Steve Cress scored 15 points and D.J. Cannon added 14 to lead the Mars boys basketball team to a 49-37 victory over Valley in Section 1-AAA action Friday.

The Planets outscored the Vikings 32-15 in the second half to pull out the win.

MARS 49Chris Herold 3 3-6 9, Dan Colbert 1 0-1 3, Ryan Schroth 0 0-0 0, Chris Cassidy 0 0-0 0, Dave Petruska 0 0-0 0, D.J. Cannon 4 5-6 14, Vinny Smith 3 2-2 8, Ryan Nearhoof 0 0-0 0, Steve Cress 5 5-8 15.

Totals: 16 15-23 49.

VALLEY 37R. Orr 2 2-3 6, T. Hill 3 2-6 8, D. Zseicsak 0 0-0 0, J. Lookabaugh 0 4-4 4, B. Zawara 2 0-0 6, G. Jones 3 1-2 7, T. Collins 0 0-0 0, M. Trenski 2 1-2 6, J. Manoak 0 0-0 0, M. Simoni 0 0-0 0, S. Williamson 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 12 10-17 37.

Mars 6 11 13 19—49Valley 10 12 6 9—373-point goals: Mars 2 (Colbert, Cannon); Valley 3 (Zawara 2, Trenski)

Tuesday: Mars at Quaker Valley

Greensburg Salem 59, Knoch 46 — Despite a game-high 19 points from Michael Gallagher and 13 from Rob Briggs, the Knights fell to the Lions.

KNOCH 46Shawn Samek 0 1-3 1, Michael Gallagher 7 0-0 19, Kyle Reiser 1 3-6 5, Rob Briggs 6 0-1 13, Alex Whisler 4 0-0 8.

Totals: 18 4-10 46.

GREENSBURG SALEM 59Paul Matthews 3 3-4 9, Zach Ruffner 4 0-0 12, Chris Klimchock 3 4-4 11, Reggie Hainesworth 1 0-2 3, Aaron Allen 6 0-0 12, Alex Walton 1 1-1 3, Mark DeMatteo 4 1-2 9.

Totals: 22 9-13 59.

Knoch 11 12 6 17—46Greensburg Salem 14 14 14 17—593-point goals: Knoch 6 (Gallagher 5, Briggs); Greensburg Salem 6 (Ruffner 4, Klimchock, Hainesworth)

Tuesday: Highlands at Knoch

Hickory 57, SlipperyRock 45 — Rhett Gordon scored 15 points and Zack Ejzak added 10, but the Rockets (5-13, 1-6) were killed again by poor shooting.

SLIPPERY ROCK 45Rhett Gordon 6 2-6 15, Jared Augostino 1 0-0 3, Derrick Orloski 2 1-2 5, Brian Kelly 3 0-1 6, Zack Ejzak 5 0-0 10, Matt Shearer 3 0-0 6, Kendall Mahan 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 20 3-9 45

HICKORY 57Mudrey 0 1-2 1, Baughman 2 0-0 4, Shephard 0 1-2 1, Benes 5 4-5 13, Lumpp 3 0-0 8, Banas 3 5-6 12, Erdesky 3 0-0 6, Durisko 5 2-4 12.

Totals: 20 13-19 57

Slippery Rock 14 9 7 15—45Hickory 17 8 11 21—573-point goals: Slippery Rock 2 (Gordon, Augostino); Hickory 4 (Lumpp 2, Benes, Banas)

JV: Hickory 52-22

Tuesday: Meadville at Slippery Rock

Greensburg Central Catholic 72, Freeport 56 — Despite 15 points from Nate Kotecki and 14 more from Brady Sherrieb, the Yellowjackets (10-5, 6-3) were defeated after trailing at halftime, 36-19.

FREEPORT 56Nate Kotecki 4 4-4 15, Cory Massart 2 9-15 13, Chris Tagmyer 1 2-4 4, Brian Zimmerman 2 2-4 6, Andrew Vidra 1 0-0 2, Justin Bollinger 1 0-0 2, Brady Sherrieb 3 6-6 14, Miles Smolic 0 0-1 0.

Totals: 14 23-34 56.

GREENSBURG C.C. 72Franco Sebastiani 7 8-16 24, Adam Pulcic 1 5-6 7, R.J. Wallace 7 5-6 23, Joe Gibson 1 0-0 2, Mike Gigilotti 3 0-0 6, Chris Tamasy 0 2-3 2, Nate Antone 3 1-2 7, Mike Jubac 0 1-2 1.

Totals: 22 22-35 72.

Freeport 14 5 17 20—56Greensburg C.C. 18 18 12 24—723-point goals: Freeport 5 (Kotecki 3, Sherrieb 2); Greensburg Central Catholic 6 (Wallace 4, Sebastiani 2)

JV: Greensburg C.C. 47-30 (F-Miles Smolic 12 points)

Tuesday: East Allegheny at Freeport

Grove City 63, Meadville 61 — Dan Keil scored on a tip-in with 2.5 seconds remaining to give the Eagles the region win.Keil scored 18 points for Grove City (15-3, 7-0).

GROVE CITY 63Keith Donaldson 0 2-2 2, Maxx Stutz 3 1-2 7, Kent Denbow 0 0-0 0, Ben Liebling 5 2-2 16, Dan Keil 8 2-4 18, Ryan McNamara 2 0-0 4, Jordan Fee 3 5-9 11, Kyle Perrine 2 1-2 5.

Totals: 23 13-21 63

MEADVILLE 61Geiger 6 0-0 15, Motillo 3 0-1 8, Barton 6 1-4 13, Cowan 0 0-0 0, Cronin 0 0-0 0, Barka 0 0-0 0, Phillips 5 5-7 15, McLaughlin 1 0-0 2, Neff 3 2-2 8.

Totals: 24 8-14 61

Grove City 17 14 17 15—63Meadville 17 15 14 15—613-point goals: Grove City 4 (Liebling 4); Meadville 5 (Geiger 3, Motillo 2)

JV: Grove City 51-37 (Patrick Johnson 20)

Tuesday: Titusville at Grove City

Shenango 61, Summit Academy 59 — Leonard Brown's 36-point effort was not enough for the Knights (9-9, 5-4), who fell to the Wildcats on the road.

SUMMIT ACADEMY 59Stephen Grandison 1 2-3 4, Maurice McDaniels 6 0-0 13, Leonard Brown 14 5-8 36, Rashawn Flemming 1 0-0 2, Hanice Scruggs 2 0-0 4.

Totals: 24 7-11 59.

SHENANGO 61Chicze 1 1-3 4, O'Hara 5 6-12 18, Anderson 2 1-4 5, Micaletti 5 6-9 18, Gaston 2 0-2 4, Colavecchia 5 1-3 12.

Totals: 20 15-33 61.

Summit Academy 17 10 12 20—59Shenango 13 19 14 15—613-point goals: Summit Academy 4 (Brown 3, McDaniels); Shenango 6 (Micaletti 2, O'Hara 2, Chicze, Colavecchia)

JV: Summit Academy 65-57

Monday: Kiski Prep at Summit Academy

<B>Knoch 49, Highlands 44</B> — Megan Gray scored 19 points as the Knights (14-4, 8-2) built an early lead and held on for a section win Thursday night.<B>HIGHLANDS 44</B>Nee 2 1-2 7, Cowell 1 0-0 2, Walker 6 1-2 13, Carter 5 2-3 12, Kordes 1 2-4 4, Cavanaugh 1 3-4 6. <B>Totals:</B> 16 9-15 44<B>KNOCH 49</B>Megan Gray 7 5-10 19, Abby Marshall 2 1-2 6, Pam Gagen 2 1-1 5, Sarah Montgomery 4 0-0 8, Samantha Cooper 0 1-2 1, Lizz King 4 0-0 10.<B> Totals:</B> 19 8-15 49<B>Highlands 6 19 11 8—44Knoch 14 17 6 12—493-point goals:</B> Highlands 3 (Nee 2, Cavanaugh); Knoch 3 (Marshall, King 2)<B>JV:</B> Highlands 56-33<B>Monday:</B> Knoch at Burrell

The Seneca Valley ice hockey team defeated North Hills, 5-4, Friday night.