Thanks to double-figure scoring efforts from Justine Forbes, Amelia McMichael, and Hannah Aldridge, the Butler girls basketball team downed Mercyhurst Prep, 67-53, on the road Thursday night.

The Golden Tornado went 16-for-19 from the stripe, along with knocking down seven treys.

BUTLER 67

Justine Forbes 20, Amelia McMichael 18, Hannah Aldridge 14, Sydney Patterson 9, Avery Maier 4, Jessica Chwalik 2. Totals: 22 16-19 67.

MERCYHURST PREP 53

Kulyk 18, Messer 15, Lang 10, Stevenson 6, Pierce 4. Totals: 22 3-4 53.

Butler 18 8 15 26 — 67

Mercyhurst Prep 21 14 8 10 — 53

3-point goals: Butler 7 (McMichael 4, Aldridge 2, Forbes); Mercyhurst Prep 6 (Kulyk 2, Stevenson 2, Lang 2)

Ridgway 54, Union 22 — A 19-6 deficit in the second quarter helped to bury the Damsels.

Boys Basketball

Union weathered 13 threes by host Titusville in an 81-51 win, as Zander Laughlin bucketed 33 points, including five three-pointers. Payton Johnston added 23 points and Dawson Camper another 15.

UNION 81

Zander Laughlin 33, Payton Johnston 23, Dawson Camper 15, Trey Fleming 6, Skyler Roxbury 4. Totals: 33 7-13 81.

TITUSVILLE 51

Perez 17, Colon 11, Wheeling 9, Neely 6, Fratus 6, Thomas 2. Totals: 20 4-12 51.

Union 15 24 20 22 — 81

Titusville 16 11 16 8 — 51

3-point goals: Titusville 13 (Perez 4, Colon 2, Neely 2, Wheeling 2, Fratus); Union 8 (Laughlin 5, Johnston 2, Camper)

Moniteau 46, Clarion 44 — David Dessicino had a 14-point, 17-rebound double-double as the Warriors outlasted their visitors.

CLARION 44

Lauer 14, Smail 12, Simko 8, Brinkley 7, Girvan 3. Totals: 18 3-7 44.

MONITEAU 46

David Dessicino 14, Chason Delarosa-Rugg 9, David Martion 9, Connor Ealy 8, Colton Thomas 4, Aydan Jackson 2. Totals: 17 10-13 46.

Clarion 14 14 14 2 — 44

Moniteau 9 14 16 7 — 46

3-point goals: Clarion 5 (Lauer 3, Smail, Girvan); Moniteau 2 (Delarosa-Rugg, Ealy)

North Catholic 89, Plum 45 — The Trojans posted 54 points in the first half and held a 27-point lead at the halftime break. North drained 14 treys and had four players score in double digits — Max Hurray (20), Andrew Maddalon (16), Matt Ellery (16), and Max Rottmann (11).

Seneca Valley 55, Penn-Trafford 42 — Luke Lawson totaled 18 points and Andrew Roy 13 as the Raiders (2-5) got back in the win column.

Freeport 71, Redbank Valley 49 — The Yellowjackets dominated the first half, outscoring the Bulldogs 46-20.

Gavin Croney scored 14 points for Freeport (5-2), which won its fourth straight contest. Ben Lane added 11 points and Brady Sullivan had 10.