Sarah Cessar recorded a hat trick and Molly Weitzel also scored to lead the Slippery Rock High girls soccer team to a huge 4-0 victory over Hickory Thursday.

Both teams entered the game with 5-0-1 records in Region 1, District 10 play, the tie coming against each other earlier this season.

Morgan Siebka had two assists and goalie Ali Doyle made 13 saves for Slippery Rock (10-2-2, 6-0-1), which hosts Kennedy Catholic Monday.

Hickory fell to 11-2-1, 5-1-1 after the loss.

<B>Butler 3, Fox Chapel 1 — </B>Abbie Druschel had 19 kills and Lindsay Wittebort had seven kills and seven blocks as the Tornado downed the Foxes 24-26, 25-13, 25-14, 25-21.Butler (7-5) will play at New Castle Tuesday.<B>A-C Valley 3, Moniteau 0 — </B>Sam Kerlin had 12 kills and 11 blocks, and Lauren Snyder added 12 points, six kills and four aces as the Falcons swept the Warriors 25-14, 25-15, 25-21 in KSAC action.Erika Rothen had 10 points and 12 kills, Katie Quail had 20 assists and Kelsey Boocks had six blocks for A-C Valley (10-1), which plays at West Forest Tuesday.A-C Valley also won the junior varsity match 2-0.<B>Knoch 3, Freedom 0 — </B>Tori Lark had nine service points and four kills, and Julia Kleinfelder and Hali Gill had five kills apiece to lead the Knights (11-4, 9-1) to a 25-9, 25-10, 25-20 victory.<B>Mars 3, New Brighton 0 — </B>Madie Hudac had 19 assists and Camille Plesniak had nine kills as the Planets rolled past the Lions 25-20, 25-11, 25-15.Brooke Finney added seven kills and two blocks for Mars (14-2, 10-0).<B>Freeport 3, Kittanning 1 — </B>Carlie Bieranowski had 15 kills, 20 service points and three blocks, and Madison Rotto had 20 points, 11 kills, three blocks and 24 assists to keep the Yellowjackets unbeaten in a 25-18, 25-17, 23-25, 25-12 victory.Ashley Massart added 19 points, seven kills and seven blocks for Freeport (12-0, 10-0), which hosts Ford City Tuesday.

<B>Knoch 4, Highlands 1 — </B>Kevin Wood scored two goals in the Knights' section victory over the Rams.Kory Wood and Trevor Gordon also scored for Knoch (9-6-1, 8-3), which hosts Mars Tuesday.

<B>Slippery Rock 1, Mercer 0 — </B>Evan Mysliwiec scored the lone goal in this Wednesday game. Braden Sloan got the assist. Goalie Tyler Allen made four saves for the shutout.