The slim playoff hopes for the Butler girls basketball team took a big blow against Pine-Richland Thursday night.

Emma Monteleone scored 12 points, but the Golden Tornado watched the Rams pull away in the fourth quarter in a 48-41 loss.

The setback dropped Butler to 6-10 overall and 3-7 in the section.

Kaili Doctor scored 16 to pace Pine-Richland (3-12, 1-9).

BUTLER 41

Sarayne Forbes 5, Macklin Hanley 3, Emma Monteleone 12, Ali Altman 6, Hailey Metzger 6, Makenna Maier 2, Aubree Tack 5, Anna Michalek 2. Totals: 15 8-12 41.

PINE-RICHLAND

Sarah Pifer 9, Ekaterini Balouris 6, Meghan Luellen 4, Sophie Catalano 6, Kaili Doctor 16, Madelyn Laird 7. Totals: 17 11-14 48.

Butler 11 11 13 6 — 41

Pine-Richland13 11 11 13 — 48

Monday: Butler at North Hills

Freeport 61, Burrell 33 — Sidney Shemanski hit for 19 points as the Yellowjackets stormed out to a 27-5 lead after the first quarter.

Samantha Clark chipped in 10 for Freeport (12-4, 9-1).

FREEPORT 61

Sidney Shemanski 19, Samantha Clark 10

BURRELL 33

Olivia Watts 17, Ally Fisher 14

Freeport 27 10 17 7 — 61

Burrell5 6 13 9 — 33

Monday: North Catholic at Freeport

North Catholic 85, Highlands 23 — Tess Myers scored 18 points in this rout for the Trojanettes.

Emma Pospisil and Lucy Waskiewicz each added 10 for North Catholic (15-1, 10-0).

NORTH CATHOLIC 85

Tess Myers 18, Emma Pospisil 10, Lucy Waskiewicz 10

HIGHLANDS 23

Sarah Sawhook 17

North Catholic 18 27 20 20 — 85

Highlands9 2 9 3 — 23

Monday: North Catholic at Freeport

Knoch 53, Greensburg Salem 33 — Madilyn Boyer poured in 21 points as the Knights rolled.

KNOCH 53

Madilyn Boyer 21, Abbey Shearer 9, Nevaeh Ewing 8, Nina Shaw 6, Lauren Cihonski 6, Megan Vasas 3

GREENSBURG SALEM 33

Mankins 15, Garner 8, Peters 3, Caldwell 3, Smith 2, Lewis 2

Knoch 16 6 14 17 — 53

Green. Salem10 4 13 6 — 33

Monday: Apollo-Ridge at Knoch

Boys Basketball

Karter Vogle scored 16 points as Union rolled to a 62-27 win over Venango Catholic.

Luke Bowser added 13 points and Truman Vereb 10.

VENANGO CATHOLIC 27

Andrew Burda 12, Colin Deeter 7, Brady Cicatella 4, Reza Reese 4. Totals: 11 3-7 21.

UNION 62

Karter Vogle 16, Caden Rainey 8, Truman Vereb 10, Luke Bowser 13, Layton Stewart 8, Skyler Roxbury 2, Bailey Crissman 2, Colton Hoffman 3. Totals: 27 4-10 62.

Venango Cath. 9 11 4 3 — 27

Union21 14 13 14 — 62

Swimming

Gracie Olshanski won the 100- and 200-yard freestyle events for the Slippery Rock girls in a 99-71 loss to Oil City.

On the boys side, Conner Wallace also won the 100 and 200 freestyle races in a 73-41 setback against the Oilers.