Ali Goetz and Sara Getsy scored 22 and 20 points, respectively, to lead Mars to a 77-20 Section 1-AAA victory over Highlands in girls basketball action Thursday.

The Planets (7-5, 3-1) grabbed a 24-5 lead after one quarter and led 46-7 at the break.

HIGHLANDS 20

Beale 0 0-1 0, Dermedi 1 1-2 3, Pittman 0 0-0 0, Misejka 4 2-5 10, Hines 2 1-2 7, Barkokiski 0 0-0 0, Bonnett 0 0-0 0. Totals: 7 4-10 20.

MARS 77

Sara Getsy 6 4-4 20, Teresa Dallatore 2 0-0 4, Jessica Bunner 3 1-2 7, Ali Goetz 10 2-2 22, Daniella Paras 2 0-1 4, Paige Castora 3 0-0 7, Bonnie Workman 2 0-0 6, Gabby Kosobucki 1 0-0 2, Elyssa Paras 2 0-0 5, Lexie Mowery 0 0-0 0, Bri Buzard 0 0-0 0, Elisa Sheehy 0 0-0 0. Totals: 31 7-9 77.

Highlands 5 2 8 5—20

Mars24 22 21 10—77

3-point goals: Valley 2 (Hines 2); Mars 8 (Getsy 4, Workman 2, Castora, E. Paras)

Today: Valley at Mars

Knoch 46, Valley 42 — Savanna Steffen (12 points), Angela Cress (10) and Sam Logan (10) each scored in double digits as the Knights (3-9, 2-3) held off the host Vikings.

KNOCH 46

Sam Logan 3 3-4 10, Maddy Bricker 1 0-0 2, Angela Cress 5 0-0 10, Savanna Steffen 5 2-3 12, Abbie Thrower 2 2-2 8, Maddie Canel 1 0-0 2, Allie Megahan 1 0-0 2. Totals: 18 7-9 46.

VALLEY 42

Incapino 9 3-3 21, Madison 3 5-12 12, Smith 3 3-13 9. Totals: 15 11-28 42.

Knoch 12 17 8 9—46

Valley9 8 7 18—42

3-point goals: Knoch 3 (Thrower 2, Logan); Valley 1 (Madison)

Monday: Mars at Knoch

Hampton 63, Freeport 18 — The Yellowjackets dropped to 4-8 overall and 2-3 in section play with this loss.

HAMPTON 63

DiBucci 1 0-0 2, Intrieri 2 0-0 4, Pilarski 9 2-5 20, Busshaus 1 0-0 2, Jameson 3 0-2 9, Reece 6 0-1 12, Waldszchmidt 1 0-0 2, Collins 1 0-0 2, Nelligan 1 0-0 2, Alim 1 0-0 2, Griggs 3 0-0 6. Totals: 29 2-8 63.

FREEPORT 18

Zoe Soilis 2 0-0 5, Nicole Miller 3 0-0 7, Macy Smolic 1 4-4 6, Dava Jack 0 0-0 0, Jessica Aulicino 0 0-0 0, Megan Minyon 0 0-0 0, Haley Conner 0 0-0 0, Carly VanTine 0 0-0 0, Erica Jack 0 0-0 0, Megan Manke 0 0-0 0, Amanda Gomez 0 0-0 0. Totals: 6 4-4 18.

Hampton 10 24 19 10—63

Freeport8 4 6 0—18

3-point goals: Hampton 3 (Jameson 3); Freeport 2 (Sollis, Miller)

Monday: Freeport at Highlands

Kennedy Catholic 53, Grove City 34 — Brenna Deyarmin and Corianne Hyduchak had nine points apiece, but the Eagles (9-3) fell in this non-region contest.

GROVE CITY 34

Brenna Deyarmin 3 2-2 9, Hailey Hall 1 1-2 4, Kenedy Young 0 0-0 0, Alexis Deyarmin 2 0-0 4, Corianne Hyduchak 3 3-4 9, Jordyn Wyllie 0 4-6 4, Danyelle Lucido 0 0-0 0, Jenn Ferguson 1 0-2 2, Arianna Sprando 1 0-0 2. Totals: 11 10-16 53.

KENNEDY CATHOLIC 53

Taylor Hood 1 1-2 3, Rebecca Kish 1 2-2 5, Rachel Burns 3 2-2 10, Alex Rickets 5 2-4 14, Courtney Sargeant 7 3-5 17, April Bocian 2 0-0 4. Totals: 19 10-15 53.

Grove City 7 8 9 10—34

Kennedy Catholic15 13 15 10—53

3-point goals: Grove City 2 (B. Deyarmin, Hyduchak); Kennedy catholic 5 (Burns 2, Rickets 2, Kish)

JV: Grove City, 37-33 (GC: Rachel Hughes 16)

Monday: Grove City at Franklin

Oakland Catholic 44, Seneca Valley 24 — The Raiders (6-4, 3-2) dropped a Section 3-AAAA road contest against the Eagles.

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Shady Side Academy 88, Knoch 80 (girls); Shady Side Academy 91, Knoch 77 (boys) — Abby Jones won the 50 free and 100 breaststroke and Anna Cunningham the 100 free and 100 back to key the knights' girls team.In boys action, Austin Whitmer and Ian Lindsey were also double individual winners for the Knights.Knoch (girls 4-4, boys 5-3) will return to action Thursday at Butler.GirlsShady Side Academy 88, Knoch 80200 medley relay: 1-SSA (Ali Sarner, Destin Groff, Maggie Leach, Caroline Colville) 2:00.42200 freestyle: 1-Madison Whalen (K) 2:07.50200 individual medley: 1-Karen Shi (SS) 2:26.9750 freestyle: 1-Abby Jones (K) 25.931-meter diving: 1-Not contested100 butterfly: 1-Maggie Leach (SS) 1:05.60100 freestyle: 1-Anna Cunningham (K) 57.29500 freestyle: 1-Caroline Colville (SS) 5:15.73200 freestyle relay: 1-SSA (Ali Sarner (SS), Jenna Wallace, Rachel Roman, Destin Groff) 1:50.71100 backstroke: 1-Anna Cunningham (K) 1:03.95100 breaststroke: 1-Abby Jones (K) 1:14.36400 freestyle relay: 1-Knoch (Anna Cunningham, Katie Jones, Madison Whalen, Abby Jones) 3:57.11BoysShady Side Academy 91, Knoch 77200 medley relay: 1-Knoch (Austin Whitmer, Ian Lindsey, Nathan Walls, Noah Gumto) 1:48.83200 freestyle: 1-Austin Whitmer (K) 1:52.09200 individual medley: 1-Ian Lindsey (K) 2:11.5950 freestyle: 1-Thad Ellis (SS) 23.871-meter diving: 1-Not contested100 butterfly: 1-Nathan Walls (K) 1:01.45100 freestyle: 1-Ryan Koul (SS) 53.22500 freestyle: 1-Brendan Leach (SS) 5:13.77200 freestyle relay: 1-SSA (Brendan Leach, Frank Benckart, Thad Ellis, Ryan Koul) 1:37.77100 backstroke: 1-Austin Whitmer (K) 59.37100 breaststroke: 1-Ian Lindsey (K) 1:03.70400 freestyle relay: 1-Knoch (Nathan Walls, Ian Lindsey, Skylar Roth, Austin Whitmer) 3:39.99

Connellsville 38, Butler 21 — Jeremiah Bortmas (145) and Zach Weaver (182) recorded pins in this road match against the Falcons.“We wanted to get top-level competition,” said Butler coach Scott Stoner. “Even though we wrestle North Allegheny, we wanted to face a team that's very aggressive, so we came down here.”Blake Caudill (120), Korey Caudill (126) and Ryan Hannon (170) won decisions for the Tornado (3-2), who will take part in Saturday's South Side Duals before returning to dual match action Wednesday at Seneca Valley.Connellsville 38, Butler 21(Match started at heavyweight)106-Tyler Kenney (C) won tech fall over Max Stalnaker, 22-7(4:27); 113-Daniel Leonard (C) pinned Connor Foust, 1:23; 120-Blake Caudill (B) dec. Ryan Burkholder, 2-0; 126-Korey Caudill (B) dec. Chase Cramer, 4-0; 132-Bryce Butler (C) dec. Cody Houston, 11-5; 138-Ethan Kenney (C) dec. Xavier Bennett, 5-2; 145-Jeremiah Bortmas (B) pinned Tyler Steele, 3:06; 152-Dale Provence (C) pinned Dave Slomers, :57; 160-Tommy Provence (C) pinned Zach Raible, 4:44; 170-Ryan Hannon (B) dec. Andy Cecil, 6-1; 182-Zach Weaver (B) pinned Frank Cavalier, :54; 195-Max Butler (C) dec. Nick Gibson, 8-6; 220-Dylan Miller (C) dec. Alex White, 1-0; Hwt.-Gunnar Lynch (C) dec. Damian Wheeler, 2-1

Butler 796-59x, Indiana 789-39x — The Golden Tornado improved to 8-0 with this home win.Shooting 100s for Butler were Connor Harvey, Matt Weiland, Morgan Minto, Sarah Laughlin, Harlee McDonald and Alissa Wulff.

In PIHL action, Freeport downed Deer Lakes 8-5 in Class A action at the Belmont Complex while Butler earned a 1-all tie against host McDowell in Class AAA play.No other details were available.