Emily LoPresti scored 16 points and the Karns City girls basketball team overcame a slow start to topple Clarion-Limestone and clinch a District 9 Class AA playoff spot with a 38-24 win Friday night.

The Gremlins (11-6) struggled in the first half, scoring just 14 points. The defense, though, held C-L to a mere eight points at the break.

KARNS CITY 38

Leah McGuire 3 0-1 6, Emily Schumacher 0 2-2 2, Annie Hegedus 1 2-3 4, Emily LoPresti 7 1-2 16, LeErin Jones 1 0-0 2, LeAnn Gibson 3 2-3 8, Saydie Moore 0 0-0 0, Brittany Coyle 0 0-0 0, Abby Wolfe 0 0-0 0, Clara Stoughton 0 0-0 0. Totals: 15 7-11 38.

CLARION-LIMESTONE 24

Laugand 2 2-2 8, Black 2 0-2 4, Burns 2 0-0 4, Mellott 1 0-0 2, Kelley 1 0-0 2, Reynolds 1 0-1 2, Wiles 1 0-0 2. Totals: 10 2-5 24.

Karns City 8 6 10 14—38

C-L2 6 2 14—24

3-point goals: Karns City 1 (LoPresti). Clarion-Limestone 2 (Laugand 2)

JV: Clarion-Limestone 31-15

Monday: Redbank Valley at Karns City

Union 52, West Forest 40 — Sydney Varner poured in 17 points as the Damsels (4-14) snapped a nine-game losing streak.

WEST FOREST 40

Botzer 5 8-10 18, Wagner 0 1-2 1, Wallace 4 6-6 14, Bean 1 0-0 2, Dubrawka 0 0-3 0, Burk 2 0-1 4, Silvis 0 1-2 1. Totals: 12 16-24 40.

UNION 52

Delani Priester 2 5-6 10, Sydney Varner 5 6-7 17, Danara hawk 2 2-4 6, Ashley barger 2 2-2 6, Kassie McGarrity 1 2-2 4, Mackenzie Divins 2 5-9 9. Totals: 14 22-30 52.

West Forest 10 5 12 13—40

Union11 7 13 21—52

3-point goals: Union 2 (Priester, Varner)

Monday: Moniteau at Union

Burrell 73, Knoch 30 — Sam Logan scored nine points as the Knights (4-15) fell behind by a big margin at the half and never recovered in a non-section loss.

Knoch will receive a forfeit win against Valley on Monday.

KNOCH 30

Sam Logan 3 1-2 9, Angela Cress 3 2-2 8, Megan McCormick 1 0-0 2, Savanna Steffen 0 1-2 1, Erica Hunter 3 0-0 6, Kelsey Wetzel 1 0-0 2, Allie Megahan 1 0-0 2. Totals: 12 4-6 30.

BURRELL 73

Jaila Manga 9 3-4 23, Abigail Nitowski 3 0-0 7, Sydney Bordonaro 4 1-2 9, Emma brown 2 0-0 4, Kelsey Oddis 5 0-1 10, Natalie Myers 5 2-7 12, Erika Finn 4 0-0 8. Totals: 32 6-14 73.

Knoch 4 8 10 8—30

Burrell26 21 15 11—73

3-point goals: Knoch 2 (Logan 2). Burrell 3 (Manga 2, Notowski)

JV: No game.

Thursday: Knoch at Mars

Boys BasketballMoniteau 69, East Forest 27 — Denny Pry scored 18 points and the Warriors (5-13) opened up a 58-15 lead in the first half on the way to a lopsided win.MONITEAU 69Stephen Hagg 2 0-0 4, Zach Jewart 1 0-0 2, Zach Timblin 4 1-2 9, Colton Cumberland 4 0-0 9, Dustin Geagan 2 0-0 4, Cody Skiver 4 0-0 9, James Bair 1 0-0 3, Denny Pry 8 2-3 18, Andrew Armagost 4 1-8 11. Totals: 30 4-13 69.EAST FOREST 27Nick Popoleo 5 1-2 11, James Renton 3 1-4 7, Jarrod Dehner 1 1-2 3, Charles Rini 1 2-4 4, Evan Andrews 1 0-0 2, Dillon Crispen 0 0-1 0, Rob Harriger 0 0-0 0, Christian Thoma 0 0-0 0. Totals: 11 5-13 27.Moniteau 33 25 4 7—69East Forest10 5 10 2—273-point goals: Moniteau 5 (Cumberland, Skiver, Bair, Armagost 2)Monday: Union at MoniteauUnion 66, West Forest 32 — The Golden Knights had 13 players score to run their winning streak to eight games.Aaron Graham and Dylan Shirey led the way with 11 points each for Union (10-7).UNION 66Aaron Graham 4 1-2 11, Brody Shick 3 0-0 8, Dylan Shirey 4 1-2 11, Wanya Harris 2 1-1 6, Derek Priester 2 1-2 5, Kaden McGregor 1 0-0 3, Cole Morris 1 0-0 2, Shawn Hazlett 4 0-0 8, Shane Murphy 1 0-0 2, Eric Seary 1 0-0 2, Tyler Wiser 1 0-0 2, Brandon Stitt 2 0-0 4, Trevor Anthony 1 0-0 2. Totals: 29 4-7 66.WEST FOREST 32Marshall 2 0-0 5, McFarland 10 4-4 23, Bereksazi 1 0-0 3, O’Toole 0 1-2 1. Totals: 12 5-6 32.Union 23 12 20 11—66West Forest11 9 4 8—323-point goals: Union 8 (Graham 2, Shick 2, Shirey 2, Harris, McGregor). West Forest 3 (Marshall, McFarland, Bereksazi)JV: Union 61-15 (Murphy 20)Monday: Union at MoniteauA-C Valley 66, Clarion 49 — Landon Delisio scored 19 points to lead four Falcons in double digits.A-C VALLEY 66Brody Irwin 4 2-2 11, Ryan Bartley 7 1-3 15, Landon Delisio 8 3-3 19, Cole Terwilliger 0 0-0 0, Jeff Eaton 5 2-4 14, Kevin Kaufman 3 1-2 7, Eric Orton 0 0-0 0, Chase Longo 0 0-0 0. Totals: 27 9-14 66.CLARION 49Cameron Kirkland 4 2-2 11, Roland Shannonhouse 5 0-0 10, Richard Diamond 1 0-0 3, Antonio Terese 7 1-2 20, Ellis Painter 2 0-0 5, Cody Hearst 0 0-0 0, Anthonty Beveridge 0 0-0 0. Totals: 19 3-4 49.A-C Valley 11 17 20 18—66Clarionxx xx xx xx—xx3-point goals: A-C Valley 3 (Irwin, Eaton 2). Clarion 8 (Kirkland, Diamond, Terese 5, Painter)Wednesday: Karns City at A-C ValleyKittanning 73, Freeport 40 — Brendan Lynch scored 11 points to pace the Yellowjackets (8-8, 4-4).KITTANNING 73Sterling Henry 5 3-4 13, Vince Mead 3 0-0 6, Kevin Barnes 8 2-2 18, Alek Schaffer 4 0-0 8, Eric Hulings 8 0-0 16, Noah Kunst 2 0-1 4, Nick Bowers 2 0-0 4, Mitch Pirhalla 1 0-2 2, Noah Spang 0 0-0 0, Corey Oresick 1 0-0 2. Totals: 34 5-9 73.FREEPORT 40Fred Pastoria 0 0-2 0, Robbie Miller 1 1-3 4, Casey Collins 0 1-4 1, Brendan Lynch 4 0-0 11, Tony DeVivo 0 3-4 3, Seth Bowser 0 0-0 0, Zane Geist 2 1-2 5, Ethan McCormick 0 0-0 0, Mason Eddinger 0 0-0 0, Josh Beale 1 0-0 2, Ryan Weigold 2 0-0 5, Hunter Fennell 1 0-0 3, Eric Davis 0 0-0 0, Jon Wise 0 0-0 0. Totals: 14 6-15 40.Kittanning 17 16 26 14—73Freeport5 10 10 15—403-point goals: Freeport 6 (Lynch 3, Miller, Weigold, Fennell)Tuesday: Freeport at IndianaHickory 71, Grove City 49 — The Eagles hung with the region-leading Hornets (14-3, 10-1) in the first three quarters, but were out-scored 20-5 in the fourth.Matt Thrasher scored 15 points and Danny Torok added 14 for Grove City (4-13, 2-10).HICKORY 71Matt Votino 2 5-6 11, Nate Mastrian 1 0-0 3, Vinnie Mastrian 9 0-0 21, Macrus Sonoga 1 2-4 5, Ross Pascalinqua 0 0-0 0, Michael Nardone 1 0-0 2, Anthony Cannone 6 2-3 17, Dante Green 5 1-1 12. Totals: 25 10-14 71.GROVE CITY 49Spencer Marnich 0 0-0 0, Danny Torok 5 2-3 14, Matt Thrasher 7 0-0 15, Foster Reznor 2 4-6 9, Jared Graham 4 0-0 9, Colby Polkabla 1 0-0 2, Jorden Dolan 0 0-0 0. Totals: 19 6-9 49.Hickory 17 13 21 20—71Grove City14 15 15 5—493-point goals: Hickory 11 (Votino 2, N. Mastrian, V. Mastrian 3, Sonoga, Cannone 3, Green)Tuesday: Grove City at Slippery Rock

HockeyJason Schwartz scored the game-winning goal to lift Mars to a 3-2 win over Thomas Jefferson.Max Master and Ian Houk-Graves also scored goals for the Planets (14-2-1).