Owen Nearhoof's 14 points paced the Mars boys basketball team to a 55-44 victory over Connellsville Saturday at North Catholic High School.

The Planets (9-2), who outscored the Falcons 26-16 in the second half, also received 12 points from Josh Goetz and 11 courtesy of Mitch Buzard.

CONNELLSVILLE 44

Pavlak 1 0-1 3, Bonadio 1 0-0 2, Leichliter 2 0-0 5, Bauer 7 6-6 20, Prittsment 4 0-0 8, Maner 2 2-2 6, Worstman 0 0-1 0. Totals: 17 8-10 44.

MARS 55

Garrett Ashbaugh 2 1-2 6, Owen Nearhoof 4 5-5 14, Matt Getsy 4 1-3 9, Mitch Buzard 4 2-2 11, Zach May 1 0-3 3, Josh Goetz 3 6-9 12, Ben Erdahl 0 0-0 0. Totals: 18 15-24 55.

Connellsville 10 18 8 8—44

Mars11 18 15 11—55

3-point goals: Connellsville 2 (Pavlak, Leichliter); Mars 4 (Ashbaugh, Nearhoof, Buzard, May)

Tuesday: Mars at Indiana

West Shamokin 61, Karns City 58 — Tyler Kepple's 16 points — including three 3-pointers — led the Gremlins, who managed just six points in the second quarter.

Logan Moroney added 14 points for KC (5-4) and Josh Wallace had 11.

KARNS CITY 58

Andrew Johnston 4 2-6 10, David Olszak 2 0-0 4, Tyler Kepple 5 3-4 16, Nathan Weckerly 1 1-2 3, Josh Wallace 3 3-4 11, Logan Moroney 7 0-0 14, Ryan Pfeifer 0 0-0 0, Austin Murray 0 0-0 0, Dave Markel. Totals: 22 9-16 58.

WEST SHAMOKIN 61

Clowser 2 0-0 4, Anderson 1 0-0 2, Rocco 7 3-4 20, Marsh 4 3-4 12, Horner 2 5-9 10, Craig 6 1-2 13, Bussard 0 0-2 0. Totals: 22 12-21 61.

Karns City 16 6 15 21—58

West Shamokin12 15 10 24—61

3-point goals: Karns City 5 (Kepple 3, Wallace 2); West Shamokin 5 (Rocco 3, Marsh, Horner)

Wednesday: Karns City at West Forest

Hopewell 64, Slippery Rock 15 — Haley Angerett scored six points to pace the Rockets (4-4).SLIPPERY ROCK 15Riley McGonigle 0 0-0 0, Morgan Siebka 0 0-0 0, Haley Angerett 2 0-0 6, Nicole Papley 1 0-0 2, Emily 0 0-2 0, Lauren Dietz 1 0-0 2, Marissa Siebka 2 0-0 4, Sarah Kadlubek 0 0-0 0, Haley Urban 0 1-2 1, Kaitlyn Spangler 0 0-0 0, Becca Novak 0 0-0 0. Totals: 6 1-4 15.HOPEWELL 64Rivers 2 0-0 5, Santia 3 0-0 9, Rizzo 1 0-0 2, Boyd 1 0-0 2, Farris 1 0-0 3, Steur 5 1-2 11, Sundy 1 0-0 2, Henry 1 0-0 2, Walker-Kimbrough 12 1-2 26, Biggs 1 0-0 2. Totals: 28 2-4 64.Slippery Rock 6 6 2 1—15Hopewell23 14 20 7—643-point goals: Slippery Rock 2 (Angerett 2). Hopewell 6 (Rivers, Santia 3, Farris, Walker-Kimbrough)Today: Slippery Rock at Oil City

First Baptist Christian School 59, Westmoreland County Christian 27 (boys) — Paul Drake scored eight points and also had eight rebounds and seven assists.First Baptist Christian 37, Westmoreland County Christian 35 (girls) — Hannah Roth scored 22 points and also had six steals in the win.