Knoch had to play ironman basketball Friday night.

Due to illness and injury, only six players saw action for the Knights with four of the starters playing all 32 minutes.

It didn’t matter as Jackson McKee scored 19 points and Knoch downed Valley, 50-43.

Matt Zanella added 12 points and Mac Christy 10 for the Knights (9-7, 6-4).

VALLEY 43

Caleb Davis 5 2-3 13, Mike McNabb 5 0-0 12, Jon Ritchie 3 0-2 6, Tyson Hill 5 0-0 10, Darius Johnson 1 0-0 2. Totals: 19 2-5 43.

KNOCH 50

Aiden Albert 3 0-0 6, Troy Hixson 1 0-0 3, Matt Zanella 6 0-2 12, Mac Christy 3 4-6 10, Jackson McKee 7 3-4 19, Josh Knochel 0 0-0 0. Totals: 20 7-12 50.

Valley 10 11 15 7 — 43

Knoch13 9 13 15 — 50

3-point goals: Valley 3 (Davis, McNabb 2); Knoch 3 (Hixson, McKee 2)

Tuesday: Deer Lakes at Knoch

Venango Catholic 92, Union 65 — Cole Morris scored 38 points for the Golden Knights, but his effort wasn’t enough.

Lane Cicciarelli added 14 points and 10 rebounds for Union (8-7).

VENANGO CATHOLIC 92

Zagar 12 4-8 28, Toy 8 9-13 25, Kingston 6 3-7 16, Plummer 4 1-3 9, Dudzik 2 0-0 5, Hargenrater 3 2-2 9. Totals: 35 19-33 92.

UNION 65

Hank Murphy 2 0-0 6, Cole Morris 12 11-15 38, Noah Vereb 1 0-0 2, Lane Cicciarelli 6 1-3 15, Tyler Wiser 2 1-2 5, Gavin Hawk 0 0-0 0, Zach Hepler 0 0-0 0, Chet Carmichael 0 0-0 0, Lucas Bowser 0 0-0 0, Sutton Varner 0 0-0 0, Drew Marsh 0 0-0 0. Totals: 23 13-20 65.

Venango Catholic 26 24 23 19 — 92

Union16 19 16 14 — 65

3-point goals: Venango Catholic 3 (Kingston, Dudzik, Hargenrater); Union 6 (Morris 3, Murphy 2, Cicciarelli)

Wednesday: Moniteau at Union

Moniteau 66, A-C Valley 36 — James Bair scored 15 points as the Warriors cruised past the Falcons.

Aaron Marterella added 12 points for Moniteau.

Kody Wolfe paced A-C Valley with 13 points.

MONITEAU 66

James Bair 7 0-1 15, Cody Skiver 5 0-1 10, Aaron Marterella 5 0-0 12, JJ Waid 3 2-3 9, Jake Fullerton 0 0-1 1, Zach Jewart 1 0-0 2, Shawn Giddings 3 1-2 7, Jake Jewart 1 0-1 2, Nick Pry 2 0-0 4, Brantlee Anderson 1 1-1 3, Jared Shaffer 0 1-2 1. Totals: 28 5-12 66.

A-C VALLEY 36

Kody Wolfe 5 0-0 13, Jake Edwards 2 0-0 4, John Anderson 0 1-4 1, Joe Manculich 2 1-4 5, Zach Muhl 2 0-1 5, Austin Heeter 2 3-5 7. Totals: 13 5-12 36.

Moniteau 20 15 15 16 — 66

A-C Valley7 10 7 12 — 36

3-point goals: Moniteau 4 (Bair, Marterella 2, Waid); A-C Valley 4 (Wolfe 3, Muhl)

JV: Moniteau 58-38 (Pry 16)

Cranberry 42, Karns City 33 — David Olszak scored 15 points, but the Gremlins (6-7) struggled on offense in a KSAC loss.

KARNS CITY 33

David Olszak 5 2-4 15, Ethan Conto 1 2-2 5, Holden Martin 0 0-0 0, Christian Turner 0 0-1 0, Colton Hawk 0 0-0 0, Reese Barger 1 0-0 3, Brandon Waltman 0 4-6 4, Chandler Turner 1 0-0 2, Dalton Callihan 2 0-4 4. Totals: 10 8-17 33

CRANBERRY 42

Creighton 3 6-7 13, Swartsfager 5 2-2 13, Lutz 2 0-0 5, Swart 2 1-1 5, McCandless 0 0-0 0, Zerbe 3 0-0 6. Totals: 15 9-10 42.

Karns City 12 7 5 9 — 33

Cranberry9 12 8 13 — 42

3-point goals: Karns City 3 (Olszak 2, Barger); Cranberry 3 (Creighton, Swartsfager, Lutz)

Monday: A-C Valley at Karns City

Riverside 78, Summit Academy 56 — Anthony Rentas scored 22 points for the Knights (2-13, 1-9) in this section loss.

SUMMIT ACADEMY 56

Baylil Muhammad 2 1-2 5, Anthony Rentas 8 3-4 22, Shakir Hunley 4 0-0 9, Dennis Richardson 6 2-6 14, Morris 2 0-0 4, Jamal Walker 1 0-0 2. Totals: 23 6-12 56.

RIVERSIDE 78

Gould 10 2-2 29, Speicher 5 2-3 13, Fisher 0 1-2 1, Baust 4 0-2 8, Sheridan 9 3-5 21, Dambach 3 0-0 6. Totals: 28 8-14 78.

Summit Academy 11 16 16 13 — 56

Riverside16 24 22 16 — 78

3-point goals: Summit Academy 4 (Rentas 3, Hunley); Riverside 8 (Gould 7, Speicher)

Tuesday: Mohawk at Summit Academy

North Hills 65, Seneca Valley 58 — The Raiders have now dropped five of their last six games and fell to 11-6 overall and 4-4 in the section.

No other information was available.

Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic 63, Riverview 35 — Vince LeGrande scored 15 points, Timmon Gribbin added 13 and Tristan Newcamp pitched in 12 for the Trojans (9-7, 7-2).

Girls BasketballJenna Whitmer scored 22 points as Slippery Rock remained unbeaten in the region with a 57-44 win over Titusville.Steph Croll added 15 points for Slippery Rock (9-5, 4-0), who overcame a halftime deficit by outscoring Titusville 18-7 in the third quarter.TITUSVILLE 44Not available.SLIPPERY ROCK 57Elena McDermott 1 0-0 2, Bailey Boyd 4 2-3 10, Macy McCall 2 2-5 6, Jenna Whitmer 9 2-3 22, Steph Croll 5 2-2 15, Hannah Willison 1 0-0 2. Totals: 22 8-13 57.Titusville 14 12 7 11 — 44Slippery Rock17 7 18 15 — 573-point goals: Slippery Rock 5 (Whitmer 2, Cross 3)Monday: Slippery Rock at HickoryKarns City 71, Cranberry 18 — Shanel Preston poured in 25 points as the Gremlins led 35-2 at the first quarter and 60-8 at the half.Emily Hegedus added 17 points and LeeAnn Gibson pitched in 15 points for Karns City (12-3).CRANBERRY 18Brannon 0 0-1 0, Whitling 1 0-0 2, Schreck 1 0-0 2, Flinspach 1 0-0 3, Hutchinson 2 0-3 4, Duncan 1 0-0 2, Kahle 1 3-4 5. Totals: 7 3-8 18.KARNS CITY 71Alyssa Gibson 1 1-2 3, Emily Hegedus 7 3-3 17, Emily LoPresti 2 0-0 5, LeeAnn Gibson 6 3-5 15, Annie Hegedus 1 2-2 4, MacKenzie Craig 0 0-2 0, Shanel Preston 10 4-5 25, Clara Stoughton 1 0-0 2. Totals: 28 13-19 71.Cranberry 2 6 5 5 — 18Karns City35 25 6 5 — 713-point goals: Cranberry 1 (Flinspach); Karns City 2 (LoPresti, Preston)Monday: Karns City at A-C ValleyVenango Catholic 55, Union 38 — Lexey Shick scored 14 point, but the Damsels (4-13) dropped this KSAC road game.UNION 38Lexey Shick 5 1-4 14, Shaley Shick 2 3-3 8, Eiley McGregor 2 1-1 5, Kloe Remmick 2 1-5 5, Kali Flick 2 0-1 4, Frankee Remmick 1 0-0 2. Totals: 14 6-14 38.VENANGO CATHOLIC 55Not available.Union 7 7 11 13 — 38Venango Catholic15 10 13 17 — 553-point goals: Union 4 (L. Shick 3, S. Shick)Monday: Brookville at Union

HockeySeneca Valley out-shot Penn-Trafford 37-12, but the Raiders fell, 1-0.Bethel Park 5, Butler 2 — The Golden Tornado received goals from Jonathan Fair and Connor Scott, but were out-shot 43-22 in the loss.