Julie Utz had 15 points and five assists and Taryn Adamski added 14 points and eight steals to lead the Mars girls basketball team to a 63-37 section victory over Valley Monday.

Maggie Bulman added 11 rebounds for Mars (13-4, 8-1).

Casey Sawhook led the Vikings with a game-high 17 points.

VALLEY 37

Sawhook 7 3-5 17, Benson 1 0-0 3, Wesley 2 1-4 7, Mason 2 2-4 6, Weber 0 2-6 2, Evans 1 0-0 2. Totals: 13 8-19 37.

MARS 63

Taryn Adamski 6 2-5 14, Heather carpenter 0 1-2 1, Alina Hudac 3 0-0 7, Julie Utz 6 0-0 15, Maggie Bulman 0 6-6 6, Megan Gibson 1 0-0 3, Cara Hudac 3 0-0 6, Abby Marshall 2 0-0 5, Karly Takach 2 0-3 4, Justine Funk 0 2-3 2. Totals: 23 11-19 63.

3-point goals:

Wesley 2, Benson; Utz 3, A. Hudac, Gibson, Marshall

JV:

Mars, 39-37 (M: Zara Zollner 15)

Thursday:

Highlands at Mars

Union 64, Venango Catholic 33 -

Andrea Mortimer scored 17 points and Makenzie Shirey 15 to lead the Damsels to the KSAC win.

Bethany Koch added 12 points and Janele Divins 10 steals for Union (14-2, 5-0).

UNION 64

Bethany Koch 5 2-4 12, Andrea Mortimer 5 7-10 17, Molly scott 3 2-3 8, Janele Divins 1 0-0 2, Tiffany Corle 1 2-4 4, Kayla Hepler 1 0-0 2, Makenzie Shirey 4 7-9 15, Nikki Davis 1 1-1 3, Danyelle Painter 0 1-2 1, Courtney Horner 0 0-0 0, Alley Toven 0 0-0 0. Totals: 21 22-33 64.

VENANGO CATHOLIC 33

Phillips 0 0-1 0, Weidel 1 1-4 3, McNelly 4 3-6 11, Solle 2 1-2 5, S. McNelly 3 2-3 8, Lutz 1 2-2 4, Giles 1 0-0 2, Davis 0 0-0 0, McIntyre 0 0-0 0, Martin 0 0-0 0. Totals: 12 9-18 33.

3-point goals:

None

JV:

Union, 50-18 (U: Danyelle Painter 12)

Wednesday:

Cranberry at Union

Fox Chapel 41, Seneca Valley 33 -

The Foxes took a 24-16 lead at the break and made it stand against the Raiders (8-9, 4-7).

Fox Chapel's Lauren Cowher led all scorers with 15 points.

SENECA VALLEY 33

Val Johnson 2 3-4 8, Kelsey Spencer 2 0-0 5, Chelsey Pavlick 3 1-5 7, Laura Ness 0 0-0 0, Ryan Ingrassia 0 0-0 0, Tina Mangola 2 3-4 7, Amanda Johnson 1 0-0 2, Ashley Turici 2 0-0 4. Totals: 12 7-13 33.

FOX CHAPEL 41

DeStout 1 0-0 3, Sheerer 0 0-0 0, Cooper 0 4-8 4, Cowher 5 3-5 15, Kirsten 2 2-3 7, Thompson 3 4-5 11, Butler 0 1-2 1. Totals: 11 14-23 41.

3-point goals:

V. Johnson, Spencer; Cowher 2, DeStout, Kirsten, Thompson

JV:

Fox Chapel, 46-43 (OT)

Thursday:

Seneca Valley at North Hills

North Catholic 40, Knoch 29 -

Despite nine points and 12 rebounds by Jen Robinson, the Knights (10-6, 6-3) fell to the Trojans in this section matchup.

KNOCH 29

Nicole Reiser 1 4-4 6, Liz Burgard 2 1-2 5, Lauren Koegler 1 1-2 3, Maria Frey 1 0-0 2, Jen Robinson 4 1-1 9, Pam Gagen 2 0-0 4. Totals: 11 7-9 29.

NORTH CATHOLIC 40

April Austin 4 1-2 9, Rachel Frederick 3 10-12 16, Danielle Cicuto 2 0-0 4, Jenna Herbert 2 2-4 6, Caitlin DeSanti 1 1-2 3, Amy Longo 1 0-0 2. Totals: 13 14-20 40.

3-point goals:

None

Thursday:

Hampton at Knoch

Apollo-Ridge 68, Freeport 29 -

The Vikings took a 33-14 lead at the break and went on to post the section win.

FREEPORT 29

Laney Pastoria 3 2-2 8, Nikki Woitas 1 0-0 2, Laura Garlitz 2 2-2 6, Emily Ferko 0 2-2 2, Katelyn Macurdy 1 0-0 2, Jenny Fair 2 0-0 4, Cassie Smolic 2 0-0 4, Kristen Prazenica 0 1-2 1. Totals: 11 7-8 29.

APOLLO-RIDGE 68

Amanda Artman 1 0-0 2, Samantha Ross 4 2-2 11, Ashley Ambrossi 7 0-0 14, Laura Reilly 10 0-0 20, Katie McClay 4 3-5 11, Ashley Brown 2 0-0 4, Haley Valence 1 0-0 3, Chelsea Riggle 0 1-2 1, Kelly Altmeyer 1 0-0 2. Totals: 30 6-9 68.

3-point goals:

Valence, Ross

Thursday:

Freeport at Greensburg Central Catholic

Butler's Brian McCandless captured the high jump and teammate John Strutt was second in the 800-meter run at an open high school track meet at Slippery Rock University over the weekend.Other boys medalists for Butler included Adam Pritts (shot put), Josh Cable, Brian Wiley and Chris Henry in the 3,200 relay and Mike Fisher, Doug Moran, Sean Colonna and Dan D'Amore in the 800 relay.The Tornado boys and girls team will return to action Jan. 30 at Kent State University.