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Rhoads sisters drive Rockets to victory

Karly Rhoads and Kourtney Rhoads scored 22 and 21 points, respectively, to lead the Slippery Rock High girls basketball team to a 78-34 victory over Neshannock in the first round of the Slippery Rock Tournament Friday.

Sarah Cessar had 12 points and Taylor Crocker 10 for the Rockets, who drained 11 three-pointers.

NESHANNOCK 34Kauffman 0 2-4 2, Warveoo 3 4-5 12, Opiatek 0 0-0 0, Patton 3 0-0 6, Richardson 3 0-0 8, Binder 2 0-0 4, Sheldone 1 0-0 2, Totals: 12 6-9 34.

SLIPPERY ROCK 78Karly Rhoads 9 2-4 22, Ali Doyle 1 0-2 2, Kourtney Rhoads 8 0-0 21, Adele Campbell 2 1-1 5, Sarah Cessar 5 0-0 12, Taylor Crocker 4 0-0 10, Bre Northcott 3 0-0 6, Molly Weitzel 0 0-0 0, Jackie Basta 0 0-0 0, Morgan Siebka 0 0-0 0, Ellie Shaw 0 0-0 0. Totals: 32 3-7 78.

Neshannock 12 7 8 7—34Slippery Rock 23 17 18 20—783-point goals: Neshannock 4 (Warveoo 2, Richardson 2); Slippery Rock 11 (Ko. Rhoads 5, Ka. Rhoads 2, Cessar 2, Crocker 2).

Saturday: Consolation game-Freeport vs. Neshannock, 6 p.m.; Championship game-Laurel vs. Slippery Rock, 7:30 p.m.

Moniteau 48, Hickory 45 — Alex Guercio scored 15 points as the Warriors tipped off their season with a win in the Kittanning Tip-Off Tournament.

HICKORY 45Gargano 3 0-2 6, Palumbo 0 0-0 0, Leicht 2 2-2 6, N. Neider 1 1-2 3, Horvath 3 5-7 11, Boulware 1 0-0 2, Kozman 0 0-0 0, Marriott 5 4-7 14, Szabo 0 0-3 0, J. Neider 1 1-2 3, Foster 0 0-0 0. Totals: 16 13-25 45.

MONITEAU 48Kate Brehm 2 0-0 4, Kathleen Harding 0 0-0 0, Amanda Sloan 5 3-6 14, Heather Porter 0 1-2 1, Jenna McCorry 2 2-2 6, Alex Guercio 5 5-8 15, Nikki Yeckel 3 0-0 6, Ashley Brehm 1 0-3 2, Krista Snyder 0 0-0 0. Totals: 18 10-21 48

Hickory 12 11 13 9—45Moniteau 17 10 9 12—483-point goals: Hickory 0, Moniteau 1 (Sloan).

Saturday: Moniteau vs. Kittanning, 3:30 p.m.

McKeesport 63, Seneca Valley 38 — Alex Karika had 10 points and 11 rebounds, and Alyssa Miller had 10 points and four assists, but the Raiders dropped this first-round match at the McKeesport Tournament.

SENECA VALLEY 38Beth Talarico 1 0-0 2, Gabby Allen 2 2-6 6, Alyssa Miller 2 5-6 10, Brianna Sieminski 0 1-2 1, Kara Moyer 0 4-4 4, Angie Lalonde 0 0-0 0, Karlei Fronzaglio 1 0-0 2, Alex Karika 4 2-4 10, Dani Fitzgerald 0 0-0 0, Julia Vandrak 1 1-2 3, Brooke Clifford 0 0-0 0, Amanda Geiger 0 0-0 0. Totals: 11 15-24 38.

McKEESPORT 63Bills 5 1-1 14, Brinkos 4 6-6 14, Hammerstrom 1 0-0 2, Gadson 5 0-0 10, Harding 1 1-2 3, Harper 1 0-0 2, Murtza 2 0-0 4, Queen 2 0-0 4, A. Hawthorne 3 0-1 6, J. Hawthorne 0 0-0 0, Bendick 0 0-0 0, Mitchell 2 0-0 4. Totals: 26 8-10 63.

Seneca Valley 9 10 7 12—38McKeesport 9 17 21 16—633-point goals: Seneca Valley 1 (Miller); McKeesport 3 (Bills 3).

Saturday: Consolation game-Seneca valley vs. Penn-Trafford, 3:15 p.m.

Laurel 42, Freeport 36 — Jessica McFadden scored 14 points, including three 3-pointers, but the Yellowjackets fell short in the season opener at the Slippery Rock Tournament.

FREEPORT 36Anna Christy 2 2-2 7, Nicolette Blake 1 1-2 3, Taylor Schrecengost 2 2-4 6, Jessica McFadden 5 1-2 14, Jessica Aulicino 2 2-7 6. Totals: 12 8-17 36

LAUREL 42McCormick 2 2-2 8, McKissick 4 3-4 11, Kerr 4 0-0 8, Vaughn 1 1-3 1, Schemmer 3 0-0 6, Meals 1 6-13 8. Totals: 14 12-22 42

Freeport 6 10 13 7—36Laurel 8 11 11 12—423-point goals: Freeport 4 (Christy, McFadden 3); Laurel 2 (McCormick 2).

Saturday: Freeport vs. Neshannock, 6 p.m.

North Allegheny 69, Mars 27 — Elaine Hasek had a game-high 18 points, but the Planets fell behind 27-8 after one quarter en route to the first-round loss in the North Allegheny Tournament.

MARS 27Alexa Lee 0 0-0 0, Ashley Lynch 2 2-6 6, Elaine Hasek 3 12-15 18, Meghan Kelly 0 0-0 0, Kelsey Pelles 0 1-6 1, Lizz Tumminello 1 0-1 2, Carly Clark 0 0-0 0, Corinne Gressang 0 0-0 0, Randi Francis 0 0-0 0. Totals: 6 15-28 27.

NORTH ALLEGHENY 69L. Barksdale 1 0-0 3, B. Burry 0 0-0 0, K. Libby 1 5-6 7, K. Sipes 2 1-1 6, K. Brennan 9 4-5 22, C. Caufield 3 2-2 9, P. Hufnagel 2 1-2 5, L. Haas 0 0-0 0, E. Bergman 1 0-0, Z. Calabrese 3 0-0 6, A. Blumer 3 2-4 8. Totals: 25 15-20 69.

Mars 8 10 4 5—27North Allegheny 27 12 18 12—693-point goals: Mars (none). North Allegheny 4 (Barksdale, Sipes, Caufield. Bergman)

Saturday: Consolation game-Mars vs. Erie McDowell, 2 p.m.

Grove City 58, Lakeview 41 — Caitlin McNamara scored 26 points and Lexi Caporali 17 to lead the Eagles to the first-round triumph at the Kiser Classic.

LAKEVIEW 58Cassie Legal 8, Jazmyne Sasse 8, Laura Stugin 7, Fawn Miller 6, Casey Stringer 4, Kelli Stringer 3, Kyleigh Custer 3, Brynn King 2.

GROVE CITY 58Caitlin McNamara 26, Lexi Caporali 17, Sammi Bell 5, Mariah Jenkins 5, Kynisha Basham 4, Madison Torok 1, Rachel Kurtz 0, Danielle Johnson 0, Cassidy Udy 0.

Saturday: Consolation game-West Shamokin vs. Lakeview, 6 p.m.; Championship game-Wilmington vs. Grove City, 7:30 p.m.

Ford City 52, Karns City 28 — Despite 10 points from Corinne Conto and 11 rebounds from Brooke Hiles, the Gremlins fell to the Sabers.

FORD CITY 52Shirring 1 2-4 4, Russo 1 0-0 2, Panchik 3 3-7 12, Hagofsky 1 2-2 4, Dudas 5 1-4 13, Davis 4 1-2 9, Schaeffer 1 0-0 2, Steele 2 0-1 4, Prazenica 0 2-2 2. Totals: 18 11-22 52.

KARNS CITY 28Kate Davis 2 5-8 9, Sarah Young 0 0-0 0, Emily Potchak 0 0-0 0, Erin McCue 0 0-3 3, Corinne Conto 4 2-4 10, Dale Barnhart 0 2-2 2, Kara Kerschbaumer 0 0-0 0, Brooke Hiles 0 4-10 4, Ally Olkowski 0 0-0 0, Stephanie Stoughton 1 1-3 3. Totals: 7 14-30 28.

Ford City 11 22 10 9—52Karns City 1 11 9 7—283-point goals: Ford City 5 (Panchik 3, Dudas 2); Karns City (none).

Tuesday: Karns City at Neshannock

<B>Brookville 70, Union 57 — </B>Despite 25 points and 17 rebounds from Scott Booth, the Golden Knights fell in the first round of the Brookville Tournament.Shawn Booth added 15 points for Union.<B>UNION 57Scott Booth 7 11-14 25, Zac Smith 1 2-2 5, Brody Pollock 2 1-4 7, Taylor Smith 1 2-4 5, Chase Johnston 0 0-0 0, Austin Davis 0 0-0 0, Trent Corle 0 0-1 0, Shawn Booth 6 0-1 15. Totals: 17 16-26 57.</B>BROOKVILLE 70Dan Ion 0 0-0 0, Tashan Mark 5 0-0 10, Kyle Baughman 6 1-2 13, Taylor Heinrich 0 0-0 0, Ryan Zimmerman 1 2-4 4, Chad Brocious 8 2-2 18, Pat Vermin 1 0-0 2, Jared Heschke 5 7-10 17, Adam Denton 3 0-1 6. Totals: 29 12-19 70.<B>Union 6 18 13 20—57Home 17 12 17 24—703-point goals: </B>Union 7 (Sh. Booth 3, Pollock 2, Z. Smith, T. Smith; Brookville (none).<B>Saturday:</B> Consolation game-Brockway vs. Union<B>A-C Valley 66, Linesville 52 —</B> Allan Eaton dropped in 27 points to power the Falcons to the season-opening win.Logan Wetzel added 11 points and Reed Terwilliger had nine points, eight rebounds and four blocked shots for A-C Valley.<B>LINESVILLE 52</B>A.J. Thompson 7 0-0 15, W. Litwin 3 2-2 9, T. Litwiler 3 4-4 11, D. Zairch 1 6-6 8, B. Miller 3 1-2 7, S. Uballe 0 0-0 0, D. Buchanan 0 0-0 0, J. Sindlinger 0 0-0 0, W. Hershelman 1 0-0 2. Totals: 17 13-14 52.<B>A-C VALLEY 66</B>Matt Bartley 3 2-3 8, Reed Terwilliger 4 1-3 9, Josh Austin 0 4-4 4, Allan Eaton 12 2-4 27, Alex Logue 0 3-5 3, Logan Wetzel 4 0-0 11, Ryan Bartley 1 0-0 2, Evan Wagner 1 0-0 2, Brody Irwin 0 0-0 0, Zach Gates 0 0-0 0, Totals: 25 12-19 66.<B>Linesville 8 8 17 19—52A-C Valley 16 17 15 18—663-point goals: </B>Linesville 3 (Thompson, Litwin, Litwiler); A-C Valley 4 (Wetzel 3, Eaton).<B>Grove City 64, Monaca 51</B> — Patrick Johnson scored 17 points and the Eagles sunk eight 3-pointers on the way to a win in the Ellwood City Tournament.<B>GROVE CITY 64</B>Brady Beech 5 2-2 15, Torin Smith 3 0-0 8, Alec Goodwin 4 0-0 9, John Anderson 4 0-0 9, Jeff Hershberger 2 2-8 6, Pat Johnson 7 2-5 17. Totals 25 6-17 64<B>MONACA 51</B>DeFelice 2 0-1 5, Delturco 6 1-4 15, Lalama 6 5-9 17, Da. Clements 2 1-2 5, Foster 3 3-5 9. Totals 19 10-21 51<B>Grove City 14 15 20 17—64Monaca 13 10 10 18—513-point goals: </B>Grove City 8 (Beech 3, Smith 2, Goodwin, Anderson, Johnson. Monaca 3 (Delturco 2, DeFelice<B>Saturday:</B> Grove City vs. Laurel, 7:30 p.m., Elwood City Tournament championship<B>Burrell 51, Summit Academy 30 —</B> Quadeer Devaughn and Devon Barlow had nine points each, but the Knights fell to the host team at the Burrell Tournament.<B>Summit Academy 14 4 3 9—30Burrell 15 13 12 11—51Saturday</B>: Pine-Richland vs. Summit Academy

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