KEYSTONE 57, WEST FOREST 51

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Jan. 25, 2008

KNOX – Keystone rode a 29-19 advantage in the middle two quarters to a key 57-51 win over visiting West Forest in KSAC-West girls’ basketball action Friday night.

Keystone’s win coupled with Cranberry’s upset loss to Venango Catholic puts the first-place Lady Panthers (18-2 overall, 14-1 KSAC-West) two games up on the second-place Lady Berries (15-5, 12-3) with four left to play. It also eliminates West Forest (13-5, 9-5) from title contention.

West Forest, which has dropped two straight after winning 12 in a row, led 18-14 at the end of the first quarter before Keystone took a 28-26 halftime lead. The Lady Panthers then extended that lead to 43-37 at the end of three quarters.

Sophomore Sam Schwabenbauer paced the Keystone offense with 19 points and 10 rebounds on 7 baskets and a 5-for-5 night from the free-throw line, while Cassy Hinderliter added 14 points, 11 steals and eight assists. Britt Mohney chipped in with 10 points including eight on four baskets in the fourth quarter.

Geena Sneeringer, another sophomore, led all scorers with 23 points for Keystone including a 13 of 22 night from the free-throw line. Erica Blum chipped in with 16 points and seven steals, while Jackie Lutz had six points and 10 rebounds.

Poor free-throw shooting plagued both teams. Keystone shot just 45.8 percent (11 of 24) from the line, while West Forest was 57.1 percent (20 of 35) from the line.

Keystone returns to action Tuesday at Rocky Grove, while West Forest hosts Cranberry the same night.

NOTES – Keystone is the defending KSAC-West champion and was the KSAC runner-up last year losing to Union in the first-ever KSAC title game … If Keystone wins the KSAC-West it would face the KSAC-East winner in the second annual KSAC Title Game Feb. 9 at a time and place to be announced. Clarion and Union are tied for the KSAC-East lead at 10-5 with Clarion holding the tiebreaker … Keystone’s final four games are at Rocky Grove, at Moniteau and home to Venango Catholic and Cranberry … Cranberry’s final four games are at West Forest, at Redbank Valley, home to Moniteau and at Keystone … Keystone beat Cranberry 54-44 Dec. 20 at Cranberry … Keystone has now won six straight, its second longest streak of the season … The loss snapped a 7-game winning streak for Cranberry, its longest of the season and was the Berries first defeat since Clarion beat them 39-34 21 days ago.

KEYSTONE 57, WEST FOREST 51

Score by Quarters

West Forest 18 8 11 14 – 51

Keystone 14 14 15 14 – 57

West Forest – 51

Sneeringer 5 13-22 23, Carll 2 0-2 4, Lutz 2 1-2 6, E. Blum 5 4-7 16, Dreihaup 0 2-2 2, N. Blum 0 0-0 0, Wallace 0 0-0 0, Scandlon 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 20-35 51.

Keystone – 57

Neely 0 1-2 1, Rhoads 0 1-2 1, Hinderliter 6 2-6 14, Mohney 5 0-0 10, Rodgers 3 1-4 7, McQuiston 1 0-2 2, Schwabenbauer 7 5-5 19, Turk 1 1-3 3. Totals 23 11-24 57.

Three-pointers – West Forest 3 (E. Blum 2, Lutz).