Morris nets 24 as Union boys win big
Cole Morris poured in 24 points and Lane Cicciarelli another 15 in the Union boys basketball team's 74-49 defeat of A-C Valley Wednesday night.
The Golden Knights (6-3) outscored the Falcons 42-16 in the second and third quarters.
A-C Valley (0-9) received 20 points and 12 rebounds from Jeff Eaton and 14 points out of Troy Cottrell.
UNION 74
Trevor Corle 2 0-0 5, Dylan Shirey 0 4-5 4, Cole Morris 9 4-5 24, Eric Seary 2 0-0 4, Wanya Harris 3 1-2 8, Lane Cicciarelli 7 1-2 15, Shane Murphy 1 1-1 3, Chet Carmichael 4 0-0 9, Hank Murphy 1 0-2 2, Zach Hepler 0 0-0 0, Noah Vereb 0 0-0 0. Totals: 29 11-17 74.
A-C VALLEY 49
Troy Cottrell 5 2-2 14, Jake Edwards 1 0-0 2, Ivan Pennington 2 0-0 4, Jeff Eaton 7 6-7 20, Andrew Strauser 1 1-1 3, Dylan Fox 3 0-0 6, Anthony Painter 0 0-0 0, Austin Morgan 0 0-0 0. Totals: 19 9-10 49.
Union 16 18 24 16 — 74
A-C Valley12 4 12 21 — 49
3-point goals: Union 5 (Morris 2, Harris, Carmichael, Corle); A-C Valley 2 (Cottrell 2).
Friday: Redbank Valley at Union; A-C Valley at East Forest
Brookville 60, Karns City 47 — Tyler Kepple's 29 points could not lift the Gremlins (3-4) to a road victory in Jefferson County.
KARNS CITY 47
David Olszak 1 3-4 5, Tyler Kepple 8 9-10 29, David Markel 1 0-0 2, Nathan Weckerly 1 1-2 3, Christian Turner 1 0-0 2, Dan Filges 0 2-2 2, Dalton Callihan 2 0-0 4, Ethan Conto 0 0-0 0, Holden Martin 0 0-0 0, Dakota Mohney 0 0-0 0, Brendan Waltman 0 0-0 0. Totals: 14 15-18 47.
BROOKVILLE 60
Cudworth 3 0-0 6, Huggins 3 3-4 11, Blochberger 1 0-0 2, Canavan 6 6-7 18, Smith 3 0-0 6, Shirts 8 1-2 17. Totals: 24 10-13 60.
Karns City 8 13 12 14 — 47
Brookville13 17 16 14 — 60
3-point goals: Karns City 4 (Kepple 4); Brookville 2 (Huggins 2).
Friday: West Forest at Karns City
Oil City 59, Slippery Rock 52 — The Rockets (4-5) fell despite 19 points from Brady Kadlubek and 15 from Ryan Dutton.
SLIPPERY ROCK 52
Jake Whitmer 1 4-4 6, Brady Kadlubek 6 3-5 19, Matt Badger 2 0-1 4, Mark Cessar 1 0-0 2, Camren Neal 3 0-0 6, Ryan Dutton 6 3-6 15, Aaron Rager 0 0-2 0, Blake Heller 0 0-0 0, C.J. Welsh 0 0-0 0. Totals: 19 10-18 52.
OIL CITY 59
Williams 5 13-14 25, Way 4 1-3 9, Serbati 2 3-3 7, Gieb 5 3-3 13, McFall 1 0-0 3, Ragsdale 1 0-0 2. Totals: 18 20-23 59.
Slippery Rock 9 12 13 18 — 52
Oil City13 22 13 11 — 59
3-point goals: Slippery Rock 4 (Kadlubek 4); Oil City 3 (Williams 2, McFall).
Saturday: Slippery Rock at Sharon
Freeport 65, Kittanning 40 — Josh Beale made the night miserable for the visiting Wildcats, scoring 19 points and adding 11 rebounds, four assists and a pair of steals.
The Yellowjackets (7-3, 2-2) also received 12 points from Codey Digiacobbe and 11 apiece out of Mason Eddinger and Kris Keppel.
KITTANNING 40
Schaffer 2 2-4 6, Kunst 3 0-1 6, Hulings 4 3-4 11, Webb 3 2-9 9, Witenski 1 0-0 2, Oresick 1 1-2 3, Spang 0 1-2 1, Falchetti 0 1-2 1, Pless 0 1-3 1, Schaub 0 0-2 0. Totals: 14 11-29 40.
FREEPORT 65
Mason Eddinger 4 0-0 11, Kris Keppel 4 3-3 11, Ryan Weigold 1 3-4 5, Dylan Hochbein 0 2-2 2, Seth Bowser 1 1-2 3, Codey Digiacobbe 5 2-4 12, Josh Beale 9 1-4 19, Eric Davis 1 0-2 2. Totals: 25 12-21 65.
Kittanning 14 10 10 6 — 40
Freeport 19 11 23 12 — 65
3-point goals: Kittanning 1 (Webb); Freeport 3 (Eddinger 3).
Friday: Freeport at Indiana
Morgan Cratty (13) and Erin Logue (11) combined for 24 points as A-C Valley upended host Union 34-33 in overtime. The Falcons improved to 4-6 overall.Sydney Varner led the Damsels (0-7) with 11 points.A-C VALLEY 34Rachael Viertel 4 1-2 9, Erin Logue 5 0-0 11, Morgan Cratty 6 1-2 13, Lauren McNany 0 1-6 1, Kayla Cratty 0 0-0 0, Danielle Kaufman 0 0-0 0, Kiersten Rothen 0 0-0 0. Totals: 15 3-10 34.UNION 33Lexey Shick 1 0-0 2, Sydney Varner 4 2-2 11, Danara Hawk 4 0-1 9, Kali Flick 1 0-0 2, Kassie McGarrity 3 0-1 6, Kloe Remmick 1 1-2 3, Shaley Shick 0 0-0 0, Tabby Dietz 0 0-0 0, Eiley McGregor 0 0-0 0. Totals: 14 3-6 33.A-C Valley 4 3 7 11 9 — 34Union2 8 9 6 8 — 333-point goals: A-C Valley 1 (Logue); Union 2 (Varner, Hawk).Friday: Union at Redbank ValleyWednesday: A-C Valley at Venango CatholicKittanning 40, Freeport 34 — An 11-4 deficit in the final period doomed the Yellowjackets (5-5, 2-2).Zoe Soilis paced Freeport with 13 points.KITTANNING 40Montgomery 2 2-6 6, Wolfe 2 0-0 4, Klingensmith 4 3-3 11, Knepshield 4 7-10 15, Cloak 1 2-4 4. Totals: 13 14-23 40.FREEPORT 34Zoe Soilis 6 0-2 13, Dava Jack 1 0-0 2, Macy Smolic 1 0-0 2, Haley Connor 1 0-0 2, Carly Van Tine 3 0-0 8, Erica Jack 1 0-0 3, Michaela Bowser 2 0-0 4. Totals: 15 0-2 34.Kittanning 9 5 15 11 — 40Freeport9 8 13 4 — 343-point goals: Freeport 4 (Van Tine 2, Soilis, E. Jack).Today: Freeport at Hampton
Seneca Valley picked up pins from Alex Fisher (120 pounds), Nick Zoria (126), Anthony Latess (132) and Tyler Miller (220) in a hard-fought 39-30 victory over Pine-Richland.SV 39, Pine-Richland 30(Match started at 126 pounds)106-Alex Lynch (SV) dec. Alex Salas 5-0; 113-Hunter Baxter (PR) dec. Ben Lynch 6-4; 120-Alex Fisher (SV) pinned Connor Renkey 1:18; 126-Nick Zoria (SV) pinned Grant Felt 4:42; 132-Anthony Latess (SV) pinned Blake Watson 5:43; 138-David Kelly (PR) pinned Zain Skalos 4:36; 145-Brennen O`Shea (SV) dec. Nick Geyer 5-3; 152-Austin Leon (SV) major dec. Dylan Florentine 14-5; 160-Alec Priore (PR) pinned Zac Cowell 2:12; 170-Michael Geyer (PR) dec. Steve Rudolph 9-3; 182-Rob Kalin (PR) def. Brad Hensler (injury); 195-Keegan Harris (PR) pinned John Proper 1:25; 220-Tyler Miller (SV) pinned Matt Hampson 3:42; 285-Brady Moore (SV) won by forfeit.
