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Pair lead Seneca to 63-51 victory

Kelsey Spencer scored 21 points and Tina Mangola added 20, including five 3-pointers, to lead the Seneca Valley girls basketball team to a 63-51 victory over Hempfield in non-section action Monday.

Ashley Turici added 10 points for the Raiders (3-2).

The teams combined to sink 15 three-pointers.

HEMPFIELD 51

Bell 5 2-2 17, Catone 0 0-0 0, Esola 4 4-4 16, Waltenbaugh 1 0-2 2, Pisone 1 0-0 2, Kirkling 1 2-2 4, Martinko 2 6-8 10, West 0 0-0 0. Totals: 14 14-18 51.

SENECA VALLEY 63

Kelsey Spencer 5 10-12 21, Chelsey Pavlick 3 2-4 8, Ryan Ingrassia 1 0-0 2, Tina Mangola 6 3-4 20, Amanda Johnson 1 0-0 2, Ashley Turici 4 2-4 10. Totals: 20 17-24 63.

3-point goals:

Bell 5, Esola 4; Mangola 5, Spencer

Thursday:

Shaler at Seneca Valley

Knoch 37, Freeport 26 —

Despite 13 points from Cassie Smolic, the Yellowjackets fell to the Knights in this non-section matchup.

Knoch, which broke a halftime tie by outscoring Freeport 19-8 in the second half, received 10 points from Lizz King.

KNOCH 37

Leanne Wiefling 4 0-0 8, Pam Gagen 2 1-4 5, Ashley MacArthur 3 0-0 6, Lizz King 4 0-0 10, Kristen Brant 3 0-1 6, Sara Montgomery 1 0-0 2. Totals: 17 1-5 37.

FREEPORT 26

Emily Ferko 0 3-6 3, Stephanie Clowes 1 0-1 3, Cassie Smolic 5 3-6 13, Kristen Prazenica 1 0-0 2, Sam Campbell 1 3-6 5. Totals: 8 9-19 26.

3-point goals:

King 2; Clowes

Thursday:

Kittanning at Knoch; Freeport at Jeannette

Mars 66, Valley 40 —

Abby Marshall scored 13 points to lead a balanced scoring attack as the Planets opened a 39-18 halftime advantage en route to the win.

Megan Gibson and Maggie Bulman had 10 points each for Mars (3-1), which had 12 players reach the scoring column.

VALLEY 40

Casey Sawhook 6 3-5 16, Kaila Benson 1 2-2 4, Channing Booker 2 0-2 4, Rachel Weber 5 2-5 12, Nikki Shannon 1 2-2 4, Kayla Cosby 0 0-0 0, Julie Zsolesak 0 0-2 0, Caitlin Antonnacci 0 0-0 0. Totals: 15 9-18 40.

MARS 66

Justine Funk 1 0-0 3, Abby Marshall 5 2-3 13, Julie Utz 0 2-2 2, Megan Gibson 4 2-2 10, Cara Hudac 4 0-0 8, Laura Heltman 0 0-0 0, Vanessa Pappas 1 0-0 3, Haley Geyer 3 0-0 7, Karly Takach 1 0-0 2, Alina Hudac 1 0-0 2, Lily Grenci 1 2-2 4, Heather Carpenter 1 0-0 2, Maggie Bulman 5 0-1 10. Totals: 27 8-10 66.

3-point goals:

Sawhook; Funk, Marshall, Pappas, Geyer

JV:

Mars, 58-16

Thursday:

Mars at Burrell

Grove City 57, Titusville 50 —

Julie Molloy had 33 points and seven assists as the Eagles outscored Titusville 26-11 in the final quarter to pull out the win.

Jenna Kelly added 11 points and eight rebounds. Molloy scored 20 second-half points while Kelly and Rachel Ennis added six points apiece in the fourth quarter.

TITUSVILLE 50

Leach 1 1-1 3, Brunst 1 0-1 2, Evans 5 0-0 10, Ebent 5 2-3 14, Barnhart 2 1-1 5, Lorey 6 2-3 13, Burt 1 0-0 2, Titus 0 0-2 0. Totals: 21 6-11 50.

SLIPPERY ROCK 57

Maggie Orr 0 1-3 1, Rachel Ennis 4 0-0 8, Jenna Kelly 5 1-6 11, Kristy Woods 0 2-4 2, Sheila Ogden 1 0-0 2, Julie Molloy 11 7-9 33. Totals: 21 11-22 57.

3-point goals:

Ebent 2; Molloy 4

JV:

Grove City, 45-19 (GC: Lauryn Franklin 12)

Wednesday:

Brookville at Grove City

Summit Academy 58, Kiski Prep 42 —Orlando Burt and William Dow each had 20 points to power the Knights.Darnell Godfrey chipped in with 10 points for Summit Academy (2-3)KISKI PREP 42Dubyak 5 0-0 13, Yukevich 5 3-4 13, Zonn 3 1-2 7, Canovas 1 0-0 3, Carothers 1 0-4 3, Ward 0 3-4 3. Totals: 15 7-14 42.SUMMIT ACADEMY 58John Payne 1 0-0 2, Orlando Burt 8 4-7 20, Jerome Butler 0 2-2 2, Terrance Burton 0 1-2 1, Kasil Butler 0 3-4 3, Darnell Godfrey 4 2-4 10, William Dow 8 0-1 20. Totals: 21 12-20 58.3-point goals:Dubyak 3, Canovas, Carothers; Dow 4Friday:Summit Academy at Laurel

Kiski Prep 56, Summit Academy 24 —Geury Guzman (125), Joe Ball (145), Kenny Gains (171) and Tyrone Noaks (189) all recorded pins for the Knights in this match Monday.Summit Academy (0-2) will host Burrell on Wednesday.

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