ERIE - Warren's girls basketball team is 5-0 after a 53-17 win in its Region 6 opener on Thursday.
It looks like an easy win on paper, but it didn't feel that way I'm sure.
"It's been a while since we had a good, hard physical game," said Warren coach Lisa Ruhlman, "so it was really good for them to get that. It was a battle. It was a very physical game, and I'd like to see my girls continue to play hard and not back down."
Warren led 11-0 after one quarter.
"Offensively, we struggled a little at times tonight, but I was really happy with the defense," said Ruhlman.
Jaimie Eaton finished with 21 points, including 9-of-14 at the free throw line, six assists and four steals in the win. Freshman Paige Wilson had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds, Brittany Merenick had seven rebounds, and Alexa Bupp six steals.
Meghan Loutzenhiser "really stepped up in a physical game," said Ruhlman.
WARREN (53): Jaimie Eaton 6 9-14 21, Paige Wilson 3 3-6 10, D.J. Hahn 3 0-0 6, Meghan Loutzenhiser 2 2-4 6, Alexa Bupp 2 1-1 5, Taylor Mineweaser 1 0-0 2, Brittany Merenick 0 2-4 2, Kari Santo 0 1-2 1, McKenzie Merenick 0 0-0 0, Amy Castagnino 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 18-31 53.
EAST (17): Andrzejewski 2 0-0 6, Beason 2 1-2 5, Fillyaw 2 0-0 4, Pullium 1 0-2 2, Roberts 0 0-0 0, Stovall 0 0-4 0, Kanonczyk 0 0-0 0, Johnson 0 0-0 0, Polk 0 0-2 0, Gates 0 0-0 0, Warren 0 0-0 0, Hubbart 0 0-0 0, Dietz 0 0-0 0, Mathis 0 0-0 0. Totals 7 1-10 17.
Warren 11 13 14 15 - 53
East 0 4 8 5 - 17
3-point goals: W-Wilson, E-Andrzejewski 2.
Junior varsity game
WARREN (40): Ashlee McClure 0 0-0 0, Kaitlin Sedon 0 0-0 0, Megan Smoulder 2 1-2 5, Katelyn Adams 0 0-1 0, Meghan Loutzenhiser 2 2-3 7, Amy Castagnino 4 1-5 9, Brittany Massa 1 1-2 3, Lexie Ednie 1 1-2 3, Lizzie Marsh 3 1-1 7, Paige Wilson 2 2-2 6, Totals: 15 9-22 40
EAST (7): McCalebb 1 2-2 4, Quinn 0 1-2 1, Holmes 1 0-2 2, Totals: 2 3-6 7
Warren 16 12 3 9 - 40
East 3 0 0 4 - 7
3-pointers: W- Loutzenhiser; E- None
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Eisenhower 36, Cambridge Springs 33
"It was nice to be home," said Eisenhower coach Mike Logue, whose Knights are 3-3 overall and 1-1 in Region 3.
"We could have made it easier for ourselves with better foul shooting down the stretch," said Logue, whose Lady Knights led 32-23 at the end of three quarters but trailed 33-32 at one point in the fourth.
That's when Kristen Williams sank 3-of-4 free throws and Ike held on to win.
Alyssa Peterson scored seven of her nine points, and Halie VanOrd all 11 of her points, in the second and third quarters in which the Knights took a big lead.
Holly Chapman and VanOrd finished with five rebounds each, and VanOrd four steals.
CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS (33): T. Babb 1 2-4 5, Taylor 0 2-2 2, Dilhaver 1 0-1 2, Dalbec 0 1-2 1, B. Babb 4 6-6 15, Seher 1 0-0 2, Wolfrom 2 2-5 6, Schmidt 0 0-4 0. Totals 9 13-24 33.
EISENHOWER (36): Kristen Williams 2 5-12 10, Holly Chapman 0 2-4 2, Halie VanOrd 5 1-2 11, Dacota Williams 1 0-1 2, Brooke Stanton 0 2-2 2, Alyssa Peterson 4 1-3 9, Danielle Bradish 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 11-24 36.
Cambridge 7 7 8 11 - 33
Eisenhower 6 15 11 4 - 36
3-pointers: C-T. Babb, B. Babb; E-K. Williams
Junior varsity game
CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS (46): Scott 1 0-0 2, Kurt 5 0-0 10, Taylor 1 0-0 2, White 2 0-0 4, Watson 1 0-0 2, Schmidt 5 0-0 10, Deer 2 0-0 4, Shelton 1 0-0 2, Parkin 5 0-0 10. Totals 23 0-0 46.
EISENHOWER (18): Meghan Hagberg 1 0-0 2, Taylor Haner 1 0-0 2, Mallory Trumbull 3 1-2 7, Haylie Birt 1 0-1 2, Abby Lundmark 1 0-0 2, Emily McJunkin 0 1-2 1, Kristen Wagner 1 0-2 2, Paige Parmenter 0 0-0 0, Shania Spicer 0 0-0 0, Alexis Eckenrod 0 0-0 0, Allie Schutt 0 0-0. Totals 8 2-7 18.
Cambridge Springs 8 14 10 14 - 46
Eisenhower 5 5 4 4 - 18
3-pointers: None.
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Conneaut 52, Youngsville 32
Youngsville led Class AAA Conneaut deep into the second half, but ultimately depth and pressure defense go the best of the Lady Eagles during a 52-32 Conneaut victory Thursday at Youngsville High School.
Youngsville (0-5) jumped out to an 11-7 lead after the first quarter on the strength of three pointers by Karissa Cratty, Katie Chuzie and Jessica Jameson. That lead held up until the midway point of the second quarter when both Chuzie and Kelsey Anderson were relegated to the bench with three fouls.
The foul trouble allowed Conneaut to seize control of the contest in the final three minutes of the half, taking a 21-18 lead into the locker room.
That momentum rolled into the second half with the visitors holding a commanding 19-6 advantage in the third quarter, allowing them to cruise down the stretch.
Karissa Cratty had a huge game for the Eagles with 15 points. Kennedy Cratty finished with eight points and Jameson added five. Challen Litwiler and Kristen Baker did most of the damage for Conneaut, scoring 20 and 19 points respectively.
Youngsville is off until holiday tournament time when it competes in the Union City Tournament.
Conneaut was a 34-14 winner in the junior varsity contest. Katelyn Maille scored six points to pace Youngsville.
CONNEAUT (52): Krider 2 0-2 4, Challen Litwiler 8 4-5 20, Kristen Baker 8 3-3 19, Wood 2 0-0 4, Litwin 1 0-0 2, Shidemantle 1 0-3 2, Trypus 0 1-2 1, Totals: 22 8-15 52
YOUNGSVILLE (32): Aubree Hendrickson 0 0-0 0, Kelsey Anderson 0 1-2 1, Katelyn Maille 0 0-0 0, Karissa Cratty 5 4-8 15, Jorie Clark 0 0-0 0, Katie Chuzie 1 0-0 3, Jessica Jameson 1 2-2 5, Kennedy Cratty 3 2-4 8, Totals: 10 9-16 32
Conneaut 7 14 19 12 - 52
Youngsville 11 7 6 8 - 32
3-pointers: C-None; Y- Ka. Cratty, Chuzie, Jameson
Junior varsity game
CONNEAUT (34): Uplinger 4 1-1 10, Weber 3 0-0 7, Phelps 3 0-0 6, Wilson 4 0-0 8, Baum 0 1-2 1, Egli 1 0-0 2, Totals: 15 2-3 34
YOUNGSVILLE (14): Aubree Hendrickson 1 0-0 3, McKenzie Harrington 0 0-0 0, Kelsey Anderson 0 0-2 0, Katelyn Maille 1 3-4 6, Jorie Clark 0 1-4 1, Jessica Jameson 2 0-2 4, Kylee Edmisten 0 0-0 0, Savannah Pollow 0 0-0 0, Totals: 4 4-12 14
Conneaut 8 12 11 3 - 34
Youngsville 3 4 2 5 - 14
3-pointers: C- Uplinger, Weber; Y- Hendrickson, Maille
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Rocky Grove 68, Tidioute Charter 6
ROCKY GROVE - Rocky Grove jumped out to a 25-0 lead after the first quarter and never looked back during a 68-6 victory over Tidioute Charter Thursday at Rocky Grove High School.
Three different players scored two points for the Lady Bulldogs, including Robbi Kightlinger, Tonya Krouse and Casey Byers.
TCCS (0-6) is off until January 7 when it hosts Warren County Christian School.
No junior varsity information was provided to the Times Observer.
TCCS (6): Aubrey Sonney 0 0-0 0, Brianna Tyler 0 0-0 0, Robbi Kightlinger 1 0-0 2, Morgan Molek 0 0-0 0, Tonya Krouse 1 0-0 2, Emalei Schaberl 0 0-0 0, Casey Byers 1 0-0 2, Emily Hagberg 0 0-0 0, Lauren Slack 0 0-0 0, Allyvia Morgan 0 0-0 0, Totals: 3 0-2 6
ROCKY GROVE (68): Lepley 5 2-2 12, Nerlich 4 2-2 13, Larson 3 2-2 8, Schaffer 5 0-0 12, Taylor 3 0-0 7, Switzer 3 0-0 6, Bolden 5 0-0 10, Totals: 28 6-6 68
TCCS 0 4 2 0 - 6
Rocky Grove 25 18 10 14 - 68
3-pointers: T-None; R- Nerlich 3, Schaffer 2, Taylor