Emma Johns scored 14 points and the Karns City girls basketball team grinded out a 35-20 home win over A-C Valley Thursday night.

The Gremlins (6-1) led 10-2 after the first quarter and 20-7 at the half.

Abby Callihan added nine points for Karns City.

Avah Burke paced A-C Valley with six points.

A-C VALLEY 20

Rachel Cullen 3, Andrea Meals 2, Mia Sherman 4, Baylee Blauser 4, Paige Klinger 1, Avah Burke 6. Totals: 5 9-12 20.

KARNS CITY 35

Brooke Manuel 2, Rossi McMillen 6, Rosie Carden 3, Abby Callihan 9, Emma Johns 14, Jordan Macurak 1. Totals: 13 5-8 35.

A-C Valley 2 5 6 7 — 20

Karns City10 10 5 10 — 35

North Catholic 65, Freedom 34 — Butler native Dacia Lewandowski scored 14 points and Ava Walker also scored 14 points for the Trojanettes.Alayna Rocco added 13 for North Catholic.NORTH CATHOLIC 65Dacia Lewandowski 14, Ava Walker 14, Alayna Rocco 13FREEDOM 34Shea Bailey 7North Catholic 14 19 16 16 — 65Freedom10 10 10 4 — 34

Slippery Rock 58, Hickory 19 — Anna Kadlubek led a balanced Rocket scoring attack with 14 points as Slippery Rock rolled.Maryann Ackerman added 13 points and Kelly Benson 12 for the Rockets (3-0).SLIPPERY ROCK 58Maryann Ackerman 13, Ella McDermott 2, Kelly Benson 12, Hallie Raabe 7, Bronwyn McCoy 4, Audrey Jura 4, Anna Kadlubek 14, Gianna Bedel 2.HICKORY 19N/ASlippery Rock 18 19 9 12 — 58Hickory6 3 2 8 — 19Monday: Franklin at Slippery Rock

Bethel Park 75, Mars 51 — Alexa McDole led the host Planets (3-5) with 14 points and Ava Black added 13.

Penn-Trafford 50, Seneca Valley 24 — The Raiders fell to 1-5 overall and 0-5 in section play.

Natalie Double won the 100 breaststroke and also swam a leg on the first-place 200 freestyle relay for Slippery Rock as the girls edged Hickory 83-73.Double was joined on the relay win by Alyssa Olshanski, Ashley Shea and Gracie Olshanski.<b>Girls</b>Slippery Rock 83, Hickory 73200 medley relay: 1-Hickory 2:07.05200 freestyle: 1-Gwen Elsey (H) 2:11.52200 individual medley: 1-Grace Snyder (H) 2:30.1950 freestyle: 1-Grace Olshanski (SR) 27.26100 butterfly: 1-Elsey (H) 1:09.31100 freestyle: 1-Snyder (H) 58.31500 freestyle: 1-Logan Wilson (H) 5:57.29200 freestyle relay: 1-Slippery Rock (Natalie Double, Alyssa Olshanski, Ashley Shea, Gracie Olshanski) 6:24.07100 backstroke: 1-Snyder (H) 1:11.28100 breaststroke: 1-Natalie Double (SR) 1:20.17400 freestyle relay: 1-Hickory 4:06.70<b>Boys</b>Hickory 110, Slippery Rock 29200 medley relay: 1-Hickory 2:00.62200 freestyle: 1-Jason Basile (H) 1:55.09200 individual medley: 1-Xander Mellott (H) 2:25.5850 freestyle: 1-Connor Wallace (SR) 25.55100 butterfly: 1-Mellott (H) 1:04.60100 freestyle: 1-Wallace (SR) 54.24500 freestyle: 1-Tyler Adamiak (H) 5:05.08200 freestyle relay: 1-Hickory 1:55.22100 backstroke: 1-Austin McKinney (H) 1:17.62100 breaststroke: 1-Truett Patrick (SR) 1:22.08400 freestyle relay: 1-Hickory 4:36.36

Butler dropped a match to Hempfield, 797(53x)-794(47x).No other details were available.