Riding a three-game losing streak late in the regular season, Freeport’s boys basketball team has righted itself rather quickly.

The Yellowjackets (13-9) scored a three-point win over rival Knoch to close the regular campaign. Freeport then surprised host Uniontown, 56-49, in a first-round WPIAL Class 4A playoff game Friday night.

Freeport trailed by six points at halftime and by two through three quarters. The Yellowjackets outscored Uniontown 18-9 in the final eight minutes.

The Red Raiders’ (14-9) 49 points marked their second-lowest total of the season. They dropped a 71-38 decision to Laurel Highlands to close the regular season.

Freeport travels to Belle Vernon (18-3) for a quarterfinal game at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

North Catholic 57, Central Valley 42 — The Trojans (18-3) dropped their final two regular season games, but bounced back well in their WPIAL 4A playoff opener at home. Central Valley (10-9) was limited to five points in the first quarter.

Andrew Maddalon scored 22 points and Max Hurray 20 for North Catholic, which hosts Lincoln Park, a 90-38 winner over Yough, in the quarterfinals Wednesday.

CENTRAL VALLEY 42

Jayvin Thompson 20, Andre Vachich 10.

NORTH CATHOLIC 57

Andrew Maddalon 22, Max Hurray 20.

Central Valley 5 10 11 16 — 42

North Catholic 14 10 21 12 — 57

Wednesday: Lincoln Park at North Catholic

Moniteau 58, A-C Valley 54 — Nathan Kelly scored 17 points for the Warriors, who held off A-C Valley in the fourth quarter for this road win. Chason Rugg added 14 points.

Alex Preston paced A-C Valley with 14 points.

MONITEAU 58

Chason Rugg 14, David Dessicino 2, Nathan Kelly 17, Hunter Magerko 2, Ryan Jewart 10, Kyle Pry 10, Coton Thomas 3. Totals 22 5-11 58.

A-C VALLEY 54

Brody Dittman 13, Ryan Cooper 5, Zach Cooper 10, Landon Chalmers 2, Alex Preston 14, Jay Clover 10. Totals: 22 7-12 54.

Moniteau 11 21 12 14 — 58

A-C Valley 9 14 11 20 — 54

3-point goals: Moniteau 9 (Rugg 3, Kelly 2, Jewart, Pry 3), A-C Valley 3 (Dittman 3)

Girls Basketball

Bronwyn McCoy scored 15 points as Slippery Rock defeated Hickory, 43-26, in a Thursday night game.

Katie Book added 11 points for the Rockets, who outscored Hickory 13-4 in the third quarter to break the game open. Slippery Rock led 17-13 at halftime.