Ali Goetz (19 points) and Sara Getsy (14) combined for 33 points as Mars' girls basketball team defeated visiting Kittanning 50-46 Thursday night.

The win improves the Planets to 6-4 overall and 2-0 in section play.

KITTANNING 46

Merryman 0 4-6 4, Knepshield 7 2-6 19, K. Wolfe 2 2-6 6, Cloak 1 4-6 6, Thomas 4 0-0 11. Totals: 14 12-24 46.

MARS 50

Sara Getsy 5 4-5 14, Teresa Dallatore 2 0-0 4, Jessica Bunner 2 0-0 4, Ali Goetz 7 4-8 19, Daniella Paras 3 3-4 9, Gabby Kosobucki 0 0-0 0, Elyssa Paras 0 0-0 0. Totals: 19 11-17 50.

Kittanning 12 9 12 13—46

Mars9 13 12 16—50

3-point goals: Kittanning 6 (Knepshield 3, Thomas 3); Mars 1 (Goetz)

Monday: Mars at Hampton

Knoch 51, Highlands 25 — Junior guard Angela Cress led the Knights (2-8, 1-3) with 14 points. Knoch led 19-0 after one quarter of play.

HIGHLANDS 25

Hines 4 4-9 14, Misejka 3 4-6 11. Totals: 7 8-15 25.

KNOCH 51

Samantha Logan 1 0-0 3, Sarah Brasili 2 0-0 4, Maddy Bricker 2 2-2 6, Angela Cress 6 2-2 14, Savanna Steffen 1 2-2 4, Abbie Thrower 3 0-0 8, Kelsey Wetzel 1 0-0 2, Ally McGann 3 4-5 10. Totals: 19 10-11 51.

Highlands 0 5 10 10—25

Knoch19 16 12 4—51

3-point goals: Highlands 3 (Hines 2, Misejka); Knoch 3 (Thrower 2, Logan)

Monday: Avonworth at Knoch

Seneca Valley 47, North Hills 36 — The Raiders (5-3 overall) improved to 3-1 in section play as Abbie Trzeciak scored a game-high 14 points.

NORTH HILLS 36

Cheeks 1 2-3 4, Halloran 3 1-4 7, Bertram 3 0-1 6, Williams 3 0-0 6, Treser 1 0-2 2, Mark 0 3-4 3, Barry 3 0-0 8. Totals: 14 6-14 36.

SENECA VALLEY 47

Kaitlyn Eagle 2 1-4 5, Alixis Roccia 0 1-2 1, Meghan Hess 1 1-2 4, Katie Brown 3 0-0 6, Hanna Parey 0 1-2 1, Paige Montrose 0 2-2 2, Lexus Lambert 2 5-6 9, Abbie Trzeciak 7 0-0 14, Christina Dunning 1 2-2 5, Melissa Carter 0 0-0 0, Alexa Sisko 0 0-0 0, Jane Vandrak 0 0-0 0. Totals: 16 13-20 47.

North Hills 9 7 8 12—36

Seneca Valley10 8 15 14—47

3-point goals: North Hills 2 (Barry 2); Seneca Valley 2 (Hess, Dunning)

Today: Seneca Valley at Kittanning

Grove City 41, Oil City 20 — The Eagles (8-2) were led by 10 points from Corianne Hyduchak.

GROVE CITY 41

Brenna Deyarmin 3 1-2 7, Hailey Hall 1 3-4 6, Corianne Hyduchak 3 2-5 10, Jordyn Wyllie 0 4-6 4, Rachel Hughes 1 0-1 2, Jenn Ferguson 2 1-5 3, Arianna Sprando 3 2-2 8, Kennedy Young 0 0-0 0, Alexis Deyarmin 0 0-0 0. Totals: 13 13-25 41.

OIL CITY 20

Wenner 1 0-0 2, Clyde 5 0-0 10, Davis 0 1-2 1, Stevenson 1 0-0 3, McCauley 1 0-0 2. Totals: 8 1-2 20.

Grove City 10 17 4 10—41

Oil City7 2 3 8—20

3-point goals: Grove City 1 (Hall); Oil City 1 (Stevenson)

Monday: Grove City at Titusville

Franklin 59, Slippery Rock 56 (OT) — The Rockets (4-3) were outscored 11-8 in the extra period. Haley Angerett scored 19 points to lead Slippery Rock, Nicole Papley added 17 and Morgan Siebka 11.

FRANKLIN 59

Shields 1 2-4 4, Andreas 1 0-0 3, Gravatt 2 0-0 6, Benvenuti 3 0-1 7, Peiffer 0 1-3 1, A. Jones 1 0-0 2, Law 4 1-1 9, Starr 9 6-6 27. Totals: 21 10-15 59.

SLIPPERY ROCK 56

Morgan Siebka 3 4-8 11, Haley Angerett 8 0-0 19, Nicole Papley 6 3-3 17, Riley McGonigle 1 0-0 2, Lauren Dietz 1 4-4 6, Marissa Siebka 0 1-4 1. Totals: 19 12-19 56.

Franklin 16 5 17 10 11—59

Slippery Rock14 14 8 12 8—56

3-point goals: Franklin 7 (Starr 3, Gravatt 2, Benvenuti, Andreas); Slippery Rock 6 (Angerett 3, Papley 2, Mo. Siebka)

Saturday: Slippery Rock at Hopewell

West Shamokin 39, Freeport 29 — The Yellowjackets (4-6) were outscored 25-13 in the second half.

FREEPORT 29

Zoe Sollis 0 3-4 3, Macy Smolic 2 4-8 8, Haley Conner 0 2-2 2, Jessica Aulicino 3 1-2 7, Michaela Bowser 4 1-2 9. Totals: 9 11-18 29.

WEST SHAMOKIN 39

Glover 7 2-4 17, Altman 0 1-2 1, Cribbs 3 0-0 6, Clowser 2 0-0 5, Schrecengost 1 0-0 2, Cornish 1 6-8 8. Totals: 14 9-14 39.

Freeport 5 11 7 6—29

West Shamokin6 8 12 13—39

3-point goals: West Shamokin 2 (Glover, Clowser)

Quaker Valley 108, Freeport 67 (girls); Quaker Valley 123, Freeport 35 (boys) — Zoe Pawlak, Bria Otwell and Becca Dudek each had first-place finishes in the Yellowjackets' loss.On the boys side, Tyler Ben claimed first in the 100 butterfly for Freeport.GirlsQuaker Valley 108, Freeport 67200 medley relay: 1-Freeport (Zoe Pawlak, Bria Otwell, Kylie Lucas, Becca Dudek) 2:04.87200 freestyle: 1-Bria Otwell (F) 2:01.90200 individual medley: 1-Cathryn Wroblewski (QV) 2:40.4650 freestyle: 1-Dudek (F) 26.451-meter diving: 1-Olivia Ragoowansi (QV) 143.48100 butterfly: 1-Otwell (F) 1:05.17100 freestyle: 1-Pawlak (F) 56.67500 freestyle: 1-Dudek (F) 5:44.15200 freestyle relay: 1-Quaker Valley 1:52.79100 backstroke: 1-Pawlak (F) 1:06.52100 breaststroke: 1-Sarah Francis (QV) 1:18.17400 freestyle relay: 1-Freeport (Otwell, Dudek, Lucas, Pawlak) 4:25.59BoysQuaker Valley 123, Freeport 35200 medley relay: 1-Quaker Valley 1:56.65200 freestyle: 1-Josh Chamberlain (QV) 1:57.40200 individual medley: 1-Evan Ragoowansi (QV) 2:24.4250 freestyle: 1-Rhet Happel (QV) 24.27100 butterfly: 1-Tyler Ben (F) 1:05.87100 freestyle: 1-Chamberlain (QV) 53.16500 freestyle: 1-Griffin Nincke (QV) 5:20.70200 freestyle relay: 1-Quaker Valley 1:40.55100 backstroke: 1-Happel (QV) 1:11.23100 breaststroke: 1-Nincke (QV) 1:10.51400 freestyle relay: 1-Quaker Valley 3:49.42

Freeport 8, Serra Catholic 4 — No other details were available from this victory for the Yellowjackets.

Butler's boys and girls varsity teams rolled to 7-0 victories over Karns City Wednesday.Garrett Sexton rolled a 203-600 and Matthew Blose a 211-585 to pace the Golden Tornado boys. Brea Suchonic rolled a 203-566 and Autumn Hepler a 203-532 to lead the girls victory.