Julie Molloy poured in 30 points to lead the Grove City girls basketball team to a 52-34 victory over Mercer Saturday.

The Eagles (9-8, 2-5) jumped out to an 18-9 advantage after one quarter and held Mercer to single digits in three of the four quarters.

MERCER 34

K. Jackel 2 0-0 4, Amos 2 0-0 5, Mannozzi 1 1-2 3, Garthwaite 4 2-5 13, Redmond 2 3-5 7, K. Jackel 1 0-0 2. Totals: 12 6-12 34.

GROVE CITY 52

Maggie Orr 1 1-2 3, Julie Molloy 10 6-9 30, Rachel Ennis 0 1-2 1, Caitlin Rothman 1 0-0 2, Jenna Kelly 0 4-4 4, Kristy Woods 2 1-2 5, Sheila Ogden 2 3-4 7. Totals: 16 16-23 52.

3-point goals:

Garthwaite 3, Amos; Molloy 4

JV:

Grove City, 25-21 (GC: Lauryn Franklin 8)

Today:

Erie East at Grove City

Imani Christian School 74, Portersville Christian 42 —Despite 18 points from Justin McCandless, including 15 on five 3-pointers, and 11 points from Josh Aikens, the Warriors dropped this road contest Friday.

Mars 10, Ferndale 1 —The Planets rolled to the win at the Warrendale BladeRunners on Friday. No other details were available.