Christian Locher scored 22 points — including four 3-pointers — as the Mars boys basketball team held off Shenango for a 53-50 road win Wednesday night.

Locher, a sophomore, scored 16 of his game-high 22 points in the second half.

Chris Herold pitched in 13 points for the Planets (2-0).

MARS 53Chris Herold 4 3-4 13, Brad Weischedel 1 1-2 5, Christian Locher 7 4-6 22, Luke Gruber 0 0-0 0, Dante Detillio 4 0-0 8, Vinny Smith 2 2-2 6, Ian Hindley 1 0-0 2. Totals: 19 10-14 53

SHENANGO 50Murcko 3 6-6 13, Gaston 7 3-5 17, Grant 2 0-0 4, Gwin 4 1-2 10, Horb 1 0-0 2, McCowin 1 0-1 2, Hill 1 0-0 2. Totals: 19 10-14 50

Mars 13 10 12 18—53Shenango 6 14 10 20—503-point goals: Herold, Locher 4; Murcko, Gwin

JV: N/A

Friday: Kittanning at Mars

Lily Grenci scored 25 points as the Mars girls basketball team used a big second half to bring down Blackhawk, 47-36.The Planets (2-1) trailed by a point at the half, but surged ahead in the final two quarters behind Grenci and Kehle Pelles, who pitched in nine points.<B>MARS 47Ally Demetriadis 0 2-5 2, Ashley Lynch 1 1-2 4, Lily Grenci 10 5-6 25, Elaine Hasek 1 3-6 5, Kehle Pelles 3 3-4 9, Maureen Cress 1 0-0 2. </B>Totals: 16 14-23 47<B>BLACKHAWK 36Hayward 2 2-2 7, Gumbert 1 4-6 6, Murlin 1 0-0 2, Duborsak 7 0-0 14, Emge 0 7-10 7.</B> Totals: 11 13-18 36<B>Mars 9 9 13 16—47Blackhawk 5 14 9 8—363-point goals:</B> Lynch; Hayward<B>JV:</B> Blackhawk 41-38 (OT)<B>Today:</B> Kittanning at Mars<B>Brookville 51, Union 47</B> — Despite 18 points, 12 rebounds and four blocked shots from Lepha Logue, the Damsels suffered a loss.Tina Lipps added 10 points and 11 rebounds for Union (1-3).<B>BROOKVILLE 51Byerly 1 4-8 6, Casele 1 0-0 3, Liebman 2 0-0 5, Mescall 2 0-0 4, Reinsel 5 2-6 12, Hetrick 6 4-5 19, Cook 0 0-1 0, Hill 1 0-0 2. </B>Totals: 18 10-22 51<B>UNION 47Lanae Ciccarelli 1 0-2 3, Courtney Frederick 1 2-2 4, Melissa Shook 2 2-3 6, Lepha Logue 7 4-6 18, Tina Lipps 5 0-2 10, Brooke Pollock 1 0-0 2, Amanda Barger 0 0-0 0, Heather Murray 0 2-2 2, Ashley MacKinlay 1 0-0 2.</B> Totals: 18 10-17 47<B>Brookville 6 12 16 17—51Union 5 16 15 11—473-point goals:</B> Casele, Liebman, Hetrick 3; Ciccarelli<B>JV:</B> Union 27-24<B>Friday:</B> Clarion at Union