The Knoch boys basketball team trailed by three entering the fourth quarter, but rallied for a 36-34 road win over Valley on Friday night.

Marc Vaughan scored 15 points and Austin Miller added 11 for the Knights (8-4, 3-2).

KNOCH 36

Austin Miller 5 0-1 11, David Gallagher 1 0-2 3, Dakota Bruggeman 3 1-2 7, Marc Vaughan 7 1-2 15, Chris Kier 0 0-0 0. Totals: 16 2-8 36.

VALLEY 34

Cheatham 4 0-0 8, Briggs 3 1-2 7, Whitman 0 0-2 0, Gardlock 2 4-5 8, Johnson 1 0-0 3, Carter 2 2-3 6, McNabb 0 2-2 2. Totals: 12 9-14 34.

Knoch 9 6 9 12—36

Valley7 9 11 7—34

3-point goals: Miller, Gallagher; Johnson

JV: Valley, 49-28

Tuesday: Mars at Knoch

Mars 73, Highlands 28 — Matt Getsy scored 16 points and Josh Goetz added 14 points and 10 rebounds as the Planets rolled.

Mars (11-2, 5-0) also got 11 points each from Owen Nearhoof and Ben Erdahl.

HIGHLANDS 28

Anthony Jones 1-2 0-1 3, Julian Flenory 1-8 4-4 7, Mike Colfe 0-0 0-0 0, Tyler Alworth 0-0 0-0 0, Kalson Branch 2-6 1-5 5, Elijah Jackson 3-12 0-0 8, Ray DiPerna 0-0 0-0 0, Apulay Frison 0-2 0-0 0, Levonie Martin 0-0 0-0 0, Brandon Burchette 0-0 0-0 0, Ben Stevenson 2-3 1-1 5. Totals: 9-33 6-11 28.

MARS 73

Garrett Ashbaugh 1-5 1-2 3, Owen Nearhoof 3-10 2-2 11, Ben Erdahl 5-8 0-0 11, Matt Getsy 7-10 2-2 16, Mitch Buzard 2-8 1-2 5, Josh Goetz 6-8 2-5 14, Ethan Lewis 0-2-2 2, Nick DeCamp 3-3 0-0 8, Graham Easom 0-1 0-0 0, Mitch Verplank 1-1 1-1 3. Totals: 28-58 11-16 73.

Highlands 4 11 5 8—28

Mars18 19 26 10—73

3-point goals: Highlands 4 (Jones, Flenory, Jackson 2). Mars 6 (Nearhoof 3, Erdahl, DeCamp 2)

Tuesday: Mars at Knoch

A-C Valley 74, Venango Catholic 55 — Three Falcons posted double-doubles in the lopsided win.

Ryan Bartley tallied 23 points and 15 rebounds, Brody Irwin added 10 points and 10 assists, while Landon Delisio chipped in 14 points and 11 boards as A-C Valley improved to 11-1 on the season.

A-C VALLEY 74

Brody Irwin 4 0-0 10, Ryan Bartley 8 7-10 23, Landon Delisio 6 2-2 14, Cole Terwilliger 2 0-0 5, Jeff Eaton 6 0-2 17, Kevin Kaufman 1 3-4 5, Eric Orton 0 0-2 0, Chase Longo 0 0-2 0. Totals: 27 12-22 74.

VENANGO CATHOLIC 55

Toy 5 1-2 12, Jones 4 2-4 11, Hale 5 3-4 15, Zagar 6 2-9 14, Plummer 0 1-2 1, Harriger 1 0-1 2. Totals: 21 9-22 55.

A-C Valley 27 17 18 12—74

Venango Catholic13 10 15 17—55

3-point goals: A-C Valley 8 (Eaton 5, Irwin 2, Terwilliger). Venango Catholic 4 (Hale 2, Toy, Jones).

JV: A-C Valley 41, Venango Catholic 37, OT

Tuesday: Summit Academy at A-C Valley

Union 62, Clarion-Limestone 58 — Five Golden Knights (4-7) scored at least nine points in this win.

CLARION-LIMESTONE 58

Laugand 3 6-8 13, Fagen 1 0-0 3, Rankin 2 2-2 7, Pezzuti 1 0-0 3, Kahle 2 0-0 4, Stiglitz 3 0-0 6, Torres 4 2-5 10, Miller 6 0-0 12. Totals: 22 10-15 58.

UNION 62

Aaron Graham 3 3-5 9, Brody Shick 3 2-3 11, Dylan Shirey 4 6-10 15, Wanya Harris 3 5-7 14, Derek Priester 0 0-2 0, Shawn Hazlett 6 0-4 12, Shane Murphy 0 1-2 1. Totals: 19 17-33 62.

Clarion-Limestone 17 12 12 17—58

Union14 12 22 14—62

3-point goals: Clarion-Limestone 4 (Laugand, Fagen, Rankin, Pezzuti). Union 7 (Shick 3, Harris 3, Shirey).

JV: Clarion-Limestone 43, Union 36

Tuesday: Union at East Forest

Summit Academy 83, Ford City 67 — Dashaan Smith poured in 29 points to lead the Knights (3-9, 2-3) to victory. Lorenzo Abner tallied 19 for Summit.

FORD CITY 67

Wulph 2 0-0 4, Sequeira 5 3-4 15, Labutka 1 0-0 3, Kusnir 2 2-2 6, Lattanzio 7 5-5 23, Heilman 4 0-0 8, Foster 2 0-0 4, Bower 2 0-2 4. Totals: 18 10-13 67.

SUMMIT ACADEMY 83

Doug Brooks 4 0-0 10, Lorenzo Abner 8 0-0 19, Ben Norwood 4 0-0 9, Dashaan Smith 14 1-4 29, Lavar Amin 4 3-4 12, Sean Walker 1 0-0 2, Anderson-Meade 1 0-0 2. Totals: 36 4-10 83.

Ford City 20 11 25 11—67

Home14 13 30 26—83

3-point goals: Ford City 7 (Lattanzio 4, Sequeira 2, Labutka). Summit Academy 7 (Abner 3, Brooks 2, Norwood, Amin).

Sharon 64, Slippery Rock 45 — Ryan Currie led the Rockets (1-10) with 11 points and Ryan Northcott added 10.

SLIPPERY ROCK 45

Kyle Bell 2 2-2 6, Reed Elder 1 0-0 2, Ryan Currie 3 5-6 11, Bobby Paczkowski 0 0-0 0, Mike Rummel 0 1-2 1, Jake Whitmer 2 0-0 4, Brady Kadlubek 0 2-2 2, Ryan Northcott 5 0-0 10, Dustin Mellott 0 0-0 0, Shane Karl 4 1-1 9, Bruce Pellitier 0 0-0 0. Totals: 17 11-13 45.

SHARON 64

Hawkins 5 1-4 11, Henry 4 3-4 11, Hopson 6 4-6 17, Porterfield 4 1-1 8, Stovall 4 0-3 8, Crawford 1 0-0 2, Robinson 1 0-0 2, Jennings 2 0-0 4, Gambill 0 0-0 0, Seay 0 1-2 1, Lampkins 0 0-1 0. Totals: 25 10-21 64.

Slippery Rock 8 12 16 9—45

Sharon13 19 12 20—64

3-point goals: Slippery Rock, none. Sharon 2 (Hopson, Porterfield).

JV: Sharon 62, Slippery Rock 35

Friday: Slippery Rock at Franklin

Clarion 66, Moniteau 60 — Andrew Armagost scored a team-high 22 points and pulled down 14 rebounds for the Warriors (2-9), but Roland Shannonhouse countered with 31 points for Clarion.

Denny Pry posted a double-double with 10 points and 10 boards, while Cody Skiver added 14 points for Moniteau.

CLARION 66

Kirkland 1 2-2 4, Shannonhouse 9 10-13 31, Diamond 4 1-4 9, Troese 3 0-1 7, Painter 3 2-2 10, Hearst 1 0-0 3, Beverage 1 0-2 2. Totals: 22 15-24 66.

MONITEAU 60

Denny Pry 5 0-0 10, Andrew Armagost 9 3-5 22, Cody Skiver 5 0-0 14, James Bair 3 0-2 8, Colton Cumberland 0 0-0 0, Dustin Geagan 1 0-0 2, Drew Yeckel 2 0-0 4. Totals: 25 3-7 60.

Clarion 13 13 16 24—66

Moniteau14 16 7 23—60

3-point goals: Clarion 7 (Shannonhouse 3, Painter 2, Troese, Hearst). Moniteau 7 (Skiver 4, Bair 2, Armagost).

JV: Moniteau 54, Clarion 36.

Tuesday: Moniteau at Cranberry

North Clarion 71, Karns City 55 — Tyler Kepple drilled five 3-pointers on his way to 26 points, but he was the only Gremlin in double figures.

KARNS CITY 55

Andrew Johnston 4 0-0 8, David Olszak 2 0-0 4, Tyler Kepple 10 1-4 26, Nathan Weckerly 2 2-2 7, Austin Murray 0 0-0 0, Josh Wallace 2 0-0 5, Logan Moroney 1 1-2 3, Ryan Pfeifer 1 0-0 2. Totals: 22 4-8 55.

NORTH CLARION 71

Obenrader 11 4-4 28, C. Cyphert 8 0-0 19, J. Cyphert 4 0-0 9, E. Cyphert 1 0-0 2, Howard 4 2-5 10, Lencer 0 1-2 1, Nick 1 0-0 2, Thomas 0 0-0 0. Totals: 29 7-11 71.

Karns City 15 14 13 13—55

North Clarion16 19 21 15—71

3-point goals: Karns City 7 (Kepple 5, Weckerly, Wallace). North Clarion 6 (C. Cyphert 3, Obenrader 2, J. Cyphert).

JV: Karns City 54, North Clarion 46, OT

Monday: Clarion at Karns City

Farrell 64, Grove City 57 — Derek Turner paced the Eagles with 17 points in this loss..

GROVE CITY 55

Derek Turner 6 3-4 17, Danny Torok 2 2-2 8, Matt Thrasher 3 0-0 6, Foster Reznor 3 1-6 9, Jared Graham 3 0-0 7, Mac Young 2 2-2 6, Colby Polkabla 0 0-0 0, Jorden Dolan 1 0-0 2. Totals: 20 8-15 55.

FARRELL 64

Hyman 2 0-0 4, Jones 8 7-8 23, Coleman 1 3-4 5, Page 4 1-2 11, Brown 4 1-1 10, Pratt 0 0-0 0, Miller 1 0-0 3, Archic 3 2-8 8. Totals: 23 14-23 64.

Grove City 13 15 19 8—55

Farrell13 15 18 18—64

3-point goals: Grove City 7 (Turner 2, Torok 2, Reznor 2, Graham). Farrell 4 (Page 2, Brown, Miller).

JV: Farrell 54, Grove City 44

Monday: Grove City at Franklin

Indiana 72, Freeport 62 — Robbie Miller drilled seven 3-pointers to finish with 23 points and Brendan Lynch added 20, but it wasn't enough to lift the Yellowjackets (4-6, 1-4).

INDIANA 72

Carter 5 3-4 13, Luis Gutti 0 1-2 1, Li 0 0-0 0, Ma. Dietz 2 2-2 7, Shields 4 2-2 11, R. Stapleton 6 8-8 21, Jack 3 0-2 8, De. Stapleton 2 2-2 6, Zilinskas 2 0-0 4, Mi. Dietz 0 0-1 0, Dy. Stapleton 0 1-2 1. Totals: 24 19-25 72.

FREEPORT 62

Fred Pastoria 0 0-0 0, Robbie Miller 7 2-3 23, Brendan Lynch 6 8-9 20, Tony DeVivo 2 0-0 4, Seth Bowser 0 0-0 0, Zane Geist 3 0-0 7, Ethan McCormick 0 2-6 2, Josh Beale 3 0-0 6. Totals: 21 12-18 62.

Indiana 13 19 16 24—72

Freeport11 11 14 26—62

3-point goals: Indiana 5 (Jack 2, R. Stapleton, B. Shields, Ma. Dietz). Freeport 8 (Miller 7, Geist).

Tuesday: Freeport at Highlands

Girls BasketballKarns City 51, North Clarion 32 — LeAnn Gibson paced a balanced attack from the Gremlins (7-2) with 13 points, while Annie Hegedus chipped in 11.NORTH CLARION 32Rider 1 0-0 2, Schmader 2 2-2 8, Bauer 6 3-4 15, McLaughlin 0 1-2 1, Reed 1 4-8 6. Totals: 10 10-16 32.KARNS CITY 51Leah McGuire 4 0-2 8, Emily Schumacher 4 0-0 8, Annie Hegedus 5 1-2 11, Emily LoPresti 3 0-2 7, LeErin Jones 0 0-0 0, LeAnn Gibson 5 3-5 13, Saydie Moore 2 0-0 4, Abby Wolfe 0 0-0 0. Totals: 23 4-11 51.North Clarion 7 5 6 14—32Karns City15 14 14 8—513-point goals: North Clarion 2 (Schmader 2). Karns City 1 (LoPresti).Wednesday: Karns City at ClarionMars 73, Valley 44 — Ali Goetz scored 20 points and Sara Getsy pitched in 15 for the Planets (8-5, 4-1).VALLEY 44Kaylyn Iacopino 7 0-0 14, Lashay Madison 3 3-4 9, Jame Reese 0 0-0 0, Krista Smith 8 3-7 19, Nicole Gray 1 0-0 2. Totals: 19 6-11 44.MARS 73Sara Getsy 6 3-4 15, Teresa Dallatore 5 0-1 11, Jess Bunner 7 0-0 14, Ali Goetz 7 6-9 20, Daniella Paras 0 6-6 6, Ellysa Paras 2 0-0 5, Lexie Mowery 0 0-0 0, Bri Buzard 0 0-0 0, Elise Sheehy 0 0-0 0, Gabby Kosobucki 0 2-2 2. Totals: 27 17-22 73.Valley 7 9 15 13—44Mars17 18 20 18—733-point goals: Mars 2 (Dallatore, E. Paras)Tuesday: Mars at KnochClarion 41, Moniteau 40 — Alycia Brehm drained a 3-pointer with 30 seconds left to tie the game, but a Clarion free throw down the stretch handed the Warriors a tough loss.Fontaine Glenn led Moniteau (7-6) with 11 points, while Stephanie McCall added 10.MONITEAU 40Ashley Brehm 1 0-0 2, Fontaine Glenn 5 1-6 11, Emily Rider 3 3-4 9, Stephanie McCall 3 4-5 10, Alycia Brehm 3 0-2 8. Totals: 15 8-16 40.CLARION 41Thornton 4 4-6 12, Miles 3 1-2 7, As. Hummel 5 0-2 10, M. Kroh 2 1-2 5, Wolfe 0 2-2 2, Au. Hummel 0 0-1 0, G. Kroh 2 1-2 5. Totals: 16 9-17 41.Moniteau 13 6 13 8—40Clarion14 11 7 7—413-point goals: Moniteau 2 (Al. Brehm 2). Clarion, none.JV: Clarion 33, Moniteau 24Wednesday: Cranberry at MoniteauVenango Catholic 58, A-C Valley 38 — Kelsey Boocks recorded a team-high 18 points in the Falcons' loss.VENANGO CATHOLIC 58L. Homan 6 4-4 18, Kuhn 4 2-2 11, Moltz 2 2-2 8, Guth 3 1-3 7, A. Homan 4 4-4 12, Dziekciasz 0 2-2 2. Totals: 19 15-17 58.A-C VALLEY 38Kelsey Boocks 9 0-3 18, Meredith Snyder 2 2-2 6, Racheal Viertel 1 0-0 2, Erin Logue 1 0-0 2, Danielle Kaufman 4 0-0 8, Hanna Hetrick 1 0-0 2, Sadie Longo 0 0-0 0. Totals: 18 2-5 38.Venango Catholic 5 14 16 23—58A-C Valley16 6 10 6—383-point goals: Venango Catholic 5 (L. Homan 2, Moltz 2, Kuhn). A-C Valley, none.Clarion-Limestone 59, Union 39 — Delani Priester had a team-high 11 points, but the Damsels fell behind early and couldn't recover.UNION 39Delani Priester 4 2-2 11, Erin MacKinlay 0 0-0 0, Sydney Varner 2 2-2 8, Danara Hawk 1 1-2 3, Tabby Deitz 4 0-0 9, Ashley Barger 1 2-5 4, Kassie McGarrity 0 2-2 2, Mackenzie Divins 1 0-0 2. Totals: 13 9-13 39.CLARION-LIMESTONE 59Laugand 5 5-7 15, Black 6 0-2 12, Port 6 3-8 15, Mellott 7 0-2 14, Kelley 1 1-2 3, Burns 0 0-0 0, Stitt 0 0-0 0, Hawthorn 0 0-0 0, Wiles 0 0-0 0. Totals: 25 9-21 59.Union 5 15 8 11—39Clarion-Limestone15 20 11 13—593-point goals: Union 4 (Varner 2, Priester, Deitz). Clarion-Limestone, none.

HockeyButler 11, McDowell 1 — The Golden Tornado (6-5) received a hat trick from Troy Double in this Thursday game. Tanner Gilliland had two goals and three assists, Matt Tomasovic and Nick Whann two goals each.Dalton Scott and Joseph Dimartino also scored for Butler. Tanner Chuba, Jake Campbell and Tony Harpel had two assists each and Logan Rothbauer stopped 32 of 33 shots on goal.Butler hosts Upper St. Clair at 8:30 p.m. Monday at the Ice Connection.