Freeport girls cruise by Leechburg
Lynsey Gugino and Jessica Aulicino both scored 17 points as the Freeport girls basketball team clobbered visiting Leechburg 65-29 Thursday night.
Aulicino added 10 rebounds, Michaela Bowser scored 10 points and Jessica McFadden chipped in with eight points and eight assists.
Freeport outscored the Blue Devils 38-10 in the second and third quarters.
The Yellowjackets (4-7, 2-4) visit Knoch tonight.
LEECHBURG 29McCorkle 2 0-0 4, Olshansky 3 0-0 7, Young 2 0-0 5, Jones 0 2-4 2, Mort 5 1-4 11.
Totals: 12 3-8 29.
FREEPORT 65Jessica McFadden 4 0-0 8, Lynsey Gugino 6 2-2 17, Jessica Aulicino 7 3-5 17, Macy Smolic 3 2-4 8, Michaela Bowser 4 2-4 10, Nicole Miller 1 0-0 2, Carly VanTine 1 0-0 2, Haley Connors 0 1-2 1, Kaitlyn Minyon 0 0-2 0.
Totals: 26 10-19 65.
Leechburg 11 5 5 8—29Freeport 18 20 18 9—653-point goals: Leechburg 2 (Olshansky, Young); Freeport 3 (Gugino 3).
Today: Freeport at Knoch
Hampton 38, Mars 34 — Ali Goetz scored 12 points and Randi Francis added 11 for the visiting Planets (4-9, 2-1).
MARS 34Randi Francis 4 2-4 11, Brinsley Evanson 1 0-0 2, Teresa Dallatore 2 1-2 5, Alyssa Mathews 1 0-0 2, Jessica Bunner 1 0-0 2, Ali Goetz 6 0-2 12, Sarah Getsy 0 0-0 0.
Totals: 15 3-8 34.
HAMPTON 38Luther 5 1-5 11, Pilarski 5 1-2 11, Stiger 2 3-8 7, Duffy 3 3-4 9, Jameson 0 0-1 0, Huber 0 0-0 0, Collins 0 0-0 0.
Totals: 15 8-20 38.
Mars 4 14 12 4—34Hampton 10 14 4 10—383-point goals: Mars 1 (Francis); Hampton 0.
Monday: Valley at Mars
Anna Cunningham won the 100-yard freestyle and 100 backstroke as Knoch's girls (2-4) cruised past Valley 82-42.Knoch's boys (4-2) received a win in the 100 butterfly from Nathan Walls in a 68-40 victory.<B>GirlsKnoch 82, Valley 42200 medley relay:</B> 1-Knoch (Katie Jones, Jenny Allen, Hannah Shoemaker, Maranda Tano) 2:09.28<B>200 freestyle:</B> 1-Madison Whalen (K) 2:19.26<B>200 individual medley:</B> 1-Shannon Simpson (K) 1:24.67<B>50 freestyle:</B> 1-Jones (K) 28.31<B>100 butterfly:</B> 1-Whalen (K) 1:07.15<B>1-meter diving:</B> No competition<B>100 freestyle:</B> 1-Anna Cunningham (K) 56.44<B>500 freestyle:</B> 1-Jones (K) 6:07.03<B>200 freestyle relay:</B> 1-Knoch (Tano, Erin Daubner, Whalen, Cunningham) 1:57.25<B>100 backstroke:</B> 1-Cunningham (K) 1:05.75<B>100 breaststroke:</B> 1-Allen (K) 1:18.91<B>400 freestyle relay:</B> 1-Knoch (Jones, Tano, Whalen, Cunningham) 4:19.72<B>BoysKnoch 68, Valley 40</B><B>200 medley relay:</B> 1-Knoch (Chad Cummings, Ian Lindsey, Nathan Walls, Austin Wittmer) 1:49.59<B>200 freestyle:</B> 1-Cummings (K) 1:58.03<B>200 individual medley:</B> 1-Valley 2:15.81<B>50 freestyle:</B> 1-Wittmer (K) 23.84<B>100 butterfly:</B> 1-Walls (K) 1:03.72<B>1-meter diving:</B> No competition<B>100 freestyle:</B> 1-Jacob Shoemaker (K) 56.06<B>500 freestyle:</B> 1-Valley 5:26.75<B>200 freestyle relay:</B> 1-Knoch (Shoemaker, Mike Kasunic, Lindsey, Matt Wilson) 1:42.15<B>100 backstroke:</B> 1-Wittmer (K) 1:01.62<B>100 breaststroke:</B> 1-Lindsey (K) 1:07.66<B>400 freestyle relay:</B> 1-Knoch (Wilson, Walls, Shoemaker, Wittmer) 4:00.25<B>Highlands 70, Freeport 65 </B>— Becca Dudek, Megan Sweeny and Bria Otwell each won two individual events and were on two winning relay events, but the Yellowjackets (2-1) suffered a narrow loss to Highlands.Freeport's 200 medley and 400 freestyle relay teams both qualified for the WPIAL meet in March.Otwell won the 500 freestyle and also qualified for the WPIAL meet in that event.Freeport's lone male swimmer, Zack Persijn, won the 100 backstroke with a time of 1:18.32.<B>GirlsHighlands 70, Freeport 65200 medley relay:</B> 1-Freeport (Megan Sweeny, Kylie Lucas, Bria Otwell, Becca Dudek) 2:05.20<B>200 freestyle:</B> 1-Dudek (F) 2:15.65<B>200 individual medley:</B> 1-Otwell (F) 2:19.04<B>50 freestyle:</B> 1-Sweeny (F) 27.65<B>100 butterfly:</B> 1-Elizabeth Bond (H) 1:30.98<B>100 freestyle:</B> 1-Dudek (F) 59.64<B>500 freestyle:</B> 1-Otwell (F) 5:27.23<B>200 freestyle relay:</B> 1-Highlands 2:13.93<B>100 backstroke:</B> 1-Sweeny (F) 1:10.62<B>100 breaststroke:</B> 1-Carly Boda (H) 1:17.34<B>400 freestyle relay:</B> 1-Freeport (Dudek, Sweeny, Otwell, Riley Farneth) 4:12.35
Greg Newman scored a hat trick as Freeport crushed Greensburg Central Catholic 7-1.Nick Zidek scored twice for Freeport while Eric Waddell and Tyler Greene scored one goal apiece.Cole Hepler contributed four assists to the win.
<B>Christian Life Academy 73, First Baptist Christian 43 (boys basketball) — </B>Tommy Barnhart scored 17 points for FBC while Adam Drake netted 13 and Josh Drake 10.FBC won the junior varsity game, 48-41, as Paul Drake had 19 points and 11 rebounds, Brent Block 15 points, Adam Mueller 10 points and nine rebounds.
