Planets rain down 3s; GC stays unbeaten

Karns City's Logan Moroney tallied a double-double of 18 points and 12 rebounds in a 73-46 high school boys basketball victory at East Forest Friday night.

Tyler Kepple led the Gremlins (1-1) in scoring with 20 points, David Olszak had 14 and Dave Markel 10.

KARNS CITY 73

David Olszak 4 4-4 14, Ethan Conto 1 0-0 2, Tyler Kepple 7 1-2 20, Dave Markel 1 7-8 10, Nathan Weckerly 1 1-1 3, Dalton Callihan 2 0-0 4, Brendan Waltman 1 0-2 2, Logan Moroney 8 2-2 18, Dan Filges 0 0-0 0, Brad Bowser 0 0-0 0, Dakota Mohney 0 0-0 0. Totals: 25 15-19 73.

EAST FOREST 46

Crispen 2 0-0 4, Harriger 5 0-0 12, Rini 4 2-2 10, Dittman 2 0-0 4, Renton 7 1-3 16. Totals: 20 3-5 46.

Karns City 19 20 11 23 — 73

East Forest9 12 19 6 — 46

3-point goals: Karns City 8 (Kepple 5, Olszak 2, Markel); East Forest 3 (Harriger 2, Renton).

Saturday: West Shamokin at Karns City

Mars 77, Valley 38 — The Planets drained 10 three-pointers, including six from sophomore Christian Schmitt, who scored a game-high 20 points.

John Castello added 18 and Ethan Lewis 17 for the Planets (3-1).

MARS 77

Austin Fetsko 1 0-0 2, John Castello 7 4-6 18, Bailey Trzeciak 1 0-0 2, Nick DeCamp 1 0-0 3, Owen Nearhoof 1 1-4 3, Ethan Lewis 7 1-1 17, Brent Ashbaugh 2 1-2 6, Christian Schmitt 6 2-2 20, Mitch Verplank 0 2-2 2, Brett Kloc 1 2-2 4. Totals: 27 13-19 77.

VALLEY 38

C. Davis 3 3-4 10, J. Frame 2 0-0 4, T. Hill 3 1-2 7, M. McNabb 4 0-0 10, D. Lloyd 1 0-0 2, D. Guzzi 2 0-0 4, T. Hampton 0 1-2 1. Totals: 15 5-8 38.

Mars 20 21 9 27 — 77

Valley13 7 3 15 — 38

3-point goals: Mars 10 (Schmitt 6, Lewis 2, Ashbaugh, DeCamp); Valley 3 (M. McNabb 2, C. Davis).

Wednesday: Mars at Montour

Summit Academy 71, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 54 — Dasonte White scored 28 points to pace the Knights (4-1).

SUMMIT ACADEMY 71

Devin Montgomery 6 5-7 18, Dasonte White 11 1-1 28, Elijah Hardy 1 0-0 2, Donte Tyson 5 2-2 12, M. Anderson-Meade 4 1-1 9, Tyair Jabbar 1 0-0 2. Totals: 28 9-11 71.

OLSH 54

Metz 2 2-7 6, Platt 2 0-0 5, Gray 2 0-0 5, Paige 8 2-5 19, Szilagy 1 0-0 2, Schrenk 6 0-0 14, Neville 0 3-4 3. Totals: 21 7-16 54.

Summit Academy 25 5 14 27—71

OLSH19 10 15 10—54

3-point goals: Summit Academy 6 (White 5, Montgomery); OLSH 5 (Schrenk 2, Gray, Platt, Paige).

Tuesday: Summit Academy at Kiski School

Grove City 57, Franklin 41 — Derek Turner scored 14 points for the Eagles (4-0, 1-0), who outscored the Knights 22-2 in the second quarter.

FRANKLIN 41

Ritchey 4 3-4 11, Maxon 1 0-0 3, Guth 2 3-4 7, Drain 2 3-3 7, Madden 1 1-2 3, West 1 0-0 2, Hoffman 1 0-0 3, Spaid 1 0-0 2, Russell 1 0-0 3. Totals: 14 10-13 41.

GROVE CITY 57

Jake Cline 2 0-0 4, Kaiden Young 2 2-2 6, Spencer Marnich 5 1-2 11, Derek Turner 6 2-2 14, Dan Torok 4 1-3 9, Foster Reznor 1 1-3 4, Madison Yarletts 1 0-0 2, Colby Polkabla 1 5-6 7. Totals: 22 12-18 57.

Franklin 10 2 15 14 — 41

Grove City10 22 11 14 — 57

3-point goals: Franklin 3 (Maxon, Hoffman, Russell); Grove City 1 (Reznor).

Tuesday: Oil City at Grove City

Venango Catholic 60, Moniteau 59 — The Warriors were edged by the Vikings, despite 21 points from James Bair and 14 out of Mark Kimmel.

MONITEAU 59

Mark Kimmel 5 2-6 14, Jake Fullerton 0 2-6 2, James Bair 9 3-4 21, Jared Shaffer 1 0-0 2, Zack Jewart 1 0-0 2, J.J. Waid 2 0-0 4, Cody Skiver 4 4-4 13, Aaron Marterella 0 0-1 0. Totals: 22 11-21 59.

VENANGO CATHOLIC 60

Scott Toy 3 6-11 13, Devin Zagar 8 2-6 18, Jacob Hale 3 0-0 8, Jonah Jones 4 0-2 9, Luke Plumer 1 4-6 6, Nathan Dudzil 0 1-2 1. Totals: 19 13-27 60.

Moniteau 7 15 17 20 — 59

Venango Catholic12 7 22 19 — 60

3-point goals: Moniteau 3 (Kimmel 2, Skiver); Venango Catholic 4 (Hale 2, Toy, Jones).

JV score: Venango Catholic 62, Moniteau 43 (M-Aaron Marterella 11 points, Tyler Errington 10).

Cranberry 41, A-C Valley 29 — The Falcons fell after scoring just 10 points in the second half. Troy Cottrell led A-C Valley with 14 points.

A-C VALLEY 29

Dan Deloe 0 2-2 2, Troy Cottrell 6 0-2 14, Austin Morgan 1 0-0 3, Jeff Eaton 3 2-2 8, Dylan Fox 1 0-0 2, Ivan Pennington 0 0-0 0. Totals: 11 4-6 29.

CRANBERRY 41

Not available.

A-C Valley 10 9 4 6 — 29

Cranberry16 5 12 8 — 41

3-point goals: A-C Valley 3 (Cottrell 2, Morgan)

Union 55, North Clarion 42 — The Golden Knights (2-2) started slow, but used a strong second half to best the Wolves. Dylan Shirey (14 points) and Lane Cicciarelli (10) scored in double figures for Union.

NORTH CLARION 42

C. Cyphert 5 3-6 13, J. Cyphert 4 1-2 10, E. Cyphert 1 0-0 2, Siegel 3 3-4 9, Wolbert 3 0-0 6, Nick 1 0-0 2. Totals: 18 7-12 42.

UNION 55

Trevor Corle 3 0-0 7, Dylan Shirey 4 4-6 14, Cole Morris 2 0-0 4, Wanya Harris 2 3-3 7, Shane Murphy 4 2-4 10, Eric Seary 0 3-4 3, Lane Cicciarelli 4 2-2 10. Totals: 22 19-21 55.

North Clarion 9 10 8 15—42

Union9 15 15 16—55

3-point goals: North Clarion 4 (C. Cyphert 3, J. Cyphert); Union 3 (Shirey 2, Corle).

JV: Union 40-31 (Noah Vereb 12)

Wednesday: Clarion at Union

Venango Catholic 57, Moniteau 53 — The Warriors (2-2) lost a 9-point halftime lead in a non-conference game in West Sunbury.Taylor Moltz made two 3-pointers for the Vikings in the fourth quarter to help Venango Catholic seal the win.Stephanie McCall led Moniteau with 16 points and also added five rebounds. Fontaine Glenn (14 points) and Alazia Greaves (10) also scored in double figures. Sara Hall had a team-high 10 rebounds for the Warriors.VENANGO CATHOLIC 57Lindsay Homan 4 0-1 8, Courtney Kuhn 1 2-2 4, Taylor Moltz 6 8-8 22, Allison Guth 2 0-0 4, Ava Homan 7 3-3 17, V. Dziekciarsz 0 2-4 2. Totals: 20 15-18 57.MONITEAU 53Fontaine Glenn 6 2-2 14, Emily Rider 2 2-2 6, Alycia Brehm 2 0-0 5, Stephanie McCall 6 4-4 16, Alazia Greaves 5 0-0 10, Sara Hull 0 2-2 2. Totals: 21 10-10 53.Venango Catholic 14 8 14 21—57Moniteau15 16 8 14—533-point goals: Venango Catholic 2 (Moltz 2); Moniteau 1 (Brehm)Monday: Brookville at MoniteauCranberry 62, A-C Valley 34 — Erin Logue's 11 points were the highlight for the Falcons, who were outscored 20-2 in the second period.CRANBERRY 62Not available.A-C VALLEY 34Lauren McNany 1 2-4 4, Kiersten Rothen 0 2-2 2, Rachael Viertel 2 0-0 4, Sadie Longo 3 2-2 8, Morgan Cratty 2 1-3 5, Erin Logue 4 2-2 11, Kayla Cratty 0 0-0 0. Totals: 12 9-13 34.Cranberry 13 20 13 16 — 62A-C Valley17 2 6 9 — 343-point goals: A-C Valley 1 (Logue).North Clarion 52, Union 36 — No other details were available from this loss for the Damsels.

Mars 7, Bishop McCourt 2— The Planets (8-1) used a hat trick from Paul Maust, who finished with four points, to fly by the Crushers.Mars out-shot Bishop McCourt 35-18 and scored three goals in the first and second periods to build a 6-1 lead.Nicholas Makozy also scored two goals for the Planets, while Craig Mazzotta and Owen Vabinder has two assists. Mars goalie Alex Stepke made 16 saves for the Planets.

First Baptist Christian 32, St. Fidelis 27 (girls basketball) — Hannah Roth scored 16 points and had five steals for FBC. Lydia Roth scored 12 points and had eight steals while Alyssa Barnhart snared six rebounds.First Baptist Christian 46, Community Alliance No. 4 35 (boys basketball) — Trevor Barnhart scored 18 points and grabbed five rebounds for FBC. Paul Drake contributed 16 points, seven steals and five assists while Alan Han had 10 rebounds.Aaron Drake scored 18 points and had 10 rebounds in FBC’s 53-26 junior varsity loss to North Street Church.