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Pelles, Lee spark Mars win vs. Highlands

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Kelsey Pelles had 13 points and 12 rebounds, and Alexa Lee added 11 points as the Mars girls basketball team took a 40-26 section decision from Highlands Monday.

Meghan Kelly had 11 rebounds for Mars (12-7, 6-1).

MARS 40Alexa Lee 4 0-0 11, Carly Clark 0 3-4 3, Lizz Tumminello 3 0-0 6, Meghan Kelly 2 1-2 5, Kelsey Pelles 4 5-6 13, Randi Francis 1 0-0 2.

Totals: 14 9-12 40.

HIGHLANDS 26T. Becker 0 0-0 0, A. Hetrick 3 3-5 10, B. Cook 0 0-0 0, Destins 2 0-0 4, C. Hudec 0 0-0 0, N. Misyken 5 2-2 12.

Totals: 10 5-7 26.

Mars 8 11 12 9—40Highlands 9 7 6 4—263-point goals: Mars 3 (Lee 3); Highlands 1 (Hetrick).

Thursday: Mars at Hampton

Shaler 58, Seneca Valley 35 — Alex Karika scored 15 points for the Raiders (6-10, 2-6).

SENECA VALLEY 35Brooke Clifford 3 1-3 7, Julia Vandrak 0 3-4 3, Kaitlyn Eagle 0 0-0 0, Karlei Fronzaglio 0 0-0 0, Alyssa Miller 2 0-0 4, Katie Brown 0 0-0 0, Mary Kate Fullerton 0 0-0 0, Angie Lalonde 0 0-0 0, Alex Karika 6 2-10 15, Ally Sanderbeck 0 0-0 0, Abby Tzeciaj 1 4-4 6.

Totals: 12 10-21 35.

SHALER 58Hilary Sauer 3 3-4 9, Ashley Somachowski 2 3-6 7, Valerie McQuaid 6 2-2 15, Haley Sauer 2 2-2 6, Kate Potter 1 0-0 2, Shannon Powell 7 2-2 17, Carly Harris 1 0-0 2.

Totals: 22 12-16 58.

Seneca Valley 7 8 10 10—35Shaler 20 14 15 9—583-point goals: Seneca Valley 1 (Karika); Shaler 2 McQuaid, Powell).

Thursday: Pine-Richland at Seneca Valley

<B>Valley 49, Knoch 38 — </B>Brooke Armahizer and Kate Miller scored 10 points each, and Celina Sanks had six rebounds and four assists for the Knights.<B>KNOCH 38Heather Cooper 2 1-2 5, Brooke Armahizer 5 0-0 10, Amber Henzel 1 3-4 5, Kate Miller 4 0-0 10, Sam Logan 1 0-0 2, Celina Sanks 0 6-13 6. </B>Totals: 13 10-19 38.<B>VALLEY 49</B>Vining 3 2-6 8, Madison 6 4-9 16, Smith 6 2-6 14, Hudzik 0 3-4 3, Pitts 4 0-0 8. <B>Totals:</B> 19 11-25 49.<B>Knoch 11 8 6 13—38Valley 12 18 10 9—493-point goals:</B> Knoch 2 (Miller).<B>Thursday:</B> Kittanning at Knoch<B>Deer Lakes 46, Freeport 35 — </B>Anna Christy led the Yellowjackets with 10 points.<B>FREEPORT 35</B>Anna Christy 3 3-3 10, Jessica Aulicino 2 3-8 7, Jessica McFadden 1 2-2 4, Taylor Schrecengost 1 3-5 5, Jen Hawk 1 0-0 2, Lynsey Gugino 2 2-2 7. <B>Totals:</B> 10 13-20 35.<B>DEER LAKES 46</B>N. Kearns 3 0-0 6, D. Kearns 0 2-4 2, B. Babincak 6 3-4 15, S. Dugan 2 0-4 6, C. Scanga 2 1-1 5, M. Kohan 5 2-5 12. <B>Totals:</B> 18 8-17 46.<B>Freeport 4 9 7 15—35Deer Lakes 8 17 7 14—463-point goals:</B> Freeport 1 (Christy); Deer Lakes 2 (Dugan 2).

<B>A-C Valley 35, West Forest 34 — </B>Kelsey Boocks recorded 15 points to help the Falcons in KSAC play.<B>WEST FOREST 34</B>Greathouse 5 6-6 17, Dubrauka 0 0-0 0, Clark 2 1-2 5, Schwab 1 0-0 2, B. Bemis 3 2-4 8, Wallace 0 2-2 2, Ei 0 0-0 0. <B>Totals:</B> 11 11-14 34.<B>A-C VALLEY 35</B>Meghan Cratty 1 1-3 3, Tricia Kerlin 2 4-7 8, Kelsey Boocks 6 3-5 15, Emily Quaill 2 1-4 5, Meredith 1 2-6 4, Hannah Hetrick 0 0-0 0, Kelsey Russell 0 0-0 0, Rachael Viertel 0 1-4 1. <B>Totals:</B> 12 12-25 35.<B>West Forest 12 6 12 4—34A-C Valley 11 11 7 7—353-point goals:</B> West Forest 1 (Greathouse).<B>Erie Central Tech 50, Grove City 39 — </B>Mariah Jenkins and Vanessa Sprando scored 15 and 10 points, respectively, to lead the Eagles.<B>ERIE CENTRAL TECH 50</B>Sammy Corteau 4 6-7 15, Page Diaztia 1 5-7 7, Christina Winarski 0 2-4 2, Jasmine Hoover 6 4-6 16, Maggie Tarasovitch 1 0-0 2, Emily Franz 0 2-2 2, Erica Wilkinson 3 0-0 6. <B>Totals:</B> 15 19-26 50.<B>GROVE CITY 39</B>Brogan Foster 1 0-0 3, Mariah Jenkins 4 6-6 15, Vanessa Sprando 3 4-6 10, Corianne Hyduchak 2 3-4 7, Jenn Ferguson 1 0-0 2, Diamond Basham 1 0-0 2. <B>Totals:</B> 12 13-16 39.<B>Erie Central Tech 14 11 14 11—50Grove City 4 11 8 16—393-point goals:</B> Erie Central 1 (Corteau); Grove City 2 (Foster, Jenkins).<B>JV:</B> Grove City, 35-27 (GC: Diamond Basham 9)

Brandyn Bowser hit 7-of-8 free throws in the fourth quarter to help force overtime and Tucker Preston hit two foul shots with 6.9 seconds remaining in overtime to lift Karns City to a 76-75 win over Kittanning.Jake Henry scored 20 points and freshman Tyler Kepple had 16 forthe Gremlins (4-11).<B>KITTANNING 75</B>Nathan Stolitza 9 9-10 28, Sterling Henry 2 1-2 6, Mike Rettig 2 2-2 6, Tim Crytzer 2 0-0 5, Vince Mead 4 3-8 11, Mike Hickman 4 2-3 11, Bo Bowser 2 1-2 5, Rob Dunn 1 1-3 3. <B>Totals:</B> 26 19-30 75.<B>KARNS CITY 76</B>Brad Fuhrer 1 2-2 5, Brandyn Bowser 0 11-14 11, Jake Henry 7 4-5 20, Ethan Williams 2 0-2 4, Tucker Preston 3 2-2 9, Kyle Barger 1 2-3 6, Josh Wallace 0 0-0 0, Tyler Kepple 4 7-8 16, Tom Stoughton 2 1-4 5, Zach Kepple 1 0-0 2. <B>Totals:</B> 22 27-38 76.<B>Kittanning 16 21 13 15 10—75Karns City 15 14 18 18 11—763-point goals:</B> Kittanning 4 (Stolitza, Henry, Crytzer. Hickman); Karns City 5 (Fuhrer, Henry 2, Preston, T. Kepple).<B>JV Score:</B> Karns City 40-32 (Josh Wallace 10)<B>Wednesday:</B> Karns City at Union<B>A-C Valley 64, West Forest 37 — </B>Allan Eaton had 31 points and 17 rebounds, and Ryan Bartley had 13 points for the Falcons.<B>A-C VALLEY 64</B>Allan Eaton 12 5-10 31, Ryan Bartley 5 3-5 13, Cole Terwilliger 2 3-4 9, Jeff Eaton 2 0-0 4, Brody Irwin 1 1-2 4, Kevin Kaufman 1 1-12 3, Landon Delisio 0 0-0 0, Hixson 0 0-0 0, Hunter Ferris 0 0-2 0, Jay Kaufman 0 0-0 0, Andy Stewart 0 0-0 0, Keaton King 0 0-0 0, Sato 0 0-0 0, Rothen 0 0-0 0, Whitmire 0 0-0 0. <B>Totals:</B> 23 13-25 64.<B>WEST FOREST 37</B>Coxson 0 0-2 0, Mendez 1 0-0 2, Liberty 1 0-0 3, Weaver 3 0-0 7, Bemis 0 0-0 0, Silvis 1 2-4 4, Burkhart 0 2-2 2, Sneeringer 5 4-6 15, McFarland 1 2-4 4. <B>Totals:</B> 12 10-18 37.<B>A-C Valley 9 15 33 7—37West Forest 10 8 9 10—643-point goals:</B> A-C Valley 5 (A. Eaton 2, Terwilliger 2, Irwin); West Forest 3 (Liberty, Weaver, Sneeringer).

Jolene Kunkel qualified for the WPIAL meet with a time of 5 minutes, 49.65 seconds in the 500 freestyle to spark the Knoch girls to a 92-85 win over Hampton.Kunkel also won the 200 freestyle and was a member of the winning 200 freestyle relay team for Knoch (6-3).In the boys meet, the Knights (6-3) earned an 82-66 win.<B>GirlsKnoch 92, Hampton 85200 medley relay:</B> 1-Knoch (Katie Jones, Jenny Allen, Nikki Krause, Leah Walsh) 2:10.33<B>200 freestyle:</B> 1-Jolene Kunkel (K) 2:13.22<B>200 individual medley:</B> 1-Katie Fernander (H) 2:22.53<B>50 freestyle:</B> 1-Kristy Daubner (K) 26.99<B>100 butterfly:</B> 1-Hannah Shoemaker (k) 1:12.20<B>1-meter diving:</B> 1-Lindsay McGivern (H) 164.33<B>100 freestyle:</B> 1-Daubner (K) 59.31<B>500 freestyle:</B> 1-Kunkel (K) 5:49.65<B>200 freestyle relay:</B> 1-Knoch (Anna Cunningham, Kunkel, Walsh, Daubner) 1:51.69<B>100 backstroke:</B> 1-Cunningham (K) 1:07.47<B>100 breaststroke:</B> 1-Fernander (H) 1:11.12<B>400 freestyle relay:</B> 1-Hampton (Rachel Butch, Leah Triulzi, Samantha Lambie, Emily Spencer) 4:42.64<B>BoysKnoch 82, Hampton 66200 medley relay:</B> 1-Knoch (Luke Nelson, Ian Lindsey, Jacob Shoemaker, Mike Kasunic) 1:59.43<B>200 freestyle:</B> 1-Nolan Flynn (H) 1:57.01<B>200 individual medley:</B> 1-Drew Werner (H) 2:16.05<B>50 freestyle:</B> 1-Matt Wilson (K) 25.17<B>100 butterfly:</B> 1-Nathan Walls (K) 1:02.27<B>1-meter diving:</B> 1-Jon Spreng (K) 95.78<B>100 freestyle:</B> 1-Josh Tackett (K) 52.29<B>500 freestyle:</B> 1-Flynn (H) 5:25.10<B>200 freestyle relay:</B> 1-Knoch (Wilson, Walls, Van McCarren, Tackett) 1:40.76<B>100 backstroke:</B> 1-Matt Girty (H) 1:22.61<B>100 breaststroke:</B> 1-Alex Becker (H) 1:17.75<B>400 freestyle relay:</B> 1-Hampton (Flynn, Jake Durkot, Matt Curry, Drew Werner) 4:13.77<B>Slippery Rock 116, Hickory 52 (girls), Hickory 95.5, Slippery Rock 61.5 (boys) </B>— Kelsey Reott and Katie Antal each won two events to lead the Rockets girls.James Udischas captured two individual events for the Slippery Rock boys.<B>GirlsSlippery Rock 116, Hickory 52200 medley relay:</B> 1-Slippery Rock (Reott, Fair, Moratis, Kosiorek) 2:09.63<B>200 freestyle:</B> 1-Katie Antal (SR) 2:13.32<B>200 individual medley:</B> 1-Kelsey Reott (SR) 2:24.04<B>50 freestyle:</B> 1-Marlee Hartenstein (H) 25.93<B>100 butterfly:</B> 1-Reott (SR) 1:06.66<B>100 freestyle:</B> 1-Hartenstein (H) 57.64<B>500 freestyle:</B> 1-Emma Knox (SR) 6:14.92<B>200 freestyle relay:</B> 1-Hickory 1:53.71<B>100 backstroke:</B> 1-Hailey McLaughlin (SR) 1:13.87<B>100 breaststroke:</B> 1-Antal (SR) 1:13.69<B>400 freestyle relay:</B> 1-Slippery Rock (Pizor, Fair, Antal, Reott) 4:12.54<B>Boys</B>Hickory 95.5, Slippery Rock 61.5<B>200 medley relay:</B> 1-Slippery Rock (Bridges, Udischas, Griffith, Yates) 1:58.20<B>200 freestyle:</B> 1-Michael Fodor (H) 2:10.19<B>200 individual medley:</B> 1-Jaylan Sharper (H) 2:19.43<B>50 freestyle:</B> 1-James Udischas (SR) 25.22<B>100 butterfly:</B> 1-Trand Wright (H) 1:06.11<B>100 freestyle:</B> 1-Ryan Elsey (H) 56.66<B>500 freestyle:</B> 1-Michael Fodor (H) 5:55.33<B>200 freestyle relay:</B> 1-Slippery Rock (Bridges, Udischas, Tibbens, Griffith<B>100 backstroke:</B> 1-Brandon Bridges (SR) 1:10.13<B>100 breaststroke:</B> 1-Udischas (SR) 1:11.54<B>400 freestyle relay:</B> 1-Hickory 4:21.91

<B>Knoch 6, Deer Lakes 2 —</B> The Knights captured this PIHL Class A game.

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