John Lefevre struck out 14 and also doubled twice as Knoch upped its record to 3-0 with a 5-2 win over Deer Lakes in high school baseball action Friday afternoon.

Austin Leffler also doubled twice and drove in two runs for the Knights.

D.J. Cannon went 4-for-4 including a double and triple as Mars rolled over Riverview, 13-5.

Charlie Jaicks fanned seven batters in five innings of work to pick up the win for the Planets (2-3).

Kyle Petrucci collected two doubles and a single to lead Seneca Valley's 13-hit attack as the Raiders (2-1) beat Moon 11-5.

Jim McCaslin's two-hit day was not enough as Butler fell to Ellwood City, 9-2. Brian Bell took the loss for the Golden Tornado (0-3).

John Stumpner and Shawn Courson both tallied three hits, but A-C Valley dropped a 10-7 decision to Venango Cathlolic.

Clarion-Limestone exploded for nine runs in the first inning on its way to a 13-1, five-inning win over Union.

Moniteau's Nathan Markle struck out 12 batters in five innings of play as the Warriors and Keystone were tied at 4 when the game was called because of darkness.

The action will resume April 18 at Moniteau.

Deer Lakes 000 100 1 - 2 3 2

Knoch 121 001 x - 5 10 1

WP:

John Lefevre (7 IP) 14 strikeouts, 1 walk.

LP:

Nick Parks (4 IP) 4 strikeouts, 0 walks

Deer Lakes:

Parks HR, 1B, RBI

Knoch (3-0):

Bob Kruth 2-1B; Austin Leffler 2-2B, 2-RBI; Lefevre 2-2B

Monday:

Knoch at Freeport

Mars 010 075 0 - 13 16 3

Riverview 200 002 1 - 5 5 3

WP:

Charlie Jaicks (5 IP) 7 strikeouts, 3 walks.

LP:

Seoll (5 IP) 1 strikeout, 0 walks

Mars (2-3):

Mark Lucas 2-1B, Ryan Lynch 2-1B, D.J. Cannon 2-1B 2B 3B, Charlie Jaicks 2-1B

Riverview:

Kaye 2B 3B

Monday:

Mars @ Burrell

Moon 320 000 0 - 5 2 1

Seneca Valley 501 203 x - 11 13 1

WP:

Jason Davis (4 IP) 7 strikeouts, 7 walks.

LP:

Soroski (4 IP) 1 strikeout, 8 walks

Moon:

Williams 3B

Seneca Valley (2-1):

Kevan Smith 3-1B, Kyle Petrucci 1B 2-2B, John Sklarsky 2-1B, Shane Patsilevas 2-1B

Monday:

Seneca Valley @ Hampton

Butler 100 100 0 - 2 7 4

Ellwood City 022 320 x - 9 10 4

WP:

Fidell (7 IP) 2 strikeouts, 1 walk.

LP:

Brian Bell (3 IP) 1 strikeout, 1 walk

Ellwood City:

Fidell 2B HR

Butler (0-3):

Jim McCaslin 1B 2B RBI

A-C Valley 300 003 1 - 7 12 5

Ven. Cath. 231 301 x - 10 9 2

WP:

Kumer (5 IP) 7 strikeouts, 6 walks.

LP:

Andy Smith (2

IP) 2 strikeouts, 6 walks

A-C Valley:

John Stumpner 2-1B 2B 2R SB, Shawn Courson 3-1B 2RBI SB

Venango Catholic:

Hugar 1B 2B 2R, Kumer 1B 2B 2R

Tuesday:

A-C Valley @ Moniteau

C.-Limestone 900 21x x - 13 5 0

Union 000 10x x - 1 2 7

WP:

Neil Reynolds (3 IP) 3 strikeouts, 3 walks.

LP:

Kyle Hilliard (1 IP) 1 strikeout, 3 walks

Clarion-Limestone:

Chris Zahoran 1B 2B 4RBI

Union (0-1):

Kyle Hilliard 1B RBI, Cody Mortimer 1B

Monday:

Union vs. Karns City, site TBD

Shannon Christie had a run-scoring single for Karns City in an 11-1 season-opening loss to Kittanning Thursday.Monica Glomb doubled in two runs and Gabrielle Berkopec also doubled, but Mars fell to Pine-Richland 4-3.Sara Vinca struck out eight batters and also homered, singled and drove in three runs as Moniteau, who rapped out 19 hits, defeated Keystone 20-8.Butler's Dana Gillis had a pair of singles, but Kiski Area came away with a 12-0 victory.Karns City 000 10x x - 1 2 2Kittanning 602 3xx x - 11 3 1WP:Shannon Atwood (4 IP) 5 strikeouts, 0 walks.LP:Ashton Pakutz (4 IP) 3 strikeouts, 7 walksKarns City (0-1):Jessica Spafford 3B, Shannon Christie 1B RBIKittanning (2-0):Lambert 2-1B, Shannon Atwood 1BSaturday:Punxsutawney @ Karns City, noonMars 102 000 0 - 3 8 3Pine-Richland 003 001 x - 4 5 1WP:Martin (7 IP) 3 strikeouts, 1 walk.LP:Monica Glomb (6 IP) 5 strikeouts, 2 walksMars (1-1):Gabrielle Berkopec 2B; Glomb 2B, 2-RBIPine-Richland:Slingwine HR, 3-RBIMonday:Mars at HighlandsMoniteau 625 223 x - 20 19 2Keystone 000 440 x - 8 1 8WP:Sara Vinca (6 IP) 8 strikeouts, 10 walk.LP:Barrett (4 IP) 1 strikeout, 4 walksMoniteau (1-1):Sara Vinca HR, 1B, 3 RBI; Brandy Neff 2-2B, 3B, 3 RBI; Laken Burk 2-1B, 2B, RBI; Natalie DeMatteis 2-1B, 2B, RBIKeystone:A. Clark 1BMonday:Moniteau at North ClarionButler 000 000 0 - 0 3 7Kiski Area 003 001 x - 12 9 0WP:Moore (5 IP) 7 strikeouts, 0 walk.LP:Kelly Reges (4 IP) 2 strikeouts, 1 walkButler (0-3):Dana Gillis 2-1B, Amy Ferrari 1BKiski Area:Marsky 2-1B; Kanas 2B, 1B, 2 RBIMonday:North Allegheny at Butler

Butler sophomore Wes Hortert collected his first varsity win at No. 2 singles over North Hills' Ben Ng 7-6, 6-4, clinching a Section 2-AAA win for the Golden Tornado (4-1, 1-1).SinglesAndrew Thompson (B) def. Bill Brown 6-0, 6-0; Wes Hortert (B) def. Ben Ng 7-6, 6-4; Sean O'Keefe (NH) def. Steve Shetter 4-6, 6-3, 7-5.DoublesMatt McGwire-Chris Lippert (NH) def. Andrew Direnzo-Justin Boggs 6-3, 6-2; Adam Kowalski-Frank Young (B) def. C.J. Wink-Greg Sencak 6-4, 6-3.Grove City 3, Kennedy Catholic 2- Freshman Matt Kiser won a grueling, three-hour match 3-6, 7-6 (10-8), 7-5 over Alex Kuridis to help the Eagles to a win.SinglesJohn Davidson (KC) def. Mark Schnelzer 6-2, 7-5; Pat O'Malley (KC) def. Nate Thomas 6-2, 6-1; Matt Kiser (GC) def. Alex Kuridis 3-6, 7-6 (10-8), 7-5DoublesJosh Lynn-Dan Spears (GC) def. Chris Gocaloano-Kelly Manning 4-6, 6-2, 6-3; Ben Arnhold-Andrew Lee (GC) def. Brian Frankovich-Mark DeMario 7-6 (7-3), 6-3

The Golden Tornado received one goal apiece from Jane Resnick, Megan Renwick and Caitlin West, but fell to the Ellis School 9-3.Butler (0-2) will host Shady Side Academy on Tuesday.

Butler 3, Hopewell 1 -Shaun Vincent had 10 points to lead the Tornado to a 25-23, 25-16, 24-26, 25-21 victory. The Butler junior varsity team won 25-8, 25-6, 15-3.