Megan Gray had 16 points and eight rebounds as the Knoch girls basketball team posted a 55-50 victory over host Highlands Thursday.

Abby Marshall added 13 points, including three 3-pointers, for Knoch (6-2, 3-0), which converted 16-of-27 free throws while the Rams were 8-of-14.

KNOCH 55Megan Gray 6 4-9 16, Leanne Wiefling 0 2-2 2, Abby Marshall 4 2-3 13, Pam Gagen 2 2-3 6, Sara Montgomery 1 1-2 3, Sarah Cooper 2 3-6 7, Lizz King 3 2-2 8. Totals: 18 16-27 55.

HIGHLANDS 50Nee 6 2-2 18, Cowell 4 1-4 11, Walker 2 0-0 4, Carter 0 1-2 1, Kordes 2 2-2 6, Cavanaugh 3 2-4 8, Grabigel 1 0-0 2. Totals: 18 8-14 50.

Knoch 14 14 10 17—55Highlands 12 6 19 13—503-point goals: Marshall 3; Nee 4, Cowell 2

Wednesday: Knoch Tournament.

New Castle 63, Seneca Valley 28 — Kelsey Spencer paced the Raiders with seven points, as the Raiders had no one score in double digits.Jalessa Sams and Abby Allen each scored 16 points for New Castle.Seneca Valley trailed by only four points at the end of the first quarter, but New Castle stormed ahead in the second quarter.

SENECA VALLEY 28Aly Eagle 2 0-0 4, Kelsey Spencer 3 1-2 7, Kelsey Patsilevas 2 0-0 5, Ashley Argyros 0 0-0 0, Nicole Roche 0 0-0 0, Amanda Mauck 0 0-0 0, Amanda Johnson 1 1-4 3, Jackie Mangola 3 1-2 7, Katherine Messmer 1 0-0 2. Totals: 12 3-8 28

NEW CASTLE 63ShelbyRodgers 1 0-0 2, Ryenn Micaletti 4 0-0 8, Abby Allen 6 1-2 16, Logan Hartman 1 6-6 8, Tasia Wise 2 2-2 6, Javonna Moss 0 0-0 0, Jazella Bennis 0 0-0 0, Jalessa Sams 7 1-2 16, Kara Joseph 2 0-1 5, Nikki Wise 1 0-0 2. Totals: 24 10-13 63

Seneca Valley 11 5 5 7—28New Castle 15 16 13 19—633-point goals: Patsilevas, Allen 3, Sams, Joseph

JV: New Castle 45-30

Saturday: Seneca Valley @ Montour

Indiana 73, Mars 71 — Lily Grenci scored 21 points and Haley Geyer added 17, but poor free-throw shooting and an Indiana second-half surge conspired to sink the Planets in overtime.Cara Hudac added 15 points for Mars (7-1, 2-1), which was just 8-of-19 from the free throw line.Indiana (5-4, 2-1) used a 21-17 advantage in the third quarter to crawl back into the contest.

MARS 71Lily Grenci 8 5-11 21, Haley Geyer 7 0-0 17, Cara Hudac 6 3-5 15, Maggie Bulman 6 0-0 12, Karly Takach 3 0-1 6, Megan Gibson 0 0-2 0, Justine Funk 0 0-0 0. Totals: 30 8-19 71

INDIANA 73Hurley 10 3-3 28, Stossel 5 1-2 11, Ager 3 3-4 10, Hansen 4 0-0 9, Tegethon 0 1-2 1, Young 1 1-2 3, Ragan 1 0-0 2, Lombardi 0 2-2 2, Borusiewicz 0 0-0 0, Magill 0 0-0 0, Glinsky 0 0-0 0. Totals: 27 12-17 73

Mars 19 14 17 15 6—71Indiana 16 13 21 15 8—733-point goals: Geyer 3, Hurley 5, Ager, Hansen

JV: Indiana 53-44

Wednesday: Mars Tournament

Cranberry 47, Moniteau 43 — Amanda Gladd scored 13 points and Amy Gladd added 11, but the Warriors' defensive effort in the second half wasn't rewarded with a win.Moniteau (2-5, 2-3) held the Berries without a field goal in the second half and shut out their opponents in the third quarter.

MONITEAU 43Amanda Gladd 6 0-2 13, Amy Gladd 5 1-2 11, Kenzie Timblin 3 0-2 6, Maura McCaslin 1 2-4 4, Megan Campbell 2 3-5 7, Amber Neff 1 0-0 2. Totals: 18 6-15 43

CRANBERRY 47Jackie Schmader 0 7-8 7, Emily Hatch 3 7-8 16, Dani Fesenmyer 0 2-2 2, Maggie O'Neil 1 6-7 8, Chyanne Shuffstall 3 0-4 7, Lindsay Burnneister 2 0-0 6, Hannah Heter 0 1-2 1. Totals: 9 23-31 47

Moniteau 4 10 11 18—43Cranberry 18 15 0 14—473-point goals: Amanda Gladd, Hatch 3, Shuffstall, Burnneister

JV: Moniteau 46-36

WestForest 62, A-C Valley 21 — Shannon Bartley scored 10 points — the first double-digit scoring effort of the year for the Falcons (0-8).

WEST FOREST 62Jackie Lutz 7 2-4 18, Jamie Lutz 2 0-0 4, Geina Sneeringer 5 11-17 21, Kristin Scandlor 2 0-0 5, Michelle Eiei 1 0-2 2, Erica Blum 2 0-2 4, Carly Gamble 0 0-2 0, Amanda Carll 1 2-3 5, Alyssa Dryehoup 0 0-0 0, Nicole Blum 0 0-0 0, Grace Wallace 1 1-2 3, Eryn Baird 0 0-0 0, Missy Dubrwka 0 0-0 0. Totals: 22 16-33 62

A-C VALLEY 21Kate Best 0 0-0 0, Shannon Blauser 2 0-0 4, Markeea Hart 0 0-0 0, Jessica Henry 0 0-0 0, Maryellen Bush 0 1-2 1, Shelbi Cervenec 0 0-0 0, Kelli Davis 1 0-0 2, Brandy Jackson 1 0-0 2, Karli Kaufman 0 0-0 0, Natalie Russell 1 0-0 2, Shannon Bartley 5 0-0 10. Totals: 10 1-2 21

West Forest 21 10 17 14—62A-C Valley 3 6 4 8—213-point goals: Jackie Lutz 2, Scandlor, Carll

JV: WestForest 36-35 (Mary Ellen Bush 8, Karly Kaufman 8)

Wednesday: A-CValley at Punxsutawney TournamentBoys BasketballBrian Zimmerman had 19 points, 12 rebounds, six assists and four blocked shots as Freeport rolled to a 65-47 section win over Greensburg CentralCatholic Thursday night.Brady Sherrieb led Freeport (5-1, 2-0) with 20 points.Chris Tagmyer scored six points, but he also had 12 rebounds and five blocked shots.

GREENSBURG C.C. 47Franco Sebastiani 10 5-9 28, Adam Pakic 1 0-0 3, R.J. Wallace 3 6-6 12, Mike Gigilotti 1 0-0 2, Nate Antone 1 0-0 2, Tyler Aiken 0 0-1 0. Totals: 16 11-16 47

FREEPORT 65Nate Kotecki 2 3-4 8, Cory Massart 4 1-2 9, Chris Tagmyer 1 4-6 6, Brian Zimmerman 6 7-9 19, JustinBollinger 1 1-1 3, Brady Sherrieb 9 2-5 20. Totals: 23 18-27 65

GCC 11 4 21 11—47Freeport 18 21 13 13—653-point goals: Sebastiani 3, Pakic, Kotecki

JV: GCC 36-27

Thursday: Freeport Christmas Tournament

George Junior Republic 75, Slippery Rock 37 — Zack Ejzak scored 10 points, but the Rockets (3-5) were routed.

SLIPPERY ROCK 37Rhett Gordon 3 0-0 6, Kendall Mahan 2 0-0 6, Derrick Orloski 1 0-0 2, Brian Kelly 2 2-2 7, Zack Ejzak 5 0-0 10, Matt Shearer 3 0-0 6. Totals: 16 2-4 37

GEORGE JUNIOR REPUBLIC 75Cantino 8 0-0 16, Floyd 4 6-8 14, Johnson 6 2-2 14, Scagline 1 3-4 5, Khalif Anderson 10 2-2 22, Lomax 1 0-0 2, Freshley 1 0-0 2.

Totals: 31 13-17 75

Slippery Rock 10 6 14 7—37GJR 16 18 28 13—753-point goals: Mahan 2, Kelly

JV: Slippery Rock 54-53 (Orloski 16)

Wednesday: SlipperyRock at Mars Tournament

Ford City 70, Union 62 — Gary Cooper scored 28 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, but the Golden Knights couldn't overcome a slow start in a loss.Union (3-5) trailed by 17 points at the half, stormed back in the second half but fell short.

FORD CITY 70Hand 4 3-4 13, Shriber 7 0-1 16, Eckman 0 1-2 1, Good 3 0-2 6, Carson 3 0-0 6, Young 2 0-0 5, Russell 4 1-1 9, Prazenica 6 2-4 14. Totals: 29 7-14 70

UNION 62Nate Boltz 3 2-4 9, Gary Cooper 11 6-8 28, A.J.Ethriedge 3 3-3 9, Chase Stewart 4 2-2 10, Colby Davis 1 1-2 3, Neil Scott 0 0-0 0, Scott Booth 0 0-0 0, Spencer Varner 1 1-4 3. Totals: 23 15-23 62

Ford City 19 21 10 20—70Union 14 9 17 22—623-point goals: Hand 2, Shriber 2, Young, Boltz

JV: N/A

Wednesday: Union at Coudersport Tournament

Summit Academy 77, Shenango 61 — Lenny Brown scored 21 points as the Knights improved to 3-0 in the section.Marc Walker added 17 points, Stephen Grandison had 14 points and Maurice McDaniels added 12 for Summit Academy.

SHENANGO 61Chieze 3 0-1 7, O'Hara 11 2-3 28, Anderson 2 0-2 4, Covavecchia 2 1-2 5, Michaetti 5 0-0 11, Gaston 3 0-0 6. Totals: 26 3-7 61

SUMMIT ACADEMY 77Stephen Grandison 6 2-2 14, Maurice McDaniels 5 0-0 12, Marc Walker 8 0-0 17, Lenny Brown 10 0-0 21, Rashawn Flemming 2 0-0 4, Lamont Valentine 2 5-6 9. Totals: 33 7-8 77

Shenango 12 15 15 19—61Highlands 20 25 8 24—773-point goals:

JV: Summit Academy 57-43

Wednesday: Summit Academy at Butler Christmas Tournament

A-C Valley 60, West Forest 50 — Shawn Courson scored 15 points and had 11 rebound in the win for the Falcons.

A-C VALLEY 60Shawn Courson 6 2-2 15, Garrett Greathouse 5 0-0 12, Ryan Jackson 0 1-1 1, Nate Silvis 4 1-3 12, Nick McGuirk 1 0-0 2, Mike Himes 0 1-2 1, Kyle Hirsch 1 0-0 2. Totals: 22 10-15 60

WEST FOREST 50Jerry Jones 1 0-0 2, Phil Lober 3 3-4 10, Jamie Gruzinski 2 5-8 9, Garrison Daum 4 5-7 13, Josh Adams 1 2-2 4, Travis Byers 3 2-4 9, Garrick Daum 0 0-0 0, Seth Sneeringer 1 0-0 2, T. Ralston 0 1-2 1. Totals: 15 17-27 50

A-C Valley 20 17 17 6—60WestForest 14 20 8 8—503-point goals: Courson, Silvis 3, Greathouse, Lober, Byers

Wednesday: A-C Valley at Punxsutawney Tournament

Billy Matoka (119 pounds) and Luke Selker (125) earned pins, but the Mars wrestling team fell to Elderton 53-18 in this match from Wednesday.<B>Elderton 53, Mars 18</B><B>103-</B>No match; <B>112-</B>Domingo Smith (E) dec. 8-0; <B>119-</B>Billy Matoka (M) pinned Mary Gross, :48; <B>125-</B>Luke Selker (M) pinned Stewart, 1:47; <B>130-</B>Smeltzer (E) pinned Alex Caruso, 1:43; <B>135-</B>Farster (E) pinned John Kramer, 2:50; <B>140-</B>Switzer (E) pinned Josh Stideny, 1:48; <B>145-</B>Woodside (E) pinned Adrian Camp, :42; <B>152-</B>Shawn Boyer (E) dec. Ben Ziggas, 5-2; <B>160-</B>Pete Waytowish (E) maj. dec. Sam Brooks 14-0; <B>171-</B>Brandon Biesinger (M) by forfeit; <B>189-</B>Travis Bell (E) pinned Chris Chappel, 2:18; <B>215-</B>Zack Reefer (E) pinned Fallecker, :25; <B>Hwt-</B>Cody Weiland (E) pinned Escenbaugh, 5:39.

<B>Meadville 8, Butler 1</B> — The Golden Tornado fell at Belmont Arena in this Class AAA PIHL contest.<B>McDowell 4, Seneca Valley 1 </B>— The Raiders dropped this Class AAA game.<B>Quaker Valley 11, Freeport 0 </B>— The Yellowjackets were routed in a Class A battle.

The Freeport freshman hockey team got four goals from Shane Gallagher to topple Butler 6-3 Wednesday night.Nate King and Dalton Blose also scored for Freeport.Matt Shirling, Matt Bartley and Cody Blum scored goals for Butler.