Moniteau girls win 8th straight
Alazia Greaves and Kristina DeMatteis each scored 13 points as the Moniteau girls basketball team edged Redbank Valley 42-36 for its eighth win in a row.
The Warriors (14-5) held Redbank to just 21 points in the last three quarters.
MONITEAU 42
Stephanie McCall 3 2-4 8, Alycia Brehm 1 0-0 2, Alazia Greaves 4 1-2 13, Kristina DeMatteis 6 1-2 13, Sara Hull 2 2-2 6, Kara Mentel 0 0-0 0, Cortney Claypool 0 0-0 0 Totals: 16 6-10 42.
REDBANK VALLEY 36
Bain 1 0-2 2, Fink 0 1-3 1, Dougherty 4 0-0 10, Hinderliter 9 2-4 21, Gruver 1 0-0 2. Totals: 15 3-9 36.
Moniteau 10 14 7 11 — 42
Redbank Valley15 6 6 9 — 36
3-point goals: Moniteau 4 (Greaves 4); Redbank Valley 3 (Hinderliter, Dougherty 2)
Monday: Moniteau at Karns City
Karns City 54, A-C Valley 29 — Shanel Preston scored 17 points as the Gremlins toppled A-C Valley, 54-29, on Senior Night.
Preston, a senior, hit three 3-pointers and helped the Gremlins (15-3) build a 36-12 lead at the half.
LeeAnn Gibson added 11 points and senior Annie Hegedus added 10 points for Karns City.
Morgan Cratty paced A-C Valley (10-9) with 11 points.
A-C VALLEY 29
Erin Logue 1 1-2 3, Sadie Longo 1 0-0 2, Danielle Kaufman 1 0-0 2, Morgan Cratty 4 3-5 11, Lauren McNany 1 2-2 4, Kiersten Rothen 1 0-0 2, Ellie Thompson 1 3-6 5. Totals: 10 9-15 29.
KARNS CITY 54
Alyssa Gibson 1 0-2 3, Emily Hegedus 0 1-2 1, Emily LoPresti 2 0-0 5, Sadie Moore 2 0-0 4, LeErin Jones 0 1-2 1, LeeAnn Gibson 3 5-7 11, Annie Hegedus 3 2-4 10, Shanel Preston 7 0-0 17, Clara Stoughton 0 0-2 0, Brody Whited 1 0-0 2, Abby Wolfe 0 0-0 0, Brooke Moore 0 0-0 0, MacKenzie Craig 0 0-0 0. Totals: 19 9-19 54.
A-C Valley 4 8 8 9 — 29
Karns City18 18 10 8 — 54
3-point goals: A-C Valley none; Karns City 7 (A. Gibson, LoPresti, A. Hegedus 2, Preston 3)
Saturday: Clarion-Limestone at Karns City, 1:30
Monday: Cranberry at A-C Valley
Keystone 63, Union 40 — Lexey Shick scored 20 points, but the Damsels dropped this KSAC game.
KEYSTONE 63
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UNION 40
Lexey Shick 9 1-4 20, Kali Flick 2 1-2 6, Shaley Shick 1 0-2 3, Hailey Schrecengost 1 1-2 3, Frankee Remmick 1 0-0 2, Eiley McGregor 1 0-0 2, Erin MacKinlay 1 0-0 2, Hannah Atzeni 1 0-0 2. Totals: 17 3-10 40.
Keystone 9 19 17 18 — 63
Union6 11 8 11 — 40
3-point goals: Union 3 (L. Shick, Flick, S. Shick)
Tuesday: Karns City at Union
Boys Basketball
Dalton Callihan scored 16 points and also grabbed 10 rebounds and David Olszak also pitched in 16 points as Karns City downed A-C Valley, 65-34.
The Gremlins (11-7) had a slim five-point lead at the half, but blew the game open by outscoring the Falcons 26-3 in the third quarter.
The win clinches a trip to the playoffs for Karns City.
KARNS CITY 65
David Olszak 6 2-2 16, Ethan Conto 0 1-2 1, Holden Martin 0 0-0 0, Christian Turner 2 3-8 7, Jake Wiles 0 0-0 0, Ben Ealy 0 0-0 0, Colten Hawk 4 0-0 8, Reese Barger 3 0-0 8, Brendan Waltman 2 0-2 4, Chandler Turner 1 1-1 3, Dalton Callihan 6 4-5 16, Noah Pollock 0 2-2 2, Marcus Lantz 0 0-0 0, Jimmy Thompson 0 0-0 0, Caleb McNany 0 0-1 0. Totals: 24 13-22 65.
A-C VALLEY 34
Kody Wolfe 0 1-2 1, Jake Edwards 5 1-2 13, Ivan Pennington 0 5-6 5, John Anderson 0 0-0 0, Joe Manculich 1 3-3 5, Zach Muhl 2 0-2 5, Brady Terwilliger 0 0-0 0, Aaron Busch 1 1-2 3, Austin Heeter 0 2-4 2. Totals: 9 14-21 34.
Karns City 7 14 26 18 — 65
A-C Valley4 12 3 15 — 34
3-point goals: Karns City 4 (Olszak 2, Barger 2); A-C Valley 2 (Edwards, Muhl)
Saturday: Clarion-Limestone at Karns City, 3 p.m.
Monday: Cranberry at A-C Valley
Redbank Valley 59, Moniteau 45 — James Bair scored 16 points and Cody Skiver added 15, but the Warriors fell at home.
REDBANK VALLEY 59
Shumaker 5 5-6 17, Heeter 4 1-3 9, J. Dougherty 6 5-7 21, Westover 2 2-2 6, D. Dougherty 2 0-0 4, Neiswonder 1 0-0 2. Totals: 20 13-18 59.
MONITEAU 45
James Bair 4 6-10 16, Cody Skiver 4 5-7 15, Aaron Marterlla 3 0-0 8, Jake Fullerton 2 0-0 4, JJ Waid 0 0-2 0, Shawn Giddings 1 0-0 2. Totals: 14 11-19 45.
Redbank Valley 15 15 14 15 — 59
Moniteau14 9 15 7 — 45
3-point goals: Redbank Valley 6 (J. Dougherty 4, Shumaker 2); Moniteau 6 (Bair 2, Skiver 2, Marterella 2)
JV: Redbank Valley 39-37 (Zach Jewart)
Monday: Karns City at Moniteau
Union 50, Keystone 44 — Cole Morris scored 15 points to lead the Golden Knights (10-9) to a win.
KEYSTONE 44
Ion 4 0-0 11, Shick 0 1-2 1, Hogue 0 0-0 0, Brown 0 0-0 0, Rearick 3 0-0 9, Wilson 1 0-0 2, Graf 4 8-12 17, Jones 2 0-0 4. Totals: 14 9-14 44.
UNION 50
Hank Murphy 2 0-0 4, Cole Morris 6 3-7 15, Zach Hepler 1 0-0 3, Chet Carmichael 4 1-5 9, Lucas Bowser 1 2-2 4, Lane Ciciarelli 3 0-3 6, Tyler Wiser 4 1-6 9. Totals: 20 7-23 50.
Keystone 10 14 8 12 — 44
Union15 12 11 12 — 50
3-point goals: Keystone 7 (Ion 3, Rearick 3, Graf); Union 1 (Hepler)
Monday: Clarion at Union
Private Schools
First Baptist Christian (boys) 57, St. Paul’s Catholic 46 — Javier Iglesia had 20 points and eight assists in the win while Trevor Barnhart added 19 points, 15 rebounds and seven assists, Cameron Karnes 10 points and 12 rebounds.