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KC girls win big

Mars boys eke by Highlands

Annie Hegedus tallied 15 assists and 10 rebounds as the Karns City girls basketball team crushed host Farrell 74-21 Tuesday night.

Emily Hegedus paced the Gremlins (4-1) with 15 points, Alyssa Gibson scored 13 and Emily LoPresti brought down 10 rebounds.

KARNS CITY 74

Alyssa Gibson 5 2-4 13, Emily Hegedus 7 0-0 15, Abby Wolfe 1 3-4 6, Emily LoPresti 3 0-0 6, Saydie Moore 3 1-1 7, LeErin Jones 3 2-3 8, LeeAnn Gibson 3 3-3 9, Annie Hegedus 2 0-0 4, Shanel Preston 2 0-0 4, Clara Stoughton 1 0-0 2, MacKenzie Craig 0 0-0 0, Brooke Moore 0 0-0 0. Totals: 30 11-15 74.

FARRELL 21

Smith 0 2-3 2, Hopson 2 4-4 8, Chambers 3 1-3 7, Evans 2 0-0 4. Totals: 7 7-10 21.

Karns City 11 28 21 14 — 74

Farrell10 5 4 2 — 21

3-point goals: Karns City 3 (A. Gibson, E. Hegedus, Wolfe).

Saturday: Karns City at Keystone

A-C Valley 59, Forest Area 33 —The Falcons (5-2) successfully defended their home court against the Fires. Ellie Thompson scored 18 points and Erin Logue had 15.

FOREST AREA 33

Stats not available.

A-C VALLEY 59

Ellie Thompson 8 2-6 18, Kiersten Rothen 2 0-2 4, Annie Viertel 0 2-2 2, Brook Irwin 1 0-0 2, Sadie Longo 2 1-2 5, Dori Kralj 0 1-2 1, Lauren McNany 2 0-0 5, Morgan Cratty 2 0-0 4, Erin Logue 7 0-0 15, Jill Caldwell 1 0-0 2, Emma Fox 0 1-2 1, Allie Sherman 0 0-0 0. Totals: 25 7-16 59.

Forest Area 2 7 12 12 — 33

A-C Valley17 11 12 19 — 59

3-point goals: A-C Valley 2 (McNany, Logue).

Friday: A-C Valley at Commodore Perry Tournament

Boys Basketball

Christian Schmitt's 19 points led Mars to a 60-55 Section 1-AAA win over Highlands.

John Castello added 13 points for the Planets (9-1, 3-0).

MARS 60

Alex Gruber 5 0-1 11, John Castello 5 3-4 13, Ryan Giallonardo 0 1-4 1, Christian Schmitt 5 5-8 19, Robby Carmody 4 3-5 12, Mitch Verplank 1 2-2 4, Aaron Gruber 0 0-3 0. Totals: 20 14-27 60.

HIGHLANDS 55

Boda 2 1-2 7, Alworth 2 0-1 5, Martin 1 2-4 4, Lineburg 1 0-0 3, Dezort 5 2-5 12, Thimons 5 0-0 10, Branch 5 3-4 14. Totals: 21 8-16 55.

Mars 23 14 10 13 — 60

Highlands16 17 6 16 — 55

3-point goals: Mars 6 (Schmitt 4, Al. Gruber, Carmody); Highlands 5 (Boda 2, Alworth, Lineburg, Branch).

Tuesday: Freeport at Mars

Grove City 68, Sharon 61 — Brendan Record led a quartet of Grove City players who scored in double digits with 19 points as the Eagles defeated the visiting Tigers.

Kaiden Young (18 points), Danny Torok (12) and Kameron Patterson (10) also had strong games for Grove City.

SHARON 61

Phillips 1 0-0 2, Jennings 5 4-6 15, Stovall 4 2-3 11, Austin 4 5-5 16, Jordan 2 1-1 7, Waller 4 2-6 10. Totals: 20 14-21 61.

GROVE CITY 68

Jamie Hall 0 2-2 2, Kaiden Young 6 6-8 18, Kameron Patterson 4 2-3 10, Spencer Marnich 3 1-2 7, Brendan Record 8 0-0 19, Danny Torok 6 0-0 12. Totals: 27 11-15 68.

Sharon 17 11 22 11 — 61

Grove City15 20 18 15 — 68

3-point goals: Sharon 7 (Austin 3, Jordan 2, Stovall, Jennings); Grove City 3 (Record 3).

Monday: Grove City vs. Harbor Creek

Valley 53, Freeport 50 — Josh Beale's double-double of 10 points and 12 rebounds was not enough to lift Freeport to victory.

Codey Digiacobbe added 12 points for the Yellowjackets (6-2, 2-1) and Kris Keppel had 10.

VALLEY 53

Davis 3 4-4 11, McNabb 5 2-2 17, J. Richey 2 2-5 6, Hill 3 0-2 6, Lloyd 2 0-0 6, De. Johnson 3 0-0 7. Totals: 18 8-13 53.

FREEPORT 50

Mason Eddinger 3 1-1 8, Kevin Lynch 1 1-1 3, Kris Keppel 4 0-0 10, Marshall McCormick 1 0-0 2, Brandon Hochbein 2 0-0 4, Codey Digiacobbe 5 0-0 12, Josh Beale 2 6-8 10, Jon Wise 0 1-2 1, Dylan Hochbein 0 0-0 0. Totals: 18 9-12 50.

Valley 18 14 5 16 — 53

Freeport14 15 9 12 — 50

3-point goals: Valley 9 (McNabb 5, Lloyd 2, De. Johnson, Davis); Freeport 5 (Keppel 2, Digiacobbe 2, Eddinger)

Friday: Avonworth at Freeport

Forest Area 52, A-C Valley 47 — Zach Muhl scored 14 points for the Falcons, who were outscored 20-7 in the third quarter.

A-C VALLEY 47

Kody Wolfe 2 2-2 6, Ivan Pennington 1 3-6 5, John Anderson 0 2-2 2, Joe Manculich 2 0-0 5, Zach Muhl 5 1-2 14, Brady Terwilliger 1 0-0 2, Aaron Busch 1 0-0 2, Austin Heeter 5 1-2 11. Totals: 17 9-14 47.

FOREST AREA 52

Renton 7 4-9 18, Dittman 2 4-5 9, Bereksazy 3 1-4 7, Thoma 1 4-11 6, Smail 4 2-4 11, Lewis 0 1-2 1. Totals: 17 16-35 52.

A-C Valley 8 12 7 20 — 47

Forest Area4 10 20 18 — 52

3-point goals: A-C Valley 4 (Muhl 3, Manculich); Forest Area 2 (Dittman, Smail).

Monday: A-C Valley at North Clarion Tournament

C.W. North Catholic 60, Leechburg 42 — The Trojans (4-3, 3-1) won this Section 2-A game on the road. No other details were available.

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