Chris Kier, a strong defensive specialist, broke out offensively with 17 points to lead Knoch to a 54-33 road win over Kittanning in high school boys basketball action Tuesday night.

David Gallagher added nine points for the Knights (5-0, 2-0).

KNOCH 54

Austin Miller 2 0-0 5, David Gallagher 4 0-0 9, Stephen Oblich 1 0-0 2, Troy Hixon 1 0-2 3, Matt Zanella 6 0-0 12, Chris Kier 7 1-2 17, Connor Shinsky 3 0-0 6. Totals: 24 2-4 54.

KITTANNING 33

James Webb 2 1-2 5, Alek Schaffer 5 3-3 14, Noah Kunst 0 2-2 2, Cory Oresick 1 3-4 5, Eric Hulings 3 0-0 7. Totals: 11 9-11 33.

Knoch 10 19 15 10—54

Kittanning4 6 16 7—33

3-point goals: Knoch 4 (Miller, Gallagher, Kier 2); Kittanning 2 (Schaffer, Hulings)

Friday: Indiana at Knoch

Freeport 47, Valley 30 — Seth Bowser scored 12 points and also had three blocked shots as the Yellowjackets pulled away in the fourth quarter for a section win.

Mason Eddinger added 10 points and Josh Beale eight points and seven rebounds for Freeport (3-2, 1-1)

VALLEY 30

Davis 1 2-2 4, Frame 2 1-2 5, Hill 3 1-1 7,McNabb 1 2-4 4, Lloyd 1 0-1 2, Johnson 1 2-2 4, Guzzi 0 0-0 0, Hampton 0 0-0 0, Ritchy 2 0-1 4. Totals: 11 8-13 30.

FREEPORT 47

Mason Eddinger 4 0-1 10, Hunter Fennell 1 0-0 2, Kevin Lynch 0 0-0 0, Kris Keppel 1 3-5 5, Ryan Weigold 2 1-1 5, Seth Bowser 4 4-4 12, Danny Fetchko 0 0-0 0, Noah Shannon 0 0-0 0, Codey Digiacobbe 1 2-6 4, Josh Beale 3 1-2 8, Jon Wise 0 1-2 1, Eric Davis 0 0-0 0. Totals: 16 12-21 47.

Valley 6 6 13 5—30

Freeport13 9 10 15—47

3-point goals: Freeport 3 (Eddinger 2, Beale)

Friday: Freeport at Mars

Farrell 67, Slippery Rock 44 — Jake Whitmer scored 14 points and the Rockets got off to a good start, but a 19-2 second quarter run by Farrell sent the Rockets (3-2, 1-1) to their first region loss.

SLIPPERY ROCK 44

Jake Whitmer 6 2-2 14, Brady Kadlubek 3 0-0 7, Matt Badger 2 0-0 5, Camren Neal 2 0-2 4, Ryan Dutton 2 3-7 7, Aaron Rager 1 0-0 2, Blake Heller 0 1-4 1, Nate Popejoy 1 0-0 2, Chris Allen 1 0-0 2. Totals: 18 6-15 44.

FARRELL 67

Burns 2 0-0 4, Jones 8 3-6 19, Brown 2 3-4 8, Holloway 1 1-2 3, Miller 4 2-2 10, Newll 5 0-1 8, James 3 0-0 6, McCoy 0 0-2 0, Archie 4 1-1 9. Totals: 28 10-18 67.

Slippery Rock 10 2 16 16—44

Farrell9 19 20 19—57

3-point goals: Slippery Rock 2 (Kadlubek, Badger); Farrell 1 (Brown)

JV: Farrell 62-43

Friday: Meadville at Slippery Rock

Grove City 56, Oil City 46 — Derek Turner scored 16 points and Spencer Marnich added 14 as the Eagles remained unbeaten and matched their win total from a season ago with this region win.

Grove City (5-0, 2-0) won only five games last season.

Foster Reznor added 12 points for the Eagles.

OIL CITY 46

Williams 3 0-2 6, Way 4 4-8 12, Flaherty 1 0-0 2, Serbati 0 2-2 2, Geib 6 5-6 18, McFall 1 2-2 5, Pagsdale 0 1-2 1. Totals: 15 14-22 46.

GROVE CITY 56

Kaiden Young 2 0-0 4, Spencer Marnich 4 6-6 14, Derek Turner 5 4-8 16, Danny Torok 2 1-4 6, Foster Reznor 3 4-6 12, Colby Polkabla 2 0-0 4. Totals: 18 15-24 56.

Oil City 9 6 14 17—46

Grove City11 4 22 19—56

3-point goals: Oil City 2 (Geib, McFall); Grove City 5 (Turner, Torok, Reznor 2)

JV: Oil City 41-22

Friday: Grove City at Sharon

Kiski School 73, Summit Academy 56 — Donte Tyson scored 18 points, but the Knights (4-2) couldn’t keep up with Kiski School.

SUMMIT ACADEMY 56

Devin Montgomery 3 0-0 6, Dasonte White 6 0-1 13, Elijah Hardy 4 0-0 8, Donte Tyson 7 2-5 18, Cassan Fields 1 0-2 3, Lemuel McFadden 1 0-2 2, M. Anderson-Meade 1 4-6 6. Totals: 23 6-16 56.

KISKI SCHOOL 73

Vdezeh 1 3-4 5, Lombadi 4 0-0 9, Range 3 0-0 7, Bearer 4 0-0 9, Cooper 1 0-0 2, Shelton 7 6-6 22, Rouse 1 0-0 2, Kcehowski 2 1-2 5, Opdyz 6 0-1 12. Totals: xx x-x xx.

Summit Academy 8 15 23 10—56

Kiski School19 14 31 9—73

3-point goals: Summit Academy 4 (White, Tyson 2, Fields); Kiski School 5 (Lombardi, Range, Bearer, Shelton 2)

Friday: Apollo-Ridge at Summit Academy

Girls BasketballLeeAnn Gibson hit a free throw with less than 30 seconds remaining to break a tie and Karns City hung on for a 60-59 road win at Venango Catholic.Gibson scored a game-high 22 points and also had 10 rebounds for the Gremlins (5-0).Emily LoPresti added 20 points and Annie Hegedus pitched in eight points and nine assists for Karns City.KARNS CITY 60Emily Schumacher 0 0-0 0, Shanel Preston 2 0-0 4, Annie Hegedus 3 0-0 8, Emily LoPresti 7 3-6 20, LeeAnn Gibson 9 4-7 22, LeErin Jones 0 0-0 0, Alyssa Gibson 2 2-3 6. Totals: 23 9-16 60.VENANGO CATHOLIC 59L. Homan 7 1-2 17, Kuhn 1 0-0 2, Moltz 7 1-1 19, Guth 2 0-0 4, A. Homan 4 7-8 15, Dziekciasz 1 0-0 2. Totals: 22 9-11 59.Karns City 17 10 17 16—60Venango Cath.9 19 18 13—593-point goals: Karns City 5 (Hegedus 2, LoPresti 3); VC 6 (L. Homan 2, Moltz 4)JV: Karns City 25-19Friday: Farrell at Karns CityDeer Lakes 45, Knoch 28 — Savanna Steffen scored eight points for Knoch, but Deer Lakes pulled away in the second quarter.KNOCH 28Savanna Steffen 1 6-8 8, Erica Hunter 2 0-0 4, Abbie Thrower 1 0-0 3, Alyssa Logan 2 0-0 4, Allie Megahan 3 0-0 6, Ally Riley 0 1-2 1, Carly Burdett 1 0-0 2. Totals: 10 7-10 28.DEER LAKES 45Maureen Hutchinson 4 0-0 8, Jessica Philistine 2 2-2 6, Christina Gryzbek 1 1-2 3, Mackenzie Kacsur 4 0-0 8, Katie Gozzard 5 0-0 12, Marissa Hilinski 2 0-0 4, Alexa Burke 2 0-0 4. Totals: 20 3-4 45.Knoch 4 8 10 6—28Deer Lakes4 24 9 8—453-point goals: Knoch 1 (Thrower); Deer Lakes 2 (Gozzard 2)Thursday: Hampton at KnochRedbank Valley 47, A-C Valley 27 — Rachael Viertel scored 11 points as the Falcons started out hot, but cooled down in a loss to Redbank Valley.The Falcons (2-4) managed just two points combined in the second and third quarters.REDBANK VALLEY 47N/AA-C VALLEY 27Jill Caldwell 0 0-0 0, Lauren McNany 0 2-2 2, Kiersten Rothen 0 0-0 0, Rachael Viertel 4 2-2 11, Morgan Cratty 1 4-6 6, Erin Logue 2 4-4 8, Kayla Cratty 0 0-0 0. Totals: 8 12-14 27.Redbank Valley 12 9 12 14—47A-C Valley16 2 0 9—273-point goals: A-C Valley 1 (Viertel)Friday: A-C Valley at KeystoneClarion 64, Union 30 — The Damsels fell in this non-league game. No other information was available.