The Karns City hopped out to a 16-point lead by the conclusion of the first frame and were led by Brooklynn Taylor, who totaled 20 points, as they beat Clarion-Limestone, 59-24. Emma Dailey was the hosts other player to make it into double figures, with 13 points.

CLARION-LIMESTONE 24

Wiant 10, Dunn 5, Sebastian Sims 4, A. Aaron 3, Schick 2. Totals: 9 5-8 24.

KARNS CITY 59

Brooklynn Taylor 20, Emma Dailey 13, Savanna Prescott 6, Hanna Dailey 4, Naomi Venesky 4, Shae Pistorius 3, Chloe Fritch 3, Taylour King 2, Hannah Buchanan 2, Jordan Macurak 2. Totals: 24 7-12 59

Clarion-Limestone 2 7 10 5 — 24

Karns City 18 15 12 14 — 59

3-point goals: Karns City 1 (Pistorius); Clarion-Limestone 1 (Wiant)

Chartiers Valley 70, Butler 65 — Amelia McMichael paced the Golden Tornado, which lost after going into the final quarter with a two-point edge.

BUTLER 65

Amelia McMichael 19, Justine Forbes 14, Madi McGarrah 13, Syd Patterson 10, Hannah Aldridge 9.

CHARTIERS VALLEY 70

Shazer 17, Cupka 16, Pennulds 13, Turnbell 10, Palumbo 7, Williams 4.

Redbank Valley 36, Moniteau 34 — Kendall Sankey had a 10-point, 14-rebound double-double, but the Warriors fell shot on the road.

MONITEAU 34

Kendall Sankey 10, Allie Pry 9, Catherine Kelly 7, Abbey Jewart 6, Davina Pry 2. Totals: 14 1-7 34.

REDBANK VALLEY 36

Huffman 15, Rearick 8, Harmon 5, White 3, Bond 3, Bonanno 2. Totals: 15 1-8 36.

Moniteau 7 7 7 13 — 34

Redbank Valley 7 6 10 13 — 36

3-point goals: Moniteau 5 (A. Pry 3, Jewart 2); Redbank Valley 5 (Rearick 2, Bond, Harmon, White)

Mars 44, Kiski Area 39 — Olivia Donnelly scored 17 points and Vita Vargo added 11 for the Planets (4-1) in this win Thursday.

Union 49, A-C Valley 32 — Mackenzie Parks bucketed 17 points and secured seven boards for A-C Valley, which dropped its sixth straight to start the schedule. Maddy Dehart added five points and a dozen rebounds for the Falcons.

UNION 49

Cheyenne Dowling 15, Katie Gezik 10, Ava Strauser 9, Gracie Gallagher 4, Harleigh Strauser 4, Rebekah Horner 3, Emma Weaver 2, Hailey Theuret 2. Totals: 22 4-10 49.

A-C Valley 32

Mackenzie Parks 17 Keira McVay 6, Maddy Dehart 5, Emma Raschiatore 4. Totals: 14 4-14 32.

Union 19 9 17 4 — 49

A-C Valley 12 5 3 12 — 32

3-point goals: Union 1 (A. Strauser)

Tuesday: A-C Valley at Clarion

Boys Basketball

Union 54, A-C Valley 42 — Zander Laughlin, Payton Johnston, and Skyler Roxbury all notched double digits in the scoring column as the Knights downed the Falcons at home.

A-C VALLEY 42

Jay Clover 13, Alex Preston 11, Brody Dittman 11, Lane Bauer 5, Ryan Cooper 2. Totals: 13 12-19 42.

UNION 54

Zander Laughlin 15, Payton Johnston 14, Skyler Roxbury 10, Dawson Camper 9, Trey Fleming 4, Owen Bish 2. Totals: 23 2-2 54.

A-C Valley 11 14 6 11 — 42

Union 12 19 9 14 — 54

3-point goals: Union 6 (Roxbury 2, Johnston 2, Camper, Laughlin); A-C Valley 4 (Dittman 3, Bauer)

Armstrong 67, Slippery Rock 53 — The River Hawks’ Cadin Olsen poured in 32 points as the Rockets hosted this non-section game. Dylan Gordon posted 21 points for Slippery Rock.

ARMSTRONG 67

C. Olsen 32, Valasek 10, I. Olsen 8, Brown 8, Szep 6, Riggle 3. Totals: 27 9-14 67.

SLIPPERY ROCK 53

Dylan Gordon 21, John Sabo 7, Josh Book 6, Levi Prementine 4, Jacob Wolak 4, Quinn Parson 2, Elam Pyle 1. Totals: 17 9-13 53.

Armstrong 16 12 19 20 — 67

Slippery Rock 18 8 12 15 — 53

3-point goals: Slippery Rock 5 (Gordon 3, Sabo, Book); Armstrong 4 (Szep 2, Valasek, Riggle)

Mars 80, Kiski Area 63 — Tasso Sfanos went for 34 of the Planets’ points on the road Thursday. Mars (5-0) is off to the best start in WPIAL Section 4-5A. They’ll take a bit of a hiatus, next playing on Jan. 3 against North Hills.

MARS 80

Tasso Sfanos 34, Remi Black 16, Ryan Ceh 14, Deven Koch 8, Ian Zukowski 6, Austin Campbell 2. Totals: 36 3-7 80.

KISKI AREA 63

I. Gonzalez 22, Thimons 13, J. Flemm 10, DiNinno 8, C. Flemm 6, Smith 2, Musselman 2. Totals: 24 11-12 63.

Mars 17 28 21 14 — 80

Kiski Area 6 13 21 23 — 63

3-point goals: Mars 8 (Sfanos 3, Ceh 3, Koch 2); Kiski Area 4 (Thimons 3, I. Gonzalez)

Bowling

Butler swept its boys and girls matches with Shaler on Thursday, both by 7-0 scores. Eric Devore led the Golden Tornado boys with a 257 game and 706 series. Zac Kniess added a 254 game and 661 series as Butler’s boys moved to 4-0 on the season. Shaler fell to 3-1.

Kelsee McConnell paced the Tornado girls with a 213 game and 604 series. Natalie Coughenour had a 215 game and 585 series while Makenzie Zimmerman contributed a 207 game and 530 series. Butler’s girls and Shaler’s girls are both 3-1 on the year.