The Freeport boys basketball team made the most of its starters in Tuesday's game against Apollo-Ridge.

The starting five combined for all 84 points as the Yellowjackets outlasted Apollo-Ridge 84-77 in the section opener.

Brian Zimmerman had 26 points, six assists and five steals, Nick Rutkoski had 22 points and 13 rebounds, Nate Kotecki had 20 points and Brady Sherrieb had 11 points and nine assists for the Yellowjackets (5-1, 1-0).

The Vikings had five of their six scorers in double figures, led by Phil Shallenberger's 21 points.

APOLLO-RIDGE 77

Tyler Guthrie 8 3-4 19, Phil Shallenberger 8 2-2 21, Gary Miller 3 3-3 11, Ethan Altmire 6 0-0 12, Seth Davis 5 0-2 10, Mike Schantz 2 0-0 4, Totals: 32 8-11 77.

FREEPORT 84

Nate Kotecki 7 5-6 20, A.J. Vidra 2 0-0 5, Brian Zimmerman 9 8-12 26, Brady Sherrieb 3 4-4 11, Nick Rutkoski 9 4-5 22, Jordan Frantz 0 0-0 0, Sean Mientus 0 0-0 0. Totals: 30 21-27 84.

3-point goals:

Shallenberger 3, Miller 2; Kotecki, Vidra, Sherrieb

JV:

Freeport, 58-47 (F: Chris Tagmyer 12)

Thursday:

Freeport at Greensburg Central Catholic, 7 p.m. (Freeport girls, 5 p.m.)

Knoch 67, Laurel 42 —

Scott Muska had 25 points, including five 3-pointers, to help the Knights roll past the Spartans.

Jordan Shoop added 18 points and Rob Briggs had 13 for the Knights (6-1).

LAUREL 42

Brian Johns 1 0-0 2, Kevin Mattocks 5 0-0 12, Ryan Forbes 1 0-0 2, Corey Collins 3 0-2 7, Marcus Cook 1 0-0 2, Tyler Womer 3 1-2 9, Andy Lawrence 1 0-0 2, David Cline 3 0-0 6. Totals: 18 1-4 42.

KNOCH 67

Scott Muska 9 2-3 25, Jordan Shoop 7 1-2 18, Paul Hancheck 1 0-0 2, Elliott 2 0-0 4, Rob Briggs 6 0-0 13, Alex Whisler 2 0-0 5. Totals: 27 3-5 67.

3-point goals:

Mattocks 2, Womer 2, Collins; Muska 5, Shoop 3, Briggs, Whisler

Friday:

Hampton at Knoch

Karns City 60, Cranberry 52 —

Mark Ferguson scored 18 points and Mike McConnell added 11 more for the Gremlins. Mike Senepole, Steve Black and Matt McConnell each had nine points for Karns City (2-5).

CRANBERRY 52

Heeter 7 2-2 19, Irvin 1 0-0 3, Rembold 4 5-8 13, Mitchell 1 0-0 2, O'Neil 1 3-4 5, Sheffer 5 0-4 10. Totals: 19 10-18 52.

KARNS CITY 60

Mike Senepole 4 0-0 9, Steve Black 2 5-8 9, Mike McConnell 4 0-0 11, Cameron Turner 0 2-4 2, Matt McConnell 3 1-2 9, Kody Craig 0 0-0 0, Mark Ferguson 5 7-11 18, Jeremy Bowser 0 0-0 0, Charlie Zaludek 1 0-0 2, Kevin Beck 0 0-0 0. Totals: 19 15-25 60.

3-point goals:

Heeter 3, Irvin; Mike McConnell 3, Matt McConnell 2, Senepole, Ferguson

JV:

Karns City, 52-50

Thursday:

Rocky Grove at Karns City

Titusville 47, Slippery Rock 42 —

Billy Stoughton had 13 points and Rhett Gordon added 11, for the Rockets (1-6).

TITUSVILLE 47

Braun 2 4-5 8, McDonald 1 0-1 2, Stewart 0 1-3 1, Carr 2 0-2 4, Bodamer 2 0-0 4, Vincent 5 1-2 15, Feiereisen 1 0-0 2, Motter 5 1-1 11, Rapasky 0 0-0 0. Totals: 18 7-14 47.

SLIPPERY ROCK 42

Rhett Gordon 3 2-2 11, Joe Bryan 1 0-0 2, Jarod Agostino 1 0-0 2, Ben Collins 3 2-3 8, Billy Stoughton 4 3-4 13, Brian Kelly 2 0-0 4, John Bennett 0 0-0 0, David Hewitt 1 0-2 2. Totals: 15 7-11 42.

3-point goals:

Vincent 4; Gordon 3, Stoughton 2

JV:

Titusville, 52-37 (SR: Matt Shearer 17)

Friday:

Slippery Rock at Grove City

A-C Valley 75, East Forest 64 —

John Kaufman had 21 points, nine rebounds and six blocks and Sean Foust had 20 points and nine assists to lead the Falcons (8-0), despite East Forest draining 13 3-pointers.

Kyle McCall added 11 points and 11 rebounds, and Ted Marron added eight points and three blocks for A-C Valley.

A-C VALLEY 75

Sean Foust 7 4-6 20, Ted Marron 2 2-2 8, John Kaufman 10 0-0 21, Kyle McCall 5 1-2 11, Ryan Jackson 3 0-3 6, Shawn Courson 3 0-0 7, Garrett Greathouse 1 0-0 2. Totals: 31 7-13 75.

EAST FOREST 64

Maloney 1 1-4 3, B. Snyder 8 3-4 25, Courter 2 2-2 6, Rini 7 0-0 21, C. Snyder 3 0-0 6, Andring 1 1-2 3. Totals: 22 6-10 64

3-point goals:

Foust 2, Marron 2, Kaufman, Courson; Rini 7, B. Snyder 6

Thursday:

Redbank Valley at A-C Valley

Shenango 70, Summit Academy 49 —

Darnell Godfrey and Orlando Burt had 11 and 10 points, respectively, to lead the Knights (2-6).

SHENANGO 70

Z. Anderson 5 3-6 13, K. Monceaux 5 2-2 13, S. McNees 9 9-9 29, L. O'Hara 3 4-4 13, M. DeAngelo 1 0-1 2. Totals: 23 18-22 70.

SUMMIT ACADEMY 49

Devin Preston 3 3-4 9, Alfonso Rodgers 0 2-2 2, Dreamount Tindell 2 0-0 6, Orlando Burt 5 0-1 10, Darnell Godfrey 3 5-8 11, Kasil Butler 2 0-0 4, Tom Wood 3 1-2 7. Totals: 18 11-19 49.

3-point goals:

O'Hara 3, McNees 2, Monceaux; Tindell 2

Wednesday, Dec. 28:

Summit Academy at Freeport Christmas Tournament

Fox Chapel 66, Seneca Valley 51 —

The Foxes outscored the Raiders 23-14 in the fourth quarter to pull away in this section matchup.

Kevin Mayberry had 17 points, Dave Monteleone 14 and Dan Stanley 13 for the Raiders. Rob Teninini had 20 points to lead Fox Chapel.

Beaver County Christian 57, Portersville Christian 43 —

Justin McCandless had 16 points, including four 3-pointers, and Josh Aikens had 14 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Warriors.

Haley Callihan scored 17 points, but the Karns City girls basketball team fell to Cranberry 48-40.The Gremlins couldn't overcome a sluggish second quarter, in which they were outscored 16-4.Callihan also had seven rebounds for Karns City (4-3).KARNS CITY 40Tausha Bowser 2 0-0 4, Allyson Kepple 3 1-4 7, Melissa Collier 1 3-4 5, Haley Callihan 7 1-1 17, Kailyn Weibel 0 0-0 0, Ashley Fuhrer 1 0-2 2, Mallory Craig 0 0-0 0, Brianna Markle 2 1-2 5. Totals: 16 6-13 40CRANBERRY 48Jack 6 5-8 17, Morrow 6 3-6 16, Steams 1 0-0 3, O'Neil 2 3-4 7, Schuffstall 1 3-4 5. Totals: 16 14-22 483-point goals:Callihan 2, Steams, MorrowJV:Cranberry 34-24Thursday:Karns City at Rocky GroveEast Forest 61, A-C Valley 26 —Sara Doran had 11 points to lead the Falcons (0-6), who trailed 15-13 after one quarter before trailing 31-15 at halftime.EAST FOREST 61Stephanie Weiss 2 0-0 4, Stacie Kandray 2 3-4 7, Alicia Ponegaler 6 0-0 14, Nicole Geyer 2 2-6 6, Ashley Oliver 6 3-4 16, Kelsey Rini 6 2-2 14. Totals: 24 10-16 61.A-C VALLEY 26Kate Best 0 0-0 0, Sahnnon Blauser 1 0-0 2, Sadie Carr 0 0-0 0, Sara Doran 5 0-0 11, Kelly Fair 0 0-0 0, Markeea Hart 3 1-3 7, Jennie Kaufman 0 0-0 0, Lorin Kaufman 0 0-0 0, Jacque Kriley 2 0-2 4, Alisa Snyder 1 0-0 2. Totals: 12 1-5 26.3-point goals:Ponegaler 2, OliverJV:A-C Valley, 20-18 (AC: Kelli Davis 9)Thursday:A-C Valley at Redbank ValleyButler 59, Deerfield (Fla.) 26—No other details were available from this game played Monday night in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The Golden Tornado dropped a 50-42 decision to Graves County (Ky.) Saturday. Amy Achesinski scored 21 points for Butler.Portersville Christian 49, Beaver County Christian 33 —Val Hamilton and Katie Daugherty had 13 points each and Britt Schmidtke added 11 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Warriors.

Butler 795-59x, Avella 795-55x —Amanda Toy, Jake Mulneix, Kayla Fry and Erica Leslie were the top shooters for the Tornado in this victory over the Eagles Tuesday.

Seneca Valley 3, Plum 2 —No further details were available.

Slippery Rock 73, Hickory 56 (girls); Slippery Rock 60, Hickory 28 (boys) —Bethany Johnson reduced her 200-yard individual medley school record to 2:28.87 and shaved seven seconds off her 500 freestyle record, defeating last year's third-place district placer by 15 seconds, in 5:45.61.Jacob Johnston reduced his school record in the backstroke to 1:08.87.Top three placers for the Rockets follow:Boys200 medley relay: 1-Jacob Johnston, Peter Eilenfeldt, Jeremy McClimans, Nathan Eilenfeldt 2:10.38200 free: 1-Jacob Johnston 2?:10.09, 2-Andrew Opalewski200 IM: 1-Nathan Eilenfeldt 2:29.71, 3-Chuck Davies50 free: 2-Jeremy McClimans100 fly: 1-Chuck Davies 1:24.97100 free: 2-Jeremy McClimans500 free: 1-Andrew Opalewski 6:44.81200 free relay: 1-Josh McCracken, Chuck Davies, Jeremy McClimans, Peter Eilenfeldt 2:13.84Girls200 medley relay: 1-Lauren Tibbens, Britley Raabe, Bethany Johnston, Vicky Kosiorek 2:14.19200 free: 1-Lauren Tibbens 2:26.24, 20-Rachael Opp200 IM: 1-Bethany Johnston 2:28.87, 3- Calley Bridges50 free: 2-Vickyu Kosioprek, 3-Alyssa Martinez100 fly: 1-Vicky Kosiorek 1:13.24100 free: 2-Britley Raabe500 free: 1-Bethany Johnston 5:45.61, 3-Rachael Opp200 free relay: 1-Rachael Opp, Britley Raabe, Hannah Parson, Suzetta McKnight 2:16.07Knoch 86, Freedom 59 (girls); Knoch 82, Freedom 51 (boys) —Bethany Legin won the 200 free and 100 back while Nicole Vogus won the 200 IM, R. Tano the 50 free, T. Gallo the 100 fly and C. Cunningham the 500 free to lead the Knights' girls team.In the boys meet, Mike McCoy won the 50 free and 100 fly, D. Lutz the 200 free, D. Vogus the 200 IM and Stephen Edwards the 500 free.