Alyssa DiPippa scored 19 points, but the Butler girls basketball team dropped the first game at the Nike Tournament in Phoenix, Ariz., to Central Catholic (Portland, Ore.), 45-34, Thursday afternoon.

DiPippa also had five rebounds for the Golden Tornado (3-3).

Julia Baxter added seven points and 10 rebounds for Butler, which was scheduled to play again this afternoon against a team to be determined.

Greensburg Central Catholic 78, Freeport 33 — Zoe Soilis scored 18 points as the Yellowjackets fell to 1-5 overall and 1-2 in the section.

FREEPORT 33

Zoe Soilis 3 10-13 18, Macy Smolic 2 4-7 8, Kim Mixon 0 0-0 0, Carli Schwickrath 1 0-0 2, Megan Minyon 0 0-0 0, Haley Conner 0 0-0 0, Abree Cowen 0 1-2 1, Victoria Delk 0 0-0 0, Brittany Kolek 0 0-0 0, Jenna Manke 2 0-0 4, Natalie Dell 0 0-2 0. Totals: 8 15-24 33.

GREENSBURG C.C. 78

Carolyn Appleby 8 0-0 17, Nikki Addisey 5 2-2 12, Leah Bisignani 1 2-2 4, Brittany Stawovy 2 0-0 4, Megan Stunja 1 2-2 4, Sophia Czarnecki 0 2-2 2, Haley Moore 1 0-0 2, Maddy Coddington 2 0-0 5, Carolyn Perz 1 0-0 2, Alayna Defazio 1 3-3 5, Bailey Bungard 1 0-0 2, Abby Skatell 0 0-0 0, Abbey Marigliano 2 2-2 7, Sydney Ward 3 0-0 6, Olivia Stawovy 0 0-0 0. Totals: 31 13-13 78.

Freeport 13 8 9 3 — 33

Greensburg CC26 26 16 10 — 78

3-point goals: Freeport 2 (Soilis 2); Greensburg C.C. 3 (Appleby, Coddington, Marigliano)

Monday: Freeport at West Shamokin

Mars 91, Valley 4 — Five Planets scored in double digits, led by Sara Getsy with 15.

Mars improved to 5-1 overall, 3-0 in the section.

VALLEY 4

Reese 0 0-0 0, Lewis 0 0-0 0, Chambers 0 0-0 0, Ruffini 0 0-0 0, Corwin 1 0-0 3, Toney 0 0-0 0, Norman 0 1-4 1, Anthony 0 0-0 0, Ward 0 0-0 0, Hayden 0 0-0 0. Totals: 1 1-4 4.

MARS 91

Sara Getsy 7 0-0 15, Nicole McCloud 4 2-2 10, Jess Bunner 1 0-0 2, Ali Goetz 5 1-1 11, Elise Sheehy 5 0-0 10, Lauren Wayslson 3 0-0 6, Bri Buzard 2 0-0 4, Bonnie Workman 2 0-0 5, Hunter Berneburg 4 2-2 10, Amanda Sommers 1 0-0 2, Hannah Ryan 5 0-0 11, Bailey Campbell 2 1-2 5, Grace Ryan 0 0-0 0. Totals: 41 6-7 91.

Valley 0 3 0 1 — 4

Mars39 21 14 17 — 91

3-point goals: Valley 1 (Corwin); Mars 2 (Getsy, H. Ryan)

Monday: Mars at Highlands

Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic 60, Riverview 34 — Sam Breen scored 15 points as the Trojanettes improved to 4-1 overall and 3-0 in the section.

Kittanning 66, Knoch 47 — Sarah Armahizer scored 10 points and Emily Fraser added nine points in the Knights' loss.

James Bair scored 12 points and Aaron Marterella added 10, but Moniteau dropped a 62-37 decision on the road to DuBois Central Catholic.MONITEAU 37James Bair 5 2-4 12, Cody Skiver 1 1-2 3, Aaron Marterella 4 2-3 10, Derek Boben 0 1-3 1, JJ Waid 2 1-1 6, Brantlee Alexander 0 3-4 3, Shawn Gibbings 1 0-0 2. Totals: 13 10-17 37.DuBOIS CENTRAL CATHOLIC 62Laparne 8 0-1 17, Aucker 7 3-4 20, Anderson 3 1-2 8, Gray 4 0-0 8, Szczerba 0 1-2 1, Varischetti 3 0-0 6, Peterson 1 0-0 2. Totals: 26 5-9 62.Moniteau 6 9 10 12 — 37DuBois C.C.21 16 18 9 — 623-point goals: Moniteau 1 (Waid); DCC 5 (Laparne, Aucker, Anderson)JV: Moniteau 38-35 (Zach Jewart, Dalton Anderson 8)

Deer Lakes used a four-goal second period to dispatch Freeport, 7-4.Stone Haberstroh, Hunter Kepple, Ben Drzemiecki and Robert Reichenbauh each scored goals for the Yellowjackets.Mitchell Rupprecht had a hat trick for Deer Lakes.