Freeport dominates
Jessica Aulicino tallied 22 points and Michaela Bowser 13 to lead Freeport to a 60-19 victory over East Allegheny in its Tip-Off Tournament Friday.
The Yellowjackets raced out to a 20-2 first-quarter lead and 39-7 at the break. Taylor Schrecengost added 10 points for Freeport.
EAST ALLEGHENY 19Martz 2 0-0 4, Irish 3 0-0 7, Kennan 1 0-0 2, Freeman 1 0-0 2, Smith 1 0-0 3.
Totals: 8 0-0 19.
FREEPORT 60Taylor Schrecengost 5 0-0 10, Jessica McFadden 3 0-0 7, Jessica Aulicino 11 0-0 22, Michaela Bowser 6 1-1 13, Macy Smolic 2 0-0 4, Nicole Miller 1 0-0 2, Caitlin Chaffman 1 0-0 2.
Totals: 29 1-1 60.
East Allegheny 2 5 6 6—19Freeport 20 19 17 4—603-point goals: East Allegheny 2 (Irish, Smith; Freeport 1 (McFadden).
Saturday: Championship game-Freeport vs. Greensburg Central Catholic, 2:30 p.m.
Moniteau 46, Kittanning 43 — The Warriors outscored the Wildcats 18-8 in the final quarter to claim victory in the first round of the Kittanning Tournament.Amanda Sloan led a balanced Moniteau attack with 13 points. Nikki Yeckel and Fontaine Glenn recorded eight points apiece, while Krista Snyder added five.The Warriors took control in the fourth quarter after falling behind in the third. Moniteau tallied 16 steals as a team to spark the comeback win.
KITTANNING 43Frankie Religa 4 7-8 15, Emily Knepshield 2 0-0 5, Kirsten Wolfe 5 2-4 12, Taylor Patterson 1 1-2 4, Cassie Merryman 2 1-2 5, Megan Cloak 0 0-0 0, Alaina Thomas 1 0-0 2.
Totals: 15 11-16 43.
MONITEAU 46Ashley Brehm 1 1-1 3, Fontaine Glenn 3 2-3 8, Amanda Sloan 6 0-0 13, Krista Snyder 2 1-1 5, Nikki Yeckel 3 2-2 8, Emily Rider 1 2-3 4, Heather Porter 1 0-0 3, Katie Brehm 1 0-0 2.
Totals: 18 8-10 46.
Kittanning 7 11 17 8—43Team 9 12 7 18—463-point goals: Kittanning 2 (Knepshield, Patterson); Moniteau 2 (Porter, Sloan).
Saturday: Championship-Moniteau vs. Clarion at Kittanning, 5:15 p.m.
Union 50, North Clarion 32 — The Damsels started their season with a comm9.8sels opened a 24-14 lead by halftime and never looked back on their way to Saturday's championship against East Forest.
UNION 50Sierra Smith 3 7-10 14, Delani Priester 2 5-7 9, Mackenzie Divins 5 0-1 12, Danara Hawk 2 0-0 4, Daneka Stuart 2 1-2 5, Sydney Varner 1 2-2 4, Kassie McGarrity 1 0-0 2, Allyssa Lewis 0 0-0 0.
Totals: 16 15-22 50.
NORTH CLARION 32Schmader 4 3-4 12, Bauer 2 1-2 5, Reed 3 0-2 6, Ochs 1 0-0 2, Siegel 1 0-0 3, Sherman 0 2-3 2, Nick 1 0-0 2, Hargenrader 0 0-2 0, Zachrel 0 0-0 0, Rizer 0 0-1 0, Schill 0 0-0 0.
Totals: 12 6-14 32.
Union 9 15 15 11—50North Clarion 6 8 9 9—323-point goals: Union 3 (Divins 2, Smith); North Clarion 2 (Schmader, Siegel).
Saturday: Championship-Union vs. winner of East Forest.
Blackhawk 62, Mars 27 — Ali Goetz was in double figures with 11 points, but Mars fell behind early and never recovered during a season-opening loss at the Blackhawk Tournament.Randi Francis added nine points for the Planets, while Sarah Getsy tallied five. Chassidy Omogrosso led Blackhawk with 17 points.
MARS 27Randi Francis 2 5-9 9, Ali Goetz 4 3-6 11, Sarah Getsy 1 3-4 5, Alyssa Mathews 1 0-0 2, Jessica Bunner 0 0-2 0, Bonnie Workman 0 0-0 0, B. Maughan-Evanson 0 0-0 0, Teresa Dallatore 0 0-0 0, Ally Bucklew 0 0-0 0, Paige Castora 0 0-0 0.
Totals: 8 11-21 27.
BLACKHAWK 62Bridgette Shaffer 1 0-0 3, Chassidy Omogrosso 7 2-2 17, Jamie Emge 2 0-0 4, Halle Denman 6 3-4 15, Danielle Levato 1 0-0 2, Alexis Graham 7 1-1 15, Courtney Vannoy 3 0-0 6.
Totals: 27 6-7 62.
Mars 10 2 8 7—27Blackhawk 25 18 15 4—623-point goals: Mars none; Blackhawk 2 (Shaffer, Omogrosso).
Saturday: Mars vs. Aliquippa, 6 p.m.
Shaler 57, Knoch 16 — A 21-1 first-quarter advantage by the Titans was too much to overcome for the Knights in the opening round of the Springdale Tournament.Celina Sanks pulled down seven rebounds for Knoch.
SHALER 57Kate Potter 5 2-2 14, Paige Ferraro 1 0-0 2, Courtney Bauer 2 1-2 5, Andi Lyden 3 0-0 6, Carly Harris 2 2-2 6, Abby Conrad 1 0-0 3, Paige Quinn 3 1-2 7, A. Bradford 5 0-0 10, Bree Schwartz 0 0-2 0, Maggie Soteer 1 0-0 2, Jess Le 1 0-0 2
Totals: 24 6-10 57.
KNOCH 16Samantha Logan 2 0-0 5, Celina Sanks 0 2-8 2, Brooke Armahizer 0 2-6 2, Amber Henzel 0 0-1 0, Savanna Steffen 2 2-5 6, Angela Cress 0 1-2 1.
Totals: 4 7-22 16.
Shaler 21 14 18 4—57Knoch 1 9 4 2—163-point goals: Shaler 3 (Potter 2, Conrad); Knoch 1 (Logan).
Saturday: Consolation final-Knoch vs. Apollo-Ridge-Springdale, 3:30 p.m.
Riverview 48, Karns City 26 — Despite nine points and 10 rebounds from Leah McGuire, the Gremlins fell in this season-opening contest.
RIVERVIEW 48Andresko 9 9-12 27, Kennedy 7 1-2 14, Ault 0 1-2 1, Bruni 1 0-0 3, Knapp 1 0-0 2, Patsey 0 1-3 1, Botta 0 0-1 0.
Totals: 18 12-20 48.
KARNS CITY 26Erin McCue 1 0-0 2, Ally Olkowski 0 0-0 0, Kara Kerschbaumer 0 0-0 0, Leah McGuire 3 3-8 9, Emily Schumacher 1 0-1 3, Annie Hegedus 1 0-4 2, Shanel Preston 3 0-0 8, Emily Lopresti 1 0-0 2.
Totals: 10 3-13 26.
Riverview 12 11 12 13—48Karns City 2 11 6 7—263-point goals: Riverview 3 (Kennedy 2, Bruni); Karns City 3 (Preston 2, Schumacher)
Tuesday: Karns City vs. Brookville
Franklin 74, A-C Valley 9 — Franklin took a 27-1 lead after one quarter and rolled to the first-round win in its own tournament.
A-C VALLEY 9Tricia Kerlin 1 1-2 3, Emily Quaill 0 0-0 0, Erin Logue 1 0-0 2, Kelsey Boocks 2 0-4 4, Meredith Snyder 0 0-2 0, Hanna Hetrick 0 0-0 0, Rachael Viertel 0 0-0 0, Danielle Kaufman 0 0-0 0, Jacqueline Hetzler 0 0-0 0.
Totals: 4 1-8 9.
FRANKLIN 74Shields 3 2-4 8, Andres 1 0-1 3, Benvenuti 4 2-2 10, Deal 1 0-0 2, Peiffer 0 0-0 0, Kemick 0 0-0 0, Foust 1 0-0 3, Hager 7 0-0 16, Law 2 3-4 7, Starr 7 4-4 21.
Totals: 28 11-16 74.
A-C Valley 1 2 2 4—9Franklin 27 18 18 11—743-point goals: Franklin 6 (Starr 3, Hager 2, Foust).
Saturday: Consolation final-A-C Valley vs. Laurel-Kennedy Catholic, 6:30 p.m.
Grove City 62, West Shamokin 25 — The Eagles captured their first-round game against the She-Wolves at the Grove City Kiser Tournament.Grove City will face Greenville in the championship game Saturday.No other details were available.
