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Rockets shoot down Sharon

Billy Stoughton scored 17 points as the Slippery Rock High School boys basketball team broke a fourth quarter tie and went on to a 48-43 road win against Sharon Tuesday night.

Rhett Gordon added eight points for the Rockets (2-9, 1-4), who already have matched their win total from a season ago.

SLIPPERY ROCK 48

Rhett Gordon 3 2-5 8, Joe Bryan 2 2-2 6, Kendall Mahan 0 0-0 0, Jarod Agostino 1 0-0 2, Ben Collins 3 0-1 6, Billy Stoughton 7 0-0 17, Brian Kelly 0 0-0 0, T.J. Hogue 0 0-0 0, John Bennett 0 0-0 0, David Hewitt 3 0-0 6, Matt Shearer 1 1-1 3. Totals: 20 5-9 48

SHARON 43

Davin 4 0-0 19, Burks 1 0-0 2, Altman 4 1-2 10, D. Johnson 3 0-0 6, Phillips 2 0-0 4, Mitchell 2 1-2 5, C. Johnson 2 2-3 6. Totals: 18 4-7 43

3-point goals:

Stoughton 3

JV:

Sharon 51-43

Thursday:

Slippery Rock at Fort LeBoeuf

Knoch 60, Deer Lakes 30

— Jordan Shoop scored 17 points as the Knights doubled up Deer Lakes.

Knoch (9-2, 2-1) outscored its foe by 15 in each half.

KNOCH 60

Scott Muska 3 0-0 7, Jordan Shoop 8 0-1 17, Justin Thompson 1 1-1 3, Joel Berger 0 1-2 1, D'Ante Natili 1 1-1 3, Bill Elliott 4 0-1 8, Rob Briggs 4 4-5 13, Alex Whisler 3 0-0 8. Totals: 24 7-11 60

DEER LAKES 30

John Bastian 1 0-0 3, Bill Holtz 5 0-0 10, Scott Orris 3 0-0 6, Nick Latronica 2 2-2 6, Ian Menego 0 1-1 1, Jeff Kaufman 2 0-0 4. Totals: 13 3-3 30

3-point goals:

Muska, Shoop, Briggs, Whisler 2, Bastian

JV:

Knoch 40-32

Friday:

Knoch at Highlands

Freeport 72, East Allegheny 48

— Brady Sherrieb scored 30 points and hit seven 3-pointers to lead the Yellowjackets' onslaught.

Sherrieb had 16 points in the second quarter as Freeport tallied 50 points in the first half.

Brian Zimmerman scored only five points, but he had 21 rebounds and five steals for Freeport. Freshman Justin Bollinger added 10 boards.

EAST ALLEGHENY 48

Smeltzer 1 1-2 3, Marts 8 1-2 17, Fazekas 1 2-4 4, Chontos 1 0-0 2, Kaylor 1 0-0 2, Ross 3 0-0 6, Lostton 6 0-0 12, Bonchard 1 0-0 2. Totals: 22 4-8 48

FREEPORT 72

Nate Kotecki 2 2-2 6, A.J. Vidra 5 0-2 11, Brian Zimmerman 2 1-4 5, Justin Bollinger 2 0-0 4, Chris Tagmyer 1 0-0 3, Nick Rutkoski 2 3-4 7, Brady Sherrieb 11 1-2 30, Miles Smolic 2 0-0 4, Andrew Vidra 1 0-0 2. Totals: 28 7-14 72

3-point goals:

Sherrieb 7, A.J. Vidra, Tagmyer

JV:

Freeport 45-42

Friday:

Freeport at West Shamokin

Hampton 74, Mars 65 —

Mars had four players hit double figures, including 17 points from freshman Vinny Smith, but the Planets dropped this Section 1-AAA game.

MARS 65

Bryan Humphreys 2 2-2 7, Steve Jackson 0 0-0 0, Charlie Jaicks 5 0-2 12, Dan Colbert 0 0-0 0, Robbie Herold 2 0-0 4, Tim Frye 3 6-10 12, Steve Cress 5 3-4 13, Vinny Smith 7 3-5 17. Totals: 24 14-23 65

HAMPTON 74

Braxton 5 4-9 14, Cangilla 4 1-3 10, Dandrea 2 2-2 7, Diez 0 0-0 0, Bartley 8 0-0 16, O'Mara 0 0-0 0, Tanski 2 0-0 4, Hilldorfer 0 0-0 0, Bittner 4 1-4 9, Ingoldsby 6 0-1 14. Totals: 30 8-19 74.

3-point goals:

Jaicks 2, Humphreys; Braxton 2, Ingoldsby 2, Cangilla, Dandrea

Friday:

Neshannock at Mars

Moniteau 61, North Clarion 51 —

Zack Thompson had 14 points and 10 rebounds and Tyler Grossman 14 points to lead the Warriors (9-3, 3-1) to the KSAC win.

MONITEAU 61

Tyler Grossman 5 4-5 14, Zack Thompson 6 1-1 14, Matt Schandelmeier 3 0-0 6, Matt Buczkowski 2 4-5 8, Barry Jones 2 2-4 6, Tyler Armagost 4 0-1 9, Nick Morrow 1 1-2 3. Totals: 23 12-18 61.

NORTH CLARION 51

McLaughlin 6 4-5 16, Schmader 11 0-0 24, Weaver 1 1-2 3, Weaver 1 2-2 4, Graham 1 0-0 2, Amsler 1 0-0 2. Totals: 21 7-9 51.

3-point goals:

Thompson, Armagost, Morrow; Schmader 2

JV:

Moniteau, 59-31 (M: Tyler Armagost 10)

Thursday:

Venango Catholic at Moniteau

Karns City 62, West Forest 38

— Mark Ferguson scored 18 points and added eight rebounds and six assists for the Gremlins.

Steve Black added 10 points and six assists for Karns City (4-7, 3-1).

KARNS CITY 62

Mike Senepole 1 0-0 2, Steve Black 2 6-7 10, Mike McConnell 1 0-2 2, Cameron Turner 3 1-3 9, Kody Craig 0 1-2 1, Matt McConnell 3 2-2 8, Kyle Davis 1 1-2 3, Mark Ferguson 5 4-4 18, Trevor Williams 0 0-0 0, Jeremy Bowser 0 0-0 0, Charlie Zatudek 0 0-0 0, Kevin Beck 1 2-2 4. Totals: 17 15-22 62

WEST FOREST 38

Druzinski 1 0-0 2, Ralston 2 1-3 5, Parrett 6 7-8 19, Garrison Daum 1 1-1 3, Garrett Daum 1 2-2 4, Wright 1 0-0 2, Delay 1 0-3 3. Totals: 13 11-17 38

3-point goals:

Turner 2, Delay

JV:

Karns City 59-22

Thursday:

Clarion-Limestone at Karns City

Union 78, Clarion-Limestone 42

— Gary Cooper scored 25 points and had 15 rebounds as the Golden Knights built a commanding 47-26 lead at the break on the way to a blowout victory.

Kyle Hilliard added 20 points and 12 rebounds, and Toby Painter had eight points and eight assists for Union (6-5, 2-2).

CLARION-LIMESTONE 42

Kennedy 1 0-0 2, Zahorn 1 0-0 2, Redinger 3 2-2 8, Brooks 4 5-7 13, Rhoades 2 2-4 6, Romanski 1 0-0 2, Dlucinski 2 0-0 4, Nave 1 2-2 5. Totals: 15 11-15 42

UNION 78

Kyle Hilliard 7 6-6 20, Billy Burns 2 0-0 4, Toby Painter 3 1-4 8, Nate Boltz 2 2-2 8, Gary Cooper 11 3-4 25, Mike Brothers 3 0-1 6, Neil Scott 0 1-2 1, Colby Davis 1 1-2 4. Totals 20 14-21 78

3-point goals:

Nave, Painter, Boltz 2, Davis

Thursday:

West Forest at Union

Cranberry 52, A-C Valley 50 —

Despite 23 points from Sean Foust and 13 more from Ted Marron, the Falcons (10-2) lost to the Berries.

CRANBERRY 52

Hank Heeter 0 2-2 2, Zach Sheffer 4 1-1 9, Justin Irwin 3 2-3 9, Chase Mitchell 3 0-0 7, Brad Rembold 3 3-3 9, Gavin Buckholtz 3 0-0 6, Bobby Ziegler 1 3-4 6, Shane O'Neil 2 0-0 4. Totals: 19 11-13 52.

A-C VALLEY 50

Sean Foust 8 5-6 23, Ted Marron 3 5-6 13, John Kaufman 0 0-0 0, Kyle McCall 3 0-0 6, Ryan Jackson 1 0-2 2, Shawn Courson 1 4-4 6, Garrett Greathouse 0 0-0 0, Mark Hart 0 0-0 0. Totals: 16 14-1`8 50.

3-point goals:

Irwin, Mitchell, Ziegler; Foust 2, Marron 2

Thursday:

A-C Valley at Rocky Grove

Mohawk 76, Summit Academy 62 —

Orlando Burt had 22 points and Kasil Butler added 12, but the Knights couldn't overcome a 35-point performance by R. Colick.

SUMMIT ACADEMY 62

John Payne 1 0-0 2, Orlando Burt 9 4-8 22, Jerome Butler 4 0-2 11, Darnell Godfrey 2 1-3 5, William Dow 2 2-2 6, Kasil Butler 5 1-2 12, Tommy Wood 2 0-0 4. Totals: 25 8-19 62.

MOHAWK 76

R. Arena 2 0-2 4, Ju. Shaffer 1 0-0 2, Jo. Shaffer 0 1-2 1, R. Colick 13 7-8 35, C. Frederick 1 0-0 2, J. Crum 5 6-10 19, M. Weir 5 1-2 13. Totals: 27 15-24 76.

3-point goals:

J. Butler 3, K. Butler; Crum 3, Colick 2, Weir 2

Friday:

Riverside at Summit Academy

The Knoch girls basketball team shrugged off a sluggish start and toppled Burrell 45-40 Tuesday night.Pam Gagen scored 10 points to lead the balanced scoring attack for the Knights (5-6, 1-3).KNOCH 45Leanne Wiefling 2 4-5 8, Pam Gagen 3 4-4 10, Ashley MacArthur 1 0-0 2, Lizz King 2 1-2 5, Megan Gray 0 2-2 2, Kristin Robb 3 1-3 7, Kirsten Brant 3 1-2 7, Sarah Montgomery 2 0-0 4. Totals: 16 13-18 45.BURRELL 40Cochran 2 0-1 5, Mazonkey 0 0-4 0, Novak 1 4-5 6, Anderson 4 2-2 11, Hare 3 0-2 7, Myers 2 0-1 4, Maloney 1 5-6 7. Totals: 13 11-24 403-point goals:JV:Next:Hampton 65, Mars 58— The Planets fell to 8-4 overall and 2-1 in the section. No details were available.Portersville Christian School 42, Wilson 35— Brit Schmidtke scored 16 points and Kate Daugherty added 15 as Portersville edged Wilson.Schmidtke added 17 rebounds in the win.

Bethel Park 798, Butler 795 —Justin Simons, Amanda Toy, Brian Osche and James Kerr each shot 100s, but the Tornado fell to the Black Hawks Tuesday.

Serra Catholic 4, Mars 2; North Hills 7, Seneca Valley 4 —Both the Planets and Raiders dropped home decisions at Warrendale BladeRunners Tuesday. No details were available.

Butler 93, Hampton 93 (girls); Hampton 96, Butler 90 (boys) —The Tornado girls tied with the Talbots while the boys lost a close decision. No details were available.

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