Brian Giesler hit a 3-pointer to tie the score with 30 seconds remaining and Derrick Orloski hit the game-winner at the buzzer to help the Slippery Rock boys basketball team rally past West Middlesex 58-56 Tuesday night.

The Rockets (2-1) entered the fourth quarter down by 10 points, but outscored their foe 23-11 in the final period.

Orloski finished with 19 points, Ethan Geisler added 18 and Giesler 14 as only four Slippery Rock players scored.

SLIPPERY ROCK 58Derrick Orloski 7 5-6 19, Ethan Geisler 6 4-4 18, Brian Giesler 6 0-0 14, Ryan Gordon 3 0-0 7, Brent Ayers 0 0-0 0, Brant Sloan 0 0-0 0, Alec McDeavitt 0 0-0 0, Caleb Whitney 0 0-0 0. Totals: 22 9-10 58

WEST MIDDLESEX 56Kyle Allen 5 8-9 18, Marcus Murray 6 6-6 19, Ryan Chupak 4 5-9 13, Kyle Gregorich 3 0-0 6. Totals: 18 19-24 56

SlipperyRock 17 10 8 23—58West Middlesex 7 19 19 11—563-point goals: Geisler 2, Giesler 2, Gordon; Murray

Friday: Slippery Rock at Lakeview

Moniteau 70, Venango Catholic 45 — ZachMcCormick scored 19 points and Zach Sloan gathered in 26 rebounds to lead the Warriors to their first win of the season.Tyler Armagost added 14 points and eight assists.

VENANGO CATHOLIC 45Rynd 5 3-6 13, Kulinski 2 4-6 8, James 4 4-6 16, McNellie 1 0-0 2, Guth 0 1-3 1, Toy 1 1-2 3, Kuhn 0 2-4 2. Totals: 13 15-27 45

MONITEAU 70Zach McCormick 8 3-8 19, Zach Sloan 2 5-9 9, Tyler Armagost 5 4-6 14, Josh Madru 4 0-1 9, Clayton Casper 3 0-0 6, Mike George 1 0-0 2, Jereme Loos 1 0-0 2, Mitch Hunter 1 0-0 3, Kyle Armagost 1 3-4 6. Totals: 26 15-28 70

Venango 13 16 8 8—45Moniteau 17 10 24 19—703-point goals: James 4; Madru, Hunter, K. Armagost

Friday: Moniteau at Neshannock

NorthClarion 63, Union 57 — Scott Booth had a monster game for the Golden Knights (2-1) with 37 points and 11 rebounds in a loss.

UNION 57Scott Booth 11 14-17 37, Neil Scott 1 0-1 2, LoganMortimer 2 5-7 9, Zach Smith 2 2-2 7, ColbyDavis 1 0-0 2, AustinDavis 0 0-0 0. Totals: 17 21-27 57

NORTH CLARION 63Durkhardt 4 1-2 9, Bobak 7 0-0 14m Gilbert 3 2-3 9, Weaver 2 2-2 7, Schmader 9 5-9 24, Wolbert 0 0-0 0, Hargenrader 0 0-0 0, Miller 0 0-0 0. Totals: 25 10-16 63

Union 12 12 17 16—57NorthClarion 14 17 4 23—633-point goals: Booth, Smith; Gilbert, Schmader, Weaver

Friday: Union at Clarion

Grove City 40, Shaler 39 — Kyle Perrine and Patrick Johnson each scored 14 points as the Eagles hung on for a narrow win.Johnson added five rebounds and three assists for Grove City (1-2).

SHALER 39Schwartz 2 1-1 6, Holtz 5 2-3 12, Feehan 0 2-2 2, Friend 0 1-2 1, Della Valle 4 3-3 11, Kreke 2 2-4 7. Totals: 13 11-15 39

GROVE CITY 40Alec Goodwin 1 0-0 3, Brady Beech 1 0-0 3, Jeff Hershberger 1 3-6 5, Bobby McKnight 0 1-2 1, Patrick Johnson 6 2-2 14, Kyle Perrine 3 5-6 14. Totals: 12 11-16 40

Shaler 7 10 12 10—39Grove City 13 9 7 11—403-point goals: Schwartz, Kreke; Goodwin, Beech, Perrine 3

JV: Shaler 32-31

Thursday: Ellwood City at Grove City

Valley 75, Freeport 48 — The Vikings jumped out to a 43-11 halftime advantage to cruise to the win.Jake Campbell had 15 points and Harrison Wood added 12 while Sean Carnahan had 10 rebounds and Alex Isenberg had eight assists for Freeport (1-3).

VALLEY 75Dicarolis 1 0-0 2, Marzullo 0 2-2 2, Fuquay 7 2-4 18, Hill 6 1-3 14, Rayburg 3 1-1 8, Collins 6 1-3 15, Marshall 1 0-0 2, Carter 3 4-6 13, Clarke 1 0-0 3. Totals: 28 11-19 75

FREEPORT 48Sean Carnahan 3 2-4 8, Tyler Singer 1 0-0 2, Harrison Wood 4 2-2 12, Nick Gentile 2 0-0 4, Alex Isenberg 1 0-2 3, Derek Durand 1 0-0 2, Jake Campbell 5 1-2 15, Chris Speer 1 0-0 2. Totals: 18 5-10 48.

Valley 25 18 21 11—75Freeport 7 4 18 19—483-point goals: Fuquay, Collins 2, Hill, Rayburg, Carter, Clarke

JV: Freeport, 41-40 (F:Derek Durand 20, Jake Campbell 11)

Friday: Freeport at Burrell

Cranberry 52, A-C Valley 34 — Blayne McGuirk and Allan Eaton scored 14 and 10 points, respectively, but 28 turnovers hurt the Falcons.

CRANBERRY 52A. Bell 1 0-3 2, J. Burrows 1 0-0 3, N. Femlee 4 7-7 17, S. Hougue 2 6-8 10, C. Mitchell 0 0-0 0, E. McVay 3 0-0 8, C. Willison 2 6-9 10. Totals: 13 21-27 52.

A-C VALLEY 34Matt Bartley 0 0-0 0, Reed Terwilliger 3 0-4 7, Joe Kaufman 0 0-0 0, Josh Austin 1 1-2 4, Blayne McGuirk 4 4-4 14, Allan Eaton 3 4-5 10, Cole Smith 0 0-0 0, Logan Wetzel 0 0-0 0, Alex Logue 0 0-0 0. Totals: 11 9-15 34.

Cranberry 14 23 5 10—52A-C Valley 12 11 6 5—343-point goals: Femlee 2, McVay 2, Burrows; Terwilliger, Austin, McGuirk

Upper St. Clair 72, Knoch 48 — The Knights fell to 0-3 in this loss. No details were available.

Serra Catholic 77, Summit Academy 48 — No details were available.

<B>Moniteau 60, Venango Catholic 27 — </B>Alex Guercio (14 points), Maura McCaslin (13 points, seven assists), Jenna McCorry (12 points, 10 rebounds) and Kathleen Harding (11 points) all hit double figures in the Warriors' KSAC opener.<B>MONITEAU 60Kathleen Harding 3 5-6 11, Chelsea Sellers 0 0-0 0, Maura McCaslin 6 1-4 13, Jenna McCorry 5 2-4 12, Alex Guercio 6 2-3 14, Chelsea Say 4 0-0 8, Katie Brehm 0 0-0 0, Jaryn Beatty 1 0-1 2, Amber Smith 0 0-0 0. </B>Totals: 25 10-18 60.<B>VENANGO CATHOLIC 27Scurry 2 2-5 6, Cook 2 2-4 6, Janidio 1 4-6 6, Maveski 3 1-1 7, Stack 1 0-1 2.</B> Totals: 9 9-17 27.<B>Moniteau 8 25 9 18—60Venango Cath. 5 10 9 3—273-point goals: </B>None<B>JV:</B> Venango Catholic, 19-18 (M:Katie Brehm 8)<B>Thursday:</B> Grove City at Moniteau<B>Avonworth 47, Knoch 31 — </B>Sara Montgomery netted 10 points, but the shorthanded Knights (2-2) fell to the Antelopes.<B>AVONWORTH 47Kara Gallupp 6 4-8 16, Catherine Costa 4 0-0 9, Jessica Bezilla 1 0-0 3, Lindsey Costa 1 0-0 2, Liz Raves 2 0-2 4, Lauren Mayernik 3 1-1 7, Ashley Coulter 2 0-0 5, Julia Eck 0 1-2 1. </B>Totals: 19 6-13 47.<B>KNOCH 31Hannah Novotny 2 0-0 5, Haley Hutterer 1 0-0 3, Emily Protzman 1 0-0 2, Taylor Tresatti 3 3-4 9, Sara Montgomery 3 4-9 10, Jenna Kanterman 1 0-0 2.</B> Totals: 11 7-13 31.<B>Avonworth 13 14 8 12—47Knoch 3 9 11 8—313-point goals:</B> K. Costa, Bezilla, Coulter; Novotny, Hutterer<B>JV:</B> Avonworth, 46-14<B>Monday:</B> Knoch at Kittanning<B>East Forest 47, Karns City 35 — </B>Taylor Kerschbaumer and Ashley Campbell scored 11 and 10 points, respectively, but the Gremlins (0-3, 0-1) lost their KSAC opener.<B>KARNS CITY 35Taylor Kerschbaumer 3 3-4 11, Caitlin Davis 0 0-0 0, Jen Pickett 2 0-0 5, Hannah Beck 2 4-8 8, Ashley Campbell 2 5-10 10, Corrine Conto 0 0-0 0, Madeline McKain 0 0-0 0, Stephanie Stoughton 0 1-2 1. </B>Totals: 9 13-24 35.<B>EAST FOREST 47Kahle 1 0-0 2, Long 0 0-0 0, Kirkwood 1 0-2 2, Rini 12 1-2 25, L. Oliver 0 2-4 2, Geyer 1 2-2 4, A. Oliver 5 0-1 12, Wagner 0 0-0 0.</B> Totals: 20 5-11 47.<B>Karns City 1 7 13 14—35East Forest 13 12 9 13—473-point goals:</B> Kerschbaumer 2, Pickett, Campbell; A. Oliver<B>JV:</B> East Forest, 34-28<B>Thursday:</B> Venango Catholic at Karns City<B>Erie McDowell 80, Slippery Rock 55</B> — Karly Rhoads had 19 points, seven rebounds and four assists, but the Rockets could not recover from a sluggish start.Sarah Cessar added 11 points and seven rebounds for Slippery Rock (1-2).<B>SLIPPERY ROCK 55Karly Rhoads 5 7-7 19, Ali Doyle 2 0-2 4, Kourtney Rhoads 3 0-0 8, Adele Campbell 2 0-0 4, Sarah Cessar 5 1-3 11, MollyWeitzel 0 1-2 1, Taylor Crocker 2 1-1 6, Breanna Northcott 1 0-0 2. </B>Totals: 20 10-15 55<B>ERIE McDOWELL 80Braun 8 3-3 19, Obenracker 9 2-4 20, L. Krause 6 0-0 15, Hahvey 1 0-0 2, J. Krause 4 1-2 11, Nientimp 4 0-1 8, Cosgrove 1 0-0 3, Herbe 1 0-0 2.</B> Totals: 34 6-10 80<B>Slippery Rock 9 14 19 13—55McDowell 22 18 19 21—803-point goals:</B> Karly Rhoads 2, KourtneyRhoads, Crocker; L. Krause 3, J. Krause 2, Cosgrove<B>Thursday:</B> Slippery Rock at Hopewell<B>Cranberry 63,A-C Valley 17 </B>— Meghan Cratty scored 10 points in the Falcons loss.<B>A-C VALLEY 17Nicole Marhsall 0 0-0 0, Erin Larimore 0 0-0 0, Tricia Kerlin 0 0-0 0, MeghanCratty 5 0-1 10, Shelbi Cervanec 0 0-0 0, Danielle Schnell 0 0-0 0, Christa Moores 1 0-2 2, Maryellen Busch 2 1-2 5. </B>Totals: 8 1-5 17<B>CRANBERRY 63Heineman 2 0-0 4, Greenlee 0 0-1 0, Groner 0 0-0 0, Burneisen 0 1-2 1, Shuffstall 7 1-2 15, Ma. O'Neil 3 0-2 6, Craft 2 0-3 4, Neidich 0 1-2 1, Heeter 8 2-5 18, Lutz 6 0-0 13, Me.O'Neil 0 0-0 0, Mason 0 0-0 0, Hogue 0 1-2 1.</B> Totals: 28 6-19 63<B>A-C Valley 4 2 5 6—17Cranberry 17 24 15 7—633-point goals:</B> Lutz<B>Maplewood 45, Grove City 32</B> — Cait McNamara scored 20 points, but the Eagles slow start doomed them to a loss.<B>GROVE CITY 32Cait McNamara 5 8-11 20, Lexi Caporali 0 6-8 6, Brogan Foster 0 0-0 0, Maddie Torok 1 0-0 2, Rachel Kurtz 0 0-0 0, Mariah Jenkins 0 0-0 0, Grace Bennett 0 0-2 0, Danielle Johnson 0 2-5 2, Vanessa Sprando 1 0-1 2, Katie Byers 0 0-0 0, Jackie Previty 0 0-0 0. </B>Totals: 7 16-27 32<B>MAPLEWOOD 45Ashley Balas 0 5-7 5, Becca Beightol 3 2-3 8, Sylvia Parker 3 0-1 7, Cassy Snyder 5 0-4 10, Sam Lonc 4 0-1 8, Steph Banks 0 0-0 0, EmilyRay 0 0-0 0, Nicole Brutrot 2 3-5 7.</B> Totals: 17 10-21 45<B>Grove City 9 6 4 13—32Maplewood 14 13 9 9—453-point goals:</B> McNamara; Parker<B>JV:</B> Grove City 40-22<B>Thursday:</B> Grove City at Moniteau

<B>Butler 797-62x, Indiana 791-50x —</B> Brianna Ivory, Nikki Bruner, Alicia Kniess, Andrew Olexsak and Nicole Smith all shot 100s as the visiting Tornado downed the Indians Tuesday.

<B>Hampton 126, Butler 59 (boys); Hampton 103, Butler 82 (girls) — </B>The Golden Tornado dropped their season opener Monday, but the girls medley relay team of Jordan McElhaney, Morgan Morrison, Brianna Keelan and Abby Merhaut qualified for the WPIALmeet, as did Brittany Grenet in 1-meter diving.On the boys side, Butler's Heath Calhoun and Nathan Barry qualified for the WPIAL meet in 1-meter diving.Butler travels to North Hills for a 6 p.m. meet Dec. 18.<B>Slippery Rock (boys) 49, Franklin 46; Slippery Rock 78, Rocky Grove 15 — </B>The Rockets established a school record of 3 minutes, 33.94 seconds in the 400-yard freestyle while snapping Franklin's 54-dual meet winning streak Monday. James Udisious, Jacob Johnston, Caleb Sykora-Bodie and Andrew Opalewski combined to set the record.Kyle Hawk reduced his school backstroke record to 1:04.06 and Opalewski set school records of 23.16 seconds in the 50 freestyle and 5:33.88 in the 500 freestyle.<B>Slippery Rock (girls) 51, Franklin 43; Slippery Rock 61, Rocky Grove 33 — </B>Freshman Kelsey Reott broke a 10-year-old school record in the 100 backstroke with a time of 1:04.10. She also won the 200 freestyle.Other individual and relay winners for the Rockets were Katelyn Brozenic, Emma Knox, Katie Kosiorek, Nicole Moraitis, Hannah Parsons, Reott and Kristen Thompson.