Brody Pollock had 28 points, 13 rebounds, five steals and four assists on Tuesday, leading Union to a 63-45 victory over Clarion in boys basketball action.

Taylor Smith chipped in with 15 points, Kaden McGregor tallied 12 points and 10 rebounds and Austin Davis had four assists for the Knights, who connected on 20 of 24 free throws.

CLARION 45Richard Diamond 0 0-0 0, Ellis Painter 0 0-0 0, Antonio Troese 3 0-0 7, Cameron Kirkland 1 1-1 3, Roland Shannonhouse 8 0-0 18, Brice Straffon 4 0-0 8, T.J. Armstrong 3 3-4 9.

Totals: 19 4-5 45.

UNION 63Taylor Smith 5 5-7 15, Brody Pollock 8 9-10 28, Brody Shick 1 0-0 2, Kaden McGregor 3 6-7 12, Austin Davis 2 0-0 4, Mikey Harris 1 0-0 2.

Totals: 20 20-24 63.

Clarion 10 9 15 11—45Union 15 20 10 18—633-point goals: Clarion 3 (Shannonhouse 2, Troese); Union 3 (Pollock 3)

Tuesday: DuBois Central Catholic at Union Christmas Challenge, 7:30 p.m.

A-C Valley 71, Redbank Valley 40 — Ryan Bartley had 20 points, Landon Delisio added 15 and Brody Irwin and Kevin Kaufman 11 apiece as the Falcons cruised to the KSAC win.

A-C VALLEY 71Brody Irwin 5 1-2 11, Ryan Bartley 9 2-2 20, Kevin Kaufman 4 3-3 11 Jeff Eaton 1 0-0 3, Landon Delisio 7 1-2 15, Jay Kaufman 0 0-0 0, Keaton King 0 0-0 0, Cole Terwilliger 3 0-0 7, Eric Orton 2 0-0 4, Jimmy Holton 0 0-0 0, Justin Rothen 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 31 7-9 71.

REDBANK VALLEY 40Keaton Delp 4 1-2 10, Matt Velonesy 0 0-2 0, Jake Daugherty 2 0-0 4, Kody Gruer 3 5-8 11, Dustin Price 1 0-0 2, Austin Shumkin 2 0-0 4, Devon Shumur 1 2-5 4, Quinten Beociou 0 0-0 0, Doug Gundieach 1 0-0 3, Mike Rave 0 2-2 2, Zack Weslover.

Totals: 14 10-19 40.

A-C Valley 19 8 23 21—71Redbank Valley 7 11 7 15—403-point goals: A-C Valley 2 (Eaton, Terwilliger); Redbank Valley 1 (Delp)

Summit Academy 66, Neshannock 61 — Elijah Minnie had 22 points to power the Knights to the Section 2-AA triumph.Omar Johnson and Rashon Boone added 13 and 10 points, respectively, for Summit Academy (3-3, 2-0).

SUMMIT ACADEMY 66Robert Davis 2 0-0 4, Tyerell Wyche 1 0-2 2, David Carter 2 2-2 6, Omar Johnson 5 3-4 13, Elijah Minnie 8 2-2 22, Rashon Boone 5 0-0 10, Yasin Lowman 4 0-1 9.

Totals: 27 7-11 66.

NESHANNOCK 61A. Vaneman 2 0-0 4, M. McKinney 2 0-0 5, J. Sansome 9 2-3 27, J. Congloss 0 2-2 2, E. Burkes 5 5-8 17, J. Iorio 3 0-0 6.

Totals: 21 9-13 61.

Summit Academy 22 14 17 13—66Neshannock 21 14 10 16—613-point goals: Summit Academy 5 (Minnie 4, Lowman); Neshannock 10 (Sansome 7, Burkes 2, McKinney).

Today: Summit Academy at Union-New Castle

Deer Lakes 48, Knoch 37 — Tavita Lio led the Knights with 11 points in this loss to the Lancers. Knoch managed just 15 points through the first three quarters.

KNOCH 37Alex Strezeski 3 1-2 8, Dakota Bruggeman 2 1-4 5, Tavita Lio 4 1-2 11, James Larrimer 0 1-2 1, Mike Cunningham 2 0-0 5, Marc Vaughan 2 2-2 6, Phil Kletzli 0 1-2 1.

Totals: 13 7-18 37.

DEER LAKES 48Cody Keenan 2 5-6 9, J.J. Kowalkowski 1 1-6 3, Jarrod Fragapane 1 1-1 3, Joey Rebel 6 1-3 17, Jordan Fragapane 1 2-4 4, Zach Bryner 3 4-4 12.

Totals: 14 14-24 48.

Knoch 2 7 6 22—37Deer Lakes 7 15 8 18—483-point goals: Knoch 4 (Lio 2, Stezeski, Cunningham); Deer Lakes 6 (Rebel 4, Bryner 2).

Thursday: Karns City at Knoch

Franklin 49, Slippery Rock 38 — The Knights outscored the Rockets 20-5 in the fourth quarter to pull out the win.

FRANKLIN 49Logan Mooney 2 4-5 8, Jordan Lepley 2 0-0 4, Trent Smith 3 3-4 11, Dalton King 3 4-5 10, Issac Drain 1 0-0 2, Noah Jones 4 6-8 14.

Totals: 15 17-22 49.

SLIPPERY ROCK 38Ryan Thompson 6 0-1 14, Caleb Whitney 0 4-4 4, Ryan Currie 1 1-4 3, Ty Udy 2 1-2 5, Sean White 1 0-0 2, Dustin Mellott 4 0-0 10.

Totals: 14 6-11 38.

Franklin 7 8 14 20—49Slippery Rock 13 5 15 5—383-point goals: Franklin 2 (Smith 2); Slippery Rock 4 (Thompson 2, Mellott 2).

Tuesday: Slippery Rock at Freeport Tournament

Venango Catholic 60, Karns City 53 — Tucker Preston tallied 20 points for the Gremlins (1-3), while Brandyn Bowser added 11.

VENANGO CATHOLIC 60A.J. Toy 2 0-0 5, Matt Kuhn 2 5-6 9, Alec Thurau 6 11-14 23, Garrett Hawkins 3 0-0 7, Tanner Moltz 4 2-3 11, Scott Toy 2 1-2 5.

Totals: 19 19-25 60.

KARNS CITY 53Brandyn Bowser 4 3-4 11, Tyler Kepple 2 2-3 7, Brady Ellenberger 2 0-0 4, Tucker Preston 8 2-4 20, Ethan Williams 4 0-1 9, Dave Markel 1 0-0 2, Kyle Barger 0 0-0 0, Justin Hutchison 0 0-0 0, Tom Stoughton 0 0-0 0, Filges 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 21 7-12 53.

Venango Catholic 12 17 16 15—60Karns City 11 15 6 21—533-point goals: Venango Catholic 3 (A. Toy, Hawkins, Moltz); Karns City 4 (Preston 2, Kepple, Williams).

Thursday: Karns City at Knoch

New Castle 69, Seneca Valley 58 — Matt Smith (17) and Chad Albert (13) combined for 30 points, but the Raiders fell on the road.

SENECA VALLEY 58Oliver Philogene 1 0-0 2, Matt Darby 1 1-1 3, Matt Smith 6 3-5 17, Easton Bazzoli 2 0-0 4, T.J. Holl 1 0-0 2, Chad Albert 6 1-1 13, Austin Bream 3 0-0 6, Eric Woods 1 0-0 2, Alex Maxfield 2 0-0 4, Ryan McCauley 2 1-2 5, Dan Cashdollar 0 0-0 0, Alex Snyder 0 0-0 0, Zach Spangler 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 25 6-9 58.

NEW CASTLE 69Domenick 2 1-2 6, Rudolph 0 2-2 2, Coffie 1 0-0 2, Anderson 9 6-6 24, Richards 3 2-2 10, Hoover 3 0-3 6, Eggleston 9 0-1 19.

Totals: 27 11-16 69.

Seneca Valley 9 8 14 27—58New Castle 19 15 14 21—693-point goals: Seneca Valley 2 (Smith 2); New Castle 4 (Richards 2, Eggleston, Domenick).

Today: Perry Traditional Academy at Seneca Valley, 1 p.m.

Riverview 49, Freeport 43 — The Yellowjackets dropped this Section 1-AA road game. No other details were provided.

Grove City 73, Mercer 44 — The Eagles overwhelmed Mercer in this non-region game. No other details were provided.

<B>A-C Valley 45, Redbank Valley 31 — </B>Meredith Snyder tallied 13 points in this KSAC victory for the Falcons (1-3).<B>REDBANK VALLEY 31</B>Bell 0 1-2 1, Kennemuth 2 2-4 6, Murray 1 0-0 2, Shumaker 0 0-0 0, Hunberger 8 1-2 17, Bowersox 1 3-4 5, Fink 0 0-0 0, Nolf 0 0-0 0, Hunberger 0 0-0 0. <B>Totals:</B> 12 7-11 31.<B>A-C VALLEY 45</B>Tricia Kerlin 2 1-4 6, Emily Quaill 3 0-2 6, Racheal Viertel 1 0-0 3, Kelsey Boocks 3 2-4 8, Meredith Snyder 5 3-5 13, Hannah Hetrick 0 3-4 3, Danielle Kaufman 0 2-5 2, Erin Logue 1 0-0 2. <B>Totals:</B> 16 11-24 45.<B>Redbank Valley 1 18 5 7—31A-C Valley 10 10 10 15—453-point goals:</B> A-C Valley 2 (Kerlin, Viertel)<B>Thursday: </B>Union at A-C Valley<B>Venango Catholic 72, Karns City 35 — </B>Despite 15 points from Erin McCue, the Gremlins (1-4) were outscored 41-16 in the second half.<B>KARNS CITY 35</B>Erin McCue 5 5-12 15, Ally Olkowski 1 7-9 9, Kara Kerschbaumer 1 0-0 2, Emily Schumacher 2 0-1 4, Shanel Preston 1 2-2 5, LeErin Jones 0 0-2 0. <B>Totals:</B> 10 14-26 35.<B>VENANGO CATHOLIC 72</B>Scurry 1 0-0 2, Stack 4 0-2 8, Homan 7 3-3 17, Moltz 5 2-4 13, Guth 6 3-4 15, Kuhn 5 1-2 13, Booth 1 0-0 2, Niederriter 1 0-0 2, Dziekciasz 0 0-1 0. <B>Totals:</B> 30 9-16 72.<B>Karns City 9 10 8 8—35Venango Catholic 12 19 24 17—723-point goals:</B> Karns City 1 (Preston); Venango Catholic 3 (Kuhn 2, Moltz).<B>Dec. 28:</B> Keystone at Karns City<B>Plum 52, Knoch 24 — </B>Samantha Logan scored 12 points to lead the Knights (1-4).<B>PLUM 52</B>Borriello 2 0-0 4, Amato 2 0-0 4, Weifenbaugh 0 2-2 2, Cipi 1 0-0 2, Pietropola 9 0-1 19, Seneca 3 0-2 6, Donatelli 5 2-3 12, Zezza 0 1-2 1, Whiteman 1 0-0 2, Amorose 0 0-1 0. <B>Totals:</B> 23 5-11 52.<B>KNOCH 24</B>Brooke Armahizer 0 2-5 2, Samantha Logan 4 4-9 12, Celina Sanks 1 2-6 4, Savanna Steffen 1 0-0 2, Angela Cress 0 3-4 3, Amber Henzel 0 1-2 1. <B>Totals:</B> 6 12-26 24.<B>Plum 7 17 13 15—52Knoch 3 5 6 10—243-point goals:</B> Plum 1 (Pietropola); Knoch 0.<B>Tuesday:</B> Knoch at West Shamokin Holiday Tournament<B>Clarion 71, Union 44 —</B> Delani Priester's 17 points led the Damsels in this road defeat.<B>UNION 44</B>Delani Priester 7 3-5 17, Sydney Varner 2 3-4 7, Danara Hawk 0 0-0 0, Daneka Stuart 0 1-2 1, Kassie McGarrity 1 0-0 2, Sierra Smith 4 3-4 12, Mackenzie Divins 1 3-8 5. <B>Totals:</B> 15 13-23 44.<B>CLARION 71</B>Nellis 4 0-0 8, Shannonhouse 10 1-2 21, Fillman 1 0-0 2, Miles 4 4-6 12, Wolf 1 3-4 5, M. Kroh 1 2-4 4, Thornton 8 3-9 19, Durkin 0 0-0 0, Weaver 0 0-0 0, G. Kroh 0 0-0 0. <B>Totals:</B> 29 13-25 71.<B>Union 7 7 13 17—44Clarion 19 12 19 21—713-point goals:</B> Union 1 (Smith); Clarion 0.<B>Grove City 46, Rocky Grove 20 — </B>The Eagles rolled in this home contest. No other details were provided.

Knoch tallied nine pins in a 65-18 win over Perry Traditional Academy on Tuesday.On Monday, the Knights dropped a 46-21 decision to Fox Chapel.<B>Knoch 65, Perry Traditional Acad. 18106</B> <B>pounds:</B> Dillion Holben (K) tech. fall Darnell Bennett 15-0; <B>113: </B>D'Angelo (P) won by forfeit; <B>120: </B>Joel Hixon (K) pinned Quenton Hamitt, 1:24; <B>126: </B>Ryan Grossman (K) pinned Wesley McCaskill, 1:12; <B>132: </B>Blaine Elliott (K) pinned Chris Moyer, 1:37; <B>138: </B>Col McLaughlin (K) pinned Keron Jones, 1:25; <B>145: </B>Matthew Steinmiller (K) pinned Leif Edwards, 1:15; <B>152: </B>Delrey Taylor (P) pinned Tyler Hlebiczki, 2:37; <B>160: </B>Ben Nowicki (K) pinned Sean Rock, 1:20; <B>170: </B>Cody Bracken (K) pinned Perry Ellis,: 22; <B>182: </B>Bailey Savage (K) won by forfeit; <B>195: </B>Jerome Turner (P) pinned Mark Morrison, 1:39; <B>220: </B>Brian Mowry (K) pinned Christian Yute, 2:56; <B>285: </B>Ian Adkins (K) pinned Brian Smith, 1:01.<B>Fox Chapel 46, Knoch 21106</B> <B>pounds:</B> No match; <B>113: </B>Jared Rice (FC) pinned Dillion Holben, 3:14; <B>120: </B>Joel Hixon (K) dec. Ahad Firoz, 10-3; <B>126: </B>Patrick Imhof (FC) pinned Ryan Grossman, 2:47; <B>132: </B>Blaine Elliott (K) won by forfeit; <B>138: </B>Col McLaughlin (K) won by forfeit; <B>145: </B>Corey Mahon (FC) pinned Matthew Steinmiller, 6-0; <B>152: </B>Sam Molina (FC) pinned Charlie Cook; <B>160: </B>Tyler Heasley (FC) dec. Tyler Hlebiczki, 7-0; <B>170: </B>Jonathan Friesmuth (FC) dec. Bailey Savage, 12-10; <B>182: </B>Anthony Brooks (FC) pinned Mark Morrison, 1:04; <B>195: </B>Brian Mowry (K) won by pin; <B>220: </B>Adam Novacic (FC) (FC) won by pin; <B>285: </B>Tyler Lever (FC) dec. Ian Adkins, 9-2.