Rockets rally to drill Oilers
Kourtney Rhoads scored 19 points, including five 3-pointers, and Karly Rhoads added 15 points to lead the Slippery Rock High girls basketball team to a 52-42 triumph over Oil City Monday.
Oil City enjoyed a 32-29 advantage through three quarters, but the Rockets (9-4, 3-1) outscored the Oilers 23-9 in the final stanza to pull away.
OIL CITY 42Clyde 3 0-0 6, Weidle 0 0-2 0, McKissick 3 0-0 6, Hidinger 4 1-2 10, Plumer 0 0-0 0, Ghering 1 0-0 2, Knight 1 0-0 2, Birchfield 6 4-5 16.
Totals: 18 5-9 42.
SLIPPERY ROCK 52Karly Rhoads 5 5-6 15, Ali Doyle 0 2-2 2, Kourtney Rhoads 7 0-0 19, Adele Campbell 1 0-0 2, Sarah Cessar 2 3-4 7, Taylor Crocker 2 2-2 7.
Totals: 17 12-14 52.
Oil City 12 10 11 9—42Slippery Rock 9 13 7 23—523-point goals: Hidinger; Ko. Rhoads 5; Crocker
JV: Slippery Rock, 51-22 (SR:Heather Finecey 15)
Today: Beaver at Slippery Rock
Redbank Valley 42, Union 39 — Courtney Frederick scored 15 points, but the Damsels received points from just two other players in this loss to the rival Bulldogs.
REDBANK VALLEY 42Kundick 3 2-3 10, Blose 8 5-7 24, Goth 1 0-0 2, Hepler 0 1-2 1, Case 2 1-2 5.
Totals: 14 9-14 42.
UNION 39Courtney Frederick 6 2-2 15, Torri Smith 4 4-4 12, Tina Lipps 4 4-6 12, Kylee Kelly 0 0-2 0, Amanda Barger 0 0-0 0, Lanae Cicciarelli 0 0-0 0, Brooke Pollock 0 0-0 0, Ashley MacKinlay 0 0-0 0, Melissa Shook 0 0-0 0, Lepha Logue 0 0-0 0.
Totals: 14 10-14 39.
Redbank Valley 15 11 12 4—42Union 11 6 16 6—393-point goals: Redbank Valley 5 (Blose 3, Kundick 2); Union 1 (Frederick).
Ford City 69, Freeport 37 — Jordan Dunn and Samantha Campbell each tallied 18 points, but the Yellowjackets (3-10, 1-5) couldn't keep pace with the Sabers.
FREEPORT 37Andrea Ferko 0 1-2 1, Jordan Dunn 7 0-0 18, Samantha Campbell 6 5-8 18.
Totals: 13 6-10 37.
FORDCITY 69Tara Powers 9 1-2 20, Lynzee Panchick 5 1-4 14, Krystal Dudas 0 1-2 1, Rachel Good 2 2-3 6, Lydia Steele 1 0-0 3, Marissa Wolfe 11 2-2 24, Maggie Russo 0 2-4 2.
Totals: 28 9-17 69.
Freeport 9 15 3 10—37Ford City 19 18 16 16—693-point goals: Dunn 4, Campbell; Panchick 3, Powers
Grove City 41, Sharon 31 — The Eagles (7-4, 2-2) soared to victory on the strength of Caitlin Rothman's 13 points and another 10 points from Caitlin McNamara.
GROVE CITY 41Maggie Orr 3 2-2 8, Caitlin McNamara 4 2-4 10, Caitlin Rothman 6 1-7 13, Lauryn Franklin 0 3-6 3, Kristy Woods 1 1-6 3, Samantha Bell 2 0-0 4, Kim Cook 0 0-0 0.
Totals: 16 9-25 41.
SHARON 31George 2 1-1 6, Smith 2 3-6 7, Horout 3 0-0 6, Carpenter 3 2-4 8, Lampkin 1 1-4 4.
Totals: 11 7-15 31.
Grove City 6 9 10 16—41Sharon 7 11 5 8—313-point goals: Sharon 2 (George, Lampkin).
Wednesday: Grove City at Meadville
Rocky Grove 52, Moniteau 47 — Despite 18 points from Maura McCaslin and 10 from Jenna McCorry, the Warriors dropped this road KSACcontest.
MONITEAU 47Jenna McCorry 3 4-5 10, Maura McCaslin 5 8-13 18, Gretchen McCormick 4 0-0 8, Kathleen Harding 1 1-2 3, Ellie Hillard 1 0-0 2, Chelsea Sellers 2 2-2 6.
Totals: 16 15-22 47.
ROCKY GROVE 52Greenleaf 1 0-0 2, McBride 1 5-5 8, Reeher 2 4-4 8, Peterson 8 5-6 21, Mallory 3 2-2 10, McCutcheon 0 1-3 1, Hoobler 1 0-0 2.
Totals: 16 17-20 52.
Moniteau 9 5 21 12—47Rocky Grove 11 19 8 14—523-point goals: Mallory 2, McBride
JV: Rocky Grove, 38-34 (M:Alex Guercio 13)
Wednesday: Clarion at Moniteau
Seneca Valley lost a 59-48 decision at McKeesport Monday. No details were available.
In a PIHL Class A contest, Sewickley Academy dispatched Knoch 5-1 at the Valley Sports Complex in New Kensington. No details were available.
Tanner Gilliland scored an unassisted shorthanded goal with 1:30 left in the game to give Butler a 3-3 tie with Pine-Richland recently.Nick Whann had a goal and an assist while Shaun Milkovich scored a goal for Butler (3-5-1). Goaltender Mike Arturo stopped 19 of 22 shots for the Golden Tornado.
Blake Caudill (75 pounds), Dakoda Collins (145) and Matt Pribis (155) earned pins as the Butler downed Fort LeBeouf 51-32.Tanner Kotch (80), Zack Collins (110), Jesse Spohn (115), Sam Stuckey (122) and Blaise Wheeler (210) all earned decisions for the Tornado (11-0), who return to action at North Allegheny Wednesday.At last weekend's North Hills Tournament, Dillon Weston (132) and Dakoda Collins (147) placed third and Zach Collins (112) was fourth.
