OIL CITY, Pa. (D9Sports) — Clarion used a balanced effort to beat Venango Catholic, 3-0 (25-2, 25-7, 25-8) in Oil City.
The Lady Cats scored 26 points on aces and added another 16 kills.
Alexis Constantino led the way with 15 aces, while Devon Quinn added seven aces.
Olivia Burns had a team-best four kills, and Maya Thornton, Gloria Kroh and Hailey Sintobin each added three kills. Kroh also had five set assists with Burns adding four set assists and Quinn and Kaylie Lutz three each. Burns also had a pair of digs.
REDBANK VALLEY 3, NORTH CLARION 1
NEW BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Josie Rupp and Heather Traister made sure Redbank Valley’s match at Clarion Thursday will involve a pair of unbeaten teams, as the duo helped the Lady Bulldogs shake off a slow start and beat visiting North Clarion, 3-1 (19-25, 25-15, 25-18, 25-9).
Rupp led Redbank Valley with 12 kills with Traister adding 11 kills and three blocks. Macy King contributed six kills and three aces to the win with Emily Gourley adding three kills and three blocks, Hannah Adams 17 digs and Carissa Rearick 34 set assists and three aces.
North Clarion, which became the first team to beat Redbank Valley in a set this season, got eight kills and 11 digs from Tori Obenrader, six kills, five blocks and 13 digs from Cassie Wagner, 15 digs and four aces from Abby Karg and 12 set assists from Paige Sherbine.
KARNS CITY 3, MONITEAU 0
WEST SUNBURY, Pa. — Behind 10 combined kills from Emily Hegedus and Mackenzie Craig, visiting Karns City swept past rival Moniteau, 3-0 (25-19, 25-13, 25-17).
Hegedus led the Lady Gremlins with six kills with Craig adding four kills and seven set assists. Brooke Moore also had seven set assists for Karns City.
A-C VALLEY 3, UNION 0
RIMERSBURG, Pa. — Kylee Eaton’s 11 kills, six digs, five aces and three blocks paced a 3-0 (25-9, 25-9, 25-14) win for visiting A-C Valley over Union.
Josey Terwilliger added a kills/digs double-double with 10 kills and 19 digs, while Olivia Boocks chipped in 10 kills, four digs and two aces for the Lady Falcons. Also for A-C Valley, Emily Wetzel had 16 set assists and 12 digs and Sydney Rankin added 13 set assists, 11 digs and six aces.
PUNXSUTAWNEY 3, KEYSTONE 0
KNOX, Pa. — Visiting Punxsutawney picked up a 3-0 (25-21, 26-24, 25-10) win at Keystone.
Leading the way for the home team were Mackenzie Byerley with three kills and four set assists, Kaci Weaver with two kills, Danica Hurrelbrink with four set assists and a kills and Mckenzie Hovis with two kills.
Punxsutawney stats weren’t available.
GIRLS’ SOCCER
CLARION 5, KEYSTONE 1
KNOX, Pa. — Forest Mills scored three goals and added an assist to lead visiting Clarion to a 5-1 win at Keystone.
Alexa Kriebel and Megan Stahlman also scored for the Lady Cats with Lauren Troutman, Hannah Phillips, Courtney Schonbachler and Lindsey Kemmer adding helpers.
Rachel Keth scored an unassisted goal for Keystone.
