Mars' frontcourt duo of Bella Pelaia and Ava Black proved too much for Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in the first round of the Hempfield Christmas Tournament Friday.

Both forwards, Pelaia scored 18 points and Black tallied 13 to lead the Planets (6-1), who held the Chargers scoreless in the second quarter.

MARS 43

Bella Pelaia 18, Madeleine Horvath 3, Alek Johnson 7, Carly Kern 2, Ava Black 13. Totals: 18 6-13 43.

OLSH 36

Hamilton 11, Valenty 4, Costantino 7, Schuck 6, Walsh 8.

Mars 11 15 10 7 — 43

OLSH16 0 15 5 — 36

Fox Chapel 52, Knoch 29 — Madilyn Boyer scored 17 points for the Knights (5-3) in this Shady Side Academy Christmas Tournament loss.

KNOCH 29

Madilyn Boyer 17, Lauren Cihonski 8, Nevaeh Ewing 2, Abby Shearer 1, Megan Vasas 1. Totals: 10 8-11 29.

FOX CHAPEL 52

Guerrieri 13, Delaney 12, Smith 10, Schwartzman 7, Ritter 5, Fenton 3, Hager 2. Totals: 19 7-8 52.

Knoch 6 7 9 7 — 29

Fox Chapel10 16 11 15 — 52

3-point goals: Boyer; Guerrieri 3, Delaney 2, Fenton, Ritter

Saturday: Knoch at Freeport Tournament

North Catholic 51, Penn Hills 41 — Sarah Berardelli scored 10 points and had 10 rebounds to pace the Trojanettes (5-0) at North Allegheny's Holiday Tournament.

Cassie Foster added 11 points to the win, Tess Myers scored nine and Kylee Lewandowski eight.

North held a 41-27 lead after three quarters.

Grove City 56, A-C Valley 26 —The Falcons (2-3) were held to just 10 points in the second half of this game at the Mercer Holiday Tournament.

A-C VALLEY 26

Rachel Cullen 4, Mia Sherman 3, Baylee Blauser 4, Andrea Meals 9, Meah Ielase 6. Totals: 10 5-6 26.

GROVE CITY 56

Hannon 10, Haggart 11, Lewis 6, Perample 1, B. Santom 20, Reiber 6, McDowell 2. Totals: 24 3-6 56.

A-C Valley 6 10 4 6 — 26

Grove City18 14 19 5 — 56

Freeport 68, Redbank Valley 59 — In the first round of the West Shamokin Christmas Tournament, Sidney Shemanski scored 16 points to lead the Yellowjackets (5-2).

Harley Holloway added 13 points and Louisa Fennell 11 in the win.

Freeport outscored the Bulldogs 20-14 in the final quarter.

Union 49, Cameron County 42 — Dominika Logue scored 20 points and Hailey Kriebel added 10 for the Damsels in the first round of the Union Christmas Tournament.

CAMERON COUNTY 42

Hilfiger 11, Bresslin 19, E. Farabaugh 3, McKimm 4, Goodrow 3, M. Farabaugh 2. Totals: 18 3-5 42.

UNION 49

Maggie Minick 9, Kennedy Vogle 5, Keira Croyle 1, Hailey Kriebel 10, Dominika Logue 20, Kiera Zitzman 4. Totals: 21 4-12 49.

Cameron Co. 9 16 8 9 — 42

Union13 15 10 11 — 49

Karns City 38, Wilmington 26 — Emma Johns scored 11 points and Rossi McMillen added 10 for the Gremlins.

Wilmington was held to three points and no field goals in the fourth quarter.

WILMINGTON 26

Meredith Glavach 10, Annalee Gardner 6, Sydnee Ward 4, Emily Withers 4, Renee Ealy 2. Totals: 9 7-14 26.

KARNS CITY 38

Emma Dailey 6, Rossi McMillen 10, Alyson Fennell 1, Rosie Carden 2, Abbie Callihan 2, Emma Johns 11, Emily Huff 6. Totals: 12 10-18 38.

Wilmington 4 6 13 3 — 26

Karns City7 9 13 9 — 38

3-point goals: Glavach; Johns 2

Friday: Clarion at Karns City

Seneca Valley 62, Hopewell 27 — Jess Bickart scored 15 points and Olivia West added 13 for the Raiders, who rolled in the first round of the Riverside Christmas Tournament.

SENECA VALLEY 62

A.Sikora 2, K.Wolfe 2, H.Cramer 9, J.Davinsizer 8, J.Bickart 15, M.Karchut 7, O.West 13, C.Leonard 2, S.Ring 2, M.Sinan 2. Totals: 26 9-12 62.

HOPEWELL 27

A.Miller 1, S.Conley 15, J.Sakson 1, J.Kosanovich 2, M.Mancini 3, M.Heronic 3, T.Rotuna 2. Totals: 11 4-12 27.

Punxsutawney 58, Moniteau 32 — The Warriors dug themselves a 23-8 hole in the first quarter and never recovered in the host Chucks' Truance Holiday Classic.

Aslyn Pry paced Moniteau with 14 points and Kristin Auvil added 12.

MONITEAU 32

Kristin Auvil 12, Abby Rottman 2, Haley Pry 2, Aslyn Pry 14, Brynne Barger 2. Totals: 13 5-9 32.

PUNXSUTAWNEY 58

Gigliotti 12, Casaday 6, R. Presloid 16, C. Presloid 14, Weaver 8, Smoker 2. Totals: 23 5-8 58.

Moniteau 6 8 2 16 — 32

Punxsutawney23 12 14 9 — 58