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GIRLS BASKETBALL
ä Sharon 61, West Middlesex 49 — At West Middlesex, coach Gene Sarazen’s Lady Tigers (13-4) rallied from an early 17-point deficit and rolled past the Ms. Reds (9-7) in the non-region game.
Mallory Torr scored 14 to lead Sharon, which is an honorable mention team in the latest Class AA state rankings from The Harrisburg-Patriot News. Delisa Smith scored 13 and Marketta Jackson added a dozen markers and 10 rebounds. Also, Kendra Ham handed out 7 assists and she and Mallory Torr evenly divided a dozen steals, while Tanayja Sanders secured 11 caroms.
Alexis Summers scored 14 for WM, Rachel DeMaria registered a 12-point, 11-rebound double-double, Molly Stitt bucketed 10 and Kelsey Murray added 6 points, 10 boards and 6 steals.
ä Sharpsville 45, Linesville 32 — At Sharpsville, the host Blue Darlings (11-6) trailed 12-8 after 8 minutes of play and 20-18 at halftime, but outscored the Lady Lions 13-4 in the 3rd quarter and 14-8 in the 4th for the non-region win.
McKenzie Popatak rifled in 21 points for Sharpsville and grabbed 7 rebounds, Katelyn Scurpa scored 10 and Megan Davis added 8 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.
Challen Litwiler led Linesville with 14 points and Jennifer Kriger connected for 10.
ä Farrell 75, Strong Vincent 20 — At E.J. McCluskey Gymnasium, the host Lady Steelers secured the inter-region rout by pouring in 46 first-half points.
Jalisa Archie annexed a game-high 17 points for Farrell (11-5) and Bria Gambill garnered 11.
Strong Vincent fell to 1-17 overall.
ä Grove City 35, Central Tech 22 — At Erie, the visiting Lady Eagles eased to the low-scoring, inter-region road win.
Brogan Foster fired in a 11 points for Grove City (10-6).
Central Tech fell to 4-10 overall.
BOYS BASKETBALL
ä Lakeview 73, Iroquois 53 — At Stoneboro, the host Sailors coasted to the inter-region rout, building a 41-30 bulge by the break, and maintaining a 53-47 margin entering the 4th frame.
Dalton Boggs bucketed a game-high 19 points and Casey Greggs and Coty Gander garnered high 17 and 14 points, respectively to lead Lakeview (13-4), while Zach VanDusen drilled 10 tallies.
Edinger ended with a game-high 21 points and Lobenthal lent 17 for Iroquois (8-7), tossing in 4 from beyond the arc
ä Ursuline 73, Kennedy Catholic 54 — At Hermitage, the Irish (9-5) went up 16-9 after the 1st quarter and went on to notch the win over the Golden Eagles (10-5).
Ryan Strollo drained 4 treys en route to 21 points to lead Ursuline. Also, Desmond McElroy posted 15 points and Jalen Lowe collected 11 markers.
Mac Hartman fired in 17 to lead KC, Jimmie D’Onofrio bucketed 16 and Jeff Thompkins added 14 for the Golden Eagles.
INDOOR TRACK & FIELD
Various Hickory High athletes established school standards during the recent Tri-State Track & Field Coaches Association meet at Edinboro University.
The boys sprint-medley relay foursome of Tommy Radachy, Brandon Ward, Markus Schumacher and Kevin Jancsar won the event (400-200-200-800-meter sequence) in a time of 3:58.34.
In addition, Matt Bell put the shot 57 feet to set another school standard while winning the event, as did high-jumper John Mudrey (6-7), who also triumphed.
Hickory’s Morgan Richards also qualified for the upcoming state championships in the mile run placing 3rd in a time of 5:15.80.
Jen Neider notched a 1st-place finish in the shot put (41-7 1/4), also.
Other Hickory High record-setters included:
ä Richards, 5th, 3000-meter run (10:53.98).
ä Kristen Belko, 6th, 60-meter hurdles (9.88).
ä Distance-medley relay team (Steven Samoros, Freddy Abraham, Jancsar, Evan Montgomery), 8th (11:54.49).
ä Sprint-medley relay team (Cali Free, Madi Bell, Danielle Collier, Nina Ordinario), 9th, 5:06.98.
ä Ward, 9th, 400-meter dash (53.94).
Other Hickory placewinners included:
ä Distance-medley relay team (Jackie Abraham, Feee. Makenzie Gruber, Richards), 4th (14:15.37).
ä Ward, 5th, 60-meter hurdles (8.76).
ä Taylor Woods, 2nd (40-7), Luke Lewis, 4th (52-3è), Jeremy Hemmerle-Orlik, 8th (43-7 1/4), and Sophia Fustus, 9th (34-5è), shot put.
ä Belko, 9th, high jump (4-10).
BOYS BOWLING
ä Hickory def. Mercer Independents — At Meadville’s Plaza Lanes Saturday, the Hornets were led by Corey Schurko 268, Mikey Rodemoyer 206 and Tyler Gaut 181. For Mercer: Jake Dominguez 201, Tyler Marsh 171.
ä Sharon-Orange 2601, Mercer 1800 — At Sunset Lanes, Brandon Mosley (277), Nick Carlo (242) and Brent Elliott (204) led Sharon; Cody Nespor (187) and Brayden Ryan (178) paced Mercer.
ä Sharon-Orange 6, Mercer Mustangs 0 — At Meadville, Elliott (240, 223), Carlo (224) and Mosley (202) led the winners; Nespor (181) and Ryan (180) topped Mercer.
ä Sharon-Black 6, HIckory-Black 0 — Shawn Josa (211) and Justin Nicholson (203) set the pace for Sharon; Tyler Cheney (181) for Hickory.
GIRLS BOWLING
ä Hickory def. Mercer Independents — At Meadville’s Plaza Lanes Saturday, the winners were paced by LaVica Dunkerley 178, Melinda Sinkus 173. For Mercer: Darcie Gilson 136, Kelsey Marsh 127.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
VINCENT 4 6 9 1 20
FARRELL 25 21 14 15 75
STRONG VINCENT — Pulliam 3-3-5-9, Hess 1-0-0-3, Malone 2-0-0-5, Taylor 1-0-0-2, Jones 0-1-4-1, D. Crawford C. Crawford 0-0-0-0, Dixon 0-0-0-0. 3-pt. goals: Hess 1, Malone 1. Totals: 7-4-9-20.
FARRELL — Scott 3-0-0-6, Carry 3-1-2-7, Avery 1-0-0-2, Robinson 3-0-0-6, Gambill 4-3-4-11, Polk 1-0-0-2, Sharper 1-0-0-2, Floyd 3-0-0-6, Archie 8-1-3-17, Oatis 1-1-2-3, Washington 2-0-0-4, Murray 2-3-8-7, Smith 1-0-0-2. Totals: 33-9-19-75.
JV — Farrell, 40-17. Whitney Murray 11 points for Farrell.
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SHARON 8 12 21 20 61
W. MIDDLESEX 20 13 4 12 49
SHARON — Mal. Torr 7-0-4-14, Ham 1-2-4-4, Jackson 5-2-2-12, Baker 0-1-4-1, Sanders 3-3-7-9, Chester 3-2-2-8, D. Smith 5-3-8-13. Totals: 24-13-31-61.
WEST MIDDLESEX — Stitt 3-3-6-10, Murray 1-4-7-6, Summers 6-2-2-14, Novosel 1-0-0-2, Pierce 1-0-0-3, Gilliland 1-0-0-2, DeMaria 4-4-4-12. 3-pt. goals: Stitt 1, Pierce 1. Totals: 17-13-19-49.
JV — Sharon, 31-10. Delisa Smith 12 for Sharon.
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LINESVILLE 12 8 4 8 32
SHARPSVILLE 8 10 13 14 45
LINESVILLE — Reynolds 1-0-0-2, A. Litwiler 3-0-1-6, C. Litwiler 6-2-2-14, Kriger 5-0-0-10, Litwin 0-0-0-0, Phelps 0-0-0-0. Totals: 15-2-3-32.
SHARPSVILLE — Davis 4-0-0-8, Popatak 10-1-2-21, P. Scurpa 2-0-0-4, Ka. Scurpa 4-0-0-10, Henwood 1-0-0-2, Kress 0-0-0-0, Przicina 0-0-0-0, Anderson 0-0-0-0. 3-pt. goals: Ka. Scurpa 2. Totals: 21-1-2-45.
JV — Sharpsville, 50-30. Tatum Kress 16, Emily Anderson 10, Kayla Kurelko 10 for Sharpsville. L. Shrum 10 for Linesville.
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GROVE CITY 10 6 8 11 35
CENTRAL TECH 8 4 2 8 22
GROVE CITY — Treiber 0-0-0-0, Hall 2-5-6-9, Hyduchak 3-1-2-7, Foster 3-2-2-11, Wyllie 0-0-0-0, V.Sprando 2-0-0-4, Lucido 0-0-0-0, Ferguson 0 0-0 0, A.Sprando 2-0-1-4. 3-pt. goals: Foster 3. Totals 12-8-11-35.
CENTRAL TECH — Cornelius 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. 3-pt. goals: Winarski 1, Tarasovitch 1. Totals 10-0-0-22.
JV — Central Tech, 45-35.
BOYS BASKETBALL
IROQUOIS 6 19 11 17 53
LAKEVIEW 17 24 12 20 74
IROQUOIS — Brown 0-0-0-0, Hasberry 3-0-0-7, Cassady 0-0-0-0, Dodds 0-0-0-0, Lobenthal 4-5-5-17, Finke 3-1-2-8, Brozdowski 0-0-0-0, Edinger 8 3-3-21. 3-pt. goals: Lobenthal 4, Edinger 2, Hasberry 1, Finke 1. Totals 18 9-10 53.
LAKEVIEW — Van Dusen 4-1-2-10, Giovengo 4-0-2-8, Greggs 5-4-5-17, Boggs 5-8-9-19, Rice 2-1-2-5, Gander 7-0-0-14. 3-pt. goals: Greggs 3, Boggs 1, VanDusen 1. Totals 27-14-20-73.
JV — Iroquois, 43-26.
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URSULINE 16 13 24 20 73
KENNEDY. 9 15 13 17 54
URSULINE — McElroy 4-6-6-15, Esau 0-0-0-0, Brown 0-0-0-0, Strollo 6-5-6-21, Gunther 0-2-3-2, Maynard 3-0-0-9, Lowe 5-1-5-11, Jackson 4-0-1-8, Naples 2-0-0-4, Roscoe 1-0-0-3, Phillips 0-0-0-0, Hughes 0-0-0-0. 3-pt. goals: Strollo 4, Maynard 3, McElroy 1, Roscoe 1. Totals: 25-14-21-73.
KENNEDY CATHOLIC — McPhatter 1-1-1-3, Zachar 0-0-0-0, Thompkins 5-3-3-14, D’Onofrio 6-0-2-16, Crow 0-4-4-4, Hartman 6-4-5-17, Feeney 0-0-0-0, Hurton 0-0-0-0, Wassil 0-0-0-0, Jennings 0-0-0-0. 3-pt. goals: D’Onofrio 4, Thompkins 1, Hartman 1. Totals: 18-12-15-54.
JV — Ursuline, 40-36. Green 10 for Ursuline. Brennan Wassil 10 for Kennedy Catholic.
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