Michael Carmody scored 23 points to lead four Planets in double figures as the Mars boys basketball team used a big second half in a 75-64 win over Palo Verde (Nev.) in Las Vegas Wednesday.

Andrew Recchia added 17 points, Brandon Caruso 12 and Khori Fusco 10 for the Planets.

MARS 75

Khori Fusco 10, Michael Carmody 23, Andrew Recchia 17, Joe Craska 9, Brandon Caruso 12, Zac Schlegel 2, Mihali Sfanos 2. Totals: 24 20-28 75

PALO VERDE (Nev.) 64

Maillaro 5, Loerwald 8, Marcus 5, Bejaoui 4, Madsen 12, Varnick 14, Condron 3, Johnson 6, Nichols 7. Totals: 22 18-24 64.

Mars 29 46 — 75

Palo Verde35 29 — 64

Sharpsville 66, Slippery Rock 48 — Logan Croll scored 12 points, but the Rockets dropped this decision.

Mitchell Houston scored 11 points and Ethan Plesakov added 10 for Slippery Rock.

SLIPPERY ROCK 48

Judah Roth 6, Ethan Plesakov 10, Jack Allen 7, Mitchell Houston 11, Zack Thompson 2, Logan Croll 12

SHARPSVILLE 66

Max Messett 14, Brayden Fry 10, Donnie Breneman 10, Nick Alexander 2, Luke Levis 10, Kobe Joseph 6, Ja'Quay Hubbard 14

Slippery Rock 14 6 12 16 — 48

Sharpsville21 8 21 16 — 66

SwimmingAryanna Napora won the diving competition and qualified for the WPIAL championships with 182.70 points and Abby Bielstein also qualified for the WPIAL meet in the 500 freestyle with a time of 5:49.73, but the Knoch girls fell to Hampton 107-75.The Knights also lost on the boys side, 103-72.Matt Cummings qualified for the WPIAL championships in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:03.35.

GirlsHampton 107, Knoch 75200 medley relay: 1-Hampton 2:00.66200 freestyle: 1-Katie Kress (H) 2:03.74200 individual medley: 1-Kiera Lang (H) 2:34.4950 freestyle: 1-Lia Appel (H) 26.801-meter diving: 1-Aryanna Napora (K) 182.70100 butterfly: 1-Lydia Quaglia (H) 1:07.41100 freestyle: 1-Rosy Oh (H) 56.77500 freestyle: 1-Abby Bielstein (K) 5:49.73200 freestyle relay: 1-Hampton 1:52.30100 backstroke: 1-Kress (H) 4:04.71100 breaststroke: 1-Appel (H) 1:13.60400 freestyle relay: 1-Hampton 3:55.09

BoysHampton 103, Knoch 72200 medley relay: 1-Hampton 1:45.86200 freestyle: 1-Matthew Belch (H) 1:56.40200 individual medley: 1-Drew Scheib (H) 2:04.5450 freestyle: 1-Zachary Wilson (K) 23.231-meter diving: 1-Kevin Golden (K) 180.65100 butterfly: 1-Belch (H) 56.69100 freestyle: Hampton 54.83500 freestyle: 1-Will Retsch (H) 5:17.96200 freestyle relay: 1-Hampton 1:35.44100 backstroke: 1-Scheib (H) 56.81100 breaststroke: 1-Matt Cummings (K) 1:03.35400 freestyle relay: 1-Hampton 3:53.67

BowlingAmber Cepec rolled a 449 series and Jackie Clark a 435 series for the Freeport girls in a 5-2 loss to Kiski.The Freeport boys also fell to Kiski, 7-0.Mark Livingston had a 587 series and

WrestlingZane Lynch, Justin Pearce, Mike Antal, Kaleb Kamerer and Sean Northcott all had pins as Slippery Rock defeated Sharon, 48-30, recently.Private SchoolsBen Drake scored 50 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, but the First Baptist Christian basketball team dropped a 72-60 decision to Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf.