Tyler Collins' 19 points led all scorers and sparked the Freeport boys basketball team to a 53-49 win over Burrell in the Section 1-AA opener Friday night.

Jake Campbell added 13 points and Darius Frantz 10 for the Yellowjackets (2-2, 1-0).

BURRELL 49Trozzi 2 0-0 4, Nichols 5 3-4 15, Linden 1 1-4 4, Eckman 3 2-2 8, Bush 1 3-4 5, Betza 5 3-4 13.

Totals: 17 12-18 49.

FREEPORT 53Tyler Collins 6 4-6 19, Nick Gentile 1 0-0 3, Darius Frantz 3 4-6 10, Alex Isenberg 2 4-6 8, Jake Campbell 6 0-0 13, Shawn Liberto 0 0-0 0, Sean Carson 0 0-0 0, Don Pastoria 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 18 12-18 53.

Burrell 10 13 10 16—49Freeport 19 9 10 15—533-point goals: Burrell 3 (Nichols 2, Linden); Freeport 5 (Collins 3, Gentile, Campbell).

JV score: Freeport 43-34

Tuesday: Freeport at West Shamokin

Mars 59, Kittanning 42 — Christian Locher paced the Planets (2-0, 1-0) with 20 points, while Ian Hindley (15) and Luke Gruber (10) each reached double figures as well.Mars' 20-10 edge in the final quarter sealed the win.

MARS 59Tim Vandall 2 0-0 4, Brad Weischedel 2 2-4 6, Christian Locher 6 8-8 20, Luke Gruber 3 4-6 10, Ian Hindley 6 3-8 15, Ibn Hoffman 2 0-1 4, Mike Lindenbaum 0 0-0 0, Jake Lee 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 21 17-27 59.

KITTANNING 42Klingensmith 6 3-7 15, Stolitza 5 1-3 16, Rettig 1 0-0 2, McCanna 4 0-0 9.

Totals: 16 4-10 42.

Mars 13 18 8 20—59Kittanning 14 5 13 10—423-point goals: Kittanning (Stolitza 5, McCanna).

Saturday: Pine-Richland at Mars

Summit Academy 69, Shenango 56 — Quadeer Devaughn scored 31 points, Qu'ran Reaves had 14 points and 10 assists, and Lamar Clayton added 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Knights (2-3, 1-0).

Shenango 6 17 14 19—56Summit Academy 18 12 25 14—69Tuesday: Summit Academy at RiversideGirls BasketballButler (2-3) lost to Upperman (Tenn.) High School, 58-48, in a game played Friday morning at the Disney World Sports Complex in Orlando, Fla.No details were available.

West Shamokin 42, Karns City 23 — Brooke Hiles recorded seven points and 11 rebounds for the Gremlins (1-3) in this road loss.

KARNS CITY 23Kate Davis 1 2-3 4, Erin McCue 1 0-0 2, Corinne Conto 1 0-0 2, Dale Barnhart 2 0-0 4, Brooke Hiles 1 5-8 7, Steph Stoughton 2 0-0 4.

Totals: 8 7-11 23.

WEST SHAMOKIN 42Rearick 4 1-2 9, Wilson 3 2-2 8, Switzer 2 1-2 5, Schultheis 1 2-2 4, Kirsch 1 0-0 2, McElwain 1 0-0 2. Totals: 17 8-11 42

Karns City 3 6 11 3—23West Shamokin 9 7 14 12—423-point goals: None.

JV score: Karns City, 18-16

Monday: Karns City at Venango Catholic