The Knoch boys swim team was told winning a section title was something that couldn't be done.

“Because we don't have a pool,” said Knoch boys and girls swimming coach Rick Hassler. “And because of this, that and the other things.”

The Knights didn't listen.

With multiple wins from John Wilson, Derek Ekas and Noah Gumto, Knoch (10-1) wrapped up the first section swimming title in school history with a 90-77 win at Shady Side Academy on Thursday.

“They were all excited,” Hassler said. “They knew it was out there for them to take. So did the girls, unfortunately they came up a little short. They are a tight-knit bunch. They have a good work ethic. They are blue-collar. There are just 10 boys on the team and it's a big accomplishment.

The Knoch girls team also had a shot at a section crown and despite a pair of wins from Brooke Zukowski, the Knights lost to Shady Side Academy 88-77.

Girls

Shady Side Academy 88, Knoch 77

200 medley relay: 1-Shady Side Academy (Ashley Azzarello, Heather Grune, Meredith Cummings, Lindsey Grune) 1:54.11

200 freestyle: 1-Abby Jones (K) 2:00.99

200 individual medley: 1-Brooke Zukowski (K) 2:10.26

50 freestyle: 1-Cummings (SSA) 25.91

100 butterfly: 1-Azzarello (SSA) 1:01.20

100 freestyle: 1-L. Grune (SSA) :55.46

500 freestyle: 1-Caroline Colville (SSA) 5:32.49

200 freestyle relay: 1-Shady Side Academy (Jeannie Lauer, H. Grune, Meredith Brown, Colville) 1:47.04

100 backstroke: 1-Azzarello (SSA) 1:01.06

100 breaststroke: 1-Zukowski (K) 1:06.09

400 freestyle relay: 1-Knoch (Jones, Lindsay Fanton, Maya Wirtz, Zukowski) 3:53.08

Boys

Knoch 90, Shady Side Academy 77

200 medley relay: 1-Knoch (Matt Karenbauer, John Wilson, Derek Ekas, Noah Gumto) 1:45.13

200 freestyle: 1-John Wilson (K) 1:53.46

200 individual medley: 1-Gumto (K) 2:13.45

50 freestyle: 1-Ekas (K) 23:13

100 butterfly: 1-Karenbauer (K) :56.54

100 freestyle: 1-Ekas (K) :51.71

500 freestyle: 1-Wilson (K) 5:28.02

200 freestyle relay: 1-Knoch (Ekas, Gumto, Karenbauer, Wilson) 1:35.31

100 backstroke: 1-Karenbauer (K) :57.98

100 breaststroke: 1-Gumto (K) 1:09.14

400 freestyle relay: 1-Shady Side Academy (Zac Coughlin, Jonathan Twan, Christian Taylor, Ethan Forgas) 3:42.60

Girls Basketball

Marissa Siebka scored 16 points and also had four steals as the Rockets held off the Oilers, 38-36, for a key region win.

Macy McCall added 10 points for Slippery Rock (14-5, 8-0), which used a 16-7 third quarter advantage to secure the win.

SLIPPERY ROCK 38

Marissa Siebka 7 2-4 16, Bailey Boyd 0 0-0 0, Macy McCall 4 2-2 10, Jenna Whitmer 0 0-0 0, Hope Schnell 1 0-0 2 Steph Croll 1 0-0 2, Sedona Campbell 3 2-2 8, Elena McDermott 0 0-2 0. Totals: 16 6-10 38.

OIL CITY 36

Grace King 5 4-6 14, Sarah McCauley 7 0-0 15, Maggie Stack 1 0-0 2, Jen Stevenson 1 0-0 3. Totals: 14 4-6 36.

Slippery Rock 8 12 16 2 — 38

Oil City11 12 7 6 — 36

3-point goals: Oil City 2 (McCauley, Stevenson)

Saturday: Slippery Rock at Indiana

Grove City 47, Meadville 16 — The Eagles used a stifling defense that held the Bulldogs scoreless in two quarters and got 18 points from Alexis Deyarmin in her return to the lineup.

Carla Cintron added 10 points for Grove City (13-6, 5-3).

Deyarmin pulled down 11 rebounds and Cintron had five steals for the Eagles.

MEADVILLE 16

Glatch 2 0-0 6, Gregor 2 0-0 4, Bradley 1 1-2 3, Schweiter 1 0-0 2, McCoy 0 1-6 1. Totals: 6 2-8 16.

GROVE CITY 47

Hallie Culmer 0 0-0 0, Megan Wise 0 3-4 3, Carli Cook 1 1-3 3, Abby Fulkerson 1 0-0 3, Nancy Wise 0 0-0 0, Carla Cintron 4 2-2 10, Alexis Deyarmin 6 6-10 18, Macguire Gubba 0 0-0 0, Abby Biddle 0 0-0 0, Hannah Santon 2 4-6 8, Anna Burtch 0 0-0 0, Lily Burtch 1 0-0 2. Totals: 15 16-24 47.

Meadville 0 8 0 8 — 16

Grove City15 5 16 11 — 47

3-point goals: Meadville 2 (Glatch); Grove City 1 (Fulkerson)

JV: Grove City 38-27 (Cook 11, Culmer 10)

Monday: Grove City at Hickory

Knoch 46, Valley 13 — The Knights opened up a 36-2 lead at the half.

Ten players scored for the Knights (3-18, 2-10), led by Alyssa Logan with nine.

KNOCH 46

Ally Riley 2 0-0 5, Alyssa Logan 3 0-0 9, Gabby Fennell 3 0-0 6, Allie Megahan 1 0-0 2, Casey Kretzer 1 0-0 3, Kayla Edwards 2 0-0 5, Maddie Canel 2 0-0 4, Carly Burdett 2 3-3 7, Hannah Schaffer 1 0-0 3, Sabrine O'Rourke 1 0-0 2. Totals: 18 3-3 46.

VALLEY 13

Chambers 0 2-11 2, Perkins 2 0-0 4, Roane 1 0-0 2, Toney 1 0-2 2, Ward 0 0-2 0, Hill 0 3-8 3. Totals: 4 5-23 13.

Knoch 13 23 5 5 — 46

Valley2 0 4 7 — 13

3-point goals: Knoch 7 (Riley 3, Logan, Kretzer, Edwards, Schaffer)

Monday: Armstrong at Knoch

Burrell 48, Freeport 34 — Jenna Manke scored 12 points and Zoe Soilis added 11 in the Yellowjackets' loss.

Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic 60, Vincentian Academy 51 — Sam Breen scored 33 points to go with 20 rebounds as the Trojanettes (18-2, 11-1) clinched a share of the section title.

Abby Goetz added 15 points for North Catholic.

Hockey

Freeport broke open a tie game with five goals in the third period to down Serra Catholic 8-3.

Stone Haberstroh scored four goals — two coming in the third-period outburst.

Robert Reichenbaugh had six assists and also scored a goal for the Yellowjackets (14-4-1).

Also finding the net for Freeport was Michael Frazetta with two goals and Nick Rusak.

North Allegheny 4, Seneca Valley 3 (OT) — Joseph Zappia scored 49 seconds into overtime for the Tigers.

Christophy Linicky had tied the game with a goal for the Raiders (10-8) in the third period.

Connor Williams and Luke Vilella also scored for Seneca Valley.