Tyler Kepple didn’t want to drag it out.

Needing 11 points to become the 11th boys basketball player in Karns City history to reach 1,000 career points, Kepple scored 10 in the first quarter and buried a 3-pointer early in the second quarter to reach the milestone as the Gremlins routed A-C Valley 64-27 Friday night.

Kepple, who scored a game-high 24 points, now had 1,013 in his career.

Jeff Eaton led A-C Valley with 14 points.

KARNS CITY 64

David Olszak 2 4-5 9, Ethan Conto 3 0-0 8, Tyler Kepple 9 1-3 24, David Markel 1 0-0 2, Nathan Weckerly 1 3-4 5, Brad Bowser 0 0-0 0, Holden Martin 0 3-4 3, Dajota Mohney 0 0-0 0, Christian Turner 0 0-2 0, Logan Moroney 3 0-2 7, Dan Filges 1 0-2 4, Brendan Waltman 1 0-0 2, Dalton Callihan 0 0-0 0, Brandon Belles 0 0-2 0, Victor Boyko 0 0-2 0. Totals: 21 13-26 64.

A-C VALLEY 27

Troy Cottrell 2 0-0 5, Drew Kralj 0 0-2 0, Jake Edward 1 0-0 2, Ivan Pennington 0 3-4 3, Austin Morgan 0 0-0 0, Austin Heeter 0 0-0 0, Zach Muhl 0 0-0 0, Jeff Eaton 6 1-3 14, Dylan Fox 1 0-0 3. Totals: 10 4-9 27.

Karns City 24 10 13 17 — 64

A-C Valley10 4 12 1 — 27

3-point goals: Karns City 9 (Olszak, Conto 2, Kepple 5, Moroney); A-C Valley 3 (Cottrell, Eaton, Fox)

JV: Karns City 34-31 (KC: Callihan 14; ACV: Heeter 10)

Monday: Karns City at Freeport; West Forest at A-C Valley

Indiana 46, Knoch 43 — Matt Zanella and David Gallagher each scored 13 points, but the Knights fell in a pivotal section matchup with the Indians.

The two teams played even for three quarters, deadlocked at 33-33.

Knoch had a big lead in the first half, but watched as it was trimmed to one by the break.

Austin Miller added 11 points for the Knights (13-3, 7-2).

KNOCH 43

Austin Miller 4 0-0 11, David Gallagher 4 0-0 13, Matt Zanella 6 1-1 13, Chris Kier 2 0-0 4, Jim Larrimer 1 0-1 2, Aidan Albert 0 0-0 0, Stephen Oblich 0 0-0 0. Totals: 18 1-2 43.

INDIANA 46

Darrious Carter 2 5-6 9, Blake Shields 1 5-6 7, Riley Stapleton 5 0-0 12, Kevin jack 7 1-3 17, Derek Stapleton 0 1-3 1. Totals: 15 12-17 46.

Knoch 14 11 8 10 — 43

Indiana 10 14 9 13 —46

3-point goals: Knoch 5 (Miller 3, Gallagher 2); Indiana 4 (R. Stapleton 2, Jack 2)

Tuesday: Highlands at Knoch

Oil City 70, Grove City 49 — Derek Turner scored 14 points, but the Eagles fell in a region matchup against the Oilers.

Danny Torok added 13 points for the Eagles (11-4, 6-4).

GROVE CITY 49

Spencer Marnich 0 5-6 5, Derek Turner 5 2-2 14, Danny Torok 6 0-0 13, Brendan Record 1 0-0 3, Foster Reznor 1 4-6 6, Colby Polkabla 2 0-0 4, Kyle Barger 0 2-2 2, Warren Marlowe 1 0-0 2. Totals: 16 13-16 49.

OIL CITY 70

Williams 4 0-0 8, Way 7 9-12 23, Flaherty 1 0-0 3, Gieb 7 6-7 21, McFall 3 2-4 9, Ragsdale 2 1-2 5, Staub 0 2-2 2. Totals: 24 20-27 70.

Grove City 11 8 21 9 — 49

Oil City13 15 23 19 — 70

3-point goals: Grove City 4 (Turner 2, Torok, Record); Oil City 3 (Flaherty, Gieb, McFall)

Tuesday: Sharon at Grove City

West Shamokin 39, Summit Academy 36 — The Knights were held to a season-low 10 points in the first half and their fourth-quarter rally fell short in a section loss.

Shaquan Cole scored 13 points to lead Summit Academy (11-4, 6-1).

SUMMIT ACADEMY 36

Dasonte White 4 2-5 11, Shaquan Cole 6 0-0 13, Donte Tyson 1 0-2 2, Cassan Fields 1 0-0 2, Lemuel McFadden 2 0-0 4, Anderson-Meade 2 0-2 4. Totals: 16 2-9 36.

WEST SHAMOKIN 39

Clouser 3 1-2 8, Dean 1 0-2 2, Brocious 1 0-0 2, Hough 8 0-0 17, Przybysz 2 0-0 4, Horner 2 1-2 6. Totals: 17 3-12 39.

Summit Academy 4 6 10 16 — 36

West Shamokin12 9 10 8 — 39

3-point goals: Summit Academy 2 (White, Cole); West Shamokin 2 (Hough, Horner)

Tuesday: Ford City at Summit Academy

Keystone 62, Moniteau 37 — James Bair dropped 17 points, but the Warriors fell on the road.

MONITEAU 37

Mark Kimmel 2 5-8 9, Jake Fullerton 2 0-0 4, Cody Skiver 0 3-6 3, James Bair 6 0-0 17, Derek Boben 2 0-0 4, Shawn Giddings 0 0-2 0. Totals: 12 8-16 37.

KEYSTONE 62

Henry 1 0-0 2, Shick 2 2-4 4, Lencer 7 3-4 18, Wolbert 3 0-2 7, Graf 8 3-6 19, Sherry 1 0-0 2, Haines 3 0-0 6, Courson 2 0-0 4. Totals: 27 8-16 62.

Moniteau 3 9 15 10 — 37

Keystone15 15 17 15 — 62

3-point goals: Moniteau 5 (Bair 5).

JV: Moniteau 47-38 (M-Josh Adamson 10 points)

Farrell 64, Slippery Rock 45 — The Rockets were defeated by the Steelers, despite 14 points from Camren Neal.

FARRELL 64

Burns 4 1-4 10, Jones 6 3-5 15, Brown 1 0-0 2, Holloway 1 1-2 3, McNair 4 1-1 10, James 6 3-4 15, Archie 4 1-3 9. Totals: 26 10-19 64.

SLIPPERY ROCK 45

Jake Whitmer 1 0-0 2, Brady Kadlubek 4 0-0 10, Matt Badger 3 0-0 9, Camren Neal 7 0-0 14, Ryan Dutton 2 2-4 6, Aaron Rager 2 0-0 4. Totals: 19 2-4 45.

Farrell 9 20 17 18 — 64

Slippery Rock12 6 10 17 — 45

3-point goals: Farrell 2 (Burns, McNair); Slippery Rock 5 (Badger 3, Kadlubek 2).

Girls BasketballKeystone 35, Moniteau 34 — McKenna Shick stuck back an offensive rebound with 20 seconds left to decide the issue. Amber Hess paced Keystone with 19 points.Stephanie McCall had 11 points and 11 rebounds for Moniteau (11-5).KEYSTONE 34Shick 1 0-0 2, McClendan 2 0-0 5, Reed 2 0-0 4, Hess 8 1-4 19, Johnson 2 1-1 5, Chapman 0 0-0 0, Beicher 0 0-0 0. Totals: 15 2-8 35.MONITEAU 34Fontaine Glenn 2 2-2 7, Emily Rider 2 1-4 5, Alycia Brehm 1 2-5 4, Stephanie McCall 4 3-6 11, Alazia Greaves 2 0-1 5, Kristina DeMatteis 1 0-0 2, Kennedy DeMatteis 0 0-0 0, Kelsey Ripley 0 0-0 0. Totals: 12 8-18 34.Keystone 12 4 12 7 — 35Moniteau10 7 4 13 — 343-point goals: Keystone 3 (McClendan, Hess 2; Moniteau 2 (Greaves, Glenn)Monday: Moniteau at Union

Ice HockeyNick Makozy scored twice for Mars in a 5-3 loss to Quaker Valley.Noah Master added a goal for the Planets (12-4).

Private SchoolsFirst Baptist Christian (boys basketball) 52, St. Paul’s 41 — Paul Drake scored 21 points for FBC while Trevor Barnhart had 15 points, DJ Bowser nine points and 11 rebounds.FBC’s junior varsity dropped a 33-13 decision to St. Fidelis #2 despite getting 11 points and eight rebounds from Aaron Drake. Cameron Karnes had 14 rebounds, Cole Miller seven rebounds and five steals.