Teegan Finucan scored 19 points Tuesday night and Jackson Bauman added 10 for Knoch as the Knights clinched a WPIAL boys basketball playoff spot with a 59-44 section win over Greensburg Salem.

Gasparo Porco, who scored nine points, received the Karen Shoop Memorial Award as the Knights celebrated their Senior Night.

Knoch (6-12, 4-3) snapped a two-game skid. Greensburg Salem (5-14, 1-6) was led by Ryan Burkhart with 20 points.

GREENSBURG SALEM 44

Ryan Burkhart 20.

KNOCH 59

Teagan Finucan 19, Jasckson Bauman 10, Gasparo Porco 9, Kaden Spencer 7.

Greensburg Salem 7 10 9 18 — 44

Knoch 11 13 21 14 — 59

North Catholic 80, Hopewell 39 — Andrew Maddalon scored 26 points for the Trojans (11-6, 7-2), who won for the seventh time in eight games. Max Hurray contributed 20 points, including four treys.

Hopewell (3-17, 0-10) dropped its 15th straight game.

NORTH CATHOLIC 80

Andrew Maddalon 26, Max Hurray 20.

HOPEWELL 39

Mason Showrank 12, Zach Kovall 12

North Catholic 26 24 21 9 — 80

Hopewell 14 12 6 13 — 39

Mars 64, West Allegheny 34 — Remi Black scored 21 points and Tasso Sfanos netted 20 as the Planets (13-5, 5-2) cruised to victory. Mars scored 42 points in the middle two quarters after being held to five in the first frame.

West Allegheny fell to 8-11 overall, 1-6 in section play.

MARS 64

Austin Campbell 8, Tasso Sfanos 20, Remi Black 21, Ryan Ceh 9, Deven Koch 3, Jordan 3. Totals: 22 12-14 64.

WEST ALLEGHENY 34

Bell 4, Blatz 2, Miller 2, Menos 20, Cornell 2, Budlah 4. Totals: 15 1-3 34.

Mars 5 16 26 17 — 64

W.Allegheny 8 10 11 5 — 34

Summit Academy 66, Hillel Academy 31 — Tiron Douglas scored 20 points to lead three Knights in double figures. Summit Academy (9-4, 4-3) had a 32-12 lead by halftime and coasted from there.

The Knights play at St. Joseph’s on Friday.

HILLEL ACADEMY 31

I.Sacks 2, N.Itskowitz 2, K.Diton 2, A.Sunshine 3, Y.Kahal 9, M.Azugary 13. Totals: 13 1-2 31.

SUMMIT ACADEMY 66

Shakeem Smith 2, Kristian Clayton 3, Amor Palcey 5, Hiram Matos 5, Tayvone Bibbs 7, Allen Grimes 11, Elijah Adams 13, Tiron Douglas 20. Totals: 27 5-7 66.

Hillel Academy 8 4 12 7 — 31

Summit Academy 12 20 22 12 — 66

Grove City 61, Slippery Rock 43 — The Rockets (6-10) trailed at Grove City by only two points at halftime (26-24), but dropped their third straight game. Grove City (9-8) won its third straight contest.

Highlands 78, Freeport 65 — The Yellowjackets (11-7, 3-4) had a two-game winning streak snapped with this road defeat. Highlands (15-3, 5-2) completed a sweep of its season series against Freeport.

Mackenzie Parks scored eight points, but A-C Valley (0-18) remained winless with a 60-22 loss at Brookville. Kirsten Davie paced the Raiders with 14 points.

The Falcons host North Clarion Thursday.

A-C VALLEY 22

Kiera McVay 7, Mackenzie Parks 8, Maddy Dehart 5, Emma Raschiatore 2. Totals: 10 1-3 22.

BROOKVILLE 60

Reggon Olson 7, Mara Bowser 3, Kirsten Davie 14, Bentley Hughey 8, Bella Bangello 2, Eden Wonderling 11, Hannah Geer 6, Samantha Whitling 2, Kaide Yoder 7. Totals: 25 4-12 60.

A-C Valley 6 8 5 3 — 22

Brookville 16 15 16 13 — 60

North Clarion 49, Karns City 45 — Emma Dailey scored 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as the Gremlins (9-6) narrowly missed an upset win, falling in overtime. Brooklyn Taylor added 11 points for KC.

Lily Homan led North Clarion (17-1) with 19 points.

NORTH CLARION 49

Madison McFarland 6, Maria Bauer 2, Emma McFarland 11, Lily Homan 19, Ainsley Hartle 2, Brooke Steinman 2, Lauren Lutz 7. Totals: 20 6-12 49.

KARNS CITY 45

Emma Dailey 21, Naomi Venesky 5, Savanna Prescott 8, Brooklynn Taylor 11. Totals: 19 4-12 45.

North Clarion 13 6 8 13 9 — 49

Karns City 9 16 8 7 5 — 45