Zach Snyder scored eight of his game-high 26 points in final two minutes of the first half to keep Seneca Valley within striking distance of Central Catholic and Chad Izenas scored the first five points of overtime as the Raiders rallied for a dramatic 68-64 road section win Friday night.

Seneca Valley (3-1, 1-0) fell behind 21-9 at the end of the first quarter.

But Seneca Valley chipped away, getting 14 points from Dakota Topf, who was 9-of-10 from the free throw line in the game and 5-of-6 from the stripe in overtime, and 12 from Izenas to pull out the win.

SENECA VALLEY 68

Zach Snyder 10 6-10 26, Jack Cook 2 0-0 5, T.J. Holl 0 2-4 2, Cody Boozel 1 0-0 0, Chad Izenas 4 3-3 12, Dakota Topf 2 9-10 14, Matt Drambel 2 0-0 4, Chris Hart 1 2-2 5. Totals: 21 22-29 68.

CENTRAL CATHOLIC 64

Luke Deasy 1 0-2 2, Lamar Hamlin 2 0-0 4, Bobby Kiernan 1 1-2 4, John Petrishen 1 2-2 4, Alex Schoppen 4 0-0 10, Rashad Wheeler 1 0-0 3, Bricen Garner 4 4-4 12, Ryan Sproule 1 0-1 3, Jonathan DeVitto 2 0-0 5, Sean Whalen 7 0-0 17. Totals: 24 7-10 64.

Seneca Valley 9 15 17 14 13 — 68

Central Catholic21 10 9 15 9 — 64

3-point goals: Seneca Valley 4 (Cook, Izenas, Topf, Hart; Central Catholic 10 (Kiernan, Schoppen 2, Wheeler, Sproule, DeVitto, Whalen 3)

Tuesday: Greensburg Central Catholic at Seneca Valley

Freeport 63, Highlands 60 — Mason Eddinger poured in 22 points and Kris Keppel added 20 in the Yellowjackets’ win.

Eddinger also had 10 rebounds for Freeport (3-1, 1-0).

Josh Beale added 12 points for the Yellowjackets.

FREEPORT 63

Mason Eddinger 6 7-8 22, Kevin Lynch 0 4-6 4, Kris Keppel 7 4-8 20, Marshall McCormick 0 0-0 0, Brandon Hochbein 1 0-0 2, Codey Digiacobbe 1 1-3 3, Derek Jones 0 0-0 0, Josh Beale 4 3-4 12, Jon Wise 0 0-0 0. Totals: 19 19-29 63.

HIGHLANDS 60

Boda 5 0-0 12, Alworth 1 0-0 3, Martin 2 1-1 5, Lineburg 2 5-8 9, Dezort 2 1-4 5, Thimons 6 0-2 12, Branch 7 0-0 14, Jackson 0 0-0 0. Totals: 25 7-15 60.

Freeport 18 16 10 19 — 63

Highlands11 17 9 23 — 60

3-point goals: Freeport 6 (Eddinger 3, Keppel 2, Beale); Highlands 3 (Boda 2, Alworth)

Tuesday: Burrell at Freeport

Hampton 72, Knoch 56 — Matt Zanella scored 22 points, but the Knights couldn’t keep pace in their section opener.

Austin Hannes also reached double digits with 12 points for Knoch (1-3, 0-1).

KNOCH 56

Troy Hixon 3 1-1 7, Matt Zanella 11 0-0 22, Mac Christy 1 1-2 3, Devin Campbell 2 0-0 6, Austin Hannes 6 0-0 12, Jackson McKee 1 2-4 4. Totals: 24 4-14 56.

HAMPTON 72

Pat Murray 10 2-2 24, Joey Lafko 4 2-2 11, Jack Kramer 1 2-2 4, Ben Huber 1 0-0 3, Antonio Ionadi 5 0-0 13, Jack Morrison 3 0-0 8, Matt Donnelly 1 0-0 2, David Huber 2 2-2 7. Totals: 27 8-8 72.

Knoch 16 10 19 11 — 56

Hampton12 20 26 14 — 72

3-point goals: Knoch 2 (Campbell 2); Hampton 10 (Murray 2, Lafko, B. Huber, Ionadi 3, Morrison 2, D. Huber)

Tuesday: Highlands at Knoch

Mars 74, Burrell 40 — Ryan Giallonardo drained five 3-pointers and scored a game-high 19 points as the Planets cruised.

John Castello added 17 points and Alex Gruber 12 for Mars (4-0, 1-0).

MARS 74

Aaron Gruber 1 0-1 2, Alex Gruber 5 1-2 12, John Castello 7 3-4 17, Ryan Giallonardo 7 0-1 19, Christian Schmitt 4 0-2 11, Robby Carmody 3 3-4 9, Nate Sablowski 1 1-2 3, Noah Tresky 0 1-2 1, Bailey Trzeciak 0 0-0 0, Mitch Verplank 0 0-0 0, Brandt Kepreos 0 0-0 0. Totals: 28 9-18 74.

BURRELL 40

Max Garda 0 2-4 2, Joey Cox 2 1-2 5, Brendan Lettrich 0 7-8 7, Nick Kotecki 2 2-4 7, Lucas Cable 4 1-3 9, Dylan McNutt 1 1-3 3, Devon Resnick 0 1-2 1, Cody Legteis 0 4-4 4 . Totals: 10 19-32 40.

Mars 20 25 15 14 — 74

Burrell9 12 8 11 — 40

3-point goals: Mars 9 (Alex Gruber, Giallonardo 5, Schmitt 3); Burrell 1 (Kotecki)

Monday: Valley at Mars

Redbank Valley 57, Union 52 — Cole Morris scored 19 points, but the Golden Knights started slowly, falling behind 18-5 after eight minutes, and couldn’t recover.

Chet Carmichael pitched in 14 points for Union (2-3).

REDBANK VALLEY 57

Shumaker 4 6-8 16, Heeter 5 0-0 11, J. Dougherty 3 2-2 9, reed 0 2-5 2, D. Dougherty 1 1-4 3, Nicewonger 3 1-4 7, Scott 0 0-0 0, Westover 2 5-6 9. Totals: 18 17-26 57.

UNION 52

Hank Murphy 1 1-2 3, Cole Morris 6 6-8 19, Zach Hepler 0 0-0 0, Chet Carmichael 3 6-13 14, Lucas Bowser 2 0-1 4, Lane Cicciarelli 2 4-5 8, Tyler Wiser 2 0-1 4. Totals: 16 17-30 52.

Union5 15 10 22 — 52

Redbank Valley 18 12 14 13 — 57

3-point goals: Union 3 (Morris, Carmichael)

Tuesday: Union at North Clarion

St. Joseph 66, Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic 62 — The Trojans fell to 1-3 overall and 0-1 in the section.

Laurel 92, Summit Academy 65 — The Knights fell to 0-4 overall and 0-1 in the section.

Girls BasketballAlazia Greaves, mostly known for her defense, provided an offensive spark for Moniteau with 12 points on four 3-pointers as the Warriors downed A-C Valley, 48-36.Kristina DeMatteis and Sara Hull also scored 12 points for Moniteau (4-0).Sadie Longo paced A-C Valley with 12 points.MONITEAU 48Stephanie McCall 2 2-2 6, Alycia Brehm 1 2-2 5, Alazia Greaves 4 0-0 12, Kristina DeMatteis 6 0-2 12, Sara Hull 4 3-4 12, Kennedy DeMatteis 0 1-2 1, Kara Mentel 0 0-0 0, Emma Bair 0 0-0 0. Totals: 17 8-12 48.A-C VALLEY 36Erin Logue 2 2-4 6, Sadie Longo 6 0-0 12, Danielle Kaufman 3 0-0 6, Morgan Cratty 1 7-8 9, Lauren McNany 0 0-0 0, Kiersten Rothen 0 0-0 0, Ellie Thompson 0 3-5 3, Allison Sherman 0 0-0 0. Totals: 12 12-16 36.Moniteau 14 14 19 1 — 48A-C Valley8 9 5 14 — 363-point goals: Moniteau 6 (Brehm, Greaves 4, Hull); A-C Valley noneMonday: Brockway at A-C ValleyWednesday: Moniteau at Venango CatholicRedbank Valley 58, Union 43 — No other information was available.WrestlingJeremiah Bortmas (160 pounds) got a pin in 17 seconds and JD Bojanic (220) and Seth McCrea (285) earned big wins to lift Butler to a 34-31 non-section win over Peters Township.Butler 34, Peters Township 31(Match started at 113 pounds)106-Florinton (PT) pinned Isaiah Christy :47; 113-Moran (PT) by forfeit; 120-Sam Dietrich (B) pinned Will Wikowski, 1:15; 126-A.J. Buckiso (PT) dec. Connor Foust, 3-1 (OT); 132-Phil Mary (PT) dec. Scott Dietrich, 8-2; 138-Caleb Baxter (B) pinned Garrett Miller, 3:16; 145-Luke Mary (PT) dec. Donovan Malovich, 6-4; 152-Shane Clark (PT) def. Hank Finan, 15-4; 160-Jeremiah Bortmas (B) pinned Alex Burdowsky, :17; 170-Moranty dec. Dave Dimun, 4-2; 182-Fitzgerald (PT) pinned Nick Roth, 2:53; 195-MacLeavy (PT) dec. Justin Johnson, 16-7; 220-JD Bojanic (B) dec. Alex Balcek, 6-2; Hwt.-Seth McCrea (B) pinned Reardon, 3:00