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Roster with Notes (Number of games that the girl scored in just the single digits highlighted)

No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos.
1 Oriana Smith 5-6 Jr. G (1 3-pointer, High of 16 (2/13), 2 against Rocky Grove)
2 Key'Asia Oatis 5-8 Sr. F (high of 11 points (2/3) 2 against Rocky Grove)
3 Janee Avery 5-9 Sr. F (High of 4 points 2/8), 3) 
4 Jacquee Chambers 5-7 Jr. F (JV Player, High of 11 points, plays some Varsity with a high of 7 (JT 2/13)
5 Bria Gambill 5-7 Sr. F (15 3 pointers,  High of 20 (1/21) 2)
11 Kiara Wade 6-1 Fr. F (JV Player, High of 10 points, plays some Varsity with a high of 14 (JT 1/23))
13 Tatyana Page 5-7 Jr. G (High of 11 (2/3), 2)
14 Jarissa Sharper 5-6 Jr. G (High of 9 (2/13))
21 Jazmine Pegues 5-6 Jr. G
22 Matyra Evans 5-8 Fr. G/F (JV Player, High of 15 points, plays some Varsity with a high of 12 (JT1/23))
23 Diamond Barber 5-6 Fr. G (0 points)
24 Whitney Murray 5-10 Sr. F (High of 19 points 2/8; single digits ), 0 against Rocky Grove, Laurel; 4 against CP)

Important Players
Whitney Murray

Bria Gambill

Schedule with Box Scores

Schedule
December
6 General McCLane 67, Farrell 34
7 Farrell 59, Riverside 51
10 Wilmington 58, Farrell 34
12 Mercer 70, Farrell 40
16 Farrell 63, Brashear 30

20 Karns City 68, Farrell 33 (see below)

Karns City 68, Farrell 33 — LeeAnn Gibson scored 22 points and also added 11 rebounds as the Gremlins routed the Steelers. 

Shanel Preston pitched in 19 points and five steals and Emily LoPresti also scored 14 points for Karns City (6-0). 

FARRELL 33 
Smith 3 2-4 8, Avery 2 1-2 5, Gambill 0 2-4 2, Wade 1 0-0 2, Page 2 2-4 6, Evans 5 0-0 10. Totals: 13 7-14 33. 

Farrell 6 10 8 9—33 
Karns City 22 21 21 4—68 

3-point goals: Karns City 2 (Preston, LoPresti) 

27 West Middlesex 54, Farrell 42
28 Sharpsville 31, Farrell 30

January Games

6 Commodore Perry 35, Farrell 34 (see below)

At Sheakleyville, coach Bob Messina’s Lady Panthers (1-0, 7-4) edged the Lady Steelers (0-1, 2-8) in a thrilling Region 1-A opener for both teams.

Farrell led 10-7 after the opening 8 minutes, but were outscored 10-1 in the 2nd quarter as CP took a 17-11 lead at halftime. The Lady Panthers led 22-17 after 3 quarters and Farrell held a 17-13 advantage in scoring in the 4th.

The Lady Steelers went up 34-31 with 38 seconds to go, but CP’s Stephanie Vaughn drained a 3-pointer with 16 seconds left to tie it at 34-all. Farrell got the ball back, but missed a shot and the ball went out of bounds. CP’s Sarah Nagy then drove for a lay-up and was fouled. She sank the winning foul shot with 1.4 seconds left.

Vaughn finished with 11 points for CP while Emily Kitchen recorded a 12-point, 10-rebound double-double.

Farrell’s Bria Gambill, who turned her ankle and missed the majority of Thursday night’s loss to Brookfield, scored 11 for the Lady Steelers.

“It was a gut-it-out, grind-it-out kind of game,” said Messina. “The girls played their hearts out. It was just a great effort and I’m proud of them.”

FARRELL    10    1    6    17    34

COMM. PERRY    7    10    5    13    35

FARRELL — Smith 2-2-2-6, Oatis 2-0-3-4, Avery 0-1-2-1, Gambill 5-0-4-11, Wade 1-0-0-2, Page 2-1-1-5, Evans 0-1-2-1, Murray 2-0-1-4. 3-pt. goal: Gambill 1. Totals: 14-5-19-34.

COMMODORE PERRY — Campbell 0-0-0-0, Kitchen 4-3-4-12, Sernik 0-0-0-0, Vaughn 3-4-4-11, S. Nagy 2-2-6-6, Shrock 2-1-4-6. 3-pt. goals: Kitchen 1, Vaughn 1, Shrock 1. Totals: 11-10-18-35.

9 Brookfield 58, Farrell 27 (see below)

Farrell (2-7) was forced into 23 turnovers, and the young Lady Steelers scored almost twice as many free throws (13) as field goals (7). For Farrell, Tatyana Page produced 6 points.

The Lady Steelers suffered a scare when Bria Gambill turned her right ankle a minute into the tilt and did not return. Though she appeared primed to try to play in the 2nd half, she did not, and her status is uncertain.

Hammond is saavy enough to realize if you stay in the game long enough, eventually everything evens out.

“Believe me, we’ve taken our lumps. We lost one last year to (Lady Steelers’ skipper Eddie Turosky) over at our place by one,” Hammond recalled. “We always battle with Eddie’s teams, and I like playing this game, I like playing (Farrell).”

Brookfield will be part of the Struthers sectional, Hammond said, and could potentially host an opening-round game.

BROOKFIELD    19    15    14    10    58

FARRELL    7    7    5    8    27


FARRELL — Gambill 1-0-0-2, Evans 1-1-2-3, Avery 0-0-0-0, Page 2-2-3-6, Smith 1-0-2-2, Sharper 1-0-0-2, Wade 0-0-0-0, Oatis 1-4-8-4, Murray 0-4-10-4, Chambers 1-2-3-4, Barber 0-0-0-0. Totals: 7-13-28-27.

13 Farrell 47, Rocky Grove 38 (see below)

At Farrell’s E.J. McCluskey Gymnasium, the Lady Steelers (1-1, 3-8) jumped out to a 13-6 lead after the opening 8 minutes and went on to capture the Region 1-A clash over the Lady Orioles (0-1, 6-6).

Bria Gambill scored 13 points to lead Farrell while Tatyana Page and Whitney Murray had 9 points each for Lady Steelers’ skipper Eddie Turosky.

Aleece Schiffer had a game-high 18 points for Rocky Grove and Amber Nerlich bucketed 11.

ROCKY GROVE    6    6    13    13    38

FARRELL    13    14    10    10    47


FARRELL — Smith 2-4-7-8, Oatis 1-0-1-2, Gambill 5-3-4-13, Page 2-5-9-9, Sharper 2-0-1-4, Evans 1-0-0-2, Murray 4-1-5-9. Totals: 17-13-27-47.

16 Reynolds 42, Farrell 28

20 Kennedy Catholic 62, Farrell 43 (see below)

Kennedy Catholic: 22 12 18 10 — 62 
Farrell: 8 21 10 4 — 43 

FARRELL (3-10, 1-3) -- Smith 1-0-2-2, Oatis 1-0-0-2, Avery 0-1-2-1, Gambill 2-0-0-5, Page 6-0-4-12, Sharper 1-0-0-2, Evans 1-0-0-2, Murray 7-3-7-17. Totals 19-4-15-43. 

3-point goals: K 5 (Kress 4, Kish 1), F 1 (Gambill).

21 Laurel 68, Farrell 44 (see below)

At New Castle Tuesday night, the Lady Steelers dropped to 3-11 with the loss to the WPIAL Section 2-AA Lady Spartans (10-5).

Bria Gambill knocked down 4 treys en route to 20 points for Farrell.

FARRELL    11    6    6    21    44

LAUREL    24    16    17    11    68

FARRELL — Smith 2-0-0-4, Oatis 1-0-4-2, Avery 1-0-0-2, Chambers 2-0-0-4, Gambill 7-2-2-20, Sharper 3-0-2-6, Murray 0-0-0-0, Barber 0-0-0-0, Evans 1-0-2-2, Wade 2-0-0-4. 3-pt. goals: Gambill 4. Totals: 19-2-10-44.

23 Farrell 77, Jamestown 42 (see below)

At E.J. McCluskey Gymnasium, the host Lady Steelers streaked to a season-best 77 points en route to the Region 1-A rout.

Bria Gambill garnered 19 points for Farrell (2-3, 4-11), while Kiara Wade went for 14, Matyra Evans ended with 12 and Whitney Murray mustered 11 for Lady Steelers’ skipper Eddie Turosky.

Jamestown (0-4, 0-14) was led by Savannah Miller, who manufactured a game-high 20 markers, including 6 shots from beyond the 3-point line.

JAMESTOWN    9    9    7    17    42

FARRELL    28    17    13    19    77


FARRELL — Smith 1-5-6-7, Otis 0-1-2-1, Avery 2-1-4-5, Gambill 5-7-9-19, Wade 6-1-4-14, Shelton 0-0-2-0, Evans 4-4-6-12, Chambers 2-1-4-5, Murray 4-3-13-11, Barber 2-0-1-4. 3-pt. goals: Gambill 2. Totals 26-18-51-77.

27 Farrell 44, Commodore Perry 33 (see below)

At Farrell’s E.J. McCluskey Gymnasium, coach Ed Turosky’s Lady Steelers improved to 3-3 in Region 1-A and 5-11 overall with the 11-point win over the Lady Panthers (2-4, 9-8).

Whitney Murray fired in 16 points for Farrell and Bria Gambill bucketed 14 markers.

Stephanie Vaughn led the way for Commodore Perry with 14 points and Emily Kitchen scored 10 and had 7 rebounds.

“We didn’t have an answer for Murray and Gambill,” said CP coach Bob Messina. “We had two starters out (hurt Friday at Union City) but that doesn’t take away from the effort of those two. Gambill got hot in the fourth quarter and Murray was really the difference. She controlled the boards and had a really good game.”

COMM. PERRY    11    9    6    7    33

FARRELL    8    10    11    15    44

COMMODORE PERRY — Campbell 1-0-0-2, Kitchen 4-1-3-10, Sernik 3-0-0-6, Vaughn 6-1-4-14, Grinnell 0-1-3-1, A. Nagy 0-0-0-0, Beachy 0-0-0-0. 3-pt. goals: Kitchen 1, Vaughn 1. Totals: 14-3-10-33.

FARRELL — Smith 3-0-0-7, Avery 1-0-0-2, Gambill 6-1-2-14, Sharper 1-0-0-2, Evans 1-1-2-3, Murray 7-2-8-16. 3-pt. goals: Smith 1, Gambill 1. Totals: 19-4-12-44.

30 Rocky Grove 64, Farrell 33 (see below)

At The ’Grove, Amber Nerlich netted a game-high 29 points as the Lady Orioles overwhelmed the youthful Lady Steelers in the Region 1-A affair.

Nerlich notched 12 of 22 floor shots, including a handful from beyond the arc. Also for Rocky Grove (3-2, 9-7), Aleece Shiffer scored 15. The Lady Orioles ended 27 for 58 (46.5 percent) from the field.

For Farrell (3-4, 5-12), Kiara Wade was high scorer with 8. Farrell finished 16 for 43 from the floor.

FARRELL    6    6    7    14    33

ROCKY GROVE    13    18    12    21    64

FARRELL — Smith 1-0-0-2, Oatis 1-0-0-2, Gambill 3-0-2-6, Page 1-0-2-2, Murray 0-0-0-0, Avery 3-0-0-6, Wade 4-0-0-8, Sharper 1-1-2-3, Evans 1-0-2 2, Barber 1-0-0-2. Totals: 16-1-8-33.

February Games

3 Farrell 61, Reynolds 35 (see below)

It’s been a sometimes trying season for the Farrell and Reynolds girls’ basketball teams; however the Lady Steelers’ perseverance paid off Monday night.

The visiting Lady Raiders rolled to a 22-19 margin at intermission, but Farrell forged 42 second-half points en route to a 61-35 Region 1-A win.

At E.J. McCluskey Gymnasium, Bria Gambill, Key-Asia Oatis and Tatyana Page produced 11 points apiece for Farrell (4-4, 6-12) — 26 after intermission.

“It’s a great victory! The kids’ season was on the line,” summarized Lady Steelers’ skipper Eddie Turosky. “I told ’em, ‘If you lose, the best you can do is five-and-five.’ But we’ve gotta go to Kennedy, which is a tough opponent up there

“So, realistically, the way we were looking at it is we had to get this one (Monday) night in order to give ourselves any chance of getting into the (District 10) playoffs.”

Turosky got the balanced contributions he had been seeking from the Lady Steelers. In addition the the aforementioned trio, Whitney Murray mustered 9 points and snared 6 caroms Matyra Evans ended with 8 points and a handful of rebounds, Oatis snared a team-high 7 rebounds and Page and Gambill garnered 4 and 3 assists, respectively.

“They came out and showed great senior leadership — Whitney, Bria and ‘Peanut’ (Janee Avery),” Turosky praised.

“It’s just amazing the team effort they showed. They never got discouraged,” Turosky continued, relating, “We’ve had moments this season where things went down and we never got back up; (Mon)day they stayed the course and got a great win against a great Reynolds team.”

With Kayla Thompson tallying 2 treys, Rose Stoyer another, and Brooke Bresnan bucketing 8 points, the Lady Raiders recorded 6-for-16 first-half shooting, while Farrell labored through a 5-for-19 performance, resulting in Reynolds’ 3-point halftime edge.

However Farrell’s athleticism, in the form of half- and three-quarter court traps, resulted in Reynolds turning over the ball 26 times — 14 during the 2nd half.

“We were tryin’ to play their game for a while there in a little half-court set. But my coaches and I talked and decided to get a little pressure on them, and the second half we went full-court pressure,” Turosky explained. “It seemed as though (Lady Raiders’ Head Coach Will Juranovich) was adjusting, so we went back to a half-court trap, and it gave them some trouble.”

For Reynolds (4-3, 5-12), Bresnan brokered a 13-point, 7-rebound, 2-assist line, while Thompson tallied 10, tossing in a trio of treys. Stoyer scored 8, twice tripling, while Alex Napadano notched a half-dozen rebounds in spite of game-long personal-foul problems.

Farrell finished 20 for 48 from the floor (41.7 percent) and battled on the boards as Reynolds outrebounded the Lady Steelers by a slight 32-31 margin. Also, the Lady Steelers were guilty of only 13 miscues, 5 during the 2nd half.

“That’s what I’ve been looking for all year,” Turosky admitted. “We have talent, but it’s just been a matter of them all jelling together and getting it done.

“Hat’s off to every kid on this team. They’ve stayed in the gym every day with me, working hard. I couldn’t be prouder of this team, and congrats to my staff (Tieshia Stubbs, Jordan Snyder, Jermaine Holden) ’cause they did a great job (Monday) night.”

REYNOLDS    15    7    8    5    35

FARRELL    12    7    17    25    61

FARRELL — Gambill 4-2-2-11, Smith 2-3-4-7, Murray 4-1-4-9, Oatis 2-7-8-11, Page 4-3-5-11, Sharper 0-2-2-2, Avery 0-2-2-2, Evans 4-0-2-8, Wade 0-0-0-0, Barber 0-0-0-0. 3-pt. goal: Gambill 1. Totals: 20-20-31-61.

7 Sharon 57, Farrell 33 (see below)

At the outset, Sharon was not so much concerned with ceremony, as the Lady Tigers found Farrell formidable. Bria Gambill garnered 13 first-period points, staking the visiting Lady Steelers to a 15-14 lead.

However during the 2nd stanza Kelsie McGranahan garnered game-tying buckets at 17 and 19. The teams traded leads once more before Sharon surged on Sanders’ 7 points, McGranahan’s handful — she and Mallory Torr tallied triples — and Delisa Smith’s 3.

In the 1st half’s waning seconds Smith passed to McGranahan, who subsequently found Mal Torr for a trey at the buzzer that enabled the Lady Tigers to take a 32-20 margin at intermission.

With Sanders scoring 6 points and Farrell misfiring on 14 of 16 floor shots, Sharon secured an insurmountable 43-26 edge through 3 quarters.

“Once we settled down and started playing our game, then we kind’ve made better passes, got some layups, and just got back to what we need to do,” Joseph said. “(McGranahan) comes to practice and works on those jumpers, because she knows that’s where she is on the floor She works at it every day, knocks ’em down, and I was happy for her. She played really well and knocked down some big shots for us.”

In addition to Sanders, Mal Torr tallied a 12-point, 5-rebound, 3-assist line, McGranahan grabbed 9 rebounds and scored 7, and ’Tina Jacoway joined in with a game-high 7 assists to go with a handful of rebounds and 5 points.

For Class A Farrell (6-13) and veteran skipper Eddie Turosky, Gambill got 18 points — tossing in 4 from beyond the arc — and snared 7 rebounds, while Whitney Murray mustered a team-high 11 rebounds and scored 7.

Farrell: 15 5 6 7 — 33 
Sharon: 14 18 11 14 — 57 

FARRELL (6-13) -- Smith 0 1-2 1, Page 1 0-2 2, Wade 0 0-2 0, Gambill 7 0-0 18, Evans 0 2-2 2, Murray 2 3-8 7, Oatis 0 1-2 1, Avery 0 0-0 0, Barber 1 0-1 2. Totals 11 7-19 33. 

3-point goals: F 4 (Gambill 4), S 4 (Mal. Torr 2, Reed, McGranahan).

10 Kennedy Catholic 74, Farrell 32 (see below)

At Hermitage, 1st-year coach Chris Mele’s Lady Golden Eagles (8-0, 17-2) secured the Region 1-A crown with the win over the Lady Steelers (4-5, 6-14).

Farrell led 16-12 after the opening quarter, but KC came roaring back in the 2nd frame to take a 40-22 lead at the break.

“It’s always nice to win the region,” said Mele. “The girls have worked hard and it was one of our goals from the onset. Now we can focus on our other goals.

“I really have to give credit to Farrell. They put it to us in the first quarter, but we settled down, forced quite a few turnovers and started playing as a team.”

Taylor Hood rifled in a career-high 27 points for KC. She also had 4 assists, 4 rebounds and 6 steals. April Bocian tallied 13 points, 7 boards and 4 steals. Also for KC, Rebekah Kish dished out 8 assists, Mckayla Fusco posted 5 assists and 3 steals and Tatum Kress added 8 rebounds, 4 steals and 3 assists.

Whitney Murray led Farrell with a dozen points.

FARRELL    16    6    6    4    32

KENNEDY    12    28    22    12    74

FARRELL — Smith 1-1-4-3, Oatis 2-0-0-4, Avery 2-0-0-4, Gambill 3-0-0-7, Wade 0-0-0-0, Page 1-0-0-2, Sharper 0-0-0-0, Evans 0-0-0-0, Barber 0-0-0-0, Murray 4-4-6-12, Chambers 0-0-0-0. 3-pt. goal: Gambill 1. Totals: 13-5-10-32.

11 East (Ohio) 7:30

13 Farrell 72, Jamestown 40 (see below)

At “The Fish Tank” in Jamestown, coach Ed Turosky’s Lady Steelers improved to 5-5 in Region 1-A and 7-15 overall with the win over the Lady Muskies (0-9, 0-21).

Whitney Murray scored 19 for Farrell, which rebounded from a 50-34, loss to Youngstown East on Wednesday, and Oriana Smith added 16 points.

FARRELL    17    14    24    17    72

JAMESTOWN    6    11    12    11    40

FARRELL — Smith 5-6-9-16, Oatis 4-0-0-8, Avery 1-0-0-2, Chambers 2-3-3-7, Gambill 2-0-0-4, Wade 1-1-6-3, Sharper 3-3-6-9, Evans 2-0-0-4, Murray 8-3-8-19. Totals: 28-16-32-72.

Team Statistics

Farrell's girl's team averaged 42.8 points per game this season after 22 games. For comparison purposes, we scored  37.5 points per game (before the Conneaut game on 2/17). 

On defense, Farrell's team allowed 51.2 points a game. We allowed 38.9 points per game on defense (once again before Conneaut on 2/17).