Reed Terwilliger scored 17 points and added eight rebounds, but the A-C Valley boys basketball team coughed up a halftime lead in a 56-53 loss to North Clarion in the Keystone Shortway Athletic Conference boys basketball championship game Saturday.

Jeremy Schmader scored 25 points for North Clarion (19-3).

Blayne McGuirk pitched in 16 points for the Falcons (21-2), who saw their 15-game winning streak snapped. A-C Valley will open the District 9 Class A playoffs at home Friday.

NORTH CLARION 56Jeremy Schmader 10 3-6 25, Johnny Boback 1 3-5 5, Kyle Gilbert 2 0-0 5, Zach Weaver 1 2-4 4, Steven Hargenrader 4 0-0 8, Tyler Miller 4 0-1 9.

Totals: 22 8-16 56.

A-C VALLEY 53Matt Bartley 2 2-6 7, Reed Terwilliger 6 5-8 17, Blayne McGuirk 5 3-4 16, Allan Eaton 4 3-4 11, Ryan Bartley 1 0-0 2, Alex Logue 0 0-0 0, Logan Wetzel 0 0-0 0, Cole Smith 0 0-0 0, Evan Wagner 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 18 13-22 53.

North Clarion 8 14 15 19—56A-C Valley 13 16 12 12—533-point goals: North Clarion 4 (Schmader 2, Gilbert, Miller); A-C Valley 4 (Bartley, McGuirk 3).

Friday: Keystone/Johnsonburg at A-C Valley

Farrell 59, Grove City 58 — Jeff Hershberger poured in 20 points and Pat Johnson added 13 more, but the rally by the Eagles (16-6) fell short.

GROVE CITY 58Brady Beech 4 1-1 9, Torin Smith 3 0-0 9, Alec Goodwin 1 0-0 2, Jon Anderson 2 0-0 4, Jeff Hershberger 7 6-10 20, Pat Johnson 5 2-2 13, Chauncey Miller 0 1-2 1.

Totals: 22 10-15 58.

FARRELL 59Scott 1 1-2 3, Jefferson 4 0-0 10, Johnson 6 7-7 19, Horton 8 0-0 18, Shannonhouse 2 0-0 5, Trudo 2 0-0 4.

Totals: 23 8-9 59.

Grove City 15 16 13 14—58Farrell 22 14 12 11—593-point goals: Grove City 4 (Smith 3, Johnson); Farrell 5 (Jefferson 2, Horton 2, Shannonhouse).

Friday: Grove City vs. East at Edinboro University, 7:30 p.m.

Slippery Rock 62, Oil City 60 — Ryan Gordon scored 27 points as the Rockets (9-13, 4-10) overcame a slow start to close the season with a win.

SLIPPERY ROCK 62Brent Ayers 2 0-1 4, Justin Bennett 2 0-2 4, Brian Giesler 4 2-6 12, Ryan Gordon 11 2-4 27, Caleb Whitney 2 0-0 4, Ryan Thompson 2 0-0 5, Ty Udy 1 0-0 2, Sean White 1 0-0 2, Cody Wolinski 1 0-1 2.

Totals: 26 4-14 62.

OIL CITY 60Davis 5 2-4 13, May 2 2-2 6, Williams 6 1-5 15, Hadley 2 0-0 4, Zimoski 6 2-3 14, Dodge 1 0-0 2, Davis 3 0-5 6.

Totals: 25 7-19 60.

Slippery Rock 2 18 26 15—62Oil CIty 14 12 20 14—603-point goals: Slippery Rock 6 (Giesler 2, Gordon 3, Thompson); Oil City 3 (Davis, Williams 2).

Alex Guercio scored 13 points and Jenna McCorry added 12, but Moniteau fell to Cranberry in overtime in the KSAC championship game 49-40 Saturday.Moniteau (14-9) held Cranberry (19-3) to just 15 points in the first half, but the Berries forced overtime, then outscored the Warriors 9-0.This was the second straight year the Warriors lost in the KSAC title game..<B>MONITEAU 40</B>Ashley Brehm 2 0-0 5, Jenna McCorry 4 2-2 12, Amanda Sloan 1 4-6 6, Alex Guercio 2 9-9 13, Kathleen Harding 0 2-2 2, Katie Brehm 1 0-2 2. <B>Totals:</B> 10 17-21 40.<B>CRANBERRY 49</B>Hannah Heeter 5 4-6 14, Kirstin Neidich 2 0-0 6, Sarah Lutz 3 1-4 8, Erica Adams 0 2-2 2, Kylie Mason 5 3-7 13, Lauren Hogue 3 0-2 6. <B>Totals:</B> 18 10-21 49.<B>Moniteau 10 12 4 14 0—40Cranberry 8 7 10 15 9—493-point goals:</B> Moniteau 3 (A. Brehm, McCorry 2); Cranberry 3 (Neidich 2, Lutz).<B>Friday:</B> Moniteau vs. Kane at Clarion High School, TBD<B>Grove City 59, Maplewood 39 </B>— Caitlin McNamara capped her career with 21 points and Lexi Caporali, another senior, scored 16 points in her final high school game as the Eagles (11-11) cruised.<B>MAPLEWOOD 39</B>Long 6 1-2 13, Banks 0 2-5 2, Ray 5 6-8 16, Brunot 2 0-0 4, Howard 0 0-3 0, Plyler 0 2-2 2, Nicols 1 0-0 2. <B>Totals:</B> 14 11-20 39.<B>GROVE CITY 59</B>Caitlin McNamara 8 1-3 21, Sammi Bell 3 0-0 6, Lexi Caporali 7 0-0 16, Madison Torok 1 2-2 4, Mariah Jenkins 1 1-3 3, Danielle Johnson 0 1-4 1, Vanessa Sprando 0 2-2 2, Rachel Kurtz 1 3-4 6. <B>Totals:</B> 20 10-18 59.<B>Maplewood 6 16 6 11—39Grove City 17 17 15 10—593-point goals:</B> Maplewood 0; Grove City 6 (McNamara 4, Caporali 2).