Locher's late hot hand carries Mars boys
Christian Locher scored 20 points and the Mars boys basketball team toppled Kittanning 60-49 Tuesday night.
Locher scored 14 of his points in the fourth quarter to keep the Planets (16-3, 10-2) ahead.
Jake Lee had 13 points and Mitch Buzzard had 12 points for Mars.
KITTANNING 49Stolitza 8 6-7 22, Henry 1 0-0 2, Rettig 3 0-0 7, Crytzer 4 3-4 11, Hickman 1 1-1 3, Bowser 0 1-2 1, Dunn 0 0-0 0, Lettrich 0 1-2 1, Lambert 0 0-2 0, Wilson 1 0-0 2.
Totals: 18 12-18 49.
MARS 60Garrett Ashbaugh 1 2-2 4, Brad Weischedel 3 3-5 9, Christian Locher 6 7-8 20, Owen Nearhoof 0 0-0 0, Ben Erdahl, Jake Lee 4 3-4 13, Alex Locher 0 2-4 2, Mitch Buzzard 4 3-4 12, Zach May 0 0-0 0, Josh Goetz 0 0-0 0, Andrew Moraca 0 0-0 0, Brandon Eckstein 0 0-0 0.
Totals: 18 20-27 60.
Kittanning 11 7 11 20—49Mars 13 16 16 25—603-point goals: Kittanning 1 (Rettig); Mars 4 (C. Locher, Lee 2, Buzzard).
Friday: Mars at Knoch
<B>Knoch 58, Burrell 44</B> — Nathan Junk scored 20 points as the Knights broke open a halftime deadlock with a strong second half.Knoch (6-11, 5-7) scored its last 11 points from the free throw line.Adam Seger had 14 points for the Knights.<B>KNOCH 58</B>Dan McCormick 1 0-0 3, Ryan Schultheis 2 3-10 7, Jack Boros 0 2-2 2, Alex Strezeski 1 0-0 2, Tavita Lio 0 2-2 2, Marc Vaughan 3 2-2 8, Adam Seger 5 4-8 14, Nathan Junk 8 4-5 20. <B>Totals:</B> 20 17-31 58.<B>BURRELL 44</B>Shyblock 3 0-0 7, Leggers 1 0-0 3, Bush 5 2-4 12, Hess 4 3-3 11, Liput 1 1-2 4, White 1 0-0 2, Leeman 2 0-0 5. <B>Totals:</B> 17 6-9 44.<B>Knoch 11 13 15 19—58Burrell 11 13 8 12—443-point goals:</B> Knoch 1 (McCormick); Burrell 4 (Shyblock, Leggers, Liput, Leeman).<B>JV Score:</B> Knoch 46-39<B>Friday:</B> Mars at Knoch
<B>North Clarion 52, A-C Valley 37 </B>— Ryan Bartley scored 15 points for the Falcons, but a fourth-quarter swoon doomed them to defeat.Playing again without the injured Allan Eaton, A-C Valley managed just three points in the final eight minutes.<B>NORTH CLARION 52</B>J. Schmader 8 5-7 23, Hargenrader 2 0-0 4, Obenrader 4 3-4 11, Z. Schmader 0 0-0 0, Bauer 1 1-2 3, Schill 1 0-0 2, Young 3 0-0 9, Banan 0 0-0 0. <B>Totals:</B> 19 9-13 52.<B>A-C VALLEY 37</B>Ryan Bartley 4 6-8 15, Jeff Eaton 2 1-2 5, Landon Delisio 1 1-3 3, Kevin Kaufman 1 3-4 5, Brody Irwin 1 2-2 5, Cole Terwilliger 1 1-2 4, Adam Hirsch 0 0-0 0, Hunter Ferris 0 0-0 0, Jay Kaufman 0 0-0 0. <B>Totals:</B> 10 14-21 37.<B>North Clarion 17 9 14 12—52A-C Valley 8 14 12 3—373-point goals:</B> North Clarion 5 (J. Schmader 2, Young 3); A-C Valley 3 (Bartley, Irwin, Terwilliger).<B>Today:</B> Karns City at A-C Valley
<B>Freeport 61, West Shamokin 49 </B>— Cody McClelland muscled his way to 14 points as the Yellowjackets won on senior night.Shawn Liberto had 13 points and Jake Campbell had eight points, seven rebounds, six steals and five assists for Freeport (8-8, 5-6).<B>WEST SHAMOKIN 49</B>Anthony DeVito 4 4-8 14, Anthony Rocco 6 1-3 13, Mike Mkita 2 4-4 8, Derek Fleming 1 2-3 4, Andy Stover 3 2-5 8, Travis Reesman 1 0-0 2. <B>Totals:</B> 17 14-23 49.<B>FREEPORT 61</B>Tyler Singer 0 3-4 3, Derek Durand 0 2-6 2, Kevin Keppel 1 1-2 3, Brian Dunn 3 2-3 8, Jake Campbell 3 2-4 8, Shawn Liberto 5 2-2 13, Cody McClelland 7 0-0 14, Fred Pastoria 5 0-3 10. <B>Totals:</B> 24 12-24 61.<B>West Shamokin 11 14 13 11—49Freeport 15 22 10 14—613-point goals:</B> West Shamokin 1 (DeVito); Freeport 1 (Liberto).JV Score: West Shamokin 40-30<B>Friday:</B> Freeport at Shady Side Academy
<B>Franklin 78, Grove City 72 </B>— The Eagles' fourth-quarter comeback fell short.Grove City trailed 54-37 heading into the final quarter, but the Eagles put up 35 points in the frame.Brady Beech scored 20 points and Torin Smith had 18 for Grove City.<B>GROVE CITY 72</B>Brady Beech 7 0-0 20, Torin Smith 3 9-12 18, Alec Goodwin 1 2-3 4, Jon Anderson 2 0-0 4, Jordan Patterson 4 2-3 10, Anthony Ruffo 1 2-2 4, O.J. Orlowski 4 0-0 12. <B>Totals:</B> 22 15-20 72.<B>FRANKLIN 78</B>Trinch 6 2-2 17, Brown 3 1-2 8, Jordan 6 10-11 24, King 4 2-2 11, No. Jones 3 6-11 12, Ni. Jones 2 0-1 4, Smith 0 2-2 2, Lepley 0 0-0 0. <B>Totals:</B> 24 23-31 78.<B>Grove City 14 5 18 35—72Franklin 25 12 17 24—783-point goals:</B> Grove City 13 (Beech 6, Orlowski 4, Smith 3); Franklin 7 (Trinch 3, Jordan 2, Brown, King).<B>Friday:</B> Grove City at Meadville<B>Summit Academy 75, Ellwood City 61 </B>— The Knights improved to 14-6 overall and 10-2.No details were available.
Julia Vandrak scored 10 points, but Seneca Valley couldn't overcome a slow start in a 52-20 loss to Oakland Catholic.The Raiders (6-13, 2-9) fell behind 25-0 before Brianna Sieminski hit a jump shot with 32 seconds left in the second quarter for SV's first points.The Raiders were 1-of-18 shooting in the first half and shot 13 percent from the field in the game.<B>SENECA VALLEY 20</B>Brooke Clifford 0 0-2 0, Julia Vandrak 3 3-4 10, Karlei Fronzaglio 0 0-0 0, Alyssa Miller 1 0-0 2, Brianna Sieminski 1 2-2 4, Katie Brown 0 0-0 0, Mary Kate Fullerton 0 0-0 0, Angie Lalonde 0 0-0 0, Abby Trzeciak 1 1-1 4. <B>Totals:</B> 6 6-9 20.<B>OAKLAND CATHOLIC 52</B>Mara Fitzgerald 2 0-1 5, Jess Mrdjenovich 0 1-3 1, Ally Schmidt 4 1-3 10, Chrissy Berenato 1 4-6 6, Nicole Johnson 0 0-0 0, Alexis Restori 0 0-0 0, Bobbi Baker 4 1-1 11, Abby Lesko 1 0-0 2, Rachel Vigliotti 0 0-0 0, Erin Lavery 1 2-2 5, Audra Phibbs 1 1-3 3, Marissa Polk 2 0-0 4, Iffie Uwazie 2 1-2 5. <B>Totals:</B> 18 11-21 52.<B>Seneca Valley 0 2 9 9—20Oakland Catholic 17 11 14 10—523-point goals:</B> Seneca Valley 2 (Vandrak, Trzeciak); Oakland Catholic 5 (Fitzgerald, Schmidt, Baker 2, Lavery).<B>Thursday:</B> Butler at Seneca Valley<B>A-C Valley 45, North Clarion 41 — </B>Tricia Kerlin and Kelsey Boocks each scored 13 points for the Falcons.<B>A-C VALLEY 45</B>Meghan Cratty 3 2-2 8, Tricia Kerlin 5 0-0 13, Kelsey Boocks 3 7-9 13, Emily Quaill 0 2-2 2, Meredith Snyder 4 1-2 9, Hannah Hetrick 0 0-0 0, Kelsey Russell 0 0-0 0, Rachael Viertel 0 0-0 0. <B>Totals:</B> 15 12-15 45.<B>NORTH CLARION 41</B>Frederick 3 2-2 8, Kukla 0 1-2 1, Nick 3 0-2 6, Siegel 1 0-0 2, Sherman 1 0-0 2, Ochs 2 0-0 4, Schmader 5 2-2 14, Reed 2 0-1 4. <B>Totals:</B> 17 5-9 41.<B>A-C Valley 13 14 10 8—45North Clarion 10 11 11 9—413-point goals:</B> A-C Valley 3 (Kerlin 3); North Clarion 2 (Schmader 2).
Kevin Hindman rolled a 726 series, including a 268 game, to lead the Knoch boys to a 7-0 win over Shaler.Erica Johns had a 511 series, but the Knights girls fell 7-0 to Shaler.
Butler fell to Plum 800-56X to 798-62X.
Mars shut out South Park, 14-0, and Seneca Valley blanked Baldwin, 8-0, in games Tuesday.
