Stephanie McCall and Fontaine Glenn played tough inside for the Moniteau girls basketball team Wednesday night.

McCall, who finished with 27 points and 11 rebounds, and Glenn, who added 12 points and 15 rebounds, helped the Warriors earn a 59-48 win at Moniteau.

The Warriors (9-4) built a 29-17 halftime lead and never trailed in the second half.

CLARION 48

Thorton 6 6-7 19, Miles 8 0-2 16, Kroh 1 3-6 5, Zane 1 0-0 2, Reed 1 0-0 2, Glenn 2 0-0 4. Totals: 19 9-17 48.

MONITEAU 59

Fontaine Glenn 3 5-6 12, Emily Rider 2 2-4 6, Alycia Brehm 2 0-0 6, Stephanie McCall 9 9-11 27, Alazia Greaves 1 2-4 4, Maura Kimmel 0 0-0 0, Sara Hull 1 2-2 4, Kristina DeMatteis 0 0-0. Totals: 18 20-28.

Clarion 8 9 14 17 — 48

Moniteau13 16 12 18 — 59

3-point goals: Clarion 1 (Thorton); Moniteau 3 (Glenn, Brehm 2)

Friday: Moniteau at Cranberry

Clarion-Limestone 45, Union 39 — The Damsels dropped their 10th straight, but coach Ken Mortimer saw promise. Union (0-10) didn't allow the Lions to pull away after building a 19-13 halftime lead.

“They had a tough time scoring on us,” Mortimer said. “We played good defensively. They were a lot bigger than us.”

Sydney Varner led the Damsels with 18 points, while Kassie McGarrity added 12.

CLARION-LIMESTONE 45

Lily Port 5 2-2 14, Abby Mellott 5 1-2 11, Alissa Burns 4 2-4 10, Josie Stitt 5 0-0 10, Megan Kelly 0 0-2 0, Emily Baker 0 0-0 0. Totals: 19 5-9 45.

UNION 39

Lexey Schick 0 0-0 0, Sydney Varner 6 1-4 18, Danara Hawk 3 0-0 7, Tabby Dietz 1 0-0 2, Kassie McGarrity 6 0-1 12, Kloe Remmick 0 0-0, Eiley McGregor 0 0-0. Totals: 16 1-5 39.

Clarion-Limestone 9 10 14 12 — 45

Union6 7 14 12 — 39

3-point goals: Clarion-Limestone 2 (Port); Union 6 (Varner 5, Hawk)

Tuesday: Brookville at Union.

Karns City 64, North Clarion 18 — LeeAnn Gibson scored a game-high 19 points to keep the Gremlins (11-0) undefeated. Karns City limited the Wolves to eight points over the last three quarters.

KARNS CITY 64

Emily Schumacher 4 1-1 9, Shanel Preston 3 0-0 6, Annie Hegedus 3 2-3 9, Emily LoPresti 4 1-2 9, LeeAnn Gibson 6 7-9 19, LeErin Jones 1 0-2 2, Alyssa Gibson 1 2-2 4, Clara Stoughton 1 2-2 4, Abby Wolfe 1 0-0 2, Saydie Moore 0 0-0, Brody Whited 0 0-0. Totals: 24 15-21 64.

NORTH CLARION 18

Reid 2 0-0 4, Bauer 2 0-0 4, Schmader 4 0-0 8, Gatesman 2 2-2 6, Wagner 0 0-0, Aush 0 0-0, McGlaughin 8 2-2 18. Totals: 8 2-2 18.

Karns City 23 14 21 6 — 64

North Clarion10 2 4 2 — 18

3-point goals: Karns City 1 (Hegedus)

Friday: Clarion at Karns City.

Venango Catholic 53, A-C Valley 35 — Erin Logue scored 15 points for the Falcons (4-7).

A-C VALLEY 35

Rachael Viertel 4 1-2 9, Erin Logue 7 1-2 15, Morgan Cratty 0 2-4 2, Danielle Kaufman 2 3-6 7, Kayla Cratty 1 0-0 2, Lauren McNany 0 0-2 0. Totals: 14 7-16 35.

VENANGO CATHOLIC 53

L. Homan 6 2-4 16, Kuhn 3 0-0 7, Moltz 5 2-2 13, Guth 5 0-1 10, A. Homan 1 2-4 4, V. Dziekciasz 1 1-2 3, T. Dziekciasz 0 0-0 0, Niederriter 0 0-0 0. Totals: 21 7-13 53.

A-C Valley 11 8 6 10 — 35

Venango Cath.16 11 12 14 — 53

3-point goals: Venango Catholic 4 (L. Homan 2, Kuhn, Moltz)

Tuesday: Clarion-Limestone at A-C Valley

Boys basketball

Mars 67, Highlands 49 — The Mars boys basketball team didn't allow Highlands' long-range game to slow them down.

While the Rams made eight 3-pointers, the Planets used 22 points from John Castello to earn a 67-49 Section 1-AAA win Wednesday night in Natrona Heights.

Owen Nearhoof (17 points) and Ethan Lewis (15) also scored in double figures for the Planets (8-5, 5-1).

MARS 67

Austin Fetsko 1 0-0 3, John Castello 11 0-2 22, Nick DeCamp 2 0-0 5, Owen Nearhoof 7 2-2 17, Ethan Lewis 6 2-2 15, Christian Schmitt 1 2-3 5, Brett Kloc. Totals: 28 6-9 67.

HIGHLANDS 49

Boda 5 0-0 14, Alsworth 1 0-0 3, Martin 2 5-8 9, Lineburg 2 1-2 7, Thimmons 2 3-5 7, Branch 3 0-0 6, Flenery 1 0-0 3. Totals: 16 9-15 49.

Mars18 17 12 20 — 67

Highlands 15 14 7 13 — 49

3-point goals: Mars 5 (Fetsko, DeCamp, Nearhoff, Lewis, Schmitt); Highlands 8 (Boda 4, Lineburg 2, Alsworth, Flenery)

Friday: Valley at Mars

Freeport 59, Deer Lakes 50 — Josh Beale and Ryan Weigold helped the Yellowjackets snap a two-game skid in Section 1-AAA play. Beale scored 19 and Weigold added 18 to help Freeport (8-4, 2-5) pick up the road win.

FREEPORT 59

Josh Beale 6 6-9 19, Ryan Weigold 7 4-5 18, Cody Digiacobbe 0 2-4 2, Seth Bowser 1 1-2 3, Eric Davis 2 0-2 4, Mason Eddinger 1 1-2 4, Kris Keppel 2 3-4 9. Totals: 19 17-28 59.

DEER LAKES 50

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Freeport 14 16 14 15 — 59

Home14 9 3 24 — 50

3-point goals: Freeport 4 (Beale, Eddinger, Keppel 2)

Friday: Knoch at Freeport

Butler boys and girls sweep Seneca Valley — The Golden Tornado boys beat the Raiders Wednesday at Mars Lanes, 6-1. Sophomore Matthew Wetzel led Butler with a 682 series and a high game of 268.Senior Garrett Sexton added a 613 series, senior Jacob Cookson had a 617 and freshman Nick Huff bowled a 592 for the Golden Tornado (5-0). Jonathon Elluinger led Seneca Valley with a 644 series.On the girls' side, Butler (5-0) won 7-0. The Tornado was led by Kelly Bintrim, who had a 523 series and a high game of 221.Junior Megan Paul had a high game of 180 and sophomore Brianna Stivason added a 173 for Butler.Haley Hardcastle led Seneca Valley (0-5) with a 546 series and a high game of 200.

First Baptist Christian (girls basketball) 32, Portersville 18 — Hannah Roth had 10 points, eight steals and four assists for FBC while Alyssa Barnhart had seven points, nine steals and six rebounds. Lydia Roth contributed eight steals.