Mars' girls basketball team allowed just five points to Slippery Rock in the third quarter, pulling away from the Rockets for a 47-34 win in the championship game of the Slippery Rock Tournament on Saturday.

Vita Vargo and Kaitlyn Pelaia both scored 10 points for Mars while teammate Alexa McDole earned MVP of the tournament.

Bronwyn McCoy led Slippery Rock with 13 points.

Mars 15 8 12 12 — 47 Slippery Rock 7 11 5 11 — 34

Fox Chapel 53, Freeport 52 (OT) — The Yellowjackets fell to the Foxes at the Freeport Tournament even though Ava Soilis and Melaina Dezort both scored 16 points.

Fox Chapel 16 9 8 8 12 — 53 Freeport 6 12 12 11 11 — 52

Knoch 40, Armstrong 34 — Knoch's defense stifled the River Hawks in the championship game of the Armstrong Tournament.

Nina Shaw scored 13 points for the Knights and Karlee Buterbaugh tallied 10.

Knoch 9 13 10 8 — 40 Armstrong 9 15 7 3 — 34

Butler 55, Punxsutawney 35 — Makenna Maier scored 24 points to lead the Golden Tornado in the consolation game of the Armstrong Tournament.

Butler 15 17 8 15 — 55 Punxsutawney 3 15 7 10 — 35

Karns City 57, A-C Valley 16 — At their own tournament, the Gremlins rolled to a 27-10 halftime lead and never looked back. Emma Dailey paced KC's effort with 17 points.

A-C Valley 5 5 4 2 — 16 Karns City 12 15 16 14 — 57

North Catholic 72, Neumann Goretti 64 — In a tournament held in Washington, D.C., the Trojanettes received balanced scoring from Alayna Rocco (17 points), Tori Drevna (14) and Sarah Loughry (13).

North Catholic 22 15 16 19 — 72 Neumann Goretti 14 12 22 16 — 64

Boys BasketballAt A-C Valley High School, Karns City outlasted North East in a 48-47 victory.Luke Cramer led the way with 14 points.Cole Sherwin added 10 points while Micah Rupp scored nine and tallied 12 rebounds. Karns City 9 13 14 12 — 48 North East 4 11 10 22 — 47Union 51, Brockway 32 — Caden Rainey scored 22 points and Dawson Camper pulled down 17 rebounds for the Golden Knights.Union 13 7 10 21 — 51 Brockway 5 10 5 12 — 32Union (New Castle) 56, Slippery Rock 39 — The Rockets received 11 points from John Sabo and 10 courtesy of Walker Vogan in this game at the Mohawk Tournament.Slippery Rock 5 13 10 11 — 39 Union (N.C.) 16 14 12 14 — 56Mars 70, West Middlesex 20 — At the Sharon Tournament, the Planets overwhelmed the Big Reds, with Zach Schlegel scoring 17 points and Austin Cote adding 13.W. Middlesex 4 8 4 4 — 20 Mars 18 16 24 12 — 70Karns City 48, North East 47 — At A-C Valley High School, the Gremlins outlasted the Grape Pickers, with Luke Cramer leading the way with 14 points.Cole Sherwin added 10 points while Micah Rupp scored nine and tallied 12 rebounds. Karns City 9 13 14 12 — 48 North East 4 11 10 22 — 47Trinity 67, Seneca Valley 63 — Both teams got off to a slow start before heating up in this game at the Canon-McMillan Tournament.Jameson Grieco led the Raiders with 22 points and Andrew Roy added 12. Seneca Valley 3 29 16 15 — 63 Trinity 7 26 17 17 — 67A-C Valley 68, Portersville Christian 44 — Landon Chalmers' double-double of 24 points and 19 rebounds paved the way for the Falcons to win on their home floor.Alex Preston scored 13 points, Jay Clover 11 points and 10 rebounds and Ryan Cooper dished out nine assists.Portersville 10 17 4 13 — 44 A-C Valley 19 21 22 6 — 68Shady Side Academy 69, Freeport 40 — Despite 16 points from Ben Lane and 11 from Vinnie Clark, the Yellowjackets fell at their own tournament.Clark scored 20 points in a 58-53 loss to Seton LaSalle on Friday.SSA 16 18 21 14 — 69 Freeport 8 13 14 5 — 40Knoch 66, Latrobe 52 — The Knights evened their record at 1-1 with this victory over the Wildcats at the Butler Tournament.No other details were available.