Josh Goetz scored 16 points and the Mars defense did the rest as the Planets routed Valley on the road 53-25 in high school boys basketball action Friday night.

Owen Nearhoof and Mitch Buzard each pitched in 10 points for Mars (13-2, 7-0), which has now won 21 consecutive section games.

MARS 53

Garrett Ashbaugh 1 0-0 2, Owen Nearhoof 4 0-0 10, Ben Erdahl 1 0-0 2, Ethan Lewis 1 2-2 4, Matt Getsy 3 0-0 6, Mitch Buzard 2 5-5 10, Josh Goetz 7 2-4 16, Adam Bayuk 0 0-1 0, Austin Fetsko 0 0-0 0, Nick DeCamp 1 0-0 3. Totals: 14 9-12 53.

VALLEY 25

Cheatham 2 0-1 4, Briggs 1 2-2 4, Gunner 0 0-0 0, Whitman 0 1-2 1, Gardlock 0 1-2 1, Johnson 1 2-2 5, Carter 1 0-0 2, McNabb 1 0-0 2, Primus 0 0-0 0, Davis 0 2-2 2, Frame 2 0-0 4, Hampton 0 0-0 0, Hill 0 0-0 0. Totals: 8 8-11 25.

Mars 11 13 16 13—53

Valley4 8 3 10—25

3-point goals: Mars 4 (Nearhoof 2, DeCamp, Buzard). Valley

Wednesday: North Hills at Mars

Clarion-Limestone 62, Karns City 48 — Despite 20 points and 14 rebounds from Logan Moroney, the Gremlins (6-7) came up short in KSAC action.

CLARION-LIMESTONE 62

R.J. Laugand 5 2-2 12, Noah Rankin 8 2-4 19, Brooks Bennett 1 1-3 3, Jesse Pezzuti 3 0-0 8, Brent Slater 2 0-0 5, Nate Kahle 0 0-0 0, Colton Stiglitz 2 0-0 5, Keenan Torres 4 2-4 10, Mike Miller 0 0-0 0. Totals: 25 7-11 62.

KARNS CITY 48

Andrew Johnston 2 1-4 5, David Olszak 3 1-2 9, Tyler Kepple 1 2-4 5, Nathan Weckerly 0 0-0 0, Austin Murray 0 0-0 0, Josh Wallace 2 3-4 7, Logan Moroney 5 10-15 20, Ryan Pfeifer 1 0-0 2. Totals: 14 17-29 48.

Clarion-Limestone 13 19 19 11—62

Karns City8 9 16 15—48

3-point goals: Clarion-Limestone 5 (Pezzuti 2, Rankin, Slater, Stiglitz); Karns City 3 (Olszak 2, Kepple)

JV: Karns City, 52-39 (KC: David Markel 14)

Monday: Karns City at Cranberry

A-C Valley 61, Keystone 51 — Brody Irwin and Ryan Bartley had 18 points apiece to lead the Falcons to the KSAC win.

Jeff Eaton added 12 points and 11 rebounds and Landon Delisio 10 points for A-C Valley.

KEYSTONE 52

Jo. Eberhart 1 2-2 4, Lencer 3 7-12 13, Wolbert 1 0-0 2, Beichner 9 5-9 23, Young 1 0-0 2, Je. Eberhart 2 2-2 6, Courson 0 0-0 0, Turk 0 0-0 0. Totals: 17 16-25 52.

A-C VALLEY 61

Brody Irwin 4 7-9 18, Landon Delisio 4 0-0 10, Cole Terwilliger 1 0-0 3, Jeff Eaton 3 4-4 12, Ryan Bartley 8 2-4 18, Eric Orton 0 0-0 0, Chase Longo 0 0-0 0, Kevin Kaufman 0 0-0 0. Totals: 20 13-17 61.

Keystone 11 8 13 20—52

A-C Valley17 18 8 18—61

3-point goals: Keystone 2 (Je. Eberhart); A-C Valley 8 (Irwin 3, Delisio 2, Eaton 2, Terwilliger)

JV: x

Monday: Moniteau at A-C Valley

Franklin 63, Slippery Rock 29 — The Rockets (1-12, 1-7) fell behind by 20 at the half in this region loss.

SLIPPERY ROCK 29

Kyle Bell 1 0-0 2, Reed Elder 0 2-2 2, Matt Badger 0 0-0 0, Ryan Currie 1 1-2 3, Bobby Paczkowski 2 2-2 7, Mike Rummel 0 0-2 0, Whitmer 2 0-0 4, Ryan Northcott 1 1-3 4, Brady Kadlubek 0 0-0 0, Joe Barnhart 0 0-0 0, Dustin Mellot 2 0-0 4, Shane Karl 1 0-0 2, Bruce Pellitier 1 0-0 2, Aaron Rager 0 0-0 0, C.J. Welsh 0 0-0 0. Totals: 11 6-11 29.

FRANKLIN 63

Rutherford 3 3-3 9, McCoy 2 0-0 4, Ritchey 6 3-4 16, Mooney 1 2-2 5, Kahle 1 1-2 3, Maxon 3 2-2 8, Mook 1 0-1 3, Russell 1 0-0 3, Cardy 0 2-2 2, Jones 4 2-2 10. Totals: 22 15-18 63.

Slippery Rock 8 7 8 6—29

Franklin23 12 15 13—63

3-point goals: Slippery Rock 1 (Paczkowski). Franklin 4 (Ritchey, Mooney, Mook, Russell)

JV: Slippery Rock 26-22

Saturday: Seneca Valley at Slippery Rock

Apollo-Ridge 66, Summit Academy 63 — Douglas Brooks poured in 22 points, but the Knights dropped a close section decision.

Dashaan Smith added 13 points and Lavar Amin and Mischon Anderson-Mead 10 each for Summit Academy (4-10, 2-4).

APOLLO-RIDGE 66

Tipton 4 6-13 14, Burrell 5 0-1 12, Smith 6 0-0 14, Johnston 2 2-2 6, Davis 1 0-1 2, Reynolds 6 2-6 14, Billingsley 2 0-0 4. Totals: 26 10-23 66.

SUMMIT ACADEMY 63

Douglas Brooks 7 3-6 22, Lorenzo Abner 2 0-0 5, Anthony Cruz 0 2-4 2, Ben Norwood 0 1-4 1, Dashaan Smith 5 3-5 13, Lavar Amin 4 1-1 10, Mischon Anderson-Mead 5 0-0 10. Totals: 24 10-20 63.

Apollo-Ridge 16 18 16 16—66

Summit Academy15 14 21 13—63

3-point goals: Apollo-Ridge 4 (Burrell 2, Smith 2). Summit Academy 5 (Brooks 3, Abner, Amin)

Tuesday: Summit Academy at West Shamokin

Girls BasketballKarns City 40, Brookville 36 — Emily LoPresti dropped in 15 points and Leah McGuire added eight rebounds as the Gremlins (8-4) held off the Raiders.KARNS CITY 40Leah McGuire 1 1-3 3, Emily Schumacher 2 2-2 6, Annie hegedus 1 5-10 7, Emily LoPresti 7 0-1 15, LeAnn Gibson 1 5-9 7, LeErin Jones 1 0-0 2, Saydie Moore 0 0-0 0. Totals: 13 13-25 40.BROOKVILLE 36Aisha Newsome 3 0-0 9, Lanae Newsome 2 0-4 4, Karly Reinsel 5 1-2 11, Madison Hill 0 0-0 0, Amanda Ray 1 0-0 2, Elaina Powell 1 0-0 2, Kylee Deal 1 4-4 6, Kara Wonderling 0 0-0 0, Samantha Reinard 1 0-0 2, Brenna Dworek 0 0-0 0. Totals: 14 5-10 36.Karns City 12 14 9 5—40Brookville7 11 12 6—363-point goals: Karns City 1 (LoPrsti); Brookville 3 (A. Newsome 3)Monday: Cranberry at Karns CityKeystone 57, A-C Valley 29 — Meredith Snyder scored nine points and added five rebounds and four assists, but the Falcons (4-8) fell.A-C VALLEY 29Kelsey Boocks 4 0-0 8, Meredith Snyder 3 3-5 9, Racheal Viertel 2 0-0 5, Erin Logue 0 0-0 0, Danielle Kaufman 0 0-0 0, Hanna Hetrick 2 1-3 5, Sadie Longo 0 1-2 1, Morean Cratty 0 1-2 1, Kayla Cratty 0 0-0 0, Lexis Twentier 0 0-0 0, Emilie Gates 0 0-0 0, Kiersten Rothen 0 0-0 0. Totals: 11 6-12 29.KEYSTONE 57McKenna Shick 3 0-0 7, Kennedy McClendon 0 1-2 1, Morgan Johnson 5 4-4 16, Malinda Brozenick 4 1-2 9, Courtney Greathouse 3 0-0 6, Madison Johnson 8 0-0 18, Shayla Chapman 0 0-0 0, Marina Bowser 0 0-0 0, Erica Reddinger 0 0-0 0. Totals: 23 6-8 57.A-C Valley 2 9 7 11—29Keystone10 23 16 9—573-point goals: A-C Valley 1 (Viertel). Keystone 5 (Shick, Mo. Johnson 2, Ma. Johnson 2)Monday: A-C Valley at MoniteauWest Shamokin 56, Union 42 — The Wolves downed the Damsels in this non-conference matchup. No other details were available.

WrestlingHampton 50, Mars 16 — Drew Schultheis (132) picked up a major decision and Richie Boeh (126) a forfeit win for the Planets in this loss to the Talbots.106-Keyser (H) pinned Max Hulak; 113-Orkawitz (H) won by forfeit; 120-Keyser (H) dec. Silas Bender, 3-1; 126-Richie Boeh (M) won by forfeit; 132-Drew Schultheis (M) major dec. over Siford 12-2; 138-Olszewski (H) dec. Chris Lorch, 10-3; 145-Synan (H) pinned Tyler Cybach; 152-Kocak (H) major dec. over Andy Selker, 19-7; 160-Siford (H) major dec. over Ryan McMahon, 8-0; 170-Olszewski (H) pinned Alex Grosso; 182-Nathan Bair (M) dec. Aipasbach, 5-0; 195-Hart (H) pinned Austin Bitzer; 220-Johan Van Wyk (M) dec. Kraus, 9-3; Hwt.-Shulman (H) pinned Trey TurnblacerHickory 54, Grove City 18 — Kenny Bable (126) and Trey Maher (152) recorded pins, but the Hornets proved to be too much for the Eagles.Hickory 54, Grove City 18(Match started at 145 pounds)106-Justin Walter (H) pinned Chad Bable, :26; 113-J. Sackett (H) won by forfeit; 120-S. Desaw (H) won by forfeit; 126-Kenny Bable (GC) pinned Mason Dean, 4:30; 132-Ryan Grace (GC) dec. Kyle Boyd, 5-2; 138-Luke Walter (GC) dec. Noah Bianco, 7-2; 145-John Sims (H) pinned Jarrod Sample, 3:52; 152-Trey Maher (GC) pinned John Barkiney, 2:14; 160-Shane Beatty (H) pinned DeAndre Byers, 2:23; 170-Rob Thomas (H) pinned Logan Pryor, 2:25; 182-Hickory won by forfeit; 195-Joey Hines (H) pinned Stephen Boyle, :38; 220-x; Hwt.-Froemyer (H) won by forfeit

RiflePlum 798-60x, Butler 797-59x — Morgan Minto, Matt Weiland and Raycine McCandless were the Tornado’s top shooters in this loss to the Mustangs.