Freeport jumped out to a 25-11 lead after the first quarter and hung on for a 68-65 home win over Armstrong in high school boys basketball action Wednesday night.

The Yellowjackets were 31-of-42 shooting from the free throw line in the win.

Kris Keppel scored 26 points, including a 14-of-17 night from the foul line, and Josh Beale added 22 points and went 13-of-18 from the line in the win.

ARMSTRONG 65

Porter 2 0-0 4, Kunst 7 1-1 18, Baillie 3 3-4 10, Heilman 5 7-9 17, Witenski 2 0-0 4, Shanty 0 0-0 0, Webb 0 0-0 0, McCanna 3 0-0 7. Totals: 24 11-14 65.

FREEPORT 68

Mason Eddinger 3 1-2 8, Evan Schaffhauser 0 1-2 1, Kevin Lynch 0 1-2 1, Gavin Skradski 0 0-0 0, Kris Keppel 5 14-17 26, Brandon Hochbein 3 0-0 6, Ben Beale 1 1-1 4, Derek Jones 0 0-0 0, Josh Beale 4 13-18 22. Totals: 16 31-42 68.

Armstrong 11 24 12 18 — 65

Freeport25 11 12 20 — 68

3-point goals: Armstrong 6 (Kunst 3, Baillie, Bowman, McCanna); Freeport 5 (Eddinger, Keppel 2, B. Beale, J. Beale)

Friday: Freeport at Mars

Avonworth 74, Summit Academy 56 — Braheem Alston scored 25 points in defeat for the Knights (5-8).

SUMMIT ACADEMY 56

Braheem Alston 10 5-8 25, Isaiah Pridgen 1 2-2 5, Tony Sprinkle 4 3-5 11, Ezra Weah 2 0-0 5, Ahkeem Harris 5 0-2 10. Totals: 22 10-17 56.

AVONWORTH 74

Day 11 5-6 33, Hughley 7 3-4 17, Noethiger 1 0-0 2, Chandler 1 0-1 2, Jenkins 2 0-0 5, Davis 6 1-4 15. Totals: 28 9-15 74.

Summit Academy 12 15 17 12 — 56

Avonworth16 17 23 18 — 74

3-point goals: Summit Academy 2 (Pridgen, Weah); Avonworth 9 (Day 6, Davis 2, Jenkins).

Friday: Summit Academy at Wilkinsburg

Girls Basketball

LeeAnn Gibson scored 21 points to lead Karns City to a 60-34 rout of Clarion.

Emily Hegedus added 16 points and Alyssa Gibson 11 for the Gremlins (13-2).

CLARION 34

Kroh 3 3-3 9, Constantino 2 1-2 5, K. Beveridge 3 0-0 7, Weaver 0 0-2 0, Reed 2 2-2 7, W. Beveridge 2 1-2 6. Totals: 12 7-11 34.

KARNS CITY 60

Alyssa Gibson 4 2-4 11, Brody Whited 2 0-0 4, Abby Wolfe 0 0-0 0, Emily Wolfe 0 1-2 1, LeeAnn Gibson 9 3-4 21, Emily Hegedus 6 4-5 16, Brooke Moore 1 0-0 2, Mackenzie Craig 2 1-2 5. Totals: 24 11-17 60.

Clarion 6 12 9 7 — 34

Karns City24 19 10 7 — 60

3-point goals: Clarion 3 (K. Beveridge, Reed, W. Beveridge); Karns City 1 (A. Gibson)

Friday: Karns City at Cranberry

A-C Valley 78, Clarion-Limestone 31 — Ellie Thompson scored 22 points and also added four assists and three steals in the Falcons’ rout.

Morgan Cratty added 16 points for A-C Valley.

CLARION-LIMESTONE 31

Paige Aaron 4 0-0 12, Morgan Clark 1 0-0 2, Maddy Craig 3 3-4 9, Ashley Daugherty 0 3-6 3, Josie Stitt 1 3-4 5. Totals: 9 9-14 31.

A-C VALLEY 78

Cami McNany 3 1-1 7, Ellie Thompson 10 2-3 22, Annie Viertel 2 0-0 5, Brook Irwin 1 0-0 2, Morgan Cratty 8 0-0 16, Olivia Boocks 2 0-0 4, Kylee Eaton 4 0-0 8, Lauren McNany 3 0-0 6, Jill Caldwell 3 0-0 6, Emma Fox 1 0-0 2. Totals: 37 3-4 78.

C-L 5 11 8 7 — 31

A-C Valley18 24 15 21 — 78

3-point goals: Clarion-Limestone 4 (Aaron 4); A-C Valley 1 (Viertel).

Friday: A-C Valley at Forest Area

Cranberry 52, Union 50 (OT) — Lexey Shick scored 18 points, but the Damsels suffered this overtime loss.

Kali Flick and Hailey Schrecengost each added 10 points for Union.

UNION 50

Lexey Shick 5 5-7 18, Kali Flick 4 2-4 10, Hailey Schrecengost 3 3-4 10, Frankee Remmick 1 5-6 7, Shaley Shick 0 5-5 5, Raianne Chains 0 1-2 1. Totals: 13 21-28 50.

CRANBERRY 52

Not available.

3-point goals: Union 4 (L. Shick 3, Schrecengost)

Friday: Union at North Clarion

Wrestling

Max Freyermuth (145 pounds) and Brandon Yobst (152 pounds) picked up pins for Knoch in a 43-29 win over Mars.

Declan Ryan (126 pounds) got a pin for Mars.

Knoch 43, Mars 29

(Match started at 138 pounds)

106-William Hockenberrry (K) dec. Noah Hunkle, 11-3; 113-Alex Hornfeck (M) by forfeit; 120-Jesse Jen (M) by forfeit; 126-Declan Ryan (M) pinned Mitch Walter 2:33; 132-Aiden Leshinsky (M) dec. Chris Butler 11-1; 138-Lucas Laughner (K) by forfeit; 145-Max Freyermuth (K) pinned Collin Barnes 3:46; 152-Brandon Yobst (K) pinned Davis Bayne, :23; 160-Noah Wright (M) dec.Eric Green 9-1; 170-Nick Helfer (K) by forfeit; 182-Matt Walter dec. Justin Petrilena 7-4; 195-Alex Walter (K) by forfeit; 220-Dalton Ashton (K) by forfeit; Hwt.-Nicholas Schriver (M)dec. Cameron Ashton 3-2 (OT)

Bowling

Hunter Lefever rolled a 577 series with a high game of 244 to lead the Butler boys bowling team to a 5-2 win over Seneca Valley.

Ashley McCue rolled a 534 series with a high game of 211 to lead the Butler girls to a 5-2 win over the Raiders.

Private Schools

Lydia Roth scored 19 points and also had nine assists as the First Baptist Christian School girls basketball team beat Champion Christian 47-9.