Tyler Kepple scored 29 points — thanks in part to seven 3-pointers — to lead Karns City to a 63-31 victory over East Forest in boys basketball action Friday.

The Gremlins (1-1) raced out to a 27-2 first-quarter lead and took a 48-10 lead into halftime.

EAST FOREST 31

Popoleo 3 0-2 6, Dittman 0 1-2 1, Rini 5 0-1 12, Brenton 3 1-2 7, Andrews 1 0-0 3, Crispin 1 0-0 2, Harriger 0 0-0 0, Dehnee 0 0-0 0. Totals: 13 2-7 31.

KARNS CITY 63

Andrew Johnston 0 2-4 2, Dave Olszak 2 4-4 8, Tyler Kepple 11 0-0 29, Dave Markel 0 0-0 0, Nathan Weckerly 2 2-2 6, Logan Moroney 2 1-2 5, Josh Wallace 5 0-0 11, Ethan Conto 0 0-0 0, Christian Turner 0 0-0 0, Ryan Pfeifer 1 0-0 2, John Synder 0 0-0 0. Totals: 23 9-12 63.

East Forest 2 8 14 7—31

Karns City27 21 15 0—63

3-point goals: East Forest 3 (Rini 2, Andrews). Karns City 8 (Kepple 7, Wallace).

JV: Karns City, 57-8 (KC: Christian Turner 10)

Monday: Leechburg at Karns City

Seneca Valley 64, Shaler 51 — Easton Bazzoli and Zach Spangler had 16 and 15 points, respectively, to key the Raiders' section win over the host Titans.

R.J. McCauley chipped in with 10 points for Seneca Valley.

SENECA VALLEY 64

Matt Darby 2 2-2 6, Easton Bazzoli 5 5-7 16, Zach Spangler 6 3-4 15, T.J. Holl 2 2-2 6, Eric Woods 1 2-2 5, R.J. McCauley 5 0-0 10, Alex Snyder 3 0-0 6. Totals: 24 14-17 64.

SHALER 51

Brasile 0 2-2 2, Mincher 2 1-2 7, Thorpe 5 11-12 21, Weaver 5 0-2 12, Reinheimer 2 0-0 4, Matthias 0 0-0 0. Totals: 16 15-11 51.

Seneca Valley 10 18 16 20—64

Shaler12 10 13 16—51

3-point goals: Seneca Valley 2 (Bazzoli, Woods). Shaler 4 (Mincher 2, Weaver 2).

JV: Seneca valley, 36-16 (Zach Snyder 19)

Tuesday: North Hills at Seneca Valley

A-C Valley 72, Cranberry 47 — Ryan Bartley scored his 1,000th career point as the Falcons jumped out to a big first-quarter lead and cruised.

Bartley came into the game needing 24 points to reach 1,000 in his career. He scored 25.

He also added 15 rebounds.

Brody Irwin pitched in 14 points for the Falcons.

CRANBERRY 47

Willison 5 6-6 19, Creighton 2 0-0 5, Hart 1 0-0 2, Cunningham 1 0-0 2, Hanna 0 0-0 0, Rex 2 1-2 5, Lutz 0 0-0 0, Middleton 3 0-0 8, Swart 1 0-0 2, VanWormer 1 0-0 2, Swartzfager 1 0-0 2. Totals: 17 7-8 47.

A-C VALLEY 72

Brody Irwin 6 2-3 14, Ryan Bartley 8 2-2 25, Landon Delisio 3 2-3 8, Cole Terwilliger 2 0-0 6, Jeff Eaton 3 3-6 9, Kevin Kaufman 2 0-1 4, Chase Longo 1 0-0 2, Keaton King 0 0-0 0, Anthony Painter 2 0-0 4, Jackson Shook 0 0-0 0, Adrian Whitmire 0 0-0 0, Ivan Pennington 0 0-0 0. Totals: 27 9-15 72.

Cranberry 3 20 9 15—47

A-C Valley19 20 25 8—72

3-point goals: Cranberry 6 (Willison 3, Creighton, Middleton 2). A-C Valley 3 (Bartley, Terwilliger 2)

Tuesday: A-C Valley at Moniteau

North Clarion 53, Union 33 — Kaden McGregor led the Golden Knights (0-3) with 11 points in the KSAC matchup.

UNION 33

Aaron Graham 3 3-4 9, Brody Shick 0 1-2 1, Dylan Shirey 3 0-0 6, Wanya Harris 1 0-1 2, Kaden McGregor 5 1-3 11, Shawn Hazlett 2 0-0 4, Derek Priester 0 0-0 0, Cole Morris 0 0-0 0. Totals: 14 5-10 33.

NORTH CLARION 53

Cyphert 1 0-0 2, Cyphert 6 8-9 22, Cyphert 1 0-0 2, Howarth 3 0-0 6, Obenrader 5 0-0 12, Thomas 2 1-3 5, Lenzer 1 2-3 4. Totals: 19 11-25 53.

Union 9 6 11 7—33

North Clarion18 4 12 19—53

3-point goals: Union: none. North Clarion 4 (Cyphert 2, Obenrader 2)

JV: Union, 51-47 (Trevor Corle 14, Cole Morris 10)

Wednesday: Union at Clarion

Franklin 48, Grove City 27 — Derek Turner netted 11 points to lead the Eagles (1-3), who were limited to just 11 baskets.

GROVE CITY 27

Spence Marnich 0 1-2 1, Derek Turner 5 0-0 11, Danny Torok 2 1-2 5, Matt Thrasher 0 0-0 0, Foster Reznor 1 1-2 4, Jared Graham 2 0-0 4, Mac Young 1 0-0 2. Totals: 11 3-6 27.

FRANKLIN 48

Mooney 0 1-3 1, Kahle 0 2-2 2, Cooley 0 0-0 0, Burley 8 3-5 20, Ritchey 3 2-2 8, Maxon 1 0-0 3, Jones 5 4-6 14. Totals: 17 12-18 48.

Grove City 9 6 9 3—27

Franklin18 8 11 14—48

3-point goals: Grove City 2 (Turner, Reznor). Franklin 2 (Burley, Maxon).

JV: Grove City, 53-40 (GC: Jake Cline 14)

Tuesday: Oil City at Grove City

Apollo-Ridge 77, Summit Academy 68 — Dashaan Smith scored 21 points, but the Knights (0-5, 0-1) dropped their fifth straight.

SUMMIT ACADEMY 68

Douglas Brooks 5 1-2 11, Lorenzo Abner 4 0-0 9, Jamel King 1 0-0 2, Ben Norwood 1 0-0 2, Dashaan Smith 9 3-5 21, Sean Walker 6 4-8 16, Tevante Hoskins 3 0-0 7. Totals: 29 8-15 68.

APOLLO-RIDGE 77

Tipton 6 4-7 16, Burrell 6 1-2 18, Smith 6 1-1 14, Davis 3 2-2 11, Reynolds 6 2-4 14, Billingsly 2 0-0 4. Totals: 29 10-16 77.

Summit Academy 17 14 8 29—68

Apollo-Ridge21 17 20 19—77

3-point goals: Summit Academy 2 (Abner, Hoskins). Apollo-Ridge 9 (Burrell 5, Smith, Davis 3)

Saturday: Summit Academy at Beaver Falls

Girls Basketball

Miami South 46, Butler 43 — Mackenzie O'Donnell scored 18 points — including 10 of 15 from the free-throw line — but South Miami (Fla.) posted a 20-point fourth quarter to outlast the Tornado (2-3) at the KSAC Holiday Classic Tournament in Orlando, Fla.

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Butler 12 8 10 13—43

Miami South8 6 12 20—46

Moniteau 43, Venango Catholic 38 — Emily Rider (12), Ashley Brehm (11) and Fontaine Glenn (10) all hit double figures to pace the Warriors (2-2) to the win.

MONITEAU 43

Ashley Brehm 3 4-6 11, Fontaine Glenn 4 2-2 10, Emily Rider 5 1-2 12, Stephanie McCall 2 1-2 5, Alycia Brehm 0 1-2 1, Alyssa Dailey 2 0-2 4. Totals: 16 9-16 43.

VENANGO CATHOLIC 38

L. Homan 4 2-4 11, Kuhn 2 0-0 4, Moltz 3 3-4 9, Guth 3 1-2 7, A. Homan 3 0-0 6, Dziekciaxz 0 1-2 1. Totals: 15 8-12 38.

Moniteau 8 11 5 19—43

Venango Catholic8 6 10 14—38

3-point goals: Moniteau 2 (Ashley Brehm, Rider). Venango Catholic none.

JV: None

Monday: Moniteau at Brookville

Union 51, North Clarion 44 — Danara Hawk scored 14 points, MacKenzie Divins 13 points and seven rebounds and Sydney Varner 11 points to power the Damsels (2-1) to the KSAC win.

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UNION 51

Sydney Varner 4 1-2 11, Danara Hawk 6 0-0 14, Tabby Deitz 1 1-3 4, Ashley Barger 1 2-3 4, Kassie McGarrity 1 2-2 4, Kara Flick 0 1-2 1, MacKenzie Divins 6 1-2 13. Totals: 19 8-14 51.

North Clarion 11 14 11 8—44

Union9 15 16 11—51

3-point goals: Union 5 (Varner 2, Hawk 2, Deitz)

Cranberry 58, A-C Valley 42 — Despite 14 points and nine rebounds from Kelsey Boocks and 12 points and seven rebounds from Meredith Snyder, the Falcons (0-2) fell to the Berries in KSAC play.

A-C VALLEY 42

Kelsey Boocks 5 4-7 14, Meredith Snyder 6 0-0 12, Emily Quaill 1 1-2 4, Racheal Viertel 1 0-0 2, Erin Logue 3 0-0 8, Danielle kaufman 1 0-0 2, Hanna Hetrick 0 0-0 0. Totals: 17 5-9 42.

CRANBERRY 58

Sune Swart 3 1-2 7, Emily Merryman 11 2-2 28, Julie Swartzfager 4 0-0 10, Maggie Kahle 1 2-4 4, Maddie Hepler 1 0-2 2, Ashley Groner 0 0-0 0, Courtney Allen 2 0-0 5, Adrienne Sponenburgh 0 2-2 2, Mallory Brannon 0 0-0 0, Ashley Jordan 0 0-0 0. Totals: 22 7-12 58.

A-C Valley 10 11 10 11—42

Cranberry20 13 15 10—58

3-point goals: A-C Valley 3 (Logue 2, Quaill). Cranberry 7 (Merryman 4, Swartzfager 2, Allen)

Peters Township 56, Mars 10 — The Planets received a pin from Johan VanWyk at 220 pounds and a major decision (9-0) from Ryan McMahon at 160 in this Friday night loss.Peters Township recorded three pins and two technical falls. Richie Boeh lost a 4-3 decision to John Ivaschenko at 126 pounds.