Kevin Rohm's 14 points were not enough as the Seneca Valley boys basketball team fell to Hopewell, 63-56, at the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic at Ambridge Friday night.

The Raiders (4-1) led after three quarters, but were outscored 26-13 in the final eight minutes.

HOPEWELL 63Mark Javens 6 7-10 22, Nathan Marhatto 1 0-0 2, Chancelor Humphrey 1 6-8 8, Brad Kubis 0 3-4 3, Andrew Falletta 3 5-6 11, Ryan Turnley 7 3-3 17. Totals: 18 24-31 63.

SENECA VALLEY 56Gabe Grinder 3 0-0 9, Kevin Mayberry 4 1-2 11, Kevin Rohm 4 4-8 14, Pat Heery 1 3-4 5, John Bryant 1 0-0 3, John Fitzpatrick 2 0-0 5, Shawn Eagle 0 3-4 3, Jarrett Shotts 2 2-10 6. Totals: 17 13-28 56.

Hopewell 17 8 12 26—63Seneca Valley 13 6 24 13—563-point goals: Hopewell 3 (Javens 3); Seneca Valley 9 (Grinder 3, Mayberry 2, Rohm 2, Bryant, Fitzpatrick).

Saturday: Seneca Valley at Neshannock

St. Joseph's 61, Mars 58 — Steve Cress had 23 points and Vinny Smith added 14 for the Planets.

MARS 58Chris Herold 3 0-0 9, Dan Colbert 0 0-0 0, Ryan Schroth 0 0-0 0, Dave Petruska 2 1-2 7, D.J. Cannon 2 1-1 6, Vinny Smith 6 2-6 14, Ryan Nearhoof 0 0-0 0, Steve Cress 7 8-9 22. Totals: 20 12-18 58.

ST. JOSEPH'S 61Thimons 4 1-1 12, Capozzoli 0 0-0 0, Tutka 2 0-0 4, Conroy 6 1-1 15, Jarosinski 1 0-0 2, Vernosick 1 0-0 2, Thimons 1 2-4 4, Barkowski 9 4-9 22. Totals: 24 8-15 61.

Mars 14 19 14 11—58St. Joseph's 22 19 9 11—613-point goals: Herold 3, Petruska 2, Cannon; Thimons 3, Conroy 2

Cambridge Springs 85, Slippery Rock 63 — Despite 19 points from Zack Ejzak, 14 from Matt Shearer and 11 from Kendall Mahan, the Rockets (1-3) dropped this road contest.

SLIPPERY ROCK 63Zack Ejzak 9 1-2 19, Matt Shearer 6 2-2 14, Kendall Mahan 3 2-5 11, Brian Kelly 2 2-2 7, Nick Cress 2 0-0 4, Rhett Gordon 1 1-4 3, Ethan Giesler 1 0-0 3, Derrick Orloski 1 0-0 2. Totals: 25 8-15 63.

CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS 85Kondzielski 7 8-8 25, Bausch 4 4-5 16, Young 5 4-6 15, Delp 2 5-9 11, Hobson 3 1-1 8, Sinclair 1 1-2 3, Spaid 0 3-4 3, McMunigle 1 0-0 2, Dunton 1 0-0 2, Kargol 0 0-1 0. Totals: 24 26-36 85.

Slippery Rock 13 15 23 12—63Camb. Springs 20 24 17 24—853-point goals: Mahan 3, Geisler, Kelly; Bausch 4, Delp 2, Hobson, Kondzielski, Young

JV: Slippery Rock, 43-42

Rocky Grove 71, Moniteau 56 — Matt Buczkowski scored 17 points while Josh Loos and Tyler Armagost each added 11, but the Orioles were too much for the Warriors (1-3) in this KSAC battle.

MONITEAU 56Tyler Armagost 4 3-5 11, Adam Cousins 2 2-2 7, Nick Morrow 3 0-0 7, Josh Loos 4 3-11 11, Matt Buczkowski 7 3-5 17, Mitch Czech 1 0-0 2. Totals: 21 11-23 56.

ROCKY GROVE 71Soell 3 9-10 15, Melnoish 2 0-0 4, Kearns 4 9-13 18, Fetzkorn 0 1-2 1, Mietos 7 3-3 19, Hadden 6 1-1 13. Totals: 22 23-29 71.

Moniteau 8 11 12 25—56Rocky Grove 19 14 16 22—713-point goals: Moniteau 2 (Morrow, Cousins); Rocky Grove 4 (Mietos 2, Kearns)

JV: Moniteau 46-42

Thursday: Venango Catholic at Moniteau

Lizz King scored 19 points, Abby Marshall added 16 and the Knoch girls basketball team hit 11 3-pointers, but it still lost, 59-54 to Avonworth.Avonworth put the game away at the line, hitting 15-of-22 free throws.Megan Gray added 10 points for Knoch.<B>KNOCH 54Megan Gray 3 3-4 10, Abby Marshall 6 0-0 16, Pam Gagen 2 0-0 5, Sarah Cooper 2 0-0 4, Lizz King 7 0-0 19. </B>Totals: 20 3-4 54<B>AVONWORTH 59Taylor Gallupe 4 2-4 11, Morgan Locher 8 0-0 19, Abby Francis 1 7-10 9, Leanne Loop 3 4-6 12, Elise Oberdick 3 2-2 8.</B><I><U> </I></U>Totals: 19 15-22 59<B>Knoch 10 7 15 22—54Avonworth 14 12 16 17—593-point goals:</B> Marshall 4, Gray, Gagen, King 5<B>JV:</B> Knoch 24-23<B>Monday: </B>Freeport at Knoch<B>Kittanning 46, Freeport 37</B> — Samantha Campbell scored 15 points, but the Yellowjackets couldn't rally from a huge deficit in a loss.The Yellowjackets trailed by 15 heading into the fourth quarter.<B>FREEPORT 37Jordan Dunn 3 0-0 8, Kristen Prazenica 1 0-0 3, Samantha Campbell 5 5-7 15, Stephanie Clowes 1 0-0 2, Cassie Smolic 3 3-4 9.</B> Totals: 13 8-11 37<B>KITTANNING 46Jill Emberg 8 4-6 20, Hillary Jackson 3 3-4 11, Liz Lambert 3 0-0 8, Megan Volek 0 2-2 2, Anne Colligan 2 1-2 5. </B>Totals: 16 10-14 46<B>Freeport 8 8 5 16—37Kittanning 16 10 10 10—463-point goals:</B> Dunn 2, Prazenica, Jackson 2, Lambert 2<B>JV:</B> N/A<B>Monday:</B> Freeport at Knoch

<B>Summit Academy (0-2) dropped a road match at Elderton, 52-26, on Friday. No details were available.</B>