---- — It’s been that kind of a season for Farrell High boys basketball team.

The Steelers played, perhaps, their cleanest contest of the campaign in terms of minimizing miscues and converting offensive opportunities.

However Hickory’s Marcus Sonoga sank a pair of free throws with 2.9 ticks to play Tuesday night, hoisting the Hornets to their 2nd 1-point Region 6-AAA road win in a week, 63-62 at E.J. McCluskey Gymnasium.

By virtue of the victory Hickory (9-2, 11-5) held onto a slim lead in the region standings.

Farrell forged a 62-61 lead with 13.7 seconds left on William Murray’s baseline drive.

Hickory head coach Nick Cannone called a timeout with 8.6 ticks to play. When the Steelers’ Vernon Stewart was whistled for a foul underneath, Steelers’ skipper Roland Shannonhouse signalled another timeout to ice Sonoga.

However Sonoga stuck both ends. Following Cannone’s last timeout to set up his defense, Farrell’s Jason Page received the inbounds pass; however his half-court heave at the buzzer was off line.

Up until the final seconds, Sonoga scored just 7 points. But with the game on the line, he later related,

“I was just thinking, ‘Man, let’s get this win for our team; hopefully, I can get these two.’ (Coach Cannone) just said, “Relax, you got this.’” Sonoga explained.

The setback served as a microcosm for the Steelers’ season.

Farrell (4-7, 7-10) finished 28 for 54 (51.8 percent) from the floor and committed just 11 miscues, but came up short.

William Murray mustered a career-high 22-point performance on 11-for-15 shooting (plus a handful of rebounds), while Lawrence Hughes had a 14-point, 5-rebound, 5-assist line. Also for Farrell, Josh Jennings joined the double-digit scoring with 11 points. Murray had a half-dozen assists, mainly on backdoor cuts to Hughes hovering along the baseline, while Stewart dished out 4 assists.

Hickory hit on 23 of 45 field-goal attempts (51.2), and though not great, the Hornets hit on 9 of 15 free throws, compared with 3 for 6 for Farrell.

In a game that featured 9 deadlocks and a dozen lead changes, the contest was knotted at 15 after a quarter, but Murray, Hughes and Jennikngs evenly divided a dozen points, staking the Steelers to a 32-29 margin at intermission.

When Murray scored via Hughes’ inbounds pass with 5:29 remaining in the 3rd period, it forged Farrell to its largest lead, 40-32.

However Hickory hit on 9 of 13 third-quarter floor shots, including 2 of Matt Votino’s handful of triples. And Anthony Cannone connected for 7 additional points. Hickory had a 51-46 edge until Marquette Coleman connected on a trey at the buzzer, drawing the Steelers within 51-49 entering the 4th frame.

Sonoga and Votino vaulted Hickory as both converted 3 of 4 fourth-frame freebies. Collectively the Hornets hit 8 of 12 during the final 8 minutes.

Utilizing dribble-drive penetration principles, the Hornets shared the ball, with Votino, Vinnie Mastrian and Cannone collecting 7, 4 and 4 assists, resepctively. Votino scored a game-high 23 points, Cannone connected for 17 — they combined for 8 triples — and Mastrian mustered a 12-point, 10-rebound double-double. Also, in spite of not scoring, Michael Nardone notched another 10 caroms, 7 during the final frame.

Hickory had 16 turnovers, 6 during the 4th quarter, but the Hornets had a slender 27-25 edge on the boards.

“(The Steelers) played tough ... this means a lot. Hopefully, we can keep winning,” Sonoga said. — By Ed Farrell, Herald assistant sports editor.

ä Sharon 94, Oil City 57 — At the Tigers’ lair, the hosts triumphed in the Region 6-AAA affair.

The Tigers’ troika of Marlin Sanders, Khalil Hopson and ’Dray Jefferson jolted Oil City for 19, 17 and 14 points, respectively, while Thomas Ripley recorded 15 and Darell Stovall scored another 13 to complete a handful of double-digit scorers for Sharon (7-4 region, 9-5 overall).

“It’s a big win for our program,” Tigers’ taskmaster Justin Magestro said. “We challenged them. We have to step up the the plate the rest of the way.”

For Oil City (2-8, 5-10), Nate Davis drilled 20 points, Andrew Williams a dozen, and Jeff Zimoski 10.

ä Sharpsville 53, Linesville 52 — At Linesville, the visiting Blue Devils dented the win column with the inter-region road win, squaring their season slate in the process.

Tyler Luchey led Sharpsville (8-8) with 19 points, Kevin Yarabinec added 17 and Dallas Klenke connected for 11.

Leading Linesville (8-8) were Uplinger (20), Martini (12) and Benfield (10). The latter tossed in a trio of treys.

The host Lions lost the game at the line, sinking just 9 of 19 attempts.

ä Greenville 50, Conneaut Lake 48 — At Conneaut Lake, the Trojans improved to 8-9 with a thrilling non-region win over the Indians (6-11).

Nico Zahniser fired in 23 points to lead Greenville.

Derek Niemann collected a game-high 24 points for Conneaut Lake.

ä Saegertown 58, Mercer 37 — At Saegertown, Dustin Pavlik posted 13 points as the Panthers (6-10) rolled past the Mustangs (4-12) in a non-region affair.

Also for Saegertown, Austin Scere scored 12 points and Shane Rigby had 11.

Paul McCullough paced Mercer with 11 points.

ä Brookfield 54, Girard 49 — At Girard, the Warriors trailed 25-21 at halftime, but outscored Girard 22-17 in the 3rd and 11-7 in the 4th to improve to 12-3 on the season.

Jeremy Quinlan rifled in 19 points for Brookfield, Ryan Mosora added 11 and Preston Sirochman bucketed 10 points.

Evan Randall scored 13 for Girard (5-8) and Mike Bornimess and Mike Standonar had 12 each.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

ä Kennedy Catholic 86, Reynolds 34 — At Hermitage, the Lady Golden Eagles (13-3) led 26-6 after the 1st quarter and cruised past the Lady Raiders (4-12) in the inter-region contest.

Courtney Sargent rifled in 18 to key KC while Rachel Burns and Brie Dickson had 12 each and Elizabeth Rahim added 10 markers. Burns also grabbed 12 rebounds and Dickson dished out 8 assists.

Erica Burnworth led the way for Reynolds with 7 points.

ä Greenville 40, Commodore Perry 36 — At Sheakleyville, the visiting Lady Trojans parlayed a significant edge from the free-throw line into the inter-region road win.

Greenville’s Brooklyn Taylor tallied 9 of 10 attempts, and the triumphant Lady Trojans (13-3) ended 15 for 25 from the sin stripe.

Conversely, Commodore Perry (5-11) converted 6 of 8.

Cerena Anderson annexed a game-high 21 points for Perry, while Taylor tallied 16 for Greenville.

ä Conneaut Valley 45, Lakeview 20 — At Stoneboro, visiting Valley improved to 13-3 with the non-region win over the Lady Sailors (1-15).

Kristen Baker posted 15 points to lead the Lady Indians, while Emily Steigerwald registered 14 markers.

Cassie Legal and Casey Stringer had 7 each for Lakeview.

ä Mercer 62, Jamestown 46 — At Jamestown, the visiting Lady M’s mustered the inter-region road win by outscoring the Muskies 21-2 during the 4th frame.

The trio of Alexis Mills, Megan McKinney and Adelyn Cook connected for 15, 13 and 14 points, respectively, for Mercer (5-12). Cook canned 4 from beyond the arc, as did Mills

Jamestown (1-12) was paced by Kylee Polley’s 12 points and Savannah Miller’s 11. Miller mustered a trio of treys for the Lady Muskies.

ä Newton Falls 42, Brookfield 30 — At Newton Falls Monday, both squads had 12 field goals, but the Lady Tigers (10-6) were 17-of-27 from the charity stripe while Brookfield (11-4) went 6-of-11.

Tori Thompson led the way for Brookfield with 10 points. Angela Guiliano had 12 to pace Newton Falls.

SWIMMING

Hickory vs. Slippery Rock

(no score reported)

Hickory’s Trand Wright recorded a 1st-place finish in the 100-meter freestyle, while Ryan Elsey ended as runnerup in both the 100- and 200-meter freestyle events (no times submitted).

Other placewinners for Hickory (no times submitted):

ä 200 Freestyle relay (Aubrielle Cromartie, Nikita Wright, Breah Quatkemeyer, Jordan Graves), 1st.

ä 200 Individual Medley relay (Cromartie, Quatkemeyer, Robin McGowan, Graves), 2nd; (D Work, J Sharper, N. Murphy, K Hartenstein), 2nd.

ä 200 relay (Wright, D Work, J Sharper, name of 4th swimmer not submitted), 2nd.

ä 400 free relay (Annalise Bianco, Cromartie, Wright, Chelsea Panin), 2nd; (Wright, K. Hartenstein, K. Hartenstein, Elsey), 2nd.

ä 50 freestyle — Cromartie, 1st.

ä 100 butterfly — Morgan Redmond, 2nd.

ä 100 freestyle — Quatkemeyer, 2nd.

ä 500 freestyle — Panin.

ä 100 breaststroke — Sharper.

BOYS BOWLING

ä Sharpsville 2232, Mercer Independents 2159 — At Mercer Bowl, Mark Black (218), Jacob Pallo (217) and Justin Geramisek (191) led the victorious Blue Devils, while Joe Lang (221), Tim Lang (198) and Miles Bennington (190) led Mercer.

ä Sharpsville def. Sharon-A (no score reported) — At Ten-pin Alley, Hermitage, Black (257), Stevie Paries (241) and Jarred Gerimisek (211) led Sharpsville, while Brandon Mosley (245), Paul Spondike (223) Dan Spanos (220) and Brent Elliott (213) paced Sharon.

ä Sharpsville vs.. Meadville (no score reported) — Pallo (192) and Paris (189) paced Sharpsville; Seth Beirbower (237), Dustin Smith (234) and Brant Grando (230) led Meadville.

ä Sharon-Black 5, Mercer Mustangs 1 — Shane Young (214), Brittany Cornelius (201), Steve Merchant (199) and Justin Nicholson (198) led the winners; Cody Nespor (195)k Braydon Ryan (164) and Mark Morrison (161) paced the Mustangs.

GIRLS BOWLING

ä Brookfield 1460, Bloomfield 1260 — At Champion Lanes Monday, Brookfield was paced by Heather Stanish 145-163, Lauren Goodemote 133-107 and Emily Lewis 116-108. For Bloomfield, Amber Turner 134-103, Kristie Sly 99-127.



BOYS BASKETBALL

HICKORY    15    14    22    12    63

FARRELL    15    17    17    13    62

HICKORY — Votino 7-4-6-23, Mastrian 5-2-3-12, Nardone 0-0-2-0, Sonoga 3-3-4-9, Cannone 7-0-0-17, Green 1-0-0-2. 3-pt. goals: Votino 5, Cannone 3. Totals: 23-9-15-63.

FARRELL — Hughes 6-2-2-14, Murray 11-0-1-22, Peterson 1-0-0-2, Stewart 1-1-1-3, Jennings 5-0-2-11, Page 1-0-0-3, Archie 1-0-0-2, Coleman 2-0-0-5, Brewer 0-0-0-0. 3-pt. goals: Jennings 1, Coleman 1, Page 1. Totals: 28-3-6-62.

JV — Farrell, 44-35. Hyman 11, Carthorn, Archie 9 points apiece for Farrell; Ezi-Ashi 9 points for Hickory.

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BROOKFIELD    14    7    22    11    54

GIRARD    13    12    17    7    49

BROOKFIELD — Boyer 0-0-0-0, Ji. Quinlan 0-0-0-0, Harkulich 2-1-3-6, Je. Quinlan 8-0-1-19, Sirochman 5-0-0-10, Mosora 5-1-1-11, Hawley 0-2-3-2, Johnson 3-0-0-6. 3-pt. goals: Je. Quinlan 3, Harkulich 1. Totals: 23-4-8-54.

GIRARD — Delbane 1-0-0-3, Byrd 2-1-2-5, Bornimess 5-2-3-12, Standonar 4-1-2-12, Randall 5-0-0-13, Thomas 2-0-0-4. 3-pt. goals: Standonar 3, Randall 3, Delbane 1. Totals: 19-4-7-49.

JV — Brookfield lost (no score reported).

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OIL CITY    10    10    21    16    57

SHARON    29    19    18    28    94

OIL CITY — Williams 4-3-4-12, McCauley 1-0-0-3, Geib 2-3-4-8, Carll 1-2-5-4, Davis 7-6-9-20, Zimoski 4-2-2-10. 3-pt. goals: Williams 1, McCauley 1, Geib 1. Totals: 19-16-24-57.

SHARON — Sanders 7-5-6-19, Malloy 1-0-0-2, Jefferson 5-2-3-14, Rice-Woods 1-1-2-3, Hopson 6-4-4-17, Porterfield 0-1-2-1, Henry 2-1-1-5, Cozart 0-0-0-0, Chester 1-0-0-2, Hawkins 1-0-0-2, Stovall 6-1-4-13, Ripley 7-0-0-15, Jacoway 0-0-0-0, Thomas 0-1-2-1. 3-pt. goals: Jefferson 2, Hopson 1, Henry 1, Ripley 1. Totals: 37-16-24-94.

JV — Sharon, 45-36. Wayna Smith-Austin 12, Carnell Hawkins 10 for Sharon.

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SHARPSVILLE    16    11    15    11    53

LINESVILLE             8    15    13    16    52

SHARPSVILLE — Yarabinec 8-1-2-17, Luchey 89-2-5-19, Henwood 0-0-2-0, Bulick 0-0-0-0, Barringer 0-0-0-0, Klenke 4-1-2-11, Siguenza 1-0-0-3, Lenzi 0-0-0-0, Popatak 1-0-0-3. 3-pt. goals: Klenke 2, Luchey 1, Siguenza 1, Popatak 1. Totals: 22-4-11-53.

LINESVILLE — Schaef 2-0-0-4, Gallo 0-0-0-0, Brown 1-0-0-2, Wiedner 0-0-0-0, Uplinger 9-2-6-20, Merreitt 0-0-0-0, Martini 4-4-7-12, Benfield 3-1-2-10, Onderko 1-2-4-4. 3-pt. goals: Benfield 3. Totals: 20-9-19-52.

JV — Sharpsville, 53-29.

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GREENVILLE    17    7    10    16    50

CONN. LAKE    13    18    6    11    48

GREENVILLE — McErlane 1-2-4-4, Hunker 0-0-0-0, Zahniser 7-9-11-23, Ferguson 3-0-0-8, Addison 1-3-4-6, M. Jones 1-2-4-4, Fattman 2-1-3-5, A. Jones 0-0-0-0. 3-pt. goals: Ferguson 2, Addison 1. Totals: 15-17-26-50.

CONNEAUT LAKE — Slevin 0-4-7-4, Bartlett 3-1-4-8, A. Baker 1-2-3-4, Moyer 2-0-0-4, Niemann 9-6-8-24, Richardson 2-0-0-4. 3-pt. goal: Bartlett 1. Totals: 17-13-22-48.

JV — Greenville, 55-33.

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MERCER    8    8    8    13    37

SAEGERTOWN    13    10    13    22    58

MERCER — Glaister 1-0-0-2, Fowler 1-0-0-2, Wimer 2-0-0-4, McCullough 4-2-2-11, Clarke 3-1-2-8, Selders 2-2-2-6, Rymniak 1-2-4-4. 3-pt. goals: Clarke 1, McCullough 1. Totals: 14-7-14-37.

SAEGERTOWN — Truitt 1-5-6-7, Wood 2-0-0-4, Brodie 1-0-0-2, Scere 5-1-2-12, Wise 1-0-0-2, Mattocks 0-1-2-1, Pavlik 2-9-10-13, Rigby 4-3-5-11, Mondi 2-0-0-5. 3-pt. goals: Wood 1, Scere 1, Mondi 1. Totals: 18-19-25-58.

JV — Saegertown, 49-40.



GIRLS BASKETBALL

BROOKFIELD    9    5    6    10    30

NEWTON FALLS    5    10    13    14    42

BROOKFIELD — Hawley 1-0-0-2, DiCristofaro 3-2-3-8, Thompson 4-2-3-10, Rasoul 2-0-0-4, Harpster 0-0-1-0, Boyer 0-0-0-0, Kirila 0-1-2-1, Snow 2-0-0-4, Nitch 0-1-2-1. Totals: 12-6-11-30.

NEWTON FALLS — Ellis 0-4-5-4, Barreca 3-2-3-8, Guiliano 4-4-4-12, Smith 2-2-7-6, Workman 1-3-4-6, Toensing 0-0-0-0, Abraham 2-0-0-4, Zelle 0-2-4-2. 3-pt. goal: Workman 1. Totals: 12-17-27-42.

JV — Newton Falls, 29-23.

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REYNOLDS    6    12    9    7    34

KENNEDY CATH.    26    21    21    18    86

REYNOLDS — Yahner 2-1-2-5, Bertocchi 3-0-0-6, Ringer 0-2-2-2, McDanel 1-1-3-3, Moroco 3-0-0-6, Sommerfeld 0-2-2-2, Stoyer 1-1-2-3, Babcock 0-0-0-0, Burnsworth 3-1-3-7. Totals: 13-8-15-34.

KENNEDY CATHOLIC — Burns 4-2-2-12, Wareham 3-0-0-8, Ricketts 4-0-0-9, Rapone 2-3-3-7, Dickson 4-4-5-12, Sargent 7-4-4-18, Kish 1-0-0-2, Hood 2-0-0-4, Rahim 3-4-6-10, Lenhart 1-0-0-2, Muhammed 1-0-0-2. 3-pt. goals: Burns 2, Wareham 2, Ricketts 1. Totals: 32-17-20-86.

JV — KC, 53-26. Taylor Hood 21, Abby Lenhart 11 for KC. Rose Stoyer 11 for Reynolds.

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CONN. VALLEY    16    12    11    6    45

LAKEVIEW    7    4    7    2    20

CONNEAUT VALLEY — Egli 0-0-0-0, Steigerwald 5-4-6-14, Hazen 4-0-1-8, Frawley 0-0-0-0, Wood 1-0-1-2, Kelly 3-0-0-6, Baker 7-0-0-15, Clement 0-0-0-0, Lenhart 0-0-0-0, Shiedmantle 0-0-0-0, Scott 0-0-0-0, 3-pt. goal: Baker 1. Totals 20-4-8-45.

LAKEVIEW — Legal 3-0-0-7, Custer 3-0-0-6, Stringer 3-1-2-7, Riddle 0-0-2-0, Sasse 0-0-0-0, Womer 0-0-0-0, Scott 0-0-0-0, Casciotti 0-0-0-0-, Gravatt 0-0-0-0. 3-pt. goal: Legal 1. Totals: 9-1-4-20.

JV — Conneaut Valley, 18-8.

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GREENVILLE    10    2    9    19    40

COMM. PERRY    4    10    10    12    36

GREENVILLE — Paxson 1-0-0-2, Sojima 3-0-0-6, Burnett 1-0-4-2, Marshall 3-3-8-9, Holder 1-3-3-5, Taylor 3-9-10-16. 3-pt. goal: Taylor 1.

Totals: 12-15-25-40.

COMMODORE PERRY — Anderson 8-5-5-21, Jac, Harsh 1-1-2-3, Jen. Harsh 1-0-0-3, Harrison 1-0-0-2, Powell 1-0-1-3, Grinnell 2-0-0-4. 3-pt. goals: Jen. Harsh 1, Powell 1. Totals: 14-6-8-36.

JV — Greenville, 22-12.

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MERCER    8    18    15    21    62

JAMESTOWN    10    15    19    2    46

MERCER — Fisher 4-2-4-11, Cook 5-0-0-14, Ferguson 0-1-2-1, Whenry 3-0-2-6, Ryder 0-2-2-2, Mills 5-1-2-15, McKinney 4-4-8-13, Reda 0-0-0-0, McCann 0-0-0-0, Garrett 0-0-0-0. 3-pt. goals: Cook 4, Mills 4, McKinney 1, Fisher 1. Totals: 21-10-22-62

JAMESTOWN — Brooks 4-0-0-8, Polley 5-2-4-12, Schuhlen 3-2-7-8, Miller 4-0-0-11, Greenawalt 3-1-1-7, Rust 0-0-0-0, Liszka 0-0-0-0, McLaughlin 0-0-0-0. 3-pt. goals: Miller 3. Totals: 19-5-12-46.

JV — Mercer 27-19.