Karly Rhoads scored 26 points to help spearhead the Slippery Rock girls basketball team to a dramatic 56-52 overtime victory over Fairview in the first round of the Union City Tournament Thursday.

The Rockets (6-4) trailed 20-2 after the first quarter before chipping away, outscoring Fairview 22-6 in the fourth frame to send the game into overtime.

Kourtney Rhoads added 11 points for Slippery Rock.

SLIPPERY ROCK 56Karly Rhoads 9 7-8 26, Ali Doyle 2 0-0 4, Kourtney Rhoads 4 2-4 11, Sarah Cessar 3 2-2 8, Taylor Crocker 1 0-0 3, Paige Walter 2 0-0 4.

Totals: 21 11-14 56.

FAIRVIEW 52M. Weaver 3 1-1 7, H. Loper 3 0-0 6, B. Sargeant 2 0-0 4, R. Tallmadge 1 1-1 3, L. Kneeder 2 0-2 4, K. Lavin 2 2-3 6, J. Pollard 5 0-0 10, A. Pawloski 3 0-0 6, A. Klemm 2 2-3 6.

Totals: 23 6-10 52.

Slippery Rock 2 14 10 22 8—56Fairview 20 10 12 6 4—523-point goals: Ka. Rhoads, Ko. Rhoads, Crocker

Today: Championship final-Slippery Rock vs. Fort LeBoeuf

Butler 67, Mojave (Nev.) 51 — Olivia Bresnahan dropped in 28 points to power the Tornado in the first round of the Las Vegas Holiday Classic.Casie Cygan added 13 points and Jenna Manuel 12 for the Tornado (10-1), who jumped out to a 39-21 halftime lead.Chelsea Hopkins, a Duke recruit, led Mojave with 24 points.Butler will advance to second-round action today.

Box incompleteBUTLER 67Olivia Bresnahan 11 6-12 28, Casie Cygan 5 0-0 13, Jenna Manuel 4 2-2 12, Karissa King 1 1-2 4, Erica Miller 1 1-2 3, Katherine Sylvia 1 0-0 2, Lyndsy Day 1 3-4 5.

Totals: 24 13-22 67.

Mojave (Nev.) 12 9 17 13—51Butler 18 21 15 13—673-point goals: B: Cygan 3, Manuel 2, King

Pine-Richland 41, Seneca Valley 36 — Despite 13 points from Kelsey Patsilevas, the Raiders (3-7) dropped this second-round consolation game at the Mt. Lebanon Tournament.

SENECA VALLEY 36Aly Eagle 0 1-2 1, Megan Gebrosky 1 2-5 5, Kelsey Patsilevas 5 0-1 13, Shayna Elser 0 1-2 1, Nicole Roche 1 1-2 3, Jackie Mangola 2 4-4 8, Catherine Messmer 2 1-2 5.

Totals: 11 10-18 36.

PINE-RICHLAND 41Wise 1 1-3 3, Jackson 0 2-2 2, Pikur 3 1-2 7, Richert 2 5-6 10, Steger 2 3-7 8, Altman 0 2-2 2, Karr 3 3-3 9.

Totals: 11 17-25 41.

Seneca Valley 8 10 12 6—36Pine-Richland 7 11 12 11—413-point goals: Patsilevas 3, Gebrosky; Richert, Steger

Today: Consolation round-Seneca Valley vs. Blackhawk

Moniteau 36, Union-New Castle 27 — Sophomore Alex Guercio scored 12 points and added 12 rebounds to lead the Warriors to the first-round triumph at the Union Tournament.

MONITEAU 36Jenna McCorry 4 0-2 8, Christi Kuzma 3 0-1 6, Gretchen McCormick 0 0-0 0, Maura McCaslin 1 1-2 4, Ellie Hillard 0 0-1 0, Chelsea Sellers 3 1-2 7, Alex Guercio 5 2-5 12.

Totals: 16 4-13 36.

UNION (NEW CASTLE) 27Sankey 1 0-0 2, Klingensmith 0 0-1 0, Hannon 3 2-4 8, Boyeis 0 1-2 1, Barger 2 1-2 5, Koszel 2 1-2 5, Trimble 1 0-0 2, Smith 2 0-0 4.

Totals: 11 5-11 27.

Moniteau 11 7 9 9—36Union-New Castle 5 6 6 10—273-point goals: McCaslin

Today: Championship final-Moniteau vs. Wilmington, 6 p.m.

Knoch 55, Deer Lakes 42 — Laura Gray scored 13 points to key the Knights to a first-round victory at the Knoch Christmas Classic.An 18-8 fourth-quarter output helped ice the victory for Knoch (2-9).

DEER LAKES 42Bradley 3 1-2 7, Hatfield 0 5-9 5, Holtz 1 1-2 3, Garland 2 0-2 4, Catich 3 5-6 12, Baumgartel 1 1-4 3, Dugar 1 2-2 4, Kohan 0 4-6 4.

Totals: 11 19-33 42.

KNOCH 55Megan Burlbaugh 3 2-5 8, Haley Hutterer 4 0-0 9, Hannah Notovny 4 0-0 8, Gina Robb 1 0-0 2, Kristen Gagen 2 0-1 5, Lindsay MacArthur 1 4-4 6, Jade Thrower 2 0-1 4, Laura Gray 4 3-4 13.

Totals: 21 9-15 55.

Deer Lakes 5 17 12 8—42Knoch 13 11 13 18—553-point goals: Catich; Gray 2, Hutterer, Gagen

Today: Championship game-Knoch vs. Northern Cambria, 8 p.m.

Northern Cambria 59, Karns City 32 — Allyson Kepple led Karns City (5-5) with 15 points, but the Gremlins fell in the first round of the Knoch Christmas Classic.

NORTHERN CAMBRIA 59B. Sedlock 8 3-4 19, A. Rocco 4 3-4 11, B. Kochinsky 2 1-2 6, J. Dunchak 6 1-4 13, J. Valeria 2 1-1 6, O. Dumm 1 0-0 2, E. Krumenacker 1 0-0 2.

Totals: 24 9-15 59.

KARNS CITY 32Taylor Kerschbaumer 1 1-2 3, Caitlin Davis 0 0-2 0, Allyson Kepple 4 6-8 15, Hannah Beck 0 0-0 0, Ashley Campbell 1 1-4 3, Katie Weibel 1 0-0 2, Kylee Rankin 2 5-7 9, Maureen McGreevy 0 0-0 0, Stephanie Stoughton 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 9 13-23 32.

Northern Cambria 15 15 14 15—59Karns City 8 4 4 16—323-point goals: Kochinsky, Valeria; Kepple

Today: Consolation final-Karns City vs. Deer Lakes, 5 p.m.

Marion Center 69, A-C Valley 22 — At the Punxsutawney Tournament, Marion Center outscored the Falcons 43-8 over the middle two quarters to roll to the win. Maryellen Busch had 12 points to lead A-C Valley.

A-C VALLEY 22Katie Quaill 1 0-0 2, Erin Larimore 2 0-2 4, Erika Rothen 1 0-0 2, Markeea Hart 0 1-2 1, Krista Moores 0 1-2 1, Maryellen Busch 4 4-6 12, Kate Best 0 0-0 0, Shannon Blauser 0 0-0 0, Kaylin Strauser 0 0-0 0, Shelbi Cervenec 0 0-0 0, Lauren Snyder 0 0-0 0, Shannon Bartley 0 0-0 0, Natalie Russell 0 0-0 0, Katrina Johnston 0 0-0 0, Jessica Henry 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 8 6-12 22.

MARION CENTER 69Fyock 1 1-1 3, Tonkin 2 0-0 4, Glasser 2 0-0 5, Rogerson 3 0-0 6, Bowser 4 0-0 9, Fairman 8 0-0 18, Miloser 3 2-4 8, McClure 0 2-2 2, Ruffner 3 2-2 8, Rupp 3 0-0 6, Frederick 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 29 7-9 69.

A-C Valley 9 5 3 5—22Marion Center 17 26 17 9—693-point goals: Fairman 2, Glasser, Bowser

Today: A-C Valley vs. Cameron County-Punxsutawney loser

Southmoreland 48, Freeport 41 — The Yellowjackets lost to the Scotties in the first round of the Riverview Tournament.No details were provided. Freeport will face Valley at 1 p.m. today in the consolation final.

Cranberry 55, Grove City 51 — The host Berries edged the Eagles in the first-round game. No details were available.

<B>Moniteau 56, Western Beaver 49 — </B>A 20-3 fourth-quarter advantage helped vault the Warriors to the victory in the second-day consolation round of the Penn State-Beaver tournament.Josh Loos had 23 points and 14 rebounds and Tyler Armagost had 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead Moniteau (3-6).<B>MONITEAU 56 </B>Josh Loos 8 7-14 23, Tyler Armagost 8 2-3 18, Zack McCormick 3 0-0 6, Justin Lackey 1 2-2 4, Clay Casper 1 2-2 4, Brandon Simmons 0 1-2 1. <B>Totals:</B> 21 14-21 56.</B>WESTERN BEAVER 49</B>Platz 4 0-2 8, Creel 3 3-4 9, Smith 3 4-4 12, Paytos 2 0-1 4, Steffy 2 1-2 5, Breadon 3 1-1 7, Chaffee 2 0-0 4. <B>Totals:</B> 19 9-14 49.<B>Moniteau 15 6 15 20—56Western Beaver 16 13 17 3—493-point goals:</B> Smith 2<B>Saturday:</B> Fifth-place consolation-Moniteau vs. Rochester-Ellwood City winner, 2:30 p.m.<B>Union 81, Clarion-Limestone 59 — </B>A.J. Ethriedge scored 27 points to lead the Golden Knights to the KSAC victory.Scott Booth added 16 points, Clay Burns (five steals) and Spencer Varner had 14 points each, and Neil Scott chipped in with 16 rebounds and six assists for Union (6-3, 5-1).<B>CLARION-LIMESTONE 59</B>C.J. Heston 3 0-0 6, Adam Pluzinski 6 7-12 19, Jake Ledbetter 1 2-2 4, Ryan Raybuck 5 0-0 10, Jay Dulavitch 0 2-2 2, T.J. Blake 2 0-0 5, Marco Lopez 4 0-0 8, Nat Potvin 2 1-2 5. <B>Totals:</B> 23 12-18 59.<B>UNION 81</B>Travis Anthony 1 0-0 2, Logan Mortimer 0 0-0 0, Neil Scott 1 5-7 7, Colby Davis 0 0-0 0, Clay Burns 6 1-2 14, A.J. Ethriedge 10 7-8 27, Scott Booth 5 6-6 16, Spencer Varner 6 1-2 14, Drew Logue 0 1-2 1.<B> Totals: </B>29 21-27 81.<B>C-Limestone 13 17 15 14—59Union 21 21 18 21—813-point goals:</B> Blake; Burns, Varner<B>Wednesday:</B> A-C valley at Union<B>Akron North 69, Seneca Valley 59 —</B> A 30-point fourth quarter helped seal the Raiders' fate in this opening-round contest of the Moon Tournament.John Fitzpatrick scored 16 points, Nate Hermann 15 and C.J. Brown 12 to pace Seneca Valley (7-4).<B>AKRON NORTH 69</B>Logan 3 1-2 8, Cheatham 3 0-0 8, Kroslak 3 2-2 10, M. Burgan 3 2-2 10, Garrett 5 0-0 10, T. Burgan 9 5-8 23. <B>Totals: </B>26 10-14 69.<B>SENECA VALLEY 59</B>John Fitzpatrick 7 1-1 16, Ryan Turner 1 1-2 3, C.J. Brown 5 2-2 12, Nate Herrmann 6 0-0 15, Dan Rohm 2 0-0 6, Evan Mitro 2 1-2 5, Christian Durbin 1 0-0 2.<B> Totals: </B>24 5-7 59.<B>Akron North 19 12 8 30—69Seneca Valley 16 18 11 14—593-point goals:</B> Cheatham 2, Roslak 2, M. Burgan 2, Logan; Herrmann 3, Rohm 2, Fitzpatrick<B>Today: </B>Consolation final-Seneca Valley vs. South Fayette<B>Clarion 55, A-C Valley 49 — </B>Nate Silvis had 16 points and Nick McGuirk 13 points, but the Falcons fell at the Punxsutawney Tournament.<B>A-C VALLEY 49</B>Nate Silvis 7 1-1 16, John Stumpner 0 2-4 2, Nick McGuirk 5 0-0 13, Mike Himes 1 0-0 3, Allan Eaton 5 0-1 10, Blayne McGuirk 2 0-1 5, Joe Kaufman 0 0-0 0, Kyle Hirsch 0 0-0 0. <B>Totals:</B> 20 3-8 49.<B>CLARION 55</B>Vandermeer 2 0-0 4, Larson 9 1-3 19, Zacherl 5 2-3 14, Craig 1 0-0 2, Brady 1 0-0 2, Miles 3 4-6 10, Renninger 1 0-0 2, Rearick 1 0-0 2.<B> Totals: </B>23 7-12 55.<B>A-C Valley 12 12 13 12—49Clarion 15 13 13 14—553-point goals:</B> N. McGuirk 3, Silvis, Himes, B. McGuirk; Zacherl 2<B>Today:</B> Consolation final-A-C Valley vs. Marion Center-Punxsutawney loser, 3 p.m.<B>Brentwood 70, Freeport 45 — </B>Harrison Wood and Tyler Collins scored 13 and 10 points, respectively, for the Yellowjackets at the Riverview Tournament.<B>BRENTWOOD 70</B>Coxon 8 1-1 17, Reed 0 1-2 1, Sexour 1 0-0 2, Morgano 9 0-0 20, Byrnes 4 2-2 10, Bodell 4 0-0 10, Russ 3 0-0 6, Gonzalez 0 2-2 2, Henning 1 0-0 2. <B>Totals:</B> 30 6-7 70.<B>FREEPORT 45</B>Darius Frantz 4 0-0 8, Sean Carnahan 1 0-0 2, Tyler Collins 4 0-0 10, Harrison Wood 6 0-0 13, Alex Isenberg 2 2-4 7, Derek Durand 1 0-0 2, Nick Gentile 1 1-2 3.<B> Totals: </B>19 3-6 45.<B>Brentwood 18 17 17 18—70Freeport 13 7 12 13—453-point goals:</B> Morgano 2, Bodell 2; Collins 2, Wood, Isenberg<B>Today:</B> Consolation final-Freeport vs. Trinity Christian loser, 3 p.m.<B>Father Lopez (Fla.) 83, Knoch 61 — </B>The Knights fell in this first-round game at the Blackhawk Tournament. No details were available.Knoch will face New Castle in the consolation final at 5:30 p.m. today.