Fourth-quarter domination carries Gremlins

December 07, 2006 Last Updated: December 07, 2006 12:13 PM High School

Cameron Turner recorded 26 points, including nine in the fourth quarter to spur a Karns City rally, and had 14 rebounds as the Gremlins downed North Clarion 51-41 in high school boys basketball Wednesdayt.

Karns City (3-0, 1-0) trailed by five entering the fourth quarter, but outscored North Clarion 23-8 in the final frame.

Mike McConnell was 4-of-6 from the line in the final period as the Gremlins hit 9-of-13 free throws in the fourth quarter.

Kevin Beck added seven blocked shots and nine rebounds for Karns City.

NORTH CLARION 41Weaver 0 2-3 2, Schmader 7 3-4 17, Obenrader 0 1-3 1, Graham 4 0-0 8, Gilbert 2 0-0 4, Wielock 1 2-2 5, Ochs 2 0-0 4. Totals: 16 8-12 41

KARNS CITY 51Mike Senopole 1 2-2 4, Mike McConnell 1 4-6 6, Cameron Turner 12 2-2 26, Matt McConnell 2 1-2 5, Chris Harmon 1 1-4 4, Cody Craig 0 0-0 0, Trevor Williams 0 0-2 0, Dan Everetts 0 0-0 0, Kevin Beck 2 2-2 6. Totals: 19 12-20 51

NorthClarion 8 7 18 8—41Karns City 8 8 12 23—513-point goals: Wielock, Harmon

JV: N/A

Friday: Karns City at Union

Mars 58, Deer Lakes 46 — Steve Cress dropped in 28 points to lead the Planets.D.J. Cannon added 11 points for the Planets, who jumped out to a 24-7 first-quarter advantage.

MARS 58Chris Herold 3 0-1 8, Dan Colbert 1 0-0 2, Ryan Schroth 0 0-0 0, Dave Petruska 0 0-0 0, D.J. Cannon 5 0-0 11, Vinny Smith 4 0-0 8, Ryan Nearhoof 0 0-0 0, Steve Cress 10 8-15 28. Totals: 23 8-16 58.

DEER LAKES 46Kaufman 3 1-2 7, Menego 0 0-0 0, Bastian 5 4-5 14, Teorsky 3 0-0 6, Plumbo 7 0-5 15, Van Horn 1 1-2 3, Mason 0 1-4 1, Corrigan 0 0-0 0. Totals: 19 6-20 46.

Mars 24 12 7 15—58Deer Lakes 7 14 11 14—463-point goals: Herold 3, Cannon; Plumbo

Union 65, Redbank Valley 60 — A.J. Ethriedge scored 18 points and Gary Cooper added 14 points and 14 rebounds as the Golden Knights held off a late rally.Spencer Varner added seven points and six assists for Union (2-1, 1-0).

REDBANK VALLEY 60Krafick 1 0-0 3, Monteleone 4 7-10 16, Reed 2 0-0 4, Wasilowski 2 0-0 5, Bish 4 0-0 8, Radaker 3 2-3 10, Booher 5 0-1 11, Toth 1 0-0 3. Totals: 22 9-14 60

UNION 65Nate Boltz 1 6-7 8, Gary Cooper 6 2-2 14, A.J. Ethriedge 7 4-4 18, Chase Stewart 2 2-3 6, NeilScott 2 0-0 5, Colby Davis 1 0-0 2, Scott Botth 2 0-0 5, Spencer Varner 3 0-0 7. Totals: 24 14-16 65

Redbank Valley 8 9 21 22—60Union 14 19 16 16—65JV: Union 48-40 (Scott Booth 21)

Friday: Karns City at Union

Keystone 69, A-C Valley 56 — Ryan Jackson scored 16 points, but the Falcons fell in this KSAC matchup.Shawn Courson added 12 points and Garrett Greathouse had 10 for A-C Valley (0-2, 0-1).

A-C VALLEY 56Shawn Courson 3 5-6 12, Garrett Greathouse 4 2-2 10, Ryan Jackson 8 0-0 16, Brandon Eiler 1 0-0 2, Nate Silvis 2 0-0 6, Nick McGuirk 1 0-0 3, Kyle Hirsch 3 0-0 7. Totals: 22 7-8 56

KEYSTONE 69Cobler 1 0-0 3, Montana 3 1-3 7, Rhoads 4 0-1 11, Switzer 9 0-0 19, Ferringer 5 3-5 14, Rowan 3 0-0 7, Swartfager 1 0-0 2, Summerville 2 0-0 6. Totals: 28 4-9 69

A-C Valley 10 12 16 18—56Keystone 5 20 19 25—693-point goals: Courson, Silvis 2, McGuirk, Hirsch, Cobler, Rhoads 3, Switzer, Ferringer, Rowan, Summerville 2

JV: Keystone 50-31

Saturday: Cranberry at A-C Valley

Canon-McMillan 74, Summit Academy 66 — The Knights (2-2) fell to the Big Macs in non-section action. No details were available.

Mars 83, Laurel 22 — Lily Grenci poured in 27 points to power the Planets in a non-section rout.Karly Takach and Haley Geyer added 14 and 12 points, respectively, for Mars.LAUREL 22Cutchall 1 0-0 2, Hutchison 1 0-0 2, Beltz 2 1-2 5, Kwiatkowski 0 1-2 1, Brown 0 2-2 2, McCormick 3 0-0 8, McKissick 1 0-0 2. Totals: 8 4-6 22.MARS 83Justine Funk 2 0-0 4, Katie Demetriadis 1 0-0 2, Cara Hudac 4 0-0 8, Vanessa Pappas 2 2-2 7, Haley Geyer 5 0-0 12, Karly Takach 5 4-6 14, Kelsey Ferguson 0 1-2 1, Lily Grenci 12 3-6 27, Maggie Bulman 4 0-0 8. Totals: 32 10-16 83.Laurel 9 3 2 8—22Mars 27 25 22 9—833-point goals: McCormick 2; Geyer 2, PappasToday: Mars at NeshannockFreeport 60, Oliver 3 — Sam Campbell had 16 points as the Yellowjackets (3-0) had no problem dispatching their Pittsburgh City League foe.OLIVER 3Brittany Wade 1 1-2 3. Totals: 1 1-2 3.FREEPORT 60Kirsten Almquist 0 1-2 1, Jordan Dunn 3 0-2 6, Kristen Prazenica 2 1-2 5, Sam Campbell 4 8-9 16, Kayla Eckman 2 0-0 4, Stephanie Clowes 3 0-0 7, Andrea Ferko 3 0-1 6, Cassie Smolic 3 1-1 7, Courtney Chelecki 2 0-0 4, Jessica Fair 0 2-4 2, Rebecca Burkardt 1 0-0 2. Totals: 23 13-21 60.Oliver 0 3 0 0—3Freeport 19 24 10 7—603-point goals: ClowesFriday: Freeport at KittanningShenango 51, Portersville Christian 43 — Val Hamilton scored 19 points and grabbed eight rebounds for Portersville. Bre Aikens added 10 points.

Aaron Rable won a 6-2 decision at 130 pounds to ice the match for Butler and to give the Golden Tornado a 42-35 win over Shaler in the wresting opener for both schools Wednesday night.The match started at 140 pounds."We dodged a real bullet here against Shaler," said Butler coach Scott Stoner. "We're going to be better in a couple of weeks and so are they."Butler dominated the lighter weight classes as 112-pounder Dave Jaillet and 125-pounder Ian McLaughlin recorded pins.Josh Pascazi (152) and Lee Will (160) also had pins for the Tornado.Butler's junior high team also triumphed over Shaler 72-19, and junior varsity wrestler John Saul also picked up a victory.Butler 42, Shaler 35103 — Justin Victor (B) by forfeit; 112 — Dave Jaillet (B) pinned John Fitzgerald, 1:08; 119 — Rob Runyan (B) by forfeit; 125 — Ian McLaughlin (B) pinned John Sieber, 1:13; 130 — Aaron Raible (B) dec. Rich Tomer, 6-2; 135 — Matt Nelson (S) tech fall Derek Hays, 16-0; 140 — Nick Nelson (S) pinned Ken Rosebauer, 1:39; 145 — Alex Evanoff (B) dec. Andy Sibenac, 4-2; 152 — Josh Pascazi (B) pinned Josh Fleming, 2:59; 160 — Lee Will (B) pinned Joe Neiman, 3:09; 171 — Eric Fulmer (S) pinned Jake Lytle 3:09; 189 — Dino Passione (S) by forfeit; 215 — Jordan Popinski (S) pinned Jordan Emrick, 1:51; 275 — Kevin Gray (S) pinned Marino Guercio :55Burrell 68, Summit Academy 10 — Tavon Henry won by forfeit at heavyweight and Calvin Schultz won by decision at 160 to account for the Knights' points.

Freeport 12, Deer Lakes 2 — The Yellowjackets cruised to the PIHL victory

Butler 798-65x, Trinity 796-63x — The Tornado upended the Hillers Tuesday.