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Moniteau rolls; Knoch tops Valley

Fontaine Glenn paced the Moniteau girls basketball team by scoring 13 points in a 54-28 defeat of host Union Monday night.

The Warriors (7-7, 4-1), who also received 12 points from Heather Porter, led 36-16 after three quarters.

The Damsels were led by Delani Priester's 11 points.

MONITEAU 54Fontaine Glenn 4 5-10 13, Krista Snyder 3 3-5 9, Nikki Yeckel 3 0-0 6, Stephanie McCall 1 0-0 2, Heather Porter 5 2-2 12, Amanda Sloan 1 4-6 6, Katie Brehm 3 0-0 6, Ashley Brehm 0 0-0 0, Emily Rider 0 0-0 0, Wright 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 20 14-23 54.

UNION 28Delani Priester 5 1-1 11, Danara Hawk 1 0-0 2, Daneka Stuart 1 1-1 3, Kassie McGarrity 1 0-0 2, Sierra Smith 2 1-2 7, Mackenzie Divins 1 1-2 3, Sydney Varner 0 0-0 0, Eiley McGregor 0 0-0 0, Leah Milliron 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 11 4-6 28.

Moniteau 14 11 11 18—54Union 6 7 3 12—283-point goals: Moniteau 0; Union 2 (Smith 2).

Wednesday: Moniteau at Clarion-Limestone; Karns City at Union

Knoch 43, Valley 41 — Brooke Armahizer proved to be a thorn in Valley's side, putting in a game-high 21 points to lead the Knights.Samantha Logan added 12 points for Knoch (9-7, 5-2).

VALLEY 41Icapino 1 1-2 3, Shemenski 1 0-0 3, Pitts 3 0-0 6, Vining 4 3-3 11, Madison 5 7-9 17.

Totals: 14 11-14 41.

KNOCH 43Celina Sanks 3 0-2 6, Savanna Steffen 1 0-0 2, Samantha Logan 4 0-0 12, Brooke Armahizer 9 3-4 21, Amber Henzel 1 0-0 2.

Totals: 18 3-6 43.

Valley 7 8 16 10—41Knoch 4 18 9 12—433-point goals: Valley 1 (Shemenski); Knoch 4 (Logan 4).

Thursday: Knoch at Kittanning

Mars 64, Highlands 15 — Randi Francis (18), Sarah Getsy (13) and Jessica Bunner (12) each reached double digits in points for the Planets (8-11, 6-1) in this rout at home.

HIGHLANDS 15Sara Witucki 2 0-0 4, Johnson 0 1-2 1, James 2 0-2 4, Sam Witucki 1 0-0 2, Greene 2 0-0 4.

Totals: 7 1-4 15.

MARS 64Randi Francis 8 0-0 18, Brinsley Evanson 0 0-4 0, Teresa Dallatore 1 2-2 4, Paige Castoras 2 0-1 4, Daniella Paras 1 0-0 2, Jessica Bunner 6 0-0 12, Sarah Getsy 6 0-0 13, Ali Goetz 2 2-2 6, Bonnie Workman 1 3-4 5, Lexie Mowery 0 0-0 0, Sydney Cole 0 0-0 0, Hunter Berneburg 0 0-0 0, Alyssa Mathews 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 27 7-13 64.

Highlands 4 6 5 0—15Mars 17 19 20 8—643-point goals: Highlands 0; Mars 3 (Francis 2, Getsy).

Thursday: Hampton at Mars

Keystone 62, Karns City 36 — Shanel Preston's 13 points were the only highlight of this loss for the Gremlins (4-11).

KARNS CITY 36Erin McCue 1 2-2 4, Emily Schumacher 1 0-0 2, Abby Pakutz 1 0-0 2, Shanel Preston 4 4-4 13, Emily LoPresti 3 0-0 7, Annie Hegedus 3 0-0 6, Leah McGuire 1 0-0 2.

Totals: 14 6-6 36.

KEYSTONE 62Black 1 0-0 2, Shick 1 0-0 2, McClendon 1 0-0 2, Morgan Johnson 8 3-4 19, Reed 1 2-2 4, Brozenick 4 0-0 8, Wilson 1 0-0 2, Greathouse 6 0-1 12, Madison Johnson 4 3-3 11.

Totals: 27 8-10 62.

Karns City 8 4 7 17—36Keystone 25 12 13 12—623-point goals: Karns City 2 (Preston, LoPresti); Keystone 0.

Wednesday: Karns City at Union

Shaler 55, Seneca Valley 43 — Alex Karika scored a game-high 18 points and Karlei Fronzaglio added 13, but the Raiders (10-7, 3-6) fell at home.Fronzaglio's effort included four 3-pointers.

SHALER 55Bauer 1 0-0 2, Quinn 2 3-4 7, Kline 3 1-1 7, Domachowski 4 5-6 13, Potter 2 2-2 8, Lydon 0 2-2 2, Schwertz 0 5-6 5, Harris 2 2-3 7, Conrad 1 2-2 4.

Totals: 15 22-26 55.

SENECA VALLEY 43Katie Brown 1 0-0 2, Brooke Clifford 1 0-0 2, Karlei Fronzaglio 4 1-2 13, Amanda Geiger 2 0-0 4, Alex Karika 6 6-12 18, Julia Vandrak 2 0-0 4.

Totals: 16 7-14 43.

Shaler 7 20 10 18—55Seneca Valley 5 6 12 20—433-point goals: Shaler 3 (Potter 2, Harris); Seneca Valley 4 (Fronzaglio 4).

Thursday: Seneca Valley at Pine-Richland

Deer Lakes 80, Freeport 36 — Jessica Aulicino scored 22 points for the Yellowjackets (7-11, 4-7), who were overwhelmed by the Lancers.

DEER LAKES 80Casello 3 0-0 7, N. Kearns 6 8-8 24, D. Kearns 9 0-0 21, Babincak 8 2-2 20, Schreiber 0 2-2 2, Scanga 1 2-4 4, Stanko 1 0-0 2.

Totals: 28 14-16 80.

FREEPORT 36Taylor Schrecengost 1 0-0 2, Jessica McFadden 0 2-2 2, Lynsey Gugino 1 0-0 2, Jessica Aulicino 8 6-8 22, Macy Smolic 1 0-0 2, Michaela Bowser 2 0-0 4, Haley Conner 1 0-0 2.

Totals: 14 8-10 36.

Deer Lakes 26 16 28 10—80Freeport 6 10 14 6—363-point goals: Deer Lakes 10 (N. Kearns 4, D. Kearns 3, Babincak 2, Casello); Freeport 0.

Thursday: Freeport at Ford City

A-C Valley 45, West Forest 25 — Tricia Kerlin and Kelsey Boocks both scored 14 points for the victorious Falcons (8-6).

A-C VALLEY 45Tricia Kerlin 5 0-3 14, Emily Quaill 3 0-1 6, Racheal Viertel 1 0-0 2, Kelsey Boocks 2 10-14 14, Meredith Snyder 2 2-2 6, Hanna Hetrick 1 0-0 2, Erin Logue 0 1-2 1, Sadie Longo 0 0-0 0, Jacqui Hetzler 0 0-0 0, Danielle Kaufman 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 14 13-22 45.

WEST FOREST 25Schwab 1 3-7 5, B. Bemis 1 0-2 3, Wallace 4 1-2 9, N. Bemis 3 1-1 8.

Totals: 9 5-12 25.

A-C Valley 14 8 16 7—45West Forest 1 8 10 6—253-point goals: A-C Valley 4 (Kerlin 4); West Forest 2 (B. Bemis, N. Bemis).

Wednesday: North Clarion at A-C Valley

Grove City 35, Central Tech 22 — Brogan Foster scored 11 points, including three 3-pointers, in the Eagles' win.

GROVE CITY 35Jessee Treiber 0 0-0 0, Hailey Hall 2 5-6 9, Corianne Hyduchak 3 1-2 7, Brogan Foster 3 2-2 11, Jordyn Wyllie 0 0-0 0, Vanessa Sprando 2 0-0 4, Danyelle Lucido 0 0-0 0, Jen Ferguson 0 0-0 0, Arianna Sprando 2 0-1 4.

Totals: 12 8-11 35.

CENTRAL TECH 22Cornelius 1 0-0 2, Wayne 0 0-0 0, C. Winarski 1 0-0 3, Sebastian 0 0-0 0, Demski 0 0-0 0, Valiamont 3 0-0 6, Clayton 0 0-0 0, Tarasovitch 4 0-0 9, Watson 1 0-0 2.

Totals: 10 0-0 22.

Grove City 10 6 8 11—35Central Tech 8 4 2 8—223-point goals: Grove City 3 (Foster 3); Central Tech 2 (Winarski, Tarasovitch).

JV Score: Central Tech 45-35

Thursday: Grove City at Oil City

Tucker Preston had 21 points and nine rebounds and Ethan Williams added 20 points — including five 3-pointers — to lead Karns City to a 68-46 win over Keystone.The Gremlins (6-11) used a 23-8 first-quarter advantage to take control early.<B>KEYSTONE 46</B>A. Lencer 1 0-0 2, Eberhart 1 0-0 3, Sigel 3 0-0 6, J. Lencer 3 3-6 9, Beichner 9 3-4 21, Young 2 0-0 5. <B>Totals:</B> 19 6-10 46.<B>KARNS CITY 68</B>Brandyn Bowser 2 4-4 8, Tyler Kepple 4 0-1 8, Brady Ellenberger 1 0-0 2, Tucker Preston 7 4-6 21, Kyle Barger 0 0-0 0, Ethan Williams 7 1-2 20, Andrew Johnston 2 0-0 5, Dan Filges 2 0-0 4, Logan Moroney 0 0-0 0. <B>Totals:</B> 25 9-13 68.<B>Keystone 8 13 8 17—46Karns City 23 7 17 21—683-point goals:</B> Keystone 2 (Eberhart, Young); Karns City 9 (Williams 5, Preston 3, Johnston).<B>Wednesday:</B> Union at Karns City<B>Montour 67, Mars 51 —</B> Mitch Buzard's 15 points were not enough to lift the Planets (11-6) to victory.<B>MARS 51</B>Garrett Ashbaugh 2 1-4 5, Owen Nearhoof 4 0-0 12, Ben Erdahl 0 0-0 0, Ethan Lewis 0 0-0 0, Matt Getsy 1 2-2 4, Mitch Buzard 6 1-1 15, Zach May 3 0-0 6, Josh Goetz 3 3-4 9, Jason Lozzi 0 0-0 0. <B>Totals:</B> 19 7-11 51.<B>MONTOUR 67</B>Wilson 5 0-0 11, Buechel 7 3-4 17, Scuilli 3 0-0 9, Reed 0 0-0 0, Haas 7 0-0 17, Hill 0 0-0 0, Keally 0 0-0 0, Crutzer 0 0-0 0, Macodangdang 0 0-0 0, Julian 1 0-0 3, Kutchman 1 0-0 2, Randall 0 0-0 0, Lewis 3 2-6 8. <B>Totals:</B> 27 5-10 67.<B>Mars 14 5 16 16—51Montour 18 14 25 10—673-point goals:</B> Mars 6 (Nearhoof 4, Buzard 2); Montour 8 (Scuilli 3, Haas 3, Wilson, Julian).<B>Today:</B> Mars at Deer Lakes<B>A-C Valley 80, West Forest 52 —</B> Ryan Bartley scored 26 points and added seven rebounds and six assists for the Falcons.Brody Irwin contributed 23 points and nine assists, Kevin Kaufman 11 points and seven rebounds and Jeff Eaton 10 points and 11 rebounds in the win.<B>WEST FOREST 52</B>Sneeringer 10 1-3 21, S. McFarland 5 0-0 10, Silvis 3 0-0 6, Bemis 2 1-1 5, L. McFarland 2 0-0 4, Marshall 2 1-2 6. <B>Totals:</B> 24 3-5 52.<B>A-C VALLEY 80</B>Brody Irwin 8 2-2 23, Ryan Bartley 10 6-9 26, Kevin Kaufman 5 1-2 11, Jeff Eaton 4 0-0 10, Landon Delisio 1 0-1 2, Jay Kaufman 3 0-0 6, Keaton King 0 0-0 0, Cole Terwilliger 0 0-0 0, Eric Orton 0 0-0 0, Jimmy Holton 0 0-0 0, Chase Longo 1 0-0 2. <B>Totals:</B> 32 9-14 80.<B>West Forest 9 15 17 11—52A-C Valley 15 22 27 16—803-point goals:</B> West Forest 1 (Marshall); A-C Valey 7 (Irwin 5, Eaton 2).

<B>West Mifflin 40, Mars 22 —</B> In a WPIAL Class AA playoff match, the Titans used three consecutive pins (220, 285, 106) to push past the Planets.James Flinn (145) and Chris Lorch (126) recorded pins for Mars.<B>Match started at 138 pounds106</B> <B>pounds:</B> Jim Harrison (WM) pinned Jimmy Ronczka, 1:19; <B>113: </B>Carter Shar (WM) dec. Richie Boeh, 5-2; <B>120: </B>Jeff Martinez (WM) dec. Silas Bender, 3-2; <B>126: </B>Chris Lorch (Ma) pinned Cody Kovalyok, 4;31; <B>132: </B>Dante Brown (WM) major dec. over Drew Schultheis, 12-1; <B>138: </B>Andy Selker (Ma) major dec. over Dennis Dzurikanin, 16-6; <B>145: </B>James Flinn (Ma) pinned Randy Wilson, 1:10; <B>152: </B>Ryan McMahon (Ma) dec. Keith Blasko, 6-1; <B>160: </B>Wade Bakewell (WM) pinned Alex Grosso, :19; <B>170: </B>Luke Centofanti (WM) dec. Nathan Bair, 5-3 <B>182: </B>Austin Bitzer (Ma) dec. Tyree Atkinson, 12-5; <B>195: </B>Roget Mitchell (WM) dec. Johan VanWyk, 6-5; <B>220: </B>Jimmy Keys (WM) pinned Jose Quinones, :35; <B>285: </B>Shawn Peviev (WM) pinned Trey Turnblacer, 1:05.<B>Knoch 36, Highlands 27 — </B>Blaine Elliott (132) earned a pin while four other Knights picked up forfeit wins in this victory over the Rams.<B>106</B> <B>pounds:</B> Dillion Holben (K) dec. Jeremy Renwick, 7-0; <B>113: </B>No match; <B>120: </B>Kendric Moore (H) dec. Joel Hixon, 10-3; <B>126: </B>Ryan Grossman (K) won by forfeit; <B>132: </B>Baline Elliott (K) pinned Robert Reesman, 1:58; <B>138: </B>Col McLaughlin (K) won by forfeit; <B>145: </B>Matthew Steinmiller (K) won by forfeit; <B>152: </B>Tyler Hlebiczki (K) dec. Derrick Mazur, 9-3; <B>160: </B>Zachary Mazur (H) dec. Ben Nowicki, 6-3; <B>170: </B>Thomas Grates (H) dec. Cody Bracken, 7-0; <B>182: </B>Brian Mowry (K) won by forfeit; <B>195: </B>Allan Cratsenburg (H) won by forfeit; <B>220: </B>Logan Platt (H) won by forfeit; <B>285: </B>Reily Shane (H) won by forfeit.<B>Fox Chapel 33, Seneca Valley 29 — </B>The Raiders reeled off the final six bouts, capped by a pin from Brennen O'Shea at 126 pounds, but the squad came up short.<B>Match started at 132106</B> <B>pounds:</B> Nick Zoria (SV) dec. Jared Rice, 5-3; <B>113: </B>Anthony Latess (SV) tech. fall over Patrick Imhof, 18-3 (4:37); <B>120: </B>Zain Skalas (SV) dec. Ahad Firoz, 9-4; <B>126: </B>Brennen O'Shea (SV) pinned Christian Nicolescu, 1;52; <B>132: </B>Austin Leon (SV) dec. David Rice, 9-2; <B>138: </B>Shane Bialowas (FC) dec. Tyler Schillero, 8-6; <B>145: </B>Sam Molina (FC) major dec. over Matthew King, 17-7; <B>152: </B>Tyler Heasley (FC) dec. Stephen Rudolph, 3-1; <B>160: </B>Corey Mahon (FC) pinned Matt Banyas, 2:51; <B>170: </B>Stephen Cuneo (FC) tech. fall over John Proper, 17-2 (6:00); <B>182: </B>Anthony Brooks (FC) pinned Joe Duggan, 2;37; <B>195: </B>Richard Giovanetti (FC) won by forfeit; <B>220: </B>Tyler Miller (SV) dec. Tyler Lever, 8-3; <B>285: </B>Clayton Hoover (SV) won by forfeit.

<B>Canon-McMillan 9, Butler 2</B> — Tanner Gilliland and Mack Walters each scored a goal for the Tornado in this loss.Butler was outshot 53-20 by Canon-McMillan.<B>Westmont Hilltop 10, Knoch 0</B> — No other information was available.

<B>Neighborhood Academy 48, First Baptist Christian 28 (girls basketball) —</B> Hannah Roth scored nine points and Lydia Roth eight in this defeat.<B>Neighborhood Academy 45, First Baptist Christian 37 (boys basketball) —</B> Tommy Barnhart scored 16 points, Paul Drake added nine points and Adam Drake eight rebounds in the loss.<B></B>

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