Brian Giesler scored 24 points as the Slippery Rock High boys basketball team cruised to a 65-35 home win over Titusville Saturday night.

Slippery Rock (7-6, 2-6) held Titusville to just 12 points in the first half on the way to the rout.

TITUSVILLE 35Speer 1 0-0 2, Kline 2 2-2 7, Neely 1 2-2 5, Ciccarelli 5 0-0 10, Corklin 4 0-0 11.

Totals: 13 4-6 35.

SLIPPERY ROCK 65Sean White 2 1-2 5, Alec McDeavitt 3 3-3 9, Ryan Thompson 1 0-1 3, Brian Giesler 11 0-0 24, Caleb Whitney 2 5-6 9, Andrew Waryanka 2 2-3 6, Cody Wolinski 1 3-8 5, Dustin Mellot 0 1-4 1.

Totals: 22 15-27 65.

Titusville 6 6 11 12—35Slippery Rock 10 17 18 20—653-point goals: Titusville 5 (Kline, Neely, Corklin 3); Slippery Rock 4 (Thompson, Giesler 2, Northcott).

JV Score: Slippery Rock 54-30

Tuesday: Slippery Rock at Grove City

Clarion 75, Karns City 67 — Despite hitting 13 3-pointers, the Gremlins fell in KSAC action.Jake Henry hit four 3-pointers for a team-high 18 points. Tucker Preston added 15 points and Tyler Kepple also had four treys for 13 points for Karns City (3-8, 3-5).

CLARION 75Kirkland 0 1-2 1, Beveridge 8 5-7 23, Miles 8 3-6 19, Armstrong 4 0-0 8, Troese 3 0-5 8, Shannonhouse 2 7-8 12, Straffin 2 0-0 4.

Totals: 27 16-28 75.

KARNS CITY 67Brad Fuhrer 4 2-3 12, Brandyn Bowser 1 2-4 4, Dylan Hipple 0 0-0 0, Jake Henry 7 0-0 18, Ethan Williams 0 0-0 0, Brady Ellenberger 0 0-0 0, Tucker Preston 4 5-6 15, Josh Wallace 2 0-0 5, Kyle Barger 0 0-0 0, Tyler Kepple 4 1-2 13, Tom Stoughton 0 0-0 0, Zach Kepple 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 24 10-15 67.

Clarion 12 23 12 28—75Karns City 14 11 12 30—673-point goals: Clarion 5 (Beveridge 2, Troese 2, Shannonhouse); Karns City 13 (Fuhrer 2, Henry 4, Preston 2, Wallace, T. Kepple 4).

JV Score: Karns City 38-32 (Kyle Barger 11)

Today: Karns City at West Shamokin

Morgan Siebka and Bre Northcott continued their scintillating play, combining for 38 points, but Slippery Rock faded in the final quarter in a 77-51 road loss against McDowell.Siebka scored 22 points and Northcott 16 for the Rockets, who trailed by just seven points heading into the final quarter.<B>SLIPPERY ROCK 51</B>Haley Angerett 3 1-2 7, Morgan Siebka 10 0-1 22, Bre Northcott 5 6-9 16, Nicole Papley 1 0-0 2, Anna Cessar 1 0-0 2, Molly Weitzel 1 0-0 2, Jackie basta 0 0-0 0, Michelle Hartzell 0 0-0 0, Ellie Shaw 0 0-0 0, Riley McGonigle 0 0-0 0. <B>Totals:</B>21 7-12 51.<B>McDOWELL 77</B>Hahesy 5 2-3 12, Miller 5 1-2 11, Fromknecht 7 1-1 15, Cosgrove 0 6-8 6, Lindquist 7 2-3 16, Zech 5 0-0 11, Seager 0 1-3 1, DiLuzio 1 0-0 3, Krause 0 2-2 2, McManigle 0 0-0 0, Ferrier 0 0-0 0, Wilwohl 0 0-0 0. <B>Totals:</B> 30 15-22 77.<B>Slippery Rock 12 16 15 8—51McDowell 13 20 17 27—773-point goals:</B> Slippery Rock 2 (Siebka 2); McDowell 2 (Zech, DiLuzio).<B>JV Score:</B> McDowell 39-36<B>Thursday:</B> Meadville at Slippery Rock<B>Clarion 59, Karns City 22</B> — The Gremlins (3-9, 2-6) fell behind 29-10 at the half in this KSAC loss.<B>KARNS CITY 22</B>Erin McCue 3 0-0 7, Maggie McKain 2 0-0 5, Allyson Olkowski 0 1-4 1, Kara kerschbaumer 1 0-0 2, Brooke Hiles 2 1-4 5, Chelsea Campbell 1 0-0 2. <B>Totals:</B> 9 2-8 22.<B>CLARION 59</B>Durkin 3 1-3 8, Peterson 3 0-0 6, Nellis 4 0-0 8, Shannonhouse 7 4-6 19, Hummel 1 1-2 3, Wolfe 1 0-0 2, Miles 3 2-4 8, Kroh 2 1-2 5. <B>Totals:</B> 24 9-17 59.<B>Karns City 7 3 6 6—22Clarion 16 13 19 11—593-point goals:</B> Karns City 2 (McCue, McKain); Clarion 2 (Durkin, Shannonhouse).<B>Wednesday:</B> Cranberry at Karns City