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Reiser paces Knights to win vs. Kittanning

Kyle Reiser had as many two-point field goals as Kittanning's entire team Friday night as the Knights posted a 53-39 boys basketball victory at Kittanning.

Reiser scored 24 points while sinking 11 two-pointers along the way. Kittanning (1-5, 0-1) had no player sink more than four.

The Knights (4-2, 1-0) limited their hosts to 25 points through the first three quarters. Rob Briggs added 12 points for Knoch.

Jared Bowser was Kittanning's lone double-digit scorer with 12 points.

KNOCH 53Zach Weleski 1 0-0 2, Mike Gallagher 3 0-0 9, Kyle Reiser 11 2-2 24, Jake McTighe 2 0-0 4, Rob Briggs 4 3-4 12, Alex Whisler 1 0-0 2.

Totals: 22 5-9 53

KITTANNING 39Jared Bowser 4 9-15 17, Cody Metro 4 0-1 8, Dylan Klingensmith 2 0-0 4, Tyler Baum 2 2-2 7, Nick Deluca 1 0-0 3.

Totals: 13 11-18 39

Knoch 11 13 14 15—53Kittanning 5 11 9 14—393-point goals: Gallagher 3, Briggs; Baum, Deluca

Tuesday: Indiana at Knoch

Grove City 56, Erie East 43 — Ben Liebling had 14 points and seven rebounds while Jordan Fee added 12 points, seven rebounds and five assists for the Eagles (3-3).

GROVE CITY 56Maxx Stutz 3 1-2 7, Kent Denbow 0 2-2 2, Ben Liebling 6 1-3 14, Danny Keil 1 4-8 6, Ryan McNamara 2 2-3 6, Jordan Fee 3 6-8 12, Kyle Purrine 2 4-4 9.

Totals: 17 20-30 56

ERIE EAST 43Shawn Moore 2 0-0 5, Gil Rodgers 6 4-6 16, Jeremy Thomas 3 0-0 7, DeAndre Crockett 2 0-0 5, Jamere Hansbrow 1 0-0 2, Demitris Crosby 2 1-2 5, Tyrone Baker 1 1-4 3.

Totals: 17 6-12 43

Grove City 9 13 18 16—56Erie East 12 4 12 15—433-point goals: Liebling, Purrine; Moore, Thomas, Crockett

JV: East, 44-43

Tuesday: Grove City atTitusville

Summit Academy 59, Laurel 44 — Maurice McDaniels scored 16 points for the Knights, who won their section opener at home.

LAUREL 44E. Wallas 1 0-0 2, J. Dando 2 0-0 4, R. Forbes 2 0-0 5, C. Collins 2 1-2 5, M. Cook 6 3-5 15, A. Lawrence 1 2-2 4, D. Cline 3 3-7 9,

Totals: 17 9-16 44

SUMMIT ACADEMY 59Steve Grandison 4 0-0 8, Maurice McDaniels 7 0-0 16, Marc Walker 4 0-0 8, Albert Brinkley 3 0-2 6, Leonard Brown 4 0-0 9, Jeremy Whittington 1 0-0 2, Rashawn Flemming 2 0-0 4, Tom McMillan 0 1-2 1, Lamonte Valentine 2 0-0 5.

Totals: 27 1-4 59

Laurel 13 9 13 9—44Summit Academy 20 19 8 12—593-point goals: Forbes; McDaniel 2, Brown, Valentine

JV: Summit Academy, 47-31

Friday: Summit Academy atKiski Prep

Girls BasketballStephanie Clowes scored 19 points, but Freeport (3-4) fell behind by 12 points in the first three quarters in suffering a 57-46 loss at Apollo-Ridge.Kelly Altmire scored 29 points for the winners.

FREEPORT 46Kirsten Almquist 1 2-2 4, Jordan Dunn 2 0-2 5, Kristen Prazenica 3 0-2 7, Sam Campbell 2 1-2 5, Stephanie Clowes 5 7-9 19, Cassie Smolic 1 2-4 4, Jess Fair 1 0-0 2

Totals: 15 12-21 46

APOLLO-RIDGE 57Kelly Altmire 10 9-12 29, Jordan Guthrie 2 1-4 6, Ellen Riley 2 1-4 5, Laiken Anderson 2 2-4 7, Danielle Gentile 0 6-8 6, Marilee Anderson 2 0-2 4.

Totals: 18 18-34 57

Freeport 12 7 14 13—46Apollo-Ridge 12 15 18 12—573-point goals: Dunn, Prazenica, Clowes 2; Guthrie, Anderson

JV: Apollo-Ridge, 39-30

Monday: West Shamokin atFreeport

Wrestling

Fox Chapel 61, Knoch 15 — Senior Luke Carson won his first match for the Knights (0-3) and teammates Rob Kisiel and Richard Rickert scored pins in the loss.

Fox Chapel 61, Knoch 15103 — Carson Brooks (FC)dec. Grayson Hixon 8-7;

112 — Rob Kisiel (K)pinned Michael Dunn in 3:09;

119 — Joe Johnson (FC)pinned Nick Downing in 5:28;

125 — Richard Rickert (K)pinned Yang Ho Chang in :30;

130 — Luke Carson (K)dec. Michael Paradise 6-4;

135 — Tommy Caldwell (FC) pinned Kevin Green in :23;

140 — Justin Manhon (FC)by forfeit;

145 — Ben McManus (FC)pinned Drew Nickerson in 1:47;

152 — Nick Lettetrs (FC)dec. John Zellhart 15-2;

160 — Brian Letters (FC)pinned Wes Sherry in :29;

171 — Aaron Barker (FC)pinned Alex Fuellgraf in 1:14;

189 — Jason Schmidt (FC) by forfeit;

215 — Dean Smith (FC)by forfeit;

275 — Eric Stumpf (FC)pinned D.J. Miller in :22

Summit Academy 46, Mars 33 — The Knights improved to 2-3 on the season and host Peabody Tuesday. No details were provided.

HockeyMars blanked Beaver Area 7-0 in PIHLClass A action at the Warrendale BladeRunners Friday and the Seneca Valley squad dispatched Norwin 7-3 in Class AAA play.No details were provided.

Knoch 4, Butler 0 — The Knights freshmen broke a scoreless tie late in the second period and added three more goals in the final stanza.

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