Tornado girls burn Wolverines
Amy Achesinski scored 25 points and Rachel Barry added 17 to lead the Butler girls basketball team to a 55-39 victory over host Woodland Hills Monday.
The Tornado (4-1) rolled to a 42-22 lead through three quarters en route to the win.
BUTLER 55Rachel Barry 6 5-7 17, Amy Achesinski 11 3-3 25, Maria Baroffio 3 2-2 9, Elizabeth Schultz 2 0-0 4, Olivia Bresnahan 0 0-0 0. Totals: 22 10-12 55.
WOODLAND HILLS 39Gates 4 4-4 15, Nakic DeBlanc 2 1-4 5, Quay Gary 0 1-2 1, Brit Swangelo 1 1-1 3, Jamie Smith 5 0-0 11, Kiara Day 2 0-0 4. Totals: 14 7-11 39.
Butler 11 14 17 13—55Woodland Hills 7 9 6 17—393-point goals: Baroffio; Gates 3, Smith
Thursday: Butler at Plum
Mars 39, Fox Chapel 37 — Maggie Bulman had 14 points and nine rebounds, and Lily Grenci had 11 points and nine rebounds to key the Planets' win over the Foxes.Megan Gibson added six steals for Mars (5-0), who enjoyed an 18-5 third-quarter advantage.
FOX CHAPEL 37Veronica Vodway 3 0-0 6, Lauren Kolad 2 0-0 6, Caitlin Kriston 2 6-8 11, Heidi Goeller 2 2-2 6, Sarah D'Amico 2 0-0 4, Holly Bourquin 2 0-0 4. Totals: 13 8-10 37.
MARS 39Megan Gibson 0 0-0 0, Cara Hudac 2 3-4 7, Haley Geyer 1 2-4 5, Karly Takach 1 0-0 2, Lily Grenci 4 3-5 11, Maggie Bulman 5 4-6 14. Totals: 12 12-19 39.
Fox Chapel 14 10 5 8—37Mars 9 8 18 4—393-point goals: Kolad 2, Kriston; Geyer
Thursday: Burrell at Mars
Moniteau 76, Rocky Grove 42 — Amy Gladd had 15 points, nine rebounds and five steals to key the Warriors.Amanda Gladd and Maura McCaslin each chipped in 13 points for Moniteau (1-3, 1-1), who had 10 players reach the scoring column.
ROCKY GROVE 42Tabitha McBride 2 0-0 5, Jess Reehr 2 2-2 6, Sara Van Warmer 3 2-2 9, S. Burkhart 5 0-0 13, Megan Peterson 3 0-0 6, Autumn Mallory 1 1-2 3. Totals: 16 5-6 42.
MONITEAU 76Amanda Gladd 5 1-4 13, Amy Gladd 6 3-6 15, Kenzie Timblin 2 1-2 5, Maura McCaslin 6 1-3 13, Sam Kristufek 3 2-2 8, Jenna McCorry 3 3-5 9, Megan Campbell 3 0-0 6, Brandy Neff 0 1-2 1, Gretchen McCormick 0 2-2 2, Christi Kuzma 2 0-0 4. Totals: 30 14-26 76.
Rocky Grove 9 11 8 14—42Moniteau 20 16 19 21—763-point goals: Beurkhart 3, McBride, Van Warmer; Amanda Gladd 2
JV: Moniteau, 43-19 (M:Amber Neff 13)
Thursday: Moniteau at Venango Catholic
Seneca Valley 54, Hempfield 40 — A 17-6 first-quarter lead and balanced scoring helped propel the Raiders.Kelsey Spencer had 14 points, Amanda Johnson 12 points and Kelsey Patsilevas 10 for Seneca Valley (4-0).
SENECA VALLEY 54Aly Eagle 2 1-2 7, Megan Gebrosky 2 1-2 6, Kelsey Spencer 5 4-4 14, Kelsey Patsilevas 4 0-0 10, Nicole Roche 0 0-0 0, Amanda Johnson 4 4-4 12, Jackie Mangola 2 1-3 5, Catherine Messmer 0 0-0 0. Totals: 19 11-15 54.
HEMPFIELD 40Maria Montini 1 3-4 5, Kara Cottone 2 2-2 6, Melissa Lupinacci 2 4-4 8, Ashley Pisone 2 0-0 4, Meredith Rattler 1 7-8 9, Jen West 2 0-2 4, Beth Conrad 2 0-0 4, Jamie Siegel 0 0-0 0, Olivia Dongilla 0 0-0 0. Totals: 12 16-20 40.
Seneca Valley 17 11 13 13—54Hempfield 6 7 12 15—403-point goals: Eagle 2, Patsilevas 2, Gebrosky
Thursday: Pine-Richland at Seneca Valley
Karns City 46, Shenango 33 — Haley Callihan had 11 points, six assists and six steals and Allyson Kepple 10 points to aid the Gremlins (4-1).
KARNS CITY 46Tausha Bowser 2 1-2 6, Michelle Sweeney 0 0-2 0, Allyson Kepple 4 0-2 10, Julia Zaludek 1 0-0 2, Ashley Campbell 4 1-4 9, Haley Callihan 4 1-2 11, Kylee Rankin 2 0-0 6, Kailyn Weibel 1 0-0 2. Totals: 19 3-12 46.
SHENANGO 33Walker 2 0-0 4, Stoner 5 2-2 12, Maxwell 0 0-0 0, Mendell 3 0-1 6, Dado 3 0-0 6, Hall 2 0-1 5. Totals: 15 2-4 33.
Karns City 9 15 10 12—46Shenango 8 5 10 10—333-point goals: Kepple 2, Callihan 2, Bowser; Hall
JV: Karns City, 25-21 (KC:Hannah Beck 7)
Thursday: Karns City at East Forest
Slippery Rock 47, Franklin 32 — Jence Rhoads scored 22 points to back the Rockets (4-1) in the 15-point win.
SLIPPERY ROCK 47Karly Rhoads 3 0-0 6, Jence Rhoads 10 2-2 22, Kourtney Rhoads 3 0-0 9, Sarah Cessar 3 0-0 6, Shaena Raabe 0 2-2 2, Adele Campbell 0 1-2 1, Emma Walter 0 1-2 1. Totals: 19 6-8 47.
FRANKLIN 32Nicole Cherry 4 2-2 10, Brittany Faust 4 0-0 8, Gravatt 3 1-2 7, Peiffer 1 0-0 2, Dolan 1 1-2 3, Kahle 1 0-0 2. Totals: 14 4-6 32.
Slippery Rock 11 14 10 12—47Franklin 10 7 5 10—323-point goals: Kourtney Rhoads 3
Thursday: Slippery Rock at Hickory
Oil City 35, Grove City 31 — Despite 11 points from Caitlyn McNamara, the Eagles fell to Oil City.
OILCITY 35Beachfield 1 0-0 2, Hidinger 1 1-4 4, Stallone 2 5-6 9, Diega 1 1-2 3, Sandroof 3 2-4 8, Bruce 1 3-3 5, McKissick 1 0-0 2, Tologue 1 0-0 2. Totals: 11 12-19 35.
GROVECITY 31Maggie Orr 3 2-4 8, Caitlyn McNamara 3 4-6 11, Lauryn Franklin 1 1-3 3, Kim Cook 0 3-4 3, Kynisha Basham 2 1-4 5, Stacia peoples 0 0-2 0. Totals: 8 12-25 31.
Oil City 8 9 11 7—35Grove City 6 10 8 7—313-point goals: Hidinger; McNamara
JV: Oil City, 56-12
<B>Indiana 103, Butler 83 (girls); Indiana 124, Butler 58 (boys) — </B>Despite the loss in the season opener, Molly Evans and Sarah Clouse were double individual winners to lead the Tornado.<B>GirlsIndiana 103, Butler 83200 medley relay:</B> 1-Butler (Ellen Crummy, Sarah Clouse, Molly Evans, Brittany Vogel) 1:57.07; <B>200 freestyle:</B> 1-Molly Evans (B) 1:59.6; <B>200 individual medley:</B> 1-Jennifer Beatty (I) 2:19.77; 2-Crummy (B); <B>50 freestyle:</B> 1-Jessica Kennedy (I) 26.26; <B>1-meter diving:</B> 1-Kelsey Opperman (B); 2-Kello (B); 3-Grenet (B); <B>100 butterfly:</B> 1-Sarah Clouse (B) 1:03.92; <B>100 freestyle:</B> 1-Brittany Vogel (B) 56.83; <B>500 freestyle:</B> 1-Molly Evans (B) 5:17.21; <B>200 freestyle relay:</B> 1-Indiana 1:49.76; <B>100 backstroke:</B> 1-Jennifer Beatty (I) 1:02.66; 2-Crummy (B); <B>100 breaststroke: </B>1-Sarah Clouse (B) 1:11.32; 2-Vogel (B); <B>400 freestyle relay:</B> 1-Indiana 3:48.61<B>BoysIndiana 124, Butler 58200 medley relay:</B> 1-Indiana 1:48.13; <B>200 freestyle:</B> 1-Garrett Weston (I) 1:58.69; 3-Clouse (B); <B>200 individual medley:</B> 1-Ryan Sweithelm (I) 2:16.52; 3-H. Bergh; <B>50 freestyle:</B> 1-David Paccapaniccia (I) 23.34; 3-Coulter (B); <B>1-meter diving:</B> 1-John Rhodaberger (B); 2-Kaiser (B); 3-Amos (B); <B>100 butterfly:</B> 1-Ryan Sweithelm (I) 58.23; 2-Coulter (B); <B>100 freestyle:</B> 1-David Paccapaniccia (I) 52.92; 3-E. Bergh (B); <B>500 freestyle:</B> 1-Garrett Weston 5;23.92; 2-Clouse (B); <B>200 freestyle relay:</B> 1-Indiana 1:39.74; <B>100 backstroke:</B> 1-Andrew Zoka (I) 1:05.52; 3-E. Bergh; <B>100 </B>breaststroke<B>: </B>1-Andrew Billen (I) 1:09.6; 2-H. Bergh; <B>400 freestyle relay:</B> 1-Indiana 3:51.76
Seneca Valley defeated Shaler 7-3 while Knoch fell to Hampton 10-1 Monday. No details were provided.
Butler recorded five pins against North Hills, but still fell to the Indians 48-42 Monday.Eric Tuck (98 pounds), Michael Crawford (110), Cole Baxter (122), Dillon Weston (130) and Dakoda Collins (138) had falls for the Tornado, while Zach Reges (90), Michael Hollerman (100), Alex Miranda (165) and Joe Gray (185) all won by decision.Butler will host Pine-Richland at 5 p.m. Wednesday at the intermediate high school.The squad was coming off a 4-0 performance at the inaugural Butler Junior High Tournament. Butler (5-1) defeated Highlands 56-36, Shaler 77-19, Hopewell 55-40 and Belle Vernon 82-15.
