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Callihan lights it up again for Gremlins

Tyler Callihan hit six 3-pointers and poured in 35 points as the Karns City boys basketball team rolled to a 74-57 road win over Rocky Grove Thursday night.

Callihan also grabbed 12 rebounds and dished out five assists for the Gremlins (7-1, 3-0).

Nathan Knox pitched in 15 points for Karns City.

KARNS CITY 74

David Black 2 0-0 4, Steve Black 0 0-0 0, Tyler Callihan 12 5-5 35, Matt Allen 0 1-2 1, Nathan Knox 7 1-2 15, Mark Ferguson 4 1-1 9, Blake Armstrong 1 0-0 2, Ryan Earley 2 2-4 6, Josh Behrens 1 0-0 2. Totals: 29 10-14 74

ROCKY GROVE 57

Wood 3 5-5 11, Johnson 5 3-5 14, Deib 4 6-10 15, Green 1 0-0 2, Beightol 2 5-6 9, Barker 2 0-0 6. Totals: 17 19-26 57

3-point goals:

Callihan 6; Johnson, Barker.

Tuesday:

Karns City vs. Hampton, 8 p.m. @ Hampton Tournament

East Allegheny 64, Freeport 63

- Chris Plocki scored 18 points to lead four Yellowjackets in double-digits in a tough loss to East Allegheny.

Nick Rutkoski and Brad Naedele added 12 points each and Brady Sherrieb added another 11 for Freeport (4-4, 1-3).

FREEPORT 63

Chris Plocki 7 4-4 18, Nick Rutkoski 4 4-4 12, Nate Kotecki 4 0-0 8, Brady Sherrieb 4 1-2 11, Brian Zimmerman 0 2-2 2, Brad Naedele 5 2-2 12. Totals: 24 13-14 63

EAST ALLEGHENY 64

Brandon Sensor 5 2-4 12, Javon Moody 8 3-4 19, Lee Mortz 2 1-2 5, Dom Watson 5 0-0 12, Kevin Drye 3 1-2 10, Jared Smeltzer 2 2-3 6. Totals: 26 9-15 64

3-point goals:

Sherrieb 2, Watson 2, Drye 3

JV:

East Allegheny 42-32

Monday:

Springdale vs. Freeport, 7:30 p.m. @ Freeport Holiday Tournament

A-C Valley 47, Redbank Valley 42

- Andy Smith scored 16 points as the Falcons held off a late Redbank Valley rally for a win.

A-C Valley hit just 14 shots from the floor - seven of which were 3-pointers.

A-C VALLEY 47

Sean Foust 2 6-13 12, John Piecenski 2 2-6 8, Ted Marron 2 1-2 7, Andy Smith 6 3-7 16, John Kaufman 2 0-0 4, Mark Hart 0 0-0 0. Totals: 14 12-28 47

REDBANK VALLEY 42

Smith 0 0-0 0, N. Johnston 2 0-1 4, Riggle 3 0-0 7, Doverspike 2 0-0 4, Shumaker 0 2-2 2, Toth 8 5-8 21, Wanninger 0 0-0 0, B. Johnston 0 2-4 2. Totals: 16 9-15 42

3-point goals:

Foust 2, Piecenski 2, Smith 2, Marron; Riggle

Tuesday:

A-C Valley vs. Punxsutawney, 8 p.m. @ Punxsutawney Holiday Tournament

Clarion 74, Moniteau 41

- Zach Thompson scored 14 points and added 13 rebounds, but the Warriors could not climb out of a huge early hole in a loss to Clarion.

Tyler Grossman added 13 points for Moniteau (0-8, 0-3).

MONITEAU 41

Adam Cousins 1 0-0 2, Matt Buczkowski 1 5-6 7, Matt Schandelmeier 0 1-2 1, Zach Thompson 7 0-0 14, Garth Kohlmeyer 1 0-0 2, Barry Jones 1 0-0 2, Tyler Grossman 4 4-6 13. Totals: 15 10-14 41

CLARION 74

Moore 0 4-4 4, Banner 1 1-2 4, Donaldson 3 0-1 8, Wolf 3 2-2 8, Hritz 1 2-4 4, Hilyer 2 1-2 5, Baschnagel 5 3-4 13, Miles 4 0-1 8, Cyphert 3 0-0 7, Vandermeer 1 0-0 2, Burnworth 1 0-0 3, Reitz 2 2-3 6, Leary 0 2-2 2. Totals: 26 17-25 74

3-point goals:

Grossman; Donaldson 2, Banner, Burnworth, Cyphert

JV:

Clarion 53-34

Monday:

Moniteau vs. South Side Beaver 4 p.m.

Greenville 50, Slippery Rock 40

- The Rockets were outscored 17-4 in the final quarter in squandering a lead and a chance at their first win of the season.

Billy Messer and Brett Hines each scored 12 points for Slippery Rock (0-8).

GREENVILLE 50

Geohring 2 2-2 6, Shannon 8 1-5 17, Sell 8 8-13 24, Cousley 0 0-0 0, Lauffer 1 0-0 2, Morningstar 0 0-0 0, Reasbeck 0 0-0 0, DiSalvo 0 0-0 0, Bray 0 1-2 1, Resinger 0 0-0 0, Holleran 0 0-0 0, Leonard 0 0-0 0, Zuschlag 0 0-0 0. Totals: 19 12-22 50

SLIPPERY ROCK 40

Joe Bryan 0 0-0 0, Josh Hoover 3 0-0 8, Billy Messer 4 1-1 12, Zach Ejzak 0 0-0 0, Billy Stoughton 0 0-0 0, Jake Crocker 1 0-0 3, Tim Busi 1 0-0 2, John Black 0 0-0 0, Brian Kelly 0 0-0 0, David Hewitt 1 1-2 3, Brett Hines 6 0-0 12. Totals: 16 2-3 40

3-point goals:

Hoover 2, Messer 3, Crocker

JV:

Slippery Rock 62-59

Tuesday:

Slippery Rock vs. Mercer, 7:30 p.m. @ Mercer Holiday Tournament

Alyssa Deal continued her sharp shooting.The Moniteau junior guard scored 21 points to help the Warriors to a 44-41 win over Clarion in high school girls basketball action Thursday night.Kristin Baronetski added nine points and eight boards for Moniteau (5-4, 2-1).CLARION 41Jen Hagen 6 3-5 16, Hughes 1 0-0 2, Glenn 2 0-0 4, Moore 2 3-4 7, Jaime Hagen 4 0-0 8, Anderson 2 0-0 4. Totals: 17 6-9 41MONITEAU 44Jenna Beatty 0 0-2 0, Kristin Baronetski 3 3-4 9, Natalie DeMatteis 3 0-0 8, Alyssa Deal 8 2-4 21, Amy Gladd 1 0-0 2, Laken Burk 2 0-0 4. Totals: 17 5-10 443-point goals: Jen Hagen, Deal 3, DeMatteis 2JV: Clarion 32-27Tuesday: Moniteau vs. Northern CambriaKarns City 53, Rocky Grove 35- Haley Callihan scored 13 of her game-high 26 points in the final quarter as the Gremlins broke the game open on the way to a win.Callihan added eight rebounds.Brianna Markle and Allyson Kepple each scored eight points for Karns City (6-3, 2-0).ROCKY GROVE 35Amanda Hayes 0 1-2 1, Caitlyn Montgomery 1 0-0 2, Jessica Gregory 0 1-2 1, Nicole Cherry 3 4-5 10, Sarah Van Wormer 3 4-4 10, Cheridan Burkhardt 1 3-4 5, Eric Kearns 2 2-2 6. Totals: 10 15-19 35KARNS CITY 53Melissa Collier 1 0-0 2, Brittany Green 1 0-0 2, Haley Callihan 11 2-2 26, Jaime Reott 0 0-0 0, Ashley Fuhrer 2 0-0 4, Morgan Summerville 1 0-0 3, Brianna Markle 3 1-3 8, Allyson Kepple 3 1-2 8. Totals: 22 4-9 533-point goals: Callihan 2, Summerville, Markle, KeppleJV: Karns City 43-27Tuesday: Karns City vs. Hampton, 6:30 p.m. @ Hampton Holiday TournamentRedbank Valley 44, A-C Valley 39- Annie Hickman scored 19 points and Cassie Morrison added 15 more, but the Falcons crashed in the fourth quarter in a loss to Redbank.A-C Valley was outscored 17-9 in the final frame, despite the play from its dynamic duo.REDBANK VALLEY 44Case 3 11-14 17, Blose 3 2-5 9, Hartman 1 0-0 2, Dinger 3 1-2 7, Neiswonger 2 0-0 4, Sellner 2 1-3 5. Totals: 14 15-23 44A-C VALLEY 39Alisa Snyder 1 0-0 2, Annie Hickman 7 2-3 19, Cassie Morrison 6 3-7 15, Kristen Sloan 0 1-2 1, Shannon Blauser 1 0-1 2, Markeea Hart 0 0-1 1. Totals: 15 6-14 393-point goals:JV:Redbank Valley 50-23Tuesday:A-C Valley vs. Punxsutawney, 8 p.m. @ Punxsutawney TournamentSlippery Rock 47, Titusville 26- Jence Rhoads scored 16 points and Robin Craig pitched in 15 more as the Rockets flexed their defensive muscles in a section rout of Titusville.Slippery Rock (9-0 overall, 2-0 in the region) shut out its foe in the first quarter and held a 19-4 advantage at halftime.SLIPPERY ROCK 47Robin Craig 6 3-4 15, Abby Basta 2 1-2 5, Casey McCaffrey 1 0-0 2, Emily Skoczlas 2 3-4 7, Jence Rhoads 7 2-2 16, Jessica Fry 1 0-2 2. Totals: 19 9-14 47TITUSVILLE 26Sherrell 0 2-2 2, Lorey 5 5-8 15, Ebert 1 0-0 2, Burt 1 0-1 2, Brunst 2 0-0 4, Orris 0 0-2 0, Evans 0 1-2 1. Totals: 8 8-15 263-point goals:JV: Titusville 41-34Tuesday: Slippery Rock vs. Thomas Jefferson, 6 p.m. @ Seneca Valley Tournament

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