Jake Whitmer's 26 points helped the Slippery Rock boys basketball team outlast host Conneaut Area 64-59 on Tuesday.

The Rockets (9-10) overcame a 12-point first-quarter deficit and won the decisive fourth period 24-12.

Also scoring in double digits in the win were Brady Kadlubek (14), Ryan Dutton (11) and Mark Cessar (10).

SLIPPERY ROCK 64

Jake Whitmer 8 8-9 26, Brady Kadlubek 6 0-0 14, Mark Cessar 4 1-3 10, Nate Popejoy 1 1-1 3, Ryan Dutton 5 1-3 11. Totals: 24 11-16 64.

CONNEAUT AREA 59

Litwin 9 0-0 21, Sperry 5 3-3 13, Holcomb 2 0-0 5, Richardson 4 0-0 8, Mattera 3 0-0 7, Williams 2 0-3 5. Totals: 25 3-6 59.

Slippery Rock 9 16 15 24 — 64

Conneaut Area21 14 12 12 — 59

3-point goals: Slippery Rock 5 (Whitmer 2, Kadlubek 2, Cessar); Conneaut Area 6 (Litwin 3, Holcomb, Mattera, Williams).

Saturday: Ellwood City at Slippery Rock

Freeport 63, Deer Lakes 45 — Josh Beale tallied 21 points and eight rebounds for the Yellowjackets (11-9, 4-8).

Codey Digiacobbe scored 13 points and Mason Eddinger 11 in the victory.

DEER LAKES 45

Nichols 1 1-2 3, Ventura 5 3-4 14, Pampena 2 0-0 5, Roberts 3 0-0 8, Spirnock 2 1-1 5, Darsie 2 0-0 5, Kelly 0 2-2 2, McLane 1 0-0 3. Totals: 16 7-9 45.

FREEPORT 63

Chad Hildebrand 1 0-0 2, Mason Eddinger 4 0-0 11, Kevin Lynch 0 2-2 2, Kris Keppel 1 3-4 5, Marshall McCormick 1 0-0 2, Codey Digiacobbe 5 1-1 13, Nick Robertson 0 1-2 1, Josh Beale 8 2-3 21, Jon Wise 3 0-4 6. Totals: 23 9-16 63.

Deer Lakes 9 12 8 16 — 45

Freeport10 18 20 15 — 63

3-point goals: Deer Lakes 6 (Roberts 2, Pampena, Ventura, Darsie, McLane); Freeport 8 (Eddinger 3, Beale 3, Digiacobbe 2).

Friday: Freeport at Knoch

North Allegheny 83, Seneca Valley 50 — With Butler losing to Central Catholic, the Raiders (13-8, 5-6) missed a chance to clinch a WPIAL playoff berth.

Zach Snyder scored 15 points and Dakota Topf had 13.

The Tigers hit 15 three-pointers in the win.

NORTH ALLEGHENY 83

Fischer 3 0-0 8, Carter 1 0-0 3, Maenza 1 0-0 2, Aiken 4 5-5 14, Sandherr 2 0-0 4, Phillips 6 2-2 19, Constantino 5 5-6 20, Lake 3 0-0 6, Bluemling 2 0-0 4, Constantakis 1 0-0 3. Totals: 28 12-13 83.

SENECA VALLEY 50

Zach Snyder 7 1-3 15, Jack Cook 1 0-0 3, T.J. Holl 1 0-1 2, Chad Izenas 1 3-4 5, Dakota Topf 6 1-1 13, Matt Drambel 1 0-0 2, Andrew Smathers 2 0-0 4, Chris Hart 1 0-1 2, Payton Skalos 1 0-0 2, Evan Schillero 1 0-0 2. Totals: 22 5-10 50.

North Allegheny 13 24 24 22 — 83

Seneca Valley15 9 13 13 — 50

3-point goals: North Allegheny 15 (Constantino 5, Phillips 5, Fischer 2, Aiken, Carter, Constantakis); Seneca Valley 1 (Cook).

Friday: Seneca Valley at Butler

New Brighton 70, Summit Academy 66 — The Knights (3-16, 2-11) received 19 points from Shaqir Hunley.

NEW BRIGHTON 70

Rombold 11 0-2 27, McIlvain 5 0-0 12, B. Williams 5 0-0 11, Millner 0 1-2 1, K. Williams 1 1-2 3, Debo 5 5-8 16. Totals: 27 7-14 70.

SUMMIT ACADEMY 66

Balil Muhammad 3 0-5 6, Anthony Rentas 4 3-4 12, Terrell Turner 5 4-6 14, Sayyid Muhammad 3 1-2 8, Shaqir Hunley 7 4-6 19, Dennis Richardson 3 1-2 7. Totals: 25 13-25 66.

New Brighton 17 15 13 25 — 70

Summit Academy13 16 21 16 — 66

3-point goals: New Brighton 9 (Rombold 5, McIlvain 2, B. Williams, Debo); Summit Academy 3 (S. Muhammad, Rentas, Hunley).

Thursday: Summit Academy at Kiski Prep

Meadville 62, Grove City 44 — The Eagles (11-8, 9-4) fell to the region-leading Bulldogs.

MEADVILLE 62

McClure 6 0-1 12, Foster 3 4-4 11, Clune 4 2-8 10, Parker 5 3-3 13, Lindsey 3 0-2 6, Byham 0 1-4 1, Boitnott 2 2-2 6, Pero 1 0-0 3. Totals: 24 12-24 62.

GROVE CITY 44

Jamie Hall 1 0-0 2, Kameron Patterson 4 0-0 9, Spencer Marnich 1 2-3 4, Brendan Record 2 0-0 5, Danny Torok 2 1-2 5, Kaiden Young 3 2-2 8, Jared Graham 1 5-5 7, Kyle Shingledecker 0 2-2 2, Tanner Glenn 0 2-2 2. Totals: 14 14-16 44.

Meadville 17 17 15 13 — 62

Grove City11 17 5 11 — 44

3-point goals: Meadville 2 (Foster, Pero); Grove City 2 (Patterson, Record).

Tuesday: George Junior Republic at Grove City

Girls Basketball

Steph Croll drained four 3-pointers and totaled a team-high 18 points as Slippery Rock thumped visiting Meadville 65-38.

Elena McDermott added 11 points and Jenna Whitmer 10 points and six assists for the Rockets (10-7, 5-1), who led 28-4 after one quarter.

MEADVILLE 38

Stats not available.

SLIPPERY ROCK 65

Elena McDermott 3 2-2 11, Lily Weitzel 2 2-2 6, Bailey Boyd 1 0-0 2, Jenna Heitzenrater 2 0-0 4, Macy McCall 3 0-0 6, Brynn Horner 0 2-2 2, Jenna Whitmer 4 0-0 10, Taylor Shaner 1 0-0 2, Hope Schnell 2 0-0 4, Steph Croll 6 2-2 18, Joella Neal 0 0-0 0. Totals: 24 8-8 65.

Meadville 4 12 10 12 — 38

Slippery Rock28 15 14 8 — 65

3-point goals: Slippery Rock 9 (Croll 4, McDermott 3, Whitmer 2).

Today: Slippery Rock at Grove City

North Allegheny 57, Seneca Valley 31 — The Raiders could not overcome a 12-point deficit in the first quarter.

Brooke Lyczek scored nine points for SV (10-9, 5-6).

NORTH ALLEGHENY 57

Stats not available.

SENECA VALLEY 31

Michaela Lamont 3 0-0 7, Shaley Bream 1 0-0 2, Christina Dunning 3 2-2 8, Carolyn Palaski 0 1-2 1, Brooke Lyczek 3 0-0 9, Paige Montrose 1 0-1 2, Erin Danik 1 0-2 2, Meghan Hess 0 0-2 0. Totals: 12 3-9 31.

North Allegheny 17 7 17 16 — 57

Seneca Valley5 8 7 11 — 31

3-point goals: Seneca Valley 4 (Lyczek 3, Lamont).

Friday: Seneca Valley at Butler

Freeport 49, South Allegheny 43 — The Yellowjackets swept the Gladiators in the season series, with Zoe Soilis scoring 25 points and Jenna Manke adding 10 points and 15 rebounds.

FREEPORT 49

Zoe Soilis 9 5-9 25, Macy Smolic 2 4-4 8, Carli Schwickrath 0 2-2 2, Haley Conner 2 0-0 4, Jenna Manke 4 2-6 10, Megan Manke 0 0-2 0. Totals: 17 13-23 49.

SOUTH ALLEGHENY 43

Burkholder 1 0-0 2, Sullinger 1 0-0 2, Wyler 2 0-0 5, Dranko 11 0-0 22, Kennedy 5 0-0 12. Totals: 20 0-0 43.

Freeport 10 16 7 16 — 49

South Allegheny12 4 16 11 — 43

3-point goals: Freeport 2 (Soilis 2); South Allegheny 3 (Kennedy 2, Wyler).

Thursday: Burrell at Freeport

Rifle

Hempfield 797-57x, Butler 796-52x — Alissa Wulff, Ben Crusan, Zane Barnett and Emily Black each had a strong showing for the Golden Tornado.

Hockey

Freeport fell behind 5-0 and suffered a 6-3 loss to Westmont Hilltop in Johnstown.

Hunter Kepple, Ethan Waddell and Stone Haberstroh all scored a goal for the Yellowjackets (11-6-1).

Wrestling

Summit Academy dropped a 43-36 decision to Laurel.

Private Schools

The First Baptist Christian School's junior varsity boys basketball team dropped a 43-42 decision to St. Fidelis. Aaron Drake scored 28 points and had nine rebounds, Nate Errington 12 rebounds.