Late rally pushes Knoch boys past Valley

February 08, 2006 Last Updated: February 08, 2006 02:37 PM High School

Tim Frye of Mars tries to steal the ball from a Kittanning player Tuesday in the Planets' 53-24 win.

Jordan Shoop scored 20 points, Rob Briggs 16 and Scott Muska 12 to lead the Knoch boys basketball team to a crucial 53-51 Section 1-AAA victory over Valley Tuesday.

The Knights trailed the Vikings 38-34 entering the fourth quarter before tallying 19 points to pull out the win.

Ian Benson led Valley with a game-high 26 points.

KNOCH 53Rob Briggs 6 1-1 16, Scott Muska 5 0-0 12, D'Ante Natili 1 0-0 2, Jordan Shoop 8 2-3 20, Alex Whisler 1 1-2 3. Totals: 21 4-6 53.

VALLEY 51Ian Benson 11 0-0 26, Bradley Flenory 4 0-0 9, Troy Hill 3 0-0 6, Anthony Howell 1 0-0 2, Ryan Orr 2 0-2 5, Eric Yeamans 1 0-0 3. Totals:

3-point goals: Briggs 3, Muska 2, Shoop 2; Flenory 4, Flenory, Orr, Yeamans

Friday: Mars at Knoch

Mars 53, Kittanning 24 — The Planets outscored the Wildcats 35-4 in the first and third quarters combined to roll to the Section 1-AAA triumph. Tim Frye led Mars with 19 points.

KITTANNING 24D. Stitt 0 0-1 0, Hieman 0 1-2 1, Snyder 3 2-4 8, Geyer 0 1-3 1, Sasala 3 0-0 8, Arble 2 0-0 4, Metz 1 0-0 2. Totals: 9 4-10 24.

MARS 59Brian Hughes 0 0-0 0, Chris Herold 1 2-3 5, Bryan Humphreys 0 0-0 0, Charlie Jaicks 3 0-0 8, Dan Colbert 0 0-0 0, Brian Routhieaux 0 0-0 0, Robbie Herold 1 2-2 5, Tim Frye 8 0-0 19, Ryan Schroth 1 1-2 3, Brian Hasek 0 0-0 0, Steve Cress 3 1-3 7, Vinny Smith 3 0-0 6. Totals: 20 6-10 53.

3-point goals: Sasala 2; Frye 3, Jaicks 2, C. Herold, R. Herold

Friday: Mars at Knoch

Burrell 55, Freeport 43 — Despite 20 points and five assists from Brady Sherrieb and 10 points from Brian Zimmerman, the Yellowjackets (10-10, 6-7) fell to the Bucs.

FREEPORT 43Nate Kotecki 1 3-4 5, A.J. Vidra 0 1-2 1, Brian Zimmerman 5 0-0 10, Chris Tagmyer 2 0-0 4, Nick Rutkoski 1 1-4 3, Brady Sherrieb 7 5-7 20. Totals: 16 10-17 43.

BURRELL 55Zack Ziemianski 1 1-2 3, Joe Marzullo 10 7-13 30, Tyler Henderson 3 0-0 6, Aaron Brown 3 0-3 6, Tyler Raisschmeider 3 1-2 7, Jake Sharick 1 0-0 3. Totals: 21 9-20 55.

3-point goals: Sherrieb; Marzullo 3, Sharick

JV: Freeport, 44-28 (F: Cory Massart 15)

Friday: Ford City at Freeport

Karns City 69, Abraxas 53 — Mike Senopole had 14 points and 12 rebounds and Kevin Beck had 14 points and 11 boards to power the Gremlins to the non-conference win.Steve Black added 13 points and seven assists and Mike McConnell had 13 points for Karns City (10-13).

ABRAXAS 53Hines 8 1-3 18, Colon 0 0-0 0, Reid 0 0-0 0, Givner 10 4-11 24, Robinson 5 0-2 11. Totals: 23 5-16 53.

KARNS CITY 69Mike Senople 7 0-0 14, Steve Black 5 1-4 13, Mike McConnell 5 3-5 13, Cameron Turner 0 0-0 0, Matt McConnell 3 0-0 7, Mark Ferguson 2 4-5 8, Kody Craig 0 0-0 0, Jeremy Bowser 0 0-0 0, Charlie Zaludek 0 0-0 0, Kevin Beck 6 2-2 14. Totals: 28 10-16 69.

3-point goals: Hines, Robinson; Black 2, Matt McConnell

Friday: Keystone at Karns City

Slippery Rock 63, Erie Central 53 — Bill Stoughton scored 17 points as the Rockets doubled their win total from a season ago.Matt Shearer added 12 points for the Rockets (4-17).

ERIE CENTRAL 53Caccaro 5 0-0 12, Atland 2 0-0 4, Ortiz 2 4-4 9, Lockett 2 1-2 5, Moffit 4 1-2 9, Henderson 3 0-1 6, Schaff 3 2-2 8. Totals: 21 8-11 53

SLIPPERY ROCK 63Rhett Gordon 2 1-4 5, Joe Bryan 2 1-2 5, Ben Collins 0 0-0 0, Bill Stoughton 5 4-4 17, Matt Shearer 5 2-2 12, Brian Kelly 3 0-0 6, Zack Ejzak 4 1-2 9, John Bennett 1 0-0 2, Dave Hewitt 2 3-6 7. Totals: 24 12-20 63

3-point goals: Caccaro 2, Ortiz, Stoughton 3

JV: Erie Central 42-35

Feb.14: Slippery Rock at Meadville

Grove City 61, Meadville 54 — Jordan Fee scored 14 points and Ryan King added 13 as the Eagles kept their winning streak alive with an overtime victory.Grove City (18-2 overall, 11-0 in Region 5) shut out Meadville in the overtime 7-0 to extend its winning streak to 17 games.

GROVE CITY 61Ryan King 5 3-3 13, Ben Liebling 2 0-0 5, Dan Keil 2 3-4 7, Jordan Fee 5 2-2 14, Dustin Van Hook 4 1-2 9, Justin McNamara 1 4-4 6, Nate Thomas 0 0-0 0, Joe Hazy 2 2-4 6. Totals: 21 15-19 61

MEADVILLE 54Williams 3 0-0 6, Roncoloato 6 3-4 15, Pritchard 4 0-0 9, Schreffler 4 2-2 12, Edwards 0 0-0 0, McLaughlin 2 5-7 9, Mottillo 1 0-0 3. Totals: 20 10-12 54

3-point goals: Fee 2, Liebling, King, Schreffler 2, Pritchard, Mottillo

JV: Grove City 35-32

Farrell 81, Summit Academy 75 — Orlando Burt poured in 35 points for the Knights in the loss.

FARRELL 81Holden 5 6-6 18, Hopson 3 3-7 9, Wright 7 0-1 15, Jackson 5 2-3 12, Williams 6 1-2 14, DeCarman 5 0-0 11, Mercurio 1 0-0 2. Totals: 33 12-19 81

SUMMIT ACADEMY 75Devin Preston 2 2-2 7, Orlando Burt 15 5-8 35, Jerome Butler 1 2-4 4, William Dow 4 0-0 11, Kasil Butler 2 3-5 7, Tommy Wood 5 1-2 11. Totals: 29 13-21 75

3-point goals: Holden 2, Wright, Williams, DeCarman, Preston, Dow 3

JV: Farrell 69-63

Cheswick Christian School 68, Portersville Christian 47 — Josh Aikens had 15 points and six rebounds to lead the Warriors.

Union 66, Redbank Valley 21 — A 22-5 first-quarter advantage sent the Damsels on their way to the KSAC win.Andrea Mortimer had 18 points, Bethany Koch had 14 points, 13 rebounds, and four blocks and Janele Divins had seven steals and six assists for Union (23-1, 13-0).UNION 66Andrea Mortimer 7 4-6 18, Bethany Koch 7 0-0 14, Tiffany Corle 2 0-0 4, Molly Scott 4 0-0 9, Janele Divins 2 0-0 5, Nikki Davis 3 0-2 6, Mackenzie Shirey 2 4-4 8, Alicia Anthony 1 0-0 2, Colleen Logue 0 0-0 0, Heather Booth 0 0-0 0, Corri Seybert 0 0-0 0. Totals: 28 8-12 66.REDBANK VALLEY 21Hartman 2 0-0 4, Blose 1 1-2 3, Gruver 4 5-6 13, Dawson 0 1-2 1, Goth 0 0-0 0, McClaine 0 0-0 0, Hepler 0 0-0 0, Rikert 0 0-0 0, Case 0 0-0 0, Smith 0 0-0 0. Totals: 7 7-10 21.3-point goals: Scott, DivinsJV: Union, 53-17 (Alicia Anthony, Heather Booth, Torri Smith 8)Next: District 9 playoffs, TBDMeadville 57, Grove City 29 — The Eagles (11-10, 2-6) were held to single digits in each quarter in this region loss. Julie Molloy and Jenna Kelly had eight points each for Grove City.MEADVILLE 57Deegan 1 0-0 2, Foster 3 0-0 6, Hardin 2 0-0 4, C. Heller 9 1-2 23, De Remer 0 2-2 2, L. Heller 4 2-2 13, Henderson 1 1-2 3, Gerhart 2 0-0 4. Totals: 22 6-8 57.GROVE CITY 29Julie Molloy 4 0-0 8, Kim Cook 0 2-2 2, Caitlin Rothman 2 0-0 4, Jenna Kelly 3 2-4 8, Sheila Ogden 3 1-2 7. Totals: 12 5-8 29.3-point goals: C. Heller 4, L. HellerJV: Grove City, 35-32 (GC: Kristy Woods, Lauryn Franklin 13)Thursday: Grove City at FranklinEast Forest 69, A-C Valley 23 — Sara Doran, Markeea Hart and Lorin Kaufman each scored six points in the loss for the Falcons (0-23).A-C VALLEY 23Kate Best 0 0-0 0, Shannon Blauser 0 0-0 0, Sadie Carr 1 0-0 2, Sara Doran 3 0-0 6, Kelly Fair 0 0-0 0, Markeea Hart 3 0-4 6, Jessica Henry 0 0-0 0, Jennie Kaufman 1 0-0 2, Lorin Kaufman 3 0-0 6, Jacque Kriley 0 1-2 1. Totals: 11 1-6 23EAST FOREST 69Stephanie Weiss 3 0-0 6, Stacy Kandray 4 0-0 8, Alicia Ponegacer 9 0-0 22, Nicole Geyer 0 0-0 0, Ashley Oliver 5 0-0 11, Kelsey Rini 7 5-6 19, Alyssa Andrews 1 0-0 2, Jenna Cotterman 0 0-0 0, Vanessa Fink 0 0-0 0, Danielle Kirkwood 0 0-0 0, Caitlin McKittrick 0 0-0 0. Totals: 29 5-6 693-point goals: Ponegacer 4, OliverJV: East Forest 38-36Thursday: North Clarion at A-C ValleyPortersville Christian 35, Cheswick Christian 10 — Britt Schmidtke had 10 points, Saundy Schmidtberger had seven rebounds and Val Hamilton had nine points and five steals to lead the Warriors.

Highlands 36, Butler 30 — Butler was hurt by two forfeits and a couple of pins in a loss to Highlands.Josh Coburn earned a pin in 31 seconds at 152 pounds for his 20th win of the season and Ian McLaughlin (119), Alex Evanoff (135) also recorded pins for the Golden Tornado (11-5).Highlands 36, Butler 30103 pounds — Dave Jaillet (B) dec. Mike Henderson 3-0112 — Rob Runyan (B) dec. Matt Sokolowski 6-3119 — Ian McLaughlin (B) pinned Justin Nobelise 1:01125 — Ed Petrosky (H) pinned Derek Hays 4:26130 — Stewart Rapone (B) dec. Ryan Clark 7-1135 — Alex Evanoff (B) pinned Jordan Toth 3:36140 — Jon Sanko (B) dec. George Stettmier 5-2145 — Phil Scalise (H) dec. Josh Pascazi 8-4152 — Josh Coburn (B) pinned Josh Costanzo :31160 — Nick Gless (H) pinned Duane Stiefel 5:38171 — Scott Panchik (H) by forfeit189 — Cody Bertolino (H) dec. Aaron Pascazi 4-3215 — Nate Tomporski (H) pinned Marino Quercio 1:38Hwt — Aaron Boyko (H) by forfeit