Mars senior forward Bella Pelaia displays a placard made for her by her teammates for reaching the 1,000-point milestone in a 52-32 win at Franklin Regional Thursday night.

Bella Pelaia reached 1,000 career points as the Mars girls basketball team used a balanced scoring attack to take down Franklin Regional 52-32 Thursday night.

Pelaia scored 12 points for the Planets to reach the milestone and now has 1,005 career points.

Madeleine Horvath led Mars with 14 points. Alek Johnson and Ava Black each added 10.

MARS 52

Madeleine Horvath 14, Bella Pelaia 12, Alek Johnson 10, Ava Black 10, Kylee Fredericks 6. Totals: 20 9-11 52.

FRANKLIN REGIONAL 32

Kelly 6, Brush 9, Lindeman 12, Nardo 1, Schumer 3, Penrod 1. Totals: 10 5-16 32.

Mars 18 16 14 4 — 52

Franklin Regional7 9 8 8 — 32

Tuesday: West Mifflin at Mars

Nevaeh Ewing scored 17 points and Madilyn Boyer pitched in 15 as the Knights remained undefeated in section play.Knoch (7-3, 4-0) jumped out to a 32-21 lead at the half and put the game away in the third quarter, leading 45-27 heading into the final frame.KNOCH 58Nevaeh Ewing 17, Madilyn Boyer 15, Lauren Cihonski 8, McKenzie McGraw 6, Megan Vasas 4, Abby Shearer 4, Jaylee Lassinger 4. Totals: 22 6-6 58.APOLLO-RIDGE 35Wynn 10, Gamble 9, Eaton 6, Marks 4, Toland 4, Bonelli 1, McCray 1. Totals: 14 6-11 35.Knoch 16 16 13 13 — 58Apollo-Ridge11 10 6 8 — 35Monday: Burrell at Knoch

The Raiders improved to 6-3 overall and drew their section record even at 2-2 with this big road win.Haley Cramer scored 18 and Maddie Karchut added 10 to lead Seneca Valley.