Hannah Novotny's 3-pointer with less than five seconds left lifted the Knoch girls basketball team to a 38-35 section win over visiting Highlands Thursday night.

It was Knoch's fifth trifecta of the game.

Novotny's 12 points led the Knights (6-11, 3-7), who outscored the Rams 13-2 in the third quarter after trailing by seven points at halftime.

HIGHLANDS 35Panchik 2 0-0 5, Grabigel 2 0-0 5, Cook 5 0-0 10, Cassoni 2 4-4 8, Hetrick 3 1-5 7.

Totals: 14 5-9 35.

KNOCH 38Emily Protzman 2 4-8 8, Hannah Novotny 4 2-4 12, Haley Hutterer 3 1-2 8, Taylor Zonts 1 0-0 3, Taylor Tresatti 1 0-0 3, Heather Cooper 2 0-0 4.

Totals: 13 7-14 38.

Highlands 6 16 2 11—35Knoch 4 11 13 10—383-point goals: Highlands 2 (Panchik, Grabigel); Knoch 5 (Novotny 2, Hutterer, Zonts, Tresatti).

Today: Knoch at Riverside

Slippery Rock 80, Titusville 52 — Sarah Cessar's 19 points led the Rockets' avalanche of offense.Kourtney Rhoads added 16 points for Slippery Rock (16-1, 10-0).

SLIPPERY ROCK 80Karly Rhoads 5 1-3 12, Ali Doyle 1 0-0 2, Kourtney Rhoads 7 0-0 16, Adele Campbell 7 1-3 15, Sarah Cessar 8 1-1 19, Taylor Crocker 4 2-2 12, Bre Northcott 1 0-0 2, Morgan Siebka 1 0-0 2, Molly Weitzel 0 0-0 0, Jackie Basta 0 0-0 0, Haley Angerett 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 34 5-9 80.

TITUSVILLE 52Savitz 3 4-6 11, Ward 5 4-6 15, Strondall 3 5-6 11, Feely 4 0-0 11, Massey 2 0-0 4, Barnhart 0 0-1 0.

Totals: 17 13-19 52.

Slippery Rock 21 24 17 18—80Titusville 16 16 11 9—523-point goals: Slippery Rock 7 (Ko. Rhoads 2, Cessar 2, Crocker 2, Ka. Rhoads); Titusville 5 (Feely 3, Ward, Savitz).

Saturday: Slippery Rock at Indiana

West Shamokin 28, Freeport 23 — Jessica McFadden drained a trio of 3-pointers for the Yellowjackets (4-12, 3-7).

FREEPORT 23Anna Christy 1 0-0 3, Nicolette Blake 4 0-0 8, Jessica McFadden 3 0-0 9, Taylor Schrecengost 0 3-6 3, Jennifer Hawk 0 0-0 0, Lynsey Gugino 0 0-0 0, Erica Carnahan 0 0-0 0, Jessica Aulicino 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 8 3-6 23.

WEST SHAMOKIN 28Rodrick 2 0-0 4, Wilson 0 1-2 1, Switzer 2 2-2 6, Glover 5 1-2 11, Baker 2 0-0 6.

Totals: 11 4-6 28.

Freeport 9 5 4 5—23West Shamokin 10 7 6 5—283-point goals: Freeport 4 (McFadden 3, Christy); West Shamokin 2 (Baker 2).

Monday: Ford City at Freeport

Pine-Richland 46, Seneca Valley 34 — Kara Moyer led the Raiders (2-16, 1-8) with 10 points.

SENECA VALLEY 34Beth Talarico 1 0-0 2, Karlei Fronzaglio 3 0-0 6, Kara Moyer 3 4-6 10, Alyssa Miller 2 2-2 6, Brianna Sieminski 0 1-2 1, Angie Lalonde 1 0-0 2, Alex Karika 3 1-3 7, Brooke Clifford 0 0-0 0, Dani Fitzgerald 0 0-0 0, Amanda Geiger 0 0-0 0, Julia Vandrak 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 13 8-13 34.

PINE-RICHLAND 46Altman 5 2-3 16, Jackson 0 1-2 1, Rader 3 2-4 8, Byerly 3 0-0 8, Killian 0 2-4 2, Humes 2 1-2 5, Peters 2 0-0 4, Keenan 1 0-0 2.

Totals: 16 8-15 46.

Seneca Valley 6 9 12 7—34Pine-Richland 8 18 10 10—463-point goals: Seneca Valley (none); Pine-Richland 6 (Altman 4, Byerly 2).

Monday: North Allegheny at Seneca Valley

North Clarion 44, A-C Valley 34 — The Falcons (6-9, 3-8) were outscored 16-4 in the second quarter.

NORTH CLARION 44Cyphert 5 3-4 17, J. Tarr 3 6-8 13, Jo. Tarr 3 1-2 7, Frederick 2 1-2 6, McCooley 0 1-1 1, Gatesman 0 1-2 1.

Totals: 13 13-19 44.

A-C VALLEY 34Erin Larimore 3 1-4 7, Meghan Cratty 4 0-0 8, Mikyla Denchke 1 1-2 3, Tricia Kerlin 2 0-0 5, Meredith Snyder 1 0-0 2, Nicole Marshall 1 0-0 2, Kelsey Boocks 3 1-2 7, Emily Quaill 0 0-0 0, Jessica Bailey 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 15 3-8 34.

North Clarion 14 16 8 6—44A-C Valley 10 4 13 7—343-point goals: North Clarion 5 (Cyphert 4, J. Tarr); A-C Valley 1 (Kerlin).

Monday: A-C Valley at Clarion

Sharon 55, Grove City 46 — Caitlin McNamara scored 21 points, but the Eagles (9-8, 3-7) fell in this region clash.

SHARON 55Carpenter 3 3-4 10, Johnson 0 2-2 2, Benedetto 6 4-8 16, Edwards 4 1-6 10, Johnson 2 0-0 4, Jackson 0 2-4 2, Black 2 7-10 11.

Totals: 15 19-34 55.

GROVE CITY 46Caitlin McNamara 7 4-6 21, Sammi Bell 3 0-0 6, Lexi Caporali 1 0-0 2, Kynesha Basham 3 0-0 6, Danielle Johnson 4 3-3 11.

Totals: 18 7-9 46.

Sharon 16 7 20 12—55Grove City 11 15 8 12—463-point goals: Sharon 2 (Carpenter, Edwards); Grove City 3 (McNamara 3).

Monday: Grove City at Hickory

A-C Valley made 10-of-11 free throws in overtime as the Falcons prevailed 75-69 over North Clarion in a battle of District 9 Class A heavyweights.Allan Eaton paced A-C Valley (16-1, 13-0) with 24 points and Blayne McGuirk added 20.<B></B>A-C VALLEY 75Matt Bartley 3 7-9 14, Reed Terwilliger 5 4-6 14, Allan Eaton 8 8-12 24, Blayne McGuirk 5 7-9 20, Ryan Bartley 1 1-2 3, Josh Austin 0 0-0 0, Alex Logue 0 0-0 0. <B>Totals:</B> 22 27-38 75.<B>NORTH CLARION 69</B>Je. Schmader 5 7-12 17, Bobak 5 2-3 12, Gilbert 6 0-3 14, Weaver 0 2-3 2, Hargenrader 2 2-2 7, Miller 2 1-2 6, Ju. Schmader 4 0-0 11. <B>Totals:</B> 24 14-25 69.<B>A-C Valley 8 17 20 18 12—75North Clarion 12 15 18 18 6—693-point goals:</B> A-C Valley 4 (McGuirk 3, M. Bartley); North Clarion 7 (Ju. Schmader 3, Gilbert 2, Hargenrader, Miller).<B>Monday:</B> Clarion at A-C Valley<B></B>Oliver 60, Seneca Valley 51 — No details were provided from this loss for the Raiders (7-10).

<B>Westmont-Hilltop 4, Knoch 1 —</B> No details were provided.Rifle<B>Hempfield 800-71x, Butler 797-64x</B> — Top shooters for the Golden Tornado included Randy Morrow, Kevin Knechtel, Abby Gallagher, Sarah Laughlin and Jimmy Allen.