Neshannock conquers Summit
Henry Brown scored 15 points, Elexis Rosario added 15 and Terrence Davis had 14, but Summit Academy dropped a 66-65 boys basketball decision in overtime to Neshannock Friday.
The Knights (11-11, 7-5) have qualified for the WPIAL playoffs for the second consecutive season. Pairings will be announced on Tuesday.
SUMMIT ACADEMY 65LaRon Green 3 3-5 9, Matt Vaughn 1 1-2 3, DeJon Bradley 1 1-2 3, Elexis Rosario 7 1-5 15, Will Jordan 2 0-0 4, Henry Brown 8 2-2 18, Terrence Davis 7 0-3 14. Totals: 29 8-19 65.
NESHANNOCK 66Joe Fontana 4 4-5 12, J.T. Graham 6 0-0 12, Max Ramsey 1 0-0 2, Tony Kirkwood 3 0-0 7, Mike Canloese 7 3-6 19, Mike Richards 3 2-2 8, Bobby Nittinger 1 1-2 4, Ryan Iorio 1 0-0 2. Totals: 26 10-15 66.
Summit Academy 13 17 13 16 6—65Neshannock 9 12 18 20 7—663-point goals: Canloese 2, Kirkwood, Nittinger
JV: Neshannock, 51-46 (SA:Darnell Jenkins 14)Girls Basketball
Jeannette 54, Freeport 43 — The Yellowjackets' (4-17, 2-10) season came to a close with the Section 1-AA loss to the Jayhawks. No details were available.Freshman HockeyButler absorbed an 8-4 loss to Knoch recently at the Valley Sports Complex.Tanner Chuba, Zach Dunkle, Zach Emigh and Dom Oliver scored goals for the Golden Tornado. Oliver added two assists for Butler (5-7-1).Junior High WrestlingButler used six pins to cruise past Connellsville West 64-26 to improve to 17-0.Blake Caudill (75 pounds), Zackary Reges (105), Zack Collins (110), Dillon Weston (138), Dakota Collins (145) and Matt Kenyon (250) all registered pins while Matt Pribis (155) won by major decision and Jesse Spohn (115) and Cody Hartman (130) by decisions.
