Slippery Rock's Max Kovacik looks to pass to Josh Book during the game against Greenville at Slippery Rock High School on Tuesday, Feb. 13. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Sayge Brunst scored 17 points and Maddy Eury added 12 as Moniteau’s girls basketball team won its second straight game, 51-48 over Clarion-Limestone on Friday.
Sophia Fleeger contributed six points, seven rebounds and five steals to the victory.
Boys basketball
In his first game of the season, Seneca Valley’s Tyler Pepin netted a game-high 26 points, but the Raiders dropped the section opener at Fox Chapel 52-41.
Asher White and Caden Kaiser both scored 14 points for the Foxes.
SV fell to 1-6 overall.
Slippery Rock 70, Perry 31 — A trio of Rockets combined for 41 points. Max Kovacik scored 16, Josh Book 15 and Doug Popovec 10.
Kovacik added five assists and Book eight rebounds for Slippery Rock (3-1).
Knoch 74, Valley 39 — The Knights (4-1, 1-0) took control of this section clash early on.
Teegan Finucan tallied 16 points for Knoch, Jackson Bauman had 13 and Roman DeFelice 10.
Cranberry 65, Union 30 — Trent Fleming scored 13 points to lead the Golden Knights (0-3).
The Berries received 14 points from Landon Baker.
Deer Lakes 71, Freeport 36 — Michael Graczyk’s 15 points paced a struggling Yellowjacket offense in the section opener. Freeport fell to 1-5 overall.
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