Quartet fires Rockets in region win

January 30, 2010 Last Updated: January 30, 2010 11:30 AM High School

Four Slippery Rock players scored in double figures as the Rockets girls basketball team kept rolling with a 63-43 win over Meadville Friday night.

Karly Rhoads led the way with 16 points, Kourtney Rhoads added 14, Bre Northcott had 13 and Sarah Cessar had 10 for Slippery Rock (14-1, 8-0).

MEADVILLE 43Savarro 2 0-3 4, Mottillo 2 6-7 10, Epps 0 1-2 1, Cappellino 4 2-2 11, Fiedler 5 7-9 17.

Totals: 13 16-23 43.

SLIPPERY ROCK 63Karly Rhoads 6 4-4 16, Ali Doyle 2 0-0 5, Kourtney Rhoads 6 0-0 14, Sarah Cessar 5 0-2 10, Taylor Crocker 2 0-0 5, Bre Northcott 6 1-2 13, Morgan Siebka 0 0-0 0, Adele Campbell 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 27 5-8 63.

Meadville 6 15 8 14—43Slippery Rock 16 15 15 17—633-point goals: Meadville 1 (Cappellino); Slippery Rock 4 (Ko. Rhoads 2, Crocker, Doyle).

Monday: Franklin at Slippery Rock

Karns City 55, A-C Valley 43 — The Gremlins received a double-double from two players Corinne Conto (16 points, 10 rebounds) and Brooke Hiles (11 points, 11 rebounds) in the win.Kara Kerschbaumer had 10 points and Caitlin Davis had nine points and 10 boards for KC (2-12, 2-8).Tricia Kerlin led the Falcons with 13 points.

A-C VALLEY 43Meghan Cratty 4 2-2 10, Ashley Manculich 1 0-0 2, Tricia Kerlin 4 5-8 13, Meredith Snyder 5 0-0 10, Nicole Wetzel 2 0-0 4, Emily Quaill 2 0-0 4.

Totals: 18 7-10 43.

KARNS CITY 55Caitlin Davis 0 9-13 9, Sarah Young 1 0-0 2, Corinne Conto 5 6-6 16, Kara Kerschbaumer 4 1-2 10, Brooke Hiles 2 7-11 11, Stephanie Stoughton 3 1-2 7.

Totals: 15 24-34 55.

A-C Valley 7 12 8 16—43Karns City 15 13 15 12—553-point goals: A-C Valley (none); Karns City 1 (Kerschbaumer).

Monday: A-C Valley at Moniteau

Tuesday: Karns City at Keystone

Blackhawk 65, Seneca Valley 48 — Alex Karika scored 17 points, but the Raiders (2-14) fell in this nonsection game.

SENECA VALLEY 48Julia Vandrak 1 0-0 2, Beth Talarico 0 0-0 0, Karlei Fronzaglio 3 0-0 8, Gabby Allen 0 0-0 0, Kara Moyer 1 1-1 3, Alyssa Miller 4 1-2 11, Brianna Sieminski 0 0-0 0, Amanda Geiger 2 0-1 4, Alex Karika 6 5-6 17, Angie Lalonde 0 0-0 0, Dani Fitzgerald 0 3-5 3, Audrey Semel 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 17 10-15 48.

BLACKHAWK 65Alexa Hayward 7 3-4 18, Gumbert 0 0-0 0, Campbell 2 0-0 5, Muslin 2 2-2 6, J. Emge 0 0-0 0, Curtiss 3 2-5 9, Vannoy 4 0-0 8, Graham 2 0-0 4, C. Emge 4 2-2 10, Ostach 1 0-0 3, Rowe 0 2-2 2.

Totals: 25 11-15 65.

Seneca Valley 8 9 14 17—48Blackhawk 15 18 20 11—653-point goals: Seneca Valley 4 (Fronzaglio 2, Miller 2); Blackhawk 3 (Campbell, Curtiss, Ostach).

Monday: Shaler at Seneca Valley

Keystone 52, Moniteau 46 — Alex Guercio scored 23 points in the loss for the Warriors (6-9, 4-5).

KEYSTONE 52Black 1 0-0 2, Sneeringer 1 0-0 2, Love 4 1-2 12, Johnson 5 11-14 21, Wilson 4 2-4 11, Wise 1 2-3 4.

Totals: 16 16-23 52.

MONITEAU 46Ashley Brehm 2 0-0 4, Nikki Yeckel 3 2-4 8, Jenna McCorry 4 0-0 9, Alex Guercio 10 3-5 23, Kathleen Harding 1 0-0 2.

Totals: 20 5-9 46.

Keystone 15 9 13 15—52Moniteau 7 10 12 17—463-point goals: Keystone 4 (Love 3, Wilson); Moniteau 1 (McCorry).

Monday: A-C Valley at Moniteau

Franklin 72, Grove City 24 — Danielle Johnson scored eight points, but the Eagles (9-6, 3-5) lost this region clash.

GROVE CITY 24Caitlin McNamara 1 2-4 4, Sammi Bell 3 0-0 6, Lexi Caporali 1 1-2 3, Kynisha Basham 1 0-0 2, Mariah Jenkins 0 1-2 1, Danielle Johnson 4 0-0 8.

Totals: 10 4-8 24.

FRANKLIN 72Gravatt 6 5-6 22, Andres 1 0-0 2, Ritchey 2 3-4 7, Hager 6 3-3 16, A. Witt 3 1-2 7, Smith 2 0-0 4, T. Witt 3 0-0 6, Irwin 1 0-0 2, Benevenuti 3 0-0 6.

Totals: 27 12-15 72.

Grove City 6 8 10 0—24Franklin 25 13 20 14—723-point goals: Grove City 0; Franklin 6 (Gravatt 5, Hager).

Monday: Grove City at Oil City

Freeport (11-2, 9-0) remained perfect in section play as Darius Frantz scored 11 points in a 55-35 win at Springdale.FREEPORT 55Nick Gentile 3 3-4 9, Tyler Collins 2 4-6 8, Darius Frantz 4 3-6 11, Alex Isenberg 2 3-4 9, Kevin Keppel 1 0-0 2, Jake Campbell 3 0-0 6, Shawn Liberto 3 0-0 6, Don Pastoria 0 4-5 4, Ryan Dunn 0 0-0 0, Sean Carson 0 0-0 0, Alex Carson 0 0-0 0. Totals: 18 17-25 55.SPRINGDALE 35Arch 4 2-3 11, Killian 2 0-0 4, Koprivnikar 2 0-0 4, Shemenski 2 2-4 6, Weimerskirch 4 1-2 10. Totals: 14 5-9 35.Freeport 12 18 12 13—55Springdale 10 7 9 9—353-point goals: Freeport 2 (Isenberg 2); Springdale 2 (Arch, Weimerskirch).Tuesday: Riverview at FreeportMoniteau 64, Keystone 58 — The Warriors (6-7, 6-4) were led by Zach Sloan's 25 points and 12 rebounds.Kyle Armagost contributed to the win with 18 points, nine rebounds and nine assists and Zach McCormick added 12 points.MONITEAU 64Kyle Armagost 7 2-2 18, James Shope 2 0-0 6, Zach Sloan 9 7-7 25, Jereme Loos 1 0-0 2, Zach McCormick 4 2-2 12, Heath Lominski 1 0-0 3, Lewis Martino 0 0-2 0. Totals: 24 11-13 64.KEYSTONE 58Merchant 5 3-4 13, Zuck 6 2-3 16, Reed 5 5-8 15, Montana 3 0-0 9, Bowser 2 0-0 4. Totals: 21 10-15 58.Moniteau 11 13 21 19—64Keystone 10 12 14 22—583-point goals: Moniteau 7 (Armagost 2, Shope 2, McCormick 2, Lominski); Keystone 5 (Montana 3 Zuck 2).Monday: Moniteau at BrookvilleMars 64, Deer Lakes 43 — Christian Locher tallied 26 points and Ian Hindley had 19 for the Planets (9-5, 6-3).DEER LAKES 43Stanko 7 0-0 17, Whitico 1 2-2 4, Reichard 2 4-6 9, Capan 2 0-1 5, Szwaczowski 0 2-2 2, Dillner 1 0-0 2, Fragapane 2 0-0 4. Totals: 15 8-11 43.MARS 64Garrett Ashbaugh 1 0-0 2, Tim Vandall 0 1-2 1, Brad Weischedel 2 2-2 6, Christian Locher 10 3-8 26, Mike Lindenbaum 0 1-2 1, Luke Gruber 1 1-1 3, Mitch Buzzard 2 1-2 5, Ian Hindley 9 1-3 19, Brandon Eckstein 0 1-2 1, Connor Biggs 0 0-0 0, Ryan Gralish 0 0-0 0, Ben Erdahl 0 0-0 0, Zach May 0 0-0 0. Totals: 25 11-22 64.Deer Lakes 5 10 8 20—43Mars 21 14 15 14—643-point goals: Deer Lakes 5 (Stanko 3, Reichard, Capan); Mars 3 (Locher 3).Saturday: Mars at MontourA-C Valley 75, Karns City 39 — Matt Bartley sparked the Falcons (13-1, 9-0) with 24 points, including five 3-pointers.KARNS CITY 39Brad Fuhrer 0 1-2 1, Cameron Harp 0 0-2 0, Brandyn Bowser 3 0-0 6, Aaron Markle 4 0-0 8, Jake Henry 1 2-2 5, Matt Bauldoff 0 0-0 0, Eric McCue 2 0-0 5, Evan Olszak 0 0-0 0, Brandon Collier 1 2-2 4, Tucker Preston 2 1-2 5, Ethan Williams 1 0-0 3, Brady Huselton 0 2-2 2. Totals: 14 8-12 39.A-C VALLEY 75Matt Bartley 8 3-3 24, Reed Terwilliger 5 4-6 14, Josh Austin 2 0-1 4, Allan Eaton 3 2-2 8, Blayne McGuirk 5 1-3 13, Logan Wetzel 3 0-0 9, Brody Irwin 0 1-2 1, Jackson Wingard 1 0-0 2, Alex Logue 0 0-0 0, Ryan Bartley 0 0-0 0, Evan Wagner 0 0-0 0, Zach Gates 0 0-0 0, Joe Kaufman 0 0-0 0. Totals: 27 11-17 75.Karns City 6 11 9 13—39A-C Valley 20 22 27 6—753-point goals: Karns City 3 (Henry, McCue, Williams); A-C Valley 10 (M. Bartley 5, Wetzel 3, McGuirk 2).Monday: Ford City at Karns CityGrove City 74, Franklin 66 —Pat Johnson had 25 points, Jeff Hershberger 19 and Brady Beech 17 to lead the Eagles in this region victory.GROVE CITY 74Brady Beech 3 11-13 17, Jeff Hershberger 6 7-11 19, Alec Goodwin 0 1-2 1, Torin Smith 3 0-0 6, Pat Johnson 10 4-6 25, Tyler Dagres 0 0-0 0, Anthony Ruffo 0 0-0 0, O.J. Orlowski 2 0-0 6, Chauncey Miller 0 0-0 0. Totals: 24 23-32 74.FRANKLIN 66Jordan 11 1-1 25, Brown 2 0-0 4, Gold 0 0-0 0, Trinch 3 0-0 9, Peterson 4 8-8 16, King 3 1-2 7, Anderson 1 0-0 3, Myers 1 0-0 2. Totals: 25 10-11 66.Grove City 20 11 21 22—74Franklin 13 16 15 22—663-point goals: Grove City 3 (Orlowski 2, Johnson); Franklin 6 (Trinch 3, Jordan 2, Anderson).Monday: Moniteau at BrookvilleSeneca Valley 56, North Hills 47 — No details were available.Rochester 86, Summit Academy 62 — No details were available.

Seneca Valley 6, Fox Chapel 4 — No details were available.Freshman HockeyThe Butler junior varsity won its fourth straight game, defeating Fox Chapel by a 4-2 count.Cody Bachman scored three goals and Tim McConahy had one. Levi Rodgers had two assists for Butler (7-3-2).

North Allegheny 109, Butler 69 (girls); North Allegheny 96, Butler 78 (boys) — Matt Goettler won the 200 individual medley and was a member of the Butler boys 400 freestyle relay team that took first place in this Thursday meet.In the girls meet, Meredith Harbison won the diving event for the Golden Tornado.GirlsNorth Allegheny 109, Butler 69200 medley relay: 1-North Allegheny 1:53.64200 freestyle: 1-Leah Garcia (NA) 2:04.3200 individual medley: 1-Katya Borisov (NA) 2:16.950 freestyle: 1-Arielle Krigger (NA) 26.14100 butterfly: 1-Allie Pennetti (NA) 1:01.011-meter diving: 1-Meredith Harbison (B) 214.7100 freestyle: 1-Marina Rozick (NA) 56.48500 freestyle: 1-Corinne Talhouk (NA) 5:28.9200 freestyle relay: 1-North Allegheny 1:42.95100 backstroke: 1-Brianna Keelan (B) 1:06.22100 breaststroke: 1-Taylor Campbell (B) 1:14.03400 freestyle relay: 1-Butler (Brianna Keelan, Jordan McElhaney, Kati Herr, Morgan Morrison) 4:02.23BoysNorth Allegheny 96, Butler 78200 medley relay: 1-North Allegheny 1:37.44200 freestyle: 1-Kostya Borisov (NA) 1:59.28200 individual medley: 1-Matt Goettler (B) 2:07.1150 freestyle: 1-Michael Magdic (NA) 24.17100 butterfly: 1-Daniel Becker (NA) 59.421-meter diving: 1-Connor Kuremsky (NA) 307.5100 freestyle: 1-Jake Scherer (NA) 51.14500 freestyle: 1-Rob Clinger (NA) 5:35.87200 freestyle relay: 1-North Allegheny 1:35.27100 backstroke: 1-Alex Bauer (B) 1:02.58100 breaststroke: 1-Matt Goettler (B) 1:03.75400 freestyle relay: 1-Butler (Noah Neigh, Alex Bauer, Jake Kaufman, Matt Goettler) 3:40.43