Treys help Freeport top Ford City
The Freeport boys basketball team hit 10 3-pointers — Kris Keppel going 5-for-5 from behind the arc — to lead the Yellowjackets to a 56-51 non-section boys basketball win over Ford City Wednesday night.
Josh Beale scored 20 points and hit four 3-pointers to pace Freeport (11-6). Keppel finished with 19 points.
As a team, the Yellowjackets were 10-of-15 from 3-point range and 6-for-16 inside the arc.
FORD CITY 51
Bowman 0 1-2 1, Nulph 4 0-0 9, Baillie 3 0-1 6, Heilman 4 0-0 8, Bower 9 4-9 23, Porter 0 1-2 1, Kunst 1 0-0 3, Cirrincione 0 0-0 0, Falsetti 0 0-0 0. Totals: 21 6-14 51.
FREEPORT 56
Mason Eddinger 1 1-2 4, Kevin Lynch 2 3-4 7, Kris Keppel 5 4-4 19, Marshall McCormick 0 0-0 0, Brandon Hochbein 0 0-0 0, Dylan Hochbein 0 0-0 0, Codey Digiacobbe 1 2-2 4, Derek Jones 0 0-0 0, Josh Beale 6 4-6 20, Jon Wise 1 0-0 2. Totals: 16 14-20 56.
Ford City 9 8 14 20 — 51
Freeport13 15 12 16 — 56
3-point goals: Ford City 3 (Nulph, Bower, Kunst; Freeport 10 (Eddinger, Keppel 5, Beale 4)
Friday: Mars at Freeport
Moniteau 65, Forest Area 24 — Cody Skiver and JJ Waid each scored 13 points as the Warriors routed the Fires.
FOREST AREA 24
Renton 2 0-3 4, Dittman 1 0-2 2, Bereksazi 0 1-2 1, Popeko 1 0-0 2, Smail 3 2-4 9, Berlin 1 2-5 4, Work 1 0-0 2. Totals: 9 5-16 24.
MONITEAU 65
James Bair 3 3-4 9, Cody Skiver 5 2-3 13, Aaron Marterella 2 0-0 4, JJ Waid 5 3-3 13, Jake Fullerton 0 3-4 3, Derek Boben 1 0-0 2, Zach Jewart 1 0-0 2, Shawn Giddings 2 2-4 4, Brantlee Alexander 1 0-1 2, Nick Pry 3 1-2 7, Dalton Anderson 1 2-2 4. Totals: 24 17-24 65.
Forest Area 4 6 5 9 — 24
Moniteau15 21 14 15 — 65
3-point goals: Forest Area 1 (Smail); Moniteau none
JV: Moniteau 49-22
Friday: Moniteau at A-C Valley
Karns City 53, Keystone 37 — David Olszak scored 21 points and Dalton Callihan added 12 points and 19 rebounds for the Gremlins.
Ethan Conto added 10 points for Karns City (6-6, 2-1).
KARNS CITY 53
David Olszak 9 3-5 21, Ethan Conto 4 0-0 10, Holden Martin 0 0-0 0, Christian Turner 2 2-6 6, Colton Hawk 0 0-0 0, Reese Barger 0 0-0 0, Brandon Waltman 2 0-0 4, Chandler Turner 0 0-0 0, Dalton Callihan 5 2-3 12, Noah Pollock 0 0-0 0. Totals: 22 7-14 53.
KEYSTONE 37
Ion 1 0-0 3, Shick 1 0-0 2, Rearick 1 0-0 2, Graf 6 3-8 15, Wilson 0 0-0 0, Braun 1 0-0 2, Jones 2 0-2 4, Haines 3 2-2 9. Totals: 15 5-12 37.
Karns City 20 11 12 10 — 53
Keystone9 5 16 17 — 37
3-point goals: Karns City 2 (Conto 2); Keystone 2 (Ion, Haines)
Friday: Karns City at Cranberry
Union 69, A-C Valley 39 — Cole Morris poured in 22 points as the Golden Knights rolled.
Chet Carmichael added 11 points and Lane Cicciarelli and Tyler Wiser pitched in 10 each for Union (8-6).
UNION 69
Hank Murphy 3 0-0 7, Cole Morris 6 7-8 22, Noah Vereb 0 1-2 1, Zach Hepler 1 1-2 3, Chet Carmichael 4 3-3 11, Lucas Bowser 1 3-4 5, Lane Cicciarelli 5 0-3 10, Tyler Wiser 5 0-1 10, Drew Marsh 0 0-0 0, Gavin Hawk 0 0-0 0, Drew Logue 0 0-0 0, Varner. Totals: 25 15-23 69.
A-C VALLEY 39
Kody Wolfe 4 0-0 10, Jake Edwards 1 0-0 2, Ivan Pennington 0 1-3 1, Levi Fair 0 1-2 1, Austin Kriebel 1 0-0 3, Joe Manculich 0 0-2 0, Zach Muhl 3 6-8 14, Brady Terwilliger 1 2-3 4, Austin Heeter 0 4-10 4, John Anderson 0 0-0 0. Totals: 10 14-28 39.
Union 10 26 16 17 — 69
A-C Valley7 11 5 16 — 39
3-point goals: Union 4 (Murphy, Morris 3); A-C Valley 5 (Wolfe 2, Kriebel, Muhl 2)
Friday: Venango Catholic at Union; Moniteau at A-C Valley
Summit Academy 59, Mohawk 57 — Baylil Muhammad scored 16 points to lead the Knights (2-12, 1-8) to their first section win.
SUMMIT ACADEMY 59
Baylil Muhammad 7 1-5 16, Anthony Rentas 5 1-1 11, Terrell Turner 5 2-4 12, Sayyid Muhammad 1 1-4 3, Shikar Hunley 3 0-0 6, Dennis Richardson 5 1-2 11. Totals: 26 6-16 59.
MOHAWK 57
Shasteen 10 2-8 26, McConahy 1 0-0 2, Zagotti 1 1-2 3, Malutic 8 7-10 24, Kurtz 1 0-0 2. Totals: 21 10-20 57.
Summit Academy 18 10 17 14 — 59
Mohawk17 16 10 14 — 57
3-point goals: Summit Academy 1 (B. Muhammad); Mohawk 5 (Shasteen 4, Malutic)
Friday: Summit Academy at Riverside
Girls Basketball
Four A-C Valley players scored in double-digits as the Falcons downed Union, 51-37.
Ellie Thompson led the way for the Falcons (10-4) with 11 points. Morgan Cratty, Erin Logue and Danielle Kaufman each added 10 for A-C Valley.
Lexey Shick led Union (4-12) with 11 points.
A-C VALLEY 51
Ellie Thompson 3 5-6 11, Kiersten Rothen 0 0-2 0, Sadie Longo 3 1-3 7, Morgan Cratty 4 2-4 10, Erin Logue 4 2-3 10, Danielle Kaufman 5 0-0 10, Jill Caldwell 1 0-0 3. Totals: 20 10-18 51.
UNION 37
Lexey Shick 4 2-2 11, Kloe Remmick 2 5-6 9, Eiley McGregor 3 1-2 7, Shaley Shick 2 2-3 6, Kali Flick 1 0-0 2, Hannah Atzeni 1 0-0 2. Totals: 13 10-13 37.
A-C Valley 15 14 10 12 — 51
Union8 11 6 12 — 37
3-point goals: A-C Valley 1 (Caldwell); Union 1 (L. Shick)
Today: A-C Valley at Moniteau
Friday: Union at Venango Catholic
Bowling
Karlee Arendt rolled a 612 series as the Mars girls bowling team ended Butler’s 55-game winning streak with a 5-2 victory at Family Bowlaway.
MiKayla White had a 512 series for the Golden Tornado (5-1) and Baylee Verner had a 501 series.
The Butler boys swept Mars 7-0.
Nick Huff paced Butler with a 685 series, including a high game of 241.
Shawn Marcellus pitched in a 659 series for the Golden Tornado (5-1).
David Howell came in as a substitute and rolled a 278 and a 207 over two games.
Wrestling
Knoch recorded six pins, including one in 45 seconds by Bailey Savage (220 pounds) and one in 48 seconds by Brandon Yobst (152) to down Summit Academy, 60-18.
Knoch 60, Summit Academy 18
(Match started at 145 pounds)
106-No match; 113-WilliamHockenberry (K) by forfeit; 120-Anthony Hugh (SA) by forfeit; 126-Luke Thomas (SA) pinned Mitch Walter, 1:56; 132-Eugene Gray (SA) pinned Noah Kisson, 1:40; 138-MaxFreyermuth (K) by forfeit; 145-Tavin McCullough (SA) pinned Eric Green, 1:13; 152-Brandon Yobst (K) pinned Pagette, :48; 160-MattSteinmiller (K) by forfeit; 170-Matt Walter (K) pinned Lechinski, 1:08; 182-Charlie Cook (K) pinned Moore, 3:46; 195-Dalton Ashton (K) pinned Adams, 1:47; 220-Bailey Savage (K) pinned Perry, :45; Hwt.-JacobBecker (K) by forfeit