FARRELL, Pa. – Led by Dresch-McCluskey Tournament MVP Jaylee Green, Farrell earned a hard-fought 45-40 win over Slippery Rock.
The game was tied at 33-all going into the fourth quarter, with Farrell outscored The Rock 12-7 over the final eight minutes. Green scored six points in the fourth.
Sanaa Brodie was also in double figures for the Steelers with 11 points.
Gianna Bedel led Slippery Rock with 11 points.
WEST MIDDLESEX 53, MOHAWK 45
WEST MIDDLESEX, Pa. – Emily Anthony had a triple-double to lead West Middlesex past Mohawk, 53-45 in the Kiwanis Showcase.
Anthony recorded 17 points, pulled down 12 rebounds and had 10 steals in the win. She also dished out seven assists.
Caitlin Stephens had a double-double for the Big Reds with 13 points and 12 rebounds, while Emma Mild had 12 points and five steals and Taylor Tomko nine points.
FAIRVIEW 51, UNION CITY 25
FAIRVIEW, Pa. – Hope Garrity scored 18 points and Caroline Zentis 14 as Fairview remained unbeaten with a 51-25 win over Union City in the opening round of the SWISH Classic.
The Lady Tigers built a 10-point first-quarter lead and never looked back.
Brenna Cronin and Bre Heidt netted six points each for Fairview.
Abby Tingley led Union City with eight points, while Cathryn Reynolds netted seven.
GROVE CITY 50, EDEN CHRISTIAN 48
NEW CASTLE, Pa. – Delaney Callahan scored 19 points as Grove City earned a hard-fought 50-48 win over Eden Christian of the WPIAL.
Hannah Rieber and Piper Como both had big games for the Eagles as well, scoring 14 and 12 points, respectively.
Como scored all 12 of her points in the second half on four triples, while Rieber had eight points in the fourth quarter.
Emelia Johnson led Eden Christian with 19 points, while Violet Johnson and Abby Stover had 10 apiece.
MERCYHURST PREP 63, PUTNAM (ORE.) 54
PHOENIX, ARIZ. – Olivia Kulyk had a monster game to lift Mercyhurst Prep to a 63-54 win over Putnam (Ore.) in the Lakers’ second game of the Cactus Jam.
NESHANNOCK 76, SHARPSVILLE 20
HERMITAGE, Pa. – Neleh Nogay scored 18 points and Meghan Pallerino 17 to lead Neshannock to a 76-20 win over Sharpsville in the opening round of the Sally Ward Holiday Classic.
Marian Haggerty added 16 points for Neshannock.
GIRARD 37, GENERAL MCLANE 31
FAIRVIEW, Pa. – Kayla Sharman scored 20 points to lead Girard to a 37-31 win over General McLane in the opening round of the SWISH Classic.
FORT LEBOEUF 44, HICKORY 33
HERMITAGE, Pa. – Alee Young scored 14 points as Fort LeBoeuf earned a 44-33 win over Hickory in the opening round of the Sally Ward Classic.
Emily Samluk and Jillian Sodar added 10 points apiece for the unbeaten Lady Bison.
McKenzie Gustas led Hickory with 14 points.
HARBOR CREEK 51, KEYSTONE 21
SENECA, Pa. – Brooke Przbylski scored a game-high 16 points to lead Harbor Creek to a 51-21 win over Keystone in the opening round of the Cranberry Christmas Tournament.
Georgia Weber and Elise Benim each added nine points for the Huskies.
Natalie Bowser scored 15 points to pace Keystone.
FRANKLIN 51, CRANBERRY 28
SENECA, Pa. – Camdon Bashor scored 19 points to lead Franklin to a 51-28 over Cranberry in the opening round of the Cranberry Christmas Tournament.
Lauren Billingsley chipped in 12 points for the Knights with Jenn Blum chipping in seven points.
Ayanna Ferringer led Cranberry with nine points with Allie Rembold adding eight.
LAKEVIEW 44, NORTH EAST 35
STONEBORO, Pa. – Reese Gadsby scored 16 points as Lakeview earned a 44-35 win over North East in the Lakeview Christmas Tournament.
The Sailors went 2-0 in their home tournament.
Amber Sefton scored 10 points for the Sailors, with Gadsby being nameed tournament MVP.
Kayla Forsythe had 12 points for North EAst and Alex Cozzens and Maddie Hartner eight each.
A-C VALLEY 29, MEADVILLE 26
FARRELL, Pa. – Keira McVay scored nine points, handed out three assists, and came away with three steals to help A-C Valley give first-year head coach Mike Meals his first win with a 29-26 victory over Meadville in the consolation game of the Farrell Christmas Tournament.
Baylee Blauser added seven points, nine rebounds, and three assists for the Lady Falcons who also got seven points, six rebounds, and two blocked shots from Mackenzie Parks.
Sydney Burchard led Meadville with eight points with Marlaya McCoy adding seven points.
CLARION-LIMESTONE 49, REYNOLDS 41
HADLEY, Pa. – Kendall Dunn had a double-double of 15 points and 10 rebounds to lead Clarion-Limestone to a 49-41 win over Reynolds in the opening round of the Commodore Perry Holiday Tournament.
Frances Milliron chipped in 11 points for the Lady Lions with Lexi Coull scoring 10.
Halle Murcko paced Reynolds with 15 points, Chloe McLaughlin chipped in 12 points, and Kenzie Herman added 10.
KANE 53, YOUNGSVILLE 30
KANE, Pa. – Maya Smith and Cora Jekielek combined to score 26 points to lead Kane to a 53-30 win over Youngsville in the opening round of the Kane Christmas Tournament.
Smith led the Lady Wolves with 14 points with Jekielek adding 12.
Sadie Walter added seven points in the victory.
Mia Rafalski paced Youngsville with 12 points with Kenzie Olewine adding eight.
KARNS CITY 52, OIL CITY 36
OIL CITY, Pa. – Rossi McMillen and Emma Johns each scored 13 points to help Karns City overcome a slow start and get a 52-36 road win over Oil City.
The Lady Gremlins trailed 10-4 after the first quarter before outscoring Oil City 17-11 in the second quarter to forge a 21-all tie at halftime.
Johns then hit a pair of 3-pointers and scored eight of her points in the third quarter to help Karns City outscore the Oilers 21-6 in the quarter to take control of the game.
McMillen also scored six points in the third quarter and 11 of her 13 in the second half for the Lady Gremlins.
Cameryn Booher chipped in 11 points in the win.
Maddy Marczak led Oil City with 15 points with Ashlee Shreckengost adding 11.
UNION 42, ROCKY GROVE 25
SUGARCREEK BOROUGH, Pa. – Dominika Logue and Keira Croyle each scored 12 points to help Union to a 42-25 road victory over Rocky Grove.
Kennedy Vogle added nine points for the Golden Damsels.
Abby Williams paced Rocky Grove with 14 points.
