Scott Herman scored two goals as Knoch defeated Freeport 5-3 in high school boys soccer Thursday.

James Morrow, D.J. Thomas and Eric Paul added goals for the Knights (7-1). Ben Greiner, Warren Carr, Brad Troyan and Morrow each contributed an assist in the win.

Tyler Hawk, Josh Shurina and Mike Zeidler scored for Freeport.

Slippery Rock 5, Hickory 3 -

Joe Bryan led the Rockets (9-1-1) to the win with two goals. Euna Jeon, Ryan Zarichnak and Drew Craig also scored for Slippery Rock.

Shaler 2, Butler 0 -

Evan Gould made nine saves for the Tornado, but the Titans prevailed.

Butler, which tallied 11 shots on goal, will play at North Hills Saturday.

Hampton 2, Seneca Valley 0 -

The Raiders fell to 6-5 overall and 4-4 in the section.

Seneca Valley will host Moon on Saturday.

Jen Robinson tallied 10 kills and Leanne Wiefling had 14 service points as Knoch (5-2) downed Deer Lakes 3-0 by scores of 25-23, 25-10 and 25-21.Kari Pizer added 10 service points in the win.Moniteau 3, Rocky Grove 0 -Sarah Bagdes-Canning had three aces, 10 spikes and six kills to power the Warriors to the 25-14, 25-16, 25-17 victory.Moniteau (3-3) will host Clarion Monday.Clarion 3, Karns City 0 -The Bobcats swept the Gremlins 25-8, 25-9, 25-19 in KSAC action while the junior varsity squad lost 2-0.Karns City will host A-C Valley Tuesday.

Butler 2, Pine-Richland 1 -Julie Lineman and Kelly Hilderbrand scored for the Golden Tornado (6-5-1, 5-2-1).Karns City 5, Freeport 4 -Brittni Grenninger scored three goals while Nikki McElroy and Michelle Sweeney had a goal each for the Gremlins (9-1)McElroy had two assists while Grenninger and Sweeney had one each.Lacey Cochran and Olivia Hess had two goals each for Freeport.

Beaver 3, Butler 2 -A battle at No. 2 doubles proved to be the difference as the Tornado fell to the Bobcats in this non-section match Thursday.Brittani Russell and Abby Shartner eked out a 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 victory over Maggie McGinnis and Ashley Grenek.Butler (8-6) will travel to Ambridge today.Singles:Christy Borza (Be) def. Courtney Kerr 6-0, 6-1; Alexandra Kaluza (Be) def. Jocelyn Kerr 6-1, 6-1; Kristin Cypher (Bu) def. Angela Russell 6-0, 6-1Doubles:Angie Bynes-Ashley Brenckle (Bu) def. Elsa Davis-Lauren Switzer 6-3, 7-5; Brittani Russell-Abby Shartner (Be) def. Maggie McGinnis-Ashley Grenek 6-4, 4-6, 7-6

Seneca Valley 20, Sewickley Academy 43 (boys); Seneca Valley 15, Sewickley Academy 50 (girls) -The Raiders boys squad finished in second through ninth places while the girls team swept the top 10 as both teams improved to 4-1.Seneca Valley will compete at the Grove City Invitational Saturday.Boys Top 10Kenny Burgess (SA) 18:20, Dan Dickey (SV) 19:43, John McPheron (SV) 19:46, Oliver Flynn (SV) 19:48, Ian Carrow (SV) 19:56, Cy Fleming (SV) 20:00, Steve Tehovnik (SV) 20:30, Ben Ranollo (SV) 20:38, J.D. Mazzocco (SV) 20:45, J.P. Russell (SA) 20:50Girls Top 10Emily Wolfarth (SV) 24:12, Lauren Bezier (SV) 24:25, Jessica Rinaman (SV) 25:19, Marissa Behning (SV) 25:42, Katie Wick (SV) 27:05, Michelle Hefner (SV) 27:06, Yolien Peeters (SV) 27:18, Tasha Walls (SV) 28:00, Nicole Gostkowski (SV) 28:18, Jenna Luek 28:18Mars 15, Blackhawk 50 (boys); Mars 15, Blackhawk 50 (girls) -Dan Pierre and Adam Smetana tied for the victory as the Planets boys team (7-3, 2-2) grabbed the top nine places. In the girls race, Brittany Zaborowski led Mars (9-1, 3-1) to the top five places in a sweep of the Cougars.Boys Top 10Dan Pierre and Adam Smetana (M) 19:30, Alex Kokkinakis 19:50, Mark Stenner 20:17, Cody Kier 20:18, Karl Zellars 20:49, Justin Staddmyer (M) 20:50, Brian Beck (M) 20:56, Jon Randza (M) 21:03, Donnie Lambert (B) 21:08Girls Top 10Brittany Zaborowski (M) 21:24, Courtney Moran 21:30, Chloe Pierre 22:28, Katie Dederer (M) 22:31, Kaitlin Thompson (M) 22:55, Sandy Bly (B) 23:32, Kerri Allen (M) 23:57, Jen O'Brian (M) 25:09, Liz Gilarro (B) 27:14, Hilary McManus (B) 27:42

Seneca Valley (girls) 207, Ambridge 240 -Chelsie Schade led the Raiders (8-3, 8-2) to this section win at Connoquenessing Country Club.Ambridge 240:Kara Hochevora 47, Kyleigh Abraham 62, Taylor Barlow 64, Katie Kuzma 67Seneca Valley 207:Chelsie Schade 47, Lauren Torso 49, Shannon O'Halloran 54, Whitney Wilkinson 57

Alex Whisler scored two touchdowns to lead the Knoch freshman football team (4-1) to a 14-13 victory over Butler Thursday at Knoch Stadium.