They made
their points!
This is quite the trio, here, as Venango Catholic's Andrew Burda confronts (so to speak) Cranberry's Cameron Russell and J.T. Stahlman in a 2019 game. Burda is the last Venango County player to score more than 50 points in a game, hitting 52 on Jan. 25, 2021, vs. Forest Area. He also reached the 1,000 points milestone that night. Russell and Stahlman were best known for their roles on Oil City's three-time District 10 championship football teams. (Photo by Richard Sayer).
Venango County's 2,000 point scorers
(all girls)
Three players in Venango County history have scored 2,000 points in their careers, and they are all girls who played Division I basketball in college. From left: Carrie Mason of Cranberry, (2,335) Hillary Hager of Franklin (2,299) and Susan Blasuer of Cranberry (2,385).
Rocky Grove's Dylan Gravatt is Venango County's top scorer among boys with 1,904 points.
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Oil City's Trish Erickson made "Faces in the Crowd" in Sports Illustrated after scoring a school and county record 48 points in the fall of 1976. Tom Carroll of St. Joe (left) holds the boys county record for most points in a season with 706 in 1958. (Blauser holds the girls mark with 807). Mike Emick of Oil City has the county single-game record with 56 points in 1971.
Venango County
scoring records
Career Points
Boys -- 1,904, Dylan Gravatt, Rocky Grove, 2010
Girls -- 2,385, Susan Blauser, Cranberry, 1995
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Points in a Season
Boys -- 706, Tom Carroll, St. Joseph, 1958
Girls -- 807, Susan Blauser, Cranberry, 1994
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Points in a Game
Boys -- 56, Mike Emick, Oil City, 1971
Girls -- 48, Trish Erickson, Oil City, (fall of) 1976
School Scoring Records
Smattering of other stats
Two hundred rebounds in a season and 500 for a career sound like a pretty good achievement. So do 30 in a game. And then there's 100/300 assists and 100 steals.
But I don't have that much info. This is what I have so far...
I've posted those who have 200 boards, etc. on the team pages.
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Rebounds
Season -- 300 or more
622 -- Mark Garbacz, VC, 1970
438 -- Skip Homan, VC, 1978
417 -- Susan Blauser, Cranberry, 1995
398 -- Peg McDougal, Oil City, 1975
372 -- Hillary Hager, Franklin, 2000**
360 -- Dave Friggle, Rocky Grove, 1965**
360 -- Mary Kay Lynch, VC, 1981
331 -- Devin Zagar, VC, 2013
325 -- Scott Eckert, VC, 1982
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*256 -- Mike Emick, Oil City, 1971 (His total is for the 10 games -- out of 25 -- that I could find in the newspaper.) Emick had four games of 30 or more rebounds.
** estimated
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Career -- 1,000 or more
1,213 -- Tracy Whitling, Oil City, 1997
1,132 -- Mary Kay Lynch, VC, 1981
1,124 -- Susan Blauser, Cranberry, 1995
1,059 -- Mark Garbacz, 1971
1,13
Game -- 30 or more
55 -- Mark Garbacz, Venango Catholic, 1970 (national record)
36 -- Mike Emick, Oil City, 1971
36 -- Peg McDougal, 1975
​Assists
Season -- 100 or more
215+ -- Mike Snell, Franklin, 1979
169 -- Erin Morris, Oil City, 1993
158 -- Steve Russell, Franklin, 1976
153 -- Rachel Agnew, Cranberry, 1995
139 -- Dutch Burch, Oil City, 1950
134 -- Easton Fulmer, Franklin, 2022
125 -- Dalton Buckley, Franklin, 2020
121 -- Easton Fulmer, Franklin, 2021
120 -- Jake Hornbeck, Oil City, 2023
103 -- Carla Stephens, Cranberry, 1995
Career -- 300 or more
757 -- Carrie Mason, Cranberry, 2001
375 -- Easton Fulmer, Franklin, 2022
361 -- Janelle Hall, Oil City, 1996
336 -- Steve Russell, Franklin, 1976
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3-pointers
Game (7 or more)
11 -- Shaun Grill, Franklin, 2002
9 -- Ryan Willison, Cranberry, 2013
9 -- Tyler Lukasiak, Oil City, 2017
8 -- Nathan Bell, Rocky Grove, 2007
8 -- Cruz Mietus, Rocky Grove, 2008
8 -- Ryan Willison, Cranberry, 2013
8 -- Easton Fulmer, Franklin, 2022
7 -- Lacey Stephens, Cranberry, 2000
7 -- Olivia Lobaugh, Cranberry, 2004
7 -- Cruz Mietus, Rocky Grove, (2X, 2008 and 2007)
7 -- Parker James, Venango Catholic, 2008
7 -- Ryan Willison, Cranberry, 2011 (2X)
7 -- Coleman Willison, Cranberry, 2011
7 -- Nate White, Rocky Grove, 2014
Season (70 or more)
111 -- Shaun Grill, Franklin, 2002
91 -- Cruz Mietus, Rocky Grove, 2008
85 -- Becca Gravatt, Franklin, 2015
82 -- Ryan Willison, Cranberry, 2013
76 -- Ryan Willison, Cranberry, 2012
75 -- Saddle Gravatt, Franklin, 2010
74 -- Cruz Mietus, Rocky Grove, 2007
Career (150 or more)
253 -- Ryan Willison, Cranberry, 2013*
247 -- Saddle Gravatt, Franklin, 2010
223 -- Tyler Davis, Rocky Grove, 2017
195 -- Easton Fulmer, Franklin, 2022
182 -- Hayden Adams, Franklin, 2021
165 -- Cruz Mietus, Rocky Grove, 2008 (need 2006)
161 -- Damon Curry, Franklin, active
160 -- Becca Gravatt, Franklin, 2015
156 -- Preston Morgan, Franklin, 2018
154 -- Angelina Starr, Franklin, 2014
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* -- missing three games from 2009-10
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Free Throw Shooting
Cranberry
Bob Foggan, 1957 -- 18/18 stretch including 20/21 in 28-point game
Carrie Mason, 2001 -- 89% career
Franklin
Chuck Snell, 1956 -- 22 straight, 20 of them in one game; 72% in 1957; News-Herald thought nobody would ever break that
Easton Fulmer, 2022 -- 89% on 141 free throws; 13/13 in one game
Oil City
Jon Settlemire, 1971 -- 13/13 game
Ron McCoid, 1965 -- 85% for season; 39/41 including 14/14 and 10/10 stretches
Cam Van Wormer, 2023 -- 30/33, including 21/21
Mike Emick, 1971 -- 16/17 in 56-point game
Rocky Grove
Isaac Clayton, 2022 -- 22/22 in 39-point game
Cruz Mietus, 2007 -- 55/59 for the season, 51/52 until the last two games, 10/10 vs. East Forest
Venango Catholic
Joe Caffrey, 1974 -- 82%; 16/16 twice
Joe Fonzo, 1967 -- 14 in one stretch
Dan O'Connor, 1969 -- 14 in one stretch
Tom O'Connor, 1972 -- 80%; 12/12 in one stretch
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Blocks
Season
126 -- Devin Zagar, Venango Catholic, 2013
95 -- Johnathan Leccia, Franklin, 2023
Career
215 -- Johnathan Leccia, Franklin, 2023
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(Photo by Kelly Malek)