Slippery Rock's Papley shines
Nicole Papley scored 22 points and Marissa Siebka had 13 as the Slippery Rock girls basketball team (4-2) defeated New Castle 63-41 in the championship game of the Rockets’ Christmas Tournament on Saturday.
Papley earned MVP honors and Siebka was named to the All-Tournament Team.
NEW CASTLE 41
Johnson 7 6-12 22, Brothers 0 1-2 1, Wade 3 0-1 7, Frengel 0 1-2 1, Harvey 0 1-2 1, Eggleston 2 1-2 7, Hudson 0 2-2 2. Totals: 12 12-23 41.
SLIPPERY ROCK 63
Lauren Dietz 2 0-0 4, Sedona Campbell 2 3-5 7, Marissa Siebka 4 2-2 13, Riley McGonigle 3 0-0 7, Jenna Whitmer 3 2-2 8, Nicole Papley 7 6-6 22, Jocelyn Guy 0 2-2 2, Alicia Bertozzi 0 0-2 0, Bailey Boyd 0 0-0 0, Stephanie Croll 0 0-0 0, Becca Novak 0 0-0 0. Totals: 21 15-19 63.
New Castle 15 6 7 13 — 41
Slippery Rock19 13 20 11 — 63
3-point goals: New Castle 5 (Johnson 2, Eggleston 2, Wade); Slippery Rock 6 (Siebka 3, Papley 2, McGonigle).
Friday: Slippery Rock at Franklin
Riverview 44, Freeport 40 — Zoe Soilis dropped 17 points, eight rebounds and five assists for the Yellowjackets (4-4) at the Riverview Tournament.
FREEPORT 40
Zoe Soilis 7 3-4 17, Dava Jack 1 0-0 2, Macy Smolic 4 0-4 10, Haley Connor 1 1-2 3, Michaela Bowser 3 2-5 8, Carly Van Tine 0 0-0 0, Erica Jack 0 0-0 0. Totals: 16 6-15 40.
RIVERVIEW 44
Long 0 1-2 1, Larkin 1 2-5 4, Patsey 4 1-2 9, Sero 2 2-8 6, Ashbaugh 1 2-2 4, Buchser 5 5-9 16, Munion 2 0-0 4. Totals: 15 13-28 44.
Freeport 13 10 13 4 — 40
Riverview10 10 11 13 — 44
3-point goals: Freeport 2 (Smolic 2); Riverview 1 (Buchser).
Friday: West Shamokin at Freeport
Moniteau 61, Rocky Grove 39 — Stephanie McCall was named to the all-tournament team after scoring 24 points and grabbing 13 rebounds against the Orioles at Oil City High School. Moniteau improved to 5-3.
MONITEAU 61
Fontaine Glenn 2 0-0 4, Emily Rider 2 2-4 6, Alycia Brehm 2 2-2 6, Stephanie McCall 10 4-8 24, Alazia Greaves 3 2-2 8, Maura Kimmel 0 1-2 1, Sara Hull 2 1-2 5, Kristina DeMatteis 3 0-1 6, Kelsey Ripley 0 1-2 1, Kennedy DeMatteis 0 0-0 0. Totals: 24 13-23 61.
ROCKY GROVE 39
A. Nerlich 3 5-5 11, Schiffer 2 4-7 9, Larson 1 0-4 2, K. Nerlich 6 3-4 15, Taylor 0 1-2 1, Ruditis 0 1-2 1. Totals: 12 14-24 39.
Moniteau 12 11 18 20 — 61
Rocky Grove2 19 11 7 — 39
3-point goals: Rocky Grove 1 (Schiffer).
Friday: Karns City at Moniteau
Conneaut 38, Grove City 25 — Brenna Deyarmin led the Eagles (6-2) with 11 points.
GROVE CITY 25
Brenna Deyarmin 4 2-3 11, Corianne Hyduchak 3 1-2 7, Jordyn Wyllie 1 1-2 3, Jenn Ferguson 2 0-0 4, Catie Jaskowak 0 0-0 0, Alexis Deyarmin 0 0-0 0, Danyelle Lucido 0 0-0 0, Hailey Hall 0 0-0 0. Totals: 10 4-7 25.
CONNEAUT 38
Clement 2 4-8 9, Baker 7 3-4 17, Litwin 3 1-2 7, Shidemantle 2 1-2 5. Totals: 14 9-16 38.
Grove City 4 5 7 9 — 25
Conneaut14 10 7 7 — 38
3-point goals: Grove City 1 (B. Deyarmin); Conneaut 1 (Clement).
Friday: Grove City at Oil City
Commodore Perry 42, A-C Valley 38 — Erin Logue’s 13 points highlighted the Falcons’ effort. Rachael Viertel added 10 points.
A-C VALLEY 38
Lauren McNany 2 0-0 4, Rachael Viertel 5 0-0 10, Morgan Cratty 2 2-2 6, Erin Logue 6 0-0 13, Danielle Kaufman 1 3-4 5, Kiersten Rothen 0 0-0 0, Kayla Cratty 0 0-0 0. Totals: 16 5-6 38.
COMMODORE PERRY 42
Not Available.
A-C Valley 15 10 6 7 — 38
Commodore Perry8 7 13 14 — 42
3-point goals: A-C Valley 1 (Logue).
Jan. 6: Clarion-Limestone at A-C Valley
Springdale 27, Knoch 26 — The Knights (0-9) received 11 points from Abbie Thrower.
SPRINGDALE 27
Smajda 1 5-19 7, Henley 0 1-2 1, Kuba 1 1-7 3, Gradwell 3 3-5 9, Koprivinkar 2 1-3 5, Udanis 1 0-0 2. Totals: 8 11-36 27.
KNOCH 26
Savanna Steffen 3 3-7 9, Abbie Thrower 4 1-2 11, Alyssa Logan 1 0-0 2, Emily Robb 0 1-4 1, Carly Burdett 1 1-2 3, Maddy Bricker 0 0-1 0, Ally Riley 0 0-2 0. Totals: 9 6-18 26.
Springdale 8 11 3 5 — 27
Knoch6 12 2 6 — 26
3-point goals: Knoch 2 (Thrower 2).
Thursday: Knoch at Highlands
Seneca Valley 48, Langley (Va.) 39 — The Raiders (3-4) picked up this win at a holiday tournament in Orlando. No other details were available.
