Knoch gets by Ford City, 39-38
P.J. Gourley scored on a layup at the buzzer to give the Knoch boys basketball team a 39-38 win over Ford City in the regular-season finale Monday night.
Aiden Albert hit four 3-pointers for 12 points to lead the Knights (13-9).
KNOCH 39
Aiden Albert 4 0-0 12, Troy Hixson 1 0-0 2, Matt Zanella 4 0-1 8, Devin Campbell 1 0-0 3, Jackson McKee 2 1-1 6, PJ Gourley 4 0-0 8. Totals: 16 1-2 39.
FORD CITY 38
Nulph 0 2-3 2, Baillie 5 3-3 13, Heilman 7 0-1 14, Bower 1 0-0 2, Kunst 2 0-0 5, Forker 1 0-0 2. Totals: 16 5-7 38.
Knoch 4 15 13 7 — 39
Ford City9 9 12 8 — 38
3-point goals: Knoch 6 (Albert 4, Campbell, McKee); Ford City 1 (Kunst)
TBD: Knoch in WPIAL playoffs
Union 73, Clarion 40 — Cole Morris scored 26 points as the Golden Knights rolled.
Hank Murphy added 14 points for Union (12-9).
CLARION 40
R. Anthony 0 0-0 0, C. Smith 3 2-3 9, Lower 1 1-2 3, T. Smith 4 3-4 15, Burford 1 0-2 3, Plummer 1 0-0 2, R. Anthony 1 2-2 5, Craig 0 0-1 0, Stallman 0 1-2 1, Skunda 1 1-2 3. Totals: 12 10-18 40.
UNION 73
Hank Murphy 6 1-3 14, Cole Morris 9 6-6 26, Noah Vereb 2 0-0 4, Zack Hepler 1 0-0 2, Chet Carmichael 2 2-4 6, Lucas Bowser 3 2-2 9, Lane Cicciarelli 2 0-0 4, Tyler Wiser 4 0-0 8, Drew Marsh 0 0-0 0, Sutton Varner 0 0-0 0, Logue 0 0-0 0, Gavin Hawk 0 0-0 0. Totals: 29 11-15 73.
Clarion 8 8 7 17 — 40
Union13 25 18 17 — 73
3-point goals: Clarion 6 (C. Smith, T. Smith 4, R. Anthony); Union (Murphy, Morris 2, Bowser)
Today: Union at Karns City
Cranberry 53, A-C Valley 26 — The host Falcons were no match for the Berries.
Girls Basketball
Erin Danik scored 27 points and also had 14 rebounds as Seneca Valley routed Keystone Oaks, 75-44.
Danik was 13-of-15 from the free throw line in the victory.
Shaley Bream added 21 points and Meghan Hess 15 for the Raiders (13-9).
SENECA VALLEY 75
Michaela Lamont 2 3-5 7, Shaley Bream 8 1-2 21, Christina Dunning 0 2-4 2, Carolyn Palaski 0 0-0 0, Brooke Lyczek 1 0-0 3, Meghan Hess 5 2-4 15, Anna Sullivan 0 0-0 0, Maggie Maloney 0 0-0 0, Kelsey Cruttenden 0 0-0 0, Sarah Jones 0 0-0 0, Erin Danik 6 13-15 27. Totals: 22-61 21-30 75.
KEYSTONE OAKS 44
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Seneca Valley 13 12 26 24 — 75
Keystone Oaks0 20 16 8 — 44
3-point goals: Seneca Valley 10 (Bream 4, Lyczek, Hess 3, Danik 2)
TBD: Seneca Valley in WPIAL playoffs
Moon 48, Mars 43 — The playoff-bound Planets fell to 18-4 overall.
Slippery Rock 55, Titusville 27 — Jenna Whitmer scored 16 points and Steph Croll added 15 as the Rockets rolled.
Bailey Boyd also cracked double-digits in scoring for Slippery Rock with 10.
SLIPPERY ROCK 55
Elena McDermott 1 0-0 2, Bailey Boyd 4 1-2 10, Macy McCall 1 2-2 4, Jenna Whitmer 7 0-2 16, Hope Schnell 1 0-0 2, Steph Croll 6 0-0 15, Hannah Willison 2 0-0 4. Totals: 22-54 3-6 55.
TITUSVILLE 27
Not available.
Slippery Rock 17 12 15 11 — 55
Titusville5 7 7 8 — 27
3-point goals: Slippery Rock 7 (McDermott, Boyd, Whitmer 2, Croll 3)
Thursday: Hickory at Slippery Rock
Freeport 63, Highlands 43 — Zoe Soilis scored 26 points to pace the Yellowjackets.
Carli Schwickrath added 12 points and eight rebounds for Freeport (7-14).
HIGHLANDS 43
Cochran 1 0-0 3, Jonczak 9 4-4 23, Cebula 0 1-2 1, Thomas 1 0-0 2, Boda 5 0-0 10, Bernardi 1 0-0 2. Totals: 17 5-6 43.
FREEPORT 63
Zoe Soilis 11 3-4 26, Asti Brestenski 0 2-2 2, Macy Smolic 4 1-1 9, Kim Mixon 1 0-0 2, Carli Schwickrath 6 0-0 12, Haley Conner 5 0-4 8, Abree Cowen 1 0-0 2, Victoria Delk 0 0-0 0, Megan Manke 0 2-3 2, Brittany Kolek 0 0-1 0, Jenna Manke 0 0-0 0. Totals: 27 8-15 63.
Highlands 11 12 10 10 — 43
Freeport16 9 17 19 — 63
3-point goals: Highlands 2 (Cochran, Jonszak); Freeport 1 (Soilis).
A-C Valley 60, Cranberry 42 — Erin Logue poured in 18 points for the Falcons in this win.
Danielle Kaufman added 10 for A-C Valley (11-9).
CRANBERRY 42
Not available.
A-C VALLEY 60
Ellie Thompson 4 0-0 8, Kiersten Rothen 0 0-2 0, Sadie Longo 1 3-4 5, Lauren McNany 3 2-2 8, Morgan Cratty 4 1-2 9, Erin Logue 8 2-2 18, Danielle Kaufman 4 2-2 10, Jill Caldwell 1 0-0 2. Totals: 25 10-12 60.
Cranberry 8 9 12 13 — 42
A-C Valley19 13 14 14 — 60
3-point goals: None
Wednesday: A-C Valley at Redbank Valley
Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic 68, Trinity 43 — The Trojanettes rolled to their 17th win in 22 games.
Hickory 60, Grove City 34 — The Eagles dropped this lopsided decision to the Hornets. No other details were available.
Private Schools
Hannah Roth scored 15 points, added eight rebounds and six assists as the First Baptist Christian girls basketball team defeated Cheswick Christian, 46-26, recently.
Caitlyn Mueller added 12 points and four assists, Lydia Roth eight rebounds and four steals.
Cheswick Christian 65, FBC (boys) 42 — Javier Iglesia had 17 points, six steals and five assists in the loss while Trevor Barnhart had nine points and seven rebounds.
FBC's junior varsity lost, 46-32, despite 14 points and 12 rebounds from Hirschy Kirkwood, 13 points, eight rebounds and six assists from Aaron Drake.
Penn Christian Academy (boys) — PCS defeated Evangel Heights 30-12 and Seeds of Faith 31-9. Landon Strahn had 14 points and five rebounds, Sam Hahn nine rebounds in the first game. Strahn had 16 points, Trevor Short seven rebounds in the second contest.
Penn Christian Academy (girls) — Ellie Norman scored four points in an 18-12 loss to New Castle. Katelyn Shaver had nine points in a 18-12 win over Grace Christian.
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