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Grenci puts in game-winner for Planets girls

Lily Grenci scored 27 points — the last two coming on a putback with four seconds remaining — to lift the Mars girls basketball team to a 48-47 Section 1-AAA victory over Highlands.

Grenci added 14 rebounds and Kehle Pelles had 11 points for the Planets (15-3, 9-1).

HIGHLANDS 47Courtney Kordes 5 0-0 10, Chelsea Cavanaugh 3 0-0 7, Carley Witucki 3 0-0 7, Sidney Grabigel 4 3-4 13, Abby Hetrick 3 0-0 7, Vicki Crise 1 1-1 3.

Totals: 19 4-5 47.

MARS 48Ally Demetriadis 1 0-0 3, Ashley Lynch 0 0-0 0, Lily Grenci 11 5-7 27, Elaine Hasek 2 0-0 4, Maureen Cress 0 0-0 0, Kehle Pelles 5 1-2 11, Alexa Lee 1 0-0 3.

Totals: 20 6-9 48.

Highlands 13 7 15 12—47Mars 15 13 6 14—483-point goals: Grabigel 2, Cavanaugh, Witucki, Hetrick; Demetriadis, Lee

Today: Mars at Center

Franklin 62, Slippery Rock 49 — Kourtney Rhoads (16), Karly Rhoads (15) and Adele Campbell (11) each scored in double figures, but the Rockets (11-6, 7-2) dropped this Region 5 matchup.

SLIPPERY ROCK 49Karly Rhoads 5 5-7 15, Ali Doyle 3 1-2 7, Kourtney Rhoads 5 1-2 16, Adele Campbell 3 5-7 11, Molly Weitzel 0 0-0 0, Taylor Crocker 0 0-0 0, Breanna Northcott 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 16 12-18 49.

FRANKLIN 62Gravatt 6 0-0 14, Ritchey 2 1-2 5, Kahle 0 0-0 0, Dolan 5 3-4 13, Hagger 7 1-4 18, A. Witt 3 0-3 6, Beale 1 0-0 2, Foust 0 0-0 0, T. Witt 1 2-2 4.

Totals: 25 7-15 62.

Totals:

Slippery Rock 6 14 8 21—49Franklin 13 15 16 18—623-point goals: Ko. Rhoads 5; Hagger 3, Gravatt 2

JV: Franklin, 56-24

Thursday: Titusville at Slippery Rock

Knoch 49, Franklin Regional 42 — Regina Robb and Sara Montgomery scored 25 of their combined 27 points in the second half as the Knights outlasted FranklinRegional.Robb ended up with 15 points and five steals, and Montgomery added 12 points and 16 rebounds for Knoch (11-6, 5-4).

KNOCH 49Hannah Novotny 4 1-2 11, Haley Hutterer 0 2-3 2, Regina Robb 5 5-7 15, Sara Montgomery 6 0-1 12, Laura Gray 0 4-4 4, Emily Protzman 1 3-4 5.

Totals: 16 15-21 49

FRANKLIN REGIONAL 42Vendemia 4 0-0 8, Bradovich 1 0-0 2, Segiel 4 1-3 10, Martin 0 1-2 1, Alexander 1 1-2 4, Riley 5 0-0 13, Drutch 2 0-3 4.

Totals: 17 3-10 42

Knoch 5 10 16 18—49Franklin Regional 8 9 13 12—423-point goals: Novotny 2; Segiel, Alexander, Riley 3

JV: Franklin Regional 28-22

Thursday: Knoch at Highlands

Oil City 45, Grove City 28 — Lexi Caporali scored 11 points to pace the Eagles (3-14, 1-8).

OIL CITY 45Clyde 0 6-8 6, Sandrock 1 1-2 4, E. Wassil 0 0-0 0, Weidle 4 0-0 8, McKissick 4 1-2 9, Hidinger 5 3-3 14, Plumer 0 0-0 0, A. Wassil 0 0-0 0, Wenner 0 0-0 0, Hall 0 0-0 0, Knight 2 0-1 4.

Totals: 16 11-16 45.

GROVE CITY 28Caitlin McNamara 2 4-4 8, Lexi Caporali 4 2-2 11, Sammi Bell 1 0-0 2, Brogan Foster 0 0-0 0, Maddie Torok 1 1-2 3, Rachel Kurtz 0 0-0 0, Mariah Jenkins 1 1-2 3, Grace Bennett 0 0-0 0, Vanessa Sprando 0 1-2 1, Danielle Johnson 0 0-0 0, Jackie Previty 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 9 9-12 28.

Oil City 10 7 13 15—45Grove City 3 12 6 7—283-point goals: Sandrock, Hidinger; Caporali

JV: Grove City, 36-28 (GC:Mariah Jenkins 11)

Thursday: Grove City at Sharon

Clarion-Limestone 71, A-C Valley 65 — Erin Larimore had 19 points and 12 rebounds, Meghan Cratty had 17 points and Maryellen Busch 11 points and 13 rebounds, but the Falcons (5-10, 2-9) came up short in this KSACcontest.

A-C VALLEY65Nicole Marshall 0 0-0 0, Shayla Bartley 1 0-0 2, Erin Larimore 6 7-12 19, Tricia Kerlin 3 0-3 7, Meghan Cratty 8 1-4 17, Shelbi Cervenec 0 0-0 0, Danielle Schnell 0 0-0 0, Christa Moores 2 0-0 5, Mikayla Denchke 1 2-2 4, Maryellen Busch 5 1-2 13.

Totals: 26 11-23 65.

CLARION-LIMESTONE 71Klepfer 0 3-12 3, Tinson 5 2-6 12, Walker 4 3-6 11, Kepler 1 2-6 4, Schirmer 3 0-0 7, Sayers 4 0-0 8, Koziara 0 0-2 0, Hamilton 7 12-14 26.

Totals: 24 22-46 71.

A-C Valley 15 9 17 24—65Clarion-Limestone 8 21 27 15—713-point goals: Kerlin, Moores; Schirmer

Today: Clarion at A-C Valley

Shaler 65, Seneca Valley 32 — In Section 3-AAAA action, the Titans rolled to the victory. No details were available.

Freeport 50, West Shamokin 39 — The Yellowjackets (8-9, 6-5) avenged an earlier loss by downing the Wolves in Section 1-AAA play. No details were available.

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