Achesinski leads way for Tornado

December 15, 2006 Last Updated: December 15, 2006 11:52 AM High School

Amy Achesinski recorded 35 points and 11 rebounds to power the Butler girls basketball team to a 60-52 victory over Plum in a non-section game Thursday.

Maria Baroffio added 11 points for the Tornado (5-1), who took advantage of an 18-3 second quarter for the road victory.

BUTLER 60Amy Achesinski 16 3-5 35, Maria Baroffio 4 1-2 11, Rachel Barry 1 1-5 3, Olivia Bresnahan 3 2-3 8, Elizabeth Schultz 0 0-2 0, Mackenzie Greenert 1 0-0 3, Karissa King 0 0-0 0, Katherine Sylvia 0 0-0 0, Erica Miller 0 0-0 0. Totals: 25 7-17 60.

PLUM 52Cara Marshall 8 1-1 21, Emily Anderson 4 3-5 11, Erica Gray 4 2-6 10, Allison Bullina 3 0-0 7, Raylene Main 0 3-6 3, Kayla Kruuszka 1 0-0 2, Brooke Williams-Hart 0 0-0 0. Totals: 20 9-18 52.

Butler 15 18 10 17—60Plum 14 3 16 19—523-point goals: Baroffio 2, Greenert; Marshall 2, Bullina

Saturday: Shady Side Academy at Butler, 6 p.m. (part of girls-boys doubleheader)

Slippery Rock 48, Hickory 46 — Sarah Cessar hit a baseline jumper with a little less than two minutes remaining in overtime to give the Rockets a region win.The win came without Jence Rhoads on the floor, as the Rockets' leading scorer and two-time Butler Eagle Girls Basketball Player of the Year, left early in the fourth quarter with a severe ankle injury.Her sister, Karly Rhoads, scored eight of her 13 points in the fourth quarter and overtime, and Cessar's final basket gave her 10 points in the game for the Rockets (4-1, 2-0).Jence Rhoads scored 14.

SLIPPERY ROCK 48Karly Rhoads 3 7-8 13, Jenna Rinker 2 1-2 6, Jence Rhoads 5 4-4 14, Kourtney Rhoads 2 0-0 5, Sarah Cessar 5 0-4 10, Shanea Raabe 0 0-0 0, Emma Walter 0 0-0 0, Ali Doyle 0 0-0 0. Totals: 17 12-18 48

HICKORY 46Crawford 2 1-2 5, Trosch 3 2-2 8, Phillips 3 0-0 6, Whitman 3 3-3 9, Stitt 4 0-1 8, Heben 2 0-0 5, Braymer 2 0-0 5. Totals: 19 6-8 46

Slippery Rock 10 11 12 11 4—48Hickory 10 13 10 11 2—463-point goals: Rinker, Kourtney Rhoads, Heben, Braymer

Monday: Sharon at Slippery Rock

Union 68, Clarion-Limestone 41 — Tiffany Corle scored 17 points to lead the Damsels to a rout.Janele Divins added 12 points and Torri Smith had 10 for Union (4-2, 2-1).

CLARION-LIMESTONE 68Rhoads 1 0-0 2, Johnson 4 3-4 12, Stewart 2 3-4 8, Jones 1 0-1 2, Keck 4 0-1 8, Wyatt 1 0-0 2, Pinson 3 0-0 7, Klepfor 0 0-2 0. Totals: 14 6-12 41

UNION 68Tiffany Corle 7 3-4 17, Janele Divins 3 4-4 12, Mackenzie Shirey 1 7-10 9, Denyelle Painter 3 2-4 8, Torri Smith 5 0-0 10, Alicia Anthony 3 1-2 8, Meagan Booth 0 2-2 2, Heather Booth 0 0-0 0, Corri Seybert 0 0-0 0. Totals: 22 19-26 68

Clarion-Limestone 6 19 9 4—41Union 26 14 20 8—683-point goals: Divins 2, Anthony, Johnson, Pinson

JV: N/A

Mars 61, Burrell 52 — Maggie Bulman had 24 points and 10 rebounds, and Lily Grenci had 15 points and 10 rebounds to propel the Planets to the section victory.Haley Geyer kicked in 11 points for Mars (6-0, 1-0).

BURRELL 52Meyers 3 0-0 6, Anderson 5 1-4 11, Cochran 4 1-2 10, Becker 7 6-6 23, Sharick 1 0-0 2. Totals: 20 8-12 52.

MARS 61Justine Funk 0 1-2 1, Megan Gibson 2 0-0 4, Cara Hudac 2 0-0 4, Vanessa Pappas 0 2-2 2, Haley Geyer 3 4-8 11, Lily Grenci 5 4-5 15, Maggie Bulman 12 0-0 24. Totals: 24 11-17 61.

Burrell 8 17 10 17—52Mars 9 17 16 19—613-point goals: Cochran, Becker; Geyer, Grenci

Monday: Mars at Hampton

Knoch 52, Kittanning 41 — Megan Gray and Lizz King had 12 points each and Sarah Cooper added 10 to lead the Knights (4-2, 1-0.

KNOCH 52Megan Gray 5 0-2 12, Leanne Wiefling 1 0-0 2, Abby Marshall 3 0-1 7, Pam Gagen 1 7-10 9, Sarah Cooper 3 4-6 10, Lizz King 5 0-0 12. Totals: 18 11-19 52.

KITTANNING 41Rebecca Carlson 0 2-5 2, Jill Emberg 4 5-8 13, Hilary Jackson 4 0-0 11, Liz Lambert 2 3-4 8, C. Ochs 1 1-6 3, M. Volek 2 0-0 4. Totals: 13 11-23 41.

Knoch 15 14 10 13—52Kittanning 15 10 8 8—413-point goals: Gray 2, King 2, Marshall; Jackson 3, Lambert

JV: Kittanning, 37-22 (Kn: Haley Hutterer 15)

Monday: Valley at Knoch

Moniteau 49, Venango Catholic 21 — Amanda Gladd had 17 points and Kenzie Timblin chipped in with 10 to lead the Warriors (2-3, 2-1)

MONITEAU 49Amanda Gladd 5 5-6 17, Amy Gladd 2 1-4 5, Kenzie Timblin 4 2-2 10, Sam Kristufek 1 0-0 2, Jenna McCorry 1 3-4 5, Megan Campbell 2 2-2 6, Kathleen Harding 0 0-0 0. Totals: 17 13-18 49.

VENANGO CATHOLIC 21McCandless 2 2-2 6, Lutz 4 0-0 8, Martin 0 0-3 0, McNellie 1 0-2 2, Scurry 0 0-3 0, Weaver 1 3-4 5. Totals: 8 5-14 21.

Moniteau 18 14 10 7—49Venango Catholic 6 4 6 5—213-point goals: Amanda Gladd

JV: Moniteau, 36-17 (M:Chelsea Sellers 9)

Tuesday: Keystone at Moniteau

Karns City 52, East Forest 31 — Haley Callihan scored 17 points and added 10 rebounds to lead the Gremlins.Allyson Kepple added 12 points and Tausha Bowser six steals for Karns City (5-1, 3-0).

KARNS CITY 52Tausha Bowser 2 0-0 4, Michelle Sweeney 2 0-0 4, Allyson Kepple 5 0-2 12, Julia Zaludek 1 0-0 2, Ashley Campbell 3 3-4 9, Haley Callihan 4 6-7 17, Kylee Rankin 2 0-0 4, Kailyn Weibel 0 0-0 0. Totals: 20 9-13 52.

EAST FOREST 31Andrews 0 0-0 0, Kandray 1 1-2 3, Ponegalek 5 1-2 13, Geyer 2 0-0 4, Kirkwood 0 0-0 0, Oliver 3 0-0 9, Rini 1 0-2 2. Totals: 12 2-6 31.

Karns City 19 10 15 8—52East Forest 7 10 6 8—313-point goals: Callihan 3, Kepple 2; Oliver 3, Ponegalek 2

JV: Karns City, 44-8 (KC:Caitlyn Davis 14)

Tuesday: Clarion-Limestone at Karns City

Moniteau 61, Venango Catholic 45 — Josh Loos had 16 points and 10 rebounds, and Matt Buczkowski had 10 points in the Warriors' KSACwin.Tyler Armagost had nine points, nine rebounds and 10 assists for Moniteau (2-3, 2-1).VENANGO CATHOLIC 45McNellie 0 0-2 0, Maleski 1 0-0 2, Siegel 1 0-0 2, Guth 7 2-2 16, Eckert 2 3-6 7, Otolka 1 1-2 3, James 1 0-0 2, Freeman 3 1-3 7, McMurray 2 1-2 5, Cross 0 1-4 1. Totals: 18 9-20 45.MONITEAU 61Tyler Armagost 3 2-2 9, Nick Morrow 3 0-0 7, Adam Cousins 1 0-0 2, Josh Loos 8 0-3 16, Matt Buczkowski 4 2-5 10, Aaron Randall 4 0-0 8, Josh Howland 0 2-2 2, Tyler Drzemiecki 0 1-2 1, Trei Saeler 0 1-2 1, Justin Lackey 0 1-2 1, Zack McCormick 0 4-4 4. Totals: 23 13-22 61.Venango Catholic 8 13 7 17—45Moniteau 12 14 15 20—613-point goals: Armagost, MorrowJV: Moniteau, 47-42 (M:Clayton Casper 16)Tuesday: Moniteau at KeystoneClarion-Limestone 66, Union 56 — Despite 23 points and 11 rebounds from Gary Cooper, the Golden Knights fell to the Lions in KSAC action.A.J. Ethriedge added 11 points and Spencer Varner added 10 for Union.UNION 56Nate Boltz 2 3-4 9, Gary Cooper 9 5-7 23, A.J. Ethriedge 5 0-1 10, Chase Stewart 1 0-0 2, Neil Scott 0 1-2 1, Scott Booth 0 0-0 0, Colby Davis 0 0-0 0, Spencer Varner 4 0-0 11. Totals: 21 9-14 56.CLARION-LIMESTONE 66Reddinger 6 6-10 19, Rhoades 6 2-4 16. Dulovich 1 0-0 2, Plucinski 3 5-5 11, Zahorn 3 0-1 8, Romig 3 1-3 8, Raybuck 1 0-0 2. Totals: 24 14-23 66.Union 19 9 12 16—56Clarion-Limestone 15 20 13 18—663-point goals: Varner 3, Boltz 2; Rhoades 2, Zahorn 2, Reddinger, RomigTuesday: North Clarion at UnionSummit Academy 63, Kiski Prep 59 — Maurice McDaniels, Leonard Brown and Marc Walker each scored 16 points to lead the Knights to the non-section win.Summit Academy (4-3) connected on 14 of 26 shots from the free-throw line while Kiski Prep was 6 of 10.SUMMIT ACADEMY 63Maurice McDaniels 6 2-4 16, Leonard Brown 6 3-6 16, Jeremy Whittington 1 0-0 2, Tom McMillan 2 1-2 5, Lamonte Valentine 3 2-4 8, Marc Walker 5 6-10 16. Totals: 23 14-26 63.KISKI PREP 59Dagbo 3 0-0 7, Makray 2 0-1 6, Heller 7 0-0 18, Jablonski 4 4-4 12, Yukevich 5 1-4 11, Daugherty 2 1-1 5. Totals: 23 6-10 59.Summit Academy 20 11 12 20—63Kiski Prep 10 12 14 23—593-point goals: McDaniels 2, Brown; Makray 2, DagboToday: Laurel at Summit AcademyRifleUpper St. Clair 798-64x, Butler 798-63x — J.T. Kerr, Kayla Fry, Erica Leslie, Teddy Pfenningwerth, Mark Zanella and Nikki Bruner led the Golden Tornado, but the visiting Panthers eked out the victory.

Plum 4, Butler 3 — The Golden Tornado fell in overtime to the Mustangs. No details were provided.

Burrell 65, Mars 10 — Luke Selker (125 pounds) won by major decision and Chris Chappel (215) won by forfeit to account for the Planets' scoring against the Bucs.103 — Chuck Makara (B) won by forfeit; 112 — Tyler Berger (B) pinned Jordan Pollock, :55; 119 — Nolan Greenwald (B) major dec. over Luke Salter; 125 — Luke Selker (M) major decision over Burrell; 130 — Jordan Shields (B) pinned John Kramer 135 — Shane Welsh (B) pinned Josh Studeny, :47; 140 — Devon Malone technical fall over Steve Jackson; 145 — Bobby Speer (B) pinned Adrian Camp, 1:30 152 — David Wills (B) dec. Ben Ziggas; 160 — Tyler Condron dec. Brandon Biesinger; 171 — Matt McKillop (B) pinned Sam Brooks, :48; 189 — Damian Mojooha pinned Zack Thompson, :25; 215 — Chris Chappel (M) won by forfeit; 275 — Lou Gardave (B) pinned Matt Eshenbaugh, :55

The Slippery Rock girls team placed fifth and the boys squad sixth at the season-opening Keystone Oaks Relay Invitational.Caleb Sykora-Bodie, Kyle Hawk, Chuck Davies and Andrew Oalewski captured the 500-yard freestyle crescendo relay with a time of 5:20.99. The quartet also placed fourth in the 200 freestyle (1:50.97) and fifth in the 200 medley (2:09.70) with the added contribution of Josh McCracken.In the girls meet, third-place finishes were recorded in the 200 medley (2:16.98), 400 medley (5:15.80) and 500 freestyle (6;30.85) and a fourth-place showing in the 400 backstroke (6:07.0).Slippery Rock will return to action Monday against Grove City.

Tony Manfred scored the lone goal for Butler in its 6-1 loss to Pittsburgh Central Catholic Wednesday.