Josh Beale scored 22 points and Freeport used a scoring explosion in the fourth quarter to dispatch section foe Burrell, 53-47, in high school boys basketball action Tuesday night.

The Yellowjackets (4-1, 2-0) scored 29 points in the fourth quarter to overcome a four-point deficit and pull out the home win.

Beale also had eight rebounds and Mason Eddinger pitched in 12 points for Freeport, which will host Karns City tonight.

BURRELL 47

Garda 3 1-3 9, Cox 4 2-4 11, Lettrich 4 0-0 9, Kotecki 1 1-1 3, Cable 0 1-2 1, McNutt 4 3-4 11, Resnick 0 0-0 0, Ryan 1 1-2 3. Totals: 17 9-16 47.

FREEPORT 53

Mason Eddinger 4 1-2 11, Kevin Lynch 1 3-6 5, Kris Keppel 1 6-6 8, Marshall McCormick 0 2-2 2, Brandon Hochbein 0 0-0 0, Dylan Hochbein 0 0-0 0, Codey Digiacobbe 1 2-4 5, Josh Beale 8 3-3 22, Jon Wise 0 0-0 0. Totals: 15 17-23 53.

Burrell 10 6 12 19 — 47

Freeport7 11 6 29 — 53

3-point goals: Burrell 4 (Garda 2, Cox, Lettrich); Freeport 6 (Eddinger 2, Digiacobbe, Beale 3)

Today: Karns City at Freeport

Meadville 66, Slippery Rock 60 — Jake Whitmer scored 22 points, but the Rockets dropped this road region game.

Brady Kadlubek pitched in 17 points for Slippery Rock (1-3, 0-2).

SLIPPERY ROCK 60

Jake Whitmer 8 3-5 22, Brady Kadlubek 6 1-1 17, Mark Cessar 1 1-2 4, Cam Neal 1 1-1 3, Ryan Dutton 3 4-6 10, Nate Popejoy 0 2-2 2, Blake Heller 1 0-0 2. Totals: 20 12-16 60.

MEADVILLE 66

Boitnott 1 3-4 5, McClure 5 1-1 11, Lindsey 5 1-2 11, Foster 3 5-9 11, Clune 5 7-10 17, Pero 3 0-0 9, Parker 1 0-0 2. Totals: 23 16-26 66.

Slippery Rock 14 19 14 13 — 60

Meadville12 25 12 17 — 66

3-point goals: Slippery Rock 8 (Whitmer 3, Kadlubek 4, Cessar); Meadville 3 (Pero 3)

JV: Meadville 50-25

Friday: Hickory at Slippery Rock

Venango Catholic 60, Moniteau 58 — Cody Skiver scored 23 points, but the Warriors came up a bucket short.

Aaron Marterella added 16 points for Moniteau.

Neither team shot well from the free throw line. Venango Catholic was just 14-of-32 from the charity stripe and Moniteau was 7of-20.

VENANGO CATHOLIC 60

Zagar 7 0-3 14, Toy 9 1-4 19, Kingston 4 5-10 13, Plumer 2 6-12 10, Dodzic 1 2-3 4. Totals: 23 14-32 60.

MONITEAU 58

James Bair 3 2-4 8, Cody Skiver 9 3-6 23, Aaron Marterella 7 0-2 16, Jake Fullerton 1 2-6 4, Zack Jewart 2 0-0 5, Derek Boben 1 0-0 2. Totals: 23 7-20 58.

Venango Catholic 16 19 12 13 — 60

Moniteau21 8 17 12 — 58

3-point goals: Venango Catholic 0; Moniteau 5 (Skiver 2, Marterella 2, Jewart)

JV: Venango Catholic 53-43 (Dalton Anderson 13)

Thursday: Moniteau at DuBois Central Catholic

Union 79, North Clarion 78 — Cole Morris sank two free throws with .6 seconds left on the clock to lift the Golden Knights.

Morris finished with 27 points. Hank Murphy added 19 points and Lucas Bowser 11 for Union (3-3).

UNION 79

Hank Murphy 9 0-0 19, Drew Marsh 0 0-0 0, Cole Morris 8 10-12 27, Gavin Hawk 0 0-0 0, Noah Vereb 0 0-0 0, Zach Hepler 0 0-0 0, Chet Carmichael 2 4-6 9, Lucas Bowser 5 0-0 11, Lane Cicciarelli 2 2-2 6, Tyler Wiser 3 1-1 7. Totals: 29 17-21 79.

NORTH CLARION 78

Banner 1 1-1 3, Cyphert 13 4-5 32, Gadley 4 0-2 9, Nick 2 2-4 6, Hargenrader 7 8-11 22, Mays 0 0-0 0, Sherbine 3 0-0 6, Schmader 0 0-0 0. Totals: 30 15-23 78.

Union 17 17 18 27 — 79

North Clarion16 25 16 20 — 78

3-point goals: Union 4 (Murphy, Morris, Carmichael, Bowser); North Clarion 3 (Cyphert 2, Gadley)

Monday: Union at Clarion

North East 68, Grove City 63 — Danny Torok scored 22 points, but the Eagles fell at home.

Brendan Record added 12 points for Grove City (1-3).

NORTH EAST 68

Brendan Tinko 3 3-4 11, Nathan Mayes 3 2-2 10, Mike Macauley 10 1-5 25, Garrett Owens 5 3-4 16, Andrew Wisniewski 1 0-0 2, Joel Kitchen 1 0-0 2, Cooper Land 0 2-2 2. Totals: 23 11-17 68.

GROVE CITY 63

Jamie Hall 3 0-0 7, Kaiden Young 4 0-0 8, Kam Patterson 3 1-3 7, Spencer Marnich 2 1-2 5, Brendan Record 6 0-0 12, Jared Graham 1 0-0 2, Danny Torok 9 0-0 22. Totals: 28 2-5 63.

North East 22 10 18 18 — 63

Grove City 18 15 12 18 — 68

3-point goals: North East 11 (Tinko 2, Mayes 2, Macaulay 4, Owens 3); Grove City 5 (Hall, Torok 4)

JV: North East 42-38

Friday: Franklin at Grove City

Neshannock 69, Summit Academy 48 — Dennis Richardson led the Knights (0-5, 0-2) with 12 points.

NESHANNOCK 69

Ryliott 8 1-2 24, Franschetti 3 2-2 9, Banglibis 1 1-2 3, Moose 8 7-9 24, Calucci 1 0-0 2, Antuone 1 0-0 2, Madure 1 1-2 3, Scott 1 0-0 2. Totals: 24 12-17 69.

SUMMIT ACADEMY 48

Devaughn Hawkins-Davenport 1 0-2 2, Anthony Rentas 1 0-0 2, Terrell Turner 4 0-0 9, Sayyid Muhammed 5 2-6 14, Phillips 2 0-2 5, Hunley 1 0-0 2, Dennis Richardson 5 2-5 12, Dionte Brooks 1 0-0 2. Totals: 20 4-15 48.

Neshannock 19 11 21 18 — 69

Summit Academy14 14 7 13 — 48

3-point goals: Neshannock 9 (Ryliott 7, Franschetti, Moose); Summit Academy 4 (Turner, Muhammed 2, Phillips

Friday: Riverside at Summit Academy

Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic 38, Springdale 28 — Vince LaGrande scored 12 points and Isaiah Harvin added 10 as the Trojans improved to 2-3 overall and 1-1 in the section.

Cranberry 58, A-C Valley 28 — No other information was available.

Girls Basketball

Jordyn Wyllie and the Grove City High girls basketball team continued their dominating seasons with a 66-45 road win over Franklin.

Wyllie scored 23 points to lead the Eagles (5-0).

Alexis Deyarmin added 16 points and Brenna Deyarmin pitched in 15 for Grove City.

GROVE CITY 66

Abby Fulkerson 0 0-0 0, Danyelle Lucido 1 2-5 5, Carla Cintron 0 0-0 0, Alexis Deyarmin 7 2-3 16, Brenna Deyarmin 5 4-4 15, Catie Jaskowak 0 0-0 0, Jordyn Wyllie 8 7-7 23, Rachel Hughes 1 5-8 7. Totals: 22 20-27 66.

FRANKLIN 45

Gravatt 8 5-6 24, Jones 6 0-1 12, Turnipseed 0 0-0 0, Fiorentino 1 0-0 3, Powers 1 2-4 4, Johnson 0 0-0 0, Hoffman 0 2-4 2. Totals: 16 9-15 45.

Grove City 15 21 16 14 — 66

Franklin12 13 9 11 — 45

3-point goals: Grove City 2 (A. Deyarmin, B. Deyarmin); Franklin 4 (Gravatt 3, Fiorentino)

JV: Grove City 38-12 (Mekenzie Wolfe 9, Catie Jaskowak 8)

Friday: Fairview at Grove City

Knoch 60, Avonworth 47 — The Knights had 11 players score in a non-section win.

Erica Hunter led Knoch (4-2) with 14 points. Casey Kretzer also added 10 points.

KNOCH 60

Ally Riley 2 0-0 4, Alyssa Logan 2 2-2 6, Gabby Fennell 1 0-0 2, Allie Megahan 3 1-2 7, Laura Neff 0 0-0 0, Emily Fraser 1 0-2 2, Casey Kretzer 3 1-2 10, Erica Hunter 3 8-12 14, Maddie Canal 2 0-0 4, Carly Burdett 1 1-1 3, Sarah Armahizer 4 0-2 8, Julie Brasili 1 0-0 2, Courtney Cotton 0 0-0 0, Sabrine O'Rourke 0 0-0 0, Kayla Edwards 0 0-0 0, Anna Neff 0 0-0 0. Totals: 23 13-23 60.

AVONWORTH 47

Costa 4 3-4 11, Simmons 7 1-4 15, Ward 1 2-3 4, Joyce 1 4-4 6, Walsh 3 0-1 6, Rind 1 1-4 3. Totals: 17 11-20 47.

Knoch 20 11 14 15 — 60

Avonworth12 5 17 13 — 47

3-point goals: Knoch 3 (Kretzer 3)

Thursday: Knoch at Kittanning

Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic 58, Springdale 6 — The Trojanettes rolled, improving to 3-1 overall and 2-0 in the section.

No other information was available.