UNION CITY - The Youngsville girls team is coming on strong.
After starting the season 2-4, the Lady Eagles are back at .500 after claiming the Union City Tournament championship Thursday with a 46-31 title game victory over Reynolds.
"I'm just very proud of the girls," said Youngsville coach Allison Kitchel. "They came out and hustled and played like I knew they were capable of playing."
Like Wednesday's victory over Union City, large portions of the game were played extremely equal. Against Reynolds, it was the Lady Eagles' dominance out of the lockerroom that proved to the biggest difference.
Youngsville led by seven points after a quarter and the margin remained at seven until halftime. In the third stanza, the Eagles outscored Reynolds by nine points, giving them a 16-point cushion to work with in the final quarter.
Amber Fox and Katie Chuzie were the two Eagles to reach double digits for the second straight day. This time, Fox led the way with 12 points and Chuzie finished with 10. Lindsey Lyon added nine points of her own, Kennedy Cratty finished with eight points and Jorie Clark had seven.
Fact Box
REYNOLDS (31): Yawner 1 0-0 2, Bertocci 5 1-1 11, McDaniel 1 1-2 3, Burns 1 0-0 2, Sommerfield 3 2-2 8, Troyer 1 0-2 2, Bresnar 0 1-2 1, Burroco 1 0-2 2, Totals: 13 5-11 31
YOUNGSVILLE (46): Katie Gustafson 0 0-0 0, Jorie Clark 2 3-5 7, Katie Chuzie 4 2-3 10, Kennedy Cratty 4 0-0 8, Amber Fox 6 0-1 12, Lindsey Lyon 4 1-2 9, Totals: 20 6-11 46
Reynolds 3 9 9 10 - 31
Youngsville 10 9 18 9 - 46
3-pointers: None
Junior varsity game
YOUNGSVILLE (18): Katie Gustafson 0 0-0 0, Julie Jameson 1 0-0 3, Piper Olsen 0 0-0 0, Karissa Cratty 3 0-0 6, Jorie Clark 0 0-0 0, Cierra Ohl 1 1-2 3, Kennedy Cratty 2 2-3 6, Totals: 7 3-5 18
COCHRANTON (46): Offi 1 0-0 2, Quiggle 1 0-0 2, Caldwell 10 0-0 20, Knupp 2 0-0 4, Cassady 2 0-0 4, Vincent 1 0-0 2, Morgan 3 0-0 6, Dickson 2 1-2 6, Totals: 22 1-2 46
Youngsville 2 2 11 3 - 18
Cochranton 15 10 9 12 - 46
3-pointers: Y- Jameson; C- Dickson
EISENHOWER (14): Lyssa Knapp 1 0-0 2, Kristen Williams 0 1-3 1, Alyssa Peterson 1 1-2 3, Dakota Williams 2 0-0 4, Brooke Stanton 1 0-0 2, Kari Santo 0 2-6 2, Bailey Burch 0 0-0 0, Holly Chapman 0 0-0 0, Halie VanOrd 0 0-0 0, Kearsten Maine 0 0-0 0, Haylie Birt 0 0-0 0, Chelsea Parmenter 0 0-0 0, Totals: 5 4-11 14
SENECA (48): Braine 1 0-0 2, Sonney 2 1-1 5, Robinson 0 1-2 1, Fish 2 2-2 6, Peede 2 1-4 5, Wahlberg 2 1-2 5, King 3 1-2 7, Sharski 1 0-0 2, Graham 4 0-0 8, Johnson 2 3-4 7, Totals: 19 10-17 48
Eisenhower 3 6 3 2 - 14
Seneca 15 10 12 11 - 48
3-pointers: None
Junior varsity game
EISENHOWER (13): Haylie Birt 1 0-0 3, Holly Chapman 1 0-0 2, Kearsten Maine 2 0-0 4, Bailey Burch 1 0-2 2, Edwards 0 2-4 2, Dakota Williams 0 0-0 0, Lange 0 0-0 0, Chelsea Parmenter 0 0-0 0, Jackie Talasky 0 0-0 0, Kourtney Knapp 0 0-0 0, Meghan Hagberg 0 0-0 0, Totals: 5 2-6 13
SENECA (41): Sonney 9 2-3 20, Peede 4 0-2 8, Hammill 2 2-2 7, Sharski 2 0-0 4, Bender 1 0-0 2, Totals: 18 4-7 41
Eisenhower 2 2 3 6 - 13
Seneca 23 0 15 3 - 41
3-pointers: E- Birt; S- Hammill
SHEFFIELD (17): Jade Moore 1 0-0 2, Hannah Vile 0 0-0 0, Anna Baldensperger 0 0-0 0, Hanna Fitch 0 0-0 0, Sam Pollock 0 0-0 0, Ashley Davidson 1 0-0 2, Juli Ely 2 0-0 4, Jen Isenberg 1 1-6 3, Abby Labesky 3 0-0 6, Totals: 8 1-6 17
KANE (61): Geer 1 2-4 4, Victory 1 2-2 4, Bedford 1 1-2 3, Jameson 6 6-6 19, Carey 5 1-4 11, Rich 2 5-6 9, Becklund 3 0-0 6, Marano 1 0-0 3, Bucheit 1 0-0 2, Totals: 21 17-24 61
Sheffield 1 6 8 2 - 17
Kane 17 23 16 5 - 61
3-pointers: S- None; K- Jameson, Marano
Chuzie was named tournament MVP while Fox and Clark were named to the all-tournament team.
The Eagles (4-4) hope to build off the momentum of the tournament victory Thursday when Youngsville hosts county rival Eisenhower.
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Seneca 48, Eisenhower 14
WATTSBURG - This wasn't the way the Eisenhower girls wanted to end 2011.
The Lady Knights shot just 14 percent from the floor on Thursday and never challenged the homestanding Seneca Bobcats during a 48-14 loss at Seneca High School.
Despite the loss, Eisenhower coach Mike Logue credited the strong defensive play of Halie VanOrd who limited Seneca's leading scorer Sarah Graham to just eight points. Six of those points came with VanOrd on the bench.
Only six Eisenhower players reached the scoring column in Thursday's loss and only four of those connected on field goals. Dakota Williams led the Knights with four points, Alyssa Peterson added three points and Lyssa Knapp, Brooke Stanton and Kari Santo added two points each.
The Lady Knights (2-5) return to action Tuesday at Bradford.
Seneca also dominated the junior varsity game, winning 41-13. Kearsten Maine's four points were tops for the Knights.
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Otto-Eldred Tournament
Kane 61, Sheffield 17
DUKE CENTER - Sheffield will try to win its first game of the season Friday when it plays Oswayo Valley in the consolation game of the Otto-Eldred Tournament in Duke Center.
The Wolverines were relegated to the consolation game after a 61-17 semifinal loss to the Kane Wolves on Thursday.
It was Sheffield's second loss to the defending AML champions in two weeks as the talented and deep Wolves proved to be just too much.
Abby Labesky led the Sheffield scorers with six points. Juli Ely added four points, Jen Isenberg three points and Ashley Davidson and Jade Moore two points each.
Friday's consolation game is scheduled to tip at 4:30 p.m.