Rockets roll over Oil City

January 09, 2008 Last Updated: January 09, 2008 02:22 PM High School

The Slippery Rock High boys basketball team struggled in the first quarter.

The Rockets more than made up for it in the next two.

Trailing 15-11 after one quarter, Slippery Rock outscored the Oilers 35-10 over the next 16 minutes to roll to a huge 60-43 region win over OilCity Tuesday night.

Zack Ejzak scored 21 points, one of four Rockets (8-5, 2-2) in double figures.

The win kept Slippery Rock in the region mix while it dropped Oil City to 0-4 in the league.

SLIPPERY ROCK 60Ethan Geisler 3 4-4 10, Derrick Orloski 4 2-2 11, Matt Shearer 5 1-1 11, Brian Kelly 0 2-3 2, Zack Ejzak 6 8-11 21, Brian Gielser 1 0-0 3, Nick Cress 1 0-0 2, Alec McDeavitt 0 0-2 0.

Totals: 20 17-23 60.

OIL CITY 43M. Carson 5 2-2 12, D.J. Martin 4 0-0 8, N. Carll 1 0-0 3, M. Mays 5 1-1 11, J. Davis 1 0-0 3, S. Plummer 1 1-2 3, C. Fox 1 1-1 3.

Totals: 18 5-6 43.

Slippery Rock 11 19 16 14—60Oil City 15 8 2 18—433-point goals: Orloski, Ejzak, B. Geisler; Carll, Davis

JV: Oil City, 47-43 (SR:Brian Geisler 16)

Thursday: Corry at Slippery Rock

Rocky Grove 45, Karns City 36 — Cameron Turner scored 14 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, but the Gremlins could not overcome their shooting woes.Karns City (9-4, 8-2) scored only 14 first-half points. It proved to be a hole too big to escape.Matt McConnell added 10 points for the Gremlins.

ROCKY GROVE 45Melhuish 2 2-3 6, Setzkorn 3 0-0 7, Mietus 3 0-2 9, Luce 1 0-3 3, Gravatt 6 8-11 20.

Totals: 15 10-19 45

KARNS CITY 36Cory Terwilliger 1 0-0 2, Mike McConnell 1 0-2 2, Cameron Turner 6 1-5 14, Matt McConnell 3 4-4 10, Brandon Collier 1 0-1 2, Markus Lavan 1 0-0 2, Dan Everetts 1 2-4 4.

Totals: 13 7-16 36

Rocky Grove 11 7 15 12—45Karns City 9 5 16 6—363-point goals: Setzkorn, Mietus 3, Luce; Turner, Matt McConnell 3

JV: Karns City 50-41 OT (Collier 15)

Thursday: Karns City at A-C Valley

Clarion 53, Moniteau 39 — Josh Loos scored 17 points, but the Warriors (3-9, 2-7) were held to single digits in three quarters in this KSACloss.

MONITEAU 39Mason Spencer 1 0-0 2, James Shope 2 0-0 4, Aaron Randall 1 1-6 3, Tyler Armagost 2 4-6 8, Josh Loos 4 7-9 17, Justin Lackey 2 1-4 5.

Totals: 12 13-22 39.

CLARION 53Vandermeer 6 7-8 20, Larson 4 0-0 8, Zacherl 0 4-6 4, Brody 3 1-2 9, Miles 4 0-1 8, Craig 1 0-0 2, Rearick 1 0-0 2.

Totals: 19 12-17 53.

Moniteau 9 15 6 9—39Clarion 11 14 16 12—533-point goals: Loos 2; Brody 2, Vandermeer

JV: Clarion, 37-35 (M:Brandon Simmons 11)

Thursday: Union at Moniteau

Ford City 74, Freeport 60 — Darius Frantz had 13 points, 10 rebounds and six blocks, and Alex Isenberg had 13 points and five assists, but the Yellowjackets (5-8, 1-6) fell in this section contest.Tyler Collins added 10 points and Harrison Wood had five assists for Freeport.

FREEPORT 60Darius Frantz 5 3-3 13, Sean Carnahan 3 3-5 9, Tyler Collins 4 0-0 10, Harrison Wood 0 0-1 0, Alex Isenberg 4 2-3 13, Derek Durand 2 2-2 8, Nick Gentile 1 4-4 7, Tyler Singer 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 19 14-18 60.

FORDCITY 74Kutsch 1 1-2 3, November 1 0-0 2, Shriver 4 5-6 13, Eckman 3 0-0 6, Shanty 43 5-8 16, McAfoose 1 0-0 2, Prazenka 10 4-5 24, Young 1 5-6 8.

Totals: 25 20-27 74.

Freeport 14 13 13 20—60Ford City 10 23 16 25—743-point goals: Isenberg 3, Collins 2, Durand 2, Gentile; Shanty 3, Young

JV: Ford City, 44-30 (F:Tyler Singer 11)

Friday: Jeannette at Freeport

A-C Valley 64, East Forest 45 — Nick McGuirk scored 19 points as the Falcons opened a 34-14 halftime lead en route to the win.Nate Silvis added 11 points and eight assists, and Allen Eaton had 11 points and 10 rebounds for A-C Valley.

A-C VALLEY 64Nate Silvis 3 4-4 11, John Stumpner 0 0-0 0, Kyle Hirsch 2 1-4 5, Joe Kaufman 1 0-1 2, Josh Austin 0 0-0 0, Nick McGuirk 9 1-2 19, Mike Himes 4 0-5 9, Allen Eaton 3 5-6 11, Blaine McGuirk 3 0-2 7, Alex Logue 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 25 11-24 64.

EAST FOREST 45Corey Snyder 3 7-8 15, Rob Anderson 2 2-4 7, Tyler Andring 7 0-0 14, ZachMiller 3 0-2 7, Matt DiCarlo 0 0-0 0, Shane Cotterman 0 1-2 1, Bill Richter 0 1-2 1, Shane Silvis 0 0-0 0, Rick Harp 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 15 11-18 45.

A-C Valley 20 14 16 14—64East Forest 8 6 7 24—453-point goals: Silvis, Himes, B. McGuirk; Snyder 2, Anderson, Miller

Union 75, Cranberry 65 — Scott Booth continued his torrid scoring pace with 23 points and collected 12 rebounds as the Knights cruised.A.J. Ethriedge added 21 points and 11 rebounds for Union (8-4, 7-2).Clay Burns also enjoyed a good game with 15 points and eight assists.

CRANBERRY 65Adam Bell 0 3-4 3, Eric McVay 1 0-0 2, Jared Burrows 1 2-2 5, Luke Heeter 0 0-0 0, Norman Selmlee 2 0-0 4, Eric Clark 2 0-0 5, Sean Hogue 2 2-2 6, Chase Mitchell 5 0-0 15, Coleman Wilson 1 0-0 2, Caine Mitchell 1 0-0 2, Brad Rembold 4 6-8 16, Kelly O'Neil 2 1-2 5.

Totals: 21 14-18 65

UNION 75Zac Smith 0 0-0 0, Travis Anthony 0 0-0 0, Logan Mortimer 2 6-11 11, Colby Davis 0 0-0 0, Clay Burns 5 4-5 15, A.J. Ethriedge 6 9-11 21, Scott Booth 9 5-8 23, John Heeter 0 0-0 0, Drew Logue 0 0-0 0, NeilScott 2 1-1 5.

Totals: 23 25-36 75

Cranberry 17 10 20 18—65Union 17 23 19 16—753-point goals: Burrows, Clark, Mitchell, Rembold 2; Mortimer, Burns, Booth 2

JV: N/A

Thursday: Union at Moniteau

Neshannock 70, Summit Academy 68 — LaRon Green scored 16 points for the Knights, but Neshannock hit 31-of-42 free throws to dump Summit.

NESHANNOCK 70Joey Fontana 4 2-3 13, J.T. Graham 2 5-8 9, Mike Conglose 4 4-5 14, Michael Richards 2 10-12 14, Rob Davis 1 2-2 4, Stephen Perrott 1 0-0 2, Ryan Iorio 1 8-12 10, Bryce Kauffman 0 0-0 0, Bobby Nittinger 2 0-0 4.

Totals: 17 31-42 70

SUMMIT ACADEMY 68Darryl Reese 0 1-2 1, Henry Brown 5 0-2 10, LaRon Green 5 5-7 16, Matt Vaughn 3 2-4 11, John Leggett 0 0-0 0, Derrick Elliot 5 0-0 10, Elexis Rosario 3 5-6 11, Williams 4 1-4 9, Terrell Spencer 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 25 14-25 68

Neshannock 12 21 19 18—70Summit Academy 15 12 14 27—683-point goals: Conglose 2, Fontana 3; Green, Vaughn 3

JV: Neshannock 55-52

Slippery Rock 56, Beaver 54 — Karly Rhoads scored 17 points and Kourtney Rhoads added 13, including the game-winner at the buzzer, to break the tie and give the Rockets (10-4) the nondistrict win.BEAVER 54Fuller 2 0-0 4, Rybak 4 0-1 8, Onuska 1 2-2 4, Pilarski 5 3-4 13, Vendemia 8 2-7 18, Dragonjac 3 0-0 7. Totals: 23 7-14 54.SLIPPERY ROCK 56Karly Rhoads 7 0-0 17, Ali Doyle 2 1-2 5, Kourtney Rhoads 5 0-0 13, Adele Campbell 3 2-2 8, Sarah Cessar 5 0-1 10, Taylor Crocker 1 0-0 3. Totals: 23 3-5 56.Beaver 6 16 19 13—54Slippery Rock 13 17 12 14—563-point goals: Dragonjac; Ka. Rhoads 3, Ko. Rhoads, CrockerJV: Beaver, 27-25 (Taylor Crocker 12)Friday: Erie Central at Slippery Rock

Mars 9, Hampton 0 — The Planets blanked the Talbots in this PIHLClass A contest at Warrendale BladeRunners. No details were available.RifleMt. Lebanon 799-70x, Butler 797-66x — The Tornado dropped this match to the host Blue Devils on Tuesday.

Beaver 94, Slippery Rock 72 (Boys); Beaver 106, Slippery Rock 64 (girls) — Andrew Opalewski and Jacob Johnston had their hand in winning four events for the Rockets boys team while Nathan Eilenfeldt and Kyle Hawk were involved in winning three events.The foursome reduced their team-record 200 medley relay time to 1 minute, 55.40 seconds.Katie Kosiorek won the 100 backstroke and qualified for the District 10 meet in the process while Hannah Parson and Kaitlyn Brozenic finished 1-2 in the 100 breaststroke to key the Rockets girls.BoysBeaver 94, Slippery Rock 72200 medley relay: 1-Slippery Rock (Kyle Hawk, Nathan Eilenfeldt, Andrew Opalewski, Jacob Johnston) 1:55.40200 freestyle: 1-Andrew Opalewski (SR) 2:07.28200 individual medley: 1-Nathan Eilenfeldt (SR) 2:27.41; 3-Hawk (SR)50 freestyle: 1-Jacob Johnston (SR) 24.43100 butterfly: 1-Andrew Opalewski (SR) 1:02.56100 freestyle: 1-Jacob Johnston (SR) 56.28; 3-Sykora-Bodie (SR)500 freestyle: 1-1-Kraus (B) 6:06.69; 3-Tibbens (SR)200 freestyle relay: 1-Slippery Rock (Nathan Eilenfeldt, Andrew Opalewski, Caleb Sykora-Bodie, Jacob Johnston) 1:40.59100 backstroke: 1-Kyle Hawk (SR) 1:06.75100 breaststroke: 1-Hoskinson (B) 1:12.94; 3-Eilenfeldt (SR)400 freestyle relay: 1-Beaver (Dunning, Bell, Suarez, Young) 4:10.25GirlsBeaver 106, Slippery Rock 64200 medley relay: 1-Beaver (Galley, Lloyd, Levato, Nardone) 2:14.87200 freestyle: 1-Tanczuk (B) 2;13.28; 3-Brozenic (SR)200 individual medley: 1-Galley (B) 2:41.68; 2-Moraltis (SR); 3-Teirle (SR)50 freestyle: 1-Nardone (B) 28.75; 2-Martinez (SR)100 butterfly: 1-Levato (B) 1:15.25; 2-Moraltis (SR)100 freestyle: 1-Lloyd (B) 1:06.06; 2-Snyder (SR); 3-Martinez (SR)500 freestyle: 1-Tanczuk (B) 6:09.31; 2-Parsons (SR)200 freestyle relay: 1-Beaver (Lloyd, Levato, Aberson, Tanczuk) 2:00.47100 backstroke: 1-Katie Kosiorek (SR) 1:12.12100 breaststroke: 1-Hannah Parson (SR) 1:25.06; 2-Kaitlyn Brozenic (SR) 1:25.78400 freestyle relay: 1-Beaver (Galley, Nardone, Wilson, Tanczuk) 4:27.22