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Posted: December 12th, 2012

Boys basketball
Non-region
McDowell 71, Meadville 59
Greenville 55, Rocky Grove 26
Oswayo Valley (N.Y.) 53, Eisenhower 39
Cathedral Prep 65, East 42
Iroquois 68, Maplewood 35
Mercer 73, Jamestown 26
Youngsville 72, Commodore Perry 53
Reynolds 72, VisionQuest 37
Girard 56, Cambridge Springs 20

Girls basketball
Non-region
Franklin 70, Seneca 47
North East 60, Fort LeBoeuf 29
Cambridge Springs 59, Union City 24
Central Tech 51, Corry 37
Eisenhower 62, Oswayo Valley (N.Y.) 20
Sharon 54, Jamestown 14
West Middlesex 48, Commodore Perry 38

Wrestling
Region 3
Union City 66, Iroquois 15
Region 4
McDowell 71, Oil City 6

–Tom Reisenweber

Posted in: Basketball, Wrestling
Posted: December 11th, 2012

Boys
Non-region
Sharon 68, Mercyhurst Prep 53
Lakeview 46, Kennedy Catholic 43 OT
Kittanning 62, Slippery Rock 44
Cochranton 61, Iroquois 56
Union City 51, Maplewood 33
Grove City 69, Sharpsville 50
Northwestern 59, Corry 46
Oil City 82, Titusville 76
Central Tech 62, General McLane 57
Wilmington 69, Commodore Perry 32

Girls
Non-region
Rocky Grove 45, Titusville 44
Warren 69, Oil City 37
Hickory 42, Rochester 16
Iroquois 58, Lakeview 37
General McLane 50, East 25
Mercer 49, Grove City 27
Girard 44, Harbor Creek 41
Kennedy Catholic 62, Greenville 23
Reynolds 46, Northwestern 38
Farrell 52, Wilmington 45

–Tom Reisenweber

Posted in: Basketball
Posted: December 6th, 2012

Boys
Class A
First round
West Middlesex 61, North Catholic 50
Kennedy Catholic 64, Cornell 53
VisionQuest 72, Northern Cambria 50
Second round
West Middlesex 50, Johnsonburg 45 2 OT
Ridgway 73, Kennedy Catholic 50
VisionQuest 68, Vincentian Academy 61
Quarterfinals
Lincoln Park 47, West Middlesex 45
Ridgway 58, VisionQuest 51

Class AA
First round
Mercyhurst Prep 59, Shady Side Academy 50
Greensburg Central Catholic 46, Norh East 42
Beaver Falls 69, Lakeview 37
Second round
Monessen 46, Mercyhurst Prep 40

Class AAA
First round
General McLane 47, Central Valley 35
Hampton 60, Warren 41
New Castle 83, Hickory 47
Second round
General McLane 68, Beaver 54
Quarterfinals
Montour 48, General McLane 38

Class AAAA
Play-in
Shaler 81, Strong Vincent 60
First round
Cathedral Prep 79, Obama Academy 57
Second round
Cathedral Prep 50, Central Catholic 49 OT
Quarterfinals
Cathedral Prep 52, Shaler 49
Semifinals
Lower Merion 79, Cathedral Prep 48

Girls
Class A
First round
Kennedy Catholic 59, Riverview 30
North Catholic 61, Conneaut Valley 24
Bishop Guilfoyle 45, Saegertown 18
Second round
Kennedy Catholic 59, Clarion 43
Quarterfinals
Vincentian Academy 56, Kennedy Catholic 51

Class AA
First round
Villa Maria 55, Avonworth 28
Girard 46, Steel Valley 42
Seton-La Salle 77, Greenville 31
Second round
Villa Maria 47, Bishop Canevin 30
Cranberry 43, Girard 33
Quarterfinals
Villa Maria 57, Forest Hills 45
Semifinals
Seton-La Salle 56, Villa Maria 50

Class AAA
First round
Franklin 52, South Fayette 39
South Park 46, Hickory 35
Hopewell 51, Mercyhurst Prep 23
Second round
Chartiers Valley 47, Franklin 41

Class AAAA
Play-in
Baldwin 56, Central Tech 13
First round
Upper St. Clair 57, McDowell 42

–Tom Reisenweber

Posted: December 6th, 2012

Boys
Class A
Quarterfinals
VisionQuest 71, Eisenhower 50
Kennedy Catholic 62, Linesville 45
Semifinals
West Middlesex 74, VisionQuest 68 OT
Kennedy Catholic 50, Cochranton 28
Third-place game
VisionQuest 67, Cochranton 44
Championship
West Middlesex 41, Kennedy Catholic 38 OT

Class AA
Play-in
Fairview 48, Northwestern 41
Quarterfinals
Mercyhurst Prep 57, Wilmington 15
Saegertown 48, Sharpsville 33
North East 52, Cambridge Springs 33
Lakeview 33, Fairview 30
Semifinals
Mercyhurst Prep 70, Saegertown 24
North East 41, Lakeview 40
Third-place game
Lakeview 73, Saegertown 57
Championship
Mercyhurst Prep 41, North East 30

Class AAA
Play-in
Franklin 54, Harbor Creek 38
Girard 44, Meadville 37
Quarterfinals
General McLane 49, Franklin 37
Hickory 52, Central Tech 49
Warren 77, Sharon 54
Girard 33, Grove City 32
Semifinals
General McLane 66, Hickory 41
Warren 42, Girard 26
Third-place game
Hickory 37, Girard 26
Championship
General McLane 56, Warren 49

Class AAAA
Semifinals
Strong Vincent 63, McDowell 36
Championship
Cathedral Prep 85, Strong Vincent 43

Girls
Class A
Quarterfinals
Linesville 49, Commodore Perry 26
Saegertown 31, Farrell 24
Semifinals
Kennedy Catholic 79, Linesville 48
Conneaut Valley 31, Saegertown 28
Third-place game
Saegertown 65, Linesville 63 OT
Championship
Kennedy Catholic 56, Conneaut Valley 21

Class AA
Quarterfinals
Villa Maria 77, Wilmington 12
Seneca 51, Sharpsville 46
Girard 50, Sharon 33
Greenville 26, Cambridge Springs 23
Semifinals
Villa Maria 56, Seneca 24
Girard 31, Greenville 24
Third-place game
Greenville 36, Seneca 33
Championship
Villa Maria 57, Girard 26

Class AAA
Quarterfinals
Mercyhurst Prep 48, Grove City 26
Franklin 61, North East 34
General McLane 37, Slippery Rock 34
Hickory 51, Warren 43 OT
Semifinals
Franklin 39, Mercyhurst Prep 33
Hickory 58, General McLane 51
Third-place game
Mercyhurst Prep 53, General McLane 36
Championship
Franklin 48, Hickory 38

Class AAAA
Championship
McDowell 56, Central Tech 18

Later today: PIAA playoff review

–Tom Reisenweber

Posted: December 6th, 2012

Note: The new Region 7 is comprised of Region 8 teams from last year and the review will reflect that.

Boys
2011-12 standings
Region 8 – AAAA
Region Overall
z-Cathedral Prep 5-1 21-6
z-Strong Vincent 5-1 15-10
y-McDowell 2-4 11-12
George Junior 0-6 8-13
y-qualified for the playoffs
z-region co-champions

New Region 7 standings
Region 7 – AAAA
School Enrollment
Cathedral Prep 433
Central Tech 461
McDowell 995
Class AAAA range: 431 and above

2012 returning all-stars (Current year listed)
First team
Mike Beck* McDowell 11
Sheldon Zablotny** Cathedral Prep 12
Conor Colpoys** Cathedral Prep 12
Eugene Husband Central Tech 12
Second team
Carson Lewis* McDowell 12
Jarrett Koper* McDowell 12
Chris Francis** Cathedral Prep 12
Delton Williams** Cathedral Prep 12
Francis Nosant Central Tech 12
*McDowell was in Region 8 last winter
**Cathedral Prep was in Region 8 last winter

Girls
2011-12 standings
Region 7 – AAAA
Region Overall
x-McDowell 6-0 17-7
y-Central Tech 4-2 7-15
East 2-4 2-15
Strong Vincent 0-6 1-21
x-region champion
y-qualified for the playoffs

New Region 7 standings
Region 7 – AAAA
School Enrollment
Central Tech 511
East* 400
McDowell 886
Strong Vincent* 410
Class AAAA range: 423 and above
*East and Strong Vincent have a Class AAA enrollment but elected to play up to Class AAAA.

2012 returning all-stars (Current year listed)
First team
Maggie Tarasovitch Central Tech 12
Noelle Vallimont Central Tech 11
Second team
Cierra Stovall East 11
Deja Dixon Strong Vincent 11
Makayla Clayton Central Tech 12
Hailey Wilwohl McDowell 12

Later today: Playoff recap

–Tom Reisenweber

Posted: December 5th, 2012

Note: The new Region 6 is comprised of Region 7 teams from last year and the review will reflect that.

Boys
2011-12 standings
Region 7 – AAA
Region Overall
x-General McLane 14-0 26-1
y-Warren 11-3 19-7
y-Central Tech 10-4 11-12
y-Girard 7-7 16-10
y-Harbor Creek 7-7 10-13
Fort LeBoeuf 4-10 9-13
East 3-11 5-16
Corry 0-14 3-19
x-region champion
y-qualified for the playoffs

New Region 6 standings
Region 6 – AAA
School Enrollment
Corry 284
East 399
Fort LeBoeuf 267
General McLane 316
Girard 263
Harbor Creek 275
Strong Vincent 390
Warren 298
Class AAA range: 244-430

2012 returning all-stars (Current year listed)
First team
Jaymon Mason* General McLane 12
Second team
Joey Zoltowski** Harbor Creek 12
Quinn Thompson* General McLane 12
Malquan Pullium*** Strong Vincent 12
Region Player of the Year – Jaymon Mason*, General McLane
*General McLane was in Region 7 last winter
**Harbor Creek was in Region 7 last winter
***Strong Vincent was in Region 8 last winter

Girls
2011-12 standings
Region 6 – AAA
Region Overall
x-Mercyhurst Prep 14-0 24-2
y-General McLane 11-3 17-8
y-North East 10-4 15-8
y-Warren 9-5 15-8
Harbor Creek 6-8 12-10
Fort LeBoeuf 3-11 7-15
Fairview 2-12 6-15
Corry 1-13 4-18
x-region champion
y-qualified for the playoffs

New Region 6 standings
Region 6 – AAA
School Enrollment
Corry 295
Fort LeBoeuf 270
Harbor Creek 249
Mercyhurst Prep 287
Villa Maria 243
Warren 285
Class AAA range: 239-422

2012 returning all-stars (Current year listed)
First team
Jaimie Eaton Warren 12
Brenna Robbins Mercyhurst Prep 12
Karlee McBride* Villa Maria 12
*Villa Maria was in Region 4 last winter

Thursday: Region 7 preview, playoff recap

–Tom Reisenweber

Posted: December 5th, 2012

Note: The new Region 5 is comprised of Region 6 teams from last year and the review will reflect that.

Boys
2011-12 standings
Region 6 – AAA
Region Overall
x-Grove City 12-4 17-6
y-Franklin 11-5 18-6
y-Meadville 11-5 16-7
y-Hickory 11-5 16-10
y-Sharon 11-5 14-9
Farrell 7-9 10-12
Slippery Rock 4-12 7-15
Oil City 3-13 6-16
Titusville 2-14 7-15
x-region champion
y-qualified for the playoffs

New Region 5 standings
Region 5 – AAA
School Enrollment
Farrell* 113
Franklin 258
George Junior 326
Grove City 298
Hickory 258
Meadville 365
Oil City 318
Sharon 252
Slippery Rock 304
Class AAA range: 244-430
*Farrell has a Class A enrollment but elected to play up to Class AAA

2012 returning all-stars (Current year listed)
First team
Matt Votino* Hickory 12
Noah Jones** Franklin 12
Second team
Artrel Foster*** Meadville 12
Vinnie Mastrian* Hickory 12
Khalil Hopson**** Sharon 12
Zak Price*** Meadville 12
*Hickory was in Region 6 last winter
**Franklin was in Region 6 last winter
***Meadville was in Region 6 last winter
****Sharon was in Region 6 last winter

Girls
2011-12 standings
Region 5 – AAA
Region Overall
z-Franklin 11-1 24-3
z-Hickory 11-1 22-4
y-Slippery Rock 8-4 14-9
y-Grove City 6-6 14-9
Meadville 4-8 8-14
Oil City 1-11 4-18
Titusville 1-11 4-18
y-qualified for the playoffs
z-region co-champions

New Region 5 standings
Region 5 – AAA
School Enrollment
Franklin 247
Grove City 289
Hickory 277
Meadville 334
Oil City 264
Slippery Rock 262
Titusville 245
Class AAA range: 239-422

2012 returning all-stars (Current year listed)
First team
Angelina Starr Franklin 11
Morgan Siebka Slippery Rock 12
Holly Grober Hickory 11
Nikki Arbanas Hickory 11
Second team
Corianne Hyduchak Grove City 11
Carly Kriner Titusville 12
Haley Angerett Slippery Rock 12

Later today: Region 6

–Tom Reisenweber

Posted: December 4th, 2012

Note: The new Region 4 is comprised of Region 5 teams from last year and the review will reflect that.

Boys
2011-12 standings
Region 5 – AA
Region Overall
x-Mercyhurst Prep 9-1 24-3
y-North East 8-2 19-7
y-Northwestern 5-5 11-11
y-Fairview 5-5 12-12
Iroquois 3-7 10-12
Seneca 0-10 3-19
x-region champion
y-qualified for the playoffs

New Region 4 standings
Region 4 – AA
School Enrollment
Fairview 206
Iroquois 145
Mercyhurst Prep 185
North East 209
Northwestern 223
Seneca 186
Titusville 233
Union City 137
Class AA range: 131-243

2012 returning all-stars (Current year listed)
First team
Drake Burgess Union City 11
Alex Borges* Mercyhurst Prep 12
Colton Edinger** Iroquois 12
Second team
Alex Hoban Union City 11
Andy Niland*** Fairview 10
Joey Lobenthal** Iroquois 11
*Mercyhurst Prep was in Region 5 last winter
**Iroquois was in Region 5 last winter
***Fairview was in Region 5 last winter

Girls
2011-12 standings
Region 4 – AA
Region Overall
x-Villa Maria 14-0 24-5
y-Girard 12-2 21-5
y-Seneca 9-5 16-9
y-Cambridge Springs 8-6 13-9
Northwestern 6-8 10-12
Iroquois 4-10 6-16
Maplewood 3-11 3-19
Union City 0-14 0-22
x-region champion
y-qualified for the playoffs

New Region 4 standings
Region 4 – AA
School Enrollment
Fairview 203
Girard 223
General McLane 237
Iroquois 139
North East 195
Northwestern 204
Seneca 196
Union City 140
Class AA range: 135-238

2012 returning all-stars (Current year listed)
First team
Alex Artise* North East 12
Second team
Lindsey Jahn** General McLane 12
Alexis Bowen* North East 12
*North East was in Region 6 last winter
**General McLane was in Region 6 last winter

Wednesday: Region 5, 6 preview

–Tom Reisenweber

Posted: December 4th, 2012

Below are the first basketball rankings of the season. Fans are free to comment with their own rankings or comments on the preseason rankings.

Erie Times-News District 10 preseason basketball rankings
Boys
Class A
Rank School 2011-12 rec.
1. Kennedy Catholic 16-10
2. Rocky Grove 7-15
3. VisionQuest 15-10
4. Cochranton 18-6
5. Eisenhower 13-10

Class AA
Rank School 2011-12 rec.
1. West Middlesex 22-5
2. Mercyhurst Prep 24-3
3. Lakeview 19-7
4. Fairview 12-12
5. Northwestern 11-11

Class AAA
Rank School 2011-12 rec.
1. Hickory 16-10
2. General McLane 26-1
3. Warren 19-7
4. Meadville 16-7
5. Strong Vincent 15-10

Class AAAA
Rank School 2011-12 rec.
1. Cathedral Prep 21-6
2. McDowell 11-12
3. Central Tech 11-12

Girls
Class A
Rank School 2011-12 rec.
1. Kennedy Catholic 22-4
2. Farrell 15-7
3. Reynolds 5-16
4. Cochranton 13-8
5. Eisenhower 5-16

Class AA
Rank School 2011-12 rec.
1. North East 15-8
2. Girard 21-5
3. General McLane 17-8
4. Sharpsville 16-7
5. Sharon 15-8

Class AAA
Rank School 2011-12 rec.
1. Franklin 24-3
2. Mercyhurst Prep 24-2
3. Villa Maria 24-5
4. Hickory 22-4
5. Slippery Rock 14-9

Class AAAA
Rank School 2011-12 rec.
1. McDowell 17-7
2. Central Tech 7-15
3. East 2-15

—Tom Reisenweber

Posted in: Basketball
Posted: December 4th, 2012

Note: The new Region 3 is comprised of Region 3 and 4 teams from last year and the review will reflect that.

Boys
2011-12 standings
Region 3 – A
Region Overall
x-Cochranton 8-0 18-6
y-Eisenhower 4-4 13-10
y-Linesville 4-4 11-12
Conneaut Lake 3-5 9-13
Conneaut Valley 1-7 11-11
y-qualified for the playoffs
z-clinched share of region championship

Region 4 – AA
Region Overall
x-Saegertown 7-1 12-13
y-Cambridge Springs 6-2 15-8
Maplewood 4-4 7-15
Union City 3-5 3-19
Youngsville 0-8 0-19
x-region champion
y-qualified for the playoffs

New Region 3 standings
Region 3 – A, AA, AAA
School Enrollment
Cambridge Springs (AA) 149
Cochranton (A) 103
Conneaut (AAA) 319
Eisenhower (A) 130
Maplewood (AA) 164
Saegertown (AA) 198
Youngsville (A) 128
Class A range: 130 and below
Class AA range: 131-243
Class AAA range: 244-430

2012 returning all-stars (Current year listed)
First team
Noah Uplinger Linesville 12
Aaron Lundmark Eisenhower 12
Nick Dickson Cochranton 11
Dustin Pavlik* Saegertown 12
Marcus Palmero** Cambridge Springs 12
Second team
Tyler Bartlett Conneaut Lake 12
Stephen Martini Linesville 12
Logan Herzberger Cochranton 11
Jeff Mattocks* Saegertown 12
Luke Carter* Saegertown 12
*Saegertown was in Region 4 last winter
**Cambridge Springs was in Region 4 last winter

Girls
2011-12 standings
Region 3 – A
Region Overall
x-Conneaut Valley 12-0 20-5
y-Linesville 9-3 17-8
y-Saegertown 9-3 17-9
Cochranton 6-6 13-8
Youngsville 3-9 10-10
Eisenhower 2-10 5-16
Conneaut Lake 1-11 4-18
x-region champion
y-qualified for the playoffs

New Region 3 standings
Region 3 – A, AA, AAA
School Enrollment
Cambridge Springs (AA) 167
Cochranton (A) 101
Conneaut (AAA) 278
Eisenhower (A) 112
Maplewood (AA) 149
Saegertown (AA) 139
Youngsville (A) 108
Class A range: 134 and below
Class AA range: 135-238
Class AAA range: 239-422

2012 returning all-stars (Current year listed)
First team
Challen Litwiler Linesville 11
Kristen Baker Conneaut Valley 11
Second team
Rachel DiBartolomeo Saegertown 12
Madison Bernarding Cochranton 11
Jenn Krider Linesville 12

Later today: Region 4

–Tom Reisenweber

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