Grove City downs Sharpsville; A-C Valley tops Moniteau in OT
Danny Torok scored 18 points, Matt Thrasher 16 and Foster Reznor 15 as the Grove City boys basketball team defeated Sharpsville 69-50 on Tuesday, securing Eagles' coach Don Fee his 400th career victory.
Torok drained four 3-pointers and Thrasher added three more for the Eagles (1-2).
SHARPSVILLE 50
Tyler Luchey 2 3-6 7, Kyle Kennedy 2 0-0 4, Tanner Morris 1 0-0 2, Jake Bulick 0 0-0 0, Sage Barringer 1 1-2 3, Saulie Santell 2 0-0 4, Jake Smith 1 0-0 2, George Keck 1 0-0 2, Jalen Mockabee 7 3-8 17, Taylor Lenzi 4 0-0 9. Totals: 21 7-16 50.
GROVE CITY 69
Jake Kline 0 0-0 0, Spencer Marnich 1 0-0 2, Derek Turner 3 0-0 6, Danny Torok 6 2-2 18, Matt Thrasher 6 1-2 16, Foster Reznor 5 4-8 15, Jared Graham 0 0-0 0, Mac Young 1 3-4 5, Madison Yarletts 0 0-0 0, Colby Polkabla 1 0-0 2, Jorden Dolan 2 1-2 5, Warren Marlowe 0 0-0 0. Totals: 25 11-18 69.
Sharpsville 5 19 10 16—50
Grove City14 22 15 18—69
3-pointers: Sharpsville 1 (Lenzi); Grove City 8 (Torok 4, Thrasher 3, Reznor)
Apollo-Ridge 85, Freeport 68 — Brendan Lynch scored 31 points, but the Yellowjackets (1-2) fell in non-section action to the Vikings.
Robbie Miller added 14 points while Ethan McCormick and Tony DeVivo corralled 11 and 10 rebounds, respectively.
The Vikings connected on 13 three-pointers.
APOLLO-RIDGE 85
Tre Tipton 4 3-7 11, Lucas Burrell 8 1-2 21, Alex Smith 4 0-0 10, Dominic Schrecengost 0 0-0 0, Evan Davis 8 1-3 23, Matt Hazi 3 0-0 7, Josh Reynolds 4 3-7 11, Connor Billingsley 1 0-0 2, Cody Billingsley 0 0-0 0. Totals: 32 8-19 85.
FREEPORT 68
Fred Pastoria 1 0-0 2, Robbie Miller 4 4-4 14, Brendan Lynch 14 1-2 31, Tony DeVivo 2 1-1 5, Seth Bowser 0 0-0 0, Zane Geist 1 1-4 3, Ethan McCormick 1 4-4 6, Josh Beale 2 3-6 7. Totals: 25 14-21 68.
Apollo-Ridge 20 14 17 34—85
Freeport13 12 22 21—68
3-pointers: Apollo-Ridge 13 (Davis 6, Burrell 4, Smith 2, Hazi); Freeport 4 (Miller 2, Lynch 2)
A-C Valley 64, Moniteau 60 (OT) — Ryan Bartley scored 30 points and grabbed more than 10 rebounds for the Falcons (3-0). Brody Irwin added 19 points for A-C Valley, which won despite a scoreless first quarter.
Andrew Armagost had 13 points and 20 rebounds for Moniteau (0-3), tying the game on a jumper with 12 seconds left in regulation. A-C Valley sank just 3 of 10 free throws in overtime, but held on for the win. Cody Skiver had 18 points, James Bair 16 points and Denny Pry 11 rebounds for the Warriors.
A-C VALLEY 64
Brody Irwin 7 1-4 19, Ryan Bartley 11 6-10 30, Landon Delisio 1 2-5 4, Cole Terwilliger 2 0-0 5, Jeff Eaton 1 1-3 4, Kevin Kaufman 0 2-6 2, Eric Orton 0 0-2 0. Totals: 22 12-30 64.
MONITEAU 60
Denny Pry 3 0-0 6, Anderew Armagost 5 3-4 13, Dustin Geagan 2 1-2 5, Cody Skiver 7 0-0 18, James Bair 4 5-8 16, Drew Yeckel 0 2-4 2. Totals: 21 11-18 60.
A-C Valley 0 18 24 13 9—64
Moniteau6 24 14 11 5—60
3-pointers: A-C Valley 8 (Irwin 4, Bartley 2, Terwilliger, Eaton; Moniteau 6 (Skiver 4, Bair 3)
JV: Moniteau, 40-30
Friday: Venango Catholic at Moniteau
Kittanning 62, Slippery Rock 44 — Bobby Paczkowski led the Rockets (0-3) with 11 points, but the squad was outscored 34-14 over the second and third quarters.
KITTANNING 62
Henry 9 1-6 22, Mead 1 0-1 2, Barnes 1 2-5 4, Schaffa 7 3-4 18, Hulings 1 4-4 6, Kunst 2 0-0 5, Piaralla 0 5-7 5. Totals: 21 15-27 62.
SLIPPERY ROCK 44
Kyle Bell 0 0-0 0, Reed Elder 2 1-1 5, Matt Badger 1 0-0 2, Ryan Currie 1 0-0 2, Bobby Paczkowski 4 0-0 11, Jake Whitmer 1 2-3 4, Ryan Northcott 2 1-1 5, Brady Kadlubek 1 0-0 2, Dustin Mellot 3 0-0 7, Shane Karl 2 0-0 4, Bruce Pellitier. Totals: 17 6-7 44.
Kittanning 11 14 20 17—62
Slippery Rock18 3 11 12—44
3-pointers: Kittanning 5 (Henry 3, Schaffa, Junst); Slippery Rock 4 (Paczkowski 3, Mellot)
JV: Slippery Rock, 37-26 (SR: Mark Cessar 15)
Thursday: Slippery Rock at George Junior Republic
Serra Catholic 84, Summit Academy 64 — Despite 23 points from Dashaan Smith and 18 from Douglas Brooks, the Knights fell to the eagles, who used a 32-11 second-quarter spurt to take control.
SUMMIT ACADEMY 64
Devin Conrad 1 0-0 3, Douglas Brooks 8 0-0 18, Lorenzo Abner 4 0-0 9, Jamel King 3 0-0 6, Ben Norwood 0 1-2 1, Dashaan 10 3-9 23, Sean Walker 1 0-2 2, Tevante Hoskins 1 0-0 2. Totals: 28 4-13 64.
SERRA CATHOLIC 84
Grebur 4 3-6 12, Kish 1 2-2 4, Kaminsky 8 0-0 22, Bruno 3 0-2 6, Satira 6 3-4 16, Mazik 1 0-0 2, Prota 9 4-6 22. Totals: 32 12-23 84.
Summit Academy 14 11 16 23—64
Serra Catholic16 32 18 18—84
3-pointers: Summit Academy 4 (Brooks 2, Grebur, Abner); Serra Catholic 8 (Kaminsky 6, Grebur, Satira)
Today: Summit Academy at Union (New Castle
Mercer 49, Grove City 27 — Mercer outscored the Eagles 29-6 in the second half — including a 15-1 third-quarter advantage — en route to the win.Corianne Hyduchak led Grove City with nine points.GROVE CITY 27Brenna Deyarmin 0 1-2 1, Hailey Hall 3 2-2 8, Alexis Deyarmin 1 0-0 3, Corianne Hyduchak 4 1-2 9, Jordyn Wyllie 1 0-0 2, Danyelle Lucido 1 0-0 2, Jenn Ferguson 1 0-1 2, Arianna Sprando 0 0-2 0. Totals: 11 4-9 27.MERCER 49A. Wherry 1 2-2 4, L. Arkwright 9 6-8 27, M. McKinney 3 0-0 7, A. Cook 3 0-0 9, J. Fisher 1 0-0 2, A. Mills 0 0-0 0, A. Ryder 0 0-0 0, A. Angermeier 0 0-0 0. Totals: 17 8-10 49Grove City 8 13 1 5—27Mercer8 12 15 14—483-pointers: Groce City 1 (A. Deyarmin); Mercer 7 (Arkwright 3, Cook 3, McKinney)JV: Grove City, 38-26
Knoch 86, Allderdice 77 (boys); Allderdice 87, Knoch 84 (girls) — Nathan Walls and Austin Whitmer won two events apiece and took past in two winning relays to pace the Knights boys team.In the girls meet, Abby Jones and Anna Cunningham each captured one event and keyed wins in the 200 and 400 free relays for the Knights.Both squads return to action Thursday at Seneca Valley.GirlsAllderdice 87, Knoch 84200 medley relay: 1-Allderdice200 freestyle: 1-Allderdice200 IM: 1-Allderdice50 freestyle: 1-Abby Jones (K)1-meter diving: Not contested100 butterfly: 1-Allderdice100 freestyle: 1-Anna Cunningham (K) 58.80500 freestyle: 1-Allderdice 5:41.02200 freestyle relay: 1-Knoch (Katie Jones, Abby Jones, Madison Whalen, Anna Cunningham)100 backstroke: 1-Allderdice100 breaststroke: 1-Allderdice400 freestyle relay: 1-Knoch (Katie Jones, Madison Whalen, Abby Jones, Anna Cunningham) 4:04.13BoysKnoch 86, Allderdice 77200 medley relay: 1-Knoch (Austin Whitmer, Ian Lindsey, Chad Cummings, Nathan Walls)200 freestyle: 1-Nathan Walls (K)200 IM: 1-Ian Lindsey (K)50 freestyle: 1-Austin Whitmer (K) 23.951-meter diving: Not contested100 butterfly: 1-Chad Cummings (K) 58.78100 freestyle: 1-Allderdice 52.80500 freestyle: 1-Nathan Walls (K) 5:30.47200 freestyle relay: 1-Allderdice100 backstroke: 1-Austin Whitmer (K) 1:00.91100 breaststroke: 1-Ian Lindsey (K) 1:06.76400 freestyle relay: 1-Knoch (Nathan Walls, Ian Lindsey Chad Cummings, Austin Whitmer) 3:37.0Kiski Area 85, Freeport 61 (girls); Kiski Area 66, Freeport 50 (boys) — Bria Otwell won the 100 fly and 500 free and Zoe Pawlak the 50 free and 100 backstroke — reaching the WPIAL qualifying standard for both — to lead the Yellowjackets' girls team.Becca Dudek also qualified in the 100 free (58.33) and 200 free (winning the latter) while the 200 medley (2:04.94) and 400 free relay (4:12.0) also qualified.In the boys meet, Owen Parks won the 500 free for the Yellowjackets.GirlsKiski Area 85, Freeport 61200 medley relay: 1-Kiski Area 1:59.38200 freestyle: 1-Becca Dudek (F) 2:08.81200 IM: 1-Paris Krug (K) 2:14.6850 freestyle: 1-Zoe Pawlak (F) 25.701-meter diving: 1-Not contested100 butterfly: 1-Bria Otwell (F) 1:04.60100 freestyle: 1-Collini (K) 57.70500 freestyle: 1-Bria Otwell (F) 5:33.65200 freestyle relay: 1-Kiski 1:53.26100 backstroke: 1-Zoe Pawlak (F) 1:04.45100 breaststroke: 1-Collini (K) 1:17.81400 freestyle relay: 1-Kiski 4:01.33BoysKiski Area 66, Freeport 50200 medley relay: 1-Kiski Area 1:53.51200 freestyle: 1-Sites (K) 2:18.31200 IM: 1-Pepka (K) 2:12.9450 freestyle: 1-Bachner (K) 25.561-meter diving: 1-Not contested100 butterfly: 1-Bachner (K) 1:00.59100 freestyle: 1-Nelson (K) 56.33500 freestyle: 1-Owen Parks (F) 6:11.04200 freestyle relay: 1-Kiski Area 2:39.45100 backstroke: 1-Nelson (K) 1:03.71100 breaststroke: 1-Pepka (K) 1:11.59400 freestyle relay: 1-Kiski Area 4:03.28
Butler 800-56x, McGuffey 799-51x — Hayden Burd, Zane Barnett, Connor Harvey, Wes McCurdy, Sarah Laughlin, Morgan Minto, Courtney Barnhart and Matt Weiland each fired 100s as the Tornado edged the Highlanders in this home match.Butler (3-0) will host Plum to open section action Thursday.
Mars 2, Westmont Hilltop 2 (OT) — Trevor Tisdale and Nick Berteotti accounted for the Planets' scores in this PIHL Class A matchup at BladeRunners in Warrendale.Tisdale, Max Master, Ed Schwadron and Craig Mazzotta each added an assist while Christian Knapp recorded 20 saves for Mars (6-2-1), who return to the ice Tuesday against visiting South Park.
