Meghan Hess scored 16 points as Seneca Valley routed Oakland Catholic 62-32 in high school girls basketball play Thursday.

The Raiders jumped out to a 40-9 lead at the half.

Lexus Lambert added 11 points and Sarah Jones and Melissa Carter each pitched in 10 for Seneca Valley (3-1, 1-0).

SENECA VALLEY 62

Michaela Lamont 1 0-0 2, Shaley Bream 0 0-0 0, Cristina Dunning 1 0-0 2, Carolyn Palaski 1 0-0 2, Meghan Hess 6 0-0 16, Maggie Maloney 0 1-2 1, Sarah Jones 4 2-2 10, Lexus Lambert 5 0-0 11, Melissa Carter 4 2-4 10, Erin Danik 3 2-2 8, Toni Augustine 0 0-0 0. Totals: 25 7-10 62.

OAKLAND CATHOLIC 32

Stats not available.

Seneca Valley 18 22 15 7 — 62

Oakland Catholic2 7 10 13 — 32

3-point goals: Seneca Valley 5 (Hess 4, Lambert)

Dec. 19: North Hills at Seneca Valley

Mars 48, Ford City 39 — Ali Goetz scored 17 points and teammate Sara Getsy 12 as the Planets (3-1, 1-0) won their Section 1-AAA opener. A 16-9 edge in the final quarter allowed Mars to pull away.

MARS 48

Sara Getsy 6 0-2 12, Nicole McCloud 3 2-4 8, Ali Goetz 5 7-10 17, Elise Sheehy 1 3-4 5, Lauren Wasylson 1 0-0 3, Bonnie Workman 1 0-0 3, Jess Bunner 0 0-1 0, Bri Buzard 0 0-0 0. Totals: 17 12-21 48.

FORD CITY 39

Davis 7 0-0 17, Cujas 1 0-0 2, Good 2 0-0 4, DiGregorio 3 0-2 6, Lasher 3 0-2 6, Freeman 2 0-0 4. Totals: 18 0-4 39.

Mars 15 11 6 16 — 48

Ford City9 11 10 9 — 39

3-point goals: Mars 2 (Wasylson, Workman); Ford City 3 (Davis 3).

Monday: Kittanning at Mars

CW North Catholic 79, St. Joseph 33 — The Trojanettes (2-1, 1-0) rolled to this Section 2-A home win with Sam Breen scoring a game-high 25 points and Mary Casamassa adding 15.

SAINT JOSEPH 33

Stats not available.

CW NORTH CATHOLIC 79

Kiki Palmer 1 5-6 7, Mary Casamassa 7 1-4 15, Emma Cullo 1 0-0 2, Malaya Franklin 1 0-0 2, Abby Goetz 4 0-0 8, Amanda Bucklew 1 0-0 2, Evelyn Brazil 2 2-2 7, Kelly Zavolta 2 0-0 5, Elyssa Paras 3 0-0 6, Sam Breen 10 4-4 25. Totals: 32 12-16 79.

St. Joseph 5 12 8 8 — 33

CWNC33 24 14 8 — 79

3-point goals: CWNC 3 (Zavolta, Brazil, Breen).

Tuesday: CW North Catholic at Springdale

East Allegheny 58, Freeport 38 — Zoe Soilis was the lone bright spot for the Yellowjackets (0-4, 0-1), scoring 17 points.

FREEPORT 38

Zoe Soilis 7 1-2 17, Macy Smolic 1 0-2 2, Kim Mixon 1 0-0 3, Carli Schwickrath 2 2-8 6, Megan Minyon 1 0-0 2, Haley Conner 1 1-2 3, Brittany Kolek 1 0-0 2, Jenna Manke 1 0-0 2. Totals: 15 4-14 38.

EAST ALLEGHENY 58

Jenkins 3 0-2 6, Dodds 1 0-0 2, Street 2 3-4 7, Johnson 12 4-6 29, Bartoluzzi 1 0-0 2, Smith 4 2-2 12. Totals: 23 9-14 58.

Freeport 9 7 11 11 — 38

East Allegheny20 10 10 18 — 58

3-point goals: Freeport 3 (Soilis 2, Mixon); East Allegheny 3 (Smith 2, Johnson).

Monday: Apollo-Ridge at Freeport

Hampton 52, Knoch 14 — The Talbots dominated the Knights (2-2, 0-1) in the Section 1-AAA opener for both teams. No other details were available.

Butler 799-51x, West Greene 759-16x — The Golden Tornado toppled the Pioneers, with Hank Ambrose, Emily Black, Becca Frazier, Carlie Gallagher, Kirk Guidotti, Ben Stock and Hailee McCandless leading the way.