Erin Danik scored 26 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to help Seneca Valley open Section 3-AAAA play with a 64-42 home win over Oakland Catholic Thursday night at William Paul Gymnasium.

Danik was also 10 for 10 at the free-throw line for the undefeated Raiders (4-0, 1-0).

Paige Montrose also scored 13 points for Seneca Valley.

OAKLAND CATHOLIC 64

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SENECA VALLEY 42

Michaela Lamont 0 0-0 0, Carolyn Palaski 1 4-4 6, Brooke Lyczek 3 1-1 8, McKenna Gross 1 0-0 3, Paige Montrose 3 6-8 13, Lexus Lambert 1 2-2 4, Erin Danik 7 10-10 26, Toni Augustine 2 0-0 4. Totals: 18 23-25 42.

Oakland Catholic 12 4 13 13 — 42

Seneca Valley15 15 22 12 — 64

3-point goals: Seneca Valley

Saturday: Obama Academy at Seneca Valley, 1:30 p.m.

Mars 61, Montour 30 — Three Planets landed in double figures as Mars doubled up the Spartans in a non-section game on the road.

Tai Johnson led the Planets (2-2) with 19 points.

MARS 61

Bri Buzard 2 2-2 6, Lauren Wasylson 5 2-3 14, Nicole McCloud 6 2-2 15, Tai Johnson 8 0-0 19, Hannah Ryan 2 1-2 5, Daria Hockenberry 1 0-0 2. Totals: 24 7-9 61.

MONTOUR 30

Esposito 4 1-4 9, Trovato 1 1-1 3, Stevenson 2 2-4 6, Tomas 3 1-5 7, Hickey 2 0-2 5, Zeten 0 0-1 0. Totals: 12 5-17 30.

Mars 15 21 17 8 — 61

Montour7 6 10 7 — 30

3-point goals: Mars 6 (Johnson 3, Wasylson 2, McCloud)

Monday: Valley at Mars, 6 p.m.

East Allegheny 51, Freeport 34 — Jenna Manke recorded a double-double for the Yellowjackets, contributing 15 points and 10 rebounds in a Section 2-AA loss at home.

Zoe Soilis added 14 points, eight rebounds and four assists for Freeport (1-3, 0-1).

EAST ALLEGHENY 51

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FREEPORT 34

Zoe Soilis 7 3-12 14, Jenna Manke 5 5-8 15, Asti Brestensky 1 1-2 3, Abree Cowan 1 0-0 2. Totals: 14 9-22 34.

East Allegheny 8 22 12 9 — 51

Freeport9 5 9 11 — 34

3-point goals: Freeport 1 (Soilis 1)

Monday: Freeport at Apollo-Ridge, 6 p.m.

Highlands 50, Knoch 43 — Emily Fraser registered a team-high 15 points for the Knights (0-4, 0-1) in their Section 1-AAA opening loss to the Golden Rams.

KNOCH 43

Alyssa Logan 2 0-0 4, Kayla Grafton 1 0-0 2, Gabby Fennell 2 0-0 5, Allie Megahan 3 0-0 7, Emily Fraser 6 2-4 15, Casey Kretzer 2 0-0 5, Carly Burdett 2 1-2 3. Totals: 18 1-2 43.

HIGHLANDS 50

Renee Cebula 0 1-2 1, Ashlyn Jonczak 6 2-2 15, Kayla Beale 1 0-0 2, Nia Thomas 2 2-4 6, Nicole Boda 6 9-13 21, Emily Cochran 0 5-6 5. Totals: 15 19-27 50.

Knoch 7 7 10 19 — 43

Highlands6 14 8 22 — 50

3-point goals: Knoch 4 (Fennell, Megahan, Fraser, Kretzer); Highlands 1 (Jonczak).

Monday: Indiana at Knoch, 6 p.m.

Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic 84, St. Joseph 43 — Sam Breen recorded 30 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds for the Trojanettes (3-0, 1-0) in a Section 2-A road win.

Hockey

Putting pucks in the net has been an issue at times for Mars.

The Planets had no problem against one of the PIHL’s best Class AA teams, winning 8-3 at Belmont Ice Complex.

Noah Raymundo scored a team-high four goals for Mars (8-3). Beau Heakins, Jonathan Kowalkowski, Keaton Hanna and Owen Vasbinder also scored for the Planets.

Freeport 5, Sewickley Academy 3 — Michael Frazetta and Kyle Hazelett both scored twice to lead the Yellowjackets to a non-conference win over Sewickley Academy at Belmont Ice Complex.

Freeport, which is 8-2, outshot the Panthers 47-27.

Morgan Penn picked up the win in net, making 24 saves. Rob Reichenbaugh also scored for the Yellowjackets.