Butler wins big at Fla. event

December 18, 2009 Last Updated: December 18, 2009 01:40 PM High School

Karns City's Caitlin Davis drives past Nicole Kahle of East Forest Thursday in the first half of the Gremlins' 39-35 victory.

Olivia Bresnahan scored 19 points to lead the Butler girls basketball team to a 66-22 victory over Overland (Colo.) in first-day action of the KSA Disney Classic in Orlando, Fla., Thursday.

Katresa Savisky and Casie Cygan added 13 and 11 points, respectively, for Butler (2-2).

Union 65, North Clarion 48 — Tina Lipps had 20 points, 17 rebounds, eight blocks and seven steals to power the Damsels to the KSAC road triumph.Ashley MacKinlay added 15 points, seven assists and five steals, Lepha Logue had 11 points and Brooke Pollock had 10 points for Union (2-0, 1-0).

UNION 65Ashley MacKinlay 5 4-4 15, Brooke Pollock 2 6-9 10, Lepha Logue 5 1-1 11, Niki Stuart 1 0-0 2, Tina Lipps 7 6-11 20, Delani Priester 0 0-0 0, Danica Stuart 0 0-0 0, Sierra Smith 2 2-3 7, Divins 0 0-1 0.

Totals: 22 19-29 65.

NORTH CLARION 48Cyphert 4 0-0 8, Jess Tarr 4 8-9 16, Jordan Tarr 1 0-0 3, Carrol 2 1-2 5, Frederick 1 2-5 4, McCauley 4 0-2 8, Hollis 0 0-0 0, Gatesman 1 2-2 4,

Totals: 17 13-20 48.

Union 14 15 16 20—65North Clarion 6 21 12 9—483-point goals: Union 2 (MacKinley, Smith); North Clarion 1 (Jordan Tarr)

Saturday: Union at Harmony

Mars 38, Kittanning 36 — Elaine Hasek scored with one second remaining to give the Planets the section victory.Alexa Lee scored 12 points, and Hasek and Ashley Lynch added 10 points apiece for Mars (2-2, 1-0).

MARS 38Alexa Lee 5 1-2 12, Ashley Lynch 2 4-8 10, Elaine Hasek 5 0-0 10, Meghan Kelly 1 0-0 2, Kelsey Pelles 1 2-4 4, Lizz Tumminello 0 0-0 0, Carly Clark 0 0-0 0, Corinne Gressang 0 0-0 0,

Totals: 14 7-14 38.

KITTANNING 36Adams 1 2-3 4, McKelvey 2 1-2 5, Emberg 3 0-0 7, Ohm 1 3-6 5, Thomas 1 1-2 3, Kidder 3 0-0 9, Pirhalla 0 3-4 3,

Totals: 11 10-17 36.

Mars 10 11 4 13—38Kittanning 10 13 9 4—363-point goals: Mars 3 (Lynch 2, Lee); Kittanning 4 (Kidder 3, Emberg).

Saturday: Pine-Richland at Mars

Karns City 39, East Forest 35 — Brooke Hiles had 12 points and 14 rebounds while Kate Davis and Stephanie Stoughton added 12 rebounds apiece as the Gremlins (1-2, 1-0) opened KSAC play with a victory.

EAST FOREST 35Ruddy 0 2-2 2, Wagner 0 1-2 1, Armstrong 0 0-2 0, Haringer 0 0-2 0, Kahle 3 2-4 8, Long 6 2-2 15, Oliver 3 3-7 9,

Totals: 12 10-21 35.

KARNS CITY 39Kate Davis 2 2-2 6, Sarah Young 1 0-0 2, Erin McCue 1 3-6 5, Corinne Conto 0 3-6 3, Dale Barnhart 1 0-0 2, Brooke Hiles 2 8-14 12, Allyson Olkowski 1 0-0 2, Stephanie Stoughton 3 1-4 7.

Totals: 11 17-32 39.

East Forest 7 9 12 7—35Karns City 12 4 14 9—393-point goals: East Forest 1 (Long).

Today: Karns City at West Shamokin

Moniteau 30, Venango Catholic 27 — Amanda Sloan had eight points to lead a balanced scoring attack for the Warriors (2-2, 1-0).

VENANGO CATHOLIC 27Pragle 1 2-7 4, Cook 3 1-3 7, Jamilio 0 1-2 1, Scurry 3 0-0 6, Stack 4 1-2 9.

Totals: 11 5-14 27.

MONITEAU 30Katie Brehm 3 1-1 7, Amanda Sloan 3 0-0 8, Heather Porter 2 2-5 6, Alex Guercio 2 1-2 5, Nikki Yeckel 2 0-0 4, Ashley Brehm 0 1-4 1,

Totals: 12 5-12 31.

Venango Catholic 8 6 5 8—27Moniteau 14 7 4 6—303-point goals: Moniteau 2 (Sloan 2).

Monday: Moniteau vs. Union-New Castle at Union-New Castle Tournament

Moon 55, Seneca Valley 39 — Despite 13 points from Alyssa Miller, the Raiders (0-4, 0-1) dropped their section opener.

SENECA VALLEY 39Julia Vandrak 0 0-0 0, Beth Talarico 2 0-0 5, Michelle Schuring 0 0-0 0, Karlei Fronzaglio 3 0-0 7, Gabby Allen 0 0-0 0, Kara Moyer 1 4-4 6, Alyssa Miller 6 0-2 13, Mary Kate Fullerton 1 0-0 2, Amanda Geiger 1 0-0 2, Angie Lalonde 0 0-0 0, Alex Karika 1 0-0 2, Paige Tretter 0 0-0 0, Brooke Clifford 0 0-0 0, Dani Fitzgerald 1 0-1 2,

Totals: 16 4-7 39.

MOON 55Caceres 0 0-0 0, Kelly 0 0-0 0, Lewis 3 0-0 6, Mackey 0 0-0 0, Magnelli 2 0-1 4, Cook 1 2-2 4, Kelly 5 4-4 14, Corso 6 2-2 17, Gill 3 1-2 10.

Totals: 20 9-11 55.

Seneca Valley 4 11 10 14—39Moon 16 12 12 15—553-point goals: Seneca Valley 3 (Talarico, Fronzaglio, Miller); Moon 6 (Corso 3, Gill 3).

Monday: Seneca Valley at Gateway Tournament

Apollo-Ridge 59, Freeport 30 — Anna Christy had 10 points for Freeport (0-4, 0-1), but the Vikings outscored the Yellowjackets 34-9 by halftime.

FREEPORT 30Anna Christy 4 1-3 10, Jessica McFadden 2 0-4 4, Taylor Schrecengost 2 2-2 6, Nicolette Blake 1 1-1 3, Jessica Aulicino 2 3-7 7.

Totals: 11 7-17 30.

APOLLO-RIDGE 59Lauren Klingensmith 1 0-0 2, Briana Laird 0 2-2 2, Aubrey Held 2 0-0 4, Taylor Shannon 2 0-0 4, Hannah Schaffer 4 4-4 14, Lexie Orloski 0 1-2 1, Alyssa Eckman 11 7-9 30, Haley Rusz 1 0-0 2,

Totals: 21 14-17 59.

Freeport 2 7 13 8—30Apollo-Ridge 16 18 17 8—593-point goals: Freeport 1 (Christy); Apollo-Ridge 3 (Schaffer 2, Eckman).

Monday: Burrell at Freeport

Cranberry 67, A-C Valley 34 — The Berries raced out to a 29-9 halftime lead en route to the KSAC win. Mikyla Denchke had nine rebounds for the Falcons.

CRANBERRY 67Hannah Heeter 8 2-4 18, Kristen Neldich 3 0-0 7, Becca Gaston 0 2-3 2, Sarah Lutz 7 0-0 17, Erica Adams 3 0-0 6, Kylie Mason 5 3-4 13, Lauren Hogue 2 0-2 4, Megan O'Neil 0 0-0 0, Quinn Mitchell 0 0-0 0, Danielle Daugherty 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 28 7-13 67.

A-C VALLEY 34Meghan Cratty 3 5-10 11, Ashley Manculich 0 0-0 0, Mikyla Denchke 3 1-2 7, Tricia Kerlin 2 3-6 8, Meredith Snyder 1 0-0 2, Sam Kerlin 0 0-0 0, Nicole Marshall 1 0-0 2, Nicole Wetzel 0 0-0 0, Jessica Bailey 1 0-0 2, Kelsey Boocks 1 0-2 2,

Totals: 12 9-20 34.

Cranberry 17 12 19 19—67A-C Valley 4 5 12 13—343-point goals: Cranberry 4 (Lutz 3, Neldich); A-C Valley 1 (T. Kerlin).

Saturday: Tidioute Charter at A-C Valley

Grove City 61, Ellwood City 55 — Torin Smith scored 23 points, including six 3-pointers, and Pat Johnson had 18 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Eagles.Brady Beech added 11 points and seven assists, and Alec Goodwin had six assists for Grove City (4-0), which drained 12 3-pointers.GROVE CITY 61Brady Beech 4 0-0 11, Tyler Dagres 0 0-0 0, Torin Smith 8 1-3 23, Alec Goodwin 0 1-2 1, Jeff Hershberger 3 2-9 8, O.J. Orlowski 0 0-0 0, Pat Johnson 6 3-3 18. Totals: 21 7-17 61.ELLWOOD CITY 55McKinney 2 0-0 5, Mittica 4 2-4 10, Horgan 5 0-0 11, Geriani 6 2-2 15, Germanowski 2 0-0 4, B. Lucarelli 2 0-0 4, T. Lucarelli 1 0-0 2, Kegel 2 0-1 4, Totals: 24 4-7 55.Grove City 12 15 19 15—61Ellwood City 11 18 11 15—553-point goals: Grove City 12 (Smith 6, Beech 3, Johnson 3); Ellwood City 3 (McKinney, Horgan, Geriani).Tuesday: Grove City at Mercer

Slippery Rock 77, Farrell 38 (girls); Slippery Rock 75, Farrell 29 (boys) — The Rockets cruised to victories over the Steelers on Thursday. Slippery Rock (girls 2-0; boys 1-1) will host Hickory on Monday.GirlsSlippery Rock 77, Farrell 38200 medley relay: 1-Slippery Rock (Kelsey Reott, Kate Brozenic, Nicole Moratis, Chloe Pizor) 2:12.79200 freestyle: 1-Emma Knox (SR) 2:28.59200 intermediate medley: 1-Nicole Moratis (SR) 2:41.6750 freestyle: 1-Abby Stull (F) 30.98100 butterfly: 1-Kelsey Reott (SR) 1:07.44100 freestyle: 1-Emma Knox (SR) 1:08.87500 freestyle: 1-Nicole Moratis (SR) 6:11.54200 freestyle relay: 1-Slippery Rock (Emma Knox, Chloe Pizor, Nicole Moratis, Kelsey Reott) 1:59.55*100 backstroke: 1-Farrell 1:30.08*100 breaststroke: 1-Farrell 1:27.16*400 freestyle relay: 1-ExhibitionBoysSlippery Rock 75, Farrell 29200 medley relay: 1-Slippery Rock (Brandon Bridges, James Udischas, Caleb Sykora-Bodie, Paul Hemschrodt) 1:57.95200 freestyle: 1-James Udischas (SR) 2:01.34200 intermediate medley: 1-Caleb Sykora-Bodie (SR) 2:25.8350 freestyle: 1-Paul Hemschrodt (SR) 25.09100 butterfly: 1-Jeff Croll (SR) 1:07.96100 freestyle: 1-Caleb Sykora-Bodie (SR) 52.77500 freestyle: 1-James Udischas (SR) 5:36.65200 freestyle relay: 1-Slippery Rock (Jeff Croll, Paul Hemschrodt, James Udischas, Caleb Sykora-Bodie) 1:42.0*100 backstroke: 1-Exhibition*100 breaststroke: 1-Quinton Mallory (F) 1:26.56*400 free relay: 1-Exhibition*-exhibition

Butler 800-63x, Trinity 797-56x — The Tornado defeated the Hillers in this home matchup Thursday.

In PIHL Class A action, Mars blanked South Park 10-0 at the Ice Castle in Castle Shannon while Freeport rolled past Deer Lakes 12-3 at the Belmont Complex.No details were available.