Dylan Shirey scored 10 points and the Union defense did the rest with a stifling effort to edge Karns City 34-30 in high school boys basketball action Wednesday night.

Shawn Hazlett added eight points and Brody Shick six points and eight rebounds for the Golden Knights, who held the Gremlins to single digits in each quarter.

Andrew Johnston paced Karns City (6-11) with 10 points. Logan Moroney had 15 rebounds for the Gremlins.

Union (9-7) has now won seven straight games.

KARNS CITY 30

Andrew Johnston 2 4-4 10, David Olszak 3 2-4 9, Tyler Kepple 2 0-0 4, Logan Moroney 0 4-4 4, David Markle 0 1-2 1, Nathan Weckerly 1 0-0 2, Austin Murray 0 0-1 0, Derek Turner 0 0-1 0, Josh Wallace 0 0-0 0, Ryan Pfeifer 0 0-0 0. Totals: 8 11-16 30.

UNION 34

Aaron Graham 1 1-5 3, Brody Shick 2 2-2 6, Dylan Shirey 2 6-10 10, Wanya Harris 0 1-2 1, Kaden McGregor 2 2-2 6, Shawn Hazlett 4 0-0 8, Cole Morris 0 0-0 0, Derek Priester 0 0-0 0, Shane Murphy 0 0-0 0. Totals: 11 11-21 34.

Karns City 6 9 6 6—30

Union14 6 2 12—34

3-point goals: Karns City 3 (Johnston 2, Olszak).

JV: Karns City 49-39

Friday: Union at West Forest; Clarion-Limestone at Karns City

Clarion-Limestone 64, Moniteau 53 — Denny Pry scored 13 points and added 11 rebounds in the Warriors’ loss.

Andrew Armagost added 12 points and Cody Skiver and James Bair each added 11 for Moniteau (4-13).

MONITEAU 53

Colton Cumberland 1 0-0 2, Dustin Geagan 2 0-0 4, Cody Skiver 5 0-0 11, James Bair 5 0-2 11, Denny Pry 2 9-10 13, Andrew Armagost 4 3-6 12. Totals: 18 12-20 53.

CLARION-LIMESTONE 64

Laugand 9 6-8 26, Rankin 2 0-3 4, Pezzuti 1 1-2 3, Slater 2 0-0 4, Kahle 3 0-0 6, Stiglitz 2 0-0 5, Torres 3 0-1 6, Miller 5 0-2 10. Totals: 27 7-16 64.

Away 12 6 12 21—53

Home16 20 9 19—64

3-point goals: x

Friday: Moniteau at East Forest

Hampton 59, Knoch 39 — Austin Miller scored 13 points, but the Knights were doomed by a slow start to the second half.

Knoch (10-8) was outscored 18-4 in the third quarter by Hampton.

KNOCH 39

Austin Miller 5 2-3 13, David Gallagher 2 0-0 4, Dakota Bruggeman 1 0-0 2, Matt Zanella 2 0-0 4, Marc Vaughan 3 4-5 10, Chris Kier 3 0-0 6. Totals: 16 6-10 39

HAMPTON 59

Todd Radziminski 1 0-0 3, Jon Floss 2 0-0 4, Jack Obringer 1 0-0 2, Ryan Luther 5 2-2 14, Colin Luther 4 5-6 14, Rich Ford 3 1-1 7, Dave Huber 4 0-0 11, James Edwards 1 0-0 2, Trace McConnell. Totals: 22 8-9 59.

Knoch 13 10 4 12—39

Hampton17 15 18 9—59

3-point goals: Knoch 1 (Miller). Hampton 7 (Radziminski, R. Luther 2, C. Luther, Huber 3)

JV: Hampton 52-17

Friday: Chartiers Valley at Knoch

Deer Lakes 71, Summit Academy 66 — Deshaan Smith scored 20 points to pace the Knights (5-13).

DEER LAKES 71

Jaczesko 11 10-13 37, Bryner 6 0-2 16, Fredley 1 1-4 3, Keenan 4 0-1 10, Burke 2 1-2 5. Totals: 24 12-24 71.

SUMMIT ADACEMY 66

Sam Jones 1 0-1 2, Devin Conrad 1 0-0 3, Doug Brooks 4 0-0 10, Lorenzo Abner 6 0-0 15, Ben Norwood 0 1-2 1, Deshaan Smith 10 0-3 20, Lavar Amin 1 3-4 5, Mishan Anderson-Mead 5 0-1 10. Totals: 28 4-11 66.

Away 24 14 9 24—71

Home18 13 16 19—66

3-point goals: Deer Lakes 11 (Jaczesko 5, Bryner 4, Keenan 2). Summit Academy 6 (Conrad, Brooks 2, Abner 3)

Tuesday: Summit Academy at Ford City

North Clarion 55, A-C Valley 53 — Ryan Bartley scored 18 points and added 10 rebounds, but the Falcons lost a heartbreaker.

Brody Irwin added 13 points and Jeff Eaton 11 points and nine rebounds for A-C Valley.

Freeport 57, Ford City 48 — The Yellowjackets improved to 8-7 in this non-section win. No other information was available.

Girls BasketballCorianne Hyduchak scored 16 points and Jordyn Wyllie added 14 as Grove City rolled past Oil City 53-23.OIL CITY 23Carll 0 0-0 0, Stevenson 0 0-0 0, Domer 0 1-2 1, Clyde 1 3-4 5, Davis 1 4-4 6, Williams 0 0-0 0, Stevenson 0 0-0 0, McCawley 4 1-1 9, Kulling 0 0-0 0, Wilfong 1 0-0 2. Totals: 7 9-11 23.GROVE CITY 53Hailey Hall 2 0-0 6, Kenedy Young 1 0-0 2, Alexis Deyarmin 2 0-0 4, Corianne Hyduchak 5 6-7 16, Jordyn Wyllie 5 4-5 14, Daneyelle Lucido 2 0-0 5, Jenn Ferguson 0 1-2 1, Arianna Sprando 2 0-0 4, Mekenzue Wolfe 0 1-2 1. Totals: 19 12-16 53.Oil City 9 5 5 4—23Grove City16 13 11 13—533-point goals: Grove City 3 (Hall 2, Lucido)JV: Oil City 36-33Today: Titusville at Grove City

WrestlingMars recorded seven pins on the way to a 53-13 win over Summit Academy.Drew Schultheis (132 pounds), Andy Selker (152), Ryan McMahon (160), Alex Grosso (170), Nathan Bair (182), Austin Bitzer (195) and Johan Vanwyk (220) each stopped their foes by fall.Heavyweight Ramier Poindexter had a pin for Summit Academy. Shawn Moore at 138 pounds and Jose Medina at 145 won by decision for the Knights.