Pam Gagen scored a game-high 15 points to lead the Knoch girls basketball team to a 43-40 triumph over Union at the Karns City Tip-Off Classic Friday.

The Damsels scored 25 points in the final quarter, but only 15 over the first three frames. The difference came at the free-throw line as Knoch was 19-of-28 while was Union 16-of-26.

Abby Marshall contributed 10 rebounds in the winning cause while Janele Divins had 10 points and seven rebounds and Tiffany Corle had 10 points for Union.

KNOCH 43Megan Gray 1 3-5 5, Leanne Wiefling 0 1-2 1, Abby Marshall 3 1-3 8, Pam Gagen 6 3-4 15, Sara Montgomery 0 0-2 0, Sarah Cooper 0 7-8 7, Lizz King 1 4-4 7.

Totals: 11 19-28 43.

UNION 40Mackenzie Shirey 0 2-4 2, Janele Divins 3 4-4 10, Danyelle Painter 1 3-6 5, Tiffany Corle 4 0-2 10, Alicia Anthony 1 2-4 4, Corri Seybery 0 1-2 1, Torri Smith 2 4-4 8, Meghan Booth 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 11 16-26 40.

Knoch 7 9 9 18—43Union 3 5 7 25—403-point goals: Marshall, King; Corle 2

Saturday: Union vs. Erie East, 4:30 p.m.; Knoch vs. Karns City, 7:30 p.m.

Seneca Valley 51, Greensburg Central Catholic 46 — The Raiders outscored the Centurions 10-4 in the fourth quarter to pull out the win at the Franklin Elks Tip-Off Tournament.Kelsey Spencer and Jackie Mangola tallied 16 and 14 points, respectively, for the Raiders.

SENECA VALLEY 51Ally Eagle 1 2-4 4, Megan Gebrosky 2 0-1 6, Kelsey Spencer 6 1-3 16, Kelsey Patsilevas 1 0-0 2, Nicole Roche 0 0-0 0, Amanda Johnson 3 3-4 9, Jackie Mangola 5 4-4 14.

Totals: 18 10-16 51.

GREENSBURG C.C. 46Kayla Marghella 4 3-3 12, Jill Gregory 2 2-2 6, Rebecca Keyes 2 0-0 4, Megan Mahoney 0 0-0 0, Lauren Zeplama 3 0-0 6, Erica Keco 1 4-7 6, Caitlin Johns 0 0-0 0, Ashley Henderson 1 3-5 5, Lauren McCauley 0 0-0 0, Megan Zeprimio 3 1-1 7.

Totals: 16 13-18 46.

Seneca Valley 20 8 13 10—51Greensburg C.C. 20 13 9 4—463-point goals: Spencer 3, Gebrosky 2; Marghella

Saturday: Championship game-Seneca Valley vs. Bradford-Franklin winner, 6 p.m.

Mars 54, Wilmington 26 — Haley Geyer scored 17 points and Maggie Bulman and Karly Takach added 12 and 11, respectively, for the Planets at the Slippery Rock Tournament.

WILMINGTON 26Shannon Garrett 0 1-2 1, Kara Kendall 1 0-2 2, Stephanie Kish 0 1-2 1, Leah Day 0 0-4 0, Liz DeMedal 4 10-15 18, Julie Whiting 1 0-5 2, Janelle Fauzey 0 0-2 0, Catie Hanssen 1 0-0 2.

Totals: 7 12-32 26.

MARS 54Justine Funk 0 1-2 1, Megan Gibson 1 1-2 3, Cara Hudac 1 1-2 3, Vanessa Pappas 1 0-0 3, Rachel Pinkerton 0 2-2 2, Haley Geyer 7 1-2 17, Victoria Gressang 0 2-2 2, Karly Takach 4 3-4 11, Kelsey Ferguson 0 0-0 0, Lily Grenci 0 0-0 0, Maggie Bulman 6 0-0 12.

Totals: 20 11-16 54.

Wilmington 8 3 6 9—26Mars 11 12 14 17—543-point goals: Mars, Geyer 2, Pappas.

Monday: Mars at Apollo-Ridge

Karns City 47, Erie East 44 — Ashley Campbell scored 12 points for the Gremlins and Allyson Kepple had 11 points and five assists. Haley Callihan contributed six points and seven assists.

ERIE EAST44Ewanick 2 0-2 4, Tate 1 3-5 5, Cooley 6 0-1 12, Wayne 3 4-4 10, Oduho 2 2-3 6, Miller 1 3-4 5, Morton 1 0-0 2.

Totals: 16 12-19 44

KARNS CITY 47Tausha Bowser 1 2-2 4, Michelle Sweeney 2 0-0 5, Allyson Kepple 4 0-2 11, Julia Zaludek 1 0-0 2, Ashley Campbell 3 6-6 12, Haley Callihan 2 2-4 6, Kylee Rankin 1 0-0 2, Kailyn Weibel 1 0-0 3. Karyssa Callender 1 0-0 2.

Totals: 16 10-14 47

Erie East 4 13 15 12—44Karns City 10 12 8 17—473-point goals: Sweeney, Kepple 3, Weibel

Saturday: Knoch vs. Karns City, championship game

Slippery Rock 65, Clarion 38 — Jence Rhoads scored 18 points and Karly Rhoads had 14 to lead the Rockets at the Slippery Rock Tip-Off Tournament.

CLARION 38Kylynn Smith 3 10-15 16, Erin Bean 2 1-2 5, Chrissy Kriebel 3 0-0 7, Marie Rhoads 0 1-2 1, Emily Fillman 3 0-0 6, Jo Jacobson 0 0-2 0, Ellen Myers 0 1-2 1, Brianna Glenn 1 0-0 2.

Totals: 12 13-23 38.

SLIPPERY ROCK 65Ashley Brown 1 0-0 2, Karly Rhoads 6 2-2 14, Jenna Rinker 3 0-0 6, Shanea Raabe 0 2-4 2, Jence Rhoads 9 0-0 18, Danielle Drake 1 0-0 2, Emma Walter 3 0-0 6, Kourtney Rhoads 2 0-0 6, Sarah Cessar 4 1-1 9.

Totals: 29 5-7 65.

Clarion 3 6 16 13—38Slippery Rock 13 8 17 27—653-point goals: Kriebel; Kourtney Rhoads 2

Saturday: Slippery Rock vs. Wilmington, 6 p.m.

Freeport 55, Leechburg 35 — Stephanie Clowes scored 16 points and Cassie Smolic added 14 for the Yellowjackets in the first round of their own tournament.

LEECHBURG 35Jamie Bologna 4 1-3 10, Ashley Klingensmith 5 4-6 18, Kelsey Antoniono 1 1-2 3, Caitlin Schultz 1 0-0 2, Erica Romaniw 1 0-0 2.

Totals: 12 6-19 35

FREEPORT 55Kirsten Almquist 2 0-0 5, Kristen Prazenica 1 1-2 3, Samantha Campbell 4 1-6 9, Stephanie Clowes 7 0-1 16, Andrea Ferko 1 0-0 2, Cassie Smolic 7 0-0 14, Courtney Chelecki 2 0-0 4, Jessica Fair 1 0-0 2.

Totals: 25 2-9 55

Leechburg 7 9 9 10—35Freeport 11 16 10 18—553-point goals: Bologna, Klingensmith 4; Almquist, Clowes 2

Kittanning 57, Moniteau 34 — Amy Gladd scored 14 points for the Warriors, who dropped their opener to tournament host Kittanning.

MONITEAU 34Amanda Gladd 4 0-0 8, Amy Gladd 6 0-0 14, Maura McCaslin 3 0-0 8, Kenzie Timblin 1 0-0 2, Ellie Hillard 1 0-0 2

Totals: 15 0-0 34

KITTANNING 57Hillary Jackson 6 0-0 15, Liz Lambert 5 1-2 13, Jill Emberg 4 4-5 12, Carly Ochs 3 3-4 9, Meaghan Volek 1 4-4 6, Rebecca Carlson 1 0-0 2.

Totals: 20 12-15 57

Moniteau 7 9 8 10—34Kittanning 17 13 15 12—573-point goals: Amy Gladd 2, McCaslin 2; Jackson 3, Lambert 2

Mercer 51, Grove City 36 — Caitlyn McNamara poured in 16 points for the Eagles, but the hosts still fell in this Kiser Tournament contest. A 15-4 first-quarter advantage helped send Mercer on its way.

MERCER 51Glase Creasy 2 3-4 7, Kayce Jackal 3 0-1 6, Sarah Amos 0 0-0 0, Christina Saqualla 1 0-0 2, Curlene Garthwaite 5 3-11 14, Krysten Jackal 9 0-2 18, Alexa Rymnick 0 0-0 0, Brittany Gadd 0 0-0 0, Jordan Piepenhogan 1 0-0 2, Jodie Frydrich 2 0-2 4.

Totals: 23 6-20 51.

GROVECITY 36Maggie Orr 2 0-5 4, Caitlyn McNamara 7 1-3 16, Kim Cook 3 2-2 8, Kynisha Basham 2 0-0 4, Caitlin Rottman 1 1-4 3, Stacia Peoples 0 0-0 0, Rachel Kurtz 0 0-0 0, Alexis Caporalla 0 0-0 0, Lauryn Franklin 0 1-4 1.

Totals: 15 5-18 36.

Mercer 15 12 12 12—51Grove City 4 13 9 10—363-point goals: Garthwaite; McNamara

Saturday: Consolation final: Grove City vs. Mohawk, 3 p.m.

Cambria Heights 71, A-C Valley 12 — Host Cambria Heights used a 26-0 lead after the first quarter en route to the win over the Falcons.

Box incompleteA-C VALLEY 12Shannon Blauser 0 1 1, Markeea Hart 1 0 2, Jessica Henry 0 1 1, Shannon Bartley 1 0 2, Maryellen Busch 1 2 4, Brandy Jackson 1 0 2.

Totals: 4 4-8 12.

CAMBRIA HEIGHTS71Dubyak 7 0 14, Hoover 2 1 6, Snedden 2 2 6, Malloy 6 0 14, Bodek 4 0 10, Baker 1 0 2, Anna 1 0 2, Cavallo 1 0 2, Zeanchok 1 0 2, Pompa 2 0 4, Passanita 2 0 4, Gwizdak 2 0 5.

Totals: 31 3-9 71.

A-C Valley 0 5 4 3—12Cambria Heights 26 19 15 11—713-point goals: Malloy 2, Bodek 2, Hoover, Gwizdak

Saturday: Consolation final-A-C Valley vs. Girard-Indian valley loser, 6 p.m.