Jan. 5 Girls’ Basketball Recaps/Box Scores

VENANGO CATHOLIC 69, NORTH CLARION 28

Moltz scores 1,000th career point for VC

OIL CITY, Pa. – Ava Homan netted a game-high 25 points, and Taylor Moltz added 15 points while scoring her 1,000th career point to lead Venango Catholic to a 69-28 win over North Clarion Monday night in Oil City.

Homan hit eight shots from the field and was 9 of 12 from the line while recording a career high in points, while Moltz, who came into the game needing eight points for 1,000 reached the milestone with a 3-pointer in the first quarter and finished the night with 1,007 career tallies. She is the sixth girls’ basketball player in school history to record 1,000 career points, and it marked the second year in a row a Lady Viking has scored her 1,000th point. Last year, Lindsay Homan reached the plateau.

Allison Guth chipped in 13 points for VC (6-4 overall, 3-0 KSAC North), while Cassie Wagner had eight to lead North Clarion (7-3, 2-1) and Tori Obenrader chipped in with seven.

VENANGO CATHOLIC 69, NORTH CLARION 28

North Clarion – 28

A Obenrader 0 0-0 0, Schmader 2 0-0 4, Gatesman 1 1-2 3, Wagner 3 1-2 8, T Obenrader 2 3-5 7, Carll 0 0-0 0, Sherman 0 0-0 0, Higgins 1 0-0 3, Schettler 1 0-0 3. Totals 10 5-10 28.

Venango Catholic – 69

Moltz 5 2-2 15, Cunningham 3 1-2 7, Guth 4 5-6 13, Homan 8 9-12 25, Dziekciasz 1 0-2 2, Finch 1 0-0 3, Sheffer 0 0-0 0, Groner 2 0-0 4. Totals 24 17-24 69.

Three-pointers – North Clarion 3  (Wagner, Higgins, Schettler). Venango Catholic 3 (Moltz 2, Finch)

KEYSTONE 58, REDBANK VALLEY 48

NEW BETHLEHEM —Madison Johnson scored 11 of her 25 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Keystone Lady Panthers to a 58-48 win over Redbank Valley in a KSAC-South Division matchup.

GALETON 31, NORTHERN POTTER 28

ULYSSES, Pa. – Latascia Shadle netted a game-high 19 points to lead Galeton to a 31-28 win at Northern Potter Monday night.

Galeton (4-5 overall, 1-3 NTL) led 15-14 at halftime and then outscored Northern Potter 9-6 in the third quarter before being outscored 8-7 in the final eight minutes.

Mandy Slawson led Northern Potter (5-5, 1-3) with eight points.

GALETON 31, NORTHERN POTTER 28

Score by Quarters

Galeton 10 5 9 7 – 3

No. Potter 10 4 6 8 – 28

Galeton – 31

M Shadle 0 2-2 2, C. Parsell 3 0-1 6, A. Cizek 1 0-0 2, K. Akers 1 0-0 2, L. Shadle 7 4-6 19. Totals 12 6-9 31.

Northern Potter – 28

K Bennett 2 0-0 4, B. Black 1 0-0 2, K. Cowburn 2 0-0 4, G. Hamilton 1 2-8 4, T. McCutheon 1 0-0 2, S. Morgan 2 0-0 4, M. Slawson 4 0-0 8. Totals 13 2-8 28.

A-C VALLEY 52, UNION 31

FOXBURG, Pa. – Sadie Longo recorded a 14-point, 13-rebound double-double, and Erin Logue added 14 points, seven assists, five rebounds and three steals to lead A-C Valley to a 52-31 win over Union in KSAC South action Monday night.

Morgan Cratty added nine points and eight rebounds for the Lady Falcons, who improved to 8-2 overall and 1-2 in conference play.

Lexey Shick led Union with 11 points and Eiley McGregor scored eight points. The Golden Damsels dropped to 3-7 overall and 0-3 in the KSAC South.

DUBOIS 48, CENTRAL MOUNTAIN 34

MILL HALL, Pa. – Courtney Chandler scored 24 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead the DuBois to a 48-34 win at Central Mountain Monday.

Dayna DeSalve chipped in 12 points for the Lady Beavers, who improved to 4-4. The Lady Beavers led 23-15 at halftime. Chandler scored 10 points in the first quarter.

SMETHPORT 62, OSWAYO VALLEY 36
Smethport.
22 16 13 11 62
Oswayo Valley 613 3 14 36
Smethport  Gross-Benjamin 2-0-0-4. Alfieri 2-1-1-5. Stratton 1-0-0-2 Okerlund
2-3-4-7. Taggart 1-1-1-4. Molly Lord 7-0-0-18 Duffy 3-3-4-9. Katie Treat 6-1-2-13
Szcarowitz 0-0-0-0 Bush 0-0-0-0 Woodard 0-0-0-0 E Treat 0-0-0-0. Totals 24 9-16 62
Oswayo Valley. Malogrino 1-0-1-2. Howard 3-1-2-8. Sievert 3-2-2-8. Miller 1-0-0-2.
Wichert 0-2-2-2 Bean 0-0-0-0. Kelsie Pease 3-7-10-14. Totals  11-12-17-36
3 pt FGs  Smethport (5) Lord 4, Taggart 1. Oswayo Valley (1) Howard
Score (Follow example: Boston 45, Chicago 32): Smethport 62, Oswayo Valley 36
Location of Game: Oswayo Valley 1/5
Game Highlights/Additional Stats/Honor Roll material: Molly Lord Smethport. 4 - 3's.
18 pts