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Goetz tallies 20 points, 22 boards in Mars win

Josh Goetz had 20 points and 22 rebounds to power Mars to a 67-41 Section 1-AAA victory over Kittanning in boys basketball action Tuesday.

Mitch Buzard added 15 points and Matt Getsy 12 points for Mars.

MARS 67

Garrett Ashbaugh 1 0-0 2, Austin Fetsko 0 0-0 0, Nicholas DeCamp 0 0-0 0, Owen Nearhoof 4 0-0 9, Ben Erdahl 0 0-0 0, Ethan Lewis 0 1-2 1, Matt Getsy 4 3-4 12, Mitch Buzard 7 0-0 15, Zach May 1 1-2 4, Josh Goetz 5 9-10 20, Adam Bayuk 2 0-2 4. Totals: 24 14-20 67.

KITTANNING 41

Henry 6 0-0 13, Meod 1 2-2 4, Barnes 1 0-0 2, Schaffer 3 2-2 8, Hulings 1 0-0 2, Kunst 5 0-0 12, Bowers 0 0-0 0, Pirlialla 0 0-0 0. Totals: 17 4-4 41.

Mars 15 17 19 16—67

Kittanning6 6 10 19—41

3-point goals: Mars 5 (Nearhoof, Getsy, Buzard, May, Goetz); Kittanning 3 (Kunst 2, Henry)

Knoch 58, Highlands 37 — Marc Vaughan dropped in 17 points and Austin Miller added 14 more to pace the Knights.

David Gallagher added 12 points for Knoch (10-7, 5-5), which erupted for 25 points in the first quarter.

KNOCH 58

Austin Miller 5 4-5 14, David Gallagher 4 3-5 12, Dakota Bruggeman 1 0-0 2, Matt Zanella 4 3-4 11, Marc Vaughan 8 1-4 17, Chris Kier 1 0-0 2. Totals: 23 11-18 58.

HIGHLANDS 37

Anthonee Jones 2 0-0 4, Julian Flenory 5 0-0 11, Tyler Alworth 1 0-0 3, Kaison Branch 1 2-3 5, Elijah Jackson 2 0-0 5, Ray Diperno 0 1-2 1, Aquelay Frison 4 0-0 8. Totals: 15 3-5 37.

Knoch 25 13 4 16—58

Highlands15 6 8 8—37

3-point goals: Knoch 1 (Gallagher); Highlands 4 (Flenory, Alworth, Branch, Jackson)

Today: Knoch at Hampton

Meadville 65, Slippery Rock 40 — The Rockets were outscored 38-12 in the second and third quarters in this Region 5 loss.

Ryan Currie led Slippery Rock (1-16) with 11 points.

MEADVILLE 65

T. Martin 0 2-3 2, McClure 2 0-0 4, Gregor 1 0-0 2, Hollingsworth 7 0-0 14, Nieman 0 0-0 0, Anderson 3 0-1 6, Price 1 2-2 4, T. Clune 8 2-3 21, J. Clune 5 0-0 10, Mottillo 0 0-0 0, Harkness 0 0-0 0, N. Martin 0 0-0 0, Jageman 1 0-2 2. Totals: 28 6-11 65.

SLIPPERY ROCK 40

Kyle Bell 3 0-0 8, Reed Elder 1 0-0 2, Matt Badger 0 0-0 0, Ryan Currie 5 1-2 11, Bobby Paczkowski 1 0-0 2, Mike Rummel 0 0-0 0, Jake Whitmer 2 2-2 6, Ryan Northcott 1 0-0 2, Brady Kadlubek 0 1-2 1, Joe Barnhart 0 0-0 0, Dustin Mellot 2 0-0 4, Shane Karl 2 0-0 4, Bruce Pellitier 0 0-0 0, C.J. Welsh 0 0-0 0, Aaron Rager 0 0-0 0. Totals: 17 4-6 40.

Meadville 15 18 20 12—65

Slippery Rock18 9 3 10—40

3-point goals: Meadville 3 (T. Clune 3); Slippery Rock 2 (Bell 2)

Tuesday: Grove City at Slippery Rock

Sharon 66, Grove City 43 — Derek Turner led the Eagles, who were outscored 42-23 in the middle two frames, with 18 points.

GROVE CITY 43

Derek Turner 9 0-0 18, Danny Torok 2 0-1 4, Matt Thrasher 4 1-2 9, Foster Reznor 1 2-4 4, Jorden Dolan 2 0-0 4, Colby Polkabla 1 0-0 2, Spence Marnich 0 0-0 0, Jake Cline 0 0-0 0, Warren Marlowe 0 0-0 0. Totals: 20 3-9 43.

SHARON 66

Hopson 14 6-9 36, Henry 3 1-2 7, Stovall 5 1-2 12, Porterfield 0 0-0 0, Robinson 1 0-0 2, Crawford 2 0-2 4, Hawkins 0 1-2 1, Austin 1 1-2 4, Jennings 0 0-0 0, Lampkins 0 0-0 0. Totals: 26 10-19 66.

Grove City 15 13 10 5—43

Sharon13 25 17 11—66

3-point goals: Grove City none; Sharon 4 (Hopson 2, Stovall, Austin)

JV: Sharon, 67-36

Burrell 71, Summit Academy 50— Dashaan Smith scored 11 points to pace the Knights (5-12, 2-6), who had 10 different players reach the scoring column.

SUMMIT ACADEMY 50

Douglas Brooks 0 2-2 2, Devin Conrad 3 0-0 8, Lorenzo Abner 4 0-2 9, Anthony Cruz 1 1-2 3, Kentrell Goodman 1 0-2 2, Ben Norwood 1 0-0 2, Dashaan Smith 4 3-6 11, Lavar Amin 3 2-5 9, Theodore Smedley 1 0-2 2, Mischon Anderson-Meade 1 0-0 2. Totals: 19 8-21 50.

BURRELL 71

P. Spagnolo 3 0-0 6, B. Lettrich 0 3-4 3, J. Cox 4 1-2 12, J. Prefling 3 0 0 8, N. Nitowski 2 0-0 4, K. Saylor 3 0-0 6, M. Hess 5 0-0 10, C. Bush 7 0-2 14, R. Puchak 4 0-0 8. Totals: 31 4-8 71.

Summit Academy 11 7 10 22—50

Burrell22 17 14 18—71

3-point goals: Summit Academy 4 (Conrad 2, Abner, Amin); Burrell 5 (Cox 3, Prefling 2)

Today: Deer Lakes at Summit Academy

Moniteau 47, Clarion-Limestone 43 — Ashley Brehm (16), Fontaine Glenn (11) and Alycia Brehm (10) all reached double figures to help the Warriors (11-7) edge the Lions.CLARION-LIMESTONE 43Stitt 1 0-0 2, Laugand 3 6-8 13, Black 5 1-4 11, Port 4 1-2 9, Mellott 1 2-4 5, Burns 1 1-2 3, Wiles 0 0-0 0, Klepler 0 0-0 0, Kelly 0 0-0 0. Totals: 15 11-20 43.MONITEAU 47Ashley Brehm 3 7-12 16, Fontaine Glenn 5 1-2 11, Emily Rider 2 0-2 5, Stephanie McCall 0 1-2 1, Alycia Brehm 3 1-2 10, Alyssa Dailey 1 0-0 2, Kelsey Ripley 0 0-0 0, Maura Kimmel 1 0-1 2. Totals: 15 10-21 47.C.-Limestone 13 7 12 11—43Moniteau13 13 10 11—473-point goals: Clarion-Limestone 2 (Laugand, Mellott); Moniteau 7 (As. Brehm 3, Al. Brehm 3, Rider)Monday: Moniteau at UnionFord City 50, Freeport 33 — Zoe Soilis had 13 points and Jessica Aulicino returned to action, coming off the bench to pull in nine rebounds for the Yellowjackets.FREEPORT 33Zoe Soilis 6 0-1 13, Dava Jack 1 1-2 3, Nicole Miller 0 1-2 1, Macy Smolic 0 1-2 1, Haley Conner 3 0-1 6, Jessica Aulicino 3 0-2 6, Michaela Bowser 1 1-2 3. Totals: 14 4-12 33.FORD CITY 50A. Cujas 11 2-5 24, C. Davis 6 1-3 14, B. Meyer 0 1-4 1, C. Cujas 3 0-0 6, S. DeGregorio 0 1-2 1, A. Good 1 0-0 2, S. Heddinger 1 0-0 2. Totals: 22 5-14 50.Freeport 7 4 10 12—33Ford City9 7 17 17—503-point goals: Freeport 1 (Soilis); Ford City 1 (Davis)Thursday: Kittanning at FreeportRiverside 48, Knoch 28 — Samantha Logan tallied 11 points to lead the Knights (4-14) in this non-section matchup.RIVERSIDE 48A. Deep 10 3-6 24, H. Thewen 2 0-0 4, N. Pritts 2 0-0 4, A. Spang 2 0-2 5, M. Bailey 2 4-7 2, A. Matiko 1 0-0 2. Totals: 19 7-15 48.KNOCH 28Samantha Logan 4 2-4 11, Maddy Bricker 1 0-0 2, Angela Cress 1 1-2 3, Savanna Steffen 3 0-0 6, Erica Hunter 1 0-0 2, Maddie Canel 2 0-0 4. Totals: 12 3-6 28.Riverside 10 10 19 9—48Knoch7 4 7 10—283-point goals: Riverside 3 (Deep, Spang, Bailey); Knoch 1 (Logan)Friday: Knoch at BurrellA-C Valley 33, North Clarion 19 — Kelsey Boocks had 13 points and Meredith Snyder added seven points, five rebounds, four steals and three blocks in the Falcons' triumph.A-C Valley (5-10) limited North Clarion to four second-half points.A-C VALLEY 33Kelsey Boocks 6 1-1 13, Meredith Snyder 3 1-2 7, Racheal Viertel 1 2-4 4, Erin Logue 2 0-0 4, Danielle Kaufman 0 0-0 0, Hanna Hetrick 2 1-1 5, Sadie Longo 0 0-0 0, Morgan Cratty 0 0-0 0, Kayla Cratty 0 0-0 0, Lexis Twentier 0 0-0 0, Emilie Gates 0 0-0 0, Kiersten Rothen 0 0-0 0. Totals: 14 5-8 33.NORTH CLARION 19Katie Matter 0 0-0 0, Jane Price 0 0-0 0, Christina Rizer 0 0-0 0, Kelsey Schmader 2 0-0 6, Ashley Zacherl 0 0-0 0, Jenny Bauer 1 1-4 3, Jenny McLaughlin 2 0-0 4, Abbey Mills 0 0-0 0, Jenny Reed 2 2-4 6. Totals: 7 3-8 19.A-C Valley 15 11 6 1—33North Clarion4 11 3 1—193-point goals: A-C Valley none; North Clarion 2 (McLaughlin 2)JV: North Clarion, 30-28Thursday: Clarion at A-C ValleyFranklin 53, Slippery Rock 42 — Despite Nicole Papley's game-high 21 points, the Rockets (9-6) fell at Franklin.SLIPPERY ROCK 42Morgan Siebka 0 0-0 0, Haley Angerett 4 1-1 10, Riley McGonigle 0 0-0 0, Nicole Paley 6 8-8 21, Marissa Siebka 4 2-6 10, Emily Campbell 0 1-2 1, Lauren Dietz 0 0-0 0. Totals: 14 12-17 42.FRANKLIN 53Shields 2 0-0 4, Andres 4 0-0 9, Benvenuti 3 0-0 6, Peiffer 4 0-0 9, Jones 1 0-0 2, Law 7 0-0 14, Starr 2 4-4 9. Totals: 23 4-4 53.Slippery Rock 13 5 15 9—42Franklin15 17 7 14—533-point goals:Slippery Rock 2 (Angerett, Papley); FranklinThursday: Oil City at Slippery RockRiflePlum 797-60x, Butler 793-46x — Butler's Courtney Barnhart was the team's lone shooter with a 100 as the Mustangs downed the Tornado.Butler (9-4) will host Indiana Thursday.

Reynolds 65, Grove City 6 — Ryan Grace (125) and Jarod Sample (138) recorded decisions to account for the Eagles' team points.Reynolds 65, Grove City 6(Match started at 113 pounds)106-Seth Hogue (R) pinned Chad Bable, :24; 113-Mike Bartolo (R) won by forfeit; 120-Nick Nottingham (R) won by forfeit; 126-Ryan Grace (GC) dec. Alec Shannon, 10-7; 132-M. McCollum (R) dec. Luke Walter, 3-2; 138-Jarod Sample (GC) dec. M. Leise, 10-4; 145-L. Stoyer (R) dec. Trey Maher, 3-1; 152-A. Matthews (R) tech. fall over Chet Simon, 4:50; 160-M. Millero (R) pinned D'Andre Byers, :57; 170-A. Moffett(R) won by forfeit; 182-J. Henry (R) won by forfeit; 195-D. Zerones (R) pinned Stephen Boyle, 1:02; 220-L. Rickert (R) pinned Austin Stelene, :25; Hwt.-G. Ringer (R) won by forfeit

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