BOYS BASKETBALL
• Sharon 55, Wilmington 36 – At New Wilmington, Coach Zach Sarver’s Tigers (1-0, 1-2) picked up their first win of the season in a Region 4 clash against the Hounds (0-1, 0-2).
Sharon led 14-4 after 8 minutes of play and 29-14 at halftime. The Tigers were up 38-30 after 3 and closed out the 4th quarter with a 17-6 scoring advantage.
Shawn Hill had 17 points, 5 assists and 4 steals for Sharon, Brayden Coxson scored 15 and grabbed 7 boards, Connor Porterfield contributed 13 points and 7 rebounds and Tyree Justice ripped down 8 boards.
Braxton Shimrack led Wilmington with 7 points while Mason Reed, Anthony Reed, and Ethan Susen chipped in 6 points each.
Sharon opened the season with losses to Fairview and Mercyhurst Prep while Wilmington lost to Ellwood City on Saturday.
• Mercer 44, Farrell 40 – In the County Seat, Coach Joe Venasco’s Mustangs manufactured a season-opening Region 1 upset.
It was a wire-to-wire win for Mercer: 9-6 at the quarter, 26-24 by the break, and 38-32 through 3 periods.
Jake Mattocks’ 14 markers led Mercer (1-0, 1-0), while Omar Stewart scored 14 for Farrell, including 10 during the 2nd stanza.
Both teams converted 9 of 16 free throws; however the visiting Steelers shot 1-for-7 from the sin stripe during the final frame, while Mercer made 2 of 5 freebies.
• Reynolds 36, Commodore Perry 26 – At Transfer, the Raiders (1-0, 1-0) trailed 11-2 at the end of the opening quarter, but rallied to earn the Region 1 win.
Reynolds outscored CP 11-2 in the 2nd quarter to force a 13-all tie at haltime. The Raiders held an 11-1 scoring advantage in the 3rd quarter and both teams scored a dozen points in the final frame.
Aidan Mull led Reynolds with 10 points, Haydin McLaughlin buried a trio of treys for 9 points and Dietrich Williams added 8 points.
Freshman Kyle Stringert led Commodore Perry (0-1, 0-1) with 11 points and Karson Cropp chipped in 5.
• Brookfield 45, Campbell Memorial 43 – At Campbell, the visiting Warriors won their 2nd straight, rallying from an early 4-point deficit.
Boosting Brookfield (2-1, 3-1) were Isaiah Jones, Haden Gibson and Donovan Pawlowski, with 15, 12 and 10, points, respectively, for Coach Shawn Hammond. Jones’ 7 fourth-period points enabled Brookfield to outscore Campbell, 15-14.
Jones completed a double-double by hauling down a game-high 16 rebounds, while Gibson dished out 4 dimes and Josh Solida’s 4 steals also contributed to the Warriors’ win.
Collin Michaels mustered a game-high 20 markers for the host Red Devils; however crippling Campbell was a 3-for-10 free-throw shooting performance. Joey Zanni added 10 points for the Red Devils.
• Tuesday’s Jamestown at Lakeview Region 1 game was postponed. No makeup date has been announced.
BOWLING
The Brookfield boys’ team won a tightly contested match at 10 Pin Alley, Hermitage, against the visiting McDonald Blue Devils, 1953 to 1923. The boys were led by junior AJ Haywood (170-171–341) and senior DJ Kiskadden’s (157-154–311). The boys trailed by 28 pins heading into the second Baker game before rolling a season-high 192 to give the Warriors a lead they would not relinquish.
Brookfield girls also pulled out a victory, 1479-1186, led by senior Macy Devine (199-151–350) and junior Rachael Horton (114-135–249).
The Warriors travel to Champion to take on the Golden Flashes at Champion Lanes today.
ICE HOCKEY
• Neshannock 3, Wilmington 1 – At Hess Ice Rink in New Castle, the Lancers and Hounds met on Tuesday after a month-long break in the PIHL season.
Wilmington won the first game between the two teams 4-3 in overtime in December.
On Tuesday, Neshannock took a 1-0 lead less than 2 minutes into the 2nd period on a goal by Patrick Cionni. Lex Moses (Hickory) and Davey Cochenour (Kennedy Catholic) assisted on the goal.
Moses gave Neshannock a 2-0 lead 9 minutes into the 3rd period. Cochenour and Brian McConahy assisted on the play.
Cochenour sparked the Lancers as he made his return from a broken leg suffered earlier in the season in a non-league game.
Drake Tomak cut the lead to 2-1 on an assist from Geoffrey Bokor with 4 minutes remaining in the game.
Santino Multari (Kennedy Catholic) put the game away with an empty-net goal for Neshannock.
Neshannock goalie Riley Mastowski made 22 saves while Wilmington’s Dom Serafino recorded 21 saves.
Neshannock plays Ringgold at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Hess Ice Rink.
BOYS BASKETBALL
SHARON 14 15 9 17 55
WILMINGTON 4 10 16 6 36
SHARON – Nixon 1-0-0-2, Salsgiver 0-0-0-0, Messina 1-0-0-2, Wilder 0-0-0-0, Hoffman 0-0-0-0, Hill 6-1-2-17, Ham 0-0-0-0, Porterfield 6-1-4-13, Piccirilli 0-0-0-0, Austin 0-0-0-0, Coxson 5-3-4-15, Hocker 1-0-0-2, Justice 2-0-1-4. 3-pt. goals: Hill 4, Coxson 2. Totals: 22-5-11-55.
WILMINGTON – A. Reed 2-2-2-6, Edwards 1-0-0-2, Susen 3-0-1-6, Shimrack 3-0-4-7, Hess 2-0-0-5, M. Reed 3-0-0-6, Phanco 1-2-2-4. 3-pt. goals: Shimrack 1, Hess 1. Totals: 15-4-9-36.
JV: Sharon, 26-20.
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FARRELL 6 18 8 8 40
MERCER 9 17 12 6 44
FARRELL – Butler 3-2-2-8, Stewart 4-6-9-14, Hartley 1-0-0-2, Satterwhite 0-0-0-0, T.Holden 3-1-2-8, J.Holden 2-0-0-6. 3-pt. goals: J.Holden 2, T. Holden 1. Totals: 14-9-16-40.
MERCER – Ellison 1-4-4-6, Grossman 2-1-2-6, Ferrans 2-0-1-4, Mattocks 6-2-3-14, Haines 3-0-1-6, Pugh 3-2-5-8. 3-pt. goal: Grossman 1. Totals: 17-9-16-44.
JV: No score reported.
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COMM. PERRY 11 2 1 12 26
REYNOLDS 2 11 11 12 36
COMMODORE PERRY – Stringert 4-0-0-11, Ka. Cropp 2-1-2-5, Ja. Castona 1-2-2-4, Jones 1-0-0-3, Saxe 1-0-0-3, Waid 0-0-0-0, Yeagley 0-0-0-0. 3-pt. goals: Stringert 3, Jones 1, Saxe 1. Totals: 9-3-4-26.
REYNOLDS – Mull 4-2-4-10, McLaughlin 3-0-0-9, D. Williams 4-0-0-8, Loposky 2-1-1-5, Geiwitz 1-0-0-2, Tofani 1-0-0-2, Miller 0-0-0-0, Small 0-0-0-0, J. Williams 0-0-0-0, Winkle 0-0-0-0. 3-pt. goals: McLaughlin 3. Totals: 15-3-5-36.
JV: No score reported.
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BROOKFIELD 6 14 10 15 45
CAMPBELL 10 9 10 14 43
BROOKFIELD –– Solida 0-0-2-0, Jones 6-3-4-15, Dav. Pawlowski 3-0-0-6, Craig 0-0-0-0, Laverty 1-0-0-2, Don. Pawlowski 5-0-0-10, Gibson 5-2-2-12. Totals: 10-5-8-45.
CAMPBELL MEMORIAL –– Zanni 4-0-0-10, James 2-0-0-6, Michaels 7-2-4-20, Luciano 1-0-0-2, Jackson 0-0-0-0, Kouros 2-1-6-5. 3-pt. goals: Michaels 4, Zanni 2, James 2. Totals: 16-3-10-43.
JV: No score reported.
