Seneca Valley girls basketball remains undefeated with win over Butler
Seneca Valley’s Reece McFadden (2) drives past Butler’s Emily Hoffer (23) in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle.
As if Seneca Valley girls basketball’s perfect section record wasn’t enough, the Raiders have breezed through their WPIAL 1-6A slate with little, if any, trouble.
SV (11-5 overall) improved to 7-0 in section play with a 48-27 win at home Thursday against Butler.
The Raiders have defeated section foes by an average of nearly 20 points per game. Their closest encounter was a 10-point win over North Hills in late December.
“We’ve learned to put the hammer down, and not let teams back in the game,” Raiders coach Dorothea Epps said.
SV will carry a seven-game winning streak into Saturday’s game at North Hills. During that span, the team’s starting lineup has remained constant — Reece McFadden, Makayla Canty, Ella Omasits, Natalie Hambly and Brooke Dufford.
Seneca Valley’s Makayla Canty (3) shoots over Butler’s Emily Hoffer (23) in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle.
“I don’t like to change our starting lineup when we’re winning,” Epps said. “But we have two other girls, Erica Rebovich and Taylor Dixon, who are very capable of starting. We call the group our Sensational Seven.”
SV’s starters combined to score 41 points Thursday in a game that reached the mercy rule in the fourth quarter. Reserves finished the game on both sides.
For Butler, coach Mark Maier is dealing with substantial injuries. Ashton Huff was lost for the season in November. Point guard Malina McElroy has missed five straight games with a bad shoulder, and Julianna Lockwood, one of the team’s top players off the bench, was in street clothes Thursday.
And yet, the Golden Tornado (10-9, 3-5) are in the thick of the race for a playoff spot.
“That’s what we keep telling the girls,” Maier said. “I liked our effort tonight. Seneca Valley is just a better team.”
BUTLER 27
Payton Kamerer 1 1-4 4, Jordan Ryan 1 0-2 2, Emily Cornish 1 0-0 3, Campbell Clouse 2 0-0 4, Eva Stutz 2 2-3 8, Emily Hoffer 1 0-0 2, Sofia Matonak 1 0-0 2, Vanessa Graham 0 2-2 2, Katie Dick 0 0-0 0, Sydney Karenbauer 0 0-0 0, Emmy McGarrah 0 0-0 0. Totals: 9 5-11 27.
SENECA VALLEY 48
Reece McFadden 4 3-4 13, Makayla Canty 2 0-0 4, Ella Omasits 3 1-1 7,
Natalie Hambly 3 3-4 11, Brooke Dufford 3 0-0 6, Erica Rebovich 1 0-0 3, Taylor Dixon 2 0-0 4, Leah D’Amico 0 0-0 0, Maya Lodovico 0 0-0 0, Carson Helwig 0 0-0 0, Reagan Ponchek 0 0-0 0, Lila Nickum 0 0-0 0, Adeline Bontatibus 0 0-0 0. Totals: 18 7-9 48.
Butler 8 3 5 11 — 27
Seneca Valley 18 14 13 3 — 48
3-point goals: Butler 4 (Stutz 2, Kamerer, Cornish); Seneca Valley 5 (McFadden 2, Hambly 2, Rebovich).
Saturday: Seneca Valley at North Hills
Tuesday: Pine-Richland at Butler
Seneca Valley’s Taylor Dixon (11) shoots the ball in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle.
Seneca Valley’s Natalie Hambly (24) breaks the school record of 1062 with a 2-point shot in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Seneca Valley’s Natalie Hambly (24) celebrates after breakings the school record of 1062 with a 2-point shot with her teammates in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Seneca Valley’s Natalie Hambly (24) is honored with a banner by the previous record holder Marlesse Schlott after breakings the school record of 1062 with a 2-point shot in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Seneca Valley’s Reece McFadden (2) drives past Butler’s Emily Hoffer (23) in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle.
Seneca Valley’s Makayla Canty (3) shoots over Butler’s Emily Hoffer (23) in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle.
Seneca Valley’s Taylor Dixon (11) shoots the ball in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle.
Seneca Valley defeated Butler 48-27 in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle.
Seneca Valley’s Reece McFadden (2) shoots the ball in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Seneca Valley defeated Butler 48-27 in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle.
Seneca Valley’s Makayla Canty (3) dribbles past Butler’s Eva Stutz (10) in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle.
Seneca Valley’s Makayla Canty (3) shoots over Butler’s Emily Hoffer (23) in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle.
Seneca Valley’s Natalie Hambly (24) drives the ball past Butler’s Payton Kamerer (13) in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle.
Seneca Valley’s Reece McFadden (2) shoots over Butler’s Eva Stutz (10) in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle.
Seneca Valley defeated Butler 48-27 in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle.
Seneca Valley defeated Butler 48-27 in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle.
Seneca Valley’s Natalie Hambly (24) shoots over Butler’s Payton Kamerer (13) in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle.
Seneca Valley’s Reece McFadden (2) shoots a 3-pointer in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle.
Seneca Valley defeated Butler 48-27 in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle.
Seneca Valley defeated Butler 48-27 in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle.
Seneca Valley defeated Butler 48-27 in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle.
Seneca Valley’s Natalie Hambly (24) dribbles past Butler’s defense in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle.
Seneca Valley defeated Butler 48-27 in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle.
Seneca Valley defeated Butler 48-27 in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle.
Seneca Valley defeated Butler 48-27 in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle.
Seneca Valley defeated Butler 48-27 in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle.
Seneca Valley’s Ella Omasits (21) takes it to the rim in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle.
Seneca Valley defeated Butler 48-27 in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle.
Seneca Valley defeated Butler 48-27 in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle.
Seneca Valley defeated Butler 48-27 in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle.
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Seneca Valley’s Natalie Hambly (24) breaks the school record of 1062 with a 2-point shot in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Seneca Valley’s Natalie Hambly (24) celebrates after breakings the school record of 1062 with a 2-point shot with her teammates in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Seneca Valley’s Natalie Hambly (24) is honored with a banner by the previous record holder Marlesse Schlott after breakings the school record of 1062 with a 2-point shot in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Seneca Valley’s Reece McFadden (2) drives past Butler’s Emily Hoffer (23) in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle.
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Seneca Valley’s Makayla Canty (3) shoots over Butler’s Emily Hoffer (23) in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle.
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Seneca Valley’s Taylor Dixon (11) shoots the ball in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle.
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Seneca Valley defeated Butler 48-27 in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle.
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Seneca Valley’s Reece McFadden (2) shoots the ball in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Seneca Valley defeated Butler 48-27 in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle.
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Seneca Valley’s Makayla Canty (3) dribbles past Butler’s Eva Stutz (10) in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle.
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Seneca Valley’s Makayla Canty (3) shoots over Butler’s Emily Hoffer (23) in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle.
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Seneca Valley’s Natalie Hambly (24) drives the ball past Butler’s Payton Kamerer (13) in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle.
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Seneca Valley’s Reece McFadden (2) shoots over Butler’s Eva Stutz (10) in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle.
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Seneca Valley defeated Butler 48-27 in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle.
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Seneca Valley defeated Butler 48-27 in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle.
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Seneca Valley’s Natalie Hambly (24) shoots over Butler’s Payton Kamerer (13) in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle.
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Seneca Valley’s Reece McFadden (2) shoots a 3-pointer in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle.
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Seneca Valley defeated Butler 48-27 in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle.
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Seneca Valley defeated Butler 48-27 in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle.
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Seneca Valley defeated Butler 48-27 in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle.
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Seneca Valley’s Natalie Hambly (24) dribbles past Butler’s defense in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle.
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Seneca Valley defeated Butler 48-27 in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle.
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Seneca Valley defeated Butler 48-27 in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle.
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Seneca Valley defeated Butler 48-27 in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle.
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Seneca Valley defeated Butler 48-27 in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle.
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Seneca Valley’s Ella Omasits (21) takes it to the rim in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle.
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Seneca Valley defeated Butler 48-27 in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle.
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Seneca Valley defeated Butler 48-27 in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle.
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Seneca Valley defeated Butler 48-27 in a girls basketball game Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle.
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