Shawn Liberto scored a career high 22 points and Darius Frantz flirted with a quintuple-double as the Freeport boys basketball team routed Springdale 60-31.

Liberto scored all 22 of his points in the second and third quarters, when the Yellowjackets outscored Springdale 42-15.

Frantz, meanwhile, turned in a dominating game with seven points, nine rebounds, eight steals, seven blocked shots and seven assists for Freeport (5-2, 3-0).

SPRINGDALE 31Billy Arch 1 0-3 2, Joe Killian 2 0-0 4, Mark Koprivnikav 0 0-2 0, Brian Shemenski 2 0-1 4, Bryan Weimerskirch 6 1-3 14, Charlie Guy 1 0-1 2, Eric Takach 1 0-0 2, Ryan McGranahan 1 0-0 3.

Totals: 14 1-10 31.

FREEPORT 60Nick Gentile 3 2-2 8, Derek Durand 2 0-1 4, Tyler Collins 2 0-0 4, Darius Frantz 3 1-2 7, Alex Isenberg 2 5-6 10, Jake Campbell 1 0-0 2, Shawn Liberto 9 1-1 22, Kevin Kepple 0 1-2 1, Sean Carson 1 0-0 2.

Totals: 23 10-14 60.

Springdale 6 7 8 10—31Freeport 13 22 20 5—603-point goals: Springdale 2 (Weimerskirch, McGranahan); Freeport 4 (Isenberg, Liberto 3).

JV Score: Freeport 49-37

Friday: Freeport at Riverview

Mars 68, Deer Lakes 41 — Christian Locher scored 24 points and Ian Hindley had 22 for the Planets (4-3, 2-1).

MARS 68Tim Vandall 0 0-0 0, Brad Weischedel 3 6-6 13, Christian Locher 9 3-4 24, Mike Lindenbaum 1 0-0 3, Luke Gruber 1 2-3 4, Ryan Gralish 1 0-0 2, Alex Locher 0 0-0 0, Ian Hindley 7 8-10 22.

Totals: 23 19-23 68.

DEER LAKES 41Ryan Stanko 6 0-0 13, Mike Whitico 1 6-8 9, Zach Reichard 2 3-5 8, Zac Capan 1 1-2 3, Troy Szwaczowick 3 0-0 6, Ethan Albingo 0 0-0 0, Joe Babincak 0 0-0 0, Jordan Fragadane 0 0-1 0, Ben Lisowski 0 1-2 1, Ryan Hipple 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 13 12-20 41.

Mars 19 13 16 20—68Deer Lakes 10 11 12 8—413-point goals: Mars 5 (Weischedel, Locher, Lindenbaum); Deer Lakes 3 (Stanko, Whitico, Reichard).

Friday: Highlands at Mars

Meadville 73, Slippery Rock 63 — Despite 19 points from Brian Giesler, 18 from Ryan Gordon and 16 from Alec McDeavitt, the Rockets (4-3, 0-1) dropped their region opener.

SLIPPERY ROCK 63Brent Ayers 0 0-0 0, Justin Bennett 0 0-0 0, Brian Giesler 8 3-4 19, Ryan Gordon 8 0-0 18, Alec McDeavitt 7 1-6 16, Andrew Waryanka 1 2-2 4, Ryan Thompson 1 0-0 2, Sean White 0 0-0 0,

Totals: 27 6-12 63.

MEADVILLE 73Barba 8 7-7 23, Hamilton 5 4-4 15, Gregor 3 2-2 10, Newsome 2 3-4 7, Foster 2 3-4 7, Hollingsworth 2 0-0 4, Price 2 1-2 7.

Totals: 24 20-23 73.

Slippery Rock 4 31 15 13—63Meadville 20 16 13 24—733-point goals: Slippery Rock 3 (Gordon 2, McDeavitt); Meadville 5 (Gregor 2, Price 2, Hamilton).

Grove City 66, Franklin 62 — The Eagles overcame a 12-point second-quarter deficit to win their region opener in overtime.Pat Johnson recorded 21 points and eight rebounds, and Torin Smith pitched in 15 points for Grove City (8-0, 1-0).

FRANKLIN 62Brown 1 0-0 2, Thomas 6 1-2 15, Jordan 4 4-6 12, King 3 1-2 8, Peterson 7 3-6 17, Gold 4 0-0 8.

Totals: 25 9-16 62.

GROVE CITY 66Brady Beech 2 0-2 5, Torin Smith 5 1-2 15, Alec Goodwin 1 1-2 3, Jon Anderson 4 0-0 8, Jeff Hershberger 6 2-8 14, Pat Johnson 6 9-12 21.

Totals: 24 13-26 66.

Franklin 14 13 23 7 5—62Grove City 15 10 17 15 9—663-point goals: Franklin 3 (Thomas 2, King); Grove City 5 (Beech, Smith 4).JV Score: Grove City 47-45

Thursday: Oil City at Grove City

Rochester 60, Summit Academy 44 — Quadeer DeVaughn scored 20 points, but the Knights (3-6, 2-1) fell in this key section matchup.

<B>Slippery Rock 67, Meadville 38</B> — Karly Rhoads scored 17 points and Sarah Cessar had 16 points to lead the Rockets' in their region opener.Four players for Slippery Rock (7-1, 1-0) scored in double digits.<B>SLIPPERY ROCK 67</B>Karly Rhoads 6 4-5 17, Ali Doyle 4 0-0 8, Kourtney Rhoads 4 0-0 11, Adele Campbell 6 1-1 13, Sarah Cessar 7 0-0 16, Taylor Crocker 0 0-0 0, Bre Northcott 1 0-0 2, Jackie Basta 0 0-0 0, Morgan Siebka 0 0-0 0, Ellie Shaw 0 0-0 0, Haley Angerett 0 0-0 0. <B>Totals:</B> 28 5-6 67.<B>MEADVILLE 38</B>Severo 7 0-0 15, Mottillo 2 3-6 8, Lindsey 0 0-0 0, 0 0-0 0, Taqueisha Epps 0 0-0 0, Cappellino 2 0-0 5, Chandler 0 0-0 0, Seidler 4 0-0 8, Taquanda Epps 1 0-0 2. <B>Totals:</B> 16 3-6 38.<B>Slippery Rock 21 15 16 15—67Meadville 9 12 4 13—383-point goals: </B>Slippery Rock 6 (Ka. Rhoads, Ko. Rhoads 3, Cessar 2); Meadville 3 (Severo, Mottillo, Cappellino).<B>Thursday:</B> Slippery Rock at Franklin<B>Kittanning 55, Karns City 29 </B>— Caitlin Davis scored 10 points, but the Gremlins (1-6) fell behind by 22 points at halftime and never recovered<B>KITTANNING 55</B>Adams 2 1-2 6, McKelvey 4 2-2 10, Emberg 3 3-8 10, Ohm 4 2-6 10, Thomas 3 0-0 6, Kidder 4 0-0 11, Pirhalla 1 0-0 2. <B>Totals:</B> 21 8-18 55.<B>KARNS CITY 29</B>Caitlin Davis 4 2-4 10, Sarah Young 1 0-2 2, Corinne Conto 1 0-0 2, Dale Barnhart 1 0-0 2, Brooke Hiles 2 1-4 5, Allyson Olkowski 1 0-0 2, Stephanie Stoughton 2 2-4 6. <B>Totals:</B> 12 5-14 29.<B>Kittanning 22 12 9 12—55Karns City 6 6 8 9—293-point goals: </B>Kittanning 5 (Adams, Emberg, Kidder 3)<B>Friday:</B> Karns City at Moniteau<B>Cranberry 66, Union 49</B> — Ashley MacKinlay scored 19 points for Union (3-2, 1-2), but the Damsels trailed by double digits after the first quarter.<B>CRANBERRY 66</B>Hannah Heeter 6 2-6 14, Kristen Neidich 5 3-5 14, Becca Gaston 1 2-4 4, Sarah Lutz 5 0-2 10, Erica Adams 2 5-6 9, Kylie Mason 6 1-4 13, Lauren Hogue. 1 0-0 2. <B>Totals:</B> 26 13-26 66.<B>UNION 49</B>Delani Priester 0 0-0 0, Ashley MacKinlay 7 4-5 19, Brooke Pollock 4 0-0 8, Lepha Logue 1 1-2 3, Danica Stuart 0 0-0 0, Niki Stuart 0 0-0 0, Sierra Smith 2 3-4 8, Tina Lipps 4 3-4 11. <B>Totals:</B> 18 11-15 49.<B>Cranberry 16 16 19 15—66Union 6 15 11 17—493-point goals: </B>Cranberry 1 (Neidich); Union 2 (MacKinlay, Smith).<B>JV Score:</B> Union 46-34<B>Friday:</B> A-C Valley at Union<B>Redbank Valley 66, Moniteau 52 — </B>Jenna McCorry scored 25 points for the Warriors, who could not recover from a 16-point halftime deficit.<B>MONITEAU 52</B>K. Brehm 2 0-0 4, Harding 2 4-4 6, Guercio 2 4-9 8, Sloan 1 0-0 2, Porter 0 1-4 1, McCorry 8 7-7 25, Yeckal 1 1-3 3, A. Brehm 1 1-2 3, <B>Totals:</B> 17 16-29 52.<B>REDBANK VALLEY 66</B>Evans 6 0-0 12, Veronesi 5 0-0 13, Gruver 4 4-8 12, Hornberger 0 0-1 0, Rey 1 6-6 8, S. Neiswonger 4 2-8 10, Adams 4 1-3 9, L. Neiswonger 1 0-0 2, <B>Totals:</B> 25 13-26 66.<B>Moniteau 12 8 12 20—52Redbank Valley 18 18 11 19—663-point goals: </B>Moniteau 2 (McCorry 2); Redbank Valley 3 (Veronesi 3).<B>Friday:</B> Karns City at Moniteau<B>Keystone 56, A-C Valley 13 — </B>The Falcons scored only four points in the second half in dropping this road game.<B>A-C VALLEY 13</B>Quaill 2 0-4 4, Hetzler 0 0-0 0, Marshall 0 0-0 0, Kerlin 0 2-4 2, Cratty 0 0-0 0, Irwin 0 0-0 0, Wetzel 0 1-2 1, Snyder 0 0-0 0, Russell 0 1-2 1, Boocks 1 1-2 3, Manculich 1 0-0 2, Denchke 0 0-0 0, <B>Totals:</B> 4 5-14 13.<B>KEYSTONE 56</B>Black 1 0-0 2, Brozenick 0 1-2 1, Ferringer 2 0-0 4, Graham 1 0-0 2, Love 2 1-2 6, Johnson 6 3-3 15, Wilson 7 0-0 14, Deloe 0 1-6 1, Schwabenbauer 3 1-2 7, Wise 1 2-4 4, <B>Totals:</B> 23 9-19 56.<B>A-C Valley 4 5 2 2—13Keystone 22 14 15 5—563-point goals: </B>Keystone 1 (Love).<B>Friday:</B> A-C Valley at Union