Alazia Greaves had a monster game for Moniteau with 35 points — including an 11-for-11 shooting night at the free throw line — as the Warriors held off A-C Valley, 67-54, in high school girls basketball action Tuesday night.

Greaves helped Moniteau (13-5) build an 18-6 lead after the first quarter and hold a 30-21 advantage at the half.

But A-C Valley sophomore Ellie Thompson spurred a rally with 26 points for the Falcons.

The rally, though, ultimately fell short and the Warriors seized control in the fourth quarter.

Kirstina DeMatteis added 16 points and nine rebounds for Moniteau.

Lauren McNany pitched in 11 points for the Falcons.

MONITEAU 67

Kara Mentel 0 2-2 2, Kelsey Ripley 0 0-0 0, Kristina DeMatteis 7 2-3 16, Kennedy DeMatteis 0 0-1 0, Alazia Greaves 10 11-11 35, Sara Hull 3 2-2 8, Emma Bair 3 0-0 6, Cambire Cambbell 0 0-0 0, Makayla King 0 0-0 0. Totals: 23 17-19 67.

A-C VALLEY 54

Morgan Cratty 0 1-6 1, Lauren McNany 5 0-0 11, Jill Caldwell 0 0-0 0, Ellie Thompson 9 8-10 26, Olivia Boocks 2 2-2 6, Brook Irwin 2 2-2 6, Cami McNany 1 2-2 4, Annie Biertel 0 0-0 0, Kylee Eaton 0 0-4 0. Totals: 19 14-26 54.

Moniteau 18 12 14 23 — 67

A-C Valley6 15 21 12 — 54

3-point goals: Moniteau 4 (Greaves 4); A-C Valley 1 (L. McNany)

Friday: Keystone at Moniteau; Redbank Valley at A-C Valley

Karns City 47, Keystone 38 — Three Gremlins recorded double-doubles in this KSAC win.

LeeAnn Gibson scored 13 points and also added 10 rebounds; Alyssa Gibson scored 12 points to go with 10 rebounds and Emily Hegedus pitched in 10 points and 10 boards for Karns City (15-2).

KARNS CITY 47

Alyssa Gibson 5 0-3 12, Abby Wolfe 2 0-1 4, LeeAnn Gibson 4 5-10 13, Emily Hegedus 3 2-7 10, Mackenzie Craig 3 2-2 8. Totals: 17 9-23 47.

KEYSTONE 38

Byerley 0 1-2 1, K. Weaver 2 0-0 6, Geer 2 2-2 6, Hovis 2 0-0 5, Hess 6 5-6 18, T. Weaver 1 0-0 2. Totals: 13 8-10 38.

Karns City 13 21 8 5 — 47

Keystone10 10 14 4 — 38

3-point goals: Karns City 4 (A. Gibson 2, Hegedus 2); Keystone 4 (K. Weaver, Hovis, Hess)

Friday: Union at Karns City

Boys Basketball

John Castello scored 25 points as Mars moved back into first place by itself in Section 1-AAA with a 68-53 win over Highlands.

Christian Schmitt scored 17 points, Steve Castello 16 and Robby Carmody 10 for the Planets (14-4, 10-1).

MARS 68

Aaron Gruber 0 0-0 0, John Castello 12 1-2 25, Steve Castello 6 0-1 16, Sam Morrissey 0 0-0 0, Christian Schmitt 4 7-12 17, Robby Carmody 1 8-12 10. Totals: 23 16-27 68.

HIGHLANDS 53

Brayden Thimons 1 0-0 2, Ryan Boda 2 0-0 4, Jamison Nee 11 1-6 24, Lamar McKamey 3 0-0 6, Dom Martinka 0 0-0 0, Lavonte Martin 2 2-2 6, R.J. Keiger 1 0-0 3, Mitch Dezort 3 0-3 8. Totals: 23 3-11 53.

Mars 11 22 9 26 — 68

Highlands6 18 10 19 — 53

3-point goals: Mars 6 (S. Castello 4, Schmitt 2); Highlands 4 (Nee, Keiger, Dezort)

Friday: Deer Lakes at Mars

Freeport 51, Valley 36 — Josh Beale scored 16 points in this section win for the Yellowjackets (8-11, 2-9).

FREEPORT 51

Mason Eddinger 3 0-2 9, Kevin Lynch 1 4-4 6, Kris Keppel 1 3-6 5, Brandon Hochbein 4 0-0 8, Ben Beale 1 0-0 3, Derek Jones 2 0-0 4, Josh Beale 6 4-6 16. Totals: 18 11-18 51.

VALLEY 36

Lloyd 4 2-4 11, Ray 1 0-0 2, Rodgers 2 2-4 6, Ward 2 0-0 5, Demharter 1 0-0 3, Ross 3 2-2 9. Totals: 13 6-11 36.

Freeport 12 14 9 16 — 51

Valley7 12 7 10 — 36

3-point goals: Freeport 4 (Eddinger 3, B. Beale)

Friday: Hampton at Freeport

Knoch 50, Deer Lakes 41 — Mac Christy scored 20 points in the Knights’ victory.

KNOCH 50

Aiden Albert 1 2-2 5, Ben Lucas 0 0-0 0, Devin Campbell 0 0-0 0, Mac Christy 9 2-3 20, Josh Knochel 1 0-0 3, Austin Hannes 2 0-0 4, Jackson McKee 3 2-5 9, P.J. Gourley 1 7-9 9. Totals: 17 13-19 50.

DEER LAKES 41

Alex Nichols 2 5-6 9, Zach Butler 3 4-5 12, Dan Hutchinson 0 0-0 0, Scott Kelly 2 3-3 8, Jake Pirnak 1 2-4 4, Jake Kelly 1 0-0 2. Totals: 11 14-18 41.

Knoch 12 13 15 10 — 50

Deer Lakes9 9 14 9 — 41

3-point goals: Knoch 3 (Albert 2, Knochel, McKee)

Today: Knoch at East Allegheny

George Junior Republic 88, Slippery Rock 29 — Ryan Dutton led the Rockets (1-15) with 11 points.

GEORGE JUNIOR REPUBLIC 88

Berry 2 0-0 4, Skith 2 2-4 6, Johnson 0 0-0 0, Hale 8 1-2 23, Heler 3 0-0 7, Abdullah 6 4-5 16, Davis 12 1-2 25, Hill 4 0-0 8. Totals: 37 8-14 88.

SLIPPERY ROCK 29

Ryan Dutton 4 3-3 11, Hunter Prementine 1 0-0 2, Josh Bowser 0 0-0 0, Chase Allen 0 0-0 0, Luke Brandon 0 0-0 0, Seth Beels 2 1-5 7, Justin Heitzenreiter 2 1-2 5, Ricky Mineo 1 0-2 3, Seth Slater 0 0-0 0, Erek Van Dyke 0 2-3 2, Rod Williams 0 0-2 0, Jon Sash 0 0-0 0, Jonah Foster 0 0-0 0, Nick Werthey 0 0-0 0. Totals: 10 7-13 29.

GJR 25 26 16 21 — 88

Slippery Rock2 16 4 7 — 29

3-point goals: GJR 7 (Hale 6, Heler)

Friday: Oil City at Slippery Rock

Grove City 49, Sharon 35 — Brendan Record scored 20 points in the region win for the Eagles (12-5, 7-4).

Kaiden Young and Kameron Patterson each added 12 points for Grove City.

GROVE CITY 49

Brendan Record 8 3-5 20, Andrew Mason 0 2-4 2, Kaiden Young 4 3-4 12, Kameron Patterson 5 1-2 12, Martin Beatty 1 1-2 3, Brayden Martin 0 0-0 0, Kyle Barger 0 0-0 0, Tanner Glenn 0 0-0 0, Marcos Cintron 0 0-0 0. Totals: 18 10-17 49.

SHARON 35

Marquez Phillips 2 2-4 6, Sevon Howell 2 0-1 5, Dannell Stovall 2 0-0 6, Marrin Redding 1 1-1 3, Brian Johnson 0 0-0 0, Frank Shaffer 0 0-0 0, Josh Baneak 2 1-2 5, James McKinney 0 0-0 0, J.P. McComb 1 0-0 2, Ethan Porterfield 4 0-0 8. Totals: 14 4-8 35.

Grove City 12 11 13 13 — 49

Sharon16 8 4 7 — 35

3-point goals: Grove City 3 (record, Young, Patterson); Sharon 3 (Stovall 2, Howell)

JV: Grove City 59-56 (Tanner Glenn 23)

Friday: Grove City at Conneaut

Seneca Valley 67, Shaler 53 — Jack Cook scored 18 points and also added 10 rebounds as the Raiders picked up their first section win of the season.

Payton Skalos added 11 points for Seneca Valley (6-12, 1-8).

SENECA VALLEY 67

Jamir Carter 0 0-0 0, Nate Trzeciak 1 1-3 3, Payton Skalos 3 3-4 11, Jake Holl 0 0-0 0, Patrick Uher 3 3-6 9, Matt Trotta 0 0-0 0, Jack Cook 8 1-4 18, Josh Balog 0 1-2 1, Jacob Bunofsky 0 0-0 0, Justin Koken 3 0-0 7, Hart 2 0-0 5, Marcus Might 2 3-5 7, Mark Smathers 1 4-4 6 Totals: 23 16-28 67.

SHALER 53

Pugh 4 3-4 12, Venezia 4 2-2 13, Tosa 3 1-4 7, Reinheimer 1 3-6 6, Bauer 2 0-0 5, Keillor 1 2-3 4, Grande 3 0-0 6. Totals: 18 11-19 53.

Seneca Valley 15 19 16 17 — 67

Shaler12 11 17 13 — 53

3-point goals: Seneca Valley 5 (Skalos 2, Cook, Koken, Hart); Shaler 6 (Pugh, Venezia 3, Reinheimer, Bauer)

Friday: Pine-Richland at Seneca Valley

GCC 82, Summit Academy 65 — Tony Sprinkle scored 18 points to lead the Knights (5-10, 2-7).

GCC 82

White 9 9-10 30, McDermott 7 1-3 15, Hertzog 3 4-4 11, Liberatore 2 0-2 4, Nowicki 3 0-0 7, Rullo 7 1-2 15. Totals: 31 15-21 82.

SUMMIT ACADEMY 65

DaVontae Cosby 1 0-0 2, Braheem Alston 3 0-2 6, DeMarco Francis 3 0-0 9, Tony Sprinkle 8 2-7 18, Ezra Weah 7 1-4 16, Ahkeem Harris 5 2-2 12, Murray 1 0-0 2. Totals: 28 5-15 65.

GCC 14 27 23 18 — 82

Summit Academy12 18 16 19 — 65

3-point goals: GCC 5 (White 3, Hertzog, Nowicki); Summit Academy 4 (Francis 3, Weah)

Thursday: Summit Academy at Kiski Prep

Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic 65, Springdale 26 — Kenny Fukon scored 21 points to pace the Trojans (11-7, 8-0).

Hockey

Ben Rodgers and Connor Scott scored for Butler (8-6-1), but the Tornado could not keep North Allegheny at bay in an 8-2 loss.

Rifle

Brendan Lefevre, Tiffany Carlson, Jacob Huffman and Cameron Tack were top shooters for Butler in a 795-52x to 792-52x win over Penn Trafford.

Private Schools

Sam Hahn scored 14 points and grabbed six rebounds to lead Portersville Christian’s boys basketball team to a 53-11 win over Beaver County Christian.

Landen Strawn added 10 points and six assists for PC (6-0) while Kayden Vaughn had 10 points, Dathan Gillis 11 rebounds.

Hahn had seven points and six rebounds, Strawn five assists and Nathaniel Becker nine rebounds in a 30-14 win over Rhema Christian Academy.