O'HARA TWP — Nevaeh Ewing felt the Knoch girls basketball program showed everyone what they are capable of Thursday night at Fox Chapel High School.

The Knights ran out of gas in overtime and lost a 52-47 decision to Central Valley in a WPIAL Class 4A quarterfinal. The third-seeded Warriors reached the district finals last season and stretched their lead to as many as seven points during the game.

Sixth-seeded Knoch, which finished the season 17-7 and one win shy of a program record, never let Central Valley get comfortable.

“It's going to push us farther,” said Ewing, a 5-foot-10 junior who made five 3-pointers to lead Knoch with 15 points. “We showed people what we are capable of and we are going to keep pushing to get the result we want.”

The Knights trailed 45-41 with a little more than two minutes remaining following two free throws from Christiane Frye. Ewing then knocked down a trey to cut the lead to one. After a basket from Central Valley's Lauren Kotosky, Knights guard Abby Shearer tied the game with another trey with 1:15 remaining.

Shearer had missed her first four shot attempts.

Knoch coach Chris Andreassi was happy with the Knights' effort.

“We were playing tough and confident,” Andreassi said. “We just fell short.”

In overtime, the Warriors won the tip and worked for a shot for a little more than two minutes. Allyson Kirby, who finished with 14 points, then knocked down a trey to give Central Valley the lead for good.

Central Valley coach Chris Raso said stalling wasn't the plan.

“It was play until you get a good one,” Raso said. “They played great defense and that was half the equation. We were battle-tested, more than I wanted tonight.”

Ewing said the shot took some air out of Knoch's attack.

The Knights would get two looks at the basket on their next possession, but miss both. Knoch was ultimately shut out in overtime.

“It definitely was,” Ewing said. “We were worked up trying to get a steal and go for whatever we can. They are great players who know how to move the ball and stall. We were trying to do what we do, play our D and it's frustrating they got that.”

Both teams had plenty of frustration through the early stages of the game. Knoch shot 11.1 percent (2-of-18) from the field in the first quarter, while Central Valley built a 7-5 lead behind 20 percent (3-of-15) shooting.

The Warriors were playing after a 10-day absence.

Central Valley was prepared for the slog, but Raso said he believes the Knights are a team on the rise.

“The layoff kills us,” Raso said. “It did it to us last year when we played McKeesport in the same kind of game. (Knoch) is good. They are really good. That little point guard (Shaw) had little tears in her eyes. I said keep your head up, you are going to be a heck of a player.”

KNOCH 47

Abbey Shearer 1 0-0 3, Nevaeh Ewing 5 0-0 15, Nina Shaw 3 1-3 9, Madilyn Boyer 4 0-0 9, Lauren Cihonski 2 0-0 4, Jaylee Lassinger 0 0-0 0, Megan Vasas 2 3-4 7. Totals: 17 4-7 47.

CENTRAL VALLEY 52

Alyssa Gillin 7 1-1 15, Christiane Frye 5 4-4 14, Hannah Engelman 1 0-0 3, Lauren Kostosky 1 0-0 2, Allyson Kirby 6 1-2 14, Dakota DeAngelo 0 0-0 0, Alyssa Ott 2 0-0 4. Totals: 22 5-6 52.

Knoch 5 15 11 16 0— 47

Central Valley7 18 8 14 5 — 52

3-point goals: Knoch 8 (Ewing 8, Shaw 2, Shearer); Central Valley 2 (Engleman, Kirby)