Julie Utz and Cara Hudac scored 12 points each to lead a balanced scoring attack as the Mars girls basketball team downed Valley 68-46 Thursday.

Taryn Adamski and Megan Gibson added 10 points each and Alina Hudac had nine points for the Planets (2-0), who drained nine 3-pointers .

Gibson and Utz had six assists each and Gibson recorded eight rebounds.

MARS 68

Taryn Adamski 4 2-4 10, Alina Hudac 3 0-0 9, Julie Utz 4 2-2 12, Maggie Bullman 1 5-6 7, Haley Geyer 1 0-0 3, Megan Gibson 4 0-0 10, Cara Hudac 4 3-4 12, Abby Marshall 1 1-2 3, Karly Takach 1 0-2 2. Totals: 23 13-20 68.

VALLEY 46

Sawhook 10 4-4 24, Wesley 1 0-0 2, Benson 1 2-5 4, Mason 5 4-4 14, Weber 0 0-2 0, Shannon 0 0-0 0, Prior 1 0-0 2. Totals: 18 10-15 46.

3-point goals:

A. Hudac 3, Utz 2, Gibson 2, Geyer, C. Hudac

JV:

Mars, 46-24 (M: Karly Takach 16)

Saturday:

Mars at Pine-Richland

Montour 35, Seneca Valley 31 -

Chelsey Pavlick led all scorers, but the Raiders fell to the Spartans in this non-section game.

Montour connected on 12 of 19 free throws, the Raiders five of six.

SENECA VALLEY 31

Kelsey Spencer 3 0-0 6, Chelsey Pavlick 4 2-2 10, Laura Ness 0 1-2 1, Tina Mangola 1 0-0 2, Amanda Johnson 1 2-2 4, Ashley Turici 4 0-0 8, Val Johnson 0 0-0 0, Courtney Grootegoed 0 0-0 0. Totals: 13 5-6 31.

MONTOUR 35

Rizzo 1 2-5 4, Mineo 2 0-1 4, Burks 0 7-8 7, itosh 1 3-4 5, Sheard 3 0-1 6, Kascur 4 0-0 9. Totals: 11 12-19 35.

3-point goals:

Kascur

JV:

Seneca Valley, 46-27 (SV: Kelsey Patsilevas 12)

Monday:

Seneca Valley at Shaler

Slippery Rock 54, Mercer 21 -

Robin Craig scored 14 points and Abby Basta chipped in with 11 points to key the Rockets' victory.

Slippery Rock (4-0) limited Mercer to single digits in each quarter.

MERCER 21

Allen 1 0-0 2, Addison 2 0-0 4, Mannozzi 1 0-0 2, Redmond 3 2-2 8, Jackal 1 3-4 5. Totals: 8 5-6 21.

SLIPPERY ROCK 54

Robin Craig 7 0-0 14, Abby Basta 5 1-1 11, Casey McCaffrey 4 1-3 9, Emily Skoczlas 3 0-0 6, Jence Rhoads 4 0-0 8, Ashley Brown 1 0-0 2, Jessica Fry 1 2-2 4. Totals: 25 4-6 54.

3-point goals:

None

Today:

Indiana at Slippery Rock

Grove City 41, Shenango 25 -

Julie Molloy netted 15 points and Ashley McKnight added 11 to help the Eagles (3-1).

Both players sank three 3-pointers in the contest.

Box incomplete

GROVE CITY 41

Christa Campbell 2 0-1 4, Julie Molloy 6 0-0 15, Ashley McKnight 3 2-2 11, Stephanie Blakley 1 0-0 2, Alissa Chutz 2 0-0 4, Sheila Ogden 2 1-2 5. Totals: 16 3-5 41.

3-point goals:

Molloy 3, McKnight 3

JV:

Grove City, 32-31

Monday:

Erie East at Grove City

Freeport 72, East Allegheny 59 (girls) -The Yellowjackets won 10 of 11 events Thursday.In the boys meet, Joel Erickson won the 200 IM (2 minutes, 23.09 seconds) and 100 freestyle (1:01.50) and Brendan McGregor won the 200 freestyle (1:50.96) and 100 backstroke (56.0).Freeport (1-1) returns to action Dec. 21 against Allderdice.GirlsFreeport 72, East Allegheny 59200 medley relay:Freeport (Gail Erickson, Andrea McQueen, Kristen Bombalski, Lori Beth Palko) 2:07.12200 freestyle:1-Andrea McQueen (F) 2:07.37200 individual medley:1-Gail Erickson (F) 2:28.4350 freestyle:1-Lori Beth Palko (F) 26:211-meter diving:No event100 butterfly:1-Kristen Bombalski (F) 1:12.06100 freestyle:1-Andrea McQueen (F) 57.78500 freestyle:1-Lindsay Jordan (F) 6:10.56200 freestyle relay:East Allegheny 2:38.59100 backstroke:1-Lori Beth Palko (F) 1:15.31100 breaststroke:1-Gail Erickson (F) 1:18.46400 freestyle relay:Freeport (Lori Beth Palko, Lindsay Jordan, Gail Erickson, Andrea McQueen) 4:18.84Knoch 87, Valley 79 (girls); Valley 80, Knoch 70 (boys) -Knoch's Nicole Vogus won the 200 freestyle (2:26.69) and the 100 butterfly (1:16.54) and Bethany Legin won the 500 freestyle (5:52.22, WPIAL qualifying time).Also winning was the girls 200 free relay team of Casey Kopac, Julienne Beblo, Christine Rickerd and Shannon Walsh (2:07.18).In the boys meet, Brad Troutman qualified for the WPIAL meet in the 100 free (54.26) and Doug Vogus won the 500 free (5:58.42).Other first-place winners were Joe Wagner in the 200 free (2:01.37) and 100 fly (58.82), Steve Edwards in the 100 breaststroke (1:18.98) and the 400 free relay team of Wagner, Vogus, Troutman and Dan Lutz (4:00.84).Knoch returns to action against Deer Lakes next Tuesday.

State College 10, Butler 8 -The host Lions outlasted the Tornado. No other details were available.

Avella 798-66x, Butler 793-60x -The Tornado dropped this decision to the Eagles Thursday.