After losing in five of its last six outings, Butler’s girls basketball team rebounded with a 54-35 win at North Hills Thursday night.

Up 22-19 at the halftime break, the Golden Tornado (8-6, 4-4) pulled away with a 10-0 third-quarter surge. Makenna Maier paced the team with 15 points, while Maisy Gibson and Justine Forbes also posted double digits.

BUTLER 54

Makenna Maier 15, Maisy Gibson 13, Justine Forbes 11, Aubree Tack 6, Macklin Hanley 5, Megan Penrod 2, Sydney Patterson 2. Totals: 20 8-12 54.

NORTH HILLS 35

Arnett 14, Sturdivant 6, Davis 6, West 5, Thorton 4. Totals: 17 0-0 35.

Butler 15 7 21 11 — 54

North Hills 7 12 8 8 — 35

3-point goals: Butler 6 (Forbes 3, Gibson, Maier, Hanley); North Hills 1 (West)

West Shamokin 45, Moniteau 41 — The host Wolves enjoyed a 20-point second frame that helped lift them past the Warriors.

MONITEAU 41

Catherine Kelly 12, Abbey Jewart 10, Davina Pry 9, Kendall Sankey 8, Victoria Pry 2. Totals: 18 4-9 41.

WEST SHAMOKIN 45

Jordan 15, McIlwain 13, Young 11, Spohn 2, McConnel 2, Young 2. Totals: 17 9-16 45.

Moniteau 9 7 6 19 — 41

West Shamokin 7 20 7 11 — 45

3-point goals: Moniteau 1 (Jewart); West Shamokin 2 (McIlwain 2)

Knoch 51, Deer Lakes 25 — The Knights extended their winning streak to 10 games in this home win over the Lancers. They held the guests to single digits in each of the first three quarters as Karlee Buterbaugh (14 points) and Nina Shaw (12) led the offensive charge.

DEER LAKES 25

Hasley 10, Guthrie 8, Sullivan 4, Fleming 2, Looper 1. Totals: 11 1-2 25.

KNOCH 51

Karlee Buterbaugh 14, Nina Shaw 12, Madilyn Boyer 11, Hattie McGraw 8, Naturelle Ewing 4, Jessica Burgard 2. Totals: 24 4-10 51.

Deer Lakes 4 6 2 13 — 25

Knoch 13 16 16 6 — 51

3-point goals: Deer Lakes 2 (Hasley 2); Knoch 5 (McGraw 2, Shaw 2, Boyer)

Monday: Knoch at Burrell

Seneca Valley 48, Penn-Trafford 42 — Jessica Bickart (17 points) helped lead the Raiders to a section win over the Warriors at home. The visitors led by seven after two frames, but the Raiders outscored them, 29-16, in the second half.

PENN-TRAFFORD 42

Marton 11, Pieper 9, Palladio 8, Pepple 7, Suman 5, Piconi 2.

SENECA VALLEY 48

Jessica Bickart 17, Olivia West 14, Alison Sevin 7, Chloe Leonard 5, Kirsten Vislosky 4, Gracie Cato 1.

Penn-Trafford 13 13 9 7 — 42

Seneca Valley 8 11 13 16 — 48

Monday: North Hills at Seneca Valley

North Catholic 52, Freedom 47 — The Trojanettes netted 32 of their points in the second half of this away matchup with the Bulldogs. The teams were knotted at 11 after eight minutes, but Dacia Lewandowski’s 18 points were key in lifting her team to its sixth win in seven tries.

NORTH CATHOLIC 52

Dacia Lewandowski 18, Alayna Rocco 16, Tori Drevna 10.

FREEDOM 47

Bailey 17, Mohrbacher 13, Mohrbacher 11.

North Catholic 11 9 16 16 — 52

Freedom 11 6 6 14 — 47

Monday: Riverside at North Catholic

Karns City 55, A-C Valley 15 — Behind nine different scorers, the Gremlins traveled to A-C Valley and downed the Falcons. They limited the hosts to single digits in each quarter.

KARNS CITY 55

Emma Johns 11, Emma Dailey 8, Rossi McMillen 8, Brooke Manuel 6, Cameryn Booher 6, Abby Callihan 5, Brooklyn Taylor 5, Julia Andreassi 3, Chloe Fritch 3.

A-C VALLEY 15

Mackenzie Parks 7, Baylee Blauser 3, Keira McVay 3, Grace Barlett 2.

Karns City 13 17 15 10 — 55

A-C Valley 8 5 0 2 — 15

Monday: St. Marys at A-C Valley