Michael Gallagher scored on a layup at the end of the game to give the Knoch boys basketball team a thrilling 60-58 win over section rival Valley Tuesday night.

Rob Briggs scored 23 points and Gallagher added 13 for the Knights.

Knoch led by six at the half, but Valley tied the score at 58 late before Gallagher's game-winning bucket.

Kyle Reiser also had 10 points for Knoch (9-4, 3-2).

Brad Flenory led Valley (8-4, 3-2) with 17 points.

KNOCH 60Shawn Samek 2 0-2 4, Michael Gallagher 5 2-4 13, Kyle Reiser 3 3-4 10, Rob Briggs 10 0-0 23, Alex Whisler 2 1-2 5, Andrew Wirtz 2 0-0 5. Totals: 24 6-12 60

VALLEY 58Brad Flenory 7 1-3 17, Ryan Orr 2 1-3 5, Troy Hill 5 0-0 10, Brian Rayburg 6 1-1 15, Gary Jones 2 0-1 4, Tyreese Collins 2 3-4 7. Totals: 24 6-12 58

Knoch 15 19 12 14—60Valley 15 13 13 17—583-point goals: Knoch (Briggs 3, Gallagher, Wirtz, Reiser); Valley (Flenory, Rayburg)

JV: N/A

Friday: Mars at Knoch

Karns City 62, West Forest 22 — Kevin Beck scored 16 points and had eight rebounds as the Gremlins rolled.Cameron Turner added 14 points for Karns City (9-3, 7-2).

WEST FOREST 22Jones 0 2-2 2, Lober 1 0-0 3, Daum 3 0-0 6, Ralston 1 0-2 2, Adams 0 1-2 1, Garrett 2 0-0 5, Sneering 1 0-0 2, Clark 0 1-2 1, Dietrick 0 0-2 0. Totals: 8 4-10 22

KARNS CITY 62Mike Senopole 3 0-0 7, Cory Terwilliger 2 0-0 5, Mike McConnell 1 0-0 3, Cameron Turner 6 1-2 14, Matt McConnell 2 0-1 5, Kody Craig 3 0-0 6, Trevor Williams 1 0-0 2, DanEveretts 2 0-0 4, Kevin Beck 8 0-1 16. Totals: 28 1-4 62

WestForest 4 8 5 5—22Karns City 19 20 13 10—623-point goals: WestForest (Lober, Garrett); Karns City (Senopole, Turner, Matt McConnell, Mike McConnell, Terwilliger)

JV: Karns City 48-40

Thursday: Karns City at Rocky Grove

Burrell 64, Freeport 59 (OT) — Nate Kotecki scored 17 points to lead a balanced attack for the Yellowjackets in an overtime section loss.Brady Sherrieb added 15 points and Cory Massart and Chris Tagmyer added 10 each for Freeport (8-3, 4-1).

FREEPORT 59Nate Kotecki 7 1-2 17, Cory Massart 4 2-4 10, Chris Tagmyer 2 6-6 10, Brian Zimmerman 2 3-6 7, Brady Sherrieb 6 0-0 15. Totals: 21 12-18 59

BURRELL 64Chris Betza 5 4-6 14, Zack Ziemanski 5 5-9 15, Steve Yakopec 7 7-9 22, Jon Mazonkey 3 3-5 9, Jordan Pisano 2 0-3 4. Totals: 22 19-32 64

Freeport 15 11 19 9 5—59Burrell 16 12 8 18 10—643-point goals: Freeport (Kotecki 2, Sherrieb 3); Burrell (Yakopec)

JV: Freeport 38-25 (Miles Smolec 8)

Friday: Ford City at Freeport

Grove City 64, SlipperyRock 38 — JordanFee scored 19 points and the Eagles (10-3, 3-0) staked an early lead on the way to a rout of the rival Rockets.Zack Ejzak led Slippery Rock (5-8, 1-2) with 12 points.

GROVE CITY 64Keith Donaldson 1 2-4 4, Kent Denbow 0 0-2 0, Maxx Stutz 4 0-1 8, Ben Leibling 2 1-2 7, Danny Keil 2 3-4 7, Ryan McNamara 2 0-0 4, JordanFee 8 2-3 19, Patrick Johnson 2 0-0 4, Kyle Perrine 3 2-2 9, Devon Owens 1 0-0 2. Totals: 26 10-18 64

SLIPPERY ROCK 38Rhett Gordon 2 1-2 5, Kendall Mahan 2 0-0 6, Derrick Orloski 0 2-2 2, Brian Kelly 3 2-4 9, Zack Ejzak 5 2-4 12, MattShearer 2 0-1 4. Totals: 14 7-13 38

Grove City 22 12 15 15—64Slippery Rock 11 5 7 15—383-point goals: Grove City (Fee, Perrine); Slippery Rock (Mahan, Kelly)

JV: SlipperyRock 55-44

Friday: Grove City at Ft. LeBoeuf; OilCity at Slippery Rock

Keystone 58, Union 52 — Gary Cooper scored 14 points and grabbed nine rebounds, but the Golden Knights couldn't pull one out againstKSAC foe Keystone.Nate Boltz added 12 points for Union (5-8, 3-5).

KEYSTONE 58Cobler 0 0-0 0, Montana 3 2-2 8, Rhoades 6 4-5 19, Switzer 0 1-2 1, Farrior 8 1-2 22, Lowan 2 1-2 6, Nesta 0 2-2 2. Totals: 19 9-13 58

UNION 52Nate Boltz 4 3-5 12, Gary Cooper 7 0-1 14, A.J. Ethriedge 2 1-2 5, NeilScott 4 0-0 9, Colby Davis 1 2-2 4, Scott Booth 2 0-0 5, Spencer Varner 1 0-0 3. Totals: 21 6-10 52

Keystone 15 12 16 15—58Union 13 13 8 18—523-point goals: Keystone (Rhoades 2,Farrior 5, Lowan); Union (Boltz, Scott, Booth, Varner)

JV: N/A

Thursday: Union at Cranberry

Clarion-Limestone 55, Moniteau 49 — Tyler Armagost scored 12 points and added 14 rebounds, but the Warriors (4-9, 3-5) fell in this KSAC clash.Adam Cousins scored 13 points to lead Moniteau.Clarion-Limestone iced the game at the line in the fourth quarter by hitting 15-of-18.

MONITEAU 49Tyler Armagost 3 6-8 12, Nick Morrow 3 0-0 6, Adam Cousins 2 9-11 13, Josh Loos 2 3-8 7, Matt Buczkowski 2 1-4 5, Aaron Randall 3 0-0 6. Totals: 15 19-31 49

CLARION-LIMESTONE 55Reddinger 4 3-5 12, Rhoades 2 7-13 11, Dulanitch 2 0-0 4, Tlucinski 4 9-11 17, Raybuck 3 0-0 7, Schirmer 1 0-0 2. Totals: 16 19-29 55

Moniteau 11 7 12 19—49Clarion-Limestone 5 13 16 19—553-point goals: Clarion-Limestone (Reddinger, Raybuck)

JV: Clarion-Limestone 52-34

Thursday: Clarion at Moniteau

North Clarion 82, A-C Valley 64 — Despite 22 points from Shawn Courson and 18 from Garrett Greathouse, the Falcons fell in this KSACcontest.Justin Schmader poured in 37 points for North Clarion, which used a 48-point second half to pull away.

A-C VALLEY 64Shawn Courson 6 8-10 22, Garrett Greathouse 7 2-2 18, Ryan Jackson 4 5-6 13, Brandon Eiler 0 0-0 0, Nate Silvis 0 0-2 0, Nick McGuirk 2 2-5 7, John Stumpner 0 2-2 2, Mike Himes 0 0-0 0, Kyle Stewart 0 0-0 0, Reed Terwilliger 0 0-0 0, Matt Bartley 1 0-1 2. Totals: 20 19-28 64.

NORTH CLARION 82Zach Weaver 1 6-7 8, Justin Schmader 13 11-15 37, Tyler Obenrader 1 0-0 2, Eric Graham 2 2-3 6, Kyle Gilbert 7 1-1 16, Mach Ochs 2 0-0 4, Rob Wieloch 1 0-0 2, Jordan Ochs 2 0-0 5. Totals: 30 20-26 82.

A-C Valley 15 16 13 20—64North Clarion 16 18 21 27—823-point goals: Courson 2, Greathouse 2, McGuirk; Gilbert, J. Ochs

Mohawk 53, Summit Academy 50 — Maurice McDaniels, Marc Walker and Rashawn Flemming each scored 10 points, but the Knights (7-7, 3-2) fell in this section clash.

MOHAWK 53Shaffer 2 2-2 7, Van Tassel 1 4-5 6, Russell 4 0-0 12, Nesbitt 0 1-2 1, Fredrick 3 2-2 8, Weir 5 7-9 17, Lorello 1 0-0 2. Totals: 16 16-20 53

SUMMIT ACADEMY 50Stephen Grandison 4 0-1 8, Maurice McDaniels 3 2-2 10, Marc Walker 4 2-4 10, Al Brinkley 1 0-2 2, Leonard Brown 2 4-6 8, Rashawn Flemming 5 0-1 10, Tom McMillen 1 0-0 2. Totals: 20 8-16 50

Mohawk 7 14 11 21—53Summit Academy 6 18 14 12—503-point goals: Mohawk (Shaffer, Russell 4; Summit Academy (McDaniels 2)

JV: Mohawk 53-50

Friday: Summit Academy at Neshannock

In a PIHLClass A contest, Mars blanked Center 10-0 at the Warrendale BladeRunners Tuesday. No details were provided.