Lily Grenci poured in 29 points and added 13 rebounds as the Mars girls basketball team downed Highlands 56-36 Monday.

Grenci connected on 15 of her 17 free-throw attempts while Kehle Pelles added 16 points for Mars (7-1, 4-0).

MARS 56Ally Demetriadis 0 0-0 0, Ashley Lynch 0 0-0 0, Grenci 7 15-17 29, Elaine Hasek 1 1-1 3, Kehle Pelles 6 4-4 16, Maureen Cress 0 0-0 0, Alexa Lee 3 0-0 8. Totals: 17 20-22 56.

HIGHLANDS 36Kordes 5 2-2 12, Cavanaugh 1 0-0 2, Witucki 2 0-0 4, Grabigel 2 5-10 9, Cassoni 2 3-4 8, Crise 0 1-2 1. Totals: 12 11-18 36.

Mars 17 16 11 12—56Knoch 12 10 7 7—363-point goals: Lee 2; Cassoni

JV: Mars, 42-21 (M:Lizz Tumminello 13)

Monday: Mars Christmas Tournament, opponent and time TBA

Knoch 47, Franklin Regional 39 — Laura Gray had 15 points and Sara Montgomery had 13 points and 17 rebounds to help the Knights (4-4, 1-2) in this section contest.

FRANKLIN REGIONAL 39Vendemia 2 0-0 4, O'Bradovich 2 0-0 4, Segiel 2 0-0 4, Martin 1 1-2 3, Alexander 4 8-11 17, Drutch 2 3-4 7. Totals: 13 12-17 39.

KNOCH 47Hannah Novotny 3 0-0 6, Haley Hutterer 1 0-2 3, Regina Robb 2 0-0 4, Sara Montgomery 55 3-5 13, Laura Gray 6 3-3 15, Taylor Tresatti 2 2-4 6. Totals: 19 8-14 47.

Franklin Regional 11 10 5 13—39Knoch 14 14 13 6—473-point goals: Alexander; Hutterer

JV: Knoch, 23-18 (K:Jenna Kanterman 7)

Today: Deer Lakes at Knoch

Union 55, Harmony 53 — Tina Lipps had 24 points and 18 rebounds, and Courtney Frederick had nine points and six assists to lead the Damsels (5-4) to the nonconference win.

HARMONY 53Leyo 7 1-4 16, Brink 5 8-12 18, K. Kruise 0 1-2 1, Neff 2 1-2 5, M. Kruise 5 2-7 12, Westover 0 1-2 1. Totals: 19 14-29 53.

UNION 55Lanae Cicciarelli 1 1-2 3, Courtney Frederick 4 0-0 9, Melissa Shook 1 4-6 6, Lepha Logue 2 2-2 6, Tina Lipps 7 10-15 24, Amanda Barger 0 0-0 0, Brooke Pollock 1 0-2 2, Ashley MacKinley 2 0-0 5, Sarah Beichner 0 0-0 0, Heather Murray 0 0-2 0. Totals: 18 17-28 55.

Harmony 15 14 12 12—53Union 17 10 14 14—553-point goals: Leyo; Frederick, MacKinley

JV: Union, 52-16 (U:Ashley MacKinley 14)

Jan. 5: Redbank Valley at Union

Redbank Valley 43, Karns City 41 — Despite 16 points and 10 rebounds from Ashley Campbell and 12 from Hannah Beck, the Gremlins (1-5, 1-3) fell in this KSAC matchup.

KARNS CITY 41Taylor Kerschbaumer 3 0-0 8, Caitlin Davis 2 0-2 4, Hannah Beck 4 4-6 12, Ashley Campbell 5 5-6 16, Corrine Conto 0 0-0 0, Madeline McKain 0 0-0 0, Jen Pickett 0 0-0 0, Stephanie Stoughton 0 1-3 1. Totals: 14 10-17 41.

REDBANK VALLEY 43Evans 1 0-0 2, Veronesi 1 2-2 4, Goth 2 6-9 10, Hepler 6 7-10 19, Neiswonger 4 0-0 8. Totals: 14 15-21 43.

Karns City 4 10 14 13—41Redbank Valley 8 6 14 15—433-point goals: Kerschbaumer 2, Campbell

JV: Karns City, 29-26

Jan. 5: West Forest at Karns City

Oil City 45, Grove City 38 — Caitlin McNamara had a game-high 20 points, but the Eagles were outscored 31-24 in the second half.

GROVE CITY 38Caitlin McNamara 6 6-6 20, Lexi Caporali 1 1-2 3, Sammi Bell 3 0-0 6, Brogan Foster 0 0-0 0, Maddie Torok 2 0-0 4, Rachel Kurtz 0 0-0 0, Mariah Jenkins 0 5-6 5, Vanessa Sprando 0 0-0 0, Danielle Johnson 0 0-0 0. Totals: 12 12-14 38.

OIL CITY 45Clyde 2 0-0 4, Sandrock 1 0-4 2, E. Wassil 0 0-0 0, Weidle 3 6-8 12, McKessick 3 3-4 9, Hidinger 4 6-7 16, Plumer 0 0-0 0, A. Wassil 0 0-0 0, Wenner 0 0-0 0, Hall 0 0-0 0, Knight 1 0-0 2. Totals: 14 15-23 45.

Grove City 5 9 10 14—38Oil City 7 7 14 17—453-point goals: McNamara 2; Hidinger 2

JV: Grove City, 29-21 (GC:Mariah Jenkins 14)

Monday: Grove City at Saegertown Tournament

West Shamokin 52, Freeport 22 — The Yellowjackets (3-4, 2-2) lost a section decision to the Wolves. No details were provided.

<B>Karns City 52, East Forest 45 — </B>Evan Olszak had 14 points and 11 rebounds, and Brandon Collier had 12 points and 10 boards to power the Gremlins (1-3, 1-3) to the KSAC win.<B>EAST FOREST 45Tyler Andring 5 2-2 12, Zach Miller 7 0-0 16, Harp 0 0-2 0, Shane Reichart 4 2-6 10 Shane Silvis 2 0-1 4, Rob Anderson 1 1-3 3. </B>Totals: 19 5-14 45.<B>KARNS CITY 52Cody Williams 5 0-0 10, Aaron Markle 1 1-1 3, Tyler Barger 1 0-1 2, Brad Fuhrer 1 0-0 3, Jesse Garing 1 1-4 3, Evan Olszak 5 4-4 14, Brandon Collier 5 1-3 12, Jarrett LaVan 1 1-2 3, Brandyn Bowser 1 0-0 2, Cameron Harp 0 0-0 0, Chris Ley 0 0-0 0.</B> Totals: 21 8-15 52.<B>East Forest 8 13 14 10—45Karns City 14 15 17 6—523-point goals:</B> Miller 2; Fuhrer, Collier<B>JV:</B> Karns City, 50-12 (KC:Jacob Henry 11)<B>Dec. 30:</B> Karns City at Keystone

<B>Butler 53, Knoch 38; Indiana 67, Butler 25 (boys); Butler 67, Indiana 35; Knoch 51, Butler 50 (girls) —</B> Erik Bergh, Jason Clouse, Alex Bauer and Sean Murphy all picked up victories for the Butler boys squad while Renee Clouse, Brittany Grenet, Alexa Kriley, Kristen Campbell and Brianna Keelan did likewise for the Tornado girls.Butler will host Shaler Jan. 8.

In PIHL action Monday, Norwin defeated Seneca Valley 2-1 at Center Ice while Bishop McCort downed Knoch 5-2No details were available.