Tim Frye scored 19 points and Sean Gallagher and Charlie Jaicks added 14 apiece to lead the Mars boys basketball team to a 69-65 victory over Neshannock Tuesday.

The Planets trailed 32-25 at the break before outscoring the Lancers 23-9 in the third quarter.

Mars connected on 14 of 16 free throw attempts, while Neshannock made only 7 of 14.

MARS 69

Mark Lucas 1 0-0 2, Charlie Jaicks 5 2-2 14, Scott Martinelli 2 5-6 9, Dusty Wessel 2 2-2 6, Robbie Herold 1 3-4 5, Tim Frye 7 2-2 19, Sean Gallagher 7 0-0 14, Steve Cress 0 0-0 0. Totals: 25 14-16 69.

NESHANNOCK 65

Mike Kobal 6 0-1 15, Chester Kirkwood 0 0-0 0, John Dietz 3 3-3 9, R.J. Altman 2 0-0 5, P.J. Horne 0 0-0 0, Matt Barge 9 2-2 24, Brandon Ryan 1 1-2 3, Ray Hylton 4 1-6 9, Angelo Fornatano 0 0-0 0, Mike Anderson 0 0-0 0. Totals: 25 7-14 65.

3-point goals:

Frye 3, Jaicks 2; Barge 4, Kobal 3, Altman

Karns City 75, West Forest 46 -

Tyler Callihan had 17 points and 10 assists, and Nathan Knox added 15 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Gremlins (8-3, 4-0) to the KSAC win.

WEST FOREST 46

Donato 4 0-0 9, Hester 3 0-1 8, Daum 4 4-4 12, Perrett 0 4-6 4, Baird 1 0-2 2, Delay 2 2-4 6, Leicher 1 3-4 5. Totals: 15 13-21 46.

KARNS CITY 75

David Black 4 0-1 10, Steve Black 2 2-2 7, John Geibel 0 0-0 0, Tyler Callihan 5 4-4 17, Jeremy Bowser 0 0-0 0, Matt Allen 0 1-2 1, Nathan Knox 7 1-1 15, Mark Ferguson 3 1-4 7, Blake Armstrong 1 0-0 2, Ryan Earley 0 2-2 2, Josh Behrens 6 0-2 12, Charlie Zaludek 1 0-0 2, Josh Fiscus 0 0-0 0. Totals: 29 11-18 75.

3-point goals:

Hester 2, Donato; Callihan 3, D. Black 2, S. Black

JV:

Karns City, 42-23 (KC: Mike McConnell 12)

Friday:

Karns City at Clarion-Limestone

Moniteau 66, North Clarion 61 -

Tyler Grossman had 28 points and 12 rebounds, and Matt Buczkowski added 15 points and 12 rebounds to key the Warriors' KSAC triumph.

Moniteau (2-10, 1-3) also received 11 boards from Matt Schandelmeier and 10 from Zack Thompson.

NORTH CLARION 61

Jo. Schmader 5 3-6 13, Wolbert 2 1-3 5, Cory M. 4 0-0 8, Lauer 5 3-6 14, Ju. Schmader 7 3-6 17, D. Weaver 0 0-2 0, T. Weaver 2 0-0 4. Totals: 25 10-23 61.

MONITEAU 66

Tyler Grossman 9 10-16 28, Matt Buczkowski 4 7-13 15, Matt Scandelmeier 2 2-2 6, Zack Thompson 1 0-0 2, Adam Cousins 1 0-0 2, Garth Kohlmeyer 1 0-0 3, Nick Morrow 1 0-0 2, Barry Jones 3 0-1 6. Totals: 22 19-32 66.

3-point goals:

Lauer; Kohlmeyer

JV:

Moniteau, 23-20 (M: Aaron Randall 5

Today:

Moniteau at West Shamokin

West Shamokin 42, Freeport 31 -

The Yellowjackets (5-6, 1-4) never got to the foul line as Brett Ashley scored 14 points for West Shamokin (10-2).

Nick Rutkoski had seven rebounds and Brady Sherrieb had four steals for Freeport.

FREEPORT 31

Nate Kotecki 1 0-0 2, Brad Naedle 1 0-0 2, Brian Zimmerman 3 0-0 7, Chris Plocki 3 0-0 7, Nick Rutkoski 4 0-0 8, Brady Sherrieb 2 0-0 5. Totals: 14 0-0 31

WEST SHAMOKIN 42

Frank Nagy 2 2-2 6, Ken Troutman 1 0-0 2, Brett Ashley 6 0-0 14, Pete Kaplan 1 0-0 2, Trevor Henderson 1 0-0 2, Jerry Wilson 7 2-2 16. Totals: 18 4-4 42

3-point goals:

Zimmerman, Plocki, Sherrieb; Ashley 2

JV:

Freeport, 39-37 (F-Matt Caripolti, A.J. Vidra 10)

Friday:

Freeport @ Burrell

Union 63, Clarion-Limestone 50 -

Kyle Hilliard had 15 points and 16 rebounds, and Adam Milanovich 15 had points and 13 rebounds for the Golden Knights.

Union (8-2) also received 14 points and five assists from Cody Mortimer.

UNION 63

Gary Cooper 2 3-4 7, Devin Davis 1 2-3 4, Cody Mortimer 3 6-6 14, Toby Painter 0 0-0 0, Billy Burns 2 3-8 8, Nate Carmichael 0 0-0 0, Adam Milanovich 6 3-4 15, Kyle Hilliard 7 1-2 15. Totals: 21 18-27 63.

CLARION-LIMESTONE 50

Doane 4 0-0 9, Fusilli 0 0-0 0, Brooks 4 1-4 11, Johnston 0 1-2 1, Toth 0 4-5 4, Kennedy 8 1-1 22, Zahorn 0 0-0 0, Clawski 1 1-2 3. Totals: 17 8-14 50.

3-point goals:

Mortimer 2, Burns; Kennedy 5, Brooks 2, Doane

JV:

Union, 41-30 (Nate Boltz 16)

Thursday:

Union at Keystone (make-up from Dec. 23)

A-C Valley 50, Cranberry 49 -

John Piecenski's 20 points and Sean Foust's 13 helped propel the Falcons past the Berries.

A 12-2 third-quarter advantage helped A-C Valley knot the game at 33.

A-C VALLEY 50

Sean Foust 4 4-5 13, John Piecenski 8 2-2 20, Ted Marron 3 0-0 6, Andy Smith 0 0-0 0, John Kaufman 2 0-0 5, Mark Hart 0 0-0 0, Ryan Jackson 1 0-0 2, Kyle McCall 2 0-2 4. Totals: 20 6-9 50.

CRANBERRY 49

Persing 4 3-3 15, J. Heeter 6 2-7 14, Goncalves 0 1-4 1, H. Heeter 1 1-2 3, G. Buckholtz 0 3-4 3, O'Neil 0 0-0 0, Ziegler 4 3-4 13. Totals: 15 13-24 49.

3-point goals:

Piecenski 2, Foust, Kaufman; Persing 4, Ziegler 2

Oil City 55, Grove City 46 -

Ben Husband had 18 points and Ryan King added 17 points and 11 rebounds for the Eagles (7-3). Jordan Fee had six assists in a losing effort.

GROVE CITY 46

Ben Husband 7 2-2 18, Justin McNamara 1 0-0 2, Ryan King 6 4-4 17, Dan Keil 1 0-0 2, John Fee 1 0-0 2, Jordan Fee 2 0-1 4, Dustin Van Hook 0 1-2 1. Totas: 18 7-9 46

OIL CITY 55

Adam Carll 4 1-1 11, Bill Jasiota 3 2-3 8, Nate Carll 1 5-6 7, Nick Stallone 3 4-4 12, Jacob Polley 1 7-8 9, P.J. McGinty 2 0-0 6, Adam Brozeeski 1 0-0 2. Totals: 15 19-22 55

3-point goals:

Husband 2, King; A.Carll 2, Stallone 2, McGinty 2

JV:

Grove City, 40-32

Friday:

Meadville @ Grove City

Riverside 73, Summit Academy 69 -

Despite 24 points from Andre Berry and 18 each from Anthony Rosser and Dorian Stewart, the Knights (3-7, 0-4) fell in this section matchup.

SUMMIT ACADEMY 69

Anthony Rosser 7 4-6 18, John Miller 1 0-0 2, Andre Berry 9 4-9 24, Dorian Stewart 8 2-2 18, Anthony Johnson 3 1-2 7. Totals: 28 11-19 69.

RIVERSIDE 73

White 1 1-2 3, Det 2 6-6 10, Elms 1 6-10 8, McKenna 6 2-6 17, Valerino 1 2-5 4, Kolsar 13 2-6 28, Wicklene 1 0-0 3. Totals: 25 19-35 73.

3-point goals:

Berry 2; McKenna 3, Wicklene

Thursday:

Summit Academy at OLSH

Franklin 62, Slippery Rock 54

- Brett Hines scored 15 points and David Hewitt added 11, but the Rockets (1-10, 0-3) fell to Franklin.

FRANKLIN 62

Guiseppe Barone 5 2-2 13, Patrick Kahle 2 0-2 5, Jake Hasson 2 0-0 4, Nate Byham 3 2-2 8, Jude Urda 1 9-9 11, Bill Klinger 2 3-4 9, Bryan Crawford 3 2-2 8, Mark Shoney 1 0-2 2, Cody Monarch 1 0-0 2. Totals: 20 18-23 62

SLIPPERY ROCK 54

Rhett Gordon 2 0-0 6, Joe Bryan 0 0-0 0, Josh Hoover 2 0-1 5, Billy Messer 2 1-2 5, Ben Collins 2 1-2 5, Billy Stoughton 0 2-2 2, Tim Busi 0 2-2 2, Brian Kelly 1 1-1 3, David Hewitt 5 1-4 11, Brett Hines 4 7-7 15. Totals: 18 15-21 54

3-point goals:

Barone, Kahle, Klinger 2, Gordon 2, Hoover

Friday:

Slippery Rock @ Oil City

Portersville Christian 53, Calvary Academy-Butler 48 -

Justin McCandless had 15 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and three steals, and Jesse Hogan added 14 points, seven rebounds and five steals to lead the Warriors.

Zach Kile had 19 points and Joe Renwick 17 for Calvary.

South Allegheny sank a jump shot with two seconds left to defeat Freeport, 35-34. Laney Pastoria led the Yellowjackets (4-8) with eight points.FREEPORT 34Laney Pastoria 3 0-0 8, Lauren Garlitz 1 3-4 5, Nikki Woitas 2 0-0 4, Emily Ferko 1 0-0 2, Kirsten Almquist 1 0-0 2, Caitlyn Macurdy 2 0-0 4, Jenny Fair 2 0-0 4, Steph Clowes 2 0-0 5. Totals: 14 3-4 34SOUTH ALLEGHENY 35Skiffington 4 4-7 12, Schell 4 0-0 9, Killoski 2 0-0 4, Wygonik 1 6-10 8, Lee 1 0-0 2. Totals: 12 10-17 353-point goals:Pastoria 2, Clowes; SchellThursday:Freeport @ Deer Lakes

Grove City swept Slippery Rock in a Monday meet, the boys winning 114-17 and the girls claiming a 97-56 triumph.Top three finishers in each event follow:BoysGrove City 114, Slippery Rock 17200 medley relay:Grove City (Smith, Forest, Weber, Thomas) 2:03.15200 freestyle:Trinch (GC) 2:03.25, Smith (GC), Fenstermacher (GC)200 IM:Gregg (GC) 2:22.62, Forest (GC)50 freestyle:Trinch (GC) 25.25, Bombatch (GC), Kevin Finch (SR)100 butterfly:Weber (GC) 1:03.87, Paterson (GC)100 freestyle:Caldwell (GC) 56.09, Bombach (GC), Thomas (GC)500 freestyle:Caldwell (GC) 5:47.85, Fenstermacher (GC)200 freestyle relay:Grove City (Smith, Thomas, Weber, Trinch) 1:46.34100 backstroke:Weber (GC) 1:08.50, Smith (GC)100 breaststroke:Peterson (GC) 1:12.06, Forest (GC), Gregg (GC)400 freestyle relay:Grove City (Caldwell, Bombatch, Peterson, Gregg) 3:52.41GirlsGrove City 97, Slippery Rock 56200 medley relay:Grove City (Clemens, Ventura, Weber, Jones) 2:10.72200 freestyle:Ventura (GC) 2:19.72, Vicky Kosiorek (SR), Rachel Opp (SR)200 IM:Clemens (GC) 2:37.66, Lauren Tibbens (SR)50 freestyle:Jones (GC) 28.46, Katie Riggs (SR), Whitney Snyder (SR)100 butterfly:Weber (GC) 1:10.25, Vicky Kosiorek (SR), Wimer (GC)100 freestyle:Jones (GC) 1:04.01, Katie Riggs (SR), Peterson (GC)500 freestyle:Ventura (GC) 6:08.38, Peterson (GC), Stapleton (GC)200 freestyle relay:Grove City (Ventura, Clemens, Weber, Jones) 1:59.50100 backstroke:Weber (GC) 1:09.15, Lauren Tibbens (SR), Whitney Snyder (SR)100 breaststroke:Clemens (GC) 1:25.4, Britley Raabe (ST), Wimer (GC)400 freestyle relay:Slippery Rock (Lauren Tibbens, Rachel Opp, Vicky Kosiorek, Katie Riggs) 4:40.75

Latrobe 3, Freeport 2 -Shane Gallagher had a goal and two assists and Dave Bonitsky also scored for the Yellowjackets.In a recent 4-2 loss to Gateway, John Reichenbaugh and Neil DeCroo tallied goals for Freeport.Knoch 6, Kiski Area 4 -R.J. Hughes scored four goals and added an assist as Knoch's freshman hockey team defeated Kiski Area, 6-4, Sunday.Neal Donnelly added a goal and two assists. Matt Eshelman added a goal.