Beighley explodes in 4th

January 28, 2022 Last Updated: January 27, 2022 10:54 PM High School

KC guard nets 26 in final period to drop Union

Karns City sophomore guard Taite Beighley scored 26 of his game-high 38 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Gremlins to a 61-57 boys basketball victory against Union Thursday night.

Micah Rupp added 16 points for KC (12-3).

Payton Johnston’s 16 points led a quartet of Golden Knights who scored in double figures, but Union fell to 6-6.

UNION 57

Caden Rainey 12, Skyler Roxbury 6, Payton Johnston 16, Dawson Camper 10, Zander Laughlin 10, Owen Bish 3. Totals: 21 12-16 57.

KARNS CITY 61

Taite Beighley 38, Cole Sherwin 3, Micah Rupp 16, Jacob Callihan 2, Luke Garing 2. Totals: 21 13-16 61.

Union 13 17 11 16 — 57

Karns City 11 10 9 31 — 61

Keystone 50, A-C Valley 45 — Jay Clover led the Falcons’ effort with 22 points while Landon Chalmers added 10.

Bret Wingard scored 23 points for the Panthers.

A-C VALLEY 45

Brody Dittman 3, Ryan Cooper 2, Landon Chalmers 10, Alex Preston 8, Clover 22. Totals: 20 4-6 45.

KEYSTONE 50

Wingard 23, Albright 4, Keth 3, Henry 8, McHenry 12. Totals: 15 18-21 50.

A-C Valley 13 11 11 10 — 45

Keystone 12 11 10 17 — 50

3-point goals: A-C Valley 1 (Dittman); Keystone 2 (Wingard, McHenry).

North Clarion 77, Moniteau 68 — The Warriors fell on the road despite very strong efforts from three players.

Kyle Pry scored 24 points, Chason Rugg had 17 points and five assists and Ryan Jewart tallied 14 points and nine rebounds.

Moniteau drained 13 treys in defeat.

Collin Schmader’s 30 points powered the Wolves.

MONITEAU 68

Chason Rugg 17, Aydan Jackson 2, David Dessicino 6, Hunter Magerko 1, Ryan Jewart 14, Kyle Pry 24, Colton Thomas 4. Totals: 23 9-18 68.

NORTH CLARION 77

Byers 13, Schmader 30, Hargenrader 16, Hartle 15, Carll 3. Totals: 25 18-24 77.

Moniteau 10 13 21 24 — 68

North Clarion 16 17 22 22 — 77

3-point goals: Moniteau 13 (Pry 5, Rugg 5, Jewart 3); North Clarion 9 (Schmader 4, Hartle 3, Hargenrader 2).

Girls Basketball

Despite 18 points from Justine Forbes, Butler dropped a 53-45 decision at Penn-Trafford.

The Golden Tornado (9-7, 5-5) were tied with the Warriors at 42 after three quarters, but were outscored 11-3 in the final period.

Makenna Maier added 12 points for Butler.

BUTLER 45

Justine Forbes 18, Maisy Gibson 5, Megan Penrod 2, Makenna Maier 12, Hannah Aldridge 3, Macklin Hanley 5. Totals: 16 3-5 45.

PENN-TRAFFORD 53

Piconi 6, Marton 12, Pepple 19, Pieper 7, Suman 5, Palladino 4. Totals: 18 14-22 53.

Butler 16 17 9 3 — 45

Penn-Trafford 17 14 11 11 — 53

3-point goals: Butler 10 (Maier 4, Forbes 3, Gibson, Aldridge, Hanley); Penn-Trafford 3 (Pepple, Pieper, Palladino).

Knoch 62, Derry 25 — Karlee Buterbaugh tallied 14 points to lead this rout of the visiting Trojans.

Maddie Boyer contributed 13 points and Nina Shaw added 12 for Knoch (15-2, 9-0) which won its 12th straight game.

DERRY 25

Marinchak 2, Moraco 8, Lewis 5, Gruska 3, Huss 7. Totals: 10 3-6 25.

KNOCH 62

Lily Hawk 2, CeCe Kosecki 5, Karlee Buterbaugh 14, Hattie McGraw 6, Naturelle Ewing 7, Mackenzie McGraw 3, Nina Shaw 12, Maddie Boyer 13. Totals: 26 3-5 62.

Derry 7 5 9 4 — 25

Knoch 24 15 12 11 — 62

3-point goals: Derry 2 (Gruska, Moraco); Knoch 7 (H.McGraw 2, Kosecki, Ewing, M.McGraw, Shaw, Boyer).

North Catholic 60, Mohawk 37 — A pair of double-doubles sparked the Trojanettes.

Alayna Rocco scored 18 points and added 10 rebounds while Anna Waskiewicz had 11 points and 13 rebounds.

Dacia Lewandowski led North (11-4, 8-0) with 19 points and Tori Drevna scored 10.

North Catholic 19 7 19 15 — 60

Mohawk 12 11 5 9 — 37

Seneca Valley 59, Pine-Richland 56 — Olivia West helped the visiting Raiders overcome a slow start, scoring 33 points.

Jess Bickart added 13 for SV (11-5, 8-2).

SENECA VALLEY 59

Jess Bickart 13, Allison Sevin 4, Riley Sain 2, Olivia West 33, Gracie Cato 5, Emmerson Peffer 2. Totals: 20 16-19 59.