Owen Nearhoof became the sixth player in Mars boys basketball history to reach 1,000 career points as the Planets dispatched Valley 74-47 Friday night.

Nearhoof needed four points to reach the milestone and did it in the first quarter with a pair of 3-pointers as Mars jumped out to a 22-11 lead.

Nearhoof finished with 21 points and now has 1,017 in his career.

John Castello added 15 points for Mars (8-5, 5-1).

VALLEY 47

Davis 7 2-2 19, Frame 0 2-4 2, Hill 2 0-1 4, McNabb 4 3-3 12, Lloyd 2 1-2 6, Guzzi 0 0-0 0, Ritchy 1 2-5 4, Johnson 0 0-0 0. Totals: 16 10-17 47.

MARS 74

Austin Fetsko 1 1-2 4, Noah Tresky 0 0-2 0, John Castello 5 5-6 15, Bailey Trzeciak 1 0-0 3, Nick DeCamp 1 4-5 6, Owen Nearhoof 7 4-4 21, Aaron Gruber 0 0-1 0, Nate Bayuk 0 0-0 0, Ethan Lewis 2 7-9 11, Ryan Giallonardo 1 2-2 4, Christian Schmitt 0 0-0 0, Mitchell Verplank 2 0-0 4, Brett Klock 2 1-2 5, Nate Sablowski 0 0-0 0, Haas 0 1-4 1. Totals: 22 25-37 74.

Valley 11 17 6 13 — 47

Mars22 20 12 17 — 74

3-point goals: Valley 5 (Davis 3, McNabb, Lloyd); Mars 5 (Fetsko, Trzeciak, Nearhoof 3)

Wednesday: North Hills at Mars

Clarion 60, Karns City 55 — David Olszak scored 15 points and Logan Moroney added 14 points and 12 rebounds, but the Gremlins' rally fell short.

KARNS CITY 55

David Olszak 7 0-1 15, Ethan Conto 2 0-0 5, Tyler Kepple 2 2-2 7, David Markel 1 0-0 3, Nathan Weckerly 3 0-0 6, Dakota Mohney 0 0-0 0, Christian Turner 2 0-0 5, Logan Moroney 6 2-2 14, Dan Filgis 0 0-0 0, Dalton Callihan 0 0-0 0. Totals: 23 4-7 55.

CLARION 60

Painter 3 0-0 7, Miller 6 0-0 13, Hearst 0 0-0 0, Smith 4 0-1 11, Trose 7 5-6 22, Barger 2 0-0 4, Smathers 1 1-1 3. Totals: 23 6-8 60.

Karns City 4 16 19 16 — 55

Clarion14 17 13 16 — 60

3-point goals: Karns City 4 (Olszak, Conto, Kepple, Markel); Clarion 8 (Painter, Miller, Smith 3, Trose 3)

JV: Karns City 32-15 (Ethan Conto 9)

Monday: Karns City at Keystone

Cranberry 45, Moniteau 41 — James Bair scored 16 points, but a third-quarter rally for the Warriors didn't spill over into the fourth quarter in a loss.

Cody Skiver added 12 points for Moniteau (3-9).

CRANBERRY 45

Creighton 4 4-5 12, Rex 3 1-3 7, Lutz 3 0-0 7, Corrington 1 0-0 2, Swart 4 1-3 9, Swartzfager 2 0-0 5, Zebie 1 1-3 4. Totals: 18 7-15 45.

MONITEAU 41

Mark Kimmel 1 1-4 3, Jake Fullerton 2 1-2 5, Cody Skiver 4 3-4 12, James Bair 6 3-7 16, Zack Jewart 1 0-0 2, Derek Boben 1 0-0 3. Totals: 15 8-17 41.

Cranberry 14 8 10 13 — 45

Moniteau6 7 24 4 — 41

3-point goals: Cranberry 2 (Lutz, Swartzfager); Moniteau 3 (Skiver, Bair, Boben)

JV: Cranberry 52-30 (M: J.J. Waid 7)

Tuesday: A-C Valley at Moniteau

Union 70, East Forest 24 — Chet Carmichael scored 14 points and Trevor Corle pitched in another 13 points as the Golden Knights (7-5) built a 52-8 lead at the half on the way to the victory.

EAST FOREST 24

Andrews 2 0-0 5, Harringer 3 0-0 7, Renton 4 0-0 8, Lewis 1 0-0 2, Thoma 1 0-0 2. Totals: 11 0-0 24.

UNION 70

Trevor Corle 5 1-2 13, Dylan Shirey 0 2-2 2, Cole Morris 3 2-3 10, Eric Seary 1 0-1 2, Wanya Harris 0 2-2 2, Lane Cicciarelli 3 3-4 9, Shane Murphy 3 4-4 10, Chet Carmichael 6 0-0 14, Zach Hepler 2 0-0 5, Hank Murphy 1 1-2 3, Noah Vereb 0 0-0 0. Totals: 24 15-20 70.

East Forest 6 2 11 7 — 24

Union30 22 10 8 — 70

3-point goals: East Forest 2 (Andrews, Harriger); Union 7 (Corle 2, Morris 2, Carmichael 2, Hepler)

JV: Union 48-18 (Carmichael 12)

Tuesday: Keystone at Union

Franklin 51, Slippery Rock 43 — Freshman Ryan Dutton scored 16 points in the Rockets' loss.

Jake Whitmer added 10 for Slippery Rock (4-8, 1-7).

FRANKLIN 51

Ford 2 3-5 7, Ritchey 3 0-0 7, Russell 1 0-1 2, Maxon 4 3-3 12, Guth 1 0-0 3, Drain 4 6-8 15, cardy 0 0-0 0, Spaid 2 1-2 5. Totals: 17 13-19 51.

SLIPPERY ROCK 43

Jake Whitmer 4 1-1 10, Brady Kadlubek 3 0-1 6, Matt Badger 3 0-0 7, Mark Cessar 1 0-4 2, Chris Allen 0 0-0 0, Blake Heller 0 0-0 0, Camren Neal 1 0-0 2, Ryan Dutton 7 2-5 16, Aaron Rager 0 0-0 0. Totals: 19 3-11 43.

Franklin 11 14 15 11 — 51

Slippery Rock11 5 14 13 — 43

3-point goals: Franklin 4 (Ritchey, Maxon, Guth, Drain); Slippery Rock 2 (Whitmer, Badger)

JV: Franklin 56-43 (SR: Zac McCue 9)

Tuesday: Slippery Rock at George Junior Republic

Summit Academy 68, Apollo-Ridge 67 — Lemuel McFadden scored 15 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter as the Knights overcame a 21-point third-quarter deficit to edge Apollo-Ridge.

McFadden was 5-for-5 at the line in the final quarter for Summit Academy (10-3, 5-0).

SUMMIT ACADEMY 68

Devin Montgomery 8 1-8 19, Dasonte White 3 0-3 9, Nick Carroll 1 0-0 2, Donte Tyson 3 0-0 6, Lemuel McFadden 7 8-11 22, M. Anderson-Meade 5 0-0 10. Totals: 27 9-22 68.

APOLLO-RIDGE 67

Brown 10 3-7 24, Schrecengost 2 2-4 6, Johnson 7 1-7 16, Stankus 4 2-4 10, Smith 4 0-0 11. Totals: 27 8-22 67.

Summit Academy 13 14 14 27 — 68

Apollo-Ridge20 18 16 13 — 67

3-point goals: Summit Academy 5 (Montgomery 2, White 3); Apollo-Ridge 5 (Brown, Johnson, Smith 3)

Tuesday: Deer Lakes at Summit Academy

Girls Basketball

Freshman Alazia Greaves was charged with the task of guarding Cranberry standout Emily Merryman and held her to a mere seven points as the Warriors routed the Berries 50-30 for their fifth-straight win.

Merryman came into the game averaging 29.7 points per game.

Stephanie McCall scored 18 points and also had 18 rebounds for Moniteau (9-4).

Emily Rider also had 18 points and 10 boards.

MONITEAU 50

Fontaine Glenn 2 0-0 4, Emily Rider 8 2-2 18, Alycia Brehm 1 0-0 2, Stephanie McCall 7 4-4 18, Alazia Greaves 2 2-4 7, Maura Kimmel 0 0-0 0, Kristina DeMatteis 0 0-0 0. Totals: 20 9-12 50.

CRANBERRY 30

Merryman 3 1-2 8, A. Swartzfager 3 0-0 6, Kahle 1 0-0 2, Allen 2 0-0 4, B. Swartzfager 2 0-0 4, Peterson 0 0-0 0, Brannon 0 1-2 1, Whitling 2 0-0 6. Totals: 13 2-4 30.

Moniteau 15 11 14 10 — 50

Cranberry5 10 8 7 — 30

3-point goals: Moniteau 1 (Greaves); Cranberry 2 (Whitling)

JV: Moniteau 47-40 (Kristina DeMatteis 10)

Monday: West Forest at Moniteau

Karns City 54, Clarion 33 — The Gremlins jumped out to a 20-2 lead after the first quarter and cruised to stay undefeated.

LeeAnn Gibson scored 14 points and Shanel Preston added 13 for Karns City (12-0).

The Gremlins also received seven points, six steals and five assists from Annie Hegedus.

CLARION 33

Thornton 3 3-4 9, Miles 3 2-6 8, Ganoe 1 0-1 2, Kroh 2 4-6 8, Reed 0 2-3 2, Beveridge 1 0-0 2, Bartley 0 0-2 0, Weaver 1 0-0 2. Totals: 11 11-22 33.

KARNS CITY 54

Emily Schumacher 3 2-3 8, Shanel Preston 5 0-0 13, Annie Hegedus 2 2-2 7, Emily LoPresti 2 2-2 6, LeeAnn Gibson 4 6-9 14, Alyssa Gibson 2 0-0 4, Saydie Moore 1 0-0 2, LeErin Jones 0 0-0 0, Clara Stoughton 0 0-0 0, Abby Wolfe 0 0-0 0, Brody Whited 0 0-0 0. Totals: 19 12-16 54.

Clarion 2 10 15 6 — 33

Karns City20 11 16 7 — 54

3-point goals: Karns City 4 (Preston 3, Hegedus)

Monday: Karns City at Redbank Valley

Grove City 70, Titusville 34 — The Eagles bounced back from a pair of one-point region losses this week with a dominating road win.

Brenna Deyarmin scored 18 points to pace Grove City (8-5, 3-2).

GROVE CITY 70

Danyelle Lucido 1 0-0 3, Alexis Deyarmin 4 0-0 8, Brenna Deyarmin 7 3-3 18, Corianne Hyduchak 2 0-0 4, Catie Jaskowak 1 0-0 2, Jordyn Wyllie 5 1-1 11, Rachel Hughes 2 2-4 6, Arianna Sprando 3 1-2 7, Carla Cintron 0 2-2 2, Hannah Santom 2 0-0 4, Mekenzie Wolfe 2 1-2 5. Totals: 29 10-14 70.

TITUSVILLE 34

S. Moore 1 2-3 4, Galmish 0 1-4 1, Gates 0 2-2 2, Donovan 3 4-7 10, Jacobs 3 1-1 8, Foltz 2 1-2 6, Deeter 2 0-0 4. Totals: 11 11-19 34.

Grove City 28 17 16 9 — 70

Titusville6 10 9 9 — 34

3-point goals: Grove City 2 (Lucido, B. Deyarmin); Titusville 1 (Foltz)

JV: Grove City 63-23 (Carla Cintron, Hannah Santom, Mekenzie Wolfe 10)

Monday: Grove City at Hickory

Bowling

Brett Miner rolled a 669 series, including a high game of 266 for the Knoch boys in a victory over Mars.

Josh Bartley rolled a 581 series, including a high game of 221, for Mars.

Allison Bruce had a high game of 201 for the Mars girls in their victory over Knoch.

Private Schools

North Street Church 44, First Baptist Christian 40 (JV boys basketball) — Aaron Drake had 18 points and five assists for FBC while Cameron Karnes had 13 points and 12 rebounds, Judah Roth five points and 10 boards.