MERCER COUNTY —
GIRLS BASKETBALL
ä Franklin 80, Sharon 49 — At Franklin, the host Lady Knights notched the region rout, led by double-digit scoring from Deal (20), Starr (15) Andres (11) and Hager (10). For Sharon (7-2, 13-5), Tanayja Sanders’ 17-point, 6-rebound outing, 22 points evenly divided between Mallory Torr and Marcie Baker, and Marketta Jackson’s 10 caroms were the highlights.
ä Wilmington 61, Rocky Grove 39 — At The ’Grove Tuesday, the visiting Lady Hounds humbled the Orioles in the inter-region affair.
Wilmington (10-8) was led by Alanna Elliott, who ended with a game-high 27-point performance, while Mackenzie Hiers hit for 10. For Rocky Grove (5-10), Amber Nerlich notched 11 points and Schiffer and Katie Bell evenly divided 20 points.
BOYS BASKETBALL
ä Grove City 54, Titusville 28 — At Titusville Tuesday, the visiting Eagles soared to the Region 6-AAA rout. Torin Smith scorched the Rockets for a game-high 22 points for Grove City (8-3, 13-4), while Donté Robinson recorded 13. Titusville tumbled to 0-11, 5-12.
ä West Middlesex High AD Mike Williams announced the Big Reds vs. Youngstown-East game scheduled Saturday has been cancelled.
WRESTLING
ä Sharpsville 58, Jamestown 12 — At Sharpsville, the host Blue Devils (16-3) were paced by pins from Gage Priester (152), Ben BuCher (160), Austin Rice (182) and a major verdict from Jake Llewellyn (195). For Jamestown, Nick Floch (132) and Aaron Roberts (126) forged falls.
ä Hickory 33 Lakeview 31 — At Hermitage Tuesday, the host Hornets pulled out the close win in the final match at 152 when Jordan Wombacker edged Derek Richael, 4-3. Lakeview led by a point after a fall by Dustin Schleifer at 138 and decsion by Brandon Persch at 145.
Notching pins for Hickory were Stanford Dessaw (113), Nate Stidham (132), Joey Hines (182) and Matt Bell (285); for Lakeview: Jake Heim (126), Schleifer and Bradley Ferguson (220), while Landon Clayton (120) had a tech fall.
ä Lakeview 43, Cambridge Springs 27 — At Stoneboro, Hunter McConnell, Ferguson, Heim and Brandon Persch forged falls for the Sailors.
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BOYS BASKETBALL
GROVE CITY 21 7 14 12 54
TITUSVILLE 9 3 5 11 28
GROVE CITY — Goodwin 0-0-0-0; Robinson 6-1-3-13; Wise 0-0-0-0; Cook 0 0-0 0; Smith 8-2-2-22; Hall 2-0-0-4; Turner 1-0-0-2; Torok 1-0-0-2; Thrasher 3 0-2 7; Reznor 0-0-0-0; Young 1-0-0-2; Polkabla 0-2-2-2; Dolan 0-0-0-0. 3-pt. goals: Smith 4, Thrasher 1. Totals: 22-5-9-54.
TITUSVILLE — Johnson 0-0-0-0; Kline 1-0-0-2; Neely 2-4-6-9; Corklin 1-0-0-2; Ciccarelli 3-0-0-7; Speer 0-0-0-0; Rickerson 1-0-0-2; Copeland 0-0-0-0; Artis 2-0-0-6. 3-pt. goals: Artis 2, Neely 1, Ciccarelli 1. Totals: 10-4-6-28.
JV — Grove City, 52-49 (OT).
GIRLS BASKETBALL
SHARON 15 8 14 12 49
FRANKLIN 20 26 18 16 80
SHARON — Mal. Torr 4-1-2-11, Ham 2-0-0-4, Jackson 2-0-0-4, Baker 5-1-2-11, Crosby-Dryer 0-0-0-0, Sanders 8-1-5-17, Chester 0-0-0-0, D.Smith 1-0-0-2. 3-pt. goals: Torr 2. Totals: 22-3-9-49.
FRANKLIN — Shields 1-3-4-5, Andres 5-0-0-11, Deal 9-0-0-20, Kahlakemick 1-0-0-2, Foust 1-4-4-6, Hager 4-2-2-10, Law 3-1-2-7, Starr 5-4-4-15, Gravatt 1-0-0-2, Garvey 1-0-0-2. 3-pt. goals: Deal 2, Andres 1, Starr 1. Totals: 31-14-16-80.
JV — Sharon, 38-32. Delisa Smith 16, Tanayja Sanders 10 points for Sharon.
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WILMINGTON 14 18 18 11 61
ROCKY GROVE 10 10 10 9 39
WILMINGTON — Hiers 5-0-5-10, Christofferson 3-0-0-6, Gealy 1-0-0-2, Elliott 11-3-3-27, Marett 3-1-2-7, Slonaker 1-1-2-3, Sikora 2-0-0-4, Cohen 0-2-2-2, Thompson 0-0-1-0, Drake 0-0-0-0. 3-pt. goals: Elliott 2. Totals: 26-7-15-61.
ROCKY GROVE — A.Nerlich 3-4-6-11, Schiffer 5-0-0-10, Bell 3-2-2-10, Leply 0-3-3-3, H.Nerlich 0-0-2-0, Swaezler 1-0-1-2, Bezier 1-1-2-3. 3-pt. goals: Bell 2, A.Nerlich 1. Totals: 13-10-16-39.
JV — Wilmington, 49-23. Drake 14 points for Wilmington.
WRESTLING
SHARPSVILLE 58, JAMESTOWN 12
132—Nick Floch (J) pinned Joey Pagliaroli, 1:22; 138—Travis Burge (S) dec. Seth Thurber, 8-4; 145—Travis Swartz (S) dec. Devin Randall, 7-6; 152—Gage Priester (S) pinned Luke Styno, 5:10; 160—Ben BuCher (S) pinned William Shappee, 1:31; 170 —Mike Connors (S) dec. Jason Shappee, 7-1; 182—Austin Rice (S) pinned Joey Guthrie, 1:29; 195—Jake Llewellyn (S) major dec. Jacob Koza, 19-7; 220—Cody Hughes (S) dec. Keamus Schuhlen, 4-0; 285—Kaleb Robertson (S) forfeit; 106—Austan Szugye (S) forfeit; 113—Joe Safranko (S) forfeit; 120—Chris Enos (S) forfeit; 126—Aaron Roberts (J) pinned Miles Bowser, 1:33.
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HICKORY 33, LAKEVIEW 31
103—Justine Walters (H) dec. Evan Clayton, 5-1; 113—Stanford Dessaw (H) pinned Adam Dosch, 2:31; 120—Landon Clayton (L) tech. fall Kyle Boyd, 15-0, 5:21; 126—Jake Heim (L) pinned Mason Dean, 2:39; 132—Nate Stidham (H) pinned Adam Minor, 3:28; 138—Dustin Schleifer (L) pinned Travis Pryne, 2:37; 145—Brandon Persch (L) dec. Noah Bianco, 8-4; 152—Jordan Wombacker (H) dec. Derek Richael, 15-2; 160—Marquis Spence (L) dec. Shane Beatty, 5-3; 170—Kurt Armour (L) dec. Zach Weightman, 6-0; 182—Joey Hines (H) pinned Kyle Danon, 3:15; 195—Hayden Rohrbacher (H) dec. Andrew Clayton, 5-1; 220—Brad Ferguson (L) pinned Garrett Miller, 1:51; 285—Matt Bell (H) pinned Marcus Bowser, 0:40.
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LAKEVIEW 43,
CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS 27
152—Hunter McConnell (L) pinned Colton Cox, 3:43; 160—Dylan Reynolds (CS) dec Marquis Spence, 6-1; 170—Kurtis Armour (L) dec. Weston Stafford, 4-3; 182—Quinten Stafford (CS) pinned Kyle Canon, 0:28 195— Ryan East (CS) dec Andrew Clayton, 6-2; 220—Brad Ferguson (L) pinned Matt Lydic, 0:57; 285— Justin East (CS) forfeit 106—Evan Clayton (L) forfeit; 113—Archie Loop (CS) fall pinned Adam Dosch, 0:46; 120—Landon Clayton (L) forfeit; 126—JakeHeim (L) pinned Devin Mitchell, 0:34; 132— Zach Krien (CS) dec. Adam Minor, 6-3; 138—Dustin Schleifer (L) major dec Jake Pond, 8-0; 145 — Brandon Persch (L) pinned Casey Lydic, 4:40; 152—Gerald Rudarmell(CS) pinned Derek Richael, 5:58.
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