Moniteau girls take KSAC South title

February 20, 2010 Last Updated: February 20, 2010 02:03 PM High School

Jenna McCorry led a first-half charge for Moniteau. Teammate Alex Guercio did the same in the second half.

Between the two, the Warriors captured their eight consecutive decision to finish as the KSAC South champions in a 55-35 triumph over Clarion-Limestone Friday.

Moniteau (13-8, 12-5) will play Cranberry, the KSAC North champion, at 1 p.m. Saturday at Clarion High School for the KSAC title.

McCorry scored 11 of her 14 points in the first half and finished with 10 assists and six steals.

Guercio had a game-high 21 points, including 14 in the second half, and secured 11 rebounds.

"Clarion-Limestone's a good team," said Moniteau coach Mark Yeager. "The record doesn't show it, but they've played everyone tough.

"Jenna came out and hit her first four shots, nice pull-up jumpers. (C-L) started out in a zone and packed in on Alex. In the second half, Alex just took over," Yeager added.

MONITEAU 55Ashley Brehm 3 2-4 9, Krista Snyder 0 1-2 1, Jenna McCorry 6 1-3 14, Amanda Sloan 2 0-0 4, Alex Guercio 7 7-9 21, Kathleen Harding 2 0-0 4, Katie Brehm 1 0-0 2.

Totals: 21 11-18 55.

CLARION-LIMESTONE 35Pinson 2 0-5 4, Kepler 1 0-0 2, Sayers 1 0-0 2, Walker 3 2-4 8, Laugano 6 6-9 19.

Totals: 13 8-18 35.

Moniteau 16 11 10 18—55Clarion-Limestone 13 5 6 11—353-point goals: Moniteau 2 (A. Brehm, McCorry); Clarion-Limestone 1 (Laugano 1).

Saturday: KSAC Championship Game: Moniteau vs. Cranberry, 1 p.m. at Clarion High School

Union 60, Karns City 32 — Tina Lipps had 21 points and 10 rebounds, and Brooke Pollock had 14 points and nine boards for the Damsels.Mariah Winchester tallied 10 points and Ashley MacKinlay had five assists and four steals for Union (14-7, 11-6).Caitlin Davis led Karns City (2-17, 2-14) with 12 points.

KARNS CITY 32Caitlin Davis 3 6-8 12, Sarah Young 2 0-0 4, Corinne Conto 2 2-4 6, Dale Barnhart 0 0-0 0, Kara Kerschbaumer 0 2-2 2, Brooke Hiles 1 0-2 2, Chelsea Campbell 0 0-0 0, Allyson Olkowski 2 0-0 4, Stephanie Stoughton 1 0-0 2.

Totals: 11 10-16 32.

UNION 60Dani Priester 1 0-0 2, Mariah Winchester 4 2-2 10, Ashley MacKinlay 0 4-4 4, Brooke Pollock 7 0-1 14, Niki Stuart 1 0-0 2, Danica Stuart 1 0-0 2, Sierra Smith 2 1-2 5, Mackenzie Divins 0 0-0 0, Tina Lipps 10 1-1 21.

Totals: 26 8-10 60.

Karns City 10 10 3 9—32Union 19 21 14 6—603-point goals: None.

Next: Union in District 9 playoffs

Union 62, Karns City 49 — Logan Mortimer had 18 points and eight rebounds, and Scott Booth contributed 14 points and 14 rebounds to pace the Golden Knights.Chase Johnston chipped in with 10 points for Union (15-7, 14-4).The Gremlins received 14 points from Eric McCue, 11 from Tucket Preston and 10 from Brandon Collier.KARNS CITY 49Brad Fuhrer 0 0-0 0, Cameron Harp 3 1-1 8, Aaron Markle 1 0-3 2, Jake Henry 0 0-2 0, Eric McCue 5 2-2 14, Tucker Preston 4 0-0 11, Evan Olszak 2 0-0 4, Brandon Collier 3 3-4 10. Totals: 18 6-12 49.UNION 62Brody Pollock 2 4-6 8, Shawn Booth 1 0-0 2, Logan Mortimer 5 6-13 18, Taylor Smith 1 3-8 5, Derek Shirey 1 0-0 2, Scott Booth 4 5-6 14, Trent Corle 1 1-3 3, Chase Johnston 4 2-2 10. Totals: 19 21-38 62.Karns City 9 7 12 21—49Union 13 13 16 20—623-point goals: Karns City 7 (Preston 3, McCue 2, Harp, Collier); Union 3 (Mortimer 2, Sc. Booth).Next: Union in District 9 playoffsMoniteau 67, Clarion-Limestone 49 — Led by Zach Sloan's 18 points and 11 rebounds and Kyle Armagost's 12 points and 10 assists, the Warriors downed the Lions in KSAC play.A 24-point second quarter helped Moniteau (10-11, 10-7) erase an 11-point first quarter deficit.Zach McCormick and James Shope tallied 13 and 11 points, respectively for Moniteau.CLARION-LIMESTONE 49Hesson 3 0-0 7, Munsee 3 0-0 6, Bell 7 7-12 21, Kelley 2 0-0 4, Kemmer 0 5-8 5, Ledbetter 0 1-2 1, Switzer 0 1-2 1, Smith 0 2-2 2. Totals: 16 16-27 49.MONITEAU 67James Shope 4 0-0 11, Zach Sloan 6 6-8 18, Zach McCormick 5 2-2 13, Jereme Loos 3 0-2 6, Kyle Armagost 4 2-5 12, Andrew Armagost 1 0-0 3, Lewis Martino 0 1-2 1, Mike George 2 0-4 4. Totals: 24 11-23 67.Clarion-Limestone 18 9 8 14—49Moniteau 7 24 17 19—673-point goals: Clarion-Limestone 1 (Hesson); Moniteau 7 (Shope 3, K. Armagost 2, McCormick, A. Armagost).Next: District 9 Playoffs-Brockway at Moniteau, Tuesday, time TBAHickory 73, Slippery Rock 35 — A 24-4 first-quarter spelled doom for the Rockets in this Region 5 matchup.Brian Giesler and Ryan Gordon scored 14 and 13 points, respectively, for Slippery Rock, which trailed 38-10 at the break.SLIPPERY ROCK 35Brent Ayers 2 0-0 4, Justin Bennett 2 0-0 4, Brian Giesler 5 4-6 14, Ryan Gordon 5 0-0 13, Ryan Thompson 0 0-0 0. Totals: 14 4-6 35.HICKORY 73Kirsch 0 0-0 0, Robinson 0 0-0 0, Branca 1 0-0 2, Votino 2 2-2 6, Mastrian 3 0-0 6, Banas 6 0-0 17, DiBartolomeo 3 2-4 9, Jones 4 1-1 11, Baughman 1 0-0 2, Trosch 1 1-1 3, Lenhart 1 0-0 2, Durisko 6 0-0 12, Montgomery 1 0-0 3. Totals: 29 6-8 73.Slippery Rock 4 6 16 9—35Hickory 24 14 12 23—733-point goals: Slippery Rock 3 (Gordon 3); Hickory 9 (Banas 5, Jones 2, DiBartolomeo, Montgomery).