Briggs leads Knights' charge vs. Indiana

December 20, 2006 Last Updated: December 20, 2006 01:56 PM High School

Knoch's Rob Briggs shoots over Indiana's Dan Ayebo during Tuesday's game. Briggs scored 27 points to power the Knights' 53-44 victory.

Rob Briggs scored a game-high 27 points to lead the Knoch boys basketball team to a 53-44 home victory over Indiana.

Mike Gallagher added 11 points for Knoch (5-2), which outscored Indiana 21-8 in the third quarter.

INDIANA 44Don Lombardi 0 2-4 2, Kevin Staplenton 5 0-0 13, Don Ayebo 5 0-0 10, Brett Johnson 2 1-2 6, Andy Degory 1 0-0 2, Ben Fiscus 4 1-2 9, Mike Olechavski 1 0-0 2. Totals: 18 4-8 44.

KNOCH 53Shawn Samek 1 2-2 4, Mike Gallagher 4 2-4 11, Kyle Reiser 3 1-2 7, Rob Briggs 11 3-6 27, Alex Whisler 2 0-2 4. Totals: 21 8-16 53.

Indiana 14 9 8 13—44Knoch 15 9 21 8—533-point goals: Indiana 4 (Staplenton 3, Johnson); Knoch 3 (Briggs 2, Gallagher)

Friday: North Hills at Knoch

Freeport 63, Apollo-Ridge 53 — Brian Zimmerman and Brady Sherrieb each contributed 18 points and Nate Kotecki added 13 to power the Yellowjackets, who shot 20-of-25 for 80 percent from the free-throw line.

FREEPORT 63Nate Kotecki 3 4-4 13, Cory Massart 1 5-5 7, Chris Tagmyer 2 1-1 5, Brian Zimmerman 8 2-5 18, Justin Bollinger 1 0-0 2, Brady Sherrieb 4 8-10 18. Totals: 19 20-25 63.

APOLLO-RIDGE 53Ethan Altmire 1 4-6 6, Jared Weaver 3 0-4 6, Seth Davis 5 0-1 10, Garrett Mack 0 2-2 2, Mike Schantz 7 2-2 16, Damon Andring 4 0-0 8, Deerek Bandurak 2 1-2 5. Totals: 22 9-17 53.

Freeport 16 17 10 20—63Apollo-Ridge 12 12 14 15—533-point goals: Kotecki 3, Sherrieb 2

JV: Freeport, 51-40

Hampton 71, Mars 49 — Steve Cress tied for game-high honors with 22 points, but the Planets dropped this section matchup against the Talbots.Vinny Smith added 12 points for Mars.

MARS 49Chris Herold 2 0-2 5, Dan Colbert 2 0-0 5, Ben Szilogy 0 0-0 0, Ryan Schroth 0 0-0 0, Chris Cassidy 0 0-0 0, Dave Petruska 0 0-0 0, D.J. Cannon 1 0-1 2, Vinny Smith 6 0-0 12, Ryan Nearhoof 1 1-2 3, Steve Cress 7 8-9 22. Totals: 19 9-14 49.

HAMPTON 71Cangilla 8 0-0 17, Winek 0 0-0 0, Conner 0 1-2 1, Bartley 1 2-4 4, O'Mara 1 4-6 6, Braxton 9 2-3 22, Tanski 2 0-0 4, Luther 1 0-0 2, Madia 0 1-2 1, Donegan 1 0-0 2, McGinnis 2 2-2 6, Mall 2 0-0 4, Hannan 1 0-0 2. Totals: 28 12-19 71.

Mars 6 12 20 11—49Hampton 13 25 19 14—713-point goals: Herold, Colbert; Braxton 2, Cangilla

Keystone 64, Moniteau 52 — Nick Morrow had 15 points, Tyler Armagost had 12 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists and Josh Loos had 10 points and 19 boards for Moniteau (2-4, 2-2).

MONITEAU 52Tyler Armagost 5 2-2 12, Nick Morrow 5 1-2 15, Adam Cousins 1 0-0 2, Josh Loos 5 2-5 10, Matt Buczkowski 2 0-0 4, Aaron Randall 0 0-2 0, Howland 2 1-2 7. Totals: 20 6-13 52.

KEYSTONE 64Montana 2 0-4 4, Rhoades 6 5-5 21, Switzer 3 3-5 9, Ferringer 8 3-6 21, Rowan 2 0-0 4, Swartzfager 0 1-4 1, Summerville 1 0-0 2, Nesta 0 0-1 0. Totals: 22 12-25 64.

Moniteau 16 6 17 13—52Keystone 13 15 14 22—643-point goals: Morrow 4, Howland 2; Rhoades 4, Ferringer 2

JV: Keystone, 60-27 (M:Brandon Simmons 11)

Thursday: Cranberry at Moniteau

Karns City 61, Clarion-Limestone 51 — Karns City used a balanced scoring attack to defeat the Lions.Mike McConnell had 15 points, Mike Senopole had 13, Kevin Beck had 12 and Dan Everetts had 10 for the Gremlins (5-2, 3-1).

KARNS CITY 61Mike Senopole 5 3-4 13, Mike McConnell 3 8-10 15, Cameron Turner 1 2-2 4, Matt McConnell 2 0-1 5, Kody Craig 1 0-0 2, Dan Everetts 3 4-7 10, Kevin Beck 6 0-1 12, Cory Terwilliger 0 0-0 0. Totals: 21 17-25 61.

CLARION-LIMESTONE 51Reedinger 6 2-4 14, Rhoades 4 2-2 11, Dulavitch 1 2-2 4, Plucinski 1 2-2 4, Zaharan 3 3-4 9, Hesdon 3 0-0 6, Raybuck 1 1-2 3. Totals: 19 12-16 51.

Karns City 14 17 14 16—61Clarion-Limestone 14 18 12 7—513-point goals: Karns City 2 (Mi. McConnell, Ma. McConnell); Clarion-Limestone (Rhoades)

Friday: Redbank Valley at Karns City

North Clarion 74, Union 60 — Despite 22 points and 11 rebounds from A.J. Ethriedge, the Golden Knights fell at home to the Wolves.

NORTH CLARION 74Weaver 5 4-5 18, Schmader 6 10-19 22, Obenrader 1 0-0 2, Graham 5 2-4 12, Gilbert 5 2-2 14, Ochs 2 0-0 4, Ochs 0 2-4 2. Totals: 24 22-36 74.

UNION 60Nate Boltz 8 7-12 23, Gary Cooper 4 1-6 9, A.J. Ethriedge 11 0-0 22, Chase Stewart 0 1-3 1, Spencer Varner 2 0-1 5, Colby Davis 0 0-1 0, Neil Scott 0 0-0 0. Totals: 25 9-23 60.

North Clarion 14 22 20 18—74Union 17 10 23 10—603-point goals: North Clarion 4 (Weaver 4); Union (Varner)

Thursday: Ford City at Union

A-C Valley 61, Venango Catholic 39 — Shawn Courson poured in 18 points and Ryan Jackson chipped in with 12 to key the Falcons.

VENANGO CATHOLIC 39Mike McNellie 2 0-0 5, Eric Guth 4 4-6 12, Alex Eckert 1 1-3 4, Alex O'Polka 3 2-4 8, Zach Freeman 3 0-0 6, Nick Wren 1 0-0 2, Shane Cross 0 2-2 2, Parker James 0 0-2 0, Joe Maleski 0 0-2 0. Totals: 14 9-19 39.

A-C VALLEY 61Shawn Courson 7 4-6 18, Garrett Greathouse 2 0-0 5, Ryan Jackson 5 2-2 12, Brandon Eiler 2 0-0 4, Nate Silvis 2 0-0 4, Nick McGuirk 3 0-0 7, John Stumpner 1 0-0 3, Kyle Hirsch 4 0-0 8, Mike Himes 0 0-0 0, Reed Terwilliger 0 0-0 0, Matt Bartley 0 0-0 0, Joe Kaufman 0 0-0 0. Totals: 26 6-8 61.

Venango Catholic 2 8 13 16—39A-C Valley 17 17 17 10—613-point goals: Venango Catholic 2 (Eckert, McNellie); A-C Valley 3 (Greathouse, McGuirk, Stumpner).

Thursday: A-C Valley at West Forest

Summit Academy 71, Rochester 58 — Maurice McDaniels scored 25 points and Marc Walker and Leonard Brown had 17 apiece to lead the Knights (5-3, 2-0).

SUMMIT ACADEMY 71Stephen Grandison 1 3-4 5, Maurice McDaniels 8 9-10 25, Marc Walker 5 7-10 17, Leonard Brown 6 4-6 17, Tom McMillan 1 0-0 2, Rashawn Flemming 1 1-3 3, Lamonte Valentine 1 0-2 2. Totals: 23 24-35 71.

ROCHESTER 58Moye 9 6-11 29, Hunter 1 1-3 3, Wade-Epps 3 2-4 8, Hudson 1 0-0 2, Newman 0 1-4 1, Taylor 7 1-2 15. Totals: 21 11-26 58.

Summit Academy 19 11 19 22—71Rochester 14 15 10 19—583-point goals: Brown; Moye 5

Friday: Shenango at Summit Academy

Grove City 62, Titusville 44 —Dan Keil had 19 points and Ben Liebling added 16 more to lead the Eagles (5-3, 2-0), who rolled to a 40-16 halftime advantage.

GROVE CITY 62Kevin Donaldson 0 2-2 2, Keith Rundle 0 0-0 0, Kent Denbow 0 1-2 1, Maxx Stutz 3 1-2 7, Ben Liebling, 6 2-7 16, Dan Keil 9 0-0 19, Ryan McNamara 1 0-0 3, Jordan Fee 1 1-3 3, Pat Johnson 0 0-0 0, Kyle Perrine 2 2-2 7, Nick Lane 1 0-1 2, Derek Forese 0 0-0 0, Devon Owens 1 0-2 2. Totals: 24 9-21 62.

TITUSVILLE 44Feirelsen 0 0-0 0, Vincent 4 4-4 14, Proano 0 0-0 0, Atha 8 1-2 17, Karrs 1 0-0 2, D. Clark 1 0-0 2, A. Clark 2 0-0 4, Krepps 2 0-0 5. Totals: 18 5-6 44.

Grove City 23 17 13 9—62Titusville 9 7 13 15—443-point goals: Liebling 2, Keil, McNamara, Perrine; Vincent 2, Krepps

JV: Titusville, 62-44

Friday: Warren at

Grove City

Senior guard Tiffany Corle continued to be a spark plug for Union, tallying 18 points, eight rebounds and six steals as the Damsels (5-2, 3-1) crushed North Clarion in a 65-45 decision Tuesday night.Denyelle Painter added 13 points for Union and Torri Smith scored 12.UNION 65Tiffany Corle 8 2-2 18, Janele Divins 2 0-0 4, Mackenzie Shirey 0 3-4 3, Denyelle Painter 5 3-7 13, Torri Smith 6 0-0 12, Alicia Anthony 1 0-0 2, Meagan Booth 2 0-2 4, Corri Seybert 1 1-1 3, Heather Booth 1 2-4 4, Melissa Shook 1 0-0 2, Courtney Frederick 0 0-0 0, Lanae Cicciarelli 0 0-0 0. Totals: 27 11-20 65.NORTH CLARION 45C. Cyphert 3 0-0 7, A. Niederriter 0 2-2 2, K. Cyphert 2 0-0 4, K. Zacherl 2 0-0 5, J. Zacherl 4 2-2 10, Je. Tarr 5 0-2 10, Ja. Tarr 1 0-0 2, L. Niederriter 2 0-0 4, Gatesman 0 1-2 1. Totals: 19 5-8 45.Union 18 17 16 14—65North Clarion 7 10 12 16—453-point goals: North Clarion 2 (C. Cyphert, K. Zacherl)Friday: Slippery Rock at UnionClarion-Limestone 52, Karns City 47 — Despite 18 points from Allyson Kepple and 12 points and nine rebounds from Haley Callihan, the Gremlins (5-2, 3-1) dropped their first KSACgame of the season.The Lions, who outscored Karns City 22-11 in the fourth quarter, connected on 17 of 22 free-throw attempts while the Gremlins were 3-of-6.CLARION-LIMESTONE 52Rhoades 3 3-6 9, Johnston 6 3-3 15, Stewart 5 9-9 20, Jones 0 2-4 2, Karls 1 0-0 2, Keck 2 0-0 4. Totals: 17 17-22 52.KARNS CITY 47Tausha Bowser 2 0-1 4, Michelle Sweeney 0 0-0 0, Allyson Kepple 8 0-0 18, Julia Zaludek 1 0-0 2, Ashley Campbell 2 1-2 5, HaleyCallihan 5 2-2 12, Kylee Rankin 3 0-1 6, Kailyn Weibel 0 0-0 0. Totals: 21 3-6 47.Clarion-Limestone 11 11 8 22—52Karns City 17 9 10 11—473-point goals: Stewart; KeppleJV: Clarion-Limestone, 46-40 (KC: Caitlyn Davis 10)Friday: Redbank Valley at Karns CityKeystone 62, Moniteau 41 — Amanda Gladd had 15 points and nine rebounds and Amy Gladd added 10 points for the Warriors (2-4, 2-2).KEYSTONE 62Jess Bifano 5 0-0 10, Alex Craig 3 3-5 9, Casey Hinterliter 1 0-0 2, Amanda Rodgers 5 2-3 12, Sam Schwabenbauer 5 1-2 11, Sadie Eisenman 4 0-1 8, Brit Mohney 3 0-0 6, Caitlin Turk 1 0-0 2, Olivia Neely 1 0-2 2. Totals: 28 6-13 62.MONITEAU 41Amanda Gladd 5 4-4 15, Amy Gladd 3 4-6 10, Kenzie Timblin 4 1-1 9, Maura McCaslin 1 1-4 4, Jenna McCorry 0 1-4 1, Megan Campbell 1 0-1 2. Totals: 14 11-20 41.Keystone 11 13 18 20—62Moniteau 11 4 11 15—413-point goals: Amanda Gladd, McCaslinJV: Keystone, 44-42 (M:Amber Neff 13)Thursday: Moniteau at CranberryVenango Catholic 60, A-C Valley 12 — Sarah McNelly had 27 points to lead Venango Catholic over the Falcons.A-C VALLEY 12Kate Best 0 0-0 0, Markeea Hart 1 0-0 2, Jessica Henry 1 2-2 4, Shannon Bartley 0 0-2 0, Maryellen Busch 2 0-0 4, Shelbi Cervenec 0 0-1 0, Kelli Davis 0 1-2 1, Brandy Jackson 0 1-2 1, Karly Kaufman 0 0-0 0, Natalie Russell 0 0-2 0. Totals: 4 4-11 12.VENANGO CATHOLIC 60Claire McCandless 1 4-7 6, Scarlett Zawislak 1 0-0 2, Megan Lutz 3 4-4 10, Sarah McNelly 12 0-0 27, Allison Scurry 1 1-2 3, Adriane Weaver 2 1-2 5, Eavan Martin 2 1-2 5, Melania Booth 0 2-2 2, Lindsay Huff 0 0-0 0, Adrienne Niederriter 0 0-0 0, Julia Zacherl 0 0-0 0, Ivana Warner 0 0-0 0. Totals: 22 13-19 60.A-CValley 2 2 4 4—12Venango Catholic 15 22 15 8—603-point goals: McNelly 3JV: A-C Valley, 18-13 (AC:Maryellen Busch 8)Thursday: West Forest at A-C Valley

Summit Academy 53, Peabody 18 — The Knights evened their record at 3-3 with the victory Tuesday. They will travel to Steel Valley today.Valley 40, Mars 27 — The Planets received a decision from Adrian Camp at 145 pounds, but the Vikings prevailed in this Monday meeting.Valley 40, Mars 27103 — Not contested; 112 — Norman Switzer (V) dec. Luke Salter, 7-2; 119 — Lookabaugh (V) dec. pinned Josh Dryden, 2:49; 125 — Dre Johnson (V) dec. Luke Selker, 6-4; 130* — Alex Caruso (M) won by forfeit; 135 — Jon Kramer (M) won by forfeit; 140 — Josh Studeny (M) won by forfeit; 145 — Adrian Camp (M) dec. Alex Kowalski, 6-0; 152 — Ben Ziggas (M) won by forfeit; 160 — Mike Kuhns (V) pinned Biesinger, 4:40; 171 — Kyle Budely (V) pinned Sam Brooks, :58; 189 — Nick Masi (V) pinned Chris Chappel, 1:55; 215 — Avery Beamish (V) pinned Fallecker, 4:53; 285 — Ken Massey (V) major dec. Ryan Johnston, score not available.

Butler 94, Knoch 74 (girls); Butler 91, Knoch 81 (boys) — Butler's Brittany Vogel won the 200-yard freestyle in 2 minutes, 3.32 seconds) and also on the winning 200 medley and 200 freestyle relay teams.On the boys side, Jason Clouse won four events: the 100 freestyle (56.02), 200 freestyle (2:04.96) and swam a leg on the winning 200 medley and 400 freestyle relay squads for the Golden Tornado.Both Butler teams improved to 1-1 on the season.GirlsButler 94, Knoch 74200 medley relay: 1-Butler (Ellen Crummy, Sarah Clouse, Molly Evans, Brittany Vogel), 2:00.32200 freestyle: 1-Brittany Vogel (B), 2:03.32200 individual medley: 1-Sarah Clouse (B), 2:22.0150 freestyle: 1-Rachel Tano (K) 26.511-meter diving: 1-Brittney Grenet (B) 156.5100 butterfly: 1-Molly Evans (B), 1:01.18100 freestyle: 1-Ellen Crummy (B), 59.93500 freestyle: 1-Sarah Clouse (B), 5:54.43200 freestyle relay: 1-Butler (Brittany Vogel, Ellen Crummy, Sarah Clouse, Molly Evans), 1:46.66100 backstroke: 1-Molly Evans (B) 1:01.12100 breaststroke: 1-Rachel Tano (K), 1:13.07400 freestyle relay: 1-Knoch (Hannah Ziebert, Jamie Antoszyk, Stephanie Fincher, Jessica Gross), 4:54.77BoysButler 91, Knoch 81200 medley relay: 1-Butler (Alex Bauer, Hans Bergh, Mike Coulter, Jason Clouse), 1:59.11200 freestyle: 1-Jason Clouse (B), 2:04.96200 individual medley: 1-Doug Vogus (K), 2:17.6650 freestyle: 1-Dylan Beck (K), 26.731-meter diving: 1-John Rhodaberger (B) 246.15100 butterfly: 1-Mike Coulter (B), 59.35100 freestyle: 1-Jason Clouse (B), 56.02500 freestyle: 1-Hans Bergh (B), 5:42.82200 freestyle relay: 1-Knoch (Matthew Mahan, Mitch Andrews, Dylan Beck, Doug Vogus), 1:48.12100 backstroke: 1-Eric Bergh (B) 1:10.6100 breaststroke: 1-Matthew Mahan (K) 1:09.22400 freestyle relay: 1-Butler (Mike Coulter, Jason Clouse, Eric Bergh, Hans Bergh), 3:51.84