Jence Rhoads scored 21 points and the Slippery Rock girls basketball team used a huge surge in the third quarter to beat Franklin 53-44 in a big regional matchup Tuesday night.

Casey McCaffrey added 11 points for the Rockets (13-4, 7-1), who turned a one-point halftime lead into a 13-point advantage following a frenetic third period.

SLIPPERY ROCK 53

Abby Basta 3 0-3 6, Danielle Drake 0 3-5 3, Shanae Raabe 0 2-2 2, Jence Rhoads 8 4-4 21, Casey McCaffrey 5 0-1 11, Jenna Rinker 2 2-2 6, Jessica Fry 2 0-0 4. Totals: 20 11-17 53

FRANKLIN 44

Keith 5 2-3 12, Weaver 5 0-0 10, Sterner 4 3-5 11, Foust 2 2-2 7, Cherry 1 2-3 4. Totals: 17 9-13 44

3-point goals:

McCaffrey, Rhoads, Foust

JV:

Franklin 53-14

Thursday:

Titusville at Slippery Rock

Union 71, Karns City 37

— Nikki Davis scored 17 points and Bethany Koch added 12 points and 13 rebounds for the Damsels (19-1, 9-0).

Haley Callihan paced Karns City (11-7, 7-2) with 12 points.

KARNS CITY 37

Tausha Bowser 1 0-1 3, Allyson Kepple 1 0-0 2, Melissa Collier 3 3-5 9, Haley Callihan 3 5-6 12, Kailyn Weibel 0 1-2 1, Ashley Fuhrer 1 0-0 2, Mallory Craig 1 0-0 2, Brianna Markle 2 0-0 4, Ashley Campbell 0 0-2 0, Julia Zaludek 0 2-2 2, Michelle Sweeney 0 0-0 0, Kylee Rankin 0 0-0 0. Totals: 12 11-18 37

UNION 71

Bethany Koch 6 0-0 12, Tiffany Corle 4 0-0 10, Molly Scott 4 0-0 12, Janele Divins 2 0-0 6, Nikki Davis 7 3-5 17, Mackenzie Shirey 2 4-4 8, Denyelle Painter 2 2-2 6, Colleen Logue 0 0-0 0, Heather Booth 0 0-0 0, Megan Booth 0 0-0 0. Totals: 27 9-11 71

3-point goals:

Bowser, Callihan, Corle 2, Scott 4, Divins 2

Thursday:

Rocky Grove at Union; Cranberry at Karns City

Moniteau 50, East Forest 45 —

Kristin Baronetski and Alyssa Deal each scored 16 points to lead the Warriors (11-7, 8-1) to the KSAC victory.

EAST FOREST 45

Stephanie Weiss 4 2-2 11, Stacy Kandray 2 0-0 4, Alicia Ponegacer 7 3-5 19, Nicole Geyer 0 0-2 0, Ashley Oliver 2 1-2 7, Kelsey Rini 1 2-2 4. Totals: 16 8-13 45.

MONITEAU 50

Amanda Gladd 2 1-2 6, Kristin Baronetski 7 2-2 16, Amy Gladd 1 1-2 3, Alyssa Deal 6 2-3 16, Sara Vinca 0 1-2 1, Maura McCaslin 2 2-2 6, Kenzie Timblin 1 0-0 2. Totals: 19 9-13 50.

3-point goals:

Ponegacer 2, Oliver 2, Weiss

JV:

Moniteau, 47-15 (M: Sam Kristufek 12)

Thursday:

Keystone at Moniteau

North Clarion 44, A-C Valley 27 —

The Falcons were tied at halftime, but an 18-7 third-quarter advantage by North Clarion allowed the team to pull away.

A-C VALLEY 27

Kate Best 0 3-4 3, Shannon Blauser 1 1-4 4, Sadie Carr 1 0-0 3, Kelly Fair 0 0-0 0, Markeea Hart 2 4-4 8, Alisa Snyder 2 0-5 4, Jacque Kriley 2 1-4 5, Jessica Henry 0 0-0 0. Totals: 8 9-21 27.

NORTH CLARION 44

K. Sleppy 5 0-0 10, C. Cyphert 3 2-3 8, A. Niederriter 7 2-4 19, E. Beary 2 3-4 7, J. Dehher 0 0-0 0, A. Eisenman 0 0-1 0, A. Schwabenbauer 0 0-0 0, E. Gatesman 0 0-0 0. Totals: 17 7-12 44.

3-point goals:

Blauser, Carr; Niederriter 3

JV:

North Clarion, 30-14 (AC: Kelly Davis 7)

Today:

A-C Valley at Reynolds

Valley 58, Mars 50 —Tim Frye scored 22 points and Vinny Smith added 10, but the Planets dropped this tough Section 1-AAA.MARS 50Bryan Humphreys 0 0-0 0, Charlie Jaicks 2 4-6 9, Robbie Herold 1 2-2 4, Tim Frye 9 2-5 22, Steve Cress 2 1-2 5, Vinny Smith 4 2-2 10. Totals: 18 11-17 50.VALLEY 58I. Benson 3 2-2 9, A. Howell 2 2-3 7, B. Flenory 2 1-4 7, R. Orr 7 2-3 16, W. Robinson 6 0-0 12, T. Santucci 3 0-0 6, G. Jones 0 1-4 1, J. Lookabaugh 0 0-0 0, E. Yeamans 0 0-0 0, T. Hall 0 0-0 0. Totals: 23 8-16 58.3-point goals:Frye 2, Jaicks; Flenory 2, Benson, HowellFriday:Mars at HighlandsFreeport 65, Apollo-Ridge 45 —Brady Sherrieb had 21 points and Brian Zimmerman added 15 to power the Yellowjackets to the Section 1-AA win.Freeport (8-8, 4-5) also received 13 points, eight assists and five steals from Nate Kotecki.FREEPORT 65Nate Kotecki 5 0-1 13, Brian Zimmerman 7 1-1 15, Chris Ttagmyer 1 0-0 2, Nick Rutkoski 4 0-1 8, Brady Sherrieb 7 3-5 21, Miles Smolic 3 0-0 6. Totals: 27 4-8 65.APOLLO-RIDGE45Tyler Guthrie 5 0-0 11, Phil Shallenberger 7 0-0 16, Doug Van Doric 1 0-0 2, Dan Madison 1 0-0 2, Ethan Altmyer 3 3-4 9, Mike Schantz 2 1-2 5. Totals: 19 4-6 45.3-point goals:Sherrieb 4, Kotecki 3; Shallenberger 2, GuthrieJV:Freeport, 46-40 (F: Miles Smolic 14)Friday:Greensburg Central Catholic at freeportFranklin 75, Slippery Rock 39 —Bill Stoughton and Zack Ejzak had 13 points apiece for the Rockets (2-15, 1-8).FRANKLIN 75Klinger 3 0-0 6, Byham 5 0-1 10, Urdo 8 5-6 23, Crawford 1 5-6 7, Smith 5 1-1 11, Hudson 2 2-2 8, Grill 1 0-0 2, Kahle 1 0-0 2, R. Villar 1 0-0 2, J. Villar 2 0-0 4. Totals: 29 13-16 75.SLIPPERY ROCK 39Rhett Gordon 0 0-0 0, Joe Bryan 0 0-0 0, Kendall Mahan 0 0-0 0, Jarod Agostino 0 0-0 0, Ben Collins 0 0-0 0, Bill Stoughton 4 1-1 13, Vince Papley 0 0-0 0, Matt Shearer 4 0-0 8, Brian Kelly 2 1-4 5, T.J. Hogue 0 0-0 0, Zack Ejzak 6 1-2 13, John Bennett 0 0-0 0, David Hewitt 0 0-2 0. Totals: 16 3-9 39.3-point goals:Urdo 2, Hudson 2; Stoughton 4JV:Franklin, 48-32 (SR: Travis McDougall 9)Friday:Slippery Rock at TitusvilleGrove City 82, Erie Central 22 —Ryan King and Joe Hazy scored 13 points each and Dustin Van Hook added 10 as the Eagles (14-2, 8-0) won in a rout.ERIE CENTRAL 22N. Carcavo 1 1-2 3, R. Harris 1 0-0 2, O. Ortiz 2 2-3 6, M. Toran 2 2-2 7, J. Griffin 0 2-2 2, S. Schaaf 1 0-2 2. Totals: 7 7-11 22.GROVE CITY 88Ryan King 4 4-4 13, Nate Thomas 1 0-0 3, Justin McNamara 4 0-0 8, Joe Hazy 4 2-2 13, Jesse Alfreno 3 1-5 9, Ben Liebling 1 1-2 3, Dan Keil 2 3-3 7, Jordan Fee 3 0-0 6, Dustin Van Hook 3 4-5 10, Maxx Stutz 1 4-6 6, Mark Dixon 1 2-2 4. Totals: 27 21-29 82.3-point goals:Toran; Hazy 3, Alfreno 2, King, ThomasJV:Grove City, 48-30 (GC: Maxx Stutz 26)Friday:Grove City at SharonShenango 77, Summit Academy 57— Orlando Burt scored 23 points in the Knights' second-straight section loss.William Dow added 14 points for Summit (8-11, 3-5).SUMMIT ACADEMY 57Devin Preston 2 0-0 5, Lamar Evans 1 2-3 4, John Payne 2 0-0 4, Orlando Burt 9 5-8 23, Jerome Butler 1 1-4 3, Terrence Burton 1 0-0 2, William Dow 5 0-0 14, Kasil Butler 1 0-0 2. Totals: 22 8-15 57SHENANGO 77Russick 1 0-0 2, Stalmar 4 0-0 8, Anderson 3 0-0 6, Monceaux 5 2-2 13, McNees 7 7-7 24, O'Hara 5 3-5 15, Taylor 1 0-0 3, DeAngelo 3 0-0 6. Totals: 29 12-14 773-point goals:Dow 4, Preston, Monceaux, McNees 3, O'Hara 2, TaylorJV:Summit Academy 47-43Jan. 31:Mohawk at Summit Academy

Mars 77, Summit Academy 6 —The Planets recorded 10 pins in this Monday victory.Mars 77, Summit Academy 6103 pounds:Salter (M) pinned Booth, 1:31112-Selker (M) by forfeit119-Perri (M) pinned Washington, 3:46125-Kokkinakis (M) pinned Fitzhugh, 3:12130-Kortyna (M) tech. fall over Miller, 18-2135-Ziggas (M) pinned Zawitowski, 4:23140-Camp (M) by forfeit145-Giger (M) pinned Mitchell, 1:19152-Romatowski (M) pinned Sumptel, 1:28160-Armstrong (M) pinned Valesquez, 1:19171-Thompson (M) pinned Gaines, 3:30189-Pisarcik (M) pinned Noaks, :56215-Smith (S) pinned Crouthomel, 5:22275-Whittington (M) by forfeit

Butler won some medals at a recent open high school meet at Slippery Rock University. Doug Moran won the 55-meter dash for the Golden Tornado.Butler competes at the University of Akron SaturdayOther Butler medalists in the SRU meet follow:Pole vault:3-Andy StruttHigh jump:4-Brian McCandlessShot put:3-Nolan Brink800 relay:Mason McLaughlin, Ryan Bock, Doug Moran, Jason Fair3,200 relay:Willie Laue, Logan Elias, Wade Grubbs, Chris Alikhani1,600 relay:Doug Moran, Mason McLaughlin, Nathan Neff, Ryan Bock

Freeport (freshmen) 13, Greensburg Salem 3 —Shane Gallagher scored four goals and added four assists for the Yellowjackets (7-2-2). Jeremy Gent contributed two goals and four assists.Dalton Moore had a goal and five assists, John Reichenbaugh had three goals and two assists, and had Neil DeCroo two goals and an assist.