Mars gave itself a little going away present Tuesday night.

Before heading to Las Vegas to participate in the Tarkanian Classic, the Planets' boys basketball team cruised to an 81-36 section victory over Valley.

John Castello scored 22 points and Bailey Trzeciak added 13. Mars had a 23-2 lead after the first quarter.

MARS 81

Aaron Gruber 3 0-0 7, Hetzler 1 0-0 2, John Castello 8 6-6 22, Bailey Trzeciak 3 5-5 13, Brent Ashbaugh 0 1-2 1, Steve Castello 2 1-1 6, Sam Morrissey 2 2-3 7, Ryan Giallarnardo 2 0-0 4, Christian Schmitt 4 0-1 10, Nate Sablowski 3 1-2 7, Ben Perdziola 1 0-0 2, Mike Wright 0 0-2 0. Totals: 29 12-16 81.

VALLEY 36

Carter 0 0-0 0, Lloyd 2 2-2 7, De. Johnson 2 4-6 9, Ward 1 0-0 3, Da. Johnson 0 0-2 0, Demharter 4 0-0 10, Ross 2 3-5 7. Totals: 11 9-15 36.

Mars 23 17 27 14 — 81

Valley2 18 10 6 — 36

3-point goals: Mars 7 (Schmitt 2, Trzeciak 2, S. Castello, Gruber, Morrissey); Valley

Thursday: Mars vs. Tawanawis (Vanouver, British Columbia) at Tarkanian Classic in Las Vegas.

Laurel 68, Seneca Valley 63 — The Spartans outscored the Raiders 22-10 to steal a non-section win.

Chris Hart led Seneca Valley (3-2) with 17 points.

LAUREL 68

Dantico 6 4-4 17, Skerbetz 2 0-0 4, Siddall 5 3-4 14, Wilson 3 3-5 10, Mraz 11 1-3 23. Totals: 27 11-16 68.

SENECA VALLEY 63

Jamir Carter 3 4-4 10, Nate Trzeciak 3 0-0 6, Patrick Uher 0 2-2 2, Jack Cook 5 2-2 14, Justin Koken 0 0-0 0, Andrew Smathers 1 1-2 3, Chris Hart 6 0-0 17, Marcus Might 5 1-1 11. Totals: 21 10-11 63.

Laurel 9 20 17 22 — 68

Seneca Valley20 18 15 10 — 63

3-point goals: Laurel 3 (Dantico, Siddall, Wilson); Seneca Valley 7 (Hart 5, Cook 2)

Friday: Seneca Valley at North Hills

Shady Side Academy 67, Summit Academy 55 — Ezra Weah scored a team-high 17 points for the Knights (1-4, 0-2) in a Class 2-AA loss on the road.

SUMMIT ACADEMY 55

Nathaniel Phillips 2 0-0 4, Bryheem Alston 5 1-3 11, Tony Sprinkle 6 1-3 13, Ezra Weah 7 1-1 17, Ahkeem Harris 5 0-2 10. Totals: 25 3-9 55.

SHADY SIDE ACADEMY 67

Fuhrer 3 2-2 8, Olander 3 0-0 6, McIlroy 1 0-0 2, Groff 14 2-4 31, Yoest 0 1-2 1, Conn 2 1-2 5, Ware 5 4-6 14. Totals: 28 10-16 67.

Summit Academy 19 9 11 16 — 55

Shady Side Aca.19 16 15 17 — 67

3-point goals: Summit Academy 2 (Weah 2); Shady Side Academy 1 (Groff)

Friday: Wilkinsburg at Summit Academy

Burrell 67, Freeport 63 — Struggles at the free-throw line hurt the Yellowjackets in a Section 1-AAA road loss to the Buccaneers.

Freeport shot 48 percent (10-of-21) from the charity stripe in the loss. Mason Eddinger contributed 15 points and seven rebounds for the Yellowjackets (2-4, 0-2).

Josh Beale (16 points), Kris Keppel (13) and Brandon Hochbein (12) also scored in double figures for Freeport.

FREEPORT 63

Mason Eddinger 5 2-6 15, Kevin Lynch 2 3-5 7, Kris Keppel 4 1-2 13, Brandon Hochbein 5 1-2 12, Ben Beale 0 0-0 0, Derek Jones 0 0-0 0, Josh Beale 6 3-6 16. Totals: 22 10-21 63.

BURRELL 67

Garda 4 0-0 9, Legters 5 2-2 17, Lettrich 8 7-9 17, Kotecki 1 0-0 2, Cable 2 0-0 4, Resnick 0 0-0 0, Ryan 5 0-0 10, Artman 0 0-0 0. Totals: 25 9-11 67.

Freeport 12 10 21 20 — 63

Burrell9 17 24 17 — 67

3-point goals: Freeport 9 (Keppel 4, Eddinger 3, Hochbein, J. Beale); Burrell 8 (Legters 5, Lettrich 2, Garda)

Friday: Freeport at Mohawk

Highlands 40, Knoch 35 — PJ Gourley scored a team-high 11 points for the Knights (1-4, 0-2), who dropped this Section 1-AAA game on the road.

Girls basketball

Mars dropped a barrage of 3-pointers, piling up nine of them in a 77-58 non-section home win over Allderdice.

Nicole McCloud led the Planets (4-2) with 24 points and made three treys. Tai Johnson (21 points) and Laurel Wasylson (15) also finished in double figures for Mars.

ALLDERDICE 58

Isaacson 6 1-2 16, Bellios 3 0-0 6, Givner 3 0-0 7, Harper 8 4-6 20, Killen 1 0-0 2, Grayson 2 3-4 7. Totals: 23 8-12 58.

MARS 77

Bri Buzard 1 0-0 2, Lauren Wasylson 6 1-1 15, Nicole McCloud 10 1-2 24, Tai Johnson 6 5-7 21, Hannah Ryan 4 2-2 10, Nichole Sommers 1 0-0 2, Daria Hockenberry 1 1-1 3. Totals: 29 10-13 77.

Allderdice 16 12 18 12 — 58

Mars19 22 19 17 — 77

3-point goals: Mars 9 (Johnson 4, McCloud 3, Wasylson 2)

Thursday: Mars at Highlands

Rifle

Jake Huffman, Cami Tack, Matt Corlew, Kyle Wassum, Jerry Newman and Jason Hansotte all shot 100s to help Butler beat Waynesburg 798-58x-791-52.

Private Schools

Michaella Roth scored 15 points, compiled eight assists and five steals as the First Baptist Christian School girls basketball team defeated Seeds of Faith Christian Academy, 50-22, recently.

Roth sank three 3-pointers. Shelby Poorman added 15 points and eight rebounds, Katelyn Gavinski eight points and eight rebounds, Caitlyn Mueller eight steals to the win.