Freeport Jimmy Mansman (27) takes a shot on Knoch goalkeeper Brett Miner (34) in their section mens soccer game at Freeport.

Brandon Vargo scored five minutes into the second half and the Knoch defense made it stand up as the Knights edged Freeport 1-0 in boys soccer action Thursday afternoon.

The match was mostly contested at the midfield before Vargo was able to score on an assist from Ben Lope.

The win improved Knoch to 4-0 and dropped Freeport to 2-2.

Slippery Rock 3, Sharpsville 2, OT — Sean Freidhof scored in overtime to lift Slippery Rock over Sharpsville on Thursday.

Josh Stutz scored for the Rockets (3-2) in regulation off an assist from Nate Popejoy. Gavin McHattie found the back of the net as well, assisted by Ben Magliocca.

Slippery Rock returns to the pitch Tuesday at Knoch.

First Baptist 4, Bethel Erie 2 — Ryan Hughes scored two goals and added an assist in the win.

Adam Mueller and Trevor Barnhart also scored for First Baptist.

Girls SoccerMarley Gordon scored four goals as Knoch routed Riverside 7-0.Saige Robertson, Olivia Sharbaugh and Abbey Gore also scored for the Knights (2-1, 1-0).Slippery Rock 6, Sharon 0 — Bailey Boyd scored three goals and added two assists to lead the Rockets.Jenny Dudek also scored two goals and added an assist for Slippery Rock (1-0 in the region).Karns City 10, Clarion 0 — Breann Wood and Emily LoPresti notched hat tricks to pace the Gremlins (2-0).Megan McCartney netted a pair of goals, while Brianna Brusamonti and Carlee Boltz scored one apiece.Karns City plays next on Saturday at home against DuBois Central Catholic.

VolleyballKristen Smith racked up 14 service points and 15 assists to pace Karns City to a 25-8, 25-14, 25-10 sweep over Venango Catholic.Kendyll Smith added eight service points and six kills, while LeeAnn Gibson tallied a team-high nine kills.The Gremlins (1-1) return to the court on Tuesday with a home match against Cranberry.Knoch 3, Highlands 0 — Celina Sanks had 20 kills and Katie Bozzo added 10 points and 16 assists to lead the Knights to a 25-16, 25-9, 25-6 win.Butler 3, North Hills 1 — Gabriell Carney had 10 kills and Kiana Green and Kristen Knass each added nine kills to lead Butler to a 25-21, 25-15, 23-25, 25-14 win.Rachel Rebmann added 30 digs for the Golden Tornado.A-C Valley 3, Forest Area 0 — Jess Calendar recorded eight aces and 21 service points to lead the Falcons to a 25-4, 25-13, 25-18 sweep.Mikayli Terwilliger posted a team-high six kills, while Katie Stumpner added four and the duo had two aces apiece. Morgan Cratty recorded three kills and four blocks. Alyssa Babcock chipped in six service points for the Falcons (1-1).The A-C Valley JV team picked up a 25-8, 25-14 win, led by Jill Caldwell's 15 service points.North Clarion 3, Union 1 — Leah Conner and Sydney Varner each had seven kills, but the Damsels fell 9-25, 19-25, 25-20, 22-25.Varner also had 12 points and four aces and Danara Hawk 10 digs.Union's junior varsity team won 25-14, 27-25.Slippery Rock 3, Franklin 0 — Carly Shearer tallied eight aces and Kortney Schaum had eight digs to pace the Rockets to a 25-14, 25-21, 25-14 triumph.Slippery Rock (1-0) hosts Hickory on Tuesday.Freeport 3, Burrell 0 — The Yellowjackets coasted to a sweep. Further details were unavailable.Cranberry 3, Moniteau 0 — The Warriors opened the season with a 25-9, 25-7, 25-16 loss to the Berries.Moniteau (0-1) will host Venango Catholic on Tuesday.Christian Life Academy 3, First Baptist 1 — Lyndsey Lowe had 14 kills, nine points and four aces in the 8-25, 20-25, 25-20, 13-25 loss.

Boys GolfTyler Leake fired a 37 to lead three Seneca Valley golfers with sub-40 scores in a 197-201 win over Central Catholic at Cranberry Highlands.Seneca Valley (197): Tyler Leake 37, Evan Hangliter 38, Ryan Senka 39, Garrett Schlick 41, Andy Smathers 42Central Catholic (201): Brent Rodgers 35, Nick Cuny 38, Matt Delrosso 41, Jake Smithco 42, Jesse Yeckle 45Freeport 216, Ford City 221 — Audrey Clawson fired a 37 at Lenape Heights to lead the Yellowjackets.Cole Hepler added a 39 for Freeport (7-1, 4-1).Freeport (216): Audrey Clawson 37, Cole Hepler 39, Mickey Frazetta 41, Matt Swartz 47, Brendon Zack 52Ford City (221): Chuck Cippel 38, Josh Oliver 42, Nick Panchik 43, Richie Hrabrosky 47, John Phelps 51Knoch 207, Valley 247 — A well-balanced effort led the Knights to victory. All five Knoch golfers were within two strokes of each other and none shot worse than 42.Knoch (4-3, 3-2) travels to Butler Country Club today to take on the Golden Tornado.Knoch (207): Chris Kier 40, Austin Campbell 41, Tad Meyers 42, Christian Evanchec 42, Art Biernesser 42Valley (247): Nick Licata 39, Parker Shearon 47, Josh Denham 49, Nathan Traini 53, Adam Johnson 59Keystone 191, Karns City 221 (Wednesday); Venango Catholic 231, Karns City 249 (Thursday) — Mike Riley shot a 39 on Wednesday at Hi-Level Golf Course and Nate Weckerly carded a 42 on Thursday at Cross Creek Resort, but the Gremlins (1-2) couldn't avoid a pair of losses.Keystone (191): Bo Scheffer 36, Amber Hess 39, Ryan Wolbert 38, Tim Haines 38, Cam Henry 40Karns City (221): Mike Riley 39, Holden Martin 43, Nate Weckerly 45, Brad Bowser 46, Matt Yough 48Venango Catholic (231): Hunter Lancaster 42, Nathan Dudzik 45, Brady Kingetza 46, Taylor Meitus 48, Jonah Jones 50Karns City (249): Nate Weckerly 42, Mike Riley 46, Matt Yough 51, Brad Bowser 54, Holden Martin 56Corry Tournament — Mitchell May shot an 80 at North Hills Golf Course in Corry to finish seventh out of 99 golfers to lead Slippery Rock to a seventh-place finish in the 25-team event.Trevor Rodgers of Cambridge Springs was the medalist with a 76.Slippery Rock (351): Mitchell May 80, Sam Isacco 87, Zac McCue 89, Luke Barnhart 95

Girls GolfAlex Steighner carded a 41 to lead Seneca Valley to a 193-231 win over Shaler on Thursday at Connoquenessing Country Club.The Raiders (2-3, 2-3) will travel to Hiland Golf Course to square off with Butler on Monday.Seneca Valley (193): Alex Steighner 41, Courtney Wahlstrom 50, Jessica Howard 51, Catie Dillon 51Shaler (231): Natalie Abt 49, Megan Little 53, Bridget Stack 60, Christine Chirdon 69Pine-Richland 185, Mars 198 — Bridget Merten shot a 45, but Mars was edged by the Rams.Lauren Schaper shot a 39 Tuesday in the Planets' 179-274 win over Ambridge.Merten had a 42 in that match for Mars (4-4, 4-2).Mars (198): Bridget Merten 45, Lauren Schaper 52, Michaela Moser 50, Lizzie Baken 51Pine-Richland (185): Maura Kelly 42, Hope Lowry 50, Anya Chiopra 48, Simrin Guglani 45