Owen Nearhoof scored 20 points and John Castello added 17 as the Mars boys basketball team downed Indiana 55-53 in a big section road win Friday night.

The win puts the Planets (11-6, 8-1) in first place in section 1-AAA. Indiana (17-2, 8-2) falls into a second-place tie with Knoch.

MARS 55

Austin Fetsko 2 0-0 4, John Castello 6 5-7 17, Nick DeCamp 2 0-0 5, Owen Nearhoof 6 3-5 20, Ethan Lewis 1 3-4 5, Christian Schmitt 1 1-2 4, Mitchell Verplank 0 0-0 0. Totals: 18 12-18 55.

INDIANA 53

Darrious Carter 5 2-3 12, Dylan Stapleton 0 0-0 0, Blake Shields 3 2-2 9, Riley Stapleton 3 2-2 8, Kevin Jack 5 4-6 16, Jacob Zilinskas 4 0-0 8. Totals: 20 10-13 53.

Mars 17 17 10 17 — 55

Indiana10 13 15 15 — 53

3-point goals: Mars 7 (DeCamp, Nearhoof 5, Schmitt); Indiana 3 (Shields, Jack 2)

Monday: Highlands at Mars, 7:30 p.m.

Union 64, West Forest 28 — Cole Morris scored a team-high 16 points to help the Golden Knights (8-8) roll past West Forest.

Lane Cicciarelli (10 points) also scored in double figures for Union.

WEST FOREST 28

McFarlane 6 0-2 13, O’Toole 1 0-0 2, Bereksazi 2 4-4 8, Smail 2 0-0 4, Thomas 0 0-0 0, Work 0 0-0 0, Schwab 0 1-2 1. Totals: 11 5-8 28.

UNION 64

Trevor Corle 3 1-2 8, Cole Morris 7 1-2 16, Eric Seary 1 2-4 4, Wanya Harris 4 0-0 8, Lane Cicciarelli 4 2-4 10, Shane Murphy 4 0-0 8, Chet Carmichael 2 0-0 6, Hank Murphy 2 0-0 4, Zach Hepler 0 0-2 0, Noah Vereb 0 0-0 0. Totals: 28 6-14 64.

West Forest 6 5 8 9 — 28

Union17 17 19 11 — 64

3-point goals: West Forest 1 (McFarlane); Union 4 (Carmichael 2, Corle, Morris)

JV: Union 74-11

Saturday: Union at Moniteau

Clarion 70, A-C Valley 51 — The Bobcats jumped out a double digit halftime lead, 40-26, to beat the Falcons (1-15) in Foxburg.

Jeff Eaton led A-C Valley with 26 points, while Dylan Fox added 17.

CLARION 70

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A-C VALLEY 51

Troy Cottrell 4 0-0 8, Jake Edwards 0 0-0 0, Austin Morgan 0 0-0 0, Jeff Eaton 12 0-0 26, Dylan Fox 7 0-0 17. Totals: 23 0-0 51.

Clarion 22 18 15 15 — 70

A-C Valley14 12 13 12 — 51

3-point goals: A-C Valley 5 (Fox 3, Eaton 2)

Monday: A-C Valley at Keystone

Chartiers Valley 61, Knoch 47 — Playing without David Gallagher and Connor Shinsky, the Knights offense struggled in the second half of a non-section loss to the Colts.

Austin Miller (16 points) and Matt Zanella (16) both finished in double figures for Knoch (14-4).

KNOCH 47

Austin Miller 4 7-9 16, Matt Zanella 8 0-0 16, Aiden Albert 1 0-0 3, Jim Larrimer 5 0-0 10, Chris Kier 1 0-2. Totals: 19 7-11 47.

CHARTIERS VALLEY 61

Tuite 4 2-3 12, Herzer 0 3-4 3, McConnell 8 3-3 22, Antonucci 1 0-0 2, Westover 1 0-0 3, Florh 8 1-2 17, Willeson 1 0-0 2. Totals: 22 9-12 61.

Knoch 8 19 9 11 — 47

Chartiers Valley18 16 13 14 — 61

3-point goals: Knoch 2 (Miller, Albert); Chartiers Valley 8 (McConnell 3, Tuite 2, Florh 2, Westover)

Tuesday: Knoch at Valley

Hickory 64, Grove City 36 — The Hornets held the Eagles to fewer than 10 points in each of the last three quarters to earn a Region 5-AAA win at home.

Grove City (11-5, 6-5) led 16-15 after the first quarter.

Danny Torok and Derek Turner both scored 11 points for the Eagles.

GROVE CITY 36

Spencer Marnich 1 0-0 2, Derek Turner 4 3-3 11, Danny Torok 5 0-1 11, Foster Reznor 0 1-2 1, Colby Polkabla 2 2-4 6, Warren Marlowe 1 0-3 2. Totals: 14 6-13 36.

HICKORY 64

Conley 7 1-1 15, Tantuo 2 0-0 4, A. Cannone 9 3-3 22, Pryts 5 0-1 Green 3 1-2 7, N. Cannone 0 0-1 0. Totals: 28 5-8 64.

Grove City 16 8 3 9 — 36

Hickory15 13 18 18 — 64

3-point goals: Grove City 2 (Torok, Reznor); Hickory 3 (Mastrian 2, A. Cannone)

JV: Hickory 45-41

Tuesday: Slippery Rock at Grove City

Clarion-Limestone 49, Karns City 41 — The Lions outscored the Gremlins 16-7 in the third quarter to gain enough momentum to snap the Gremlins four-game winning streak.

David Olszak led Karns City (9-7) with 16 points while Logan Moroney had 11.

KARNS CITY 41

David Olszak 5 5-6 16, Ethan Conto 3 0-0 7, Tyler Kepple 1 0-0 2, Dave Markel 1 0-0 3, Nathan Weckerly 0 2-2 2, Dakota Mohney 0 0-0 0, Christian Turner 0 0-0 0, Logan Moroney 4 3-3 11, Dan Filges 0 0-0 0, Brendan Waltman 0 0-0 0. Totals: 14 10-11 41.

CLARION-LIMESTONE 49

Laugand 8 2-6 19, Makewell 0 0-0 0, Kahle 4 1-2 10, Rarkin 0 1-2 1, Dezzuti 2 0-0 4, Slater 3 0-2 6, Stiglets 1 0-0 2, Callan 3 1-2 7. Totals: 21 5-14 49.

Karns City 9 7 7 18 — 41

Clarion-Limestone14 4 16 15 — 49

3-point goals: Karns City 2 (Olszak, Conto); Clarion-Limestone 2 (Laugand, Kahle)

JV: Clarion-Limestone 48-44

Monday: Redbank Valley at Karns City

Kittanning 72, Freeport 61 — Codey Digiacobbe scored a team-high 19 points, but the Yellowjackets (8-10, 2-8) dropped a Section 1-AAA game. Mason Eddinger added 15 points.

FREEPORT 61

Codey Digiacobbe 8 2-4 19, Seth Bowser 2 1-2 5, Hunter Fennell 1 0-0 3, Josh Beale 3 4-5 12, Mason Eddinger 6 0-1 15, Kris Keppel 3 0-1 7. Totals: 23 7-13 61.

KITTANNING 72

Schaffer 4 1-2 9, Slagle 0 2-2 2, Hulings 4 4-4 12, Webb 0 2-4 2, Kunst 10 8-13 28, Witenski 2 3-4 7, Spang 3 2-2 10. Totals: 23 20-27 72.

Freeport 16 15 4 26 — 61

Kittanning16 16 20 20 — 72

3-point goals: Freeport 8 (Eddinger 3, Beale 2, Kepple, Digiacobbe, Fennell);

Tuesday: Indiana at Freeport

EAST FOREST 50

Andrews 2 2-2 8, Renton 6 2-3 14, Lewis 3 0-1 6, Thoma 1 1-4 3, Dittman 3 0-0 6, Harriger 5 2-3 13. Totals: 20 7-13 50.

MONITEAU 70

Mark Kimmel 4 1-8 10, Jake Fullerton 4 0-2 8, Aaron Martella 1 0-2 2, Shawn Giddings 2 0-1 4, Cody Skiver 12 3-5 29, James Bair 5 3-6 13, Derek Boben 1 0-1 2, Waid 1 0-1 2. Totals: 30 7-26 70.

East Forest 4 22 6 18 — 50

Moniteau19 15 32 4 — 70

3-point goals: East Forest 3 (Andrews 2, Harriger); Moniteau (Skiver 2, Kimm)

Saturday: Union at Moniteau

Summit Academy 64, Burrell 39 — Dasonte White scored a game-high 21 points to help the Knights win big over the Buccaneers in a Section 1-AA matchup in Burrell.

Lemuel McFadden (12 points), Micheon Anderson-Meade (12) and Donte Tyson (10) all finished in double figures for Summit Academy (13-4, 8-1).

SUMMIT ACADEMY 64

Dasonte White 9 2-4 21, Shaquan Cole 3 0-0 7, Donte Tyson 5 0-0 10, Marquise Wright 1 0-0 2, Lemuel McFadden 6 0-0 12, Micheon Anderson-Meade 5 2-2 12. Totals: 29 4-7 64.

BURRELL 39

McNutt 1 0-0 2, Cable 6 3-6 16, Cox 2 0-2 6, Lettrich 6 0-0 12, Garada 0 4-8 4. Totals: 15 7-17 39.

Summit Academy 8 18 20 18 — 64

Burrell 4 12 9 14 — 39

3-point goals: Summit Academy 2 (White, Cole); Burrell 2 (Cox 2)

Tuesday: Kiski Prep at Summit Academy