Josh Austin had 18 points and four steals and Matt Bartley added 17 points to power the A-C Valley boys basketball team to a 55-36 victory over Moniteau Wednesday.

Allan Eaton added 10 points and 13 rebounds for the Falcons.

Zach McCormick had 16 points to lead the Warriors, who were outscored 21-7 in the final quarter.

MONITEAU 36Clayton Casper 2 0-0 4, Zach Sloan 2 1-2 5, Zach McCormick 6 3-5 16, Tyler Armagost 3 1-2 7, Kyle Armagost 2 0-1 4, Brandon Bonzo 0 0-0 0, Heath Lominski 0 0-0 0, Mitch Hunter 0 0-0 0. Totals: 15 5-10 36.

A-C VALLEY 55Matt Bartley 4 9-12 17, Reed Terwilliger 2 1-2 5, Joe Kaufman 0 0-2 0, Josh Austin 5 6-9 18, Allan Eaton 5 0-1 10, Cole Smith 0 0-0 0, Logan Wetzel 2 0-0 5. Totals: 18 16-26 55.

Moniteau 12 10 7 7—36A-C Valley 8 14 12 21—553-point goals: McCormick; Austin 2, Wetzel

Union 63, Venango Catholic 60 — Scott Booth scored 10 of his team-high 23 points in the fourth quarter and the Knights hung on for a KSAC win.Logan Mortimer flirted with a triple-double for Union (7-5, 6-4), recording nine points, nine assists and seven rebounds.The Knights won despite an 8-of-27 performance at the free-throw line.

UNION 63Scott Booth 10 2-4 23, Logan Mortimer 2 5-10 9, Neil Scott 1 1-6 3, Colby Davis 3 0-4 6, Zac Smith 4 0-0 10, Travis Anthony 5 0-1 10, Chase Johnston 1 0-0 2, AustinDavis 0 0-2 0, Brody Pollock 0 0-0 0. Totals: 26 8-27 63

VENANGO CATHOLIC 60Rynd 9 4-6 24, Kulinski 1 3-4 5, James 6 0-1 17, McNellie 4 3-4 12, Freeman 0 0-0 0, Guth 1 0-1 2, Toy 0 0-0 0. Totals: 21 10-16 60

Union 18 16 17 12—63Venango Cath. 9 14 23 14—603-point goals: Booth, Smith 2; James 5, Rynd 2, McNellie

JV: Union 54-41

Saturday: Clearfield at Union

Cranberry 44, Karns City 27 — The Berries jumped out to a 17-5 first-quarter advantage en route to the conference win over the Gremlins (3-6, 3-5).

KARNS CITY 27Cody Williams 1 0-0 2, Aaron Markle 1 3-6 5, Brad Fuhrer 2 2-2 8, Jesse Garing 1 0-0 2, Evan Olszak 2 0-0 5, Brandon Collier 2 0-0 5. Totals: 9 5-9 27.

CRANBERRY 44Felmlee 7 7-9 21, Hogue 5 2-4 12, McVay 2 0-0 5, Bell 1 0-2 2, O'Neil 2 0-1 4, Raybuck 0 0-1 0. Totals: 17 9-17 44.

Karns City 5 5 9 8—27Cranberry 17 9 10 8—443-point goals: Fuhrer 2, Olszak, Collier

JV: Karns City, 37-32 (Jacob Henry 11)

Friday: A-C Valley at Karns City

<B>Union 62, Venango Catholic 18 — </B>Lepha Logue tallied 19 points, and Tina Lipps and Brooke Pollock added 10 apiece as the Damsels rolled to the KSACtriumph.<B>UNION 62Lanae Cicciarelli 1 0-0 3, Courtney Frederick 2 3-4 8, Lepha Logue 9 1-1 19, Melissa Shook 1 0-0 2, Tina Lipps 3 4-5 10, Amanda Barger 0 0-0 0, Brooke Pollock 5 0-0 10, Ashley MacKinlay 0 1-2 1, Heather Murray 2 3-4 9. </B>Totals: 23 12-16 62.<B>VENANGO CATHOLIC 18A. Scurry 10 1-6 1, Neiderriter 1 1-4 3, Cook 2 1-5 5, Janidlow 1 0-2 2, Maleski 1 0-1 2, Stack 0 3-4 3, M. Scurry 0 0-0 0, Lander 0 0-0 0, Giles 1 0-0 2.</B> Totals: 6 6-22 18.<B>Union 18 19 18 7—62Venango Cath. 3 3 8 3—183-point goals:</B> Murray 2, Cicciarelli, Frederick<B>Cranberry 48, Karns City 38 — </B>Ashley Campbell scored 17 points and had 10 rebounds, but the Gremlins (1-9, 1-7) lost another KSAC tilt.<B>CRANBERRY 48Hindman 2 3-4 7, Greenlee 0 2-2 2, Burneisen 1 0-1 2, Shuffstall 2 0-0 4, O'Neil 2 0-0 4, Craft 1 0-0 2, Neidick 2 0-0 5, Heeter 8 2-5 18, Mason 1 2-2 4. </B>Totals: 19 9-14 48<B>KARNS CITY 38Taylor Kerschbaumer 1 0-0 3, CaitlinDavis 2 4-6 8, Jennifer Pickett 0 0-0 0, Hannah Beck 1 2-6 4, Ashley Campbell 6 5-8 17, Corrine Conto 0 2-2 2, Stephanie Stoughton 2 0-0 4.</B> Totals: 12 13-22 38<B>Cranberry 17 11 13 7—48Karns City 8 8 7 15—383-point goals:</B> Neidick; Kerschbaumer<B>JV:</B> Cranberry 40-18<B>Friday:</B> Karns City at A-CValley