Freshman saves the day in Raiders' win vs. NA

September 16, 2009 Last Updated: September 16, 2009 02:34 PM High School

Richie Kocur of Seneca Valley, front, and North Allegheny's Jake Spence battle for the ball Tuesday in the Raiders' 2-1 victory.

Freshman Ryan Vilella scored the winning goal with a little more than five minutes remaining as the Seneca Valley boys soccer team edged North Allegheny 2-1 Tuesday.

The Raiders (3-1, 1-0) fell behind 1-0 in the first half before Richie Kocur knotted the match with a goal 10 minutes into the second half.

Knoch 4, Deer Lakes 0 — Kevin Wood had a goal and two assists for the Knights (1-3, 1-1). Kory Wood, Klaus Ondrizek and Seth Thomasmeyer added goals as well.Goalkeeper Phil Kletzli had eight saves in the shutout.

Mars 4, Kittanning 2 — Yulian Lutsiv scored two goals, and Ryan McKenzie and Alex Perri had one apiece for the Planets.

Abbie Druschel had 12 kills and 11 blocks to lead Butler to a 3-1 victory over Pine-Richland.The Golden Tornado (3-0) won by scores of 25-21, 25-20, 25-20, 25-20.Marina Gracik contributed 10 kills and Jocelyn Bachman had 13 digs.Butler won the JV match, 2-1.Freeport 3, Valley 0 — Carlie Bieranowski had 11 kills and 14 service points, and Madison Rotto had five kills, 13 points, four aces and 20 assists in a 25-8, 25-12, 25-14 sweep.Ashley Massart had eight kills and three block, and Alyssa Vigliotti had six kills and six points for the Yellowjackets (3-0).Knoch 3, Ambridge 0 — Jessica Gross had 19 assists, and Julia Kleinfelder had 11 service points and six kills as the Knights blanked the Bridgers 26-24, 25-19, 25-19.Stephanie Gross added seven points for Knoch (2-2, 2-0).A-C Valley 3, Clarion-Limestone 2 — After dropping the first two sets, the Falcons rallied to pull out a 23-25, 18-25, 25-7, 25-17, 15-4 KSAC win.Sam Kerlin had 10 kills, eight blocks and six points, Erika Rothen had 14 kills and 11 points, Lauren Snyder had eight kills and seven points, Tricia Kerlin had 11 points, Katie Quail had nine points and 28 assists and Erin Larimore had seven points for A-C Valley (3-0, 2-0).The junior varsity team also won 2-1.Keystone 3, Moniteau 0 — The Warriors slipped to 0-2 with a 25-15, 25-22, 26-24 loss.

Seneca Valley 197, North Hills 216 — Sean Dailey earned medalist honors for the Raiders (7-1).Seneca Valley 197: Sean Dailey 37, Connor McCaffrey 38, Andrew Kriley 39, Mike McNulty 41, Blake Henderson 42North Hills 216: Aaron Lesic 39, Andy Petrelle 40, Tyler Bergman 41, Alex Balzer 47, Adam Smith 49Mars 193, Hampton 201 — Jason Fitzpatrick paced the Planets (9-1) and earned medalist honors by carding a 35.Mars 193: Jason Fitzpatrick 35, Christian Locher 38, Derek Hillegas 39, Billy Bender 39, Mike Parrish 42Hampton 201: Riley Dugan 38, Peter Franklin 40, Max Bondi 40, Paul Stein 41, Tim O'Toole 42Freeport 202, Riverview 213 — Blaine Smith shot an even-par 36 to lead the Yellowjackets (9-0).Freeport (202): Zack McQueen 39, Blaine Smith 36, Tyler Pajerski 40, Dane Bargerstock 42, Devin Earney 45Riverview (213): Brian Hinzsker 40, Evan Garda 39, Justin Miller 43, Ben Hammel 45, Brandon Anthony 46Grove City 156, Lakeview 208 — Ryan Prokay earned medalist honors with a 36 as the Eagles (5-4) prevailed.Lakeview (208): Matt Carlson 46, Jeremy Heffern 52, Ken Buckley 53, Sam Magargee 57Grove City (156): Ryan Prokay 36, Jason Revesz 39, Kyle Foster 40, Jordan Orlowski 41A-C Valley 211, Venango Catholic 221 — Logan Wetzel's 36 keyed the Falcons (5-1) in this KSAC triumph.A-C Valley (211): Logan Wetzel 36, Blayne McGuirk 41, Allan Eaton 44, C.J. Adams 45, Landon DeLivio 45Venango Catholic (221): Nick Fink 40, Garrett Hawkins 44, Kyle Cook 45, Matt Kuhn 45, Max Dudzic 47Moniteau 220, Karns City 246 — Ethan Fowler paced the Warriors (4-1) with a 40 en route to the KSAC win. Tucker Preston led the Gremlins with a 42.Moniteau (220): Ethan Fowler 40, Mitch Hunter 41, Mike Saper 43, Jeremy Ritts 45, Heath Lominski 51Karns City (246): Tucker Preston 42, Josh Jones 46, Tyler Walters 49, Trevor Beham 50, Tanner Kerschbaumer 59Union 242, Clarion 244 — The Golden Knights (1-6) picked up their first win of the season after downing the host Bobcats.Union (242): Scott Booth 44, Chase Carmichael 45, David Graham 49, Derek Shirey 52, Shawn Burns 52Clarion (244): Brent Pollock 40, Dylan Reinsel 43, Anthony Sarvey 48, Doug Becker 54, John Kenneson 59

Butler's Danica Snyder and Grant Baron were the boys and girls winners, respectively, in a double-dual meet against Seneca Valley and Pine-Richland.The Butler boys defeated the Raiders 19-42 and Pine-Richland 24-32. Pine-Richland topped Seneca Valley 20-42.In the girls meet, Butler downed the Raiders 19-42 and the Rams 25-32 while Pine-Richland defeated Seneca Valley 19-42.Boys Top 10Grant Baron (B) 18:00, Andrew Razanauskas (SV) 18:05, Evan Gomez (B) 18:11, Reinhardt (PR) 18:42, Jon Andreassi (B) 18:46, Shave (PR) 18:47, Chris Grooms (B) 18:47.5, O'Dowd (PR) 18:49, Ziukovich (PR) 19:07, Brown (PR) 19:10Girls Top 10Danice Snyder (B) 21:04, Reinhardt (PR) 21:27, Ashton Dolan (B) 21:39, Ahrendt (PR) 22:01, Erin Lopresti (SV) 22:09, Ashley Crawford (B) 22:16, Walker (PR) 22:23, Cristina Frazzini (B) 22:49, Zentz (PR) 22:50, Trisha Brandt (B) 22:52Karns City 23, Moniteau 32 (boys); Moniteau 25, Karns City 30 (girls) — Tony Miller and Heather Porter won their respective races for Moniteau, though the Warriors split a meet with Karns City.Boys Top 10Tony Miller (M) 18:24, Ethan McGarvey (KC) 18:42, Bryce Forebeck (KC) 18:57, Dylan Surrena (KC) 18:58, Phil Kristufek (M) 19:24, Darren Best (KC) 19:37, Alex Edmonds (M) 19:47, Kyle Leighton (KC) 20:24, Cody Thompson (M) 20:46, Corey Haney (M) 21:07Girls Top 10Heather Porter (M) 23:26, Sarah Young (KC) 23:54, Krista Snyder (M) 24:01, Nicole Beck (KC) 24:24, Lacee Scheerbaum (KC) 24:42, Nikki Yeckel (M) 25:14, Taylor Shaffer (M) 25:20, Jenna McCorry (M) 25:38, Ain-Soph Williams (KC) 26:32, Melissa Ebbitt (KC) 27:19Slippery Rock 15, Sharon 50 (boys and girls) — Jacob Spurk (19:54) and Jessica Bennett (22:24) each captured their respective races as the Rockets picked up wins to even their records at 1-1.Boys Top 10Jacob Spurk (SR) 19:54, Jackson Udy (SR) 20:04, Ryan Thompson (SR) 20:05, Ian Flecker (SR) 20:08, Jason Anna (SR) 20:25, Dylan Parsons (SR) 20:31, Adam Kaine (SR) 20:39, Sam Lotz (SR) 20:49, Tim Runyan (SR) 20:50, Cody Buchanan 21:39Girls FinishersJessica Bennett (SR) 22:24, Kate Brozenic 2 (SR) 24:26, Rachel Richter (SR) 24:42, Kayla Brendlinger (SR) 25:08, Susan Timko (SR) 25:42, Alexis Reeher (SR) 26:16Mars 15, Hopewell 40 (boys); Mars 20, Hopewell 42 (girls) — The Planets boys team captured the top five places en route to the win while the girls squad took places 2 through 7 to sew up its victoryBoys Top 10Sean Gannon (Ma) 19:14, Scott Slaney (M) 19:17, Jacob Hunter (M) 20:12, Chris Hardt (M) 20:16, Zach McManus (M) 21:12, Vitale (H) 21:23, Chris Stephens (M) 21:43, Grant Arnold (M) 22:07, Ryan Winter (M) 22:29, Colby Matthews (M) 23:13Girls Top 10Erath (H) 21:39, Maggie McChesney (M) 22:11, Michelle Perri (M) 22:13, Carly Clark (M) 22:36, Gabri Pierre (M) 22:49, Lizzie Parsons (M) 23:04, Phoebe Pierre (M) 23:26, Bonazata (H) 23:55, Lindsey Pecor (M) 24:16, Lauren Laughlin (M) 24:32

Karns City 7, Keystone 0 — Millie McKain, Meghan Haskins, Kayce Grimm, Brooke Miller, Erica Hillwig, Carly Potchak and Kirstie Price each tallied a goal for the Gremlins (2-2-1).Junior Varsity SoccerSlippery Rock (boys) 1, Hickory 0 — Jordan Hyatt scored the lone goal, assisted by Kyle Hinchberger. J.J. Graham had 12 saves in posting the shutout.

Butler 213, Pine-Richland 222 — David Paterno, Jake Whann and Cody Bachman each fired a 42 to lead Butler (6-1).