Mars girls keep rolling
Ali Goetz scored 17 points as the Mars girls basketball team jumped out to a 22-2 lead over visiting Knoch after the first quarter and cruised to a 68-25 section win Monday night.
Jess Bunner added 12 points for the Planets (9-5, 6-0).
Savanna Steffen paced Knoch (2-10, 2-4) with seven points.
KNOCH 25
Sarah Brasili 1 0-0 2, Maddy Bricker 0 0-0 0, Savanna Steffen 3 1-3 7, Erica Hunter 2 1-2 5, Abbie Thrower 1 0-0 2, Maddie Canel 1 0-0 2, Alyssa Logan 0 0-0 0, Allie Megahan 1 1-2 3, Ally Riley 0 3-6 3, Emily Robb 0 0-0 0, Swihart 0 1-4 1. Totals: 9 7-17 25.
MARS 68
Sara Getsy 4 0-0 8, Nicole McCloud 2 2-4 6, Jess Bunner 4 2-4 12, Ali Goetz 7 2-2 17, Daniella Paras 0 1-2 1, Ellyssa Paras 1 1-2 4, Bri Buzard 1 3-4 5, Paige Castora 1 0-0 2, Gabby Kosobucki 0 0-0 0, Bonnie Workman 2 0-0 6, Elise Sheehy 1 0-0 2, Bailey Campbell 1 1-1 3, Hunter Berneburg 1 0-0 2. Totals: 25 12-19 68.
Knoch 2 5 12 6 — 25
Mars22 15 16 15 — 68
3-point goals: Mars 6 (Bunner 2, Goetz, E. Paras, Workman 2)
Thursday: Knoch at Freeport; Valley at Mars
Freeport 62, Highlands 40 — Zoe Soilis scored 19 points and Macy Smolic added 13 points and 14 rebounds as the Yellowjackets cruised to a section win.
Dava Jack added 16 points and five steals for Freeport (6-6, 3-3).
HIGHLANDS 40
Bernardi 1 1-3 3, Beale 0 3-4 3, Borkowski 0 0-0 0, Boda 2 5-6 11, Jonczak 6 2-3 15, Thomas 1 2-2 4, Torgert 1 0-0 2, Pigott 1 0-0 2, Cichelo 0 0-0 0, Auguste 0 0-0 0. Totals: 12 13-18 40.
FREEPORT 62
Zoe Soilis 7 3-5 19, Dava Jack 7 2-2 16, Macy Smolic 6 1-2 13, Kim Mixon 0 0-0 0, Carli Schwickrath 0 1-2 1, Megan Minyon 0 0-2 0, Hailey Connor 1 1-4 3, Abree Cowen 1 0-0 2, Carly Van Tine 0 0-0 0, Erica Jack 1 0-0 3, Michaela Bowser 2 1-2 5, Amanda Gomez 0 0-0 0, Natalie Dell 0 0-0 0. Totals: 25 9-19 62.
Highlands 5 13 10 12 — 40
Freeport16 14 12 20 — 62
3-point goals: Highlands 3 (Boda 2, Jonczak); Freeport 3 (Soilis 2, E. Jack)
Tuesday: Freeport at Indiana
Franklin 45, Grove City 44 — Danyelle Lucido scored 11 points, but the Eagles' fourth-quarter comeback came a point short.
Franklin was helped by an 18-of-19 shooting night from the free throw line.
GROVE CITY 44
Hailey Hall 0 0-0 0, Danyelle Lucido 3 2-2 11, Alexis Deyarmin 1 0-0 2, Brenna Deyarmin 2 2-2 7, Corianne Hyduchak 2 0-0 4, Catie Jaskowak 1 2-2 5, Jordyn Wyllie 3 2-6 8, Jenn Ferguson 0 4-8 4, Aianna Sprando 1 1-1 3. Totals: 13 13-21 44.
FRANKLIN 45
Starr 4 10-10 19, Gravatt 4 8-9 19, Hoover 0 0-0 0, Peiffer 1 0-0 2, A. Jones 3 0-0 6. Totals: 12 18-19 45.
Grove City 9 11 9 15 — 44
Franklin11 13 11 10 — 45
3-point goals: Grove City 5 (Lucido 3, B. Deyarmin, Jaskowak); Franklin 3 (Starr, Gravatt 2)
JV: Grove City 49-28 (Hannah Santom 7)
Thursday: Slippery Rock at Grove City
DuBois Central Catholic 37, Union 19 — The Damsels fell to 0-9. No other information was available.
Karns City nearly overcame a 12-point deficit in the fourth quarter, but fell to Redbank Valley 44-41.David Markel paced the Gremlins (4-5) with 16 points.KARNS CITY 41David Olszak 3 3-4 9, Ethan Conto 0 0-0 0, Tyler Kepple 1 0-0 2, David Markel 6 0-0 16, Nathan Weckerly 1 0-0 2, Dakota Mohney 0 0-0 0, Christian Turner 1 2-4 4, Logan Moroney 4 0-1 8, Dan Filges 0 0-0 0, Brendan Waltman 0 0-0 0, Dalton Callihan 0 0-0 0. Totals: 16 5-9 41.REDBANK VALLEY 44Shumaker 5 5-6 16, Heeter 2 0-0 5, J. Dougherty 3 2-3 9, Brocious 1 0-0 2, Brown 1 2-4 4, Westover 4 0-0 8, D. Dougherty 0 0-0 0, Neiswonger 0 0-0 0. Totals: 16 9-13 44.Karns City 13 5 7 16 — 41Redbank Valley14 6 17 7 — 443-point goals: Karns City 4 (Markel 4); Redbank Valley 3 (Shumaker, Heeter, J. Dougherty)JV: Karns City 47-37 (Callihan 10)Today: North Clarion at Karns City
Abigail Parsons and Tabitha Donaldson each won a pair of individual events to lead the Slippery Rock girls to a 107-60 win over Hickory.Parsons and Donaldson were part of the Rockets' winning 200 freestyle and 400 freestyle relay victories.GirlsSlippery Rock 107, Hickory 60200 medley relay: 1-Slippery Rock (Mari Reott, Nikki Fair, Hannah Shumway, Alyssa Rea) 2:09.78200 freestyle: 1-Delaney Takoch (H) 2:12.68200 individual medley: 1-Abigail Parsons (SR) 2:17.1250 freestyle: 1-Tabitha Donaldson (SR) 26.78100 butterfly: 1-Parsons (SR) 1:02.19100 freestyle: 1-Donaldson (SR) 59.61500 freestyle: 1-Takoch (H) 5:42.27200 freestyle relay: 1-Slippery Rock (Donaldson, Shumway, Lindsey Lueken, Parsons) 1:51.16100 backstroke: 1-Reott (SR) 1:10.04100 breaststroke: 1-Fair (SR) 1:17.63400 freestyle relay: 1-Slippery Rock (Donaldson, Reott, Lueken, Parsons) 4:03.86BoysHickory 63, Slippery Rock 51200 medley relay: 1-Hickory 2:22.84200 freestyle: 1-Austin France (SR) 2:04.45200 individual medley: 1-Ryan Elsey (H) 2:13.1250 freestyle: 1-Kevin Hartenstein (H) 25.62100 freestyle: 1-Hartenstein (H) 57.31500 freestyle: 1-Matt Johnston (SR) 5:41.51200 freestyle relay: 1-Slippery Rock (Johnston, Clayton Cupec, Dan Masterson, France) 1:46.66100 backstroke: 1-Hartenstein (H) 1:14.26100 breaststroke: 1-Elsey (H) 1:06.38400 freestyle relay: 1-Slippery Rock (France, Masterson, Cupec, Johnston) 4:06.48Knoch 89, Montour 73 (girls); Knoch 89, Montour 70 (boys) — Brooke Zukowski, Maddy Czekalsi and Abby Jones all picked up multiple wins as the Knights' girls captured their first victory of the season.Jake Nelson, Nathan Walls, Noah Gumto and John Wilson all won multiple events in the boys win.GirlsKnoch 89, Montour 73200 medley relay: 1-Knoch (Rachel Wittmer, Brooke Zukowski, Hannah Shoemaker, Abby Jones) 2:06.25200 freestyle: 1-Montour200 individual medley: 1-Shoemaker (K) 2:33.0350 freestyle: 1-Zukowski (K) 26.40100 butterfly: 1-Maddy Czekalski (K) 1:13.56100 freestyle: 1-Jones (K) 59.0500 freestyle: 1-Czekalski (K) 6:35.60200 freestyle relay: 1-Knoch (Chelsea Bover-Bauer, Shannon Simpson, Megan Hunt, Czekalski) 1:56.36100 backstroke: 1-Jones (K) 1:08.76100 breaststroke: 1-Zukowski (K) 1:09.08400 freestyle relay: 1-Knoch (Jones, Wittmer, Shoemaker, Zukowski) 4:10.22BoysKnoch 89, Montour 70200 medley relay: 1-Knoch (John Wilson, Noah Gumto, Nathan Walls, Derek Ekas) 1:59.24200 freestyle: 1-Jake Nelson (K) 2:10.90200 individual medley: 1-Gumto (K) 2:21.5050 freestyle: 1-Wilson (K) 24.401-meter diving: 1-Brandon Grumski (K) 128.40100 butterfly: 1-Walls (K) 1:02.52100 freestyle: 1-Nelson (K) 59.50500 freestyle: 1-Gumto (K) 5:46.40200 freestyle relay: 1-Knoch (Nelson, Eric Hacker, Austin Thomasmeyer, Paul Kunsunic) 1:47.73100 backstroke: 1-Walls (K) 1:07.03100 breaststroke: 1-Wilson (K) 1:06.90400 freestyle relay: 1-Knoch (Walls, Ekas, Gumto, Wilson) 3:55.17
Raycine McCandless, Ben Crusan, Chloe Eagal and Zach Fisher all scored 100s to lead the Butler rifle team to a 796-56x to 789-46x win over Plum Monday.
Alex Fisher (120 pounds), Nick Zoria (126), Zain Skalos (138), Austin Leon (152) and Kalen Bauley (160) all earned pins as Seneca Valley rolled to a 72-3 decision over Blackhawk.Seneca Valley 72, Blackhawk 3(Match started at 160 pounds)106-Alex Lynch (SV) by forfeit; 113-Ben Lynch (SV) by forfeit; 120-Alex Fisher (SV) pin Larry Stollenwerk 2:34; 126-Nick Zoria (SV) pin Kris Zoretich 3:08; 132-Anthonty Latess (SV) by forfeit; 138-Zain Skalos (SV) pin Alec Early 1:01; 145-Brennen O'Shea (SV) by forfeit; 152-Austin Leon (SV) pin Kyle Price 1:51; 160-Kalen Bailey (SV) pin Adam Clarkson 2:19; 170-Steve Rudolph (SV) d. Jarod Ahlgren 8-6; 182-Dustin Moniot (SV) by forfeit; 195-John Proper (SV) by forfeit; 220-Brandon Nulph (SV) d. Scott Young 7-3; Hwt.-Lamar Taft (B) dec. Brady Moore 3-2
Troy Double scored a hat trick, including what turned out to be the game-winning goal in the third period, as Butler edged Canon McMillan 6-5 at Ice Connection.Tanner Chuba scored a pair of goals and Double also had two assists for the Golden Tornado.