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Knoch golfers surprise Talbots

Butler's Matt Huey (16) battles Hampton's A.J. DiDonato for possession during the Golden Tornado's 4-1 boys soccer loss Thursday night.

Christian Evanchec shot a 1-under-par 35 at Saxon Golf Course to lead the Knoch boys golf team to a 197-198 win over previously unbeaten Hampton Thursday afternoon.

Chris Kier added a 39 for Knoch (9-6, 5-4). Hampton fell to 7-1 in the section.

Knoch (197): Christian Evanchec 35, Chris Kier 39, Ben Thoma 40, Devin Campbell 41, Dominic Bozzo 42

Hampton (198): Matt Goss 39, Ben Huber 39, Brian Hamlin 40, Alex Donatelli 42, Bobby Gaertner 38

Mars 197, Shady Side Academy 210 — Ben Mullins shot a 36 at Rittswood to lead the Planets (10-4, 6-3).

Mars (197): Ben Mullins 36, Josh Bartley 37, Dane Zortman 39, Jake Kronenwetter 47, Brandon Ford 43

Shady Side Academy (210): Antonio Avaliotis 41, Jake Katarivcic 42, Steve McInerney 42, Sean Gramley 42, Pat Bush 43

Freeport 198, St. Joseph 234 — Audrey Clawson's 37 and Corey Mellinger's 38 paced Freeport at Buffalo Golf Course.

The Yellowjackets are now 11-2 overall.

Freeport (198): Audrey Clawson 37, Corey Mellinger 38, Cole Hepler 40, Matt Swartz 40, Mickey Frazetta 43

St. Joseph (234): Nick Pleva 42, Mitch Farrell 46, Dan Sullivan 46, Bob Piscor 49, Justin Cavalaro 51

Karns City 254, Forest Area 263 — The Gremlins' best score was Michael Riley's 43.

Karns City (254): Michael Riley 43, Brad Bowser 51, Holden Martin 52, Matt Yough 53, Nathan Weckerly 55

Forest Area (263): Caleb Keifer 49, Griffin Schmader 53, Zayn Hargenrader 53, Christian Cyphert 53, Jess Siegel 55

Grove City 167, Slippery Rock 174, West Middlesex 180 — Matt Gordon fired a 37 to lead Grove City at Deer Creek.

Collin Hyatt and Ken Rall paced Slippery Rock with a 42.

Grove City (167): Matt Gordon 37, Jordan Anderson 42, Jake Cline 43, Kyle Shingledecker 45

Slippery Rock (174): Collin Hyatt 42, Ken Rall 42, Sam Isacco 43, Josh Bowser 47

West Middlesex (180): Ryan Dogan 42, Riley Atterholt 44, Phillip Fusco 47, Travis Roberts 47

Moniteau 233, Clarion-Limestone 236 — The Warriors' top three scores at Shamrock Golf Course included Nathan Hoshak (41), Britton Simmons (42) and Colton Cumberland (49).

Seneca Valley took control of Section 2-AAA with a 1-0 win over North Allegheny on Thursday.The Raiders improve to 6-1-1 overall and 5-0 in section games.No other information was available.Mars 1, Freeport 0 — The Planets scored 1:59 into the match and hung on for a 1-0 win.No other information was available.Hampton 4, Butler 1 — The Golden Tornado slipped to 5-4 overall and 3-2 in section play with this loss.No other details were available.

Grove City 1, Slippery Rock 0 — Julie DiStasi scored the game's lone goal, assisted by Kalie Davis. Goalkeeper Olivia Andrews had the shutout for the Eagles.

Alexis Schrecengost had seven kills, two aces and seven service points as Freeport rolled past Valley 25-6, 25-14, 25-4.Jessica Kelly added three kills and three blocks, Karlie Hill five kills, five points and two blocks and Zoe Pawlak 10 points, four aces and six kills for the Yellowjackets (6-0, 5-0).Karns City 3, Union 2 — The Gremlins outlasted the Damsels by scores of 25-18, 22-25, 25-15, 25-27 and 15-11.Kristen Smith tallied 15 service points and 33 assists, while Kendyll Smith had 14 service points, 27 kills and three blocks.LeeAnn Gibson recorded 10 service points, 17 kills and four blocks. Clara Stoughton also chipped in 10 service points for Karns City (4-2, 4-1), which travels to Redbank Valley on Tuesday.Knoch 3, Deer Lakes 0 — The Knights rolled 25-9, 25-10, 25-16 behind 12 kills from Celina Sanks.Mary Zellhart and Emily Zilka had 11 service points apiece. Zellhart also added six kills for Knoch (5-2, 4-1).Slippery Rock 3, Sharon 1 — The Rockets (2-2) received 14 digs from Carly Shearer and 20 assists from Ellie Mularski in this 25-18, 25-27, 25-18 and 25-22 win.

Evangel Heights 4, First Baptist Christian 1 (soccer) — Trevor Barnhart scored the lone goal for FBC.

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