for the Falcons (0-1).<B>A-C VALLEY 35</B>Meghan Cratty 5 2-2 13, Tricia Kerlin 4 2-2 10, Kelsey Boocks 1 2-2 4, Meredith Snyder 2 0-0 4, Emily Quaill 2 0-0 4, Kelsey Russell 0 0-2 0. <B>Totals:</B> 14 6-8 35.<B>CRANBERRY 72</B>Sarah Lutz 7 0-0 15, Erica Adams 3 2-2 8, Kylie Mason 4 0-0 9, Lauren Hogue 5 5-6 15, Emily Merryman 8 2-2 21, Megan O'Neil 0 0-0 0, Quinn Mitchell 0 0-0 0, Danielle Daugherty 0 0-0 0, Sune Swart 1 0-0 2, Julie Swartzfager 0 2-2 2. <B>Totals:</B> 28 11-12 72.<B>A-C Valley 6 10 13 6—35Cranberry 21 17 24 10—723-point goals:</B> A-C Valley 1 (Cratty); Cranberry 5 (Merryman 3, Lutz, Mason)<B>Tuesday:</B> A-C Valley at Redbank Valley<B>Moniteau 43, Venango Catholic 41 —</B> Nikki Yeckel (15 points) and Katie Brehm (13) helped the Warriors (1-2, 1-0) get the win.<B>MONITEAU 43</B>Ashley Brehm 0 1-2 1, Krista Snyder 2 2-10 6, Nikki Yeckel 7 1-2 15, Heather Porter 1 0-0 2, Amanda Sloan 2 2-5 6, Katie Brehm 5 3-4 13. <B>Totals:</B> 17 9-23 43.<B>VENANGO CATHOLIC 41</B>Janidini 3 2-4 8, Maleski 5 1-2 12, Scurry 1 0-1 2, Stack 3 1-3 7, Homan 4 2-2 12. <B>Totals:</B> 16 6-12 41.<B>Moniteau 8 14 5 16—43Venango Catholic 10 7 11 13—413-point goals:</B> Moniteau 0; Venango Catholic 3 (Homan 2, Maleski).<B>Dec. 27-28:</B> Moniteau at Union (New Castle) Holiday Tournament<B>East Forest 31, Karns City 18 — </B>The Gremlins dropped this KSAC matchup in Marienville.<B>KARNS CITY 18</B>Erin McCue 0 2-3 2, Leah McGuire 1 0-0 2, Allyson Olkowski 2 0-0 4, Emily Shumaker 1 0-0 2, Kara Kerschbaumer 2 0-0 5, Brooke Hiles 0 3-4 3, Chelsea Campbell 0 0-0 0, Maggie McKain 0 0-0 0. <B>Totals:</B> 6 5-7 18.<B>EAST FOREST 31</B>Armstrong 0 2-2 2, Harriger 1 0-1 2, Kahle 2 1-3 5, Long 3 5-6 11, Oliver 3 3-6 9, Simpson 1 0-0 2. <B>Totals:</B> 10 11-18 31.<B>Karns City 2 7 5 4—18East Forest 6 6 11 8—313-point goals:</B> Karns City 1 (Kerschbaumer); East Forest 0.<B>Today:</B> West Shamokin at Karns City
Moniteau blew a 15-point halftime lead in a 66-58 home loss to Venango Catholic.Kyle Armagost had 20 points and 12 rebounds, and Zach Sloan had 15 points and 10 boards for the Warriors (1-2, 0-1).<B>VENANGO CATHOLIC 66</B>Toy 3 0-2 7, Thurau 1 0-0 3, Guth 7 11-15 25, Rynd 10 1-2 22, Kulinski 1 1-3 3, Hawkins 2 0-0 6. <B>Totals:</B> 24 13-22 66.<B>MONITEAU 58</B>Zach Sloan 6 2-6 15, Kyle Armagost 8 3-4 20, Jordan Smith 2 0-0 4, Ethan Pry 2 3-5 8, Heath Lominski 1 2-6 4, Mitch Hunter 3 1-1 7, Dalton Shuler 0 0-0 0. <B>Totals:</B> 22 11-22 58.<B>Venango Catholic 10 6 25 25—66Moniteau 14 17 12 15—583-point goals:</B> Venango Catholic 5 (Hawkins 2, Toy, Thurau, Rynd); Moniteau 3 (Armagost, Sloan, Pry).<B>Dec. 27-28:</B> Moniteau at Greenville Holiday Tournament
The Butler boys and girls varsity teams improved to 2-0 Wednesday with wins over New Castle.Nick Cooter led the Golden Tornado with games of 254 and 246, and a 686 series. Nick Born had a 257, Aystin Gaglardi 208, Garret Sexton and Brandt Fleming 200. Nathan Preisel had a 212 for New Castle.Alisha Fisher led the Tornado girls with a 188 and 183. Heather Paul had a 185, Nicole Balk a 182 and Brea Suchonic a 180.HockeyMars downed host Central Valley 3-1 and Kittanning defeated Freeport 5-1 Thursday.
